Humane Indiana Giving Tree – Holiday Donation Drive 🌲
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Humane Indiana Giving Tree – Holiday Donation Drive 🌲

Humane Indiana Giving Tree – Holiday Donation Drive 🌲


From now until January 1st, I’m collecting donations for the wonderful pets at Humane Indiana. This season, the shelter is in great need of supplies, and together we can make a big difference for animals who deserve safety, comfort, and love.

I am a big believer in adopting pets (all of my pets are from rescues and shelters), and I think it’s essential to support local (and beyond) animal rescues, societies, and sanctuaries. The volunteers work so hard to save pets in need and make sure they are comfortable, healthy, and safe!

The Humane Society shared their top items in need to help care for the pets, and the essential items on their list. And I wanted to share that with you, too! If you have a moment to take a look at their list, and you’d like to donate, you can have anything shipped straight to their facility from Amazon or Chewy!

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Find Your Magic
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Find Your Magic

Find Your Magic

A biweekly letter from my studio, sharing art, nature, and gentle reminders to notice the beauty in everyday life.

You’ll notice that the name has changed in my bi-weekly newsletter essays. Still me, sharing my art, nature inspiration and stories! This email newsletter is always FREE and still includes everything I always offer to you, like special discounts and behind-the-scenes inspo!

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Vision(ary) Board✨
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Vision(ary) Board✨

This can help your creative process and spark new ideas! Have you ever taken the time to create a vision board? It’s so fun and you learn a lot about yourself!

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Getting to know yourself
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Getting to know yourself

When you start to observe your surroundings, you can find out so much about yourself! Such as the clothes in your closet, your paint color choices, jewelry, pet preferences, plants in your garden, and what's in your collection! For example, I have been collecting bird feathers for over 30 years! That probably says I have an attraction to not only birds but also exploring and freedom!

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Courage to Follow Your Dreams
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Courage to Follow Your Dreams

This painting is a reminder that true fulfillment often comes from following your dreams and aspirations, even if it means going in a different direction from the norm. Art has a unique ability to inspire and provoke this message, and this painting seems to do just that!

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Feeling down? Read this..
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Feeling down? Read this..

I wanted to share something I have found that truly helps me when I feel a bit down or lost in my art and life!

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