Hello friends,
As we gather our hearts and crafting supplies this Thanksgiving season and beyond, we are reminded how powerful it is to pause and give thanks. Gratitude changes everything— it deepens our joy, brightens our outlook and connects us to one another in the most meaningful ways.
During Create 2025, we crafted something truly special: our Gratitude Journals. These books were designed not just as beautiful keepsakes, but as daily companions, a place to reflect, record and celebrate life’s blessings, big and small.
Now, we'd love for all Griffinites (whether you attended Create or not) to join together for a new tradition: 30 Days of Gratitude, beginning today, November 17th.
Each day, we will be posting a short video sharing something we're thankful for. You’re invited to join us by posting your own notes, photos or videos of gratitude on social media using #AG30DaysOfGratitude. If you made a Gratitude Journal during Create, this is your chance to fill its pages with heartfelt reflections. If you didn’t, you can still participate with any journal, notebook or make your own Gratitude Journal. What matters is the spirit behind it!
Let’s celebrate the beauty of giving thanks together. Whether it’s a cherished person, a joyful memory or creative moments that fill your days, your gratitude will inspire others to find their own.
There is also a special place within the Create Event Platform where attendees can share entries and photos of their Gratitude Journals, but remember this is for everyone! Our creative community shines brightest when we come together in generosity and love.
Let’s fill the season and our feeds with thankfulness, one day at a time.
Love,
Anna
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Today I am grateful for my health and the health of my people! We are all fortunate to be in good general health, and that’s huge!!
Sorry I am late posting what I am grateful for. I am grateful every day when God bless me with another day, grateful for a very loving husband of 39 years and family. I am grateful that I have finally retired after 44 years of civil service. I am grateful for being able to join such a beautiful community of crafters and grateful that Anna and Team are able to spread their knowledge and share with all of us.
The #1 item on my bucket list was to live to see my grand daughters graduate high school. They are twins with completely different personalities and interests. One graduated from the arts academy high school and the other from a Latin academy school. Both straight A students and good kids. Both are now in college. I don’t get around very well anymore so this was a treat for me. I used your fan dies to make their graduation cards. In the center panel I put their photo, the left panel was the high school logo, and the right panel their college logos, and did them in their individual school’s colors for paper and ribbon. A bittersweet milestone for, sadly, I am their lone remaining grandparent.
I am very grateful for my Husband, my 2 sons, my 2 grandsons, my parents, my siblings, my extended family and friends, the good health we enjoy, the roof over our heads and the food on our tables. I am very grateful for my Griffinite family, the crafting community, the friendship, love and craftspiration. Blessings to you all!🙏🙌🏽🙋🏻♀️💜
I am thankful to have found Anna and the entire Griffinite community in my life. As a christian woman, I try to love the way Christ loves all of us. Of course I fail more times than I like and I suffer for that loss of love, but I don’t give up. When we love like Christ would have us love, no matter what, we are closer to Him. So I am grateful that Anna brings a community of people together, around the world, to show and to share love and kindness. This brings peace to my heart and to my mind and brings me closer to Christ.