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Happy Saturday, creator! Hope you brought your appetite, ‘cause we’re learning how to make frybread with Navajo Grandma on Monday. 🍞

But first, a look back at this past week’s Indigenous-inspired creativity prompts. (Oh, and I’m also sharing some of my own collage art this week in the “What I’m creating” section!) Brew yourself a bevvy, then scroll on for all the goodies.

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If you monetize your art or create consistently, your creative process may begin to feel like work. It may feel difficult or uninspiring.

But this is true for most things in life, not just creativity. (Remember that old saying, “Too much of a good thing is a bad thing”?)

If creating starts to feel like a grind rather than a release, take a break for however long you need, and repeat this affirmation to yourself.

If you’re not sure how to reconnect with the joy, ask yourself: “What small creative act would feel fun to me right now?”

And then go do that thing! Even if it’s totally unrelated to whatever project you’re working on.

Hey! I’m Mel, founder here at Joyful Creators Club.

This week, I managed to spend an evening on one of my many “junk journals”. I’m a big fan of collage, especially with bits and pieces that might’ve otherwise been trashed. Gift tags, candy wrappers, fruit stickers — to me, everything has scrapbook potential!

In the interest of sharing our own art, here’s a snap of one of my all-time favorite spreads, made pre-pandemic from old index cards, newspaper clippings, and pieces from an art magazine:

I’m thinking about offering a junk journal tutorial / co-creating session soon! What do y’all think? Would you be interested?

(By the way, regular workshops, co-creating sessions, and other events are on the roadmap in the very near future for Joyful! Just gotta find some video-conferencing software that ticks my boxes…)

What about you? What are you making this week? Hit reply and let me know!

If you made it this far, thanks for reading and supporting Joyful — I appreciate you more than you know.

Questions, comments, thoughts to share? You know what to do.

Until next weekend — stay crafty!

Mel
Founder, Joyful Creators Club

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