Making Time to Create

Watercolor Red Floral Heart Tutorial for Beginners
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Watercolor Red Floral Heart Tutorial for Beginners

This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously.  Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour.  You will love this easy watercolor flower tutorial for beginners. …

How to Watercolor Paint a Butterfly For Beginners and Kids
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How to Watercolor Paint a Butterfly For Beginners and Kids

How to Paint a Watercolor Butterfly Has learning to paint what you see in nature been on your list for a while? Today I’m going to show you how to paint watercolor butterfly and moths even if you are the newest beginner.  This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really…

How to Paint a Watercolor Peony Flower Tutorial for Beginners
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How to Paint a Watercolor Peony Flower Tutorial for Beginners

How to Watercolor a Peony Flower for Beginners Has learning to paint watercolor flowers been on your list for a while?  Today I’m going to show you how to watercolor a peony flower even if you are the newest beginner.  This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously. …

Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners
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Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners

This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously.  Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour.  You will love this easy watercolor flower tutorial for beginners. …

DIY Hand Painted Valentine Watercolor Donut Card
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DIY Hand Painted Valentine Watercolor Donut Card

Oh my goodness! I’m so excited about this one. You can’t believe how fun and easy it is to paint a doughnut! Nothing says “I love you” like a hand-painted card. And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously.  Watercolor is such a great…

Easy Watercolor Valentine Balloon Card
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Easy Watercolor Valentine Balloon Card

Nothing says “I love you” like a hand-painted card! And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously.  Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than…

Easy Watercolor Valentine Art Mini Hearts
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Easy Watercolor Valentine Art Mini Hearts

Nothing says “I love you” like a piece of hand painted artwork. And it is so easy to make something special that can be ready in just a few minutes. Seriously.  Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done…

Phenology Wheel – Nature Journaling Prompt for Beginners – Bullet Journal or Art Journal
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Phenology Wheel – Nature Journaling Prompt for Beginners – Bullet Journal or Art Journal

How to Make Your Own Phenology Wheel for Your Nature Journal, Bullet Journal or Art Journal I’m always looking for easy but effective ways to get myself and my children out in nature, recording what we are experiencing together. So when I saw these posts from Lynn Seddon at Raising Little Shoots I was pretty excited…

Watercolor Bird Calendar with Free Patterns to Paint
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Watercolor Bird Calendar with Free Patterns to Paint

I’ve had so much fun over here creating a new calendar to brighten your day and I hope your year!  This time, I thought it would be fun to focus on birds. Birds are so fun to paint (and surprisingly easy) to draw.  All of the patterns  for this watercolor calendar are available in the…

What to Add To Your Art Journal When you are Feeling Stuck
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What to Add To Your Art Journal When you are Feeling Stuck

Ah! The Blank Page.  It can be so daunting! Whether your blank page is a sketchbook, an open laptop or a canvas, the “just starting part” can be paralyzing. I think my biggest fear is that I’ll waste my precious time and materials on something that won’t turn out like I want it to.  But,…

How to Find More Creative Time: Six Tips From a Busy Mother of Four
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How to Find More Creative Time: Six Tips From a Busy Mother of Four

Do you long for time to be creative? Maybe even dream of supplementing your family’s income using your creative gifts?  I often feel that my relationship with deep, uninterrupted creative work is elusive.  So close – yet so far away! It’s like we are at the same party but on opposite sides of the room. Close enough…

Why Cleaning Makes You More Creative
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Why Cleaning Makes You More Creative

I swear some of my best ideas happen when I’m hunched over the toilet bowl with a scrubber.  Maybe it’s because I subconsciously want to be in another place?  I’ve thought about this phenomenon (while cleaning) and wondered why for me, cleaning and creative epiphanies seem to always go together.  Cleaning aids creativity? So I…