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I‘m broke and can’t pay to get customized stationery letter cards (YET!), so I decided to print my own customized letter paper w/ a cute little border I created.
My main inspiration are the embroidery motifs found on old piña fabric (a textile from the Philippines). I think it’s so so gorgeous and turned out beautifully :)
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I love crafting and junk journaling but it can be an expensive/over-consumptive hobby. I’ve started taking to Canva to make collages of images I find on Pinterest or Google and print them out at home.
I also create motifs or find prints and collages on Pinterest and print those out for background paper. And I have photo paper so that I can print pictures that look just as good as getting them from a print shop.
Printer ink can be expensive but when I think about how much I’ve been able to create and compare it to spending the price of ink on a single stationery shopping trip, it balances out for me.
Jul 15, 2024
I was forced to do this for work but I actually really enjoy cutting things out of magazines and creating my own little designs <3
Jan 26, 2024
my favorite thing to do im always looking for new ideas - currently making these little cards for things i like for every letter of the alphabet - might put all 26 of them on my wall or use them as cards
Sep 28, 2024
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It shows a long life and the many smiles you've given and experienced!! It's a permanent remembrance of happiness and I think that's beautiful!!
Mar 14, 2025
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There's been a handful of zine-making events in my area and it's helped me 1) explore my art styles & other mediums of creativity, and 2) meet some really cool zine authors!! Highly recommend <3
May 16, 2025
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My steps:
1. Shut my phone down, hide it in my room, and lock the door so it's a pain in the ass to get to.
2. Be bored, and sit in the boredom for like 7-10 minutes (MINIMUM)-- once you're bored see what your brain gravitates to beyond The Screen (is it doodling? is it playing guitar? is it writing?)
3. Find the little thing your brain latches on to, and start doing it! Even if it's something goofy like "Just Dance youtube videos" to dance to LOL this is you, deliberately following your brain's natural curiosity & interest
And then rinse and repeat however you like <3 Once you get accustomed to the smaller, more gratifying feel good activities, social media starts to feel too overwhelming to even pick back up again-- you'll be reaching for it less and less
(a final aside: I am of the major belief that creativity & imagination is critical to creating a better reality to live in, because it shows that you're capable of leaning into what "doesn't exist", and are courageous enough to imagine and build a reality that defies the status quo. but that's just me LOL)
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