Category: Creative Life
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A Box of Memories
This simple box of memories is seriously my favorite gift ever. It works for friends, anniversaries, birthdays, you name it. Love it so much! Several years ago my husband and I packed up our apartment and moved from California to Oregon. We had both lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for many years…
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How to Hand-stitch a Card
Want to learn how to hand-stitch a card? It’s a project that’s easy to make and so much cheaper than buying in a stationery store. Years ago I saw a hand-stitched card in a stationary shop and fell in love. Well, maybe that is a little over the top but I really liked it. The…
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9 Fun Ways to Say Thank You
Now that Christmas is over, it is time to say “Thank You” for all the gifts you and your family received this year. Teaching our children to have thankful hearts is something that can start at a very young age. And it isn’t such a bad habit to get into ourselves! So before the new…
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How to Make Goals Instead of Resolutions
The fireworks for New Year’s Eve haven’t even begun as I’m musing over this post. I’m thinking of all of the years I made resolutions and am trying to remember what in the world they were. I do remember the one where I was never going to eat sugar again. I think I lasted a…
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Peppermint Jello Playdough
Well, here we are in the quiet after Christmas. My husband went back to work today after a wonderful week off (why do vacation days always go twice as fast as normal days?), and we’re getting back into our routine. It is cold outside today so I thought I’d pull out the peppermint Jello playdough…
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5 MORE Ways to Spark Your Creativity
It has been fun to see how my first article, 5 Ways to Spark Your Creativity, has resonated with so many people from different walks in life. My hope with these posts is that you will be encouraged to start where you are and grow from there. I admit I am one of those people…
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Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Printable Christmas gift tags are the best! And these cuties are free! Enjoy! My family always had our big Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve thanks to our Scandinavian heritage so we’re officially one week away from the festivities! I should probably be figuring out what we’re going to be eating for Christmas dinner about now,…
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Give An Experience – Plus a Free Printable!
Learn four easy ways to give an experience for Christmas this year! This is a fun gift and will be remembered and LOVED for years to come. Scroll down for the free printable! How is it the week before Christmas?! Are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? We are busy writing a list of…
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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
When I was a little girl, we made chocolate cake mix cookies. My mom would buy a box of cake mix, and we girls would mix up a batch. Because there is only one ingredient to measure, they are easy to make and are difficult to mess up. Even now I love their crinkly tops…
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5 Ways to Spark Creativity
Life is busy, isn’t it? I felt like that when I was single and even more so now that I’m married and have a toddler. Being a creative person, it kills me to not be working on a project, but there are only so many hours in the day. This is a pretty common problem…