Ole-Talk

My Very First Vision Boad

I was so inspired by Francine's post about her vision board that I had to make one of my own.  It is now hanging in my scraproom and is just the inspiration that I need to stick with my disconnect and reconnect plan for this year.

It felt so great to look though magazines and cut out images, words, and phrases that appealed to me.

I also have some small spaces left that I want to add some more phrases that I could not find in the magazines that I looked through but other than those it is pretty much all set.

I used Gel Medium to adhere the pieces to the canvas and then brushed a light layer of Paper Mod Podge onto to seal and protect it.

Have you ever made a vision board?

Give Thanks

Happiness in a Box

My Pink Paislee score...note: kitten not included!

I believe it is every year that Pink Paislee has a warehouse sale to clean out and make room for new products.  This is the second year that I have done this and I am once again blown away by the amount of awesome product that they stuff the box with.  It is definitely a great deal and more than worth every penny.  I think too that this year I was doublely pleased to get some scrap goodness in the mail.  I have not really been buying a lot of scrap stuff as I am trying to use from my stash and also use my Silhouette for embellishments etc. instead of going out and buying.  I am so inspired by my new goodies.  Now I just need to find space to pack it all away.

Cherish

Wednesday Inspiration

 



 

I have been inspired

For the last eight days at the RISD Museum, a group of high school kids have been taking part in a new program called the Summer Youth Intensive.  Today they got to show off the altered books that they were inspired to make after their eight days of being immersed in the art world.   I was totally blown away not only by the creativity but the profound thoughts that went into their statements about their pieces as well as just how articulate they were when talking about their work.  They have definitely inspired me to get my hands dirty this weekend and just create.

What creative things are you doing this weekend?

Still Loving Pinterest

I am still loving Pinterest.  I have been trying out some new cupcake recipes that I find there and also got a bunch of ideas for the BBQ that we had a couple of weeks ago.  I still need to tackle some of the DIY, Crafty and Sewing ideas that I have pinned but hope to get to some of those before the summer is over.  Here is a snap shot of some of my latest pins.

What have you pinned lately!

New Inspiration

I don't know if I have mentioned on here that I recently changed jobs and I am now at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum (RISD Museum) doing fundraising for them.  It is absolutely inspiring to be surrounded by art and creativity evey day of the week.  It also just so happens that the RISD Store is just across the street from my office and with it being the store for an art school it is filled with lots of wonderful stuff for the paper crafter in me as well.  Today I made a trip over there to see if they had the extra large Moleskine Sketch book and although they did not  have it - by the way it is the one thing that it seems eveyone asks for and they have not yet received from Molskein - I did not leave the store empty handed.  I snagged these awesome handmade sheets of paper (they are are at least 30x20) that I have plans to turn into a journal or two and a pack of blank greeting cards that are made from Bamboo and Cotton.  I had to leave before I spent my entire pay cheque in there but I know I will be back often.

I cannot wait to play with my new stuff this weekend.

Oh did I mention that I also get a discount as a staff member! 

So Much to See, Do and Pin!

Have you found the newest time waster best new way to spend a few hours lost online?  Well I have.  It's this little thing called Pinterest and I am totally addicted to it.  The developers of this site call it "a virtual pinboard" but I call it a place to find ideas and see so much of all the great stuff that is out there on the internet all in one place.

This is just a snapshot of some of my more resent finds, or as they are called in the Pinterest world, pins.

I also love that you can create categories, or as they are called Boards, for the stuff that you pin so it makes it easier when you need to go back and find a particular idea.  I currently have 14 boards but I am sure that as I find more and more stuff that this may increase.

So have you caught the Pinterest bug as yet?  If you have not and you would like to join in the fun leave me a comment or send me an e-mail as I have six invites that I can use for new people.

 

Cookie Cookie Cookie Starts with C

Had a marathon baking session today.  First step in my annual Christmas cookie making!  I also added some cupcakes this year.  Tomorrow I will frost the cupcakes and decorate the Christmas shaped cookies.  Will share a photo when they are all done!