What's your inspiration?

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Permalink Reply by Lanee D. on August 11, 2007 at 2:31am

i usually wind up in a chat room on etsy when i want to be inspired. i believe i feel creative vibes from the people there.
usually, right before i crochet, i think 'hmmm, i think i'll make a_____ right now.'

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Permalink Reply by Spa Therapy Works on August 11, 2007 at 1:30pm

I get inspired by very different things. Usually I'm inspired by feelings. A stressful day on my day job inspires me to create something to remedy that -"What can I do to make this feeling go away?" - and from that thought scent blends, milk baths, soap and scrubs are created.
Times of year inspires me. As well as nature, vacation, a dessert...it's hard to pinpoint them all.

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Permalink Reply by laura on August 12, 2007 at 4:37am

this is a thinker, while iam driving or trying to go to sleep, my mind is a thinking,bad timing but it works..lol..i think it's my love of life that i want to share,i get cosmic thoughts from up above..lol

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Permalink Reply by Spiderbite on August 12, 2007 at 5:55am

I find inspiration all over the place, through other artists, museums, my favorite books, and in anything strange and fantastic. I’ve always had a special fascination for old books. The smell, look, and tactile quality of them have always seemed so magical to me. I spend hours at a time sitting in used bookstores just poring over the shelves. I have a tendency to buy books compulsively, and am quickly running out of shelf space. Therefore, I think it’s only natural for me to make books for other people to take home.

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Permalink Reply by AnthroPoMorphCo on August 12, 2007 at 9:51am

i'm inspired by an overwhelming desire to have things look back at me! and themes... i love to find a theme and work within it, there's always more to find than you initially suspected!

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Permalink Reply by Spiderbite on August 18, 2007 at 11:18am

Inspired to have things look back at you? hehe, that makes perfect sense with your creations.

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Permalink Reply by CarolinaCottage on August 13, 2007 at 6:26pm

I'm very visual - I love magazines for all the photos and illustrations. I drink in all the images for days or weeks or months until I've absorbed enough information to be able to have ideas pop into my head.
With decoupage, it's all about the paper - the colors and patterns. It's the Oooooh factor - as in "Ooooh, I have to use this on something". I only use what I like. Otherwise, it's not really me.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Marie on August 15, 2007 at 7:06am

I'm inspired by fairy tales, and by art others have made that seems like it might not be quite of this world. And of course by the famous illustrators, especially Rackham and Dulac.

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Permalink Reply by Spiderbite on August 18, 2007 at 11:23am

I love Rackham and Dulac as well. Have you ever read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? They have a very interesting interpretation of faeries that you might enjoy.

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Permalink Reply by Lunachick Designs on August 15, 2007 at 5:20pm

I base most of my designs around the stones used to accent them. I like showcasing unique, organic stones and combining them with unlikely elements.

The natural world is great inspiration. I also have to keep outdoing myself with each new piece. I'm my own worst critic, so I work on things until they're the way I know they should be.

New ideas come to me a LOT after I lay down to sleep. I log them away mentally and start work on them sometimes days later and they just seem to come together.

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