Over the past two months, we’ve been talking here on the blog about all kinds of activities we can do to spread cheer among our neighbors and friends. We’ve created kindness rocks and felt rainbows to distribute throughout the neighborhood, made joyful sidewalk art, sewed and donated DIY masks, sent handmade cards to healthcare workers,…
Easy Embellishments for Hand Lettering
When you create a hand lettered design, obviously the lettering itself is the most important part. But that’s not the only key to making something that’s pleasing to the eye. After your words are written, sometimes there’s still a lot of white space left around them…so what do you do with it? I’ve been asked…
Drawing Flower Buds PLUS a Mood Tracker Page
Recently, I’ve had multiple requests from folks who want to learn more ways to decorate the space around their hand lettering. With Spring in full bloom all around us, I thought it was a perfect time to do a tutorial for my favorite little flowerbuds! These are simple to draw and make a gorgeous accent…
Free Mother’s Day Printable: Love You More
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and this year, gift-giving is a bit of an extra challenge! With many businesses closed and restaurants operating as carry-out only, it’s a little harder finding the perfect way to show love to the moms in our lives. Meanwhile, it’s more important than ever to show our appreciation…
Felt Rainbows
Here in our house, we’ve been looking for ways to spread joy around the neighborhood during this pandemic. We made and hid kindness rocks, we’ve decorated with sidewalk chalk, we’ve hung art and placed teddy bears in the windows, and we’ve set up a thank you station for delivery drivers. The newest way we’ve been…
Making a Difference: One Mask at a Time
Fred Rogers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” How true that is as we find ourselves in the midst of this pandemic. There are, of course, the…
