I will preface this post by saying, I do not have the perfect ingredients for inpiration stew. However, I have been asked several times in the last few weeks, where I find little bits of my own inspiration…
Let’s have a seat and talk about this a little, shall we? I bet we have alot in common…
The first thing that pops into my head is that I surround myself with things that I love. Books, sparkly things, shiny things, colorful things, sacred things, cute things, happy things, all the things that bring me joy…
I also turn my sleeping place into my sanctuary. That way, anytime (day or night) that I need an escape, I always know I will have a special place to refuel.
When I was a teenager my mom told me, to make sure that when I started earning my own dollars, to always save for nice sheets and really nice towels. That was some of the best advice she ever gave me…
I had a friend who was getting divorced… She stopped by my house (in town) one day, and she asked to use my restroom. When she came out, she said, I know this might seem weird, but, "your towels" they are so white, and so nice. I told her about my mom telling me to make sure I had nice sheets and nice towels. As it is a small luxury that brings so much joy. Everytime I see that woman, she tells me how after our visit, she went out and bought herself some nice sheets and towels. She said that doing that for herself, made her feel so wonderful during the dark time of her divorce…
Another thing about inspiration (as I am not the inspiration guru, but I know what works for me), is that I never go out seeking it. When I feel like I need a refuel, I just relax, put on some music, play with things I love…
Let them infuse me with their tactile quality, their color, their meaning…
Many times, just sitting down with a simple treat, changes your view… You give yourself time to just be, while you notice its complexities, and it opens doors into your imagination…
And, you know, you really have to be your own best friend. You have to be nice to yourself. You can’t bully yourself or be the world’s worst meanie, to yourself. I used to be guilty of this alot, until something shifted… Now, I am my own granny who spoils my own self 🙂 (most of the time)
Sidetracking here… Yesterday I had to clean my room. Noone said I had to, but trust me, I had to… I started talking out loud. Saying "I hate cleaning, I am NEVER doing this again, I hate it, I am not doing it, why do I have to do this, I hate it I hate it I hate it…" And pretty soon, I was making myself giggle. I can’t tell you how freeing that was for me. To actually say those words. I dunno, call me strange, but it started lifting things from my soul, and refueling me instantly.
I use the word refuel instead of inspire, because, to me, they are vastly different. Sometimes, I know what my heart wants me to create, or where it wants me to start… So, there it is, I have the "inspiration" for what is going to come out of my fingertips next… But, what I have not done is rested myself, filled my heart and soul with pleasure. To refuel I have to take time out. Walk away from the computer. Go outside, take a deep breath. Make some tea, snuggle up, look at magazines… Listen to music, read… Just get peaceful and allow good energy to fill me…
During my refueling, I find myself at the piano a lot.
I have been playing piano since I was a very wee little girl. I still own the piano I learned on, La Pianola (my parents let me take her when I moved out at 18). But, she lives at my house in town. And my Baldwin lives at Mr. Ireland’s for now… So, in the country I get to play several toy pianos or a two tier vintage organ. But mostly it is my trusty ole keyboard I keep in the "shipping" room that keeps me sane. This is the one place (while playing music), I am almost sure to find my muse, time and time again…
Although, there is nothing like playing La Pianola. Nothing… Oh, how I miss her… I must go visit her soon… I usually just play my own songs. Or (you’ll understand this if you are a piano player) I end up playing those songs you have known your whole life that drive everyone insane 🙂 Today was a black key refueling day…
By the way, the summer issue of Vogue Living is grand!! Lots of pretty flowery things!! Good refueling mags…
Here is a peek…
And, one of my favorite ads right now, I mean favorite, is this, Osborne and Little ad…
Please let me wake up in that forest!!
Oh, one other thing, sometimes, when I play my favorite music, and clean up my studio, a bevy of muses swing by for tea… And, I have to write everything down on my chalkboard just to keep up with all the inspiration… So, I think just being in the studio piddling around allows creative energy to flow…
From the looks of this studio…
If I am lucky, all this cleaning might lead to more creating 😉 Anyone want to help?
Before I can even happily tackle that task, I must jump…
So, in conclusion (I feel like a fifth grader giving a speech 🙂 it is safe to say, you have to get out there and dive into your own life, revel in it, eat strawberries (if you are not allergic) and talk to yourself, to refuel 🙂 Watch movies, go out for sushi (or whatever you like). Or just hide under your extra lovely sheets 🙂 Do what you love to do ("but do it now & don’t wait for later" is my motto)… And I know, the inspiration flood gates will open… But first, refuel, refuel, refuel!!
