Mood Boards

Mood Boards are lovely inspiring things....they may be super organised or really messy, include tactile elements or simply magazine tears, scraps of fabric or hand drawn pictures, photos of family or postcards for inspirations. They may tell a story or or be created simply just because,  colour coded or completely hap-hazed, on the wall or on the fridge. symmetrical or asymmetrical, gray scale or saturated coloured. 

Which ever way you like your mood boards I think they can aid the everyday creative process. To inspire us and define our direction. So go now and be creative, challenge yourself to think outside the square. And most importantly have fun in the process!! 

    

     

      

   

All images sourced from my Pinterest page: Lovely Inspiring Things

Liberty of London

I have a slight obsession with Liberty of London fabric. The beautiful dainty floral prints just get me every time! It's Quintessentially British and if you have been lucky enough to witness there store of London's Regent St then you will appreciate what a wonderful place it truly is.

Image: Country Style Magazine, May 2013

And have published many books one of my favourites is the Liberty Book of Home Sewing (left). So many delightful crafty projects all completed using Liberty Fabric.

          

Be sure to check out the Liberty Blog and also there beautiful website to shop some of these Liberty print accessories.

Below is the Liberty of London Fashion E Magazine

 

Take Note...

There is something undeniably unique about a handwritten note or invitations. The long lost art of taking the time to sit down the put pen to paper.

When I was 9 my family travelled to a very remote part of Australia. We visited a place where children from the outback would complete school by radio, due to the very large distances & isolation. After we returned home my mum helped me write to them and find a pen pal that was my age. I remember how excited I was to receive my first letter from her!

I still have it stored away in an old tin biscuit box under my bed. And now 15 years later I still get so much enjoyment from receiving post from my pen pal Emma. Of course technology has played it's part and we sometimes write a quick email because post can take up to a week or more, but it's this wonderful friendship where I feel like I know so much about her but have never actually met her, only on note paper. Hopefully one day our paths will cross, but until then beautiful handwritten letters it is!

Liberty of London E Mazagine.

A few of my all time favourite stationary labels are Rifle Paper Co., Liberty of London, Paper D'Amour and Kikki K.

Challenge yourself to hand write a letter or post card to an old friend of colleague. I'm sure they would be as surprised, delighted and appreciative as you would be to receive one!