Gratitude for Nature | Creating Forest Fairies from Paper, Color & Ephemera

Welcome, creative soul ✨

In today’s live session, we’re stepping into Week 2 of the Gratitude Goddesses journey—where we turn our hearts toward the natural world and all she offers us.

📖 Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Painting in Your PJs and today’s Gratitude Goddesses theme
01:20 Gratitude for nature and the wild sacred world
03:00 How creative rituals deepen mindfulness and joy
04:40 Exploring the forest fairy project and inspiration
06:00 Gathering supplies and using what you have on hand
09:30 Coloring techniques with Neocolor II crayons and matte medium
12:20 Mixing textures with paper flowers lace and rickrack
16:30 Building gratitude into your creative process
22:00 Adding embellishments wings and finishing touches
25:30 Journaling reflections on gratitude and nature
29:30 Introducing upcoming retreats and creative events
33:00 MoonTouched and Blossoming Still final reflections
36:20 Closing thoughts and invitation to share your forest fairies

🌳 Theme: Gratitude for Nature – The Wild and Sacred
Today, we’re creating Forest Fairies—tiny guardians of the earth—using paper templates, vibrant Neocolor II crayons, flower petals, leaves, and found ephemera.

We’ll talk about:

Why expressing gratitude for nature is essential to our healing and wholeness

How nature reflects our own seasons of rest, growth, and surrender

How to use simple materials to craft joy-filled, nature-honoring art

🌸 Supplies I’ll Be Using:

Paper fairy templates (feel free to draw your own!)

Caran D’Ache Neocolor II crayons or any water-soluble pastels

Glue stick or Mod Podge

Artificial flowers, dried flowers or fun stickers

Magazine scraps, washi tape, tissue paper

Scissors + water brush or small paintbrush

You can follow along or simply watch and be inspired.

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Let’s return to the sacred wild together—one doll, one petal, one prayer at a time.

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Step into the circle. Let your gratitude dance.
Your goddesses are waiting to be born.

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