February 2, 2012
Sadly, this year I did not have a chance to go to Alt but thanks to the blogosphere, I am able to check out all of the wonderful inspiration that was sucked up. Alessandra posted an excellent article on How to Organize all that creativity from her Alt experience. I loved it so much that I wanted to share it with all of you!
{photo of Alessandra via Tribal Times}
I love the thought of an “ideas club”. I have been wanting to start/find a group like that where creative entrepreneurs can come together a bounce ideas off each other, ask questions, etc. It’s always nice to have the support of other creative folks. I look forward to my weekly #omhg twitter chats (Thursdays at 1:00 pm EST – check it out!) but would like a “club” that exclusively promotes and stirs creativity…oh and accountability. I so need that! Besides, doesn’t club just sound like a fun thing? Hmmmm…ideas are brewing!
January 27, 2012
Last Sunday, The Baconator took me out into the city and let me do whatever my little heart desired. This was a sort of belated birthday day since he had to work on my actual birthday. I have been wanting to go to Paris on Ponce for awhile now. We see it every time we go to Whole Foods and just never had to chance to stop by and see what it was all about. Let me just say…vintage heaven! This place was filled to the brim with some really cool vintage accessories, furniture and everything in between! Even The Baconator was in awe as we walked through the warehouse spaces and looked through all of the treasures. In the vendor area, there was a particular booth that caught my eye. It had mostly things from the 50s and 60s but were refinished in cool pops of bright colors. I WISH I could remember the name because I would love to see if they have a website or Etsy shop where I can find more.
This whole trip and the piece I bought from the above described booth, gave me the inspiration I needed to makeover my office. Since getting new furniture was out of the question, I decided to put a bit of pop into my existing pieces. (FIY – The piece in the top right corner is the one I purchased…it is the most delicious color of teal ever. It looks a little blue in that picture because of the crappy lighting in here. The upper pic is the closest to the actual color.)
So what do you do with a plain white desk from IKEA? Mod Podge it of course! I actually started out with Amanda’s desk because it was in pretty sad condition. Before adding her to the team, the desk was used mainly to cut things and craft so it was pretty beat up. I had some really cool green fabric on hand and went to mod-podging! Amanda’s work space is the first photo.
I really didn’t have an intention of doing my desk but after seeing how cool Amanda’s desk turned out, I was jealous and wanted to do mine too! I did have to make a trip to the fabric store to try and find the right shade of teal to match my existing pieces. But hey, a trip to the fabric store is like much needed therapy for this chick. Gia went along and picked out a few fat quarters for herself…I have no clue what she is making with it (she says it’s a surprise!).
I also spray painted a little wooden table in the same teal and covered it with the green fabric. Since I had the spray paint out, I also gave my storage bins a once over since the previous colors didn’t really match any more.
This next photo doesn’t really have anything to do with the makeover but I thought you may like to see what the other side of the room looks like. It is mostly inventory and supplies for Write With Moxie.
I am a huge believer that if you really want your creativity to flow, you have to have things around you that can help inspire. Having a clean, organized and bright workspace always helps me to be productive. After all, if you like coming in and spending time in your office…the rest will follow!
December 12, 2011
If you are a follower of the handmade community, then you may have heard about the goings on with Pinterest and DIY. Basically, there are some people who will pin handmade items to boards marked “DIY” or “Craft Projects” which leads smart minded people to the conclusion that they plan on ripping off said design and making it themselves…possibly for profit. While there is nothing new in this department, I came up with a solution that could help to alleviate the touchiness of it all. Enter Craftgawker. This site is devoted to nothing but DIY tutorials that people post so by using this as an inspiration point, you can go crazy with the DIY pins and not take a chance of offending someone or stepping on toes. Pretty nifty right? Yes, I thought so too. ;) Happy Pinning!
June 22, 2011
If you would like to tell your story but are unsure of where or how to start, Jessika put together a great post with 10 Questions that will get your fingers typing. I actually wish I had this list when I sat down to write my story. It would have gone much faster. You can download the list of questions on OMHG…now you have no excuses! Get out there and tell your story!
*Handmade Bee Journal Set by joshuagraham
