I love these deceptively simple yet powerful photographs by Uta Barth. By photographing in ordinary, mundane and anonymous places, Barth's work questions the traditional role of pictures and our expectations of them. (via Hoping for Happy Accidents)
A reader pointed me to this wonderful link at The Purl Bee. This gallery display was made by filling a handful of simple wooden embroidery hoops with swatches of fabric from Liberty of London. If you're interested in making a similar display of your own Liberty of London collection, do visit their Swatch Portraits Project Journal. Thanks for sharing, Celine and Viv! Gorgeous pictures of a dream home found on Aldh!l's flickr page. Reminds me for a house in a fairytale. For more, click here.
What I also like about Keri is her openness and honesty in sharing about how challenging it is to be in a creative field sometimes. You should read her "How to feel miserable as an artist", "How to make a living doing what you love" and the heartfelt lecture she gave to high school students on "Letting yourself soar". You will probably be able to appreciate it better if you are in a creative field yourself, or pursuing something you truely love. Practical, humourous and inspiring!
Keri also gives many wonderful ideas on how to stimulate your creativity. Check out 'The Collage Experiment" and " 100 Ideas". I loved 100 ideas so much that I printed the pdf and cut the pieces up to put in a handmade envelope. Will be randomly picking one out to challenge myself when I feel my creativity juice running low!
Aren't you tired of business cards that all look the same? Check out these creative cards that say more than just your name and designation. More creative inspirations at this flickr pool.
I just found out about this flickr group that has the most amazing pool of fresh new spaces. Here, you can find a wide array of beautifully done up interiors and ideas to suit your style. What I like about the pictures posted in this group is the "lived-in" quality and uniqueness of each space that reflects the character of the occupants. Best of all, they don't look like you need a million bucks to achieve the look. Just good taste. Do check it out and be inspired!
Some colour inspirations from Designers Guild Vintage Flowers. Do check out their website! There are lots more beautiful photography of exquisitely styled rooms with founder Tricia Guild's signature style of combining the most bold contrasting colour fabrics with neutral walls and simple vintage and modern furniture.
Via Decor8, I found out about this great flickr craft pool that posts inspiring images mostly from Japanese craft books. I went gaga browsing the 4000+ pics worth of inspiration. A must see if you are into craft, japanese goods (kawaii!), or simply in need of a jot of inspiration for home deco!
Love the natural simplicity and textures of the pics above and the rich colours of these pics below.
While this is not one of the usual design posts on my blog, I decided I had to share this here for inspirational purposes. For those of you who have not heard, this is Paul, a mobile phone salesman from South Wales, England. Paul fights his own lack of confidence to take part in Britain's Got Talent and fulfill his lifelong dream of doing what he feels he was born to do - sing opera. Enjoy!
I usually like to kick-start off my day with something right, something inspirational, to get me going. And when I feel a little down during the day, I just look or think of it to remind me of what I love and the beauty out there in this world created by Him that is larger than myself.
Today, I have chosen these beautiful pics (below) from Le Jardin's blog entitled "Lace at Eden". Just lurve the textures and composition of these images.
