Winner Announcement: Anita (you'll need to contact me with your full name and email for me to pass on to Brave Girls. Thanks everyone for the comments! More to come! To the tired, the exhausted, the overstretched…here’s an invitation… Life can be simple. What if we celebrated the brave act of….taking a break? What if simplicity, comfort, and quiet were the goal? What if there really was a way to quiet the chatter in our minds and let us recharge our body & soul? And what if it was fun, too? Introducing a new eCourse . . . Soul Comfort is a fresh new concept using art and journaling as a means to relax and comfort yourself and to get grounded while dealing with the craziness of every-day living. This course if full of beautiful projects to fuel your creativity in very simple and easy ways that are meditational and relaxing , beautiful comforting things that will have your soul i...
Some of my favorite things: gardens, beaches, porches, sunsets, snorkeling, dancing, sailing, holding hands, good food & drink, feeling a breeze, receiving flowers, breathtaking views, paint & brushes If you need a creative boost, a collage of your favorite things just might perk up your spirit. Here are some ideas for getting started: - collect some of your well read magazines and start cutting out images that resonate with you. No need for a lot of thought here. Colors and patterns may catch your eye, faces or rooms might pique your interest, titles of articles may draw your attention. - find colorful patterned papers from gift bags, tissue inserts, the inside of security envelopes , junk mail, or greeting cards. - look for images online and print them on your printer Snip away until you have a group of images and letters to start. You can adhere your images of favorite things onto a piece of card stock or any heavy weight paper you might have...
Spending New Year's Day 2015 on making art and cooking was my objective this past week, and I wanted to do an art journal page on the word I've chosen to guide me through the next 12 months. This year I've chosen Warrior . I created a self portrait of myself with these words as the cover of one of my 2015 art journals. My mantra is to be a warrior of my life. A fearless protector of my happiness, health, wealth, art and time. This blog has inspired me: Janette Gregson's amazing Warrior Women Art Journals I've learned to take daily actions in choosing happiness, health and wealth every day. Those actions each day bring me task by task to the place where I am now and want to be most. I want every day to be focused on choosing wisely how I spend my time, and with whom I spend it. As Maya Angelou says, " When people show you who they are, believe them." As I intend to show the people I spend time with who I am, truly and deeply... A warr...