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How to Get Your Creative Mojo Back

SharkyA friend of mine recently asked me to write a post about how to get your creative groove on after a looooong hiatus.

When I met him in high school he played the guitar a lot, we were in a band together, and he later went on to do some electronica that sounded pretty sweet.

Then he decided to become a doctor. A traditional chinese medicine/acupuncture/herbalist kind of doctor. And he’s pretty good at it. Unfortunately (or whatever… life is life & that’s the way it goes sometimes), he left behind the music and composing that he was so enamored with before.

And now he wants it back. But the mojo’s just beyond reach.

What do you do when the creativity just doesn’t flow? And it hasn’t for months/years?

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Bots take 3. For Valentine’s Day.

Warning: bad poetry ahead….

Two more bots, just for you.
Two more bots, yes just two.
Now I have seven, seven in all.
Buy one, why don’t you, or else I will bawl….

;)

Click on the ‘bot to make it bigger.
Click on the “buy now” button to buy it.

Each one is $12 & includes shipping and a semi-rigid mailer.



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Two New Bots.

There are 2 new bots… all cute n’ girly.

Again, the’re $12 each which includes shipping & a semi-rigid* card protector.



*yes, although it’s a bit adolescent, it’s OK to laugh… I did ;)

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What do Valentine’s Day & robots have in common?

You tell me!

This bot was born when I was doodling during an online class. I made a couple of christmas-themed ones and I decided to draw some looove themed ones.

So I’m drawing  a series of 10 Valentine trading card size Art Cards. All will be different. All are a little twisted.

The real life cards are all glittery and stuff. The pens I’m using to color them in are Copic atYou Spica, and they’re amazing. Go get your own at JetPens. *if they had an affiliate program, I’d join, but they don’t….

The first three are here:
(click on the image to enlarge, click on the “buy now” button and you’ll be taken to PayPal.)




Each one is $12. Includes USA-only shipping & a card protector. (I can’t guarantee delivery by V-Day if you don’t live in the states.. even if you do, the Post office does what it does. But if you’re not in the US, and STILL want a card, let me know before you buy.

And once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Follow me on Twitter to be updated when the next 7 are available.

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Creative Every Day Week 2

Purple Swirl Journal This week was WAY less active as last but I did do stuff.

Since one of my main purposes of this year is to finish up my UFO’s, I bound a book with covers that have been sitting in the corner collecting dust.

And I added it to my artfire shop.

I’ve also doodled daily. Not much to speak of, and definitely not something I really want to show off. Doodling helps me focus, especially while listening to audio programs or someone else talking. Every spare piece of paper on my desk is full of scribbles.

And I wrote. A lot. I finished up my eBook for my Thrive Creative Coaching biz, fixed up the landing page and hooked up MailChimp. I’m offering a free chapter from my eBook if you sign up for the mailing list.

Lots more writing than “art-ing” this week…

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Creative Every Day Week 1

This is my very first weekly update for Creative Every Day.

I did lots of background-preparing this week for my Strategic Planner and my art journal, and I finally decided to put some paint on a paper clay niche I made a while back.

Strategic Planner Mosaic
1. Strategic Planner — Cover, 2. Strategic Planner – Inside Cover, 3. Strategic Planner – Backgrounds, 4. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 5. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 6. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 7. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 8. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 9. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 10. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 11. Strategic Planner -Backgrounds, 12. Strategic Planner

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