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Jun 30
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Compliment Yourself | Thoughtful Thursday

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Happy Thursday! Eve here, filling in this week for our resident ‘Thoughtful Thursday” blogger, KaringVibes. I have been thinking a lot about what I would like to share with you all today, but instead of offering a tip, or a thought, I wanted to actually take my time to applaud each of you and remind you all to pat yourselves on the back.

We are complimented by others frequently. However, we forget to compliment ourselves, even though, we tend to be our harshest critics. So, I’m here to quote a little Justin Bieber and remind you to love yourself.  Read More

Jun 27
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My E-book Is Finally Done: Behind the Scenes

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It’s finally done! I wrote my first e-book. Well, it’s almost done. There is some fine-tuning to be done before I release it. This 20 lesson e-book took me forever to write. But, I did it! I’m excited, and I want to share one of the lessons I learned about perseverance and creative blocks while writing this.

Listen to this quick video to learn what it is all about and what I learned! I also, had a crazy idea right before I filmed this. I want to create some bonus lessons based on your questions! So, I need your help. Leave all your burning questions below. I can’t wait to create some bonus content for you!

Jun 21
3

POLYGONS + Peonies | Playful & Modern

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Why did you turn to your handmade craft into a business?

I have always had a love for creating; whether painting, decorating, crafting, or sewing.  After the arrival of my daughter, I quickly realized that there was a lack of clothing that fit my style – I adore crisp lines, bold accents, granny chic, and a lived-in feel. Wanting to satisfy my need for a creative outlet, as well as give my daughter some cute clothes, I started making my own.  This simple act started a desire to outfit others in my creations! Read More

Jun 16
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Creative Kids

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A couple weeks ago, I was working with a group of second graders in an art class. I love art, obviously, so I was excited to see what was on the agenda. The students were to recreate a picture from Eric Carle’s book, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. It required some painting, drawing, and gluing. It was going to be a sticky mess, but I was game for it. I thought they would be too. NOT the case. I immediately heard: I hate art…I suck at this…draw this for me…this is too hard…and so on. These were seven year olds, mind you.

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Jun 05
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West Elm Santa Monica | Spring Soiree

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Where to being?!

First & foremost, I’d like to thank all of our amazing vendors who took part in our first West Elm x Handmade Loves collaboration! We hope your time was as special as ours and that each of you had the day you’d hope for! To be honest, as I looked through photos from the event, I almost couldn’t believe it had happened!

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Jun 02
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Creativity in Quotes

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Hello Handmade Loves,

I got a question for ya. Have you ever read a quote and been instantly uplifted, empowered and motivated? If your answer is yes, you are so my kind of people. If your answer is no, then hopefully I can change that for you. I love me a good quote, but I have a friend who does an absolute eye roll when she sees one. And I get it, some are extremely cheesy and cliché. Read More

Jun 01
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Made Little Rock | Wisdom Wednesday

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Back from a short maker break, we’d like to welcome back & introduce to you Stacy from Made Jewelry.

Made Little Rock shop is all about taking materials that seem ordinary and turning them into something extraordinary. From stones and rocks unearthed from the ground, Stacy’s jewelry is meant to remind us of the ever occurring beauty in our everyday.

Her piece of Wisdom Wednesday: don’t obsess & be miserable, be happy and inspired!

Take it away, Stacy… Read More