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a letter to fear
Have you read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert? I’m re-reading it now. It’s a guide for overcoming fear and living a creative life. Gilbert tackles the obstacles and misconceptions around what it means to be an artist. Yes, it’s a self-help book but written in such a personal voice that, after reading it the first…
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heart to heart
There’s something “secret” I do when I create and it’s really something just for me but somehow seems appropriate to share with you at this moment. I start all my work with a heart, every motif is built with some sort of heart element included. Sometimes it’s implied in the negative spaces or more overt.…
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breathe
I’ve been self-soothing, avoiding my newsfeeds, ignoring the dirty dishes, and neglecting my tangled up curly mop (permanent bedhead, I’m afraid). The World feels heavy. Breathe in. If we could all just stop and think and see that we’re all the same and somehow, at the same time, accept that we’re all different; that different…
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simple accents
I spent almost half a Saturday drying oranges in my oven. No, really! The house smelled so good. If you’ve seen dried citrus in holiday garland, wreaths, potpourri, or hanging on a Christmas tree (which you probably have, the images are everywhere) and wanted to try it, it’s very easy. All you need is oranges…
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a very merry mock-up
When I create mock-ups I want them to tell a story with a bit of cinematic quality. This scene started with a basic free fabric rolls mock-up (via pixpine.com). I added 6 elements (yay free photosites) to create the scene. For me, there are 5 things that see a scene apart from a basic mock-up:…
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holiday coloring pages
Coloring can be stress relieving so here are some printable coloring pages for you! Get in there and color along with your littles, 3 whole pages of stress relief ahead, including a cake recipe. Check out the preview below and click here to download the full resolution PDF. I hope you all have a happy,…