Category: Creative Life
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Make a Silhouette of Baby
Learn how to make a silhouette of baby with this extremely simple tutorial! No crazy cutting skills or perfect babies (who stay still) required! I have wanted to make a silhouette of my baby daughter since she was tiny but it is not so easy to get a baby to hold their head just so…
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Give to Your Heart — She Reads Truth
Have you heard of She Reads Truth? I love this site and want to share it with you! My aim for Wednesday’s posts is to give you some gift ideas–books and treats I’ve found around the web that I thought you might like. Today’s post looks a little different in terms of you can’t exactly…
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Make a Counting Book for Baby
My daughter is suddenly into counting so I thought I’d make a little book for her. There are hundreds of counting books out there, but it is always sweet to make something for your little one. If you don’t have a munchkin, this would be a unique baby shower gift. Making a counting book turned…
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A Fun Name Game for Baby
One afternoon my daughter and I were reading through a book about a cat. I pointed out the cat and the fish and the rainbow like I had done so many times before, but then on a whim, I asked her where the cat was. She lifted her chubby little finger and it landed right…
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Make a Love Notes Book
There are gifts that you receive and love and then there are gifts that keep on giving. This love notes book definitely falls into the second category. One of the best gifts my husband and I received came from my husband’s aunt right after we were married. She gave us a spiral-bound sketch book with…
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How to Make a Craft Kit (for kids)
Learn how to make a craft kit for kids! I love these because you can customize them to the individual and DIYing your own is less expensive than buying them premade too! When I was a little girl, craft supplies were a treat. I loved it when someone would gift me stickers and different kinds…
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Comparison Kills Creativity
We’ve all been there. You start a project and are happily working on it. You imagine how this drawing will look in your living room, or how this little dress will look on your daughter. Your mind is filled with the possibilities that creativity is fueled by and for a beautiful moment, you are flying.…
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Who You Really Are
I recently read something that I wanted to pass along to you since it was so powerful. It, in essence, said, “What you do does not determine who you are. Who you are determines what you do.”* Think on that a moment. Maybe you’ve all gotten down that simple truth, but sometimes (as of late,…
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Oh, The Places You Go! – Mapping Out Your World
Have you ever made a map of your world? How about a map of a favorite memory? My friend, Steph, recently gave me an awesome gift. I shouldn’t be surprised because that’s how she is, but this one made me really happy. She knows I love to go on walks and that in doing so,…
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Writing Your Sponsored Child
One of the joys of sponsoring a child comes in being able to communicate with them. I love receiving letters from “our” girls and hearing what is going on in their lives. I imagine them on the other side of the world, sitting with pencil and paper, and writing whatever comes to mind: “I love…