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Monday 05.17.10
[ pin it forward - some guidelines. ]
i’m getting excited to see everyone’s pin it forward pinboards on pinterest, as well as their companion blog posts! just to help clarify things a little, i thought a visual example would best help you better envision what we’re up to. so i’ve done a little sample post about our theme, ‘what home means to me’, in the post below this one.
so, first up, i’ve created a pinboard on pinterest of ‘what home means to me’ (above). here’s a screen grab, but you can see my sample pin it forward pinboard live, right here.
• basically, i’ve downloaded and installed the pinterest software to my computer, and added the ‘pin it’ feature to my toolbar. which is super simple, even for tech-challenged me! then, when i find something i like on the web, i click the ‘pin it’ icon in my toolbar, and then click the image. a window pops up and i fill in the info i want to save about the image, tags and click the blue ‘pin it’ button in the pop up box.
• it automatically saves my pinned images on the web to my pinterest pinboard – easy!
• now, to share my pin it forward pinboard with the rest of you readers, i’ve created an interpretation of my pinboard (see post below) here on my blog. and, i’ve linked it back to my original pinboard on pinterest. that’s all you do! i did this in photoshop, but you don’t have to get fancy, you can simply share your images as you normally would in a blog post. you can share some, or all — it’s up to you!
that’s it! i hope this makes pin it forward much clearer to you all! you’ll all be receiving your pinterest invites within a few days! i will introduce the beginning bloggers to you on wednesday, and lay out a few simple rules of etiquette. until, then start thinking about ‘what homes means to you’. i can’t wait to see!
Monday 02.01.10
inspiration comes in many forms.
vee*.
i love seeing other creative people’s inspiration boards almost as much as i love creating ones of my own. there’s no better way to capture your vision, whether is be interior design, fashion, photography, or graphics than putting images that resonate with you together as a collection.
i keep design journals, too and love looking back to see my changing tastes over time. even what you stick up on your fridge can spark some ideas inside you. gathering colors, shapes and images that inspire you and keeping them within your eye-line can really help motivate your creativity. here’s a glimpse of some currently inspiring me.
Monday 11.30.09
monday’s mosaic mood: black & white & gray all over.
one of the things i love about flickr, or photography in general, is that a single image can inspire all kinds of interior decor ideas. when i saw this flickr image from reflect / refract (center), it made me feel all wintery and think of beautiful warm rooms decorated in shades of grays, black and white, so i put together a sort of inspiration or mood board, in the form of a mosaic.
i found many of these images from members of the h ♥ m e and sfgirlbybay pools on flickr, as well as my old domino deco files. as i’ve mentioned before, that’s why i feature a lot of photography on the blog — to hopefully jump start your creativity and promote a new way for you to look at the world. any simple image can inspire a whole new look, or color scheme.
this is another mosaic i created inspired by karina’s beautiful black & white image (center). i found some of these photos from anna at door sixteen, who always has a wonderful source of collected black & white decor images in her flickr photostream, as well as kirsten from SimplyGrove, souvenirs du passé récent and ivy style33, who also have some lovely images added to the h ♥ m e and sfgirlbybay pools. to make your own inspirational mosaic boards, visit big huge labs.
Monday 06.08.09
Inspiration in Many Forms.
vee*.I’ve been feeling the need to for some new inspiration lately, and one of the ways I re-juice is to revamp my inspiration board and freshen it up a bit with a whole new look. So I checked out one of my favorite sources for creativity, the Flickr group, Inspiration Boards. Sometimes just the way you present an idea can give it new life and that alone can set off a creative spark within you. Whether it’s fashion, graphic designs, photography, or new plans for around the home, here’s a look at some great ideas and new ways to display your own bits of inspiration.
