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21 Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Love
If you’re like me, it is difficult to find Father’s Day gifts that are REALLY good. When I started my Pinterest boards for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, I had no problems finding great ideas for Mother’s Day. There were brunch ideas and flowers, cute printables, and wonderful crafts. But Father’s Day was not so…
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Make a Watercolor Gift Tag guest post
Today I’m over at CreativeKKids sharing how to make a watercolor gift tag. Inspired by the watercolor flower barrette that I made my daughter for Easter, I decided to try sprucing up a plain gift tag and the results were so pretty. I love how you could use this simple craft as a base to…
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A Personalized Baby Gift: A Painted & Embroidered Onesie
I received fabric paint for this project from DecoArt as a part of their Blogger Outreach program. The opinions in this post are my own. Are you looking for a personalized baby gift idea for a new mommy? It is always fun to shop the registry, of course, but I like to add a little…
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How to Make a Portable Letter Writing Kit
Today I’m excited to introduce you to Ellen from createinthechaos.com. She has been following along with my different letter writing and card making posts and asked if she could share her own idea about a portable letter writing kit. I absolutely love the idea and know that you will too. I’ve kind of fallen…
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Be a Curious Person
This is part two in our series about being brave as an artist. For part one, click here. Curiosity. When I think about the word, “curious”, I immediately think of a little mischievous monkey and the man with a yellow hat. “Curious” conjures up ideas of someone who gets into trouble because they ask too…
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Make a Clay Necklace
Have you ever played with air-dry clay? I’ve been wanting to make a clay necklace with homemade beads for a very long time but since I thought it would be a big learning curve, I put it off. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I wrote out a list of several projects that are on…
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Be Brave: Creative Courage for the Artist
Learn how to build your own creative courage today. It really does matter! Bravery. Courage. Strength. These words don’t exactly bring up visions of artists wielding paintbrushes or hunched over sketchbooks, do they? But the need for creative courage is real if you’re an artist. You know deep down inside that it takes a real…
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Little Girl Designs Reader Survey
**Update – Thank you so much for participating in my survey. I really appreciated hearing from you and learning what you’d like to see more of this year on Little Girl Designs. The survey is now closed. Thanks again! Well, hello there! Today’s post is a little different – okay, a lot different – in…
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Iron-on Transfer Hoop Art
Learn how to make a simple hoop art project by using an iron-on transfer. You can easily make several of these to give as gifts this year! I recently rediscovered the wonder (and magic) of iron-on transfers. They are so ridiculously easy to use and you can make a really nice looking craft in minutes…
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This Was April
Hello! April came and went like a blur—am I always going to say this?—and the weather has felt very fitting. We’ve had warm sunny days that have reminded me of spring in Los Angeles and incredibly cool days with the wild wind whipping through our hair that reminds me of spring here in Oregon. 🙂…