Category: Creative Retreat
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How to Make a Cocoa Butter Bar
Make your own lotion bars in minutes by using this simple cocoa butter bar recipe. This natural body lotion nourishes dry skin and smells like chocolate! Have you ever made your own cocoa butter lotion bars? I recently discovered the wonder of making my own beauty supplies—if I had known how simple many of these…
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How to Take a Beach Retreat (Even if You’re Land-locked)
I’m writing this post on how to create your own beach retreat on a rainy and cold day here in Oregon. My daughter is in preschool, and I’m in the car sipping piping hot green tea trying to conjure up what it feels like to be at the ocean on a summery day. Growing up…
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How to Create the Perfect Mother’s Day Retreat
My friends at DaySpring sponsored this post about a Mother’s Day retreat, but the opinions and review are my own. (You can find the beautiful mug, journal, and encouragement calendar pictured in this post by clicking here.) What would a Mother’s Day retreat look like for you? Sleeping in? Getting up early to read in…
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How to Take a Spiritual Retreat
Want to take your own spiritual retreat? Here are some ideas to get started. I think we’d all agree this world is busy and the need to retreat from time to time is becoming more and more imperative. As I’m writing this, we’re approaching Easter, which is usually a time of contemplation for many Christians…
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Take a Nap Time Retreat
Have you ever taken a nap time retreat? They’re pretty much the best thing ever. And you absolutely, positively deserve one. It feels like it was just yesterday when my baby would finally fall asleep for her nap, and I’d be left with a feeling of frantic excitement . . .What should I DO while…
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My Creative Retreat – Share Your Pictures!
A year ago, I was sketching out and dreaming up ideas for the updated Creative Retreat paperback book. Going through the process of creating and then sending that book out into the world stretched me in so many ways. It made me realize just how many things are possible when we work hard and follow…
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Create Your Own Artist Retreat with Art Journaling
I love my art journal and would LOVE to someday go on an artist retreat. In the meantime, today I’m going to share with you how you can DIY your own art journaling retreat from the comfort of your own home. All you need are some supplies and creativity! I’ve mentioned before that I love…
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How To Create Your Own Art-journaling Retreat
I love my art journal and would LOVE to someday go on an art-journaling retreat. In the meantime, today I’m going to share with you how you can DIY your own art-journaling retreat from the comfort of your own home. All you need are some supplies and creativity! I’ve mentioned before that I love to…
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What is Hygge? (And Why You Need it NOW.)
It seems everywhere I’ve turned in the last few weeks, I’ve run across articles about the Danish term, hygge (pronounced “hoo-guh”.) But what is hygge, and why do we need it so much? I’d venture to say you need it right now. (I certainly do.) First a translation and a bit of a definition. The closest…
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How to Give a Mini-Retreat to a Friend
Learn how to give a mini-retreat to a friend (basically the best gift ever!) One of my favorite gifts to give is a mini-retreat in a box. You can mail it or hand it over to your friend for her birthday (or whenever.) I know I’m biased because I love creative retreats but long before…