Inspiring Creative Living

One of my favorite things about being part of Pastiche at Main is the opportunity to spend time with other creative individuals. This past Friday night I attended a Creative Round Table get together with other creatives from Pastiche and had the chance to hang out with a group of women who truly inspire me. I came home from that night thinking of other things that inspire me and I thought I would take a few minutes to share some of them here.

Books and magazine's are always a big source of inspiration for me. Some of the ones that I find myself constantly turning to lately are A Million Little Ways by Emily Freeman, A Life That Says Welcome by Karen Ehman, and The Nesting Place by Myquillyn Smith. I am also loving a lot of magazine the past few weeks.

It may sound silly but a good cup of coffee and taking a few minutes to just put my feet up and clear my head tends to bring on a lot of inspiration around here.

New fabric always inspires me. Seeing a nice pile on my dinning room table wakes up my brain and has me itching to sew up all kinds of beautiful things.

Repetitive tasks tend to be a creative spark as well. We are painting our basement and I spent my weekend priming our wood paneling. I am pretty sure I completely redecorated my house mentally by the time I was done. After priming the basement I primed two bookshelves and cleaned my house top to bottom. Something about letting my mind wander while my hands were busy was so freeing and I have all kinds of ideas now.

Here are a few more things that may help spark your creativity.

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