I betcha anything, the inspiration is already there, it is the refueling you have not taken the time to do for yourself… Go baby yourself!! Today!
See you soon!! xoxo, V
ps: I would love to hear what you do to refuel, or what inspires you??? I know, others want to hear what you have to say!!! Everyone’s ideas are valuable!!
All I can say is Amen to that!
🙂
Sandra Evertson
Vanessa, what a great,lovely way to start my morning! Reading this post gave out such warm, fuzzy feelings, I just love you for it. Its helped me ‘refuel’ How funny.
I love- drinking tea, I’ve just discovered it. Giggling with my baby, making her laugh. Hearing stories, esp from old people or people who’ve lived a kind of life I couldn’t even imagine. Mornings.
Thanks agn for this post, mwa mwa! Beautiifulll! Great pictures as well, as always!
A wonderful post…it is definitely a re-fueling sort of day here!
Thanks, Vanessa, for your words…they are “inspiring” (hee…)!! :o)
what a good list–I like to organize and clean my studio to refuel (not my house though!). Somehow having a clean space allows the ideas room to appear. I also find a lot of my inspiration through interaction with other people–usually non-artistic interaction.
I am also having a totally ‘duh’ moment when I saw your glue gun on a pie tin–I always put mine on top of the plastic bin I keep it in and try not to forget it and melt a hole through it (hello…metal pie tin!)
Your mama is a wise woman…and I love that your “clean white towels” inspired your friend to treat herself well. Wonderful story. I find you inspiring — reading what you say, how you think – always makes me feel re-fueled. And I agree about surrounding yourself with things that make you feel good, make your heart sing, that turn on the taps of creativity. And now I am going to treat myself to one of my favourite teas, in one of my favourite cups and let my mind drift…I’ll haul out all my favourite magazines and drool over the photos for awhile.
I needed to read this, this moment in my life…I’ve been feeling “weighted down” post vacation — I came home energized but then I hit “stall” (maybe on purpose?) and this has been just what the doctor ordered.
♥ thank you!!
Always inspirational!!!!
XOXO….Kimberlee
I never seem to run out of things I want to do, but maybe out of the steam to do them. “refueling” is a great term to use.
how very true! when i am tired and weighted down, nothing seem to spring easily in the studio. however a little music, reading a fantastic book/poem or even a walk outside in my garden will always do the trick to lighten me up and reconnect me with my creative self. then everything around me whispers inspiration and ideas. so much so that sometimes i can’t keep up writing them all down!
my current challenge is finding that rejuvenation time… being a new mummy presents different challenges with finding that alone time. but i manage little magical bits here and there.
thank you miss vanessa for your beautiful posts that offer me that 5 minutes to reconnect with my creative self! your beautiful photos are like a daydream!
oh! other re-fueling things are coming to mind (of course after i push the post button on my previous comment!!!) but yoga (or just moving around) helps alot and allows me to shake things up a bit literally! and meditation… but my problem with that is as soon as i try to quiet my mind to actually meditate, tons of ideas come pouring in! so then it’s off the meditation mat and running into the studio!
just being in my studio is uplifting and inspiring. you said it so well miss vanessa! having beautiful things around inspires beauty!
This was fabulous to read. Like Edgar and Edgar, I never run out of things I want to do. But I often need a pick-me-up to go and do them. This was so fun to read and made me want to just get out there and do the things I love!
Oops! I meant to say like KARLA, I never run out of things I want to do!
oh sh*t. now i need to go by vogue living at the airport tomorrow. i’ll be flipping through that loveliness on my way to south dakota.
I thoroughly believe in good towels and sheets.. good things come from comfort.. and just a wierd side note.. I love color.. color is a big part of my life, but I love white sheets and towels best. I love them! .. and I love when they come out of the shower smelling just a little like bleach.
I went into my studio today and just don’t want to be in there because it’s such a mess. I need to fix it tomorrow.. good vibes don’t happen in clutter .. it’s a true feng shui principle in my book.
Fresh flowers do a lot for my spirit and if you’re creative about it filling your home with flowers does not have to cost a lot. I’ve done it for about $12 per month and it’s something that refuels my spirit like nothing else.
Great towels and bed linen….the thread count has to be obscenely high! I recharge and renew myself by indulging in a lovely bath…visiting some galleries…reading a great book. Writing. Concocting a delightful meal. And, just looking at all of the treasures that I have been collecting for years.
