Inspired

I've never bothered with making an inspiration board. I've liked the ones I've seen on blogs, but it never seemed to me that I'd find making one worthwhile. So this isn't really an inspiration board. It's just a bulletin board, and as I've been rearranging a workspace (my reward for all of my recent decluttering) I've been tacking up things that I like.

A paper doll and clothes that belonged to my grandmother, and a needle book from a blog friend. The green flowers are the drapery pinbacks I recently found at a sale - they make excellent thumbtacks.

An idea for packaging feedsack squares and trim, my all-time favorite greeting card, another drapery pinback and a paper housedress I made. (I made another one for my mom's Mother's Day card, and I'm not sure she even noticed the gift I bought her. All she talked about was the card. Moms are great that way.)

Doll clothes and a needlebook butterfly.

A label hand-printed by a collector, found in the feedsack I bought this spring, and another paper housedress.

A dollhouse cup-and-saucer wall pocket, and a card for making a toy out of a spool of thread. (You've probably seen these - rickrack and trim was wrapped around the card, and when the trim was gone, there was a little toy for a child to make. The card had the front and the back of the animal, and an empty wooden spool made the body. They're the sweetest things.)

And even though I had no intention of making an inspiration board, I ended up with a board that certainly inspires me. It's really pulled into focus the things I love - old toys, colors that are clear and bright, floral prints and checks, humble relics from times gone by. It makes me smile - and wonder what might end up there next.

Comments

[melissa]

Its so pretty and girly! I bet it puts a smile on your face when you look at it, it does mine!

[Diane]

Guess I'm really out of it as I never heard of an inspiration board before. Cool idea!

[Melissa's Antiques]

I love, love, love that little card with the sleeping pup "asleep or awake I love you!"

[laurie magpie ethel]

Love the board and it does look like you and your loves. I have never seen one of those cards with the rick rack...another thing learned in blogland.

[Holly]

Oh this is soo pretty and very inspiring! :) :) Hope you have a great night! xo Holly

[Lisa W.]

I love it !

[Kathy]

This is just delightful! Love love that needle book! I have never seen that rick rack toy and never, ever find those drapery tie-backs. I thin Ethel always gets to them first! 8+)

[Kim Kenward]

I'm completely smitten with your vintage doll dresses. Such a pretty inspiration board.

[Tina]

Maybe you can show us where you have hung this beauty when you finish organizing your space.

[Jennifer Grosz]

Wow! I love this inspiration board and your collection of vintage goodies. Every single item is just so sweet, there's no way to pick a favorite. What a neat way to display them!

[bird sounds]

These are really great works and I will try to collect some for my own collections and will decorate my home.

[Beth Leintz]

I think your board looks just like you except its missing Swanky Swigs, Jadeite and Christmas.

But in a group of inspiration boards, I'd still know it was yours.

[Lavender Dreams]

It makes me smile, too! I love all of the same things you do! Hugs!

[amanda]

Now I'm inspired!