Inspiration
Hey y’all! Right now we are flying high on our way to mildly warm New Brunswick to visit our lovely families. We only get to see them three times a year, so it is a really special time for us.
So as I have mentioned before I have a bunch of great bloggers stopping by for the next couple of weeks to share some amazing posts. I asked them all to talk about their style inspiration. I thought I would start things off this week by talking about my own style inspiration.
My inspiration is my Mom. That’s her there on the left in the beautiful blue floral dress and I should mention that goofy guy in the middle is my fantastic Dad. Aren’t they adorable?!
My Mom has taught me alot about style. She taught me to stay classy and not give it all away for free. She taught me to stand up straight because posture is important for your health, and makes you look thinner and your clothes look better. Aside from her pearls of wisdom I learned alot by looking through her closet at the prints she had chosen and shapes she loved. And in her closet she has always had an array of lovely floral. I think that’s been the biggest influence on my outfit choices.
I can’t thank her enough for infusing my life with a love of floral prints. It has brought cheer to my wardrobe, and a vintage vibe to everything I wear.
I hope you guys have a great couple of weeks, I hope to check in every now and then to see some of these amazing guest post coming up.
bye y’all.
much love.
Colorful Art Journal
I have always started journals and never gotten more than a few pages in. I tried written journals, photo journals, collage journals and every other sort of journal in between. But the other week I was reading A Beautiful Mess written by the talented Elsie and she wrote a post on making an art journal. Then I had an epiphany! I shouldn’t try to make a journal that fits into a box, like a written feelings journal or photo inspiration journal, I should make a journal with no rules. Have a book I can fill in whatever way pleases me at the time. Photos! Decoupage! Quotes! Inspirations! Ideas! Everything! Anything! This revelation has pleased me to no end, I am feeling so jazzed about the whole thing that I have barely set down my journal since I started it.
I started with the cover, I simply layered different colors of construction paper and added my favorite self-portrait.
On the back I cut a pretty pink chevron pattern and added a Hemingway quote.
”I never had to choose a subject-my subjects rather chose me”
I really love to add quotes from people I admire, I feel like they are cheering me on.
This is the inside cover and first page. I found it so relaxing to just cut colored paper and arrange on the page. It is such a simple action but the way the colors look together and take shape are so inspiring to me. Green, black, white and yellow is definitely a color combination I am going to be using in an upcoming jewelry design.
These are a couple pages I am working on. I have been thinking about traditional Navajo prints, and really any kind of aboriginal patterns. They can be so geometric and so colorful. I think it is a lovely juxtaposition. I was thinking of making neon Navajo patterns to kick it up a notch.
On the opposite page there is a Ray Bradbury quote.
“Don’t think.Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious,
and anything self-conscious is lousy.”
This is my favorite page for whatever reason. It is the inside of the back cover. I made a little pixelated heart from pink post-it notes. On the bottom I added a quote.
”I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart
where G-D put it on the inside”
I feel most represents the way I am, it’s written by the lovely F. Scott Fitzgerald (no relation).
Anyway, there is a little peek inside my journal. I totally recommend an art journal. It is a lovely way to spend an afternoon and a really lovely way to get creative. I am looking forward to adding fashion inspiration pages too!
I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend!
much love.
