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Christmas card writing as calming ritual – with 5 tips and my Christmas card collection

By Ursula Markgraf | November 17, 2015 - 19:58 |May 20, 2018 Create YOUR Life
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I love Christmas. And I love writing Christmas cards. The first one has always been that way. The latter … not. Eversince I was a child I loved to write. Letters, cards, diary, everything. Still, there have been a few years when I did not write any Christmas cards at … →

Tagged Christmas, Mindfulness, Selfcare

Wanna see the most amazing postcard-mail art?

By Ursula Markgraf | October 6, 2015 - 19:25 |May 7, 2018 Postcardswap
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Omg, finally the long awaited post about the postcard swap. First of all I wanna say a BIG BIG BIG thank you -again!- to every single person who participated. Yes, it was ALOT of work for me to organize. And yes, I totally underestimated how much work it would be. … →

How to create mixed media postcards (Video)

By Ursula Markgraf | August 14, 2015 - 13:15 |May 20, 2018 Tutorial
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Mixed-media postcard tutorial video with Ursula Markgraf

I finally managed to film and edit my first ever video. And here it is: I hope it inspires you to get creative! If you have any questions or would like to show me your creations, just leave a comment! :-) And of course I’d be thrilled to get any … →

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Celebrate life everyday – mixed media step-by-step photo tutorial

By Ursula Markgraf | August 7, 2015 - 10:17 |May 20, 2018 Tutorial
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Today I have a mini-photo-tutorial for you on how to make a mixed-media postcard. I hope you enjoy it. :-) Quite some time ago I participated in a postcard swap which I really enjoyed. The theme for the swap was “Celebrate”. As I loved creating my card back then so … →

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Postcard swap 2015 – sign-up NOW!!!

By Ursula Markgraf | July 17, 2015 - 20:24 |January 28, 2016 Postcardswap
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Postcard swap 2015 – sign-up NOW!!!

Do you love receiving snailmail? To me a sweet postcard is like a little miraculous gift … it brightens my day, puts a smile on my face and just makes me happy. If you feel similarly, then the postcard swap is just the thing for you. The postcard swap last … →

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What is success for you?

By Ursula Markgraf | July 8, 2015 - 10:33 |May 20, 2018 Create YOUR Life
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What is success for you?

Success. Such a strange concept. We all strive for it, don’t we. Often we work our ass off to get it. But once “there” we often realize – “Hey, this does not really feel as awesome as I thought.” Ever had this happen to you? To me that used to … →

Tagged Mindfulness, Selfcare

Free affirmation cards for you! (free pdf-download)

By Ursula Markgraf | June 5, 2015 - 06:53 |December 16, 2018 Create YOUR Life
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Affirmations about selfcare - free to download - by Ursula Markgraf

So, I finally have a new goodie for you. How is that? I created a new sheet of affirmation cards around the topic of self-care. You can download them for free HERE. (Just right-click on the sentence or on the image below and use save-as.) Then you can print the … →

Tagged Affirmations, Freebie, Mindfulness, Selfcare

Dance in the moonlight

By Ursula Markgraf | May 21, 2015 - 12:41 |July 3, 2021 Create YOUR Life
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Dance in the moonlight

The last couple days I have been working on my first ever video about my little German book I had created. (Or rather had my husband working on it and was trying to be super helpful by commenting on everything that I did not like yet.) But … as you … →

What you should definitely do today

By Ursula Markgraf | May 4, 2015 - 16:07 |May 20, 2018 Create YOUR Life
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Meine kleine Reise zu mir. 10 Schritte zu mehr Selbstachtsamkeit - von Ursula Markgraf

This is a little reminder to up your selfcare. :-) Over the last weeks I was working on a project where I had to think about selfcare ALOT. I just published a little booklet in German that’s all about selfcare. If you do read German or are just curious, you … →

Tagged Mindfulness, mixed media art, Selfcare

“Play time” every day? That’s how I do it.

By Ursula Markgraf | April 28, 2015 - 09:52 |May 20, 2018 Create YOUR Life
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“Play time” every day? That’s how I do it.

First of all, what IS play time. It is rather simple as the name suggests it is all about PLAY. Your only goal is PLAYING. Nothing else. The product or result should not be important. You should just enjoy the process! I believe play time is important for everyone, even … →

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