Before the week starts trying to boss you around, let’s flip the script for a minute. No pressure. No perfection. Just a little peek at what’s brewing in your beautifully chaotic brain. ✨ What are you leaning into today? ✨ And what’s one thing you want to bring to life this week? Not what you should do. Not what’s been staring at you from a to-do list giving side-eye. I mean the thing that has a pulse. The idea that keeps tapping you on the shoulder like, “Hey… pick me.” It can be big. It can be tiny. It can be “finally organize my life” or “open that project I ghosted two weeks ago.” We’re not measuring. We’re moving. Drop it like this: Today I’m… This week I want to… And if you see someone in the comments doing something cool? Hype them up. Borrow a spark. Start a ripple. Because around here… we don’t just have ideas we turn them into “look what I did.” 💥

I’m having a real WTF moment realizing it’s Wednesday. Yesterday, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to our beloved horse, Simply. For 9 years, my days were shaped around him… checking on him, caring for him, just being with him. Simply, was literally our way of life. And now… there’s this quiet space where that rhythm used to live. Grief does something strange to time. The world keeps moving as if nothing changed, but for you… everything feels slowed down, like you’re walking through it in a different reality. So today, there is no artwork to share, no, "what's the focus" for the week. Just a question and a poem: How do you grieve? For me… I’ve learned to feel it. All of it. The waves, the heaviness, the moments that catch you off guard. I didn’t always do that. When Eric passed, I tried to be “strong.” I pushed it down, held it together… and it only delayed the healing. It wasn’t until I let myself actually feel the things I didn’t want to feel that something began to shift. Somewhere in that process, I found my way back to creating from passion instead of performance. Writing. Designing. Letting the emotion move through something instead of getting stuck inside me. It became a release. A quiet place to put the pain… and somehow turn it into something meaningful. Today, I want to share something I wrote in honor of our sweet boy… whose name couldn’t have been more fitting: Simply Worth the Wait You carried more than riders, and jumped more than hurdles, You carried our joy & sorrows through life’s tightest circles, a quiet reminder the journey is Simply worth the wait. They spoke in low numbers, said chances were small, But you answered by staying, outlasting it all, a living reminder that faith is Simply worth the wait. Through love and through prayer, through each fragile day, You gave us more time than they said you would stay, a miracle reminder that hope is Simply worth the wait. When Loss tried to find us and pull us apart,

WTF = What’s The Finish 👀 👉 What did you actually finish since last Wednesday? Not what you planned. Not what you started. Not what’s 90% done sitting on your table… ✨ What is DONE enough to call it finished? Done doesn’t mean perfect, it just means you decided it’s finished. Drop it below 👇 What's mine??? I decided not to spend hours editing the WTF Drop designs this week and call them good. That's actually hard for me, believe it or not. I spend a lot of time editing the details. This week, I was practicing/teaching myself how to prompt AI to show movement and to mashup styles. I'm sure you can tell which ones were about movement, and the angel was the only style mashup worth sharing. (it's a mashup of photograph, oil, and acrylic painting) I'd love to see what you called done last week, and tell me which one of these is your favorite.

It started with a feeling… Earthy pigments. Worn textures. A little bit of “found in an old studio that smells like turpentine and stories.” Deep rust. Grounded teal. Soft, stormy neutrals. The kind of palette that doesn’t try too hard… but still pulls you in. And then… Moody Petals bloomed from it. (one of my decoupage paper designs) Not soft. Not sweet. Not playing small. This design is what happens when you stop forcing pretty… and let depth take the lead. ✨ Petals with contrast, not perfection ✨ Color that carries emotion, not just brightness ✨ Layers that feel lived-in, not polished It’s a reminder that beauty doesn’t always come from the light. Sometimes it comes from the shadows learning how to dance. If this were a vibe, it would be: A worn leather chair. A storm rolling in. A creative who stopped asking for permission. Now I’m curious 👇 What do these colors inspire for you? 🎨

Okay creatives… It’s that magical midweek moment where we stop scrolling, grab something crafty, and make a tiny mess on purpose. This week’s WTF Wednesday drop is serving: ✨ whimsical creatures✨ cozy vibes✨ soft petals + bold textures✨ playful animals with personality✨ dreamy florals✨ a splash of sparkle✨ and just enough weird to keep it interesting In other words… creative playground unlocked. Your mission (should you choose to accept it): 🖨 Print one (or all) of these designs ✂️ Cut it up, collage it, glue it, layer it 🎨 Paint over it 📓 Journal with it 🪑 Decoupage it onto furniture 💌 Turn it into a card 🖼 Make wall art 🧠 Or simply let it spark your imagination There are no rules here. No “right way.”No pressure to be perfect. Just create something that makes your nervous system go, “Ahhh yes… it feels good to create something.” Grab Your Free Designs Here Drop a comment and tell us what you’re making (or what’s calling your name from this week’s designs). And as always… Can’t wait to see what you create. 💛