I love encouraging others! Since I love encouraging other creatives so much, I’m sharing Homemade Creativity Memes for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. By “homemade” I mean that the quotes are from all over, but I took each photo with my iPhone. Here’s the one I made for today: E is for Express versus Impress Have you ever found yourself changing your creative project to try and please someone else? Maybe they made an offhand comment about your work and now you find yourself trying to impress them rather than express yourself. In the end, some people will love…
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I love encouraging others! Since I love encouraging other creatives so much, I’m sharing Homemade Creativity Memes for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. By “homemade” I mean that the quotes are from all over, but I took each photo with my iPhone. Here’s the one I made for today: D is for Doubt Kills Dreams Have you ever quit working on a creative project because you doubted yourself? I know I have! Who needs trolls when your inner critic can rip you to shreds, right? So let’s have a moment of silence for all those potentially wonderful projects that never saw…
I love encouraging others! Since I love encouraging other creatives so much, I’m sharing Homemade Creativity Memes for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. By “homemade” I mean that the quotes are from all over, but I took each photo with my iPhone. Here’s the one I made for today: C is for Creative Contagion “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” – Albert Einstein This Einstein quote is a new one to me, and I love it! There truly is something contagious about seeing another creative person in action. I think that’s why makeover shows and diy home repair shows…
I love encouraging others! Since I love encouraging other creatives so much, I’m sharing Homemade Creativity Memes for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. By “homemade” I mean that the quotes are from all over, but I took each photo with my iPhone. Here’s the one I made for today: B is for Beautiful Being “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel I know, I know! You’ve been told to “be yourself” so many times that it’s become a meaningless phrase. But I love this quote from the fashion icon, Coco Chanel. Her words apply just…
I love encouraging others! Since I love encouraging other creatives so much, I’m sharing Homemade Creativity Memes for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. By “homemade” I mean that the quotes are from all over, but I took each photo with my iPhone. Here’s the one I made for today: A is for Afraid to Begin? Do you ever get the urge to create something, but chicken out because you’re not an expert? I’ve done that so many times! Didn’t pick up the paint brush because I’m not Picasso. Didn’t touch the piano because I’m not Chopin. But in the…
What can I learn from names in a cemetery? NAMES: Historic cemeteries are full of interesting names. “Texana Underwood,” as you can see in the photo above, for example. What a great name, eh? Last year, I came across someone named “Dude Hunter.” Really? How does someone end up with the name “Dude”? Could he be a distant relative of the Great Lebowski? These days, parents often choose names simply because they like the way it sounds, but people used to follow certain naming conventions. If you are visiting a cemetery to do genealogical research, then knowing the naming conventions…