You said it perfectly, it’s all about refueling and identifing what makes you feel warm and happy inside. I find also that always putting on jewelry makes me happy. Sometimes I’m going to be home all day in sweats and uggs, but if I but on 2 or 3 necklaces and some jingly bangels I just feel a little bit more creative and ready to play in my studio.
When I start feeling like a hampster on my wheel …I like to listen to new music. I’m really loving Duffy’s songs “Mercy” and “Rockferry” amd I can’t stop listening to “One Cell in the Sea” (the whole CD!!!) from A Fine Frenzy. New tunes (or re-discovered oldies) really recharge me. Thanks for a great post. You always lift my spirits.
My best, Clichy Rose
Hello!
I love the bright colors of everything on your blog and I especially love the polka dot lanterns! Those are so adorable!
-Kayla
You are such a wise wondery lady! Refueling for me is cooking, making soup, watching films from the 1950’s, reading magazines, going thrift shopping and cleaning surprisingly. Cleaning for me is cleansing my soul, clearing out old, finished stuff and making way for new stuff. That’s what this weekend has been about for me, now today I will work on inspiration! Happy Tuesday and thank you so much for your kind and supported words x
Lately I’ve been playing the piano, the tunes my fingers can’t seem to forget, the ones from childhood that drove everyone insane! I can totally relate to you on this one.
Magazines inspire me as well. Good books like eat, pray, love are wonderful for the soul and fuel creativity, but I even get a lot of inspiration online, especially when I pop in for a visit with you.
Keep up the good work…it’s beautiful to look at and is good for the soul.
Have a beautiful week in the mushroom forest!
Such a wonderful post.
I find that a really hot bubble bath is my refueling station and place to think 😉
ooooh, I know just how you feel! As for finding inspiration….I can never seem to find it when I’m looking for it…only once I stop searching…then it gently glides over and curls up in my lap. 🙂
Oh, and what ever is that period drama….looks Edwardian, and perfectly linen and white and ecru….yummy!! What is it!!?? ahh…it’ll drive me nuts until I find out! 😉
And I LOVE that forest….stuffed fungi are the best! 😉
Happy Tuesday Dearie!! 🙂
Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting! I love your blog and read it almost every day, so I feel honored that you stopped by mine! 🙂 Great post by the way!
Oh I’m so glad I chose your blog to read today 🙂 Your photos, your words, very uplifting.
I’ve been refueling BIG TIME for over 2 months now..my mom passed away March 4 and it’s been one hectic day after another.
Just in the last couple of weeks I’ve made myself stop everything and get back to being me, was kinda going cuckoo for awhile.
So, my refueling is usually grabbing my book, getting in the car and driving to the ocean –with or without something hot to drink. I put back the seat, open the moonroof, zone out traffic noise and just relax.
When my mom began having her troubles, I found the negativity very mentally exhausting and felt the urge to get away from everything. So in the last few years I’ve taken it upon myself to treat my tired soul to a wee weekend holiday at a hotel ( once or twice a year ). All I do is bring a book, buy a couple of my fav. art mags., grab some junky food, my most comfy pjs and just sprog out on the bed. The next day I may play tourist in my home town and visit some of the cheasier tourist attractions, or just go to the ocean and walk.
Some people may think it odd for a happily married woman to do this. It has nothing to do with my dear husband or son, it’s just about me and ridding my body and soul of negative energy ( and we all know that this unwanted energy trickles over and affects everything else around us ). Once my parents home is sold, my husband and son know that I’ll be taking a weekend to myself. Maybe this time I’ll get a room with a jacuzzi tub ? Ahhhhhhhhhh.
Thanks again for your wonderful post 🙂
Oh yes…this weekend was a HUGE refuel for me…I had all the girlies all around starting on Friday night with wine and pupcakes, we all had lunches, and dinners and breakfasts all weekend as well…talking, laughing, photoing, shopping and when we got in the middle of all that, we sat down to do what we do best…create! So, not only was I refueling in the best of ways I was becoming inspired as well. I knit and knit, and I haven’t been doing that in so very long.
I am the happiest ever, it was like being on an amazing vacation without leaving town. Sigh…I have been gentle and beautiful and amazing with myself all weekend…
It’s just what I needed.
When I need inspiration I:
*Look at old magazines
*Rearrange my house (small but sturdy)
*Garden
*Talk to my gnomes outside (dont laugh)
*Read with some tea
Loverly post today V!
