Thursday, September 24, 2009

Inspiration Is Everywhere!

I'm always been inspired by the blogs I visit and the people behind them (that would be you) and wanted to share a couple of of the ones that have (inadvertently) added to my mile long "To Do" list. (This is a good thing by the way) So be on the look out for future posts on these topics:

1. Jessica at Chronically Vintage has a weekly snapshot post where she shares vintage images found on Flickr. This has inspired me to scan in and share a few of the hundreds of family pictures my in-laws gave me during our recent trip to New York.

2. Carmen at Whoopidoo...ings recently posted about going back to her scrappy beginnings. This post really inspired me to refocus my scrapbooking on the pictures, not the paper and embellishments.

3. Lemondrop Marie at Lemondrop Vintage wrote a lovely post on coats recently. This got me thinking about 3 particularly fabulous vintage coats I have in my possession so I'm going to get them out and try a little photo shoot. :D

4. Molly at A Bit O' Shine posted about her recent creative (and cheap) closet makeover. This got me looking at my clutter in a whole new way and I hope to get more creative in my space very soon!

So what has inspired you lately? Do you have enough links to share with the rest of the class? Share them in your comment, I love finding inspiration!

And now for a little fun. For all of the "Mad Men" fans out there, here's one for you courtesy of Saturday Night Live:

"Don Draper's Guide To Picking Up Women"



Have a great day everyone!

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love these links,always find something cool!

Alicia said...

i'm not much of a crafter **gasp**!! i know!! lol....but i love visiting all these fun sites just to feel around!

Anonymous said...

thanks for sharing the links! can't wait to check them out and I soo want to see your vintage coats!! Photo shoot!!!!
Hmmm.... lately I am inspired by Halloween. Yep...it's that time of year!
Hugs!

Anonymous said...

I would also like to add that you are an inspiration yourself. I love you blog. You are so full great spirit.
Thank you for shaing all that you share.
Have a wonderful day

jacque4u2c said...

Awesome links! Thanks for sharing!

laterg8r said...

tfs - your blog rocks :D

Lisa said...

Thanks for the links and the video is hilarious!!! TFS!!! xoxo L

Winchester Manor said...

One of my favorite things about blogging is all the inspiration I get. I'm familiar with Jessica and Lemondrop Marie's blogs and I'll have to check out the others.

You're the best Maggi, thanks for sharing the inspiration!!

Hugs,
Karyn

Diana said...

Love it! Can't believe I'm just discovering your blog, it's great!!

yyam said...

Oh yes! There's inspiration everywhere...:)

Can't watch the video though...Hulu only streams in the US...:(

Julie Ranae said...

Thanks for sharing your list of inspiration. I think it's nice to share!

Fink said...

I need to check out a list of inspiration! Thanks for always stopping by my blog!! I have some great things to share! Hope you can join us!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh I am loving who U listed...I gonna be checking them out!! Thanks! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

debra@dustjacket said...

Awh they wouldn't show the clip outside the US :(

Love your inspiration list,
xoxo

Witchcrafted Life said...

Awwwwww, you are too sweet for words, Maggi, thank you very much for listing Chronically Vintage's Saturday Snapshots as a source of inspiration for you. Knowing that has truly brightened my day, and means so very much to me.

Thank you for splendid inspiration that your site always provides me (a "hope to get into scrapping one day" gal) with.

Huge hugs,
♥ Jessica

Jocelyn said...

Thanks for these wonderful links!!!!! Loved visiting for inspiration!!!! Have a great Day Maggi!!!!

Carmen said...

Oh my goodness you are funny putting my ramblings up there. Talk about a surprise - thank you very much, I've gone all giggly and silly now and I've got to go pick the kids up :D

Definitely going to check out the other links when I get back and thank YOU for keeping your blog so chock full of inspiration yourself :)

Children of the 90s said...

Ha, that clip is too funny! I love it.

I wish I was inspired to scrapbook...my mom is a scrapbooking addict. Her house has a full scrapbooking room. She just finished my sister's life anthology (10 volumes) and mine's coming up next :) I think that's why I'm not motivated more to scrapbook--she's doing it all for me! Oh well, she's a pro!

Anonymous said...

i think inspiration comes from everywhere!! :o)

Duchess of Tea said...

Darling, I came by to wish you a lovely and sunny weekend.

Love & Hugs
Duchess

nomorelittlemonkeys said...

Ooooh! I love me some Mad Men! That clip from SNL is hilarious! Thanks for sharing!