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Artful Haven

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If you want creative inspiration and a gentle way to start making art, my newsletter is for you. Art journaling is like keeping a diary, but with colors, collage, and drawings. It helps you relax, express yourself, and rediscover your creativity—no experience needed.

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hand painted portrait using ohuhu acrylic markers
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I dropped everything when this package arrived…

Artful Haven "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." — Arthur Ashe How To Paint A Portrait With Only Acrylic Markers And A Water Brush Hi Reader, A little package landed on my doorstep a few weeks ago, and somehow it turned into one of my favorite creative moments of the year. The timing honestly could not have been worse… or more perfect. My whole family was deep in wedding mode for my nephew. The house was full of that beautiful chaos that comes before big family...

4 days ago • 3 min read

Artful Haven “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Marcus Tullius Cicero 38 Cute And Easy Doodles To Draw No Drawing Skills Needed Hi Reader, I have been the girl with the book in her hand for as long as I can remember.I always had a book somewhere nearby. It was my quiet world inside the bigger noisy one. And that never really changed. What changed were the books themselves. They grew with me. The stories made way for ideas. The ideas made way for art. And somewhere along the...

25 days ago • 3 min read
a handmade spring art journal inspired by the blooming spring flower

Artful Haven "Creativity takes courage." — Henri Matisse 50 Spring Art Journal Prompts Hi Reader, Last weekend I sat down at my studio table with my art journal, a cup of tea, and absolutely zero ideas. You know that feeling? The pages were open, my acrylics were lined up like little soldiers waiting for orders, and my brain just went… …blank. So I did the only thing I know how to do when that happens. I looked out the window. There was that beautiful plant in my garden that has the most...

about 1 month ago • 4 min read