Inspiration Boards.

One of my favorite things to check out on Flickr is the inspiration board group. It is so cool to see what people pick out to hang up and how they change it up from time to time.

I think I am going to start one today that consists of all the holiday images inspiring me right now.

Do you use some sort of inspiration board in your creative space? What's hanging there? Post a link in the comments if you have a photo online.

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  1. Cynthia Friese-Hassanein says…
    10/30/2007

    The inspiration board has been the newest of my many projects since reading your book. I even started painting again after 10 years. You have inspired me so much. I feel I can't turn off my creative faucet lately:) Thank you for posting this on your blog. Here is my take on this cool creative reminder in my work area and some other ideas.
    http://cynthiafriesehassanein.typepad.com/technicolorpostcards/

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  2. Barb says…
    10/30/2007

    I've been thinking about making an inspiration board for awhile as I have been remembering the bulletin board my mom always had in the kitchen near the back door. She had her calendar with activities for the whole family, pictures of nieces and nephews and cousins' kids, a few comic strips that made her laugh, recipes to try--just a little bit of everything! Sounds like a good scrapbook page layout! Thanks for being such an inspiration Ali! LOVE the new book--lots of inspiration there! Also, I do keep a sort of inspiration folder on my computer and save pictures of cards, LO, etc that I see online during my daily surfing--I start a new folder for each month.

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  3. Anke says…
    10/30/2007

    Hi Ali,
    ...I love this board on your blog and I do love the flickr group as well!! Here is a picture of my inspiration board. The picture is from a while ago. I need to update this!! It looks much more crowded right now!! It changes all the time depending what projects I am working on...;-):
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/anart-island/367851451/in/set-72157594497264530/
    BTW: I love your blog and it gives me so much inspiration, too!! Nearly come round every day!
    Greetings from Berlin, Germany

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  4. Melissa LaFavers says…
    10/31/2007

    What's hanging on my inspiration board? Right now, it's the poster that came with my copy of Life Artist. : )
    Melissa

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  5. Debbie says…
    10/31/2007

    I spy the moleskine post card! Got that one on my office BB. Wonder if they will have more out?
    Thanks for sharing!! :)

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  6. Jeanette says…
    10/31/2007
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  7. bcre8uv says…
    10/31/2007

    I have a couple in my studio - a magnetic one that's mainly for products, and a corkboard for random inspiring stuff. They have changed since the pic, but here they are:
    http://bcre8uv.typepad.com/photos/my_studio/studio_6.html
    I bookmarked that flikr group...I love seeing what inspires others!

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  8. Dana Nichols says…
    10/31/2007

    I don't have a picture of it (can you believe there is one person left in the world who doesn't have a digital camera? That's me!:) I keep things there that make me smile- pics of family, layouts that I have clipped, a couple of decorated nametags from cropping weekends, a picture of my friends who I moved away from a while back, some inspirational quotes and anything that shows a color combo that I loved.

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  9. Andrea says…
    10/31/2007

    What a great idea! With so many things to consider every day, why not make a space for positive things. It seems like such a good practice to focus on the good things we notice!

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  10. Francine says…
    11/01/2007

    I do have an inspiration board, you can take a peek here http://callaloosoupdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/08/inspiration-corner.html
    I didn't know about that yahoo group, I'll have to check it out!

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  11. Welcome Youngs says…
    11/06/2007

    Once i read your blog and found the group..i couldn't resist taking pictures of mine...PS- you rock..
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/artreverie207/1827865884/

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