by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor When I announced the Design Magic class that is currently underway, a number of people asked “Why 30 designs in 30 days?” Well, there are several reasons, and at least one is quite compelling. This little adventure began as a challenge I set for myself. I wanted to […]
Archives for August 2014
Shelly’s Designs – Day 6-8
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor The first week with my 30 Days of Design Magic group have been nothing short of amazing. It is so thrilling to see beautiful designs coming in from all over the world. As I sort through the photos piling up in my Inbox, I’m learning more and more […]
Shelly’s First Five Designs
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor We are one week into the 30 Days of Design Magic program, and I promised to post all of my designs. And there is so much going on with the class that I am way behind (as usual). Here are the first 5 designs that I did for […]
Keeping a 30 Days of Design Magic Studio Journal
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor When I started my 30 Days of Design Magic, it became clear rather quickly that I needed two things: A way to keep track of all 30 designs and the associated exercises, and A place where I could make notes and doodle about possible follow-up designs. I have […]
Hear With Your Ears, Listen With Your Heart
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor A year ago, I had just returned from a 3-day retreat with Rachael Jayne Groover, author of Powerful and Feminine. It was a wonderful event, and another step on my path to figuring out what I am here to BE in this world. While I was at the […]
I’m Dreaming of a Kaleidoscope Christmas
by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I know, I know… it is only August. It is the middle of summer here in the US. So what are we doing talking about Christmas? Well, I will be the first to admit that it was not my idea. A couple of weeks ago, Tamara Schultz (Sweden) […]