You totally have me with playing the piano to refuel. Mine leaves on Friday (it was delayed) for its restoration, and will be gone all summer. I’m a bit worried as to how I’ll cope with out her here. I’m hoping the harp lessons will fill in a bit of the gap, and I will still be playing the organ every week. Yeah, its definetly making music that gets me going.
Thanks for really making me think about surrounding myself with nice things. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty when I do that, but I really do “need” them.
BRAVO!!!
I loved your little speech. It was better than all the positive speaker I’ve been hearing at graduations. I so agree with the don’t be mean to yourself. I had issue with that too and still have to beat that bad bully back sometimes. I find inspiration when I let my imagination and heart be a kid again. Remembering how the little things brought joy. And when I take time to notice the simple things like how flower seeds float throught the air, the twist of leaves on a tree in the wind, finding shapes in the cloud or putting paint to paper with no destination.
I just recycled that Vogue Living today. When it first arrived, I said to my mum, hey, who does THIS remind you of? (Pointing to the Osborne & Little ad, which by the way, led me to their website and held me captive for about an hour, like YUM YUM!) and she says without missing a beat, Vanessa!!!!!
I love your ways to refuel.
I have a few of my own; (ahem. clears throat then loudly states;)
1. Moroccan mint tea.
2. Fluffy clean bedsheets.
3. Cheese & crackers on a dragonfly plate.
4. Hot bath with smelly stuff and tweezing all the brows until they are as close to perfectly shaped as you can get without being a crazy lady!
5. Gardening. Tidying up around all the flowers.
6. Digging into a huge garden salad, with extra cheddar cubes.
7. Breathing rythmically. Falling into a deep sleep.
Reading your blog! That was number eight. I save the best til last.
xoxo
Mwahs, smooches, and lots of love!
xo
Vanessa, I just popped over hear to see what you were up to. I just wrote a post about the color of inspiration. For me taking a drive on an adventure always inspires me. Living in New England let’s me drive a short distance to the shore, New Hampshire, Maine or Vermont. Lots and lots of eye candy here. Visual inspiration always brings the creative muse alive…which is one of the reasons I am here. You always have a delightful bounty of lovely vivid images for me to explore. Happy creating. Karen
oh yes, what a lovely post! I am in CA now working….then playing and am watching the sunset into the Pacific….yes, I am refueling! OPENING my eyes….
thank you ms fanciful!
I refuel pretty much the same way as you.
I agree the bedroom has to be a sanctuary.
And I remember my mother saying: You can never have enough towels. So I always have plenty of fluffy towels and what she said even crept into my novel “Magazine Street”.
I want to dress like those Edwardians with their parasols on the beach, and creep into that magazine page. Now that would be some refueling!!!
xoxoxoxo
What a wonderful post and comments! I just love hearing how other people are finding ways to unwind and refuel after their day, or before or during their day for that matter.
I have to agree with playing the piano… only I play the accordion instead. And not the stuffy things in sheet music, I prefer to just play whatever is stuck in my head. Or at times, I’ll just make up chords with a pretty little melody that sounds nice to me. Unfortunately, it probably sounds like a trumpet clogged in a vacuum to anyone else listening. So, if it’s too late at night, I’ll just settle down with a nice cup of tea and a good book instead.
T
Lovely lovely post, and oh lovely sheets and towels DO so make a difference, my bed is my temple, I swear!
So nice to hear how you find your inspiration, needless to say, YOU are so very inspiring. I suspect there is not a single person that reads your blog and doesn’t walk away with a spring in their step, and the desire to immerse themselves in their own magical world and create.
Thanks for the refuel 😉
My family (husband, daughters, sisters, parents, in-laws, nieces, nephews…) & my friends help me refuel – sitting amongst the chitter chatter – all the laughter – the delicious meal that always accompanys such a gathering. That centers me – or recenters me, most times – grounds me, reminds me what my purpose is.
Music refuels me – whenever I’m surrounded by beautiful music I take a deep breath and just breath all in. I let it consume my body, run through my veins and seep out my pores.
I am a Classical Pianist and an accompanist to Violinist so I appreciate the work that goes into a performance and enjoy the work that it produces.
And you, Vanessa, refuel me – your words, your talent, your creativeness…like I say over & over again, I wish we were neighbors & friends…although I’d spend days in & out hanging out with you! 🙂
Thank you. I really enjoyed everything about this post. I needed this today. Hugs.
