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  • 50 Do-Able DIY Photo Backdrops | An inspiring collection of inspiration from across blogland for bloggers and shop owners looking to shoot professional-looking photos using backdrops they already have or can easily and inexpensively make themselves! A goldmine of information!
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    50 Do-Able DIY Photo Backdrops

  • DIY Coastal Wood Plank Photo Backdrop | Here's the full step by step run-down for how to make your own set of pallets for a professional-looking photo backdrop inspired by a beachy lifeguard stand! Tutorial includes drawn-out plans, helpful photos, and of course, a curious kitty cat!
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    DIY Coastal Wood Plank Photo Backdrop

  • Permission Pages: A Perfectionist's Approach to the Journaling Bible | Determined not to let my perfectionism get the best of me, I began the first pages of my new Journaling Bible with a set of what I call "Permission Pages" where I outline what this Bible is for and what it is not for. I even provide a disclaimer about what *may happen to these pages (spoiler: they won't stay "neat"). And with this bold decree under my belt, I can now venture forth to pour out my heART in the margins with the kind of artistic freedom every creative act should possess. Here's my story and my tips for other perfectionists about to begin their Journaling Bible journey!
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    Permission Pages: A Perfectionist’s Approach to the Journaling Bible

  • Welcome to My Journaling Bible: heART in the margins | Here's a closer look at my first pages! Check out the full post for the inside scoop Q & A style about this new movement sweeping the margins of Bibles everywhere...and how you can use art to engage with scripture in a new and exciting way!
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    Welcome to My Journaling Bible: heART in the margins

  • 10 Inspiring Instagramers to Spark Your Creativity | We've got Color Queens, Painting Parties, Journal Fests, and Lettering Lovies, so check out thinkingcloset.com for the full round-up and prepare to experience your own creative renaissance as a result!
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    10 Inspiring Instagramers to Spark Your Creativity

  • Bride & Groom Baseball T-Shirts with Free Cut File | Such a creative engagement or wedding gift idea...so fitting as two become one team! Silhouette tutorial includes FREE cut file to make this project easy peasy with a Silhouette machine and some heat transfer vinyl. So, what are you waiting for? This is a gift the recipients will treasure for always.
    Crafty | Gift | Gifting | Heat Transfer Vinyl | Silhouette | Tips & Tricks | Wedding

    Bride and Groom Baseball Shirts with FREE Cut File

  • Fancy Dancy Mason Jar Upcycle for Swap It Like It's Hot! | Watch what happens when bloggers send each other thrifted finds and exercise their DIY powers! I got a trinket box with pretty knobs and transformed it into pretty craft supply storage. Tutorial includes links to all of the bloggers in Swap It Like It's Hot 3.0, so check out the wealth of inspiration. You'll never look at a thrifted find the same way again.
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    Fancy Dancy Mason Jar Upcycle

  • Fashion Plate Greeting Cards: A Retro-Inspired Craft Project | Here's a fun one for anyone who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s - - and this step by step tutorial includes free printable and cut file so you can make your own and relive your youth! These fab cards are guaranteed to bring a smile (and wave of nostalgia) to your recipient. Like totally! Fer sure! {Smile.}
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    1980s Fashion Plate Greeting Cards: FREE Printable

  • Five Minute Friday: Opening Up to the Here & Now - - A reflection on living moment to moment instead of "when to when." by Lauren from thinkingcloset.com
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    Five Minute Friday: Opening Up to the Here & Now

  • 30 More Last Minute DIY Gifts for Your Valentine | No more stress-outs allowed! Here's more than enough inspiration to help you come up with a creative and meaningful gift idea in 30 minutes or less. These are great ideas for your boyfriend or husband for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, and beyond!
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    30 MORE Last Minute DIY Gifts for Your Valentine

  • My One Word for 2015: SURRENDER...and what that might mean for a control freak like myself! | reflections by the thinking closet
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    My One Word for 2015

  • "What I Love About You from A to Z" Mini-Book | Creative gift idea that will lavish your recipient with love through 26 different affirmations, one for each letter of the alphabet! Gotta love it when gifts are inexpensive, yet oh so meaningful.
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    “What I Love About You from A to Z” Mini-Book Gift

  • Fall 2014 Reader Showcase at thinkingcloset.com where we turn the spotlight onto the readers and check out the inspirational creations they've been working on. They knock the ball out of the park, every time!
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    Reader Showcase: A Look Back at Fall 2014

  • Generosity is Contagious | Five Minute Friday: SHARE - What spilled onto the screen when I set a timer for five minutes and wrote on one word: share.
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    Five Minute Friday: Half a Cookie

  • Our Cash Budget Envelope System: 3 Month Update! | They say it takes 90 days to form a new habit...well, here's the full run-down of our first 90 days of using our new cash budget envelope system, from the highlights to the challenges and adjustments we've made. We hope our story is an encouragement to you in your own journey toward financial peace. via thinkingcloset.com
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    Our Budget Binder: Deluxe Home Binder Printables in Action!

  • DIY Cash Budget Envelopes: Free Printable | Learn how to create your own wallet-sized envelopes using any paper or scrapbook paper. Free downloads include a PDF Printable & Silhouette cut file...so you've got options! Great resource for anyone wanting to take their monthly budget under control with Dave Ramsey's Cash Budget Envelope System!
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    DIY Cash Budget Envelopes: Free Printable

  • Hammocking.
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    Why I’m Taking a True Day of Rest Each Week & How It Has Changed EVERYTHING

  • The Top 10 Posts of 2014
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    The Top 10 Posts of 2014

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