There’s something just so fascinating about tiny things, and mini journals are no exception. I’ve had such a great response to my recent Marvelous Mini Journals Online Workshop that I’ve just added a couple of printable mini junk journal kits to my online store. Mini junk journals are fun and easy to make, and I’ve …
Join me as we explore journaling, rituals, and creative journal-making using the mystical moon as our guide. Moon journaling is a slightly different way to create a regular journaling practice. Instead of using the solar calendar (our standard Gregorian calendar), you get to use the lunar calendar and the cycles of the moon as a …
The path of dreams is not always easy, and sometimes we give up on our dreams too soon simply because the going gets tough. Looking at things from a different perspective or considering a different direction can really make a difference, and instead of allowing our dreams to fade and die, they simply turn into …
With this art journal page I decided to work with some of the techniques that I’ve explored in my art journal during the last several weeks. I really love the process of collage, as well as layering colors and texture to create rich and complex backgrounds, so I used these techniques to create this page. …
For this art journal page I had fun playing around with collage papers, stamps, and paint, and it was interesting to watch the design emerge after building layer upon layer of visual texture. This was a quick and easy way to add background color, and I really enjoyed the process. I also included a photoart …
With this art journal page, instead of looking within and contemplating the changes that can affect us at a personal level, I looked outward at the changes that occur as a part of nature. Over time, nature’s elements of wind, rain and sun, can create changes to even the most hardened metals and surfaces. Bright, …
This particular art journal page didn’t go as expected and I almost gave up on it. That little voice inside my head – the perfectionist – almost made me start over. However there were certain things I really liked about the page so I persevered and although it’s not my favorite page, I learned a …
An Art Journal Page: With Wings you can Fly … or Crash and Burn Read More »
For this art journal page I chose to work with a butterfly because it’s a symbol that appears often in my art, and for me represents the creative journey. I can think of nothing more creative than the journey the butterfly takes from caterpillar to chrysalis to beautiful butterfly, and the transforming process that occurs …
Silencing the mind doesn’t necessarily mean in meditation, it can be any time at all when you step back from what you’re doing and pause for a few minutes. When you listen quietly, in-between all those random thoughts you will hear the voice of your creative spirit. It comes as an intuitive feeling, or even …
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Over the years one of the things that I’ve learned about being a creative business owner is that if you don’t write things down, they are soon forgotten. This is particularly true when creative ideas arrive in a flash of inspiration because they often arrive at the least convenient times, so I always make sure …
