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Meditating reindeer Christmas cards are here!

By Ursula Markgraf | December 1, 2018 - 12:02 |May 4, 2024 shop

Finally they’re here. The new Christmas cards! And this time with a meditating reindeer. After all, Christmas is not only stressful for us, but for reindeers, too. That’s why they do some yoga and meditation to be able to have a wonderful and relaxed Christmas time. And if you do … →

40 free mixed media art tutorials for you!

By Ursula Markgraf | November 14, 2018 - 13:33 |May 27, 2024 Tutorial

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To celebrate my 40th birthday I collected 40 free mixed media art tutorials for you! Yeah! I turned 40 in September! *yeah* And yes, I was totally happy about that. Which is odd, as I usually don’t really care about the actual number of my age. But this birthday – … →

Advent Creativity Challenge – Me-Time <3

By Ursula Markgraf | December 2, 2017 - 19:58 |May 4, 2024 sketch challenge

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In fall a few people asked me whether I would be holding another fall sketch challenge – like last year. Unfortunately I simply didn’t have enough time to do so. But, I have been thinking of creating a little something for Advent – as I love this time of year … →

Moving Sale

By Ursula Markgraf | June 3, 2017 - 16:14 |May 7, 2018 shop

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If you follow me on social media you might have noticed that I moved recently. I’m still in the process of settling into a new life, which is exciting, but not always easy. For me there is a lot LETTING GO involved. Not only letting go of my way of … →

Your “word of the year” on canvas?

By Ursula Markgraf | January 6, 2017 - 14:19 |May 4, 2024 shop

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Do you pick a word of the year? And do you happen to love feathers? If you answered both questions with yes, then I have a special offer for you! (If you don’t know what the word of the year refers to – check out my blogpost on rituals for … →

Live your dream – a reminder to download

By Ursula Markgraf | December 22, 2016 - 23:06 |May 5, 2024 Create YOUR Life

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Live your dream – a reminder to download

The year is coming to a close and Christmas is just around the corner. At the moment I feel rather discontent. There is still so much I wanted to do – so much I had planned differently. It’s not always easy to live with your own ideas of how life … →

An Advent Angel just for you (free download)

By Ursula Markgraf | December 7, 2016 - 11:56 |May 4, 2024 Create YOUR Life

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An Advent Angel just for you (free download)

Yesterday we celebrated St. Nicholas’ day. Do you celebrate that day? (If you don’t know about that day at all, you can read a very short description of it in this blogpost.) I love that day and the story about St. Nicholas alot. And eversince we added the tradition of … →

NEW Folded Christmas cards 2016

By Ursula Markgraf | November 18, 2016 - 09:30 |May 7, 2018 shop

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Finally the new folded Christmas cards have arrived as well and I quickly put them in the shop. (If you happen to be looking for Christmas postcards, you can find that post HERE.) As the mother-of-pearl cardstock unfortunately wasn’t available anymore I had to choose a new one. The new … →

NEW Christmascard postcards for 2016

By Ursula Markgraf | November 9, 2016 - 10:00 |May 7, 2018 shop

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It’s November already. Time seems to fly. It doesn’t feel at all like Christmas to me, but I know that it’ll come quickly – so here are finally the new Christmas postcards for this year. If you’re more interested in folded cards – you can find some folded cards from … →

21 day fall sketch challenge

By Ursula Markgraf | October 17, 2016 - 10:20 |May 21, 2024 sketch challenge

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I actually had this post already planned for two weeks ago. But when I returned from my birthday celebrations in Copenhagen my dog, who was my best friend for the last eleven years, unfortunately died. Needless to say that I was heartbroken and just couldn’t do “business as usual” right … →