HeyJaredThe Joy of Beginning
Hobbies, creativity, personal projects, and the everyday updates that make up a life in progress.
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In progress #009 (opens the original)
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25 things to do that aren’t scrolling your phone (opens the original)
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An (almost) autumn bucket list (opens the original)
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Pre-S: If you like fall, I’m SO happy for you. But please don’t comment to tell me that I’m wrong. Our internal temperatures are likely different! I can’t wear wool without breaking out into hives! I sleep with a full winter duvet unless it’s over 30 degrees! It’s okay for us to like different things! :)<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1574376407492-c3cf78231def?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxhdXR1bW
5 ways I use my creative journal (opens the original)
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I’ve finished my latest art / junk / creative journal! I love nearly every page in this thing, and I’ve been filling it up slowly but surely over the past 18 months or so. Sometimes I have regular flurries of activity, sometimes I go months without filling a page, but I’m really happy with how it’s turned out, and love turning the pages to see what I was documenting.If you’re looking for inspiration with your own art journalling practice, here are three ways I used this book:1/ Junk journalling<
In progress #008 (opens the original)
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