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Make 2009 Inspiring With an Inspiration Board
December 30, 2008 at 7:30 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (1)
In 2009, keep all your daily inspiration in one pretty place: on a DIY Inspiration Board. An Inspiration Board is a great way to start the New Year full of good hope,
big ideas, and small bits of beauty.
I have kept an ongoing (albeit dusty) "Inspiration Board" in my home office for years. Photos and magazine tear sheets. Bits and pieces of my everyday life. Feathers, ribbons, buttons, notes. Clips and rips of pretty things that make me happy. I never thought much of it, but I always kept one.
When Inspiration Boards: the blog came out a little over a year ago, I loved it instantly. It's so fun to catch a glimpse of all the ways creative people collect their inspirations. Check out the blog for great ideas on starting your own Inspiration Board (or wall or clothesline or...). They come in all shapes and sizes.
For a cool DIY Inspiration Board, turn a vintage or thrifted frame into a bulletin board, using Abbey's easy bulletin board instructions. If the frames you find aren't lovely as is, consider applying a nice, fresh coat of paint to your frames like these ones Claire found on Handmade Parade. Love those.
Photo from Abbey Goes Design Scouting
+++ Start 2009 with a clean slate (board). What's the first thing you want to add to your Inspiration Board on January 1, 2009?
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I like this, I have been doing something similar for the past 10 years. I have been writing down goals in the different areas of my life. Husband, Kids, Church Family, Missions, Music Projects, RN work, Etc. I made columns on a nice piece of paper with a fun boarder on it. I would list the goals under each title and as I accomplished each I would of course cross them off. I make a new one each year and staple it on top of the last years. No guilt, if you did not finishall your goals, just transfer them to the next year. It has been very satisfying to see what has transpired over the years. Time flies by so quickly and setting goals has helped me to be intentional and purposeful.
This years goal will be to make a larger version with graphics, as you have stated, Maybe I'll gather a few ladies and do it together. Have a Great 2009 !
Dawn Ginese, The Singing Nurse
TheSingingNurse Jan. 14, 2009 at 10:28 PM