It's winter, of course...and I've been inspired by snow and ice.
The many different colors associated with winter... the icicle blue, frosty white, the way yellow looks when it reflects off the snow...
And the way snow looks like little diamonds are sprinkled all over the top!
What's also inspiring about winter and snow is the fun you can have in it! Like my family and I did!
Here's my husband snow diving! :)
My daughter and I making snow angels...I look large because I put on twice the amount of layers they did lol...I don't like the cold.
Isn't this last photo the best? Look at the smiles on my hubby and daughter's faces! Here's proof that you can throw your children. But please note, you should have at least a foot to foot-and-a-half of snow beneath them and side effects are major giggling and possible snow showers from impact.
I have been scouring wedding planning websites to see if there are color schemes I haven't used yet.
Here's a few that I'd like to dabble with in the near future...
And MOHAIR!
Mohair is so super soft and would definitely add some texture to my plushies. I've been asked to attempt a llama and I was thinking of buying mohair to make the body!
And I've also been considering getting a little bit to test it out for the manes of my ponies! :)
Chelsea at Love & a Sandwich is one of my idols and one of the few plush artists that inspired me to even start making my own plush! I want to win this so badddddddd!
That's all it takes to create something...like a plant or tree starts from a seed...an idea has the same concept.
Inspired by the abundance of talent on the interweb...my inspiration seed has sparked my desire to dedicate this blog post to what inspires me. I hope it evokes a jumpstart for your current projects or life in general.
I try to be inspired by everything because really everything has a purpose.
I am just astounded by the amount of talent that's on facebook! I love seeing the little creatures that other plushie makers are making. And even sometimes I honestly get angry that I didn't think of some of them first! Not in a hateful way of course...just so impressed that I blame myself for a moment. I don't think that I have reached my full potential. And I doubt I ever will because if I do, does that mean I'll have nothing more to offer?! GASP!
I find it strange that I've mostly been doing animals. I love animals, I really do. But I've always sketched the unusual and the unreal critters since I was young. I always used to draw these imaginary lands that I wish I lived in.
I admire Pink Cheeks Studios imaginary creatures so much to the point, I may be obsessed with them. Seeing all of them, made me think to myself...I'm making a lot of things that I think will sell and not spending more time making the creatures that I want to exist. No one has forced me to, but in these two months I've been doing what I'm doing...I just got caught up in a whirlwind and I'm trying to slow things down, take what I've learned, and refocus everything into the right direction.
I'm honestly not doing this biz to make money.
I do it to keep me sane and happy.
This is healthy me time! No boozing. No drama.
Just me and my imagination.
Whew, got side-tracked... lol
Back to inspiration...
MUSIC! I know, I know...generic, right? But it's true.
Music is so inspiring to me.
I'm going to start showcasing artists that I adore and you may like too. I'm an indie/alternative girl.
I like chill music with awesome lyrics and/or folky, uptempo happy sounds.
So let me showcase a song that might amuse you...
Hey Rosetta! - "Welcome"
There's more that inspires me but those are the two big ones and I realize this is getting lengthy :)
So we'll end with an Owenism:
"Maybe since you've been outside, the dirty has come back for revenge. Muahahahaha!"
This came from Drew saying out loud to no one in particular that he needed to take a shower.
Owen said to him, "Yeah you stink"
He said I took a shower this morning.
And this Owenism was her reply lol
Yes. I know what you're thinking. And you're right.