I love to visit other blogs for refueling. Sometimes I get stuck looking at something one way and forget there are other ways to look at something. I have a few favorite artbooks I pull out and I have a collection of magazines and clippings. Music now there’s a great inspiration and my grandchildren. Love the world through the eyes of a child. A lovely walk, listening to the sounds, the feel of a breeze, the sight of a bunny! Love inspirational movies some you might not have heard of like Hobson’s Choice. Prayer and conversation. I have a new exercise or two that I do – what else can it be used for besides what it was meant for and what is the most unexpected thing I can add. Oh can I go on. Love the towels and sheet thing. Now if I can get the guys to cooperate and wipe hands that have been well washed 😀 Thanks this was inspirational!!
I have the same Osborne and Little ad sitting on my worktable! I’ve been thinking about those toadstools…..
OH, I loved all your ‘refueling’ suggestions. I’ve been in need of that lately, too.
One of my favorite recent things has been to make a ‘Lullaby CD’. I created a disc of all my favorite classical piano music to lull me to sleep. I pop it in, and spritz clean sheets with a spray of lavender, and snuggle up with my husband. It’s a lovely way to drift off to sleep. The combination of the particular scent and the gentle tinkling of the piano is already giving us the Pavlov Dog’s sleep reaction.
I can also really relate to needing to ‘fill back up’ visually. I am a huge fan of magazine binges. I clip and rip and then glue all my favorites into a big ‘Inspiration Book’. Then, I keep it around and browse through it when I need a boost.
Oh, this is wonderful! What an ad! I’ve always wanted to live in Christmas Wood, but it’s my own version that I made up in my very own head! Until then, I need silence to refuel – silence, silence, silence. I re-read books I loved as a child – Little Women, The Boxcar Children, Trixie Belden. And sweeping. I don’t know why, but it always helps.
ooooh…yes, yes, yes! Wonderful things to refuel with!! I love to garden, listen to music, read a book…and shopping is a big way to refuel for me. Something about the thrill of the hunt and the fun of looking through lots of goodies:):):) Happy day to you Miss V!! xoxo…jenn
One more quick question, I love the first picture. Can you tell us more about it?
I agree with you about the towels. I didn’t realize how much of a treat they are until I bought some beautiful, brightly colored, soft as a teddy bear towels. It brightens my whole mood everytime I look at them. It’s the simple pleasures in life that really make the difference, ay?
Hello~Oh what beautiful music you must play! And I agree about the sheets and towels statement! I always like mine to be fluffy and with a tad of a “bleachy” smell to the towels! Bliss!! And, one thing I do like to is a fluffy clean rug right outside the shower!!! ahhhhhh~ I’m glad I stopped by today, I was thinking of ways to refuel myself.. Oddly I don’t have any right now! Well, wait, lets back up, I have your blog!!!!!!! I often think of what you’ll come up with next and happily await the arrival of your next post! Then I’ll sit in a daydream and imagine how my world could have alittle more magic in it like yours!!!!!~ You are inspirational!!!!!!!!! Take care doll……
Oh Miss V, I love this post. I get inspired by odd things, at odd times. I often end up not sleeping much. I stay up till the wee hours of the AM because I want to finish something. I am afaid that if I put it off it the inspiration I had for it will be lost. I hate to clean every room, except mine. I love to clean my room, it is also the craft spot, so I find wonderful things I forgot I had. My room is also my refueling spot. Where I take my Chi tea, and my Ipod so I can sit and think, write, read or just relax. I know what you mean about towels and sheets. Nice, clean sheets on a bed, (Line dried are best) feel so good, but I love the smell! (Towels are best line dried, and if they are white, they don’t turn yellow when you line dry them.) I hope you tell us some more about the first picture you posted, I love it!
Love Erin
How beautiful and lovely is all that
you share.
Love Jeanne
what do i do to become inspired,
to renew,
to refresh,
to re-be?
why,
i come over here, silly-cupcake-girl!
🙂
{{ i think i made up the word: re-be,
but you get the idea }}
Grr..tried leaving a post here twice and got kicked off. I’m having issues with the new typepad as well..grumble grumle.
What inspires me is going to art stores, fabrics store, paper stores and touching papers and cloth. I use to play the viola for several years but left that to pursue my art instead. I think it’s great that you have kept up your music..!
