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I’m excited to be partnering with my friends at Roxbury Holiness Camp again for our fourth Bible Journaling Retreat! Join me for a whole weekend of colorful, creative praise at Roxbury Holiness Camp — November 4-6, 2022.  You’ll experience wonderful fellowship, eat some great food, and learn some new ways to be creative in your time with Jesus in the written Word. The cost is $165 for the weekend in a double room and includes instruction, meals, and a great time. You bring something to journal in and I’ll provide all the supplies you’ll need for the sessions. You can also bring any of your own supplies you’d like toRead More →

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It was a fun surprise earlier this year to receive a message from Bible Journaling Jumpstart that they wanted to feature me on their website. And it is finally here for the month of May. It feels a bit out of body. THIS MONTH’S FEATURED ARTIST: TESS CRAWFORD | Bible Journaling Jump Start Remember that happy, colorful book I got to contribute to a whole five years ago already? Bible Journaling Jumpstart is the author’s website. You can get your own copy of the book by clicking on the photo or visiting Amazon, you pick. Though since this book was published five years ago thereRead More →

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Have you added ribbons and sparkles to your Bible art journal or hymn journal? Create a ribbon bookmark with beads and charms and make it meaningful by choosing charms and colors that symbolize something that God has done or is doing in your life. It’s a fun and relaxing project that can be full of praise or is conducive to simply thinking or meditating on a verse. And then the charms jingle and sparkle every time you pick up your journal. I don’t know about you, but sparkly things make me smile. Watch this tutorial by Praise Girl and be inspired to make a bookmarkRead More →

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Have you discovered the crafty treasure trove at your local Dollar Tree? Whole YouTube accounts are focused on the fun things you can do for $1.25 from Dollar Tree. I just have one tip for you. Pick up a Sassy+Chic brand contour/blending makeup brush at Dollar Tree to use for ink blending. At $1.25 it’s a super economical inking tool that you could pay anywhere from $7.99 to $25 for elsewhere. Not worth it! But $1.25 is a whole different ballpark! Just a hint though… these brushes are a very popular find, so you might need to visit more than one Dollar Tree to findRead More →

Peanut Butter Cup Rose

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“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables My head and heart were engaged in the meeting but not my hands. So, I formed a rose from miniature peanut butter cup foils. The soft skritchy skritch sound of the foil might have been a distraction to my husband beside me. Temporarily. I felt better when I was done. Isn’t it so satisfying to takeRead More →