5 TIPS FOR LIVING AN INSPIRED LIFE

Well, obviously when you click on this link...and you WILL click on this link!...you will notice that this is a "mommy" website. Yes, we are mommies, what of it? Believe me, it's very glamorous! There's some good stuff out there on the web that applies to our creative lives, whether we are single, married, with kids, without...this is valuable stuff for everyone.

Hopefully you will take a minute to read through these 5 Tips for Living an Inspired Life from Healthy Green Moms. Here's a snippit from this very smart insightful chick, Monica:

"I often searched for the inspirational map that would give me insight on my unique gifts and live more in sync with my passions. I also recognized early on that regular jobs were unfulfilling. I knew that spending a lifetime working jobs I did not love would be creative suicide. There was only one problem. I had very little inspiration and therefore no idea which direction to take."

Felt like this? It's very common to get stuck in a creative rut...maybe this will lift you up a bit and inspire you to get your gift in gear and use it and use your life!!!

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KISSES GO OUT TO THIS FABULOUS PAIR AT THREADBANGER!

We had the opportunity to meet Corinne and Rob last year at Innagural Craft Congress in Pittsburgh...they were filming the event.
(Side Note: The Girlies will be attending and will be presenting at the 2nd Annual Craft Congress in April in San Francisco...whoo hoo...more info to come!)

Their site is awesome! They film tres cool shows, crafters and post their videos online as well as really cleaver how-tos like "Sewing Machine 101", "Custom Converse", "Make a T-Skirt", and "How to Knit". Check out their links and forums as well...and lovin' the blog!

Watch this video on DIY Screenprinting!

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The best gifts you could possibly give are handmade, right? And, if you don't have the time to DIY this year...then buy handmade from your favorite Girlie Show art-istas.

Commit to BUY HANDMADE at least for the holidays this year! Make a pledge...and go shop 'til you drop...links to all our artists are in the right column or check out some of the girls on our MySpace page too. So start early and BUY HANDMADE!!!!

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KISSY KISSY..........

SK*RT

YOU CAN GET TOTALLY SUBMERGED ON THIS SITE....VERY COOL AND GIRLIE!

TO QUOTE SK*RT...THEY DO BEST AT EXPLAINING WHAT THEY ARE:
sk*rt is a social media ranking platform of pure goodness. A portal to find cool things, smart scoop, clever ideas, excellent products, exceptional information. All of it. And more. In other words, sk*rt is like that friend who always finds the best stuff. Only better.

sk*rt is the place to find and/or link to anything and everything on the Web that you'd like to share. If sk*rt users like what you submit, they'll vote for it. The more votes, the more likely your link will make it to the front page. Links on the front page are seen by everybody and get lots of love. The front page content is ever-changing and always cool.

Try it...I'm going to sign up today...lots o' fun!

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BIG KISSES GO OUT TO OUR FRIENDS AT:

INDIE CRAFT SHOWS

These fabulous crafty chickies organize this website so the rest of us can find cool indie shows around the country and beyond to sale our goodies...it also helps us to promote what we are doing at The Girlie Show. The Indie Craft Show Database is your connection to crafting events of all sorts. It is a user-driven calendar of craft shows, trunk shows, festivals, any anywhere else you can buy or sell totally awesome handmade goods. Best of all, it's completely FREE to list an event or browse the listings.

They also have great articles and resources on "Craft Show Success" for those new to the scene. We so love these girls at Indie Craft Shows!

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A big KISS goes out to....................

BEST OF ETSY according to moi

This lovely lady gives reviews, articles, features, rant and raves on all things design related and found on etsy.com. So, if you are looking for the coolest things possible on Etsy and don't have the time to search around, go to Best of Etsy for the insight.