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You can never have too many pens. 🤩✨ . I just got these @artline_usa supreme brush markers in the mail and I love them already! 😍 Swipe 👉🏻 to see a video of them in action! . Has anyone else tried these pens? Or would anybody want to win a pack of these? 😏 I just might be able to make that wish come true.✨ Let me know in the comments! 👇🏻
Admire someone else’s creativity without questioning your own. 💛 . August is here and moving quickly. Tomorrow is my first day back to work! For those who don’t know, I’m a first grade teacher. 👩🏼‍🏫 That’s why I’ve really been behind on these August prompts. 🤔 . I am feeling like a low-pressure prompt this month, so here’s your challenge. Root for each other. The challenge is to either letter a phrase specifically meant to encourage one person in your life or something to encourage all your followers! Let’s spread some positivity. ✨ . Sometimes we can get into a competitive mindset that leads us to believe that if someone else is gaining success, it might be taking away from our opportunities. And it’s just not true! We are each uniquely creative individuals with different gifts & talents to offer! . You don’t need to be her. You should really just be you and do what you love! So, my challenge is for you to root someone else on this week. Someone else’s success truly does NOT threaten yours. And we can all work together and encourage each other in our creative endeavors. . Letter your encouraging note, snap a pic & post it here or in the FB group, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #lettermore2018 💛 I can’t wait to see what you create!
You must be a beginner before you can be anything else. ✨ . First things first: start. If you don’t start, then you’ll never get better. And then? Start again. Keep picking up the pen & keep improving! . Let’s stop back at the main focus: why did you start lettering in the first place? Go back to that place & focus on that purpose rather than your skill level, follower number, or Etsy sales. Because, honestly, I started calligraphy to help myself relax. But sometimes it ends up being a big source of stress for me now that it’s also a side business. That’s not really what I was going for when I got started, so, with a little change in mindset it can return to what it was originally meant for! . You don’t need to be perfect on your first try (or your 100th!) - as you keep practicing & learning it will start to click! If you truly love calligraphy and want to get better, keep showing up! You can do it! But you also have to be a beginner first. 💛 . PS. August prompts will be coming a little late (obviously 🤷🏼‍♀️), but coming nonetheless! ✍🏻 Thanks everyone that participated in #abcsofjuly ✨ . Photo by my beautiful friend, @stephanie.elainekauffman 🌿
Have you ever listened to @sleepingatlast? ✨ . His music has always been some of my favorite & he recently started releasing songs for each of the nine types on the enneagram. This is a piece from the song One. A One is the reformer - someone who follows the rules and tries to do things the “right” way. They see chaos in the world and feel obligated to fix it. They have a loud inner critic that keeps them wondering if they can ever do enough. But this song reminds, we can’t earn grace. And it’s lovely. . This also happens to be my type and the song is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. If you haven’t listened to Sleeping At Last before, you are in for a treat! 🤩 . The enneagram is something that has really helped me to understand others better and how they view the world. We are all coming from our own point of view and sometimes it can be hard to understand why others don’t do things the way we do. But, we are all wired differently! And the world would be SO boring if we were all exactly the same. 💛
Slow progress is STILL progress! ✨ . Say it again - slow progress is still progress! 👏🏻 Don’t be so hard on yourself, my friend. Your practice is not wasted! . If you swipe 👉🏻 you’ll see more of my letters for #abcsofjuly. Why did I bunch all mine together? That’s just what worked for me! Remember, the goal is simple: start at A and go to Z. No need to over complicate it at all! . AND if your #abcsofjuly turn into #abcsofaugust - who cares! You’re practicing and (hopefully) having fun! That’s all that matters. At least in my opinion! 🤷🏼‍♀️ (Plus, the challenge started on July 10th and there were NOT 26 days left in July at that point 😝) . You don’t need to be perfect to share your work or make a card for your best friend. You should just be yourself and share what you want, how you want here on Instagram (or wherever!). Just a little reminder to keep chugging along and also to be YOU. 💛 . Tag a friend who helps you to remember this regularly & cheers you on! 🎉
Done is better than perfect! ✨ . I’ll be honest with you guys, these are not my favorite letters in the alphabet. 🤔 I and K especially because there are only so many ways to do them (that I could think of). Buuuuut, I did it anyway! 🌈 . I am using these videos as a way to practice - not as a way to try to prove to you I’m super creative and can think of a million different ways to make one letter on the fly. I try to use different pens and just show you a normal practice page. . I hope that helps you to practice and be happy with what you create! We don’t need to put extra pressure on ourselves to have our practice always be perfect! I say let’s just be true to ourselves! . So, grab a pen and practice those letters! Remember #abcsofjuly has no strict timeline- the goal is simply to get from A to Z! You can do multiple letters at once or four at a time like I did! ✨ You can post on your story, on your page, in our Facebook group, OR keep it to yourself. Just practice! 💛

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