Probably one of the biggest inspirations is just a change of scenery. I’m looking forward to some out of state trips coming up and the possibility of moving out of the country if we’re lucky:)
And yes, those magazines are also inspiring although I dont read the fashion ones anymore. But I love anything design or photo related 🙂
How old are you??? You are like this wise soul who has lived well beyond her earthly years. Really, Vanessa- you captured it all perfectly. The refueling versus the inspiration, they go hand in hand. Just visiting you is an inspiration on many levels.
D.
Hey, maybe if this art thing doesn’t work out you can be a personal shopper starting in the linen department.
This is one of my favorite posts of yours. I have already sent it to 4 girlfriends. I think I may need some new sheets!
For me, I take time to be quiet and think about what I love and then all of a sudden I have energy again. It’s also fun to take time to remember what you loved when you were a little girl; see yourself in your old bedroom, how you liked to decorate it, what you liked to draw…and then realize you are still that girl.
Inspiration comes to me at strange times. A beautiful view can inspire with its colours or an old item of clothing can fit into a design I have in mind. I don’t finish any item until I am 100% sure that the ideas work together. The final idea can come in the middle of the night or when I am driving, there is no pattern to it. All this said a cup of coffee and a cigarette sitting on my outdoor bench looking at the valley that surrounds my cottage never fails but it has to be sunny and warm.
….on my way out to buy GREAT towels…..
how’s the leg?
I refuel by doing things like walking Lulu Belle with my Ipod, watching movies, reading books and magazines in my sunroom or garden and just plain resting or napping.
I love your polka dot lights Miss V! So pretty! And I too would love to awake in that magical forest!!
Refuel?! Definitely music and my bed with lots of pillows and magazines. Hey, I was reading one last night and there was a letter to the editor from Miss V herself. How inspiring was that?! Visiting here and taking a peek at your oh so vivid imagination. Refueling!
I find your blog to be absolutely inspiring…your photos, your words, the time time you take spinning the web of your world…Sometimes I feel a little depressed after reading it because it seems so perfect over there…but, I love the way it motivates me to do more in my own world.
I marvel at how well you use your time…you get so much done!
I forgot to mention scented candles, VERY important. My favorite is Archiplelago mango tangerine.
Hi Vanessa,
Love the post! For me its everything from Mags to antiques to other artists to nature, you just never know where it comes from!
Oh, what a lovely idea for discussion. I agree with all the ways to find inspiration. I’ve found that I work so hard that sometimes that when I feel lacking in inspiration I am actually on overload, I’ve been pouring too much out. So, the best thing I can do is rest. The inspiration is still all inside, I just need to clear my mind for it to be usable again.
At those times I must go lay on my bed (nice sheets, of course) and just rest. I can listen to my ipod if I want to be swept away from the noise of the house. After about an hour, I feel so much better and can go back to what I need to do feeling refreshed and inspired again.
Happy weekend to you and all your critters!
xoxo
You are pequeña mariposa. And wherever you land you make it bright and colorful and pretty. So thank you! You were just what I needed to refuel!
Have a creative day!
xo
Constance
Just one look at my daughters angelic face floods my mind with inspirations! 🙂 Also I agree on not bugging yourself about it! It just comes naturally when I play with my favorite things and look at my favorite mags! also I love to just read! Dive into another world and get lost! Music and movies do this for me as well! I find my imagination pondering for days after finishing a good book of watching a fave flick. there you go thats what inspires and refuels me! I’m off to spoil myself rotten as you directed! LOL! 🙂
-Lorajean
Refuelling… of course, I never thought of calling it that! Sometimes I feel guilty when I’m just sitting down with a book or a dvd and not doing any “real work”, but now I will know that I’m refuelling the creative juices! It certainly is a necessary part of the process. For inspiration, there are a lot of things I like to do but one is looking at my own photos. I try to take nice creative photos of each thing I finish, and when you’re stuck in the depths of a project that went wrong, it’s good to look back and see that oh yes, I *am* capable of creating something well made, beautiful and *finished*!
Hugs, Ruth
And did you make those WONDERFUL felt balls? They are gorgeous!!!!!!!!
Hi Vanessa,
I found your through Sherry’s blog! I am so glad that I did. What an inspiration! Your writing is fabulous…It strikes a chord in my heart for sure! Music and books can take me worlds away. I have to have my solitary “down” time to just listen to the silence.
Blessings,
Marilyn
Your bots are really not good at this… Even the psych profile of the character and artworks do not match… DHS fails.
What an amazing blog. I can’t stop reading it!
Can you ask where you got your bed’s headboard?
It’s lovely.
This is amazing!
Congratulations!
Your work is perfect! 😀