Everyday Inspired

6.04.2010

Sunny Summer Art

Lisa who writes A Bead a Day blog has a great post called Bright Sunny Flowers, and features an amazing bright yellow flower bead. This post inspired me, and today I found art and accessories from Etsy that features the great color of yellow.

New designed yellow Flower by wiwicoco

New EZ Canvas Bag in Golden Rod by Kinies

Yellow Zebra Print Lumbar Pillow by MiCasaBella

Hand Painted Slick Scarf Golden yellow Peacock by silkshop

Clean Lemons in a White Bowl by sharonschock

Recycled Billboard Banner Bifold No 36 EcoFriendly by NottyPooch

Add a little sunshine to your life and check out these amazing artists and their bright, sunny, and happy works of art.

6.03.2010

Check This Out...

This is a weekly post where you can share 3 things about yourself or your business. Giving us an opportunity to get to know each other and our businesses.

Suggested ideas:
-business goals or goals you have met
-books you are reading
-a new project you are starting or doing
-places you have visited
-blog posts you have enjoyed
-a post you have written that you would like to share
-new items you have added to your shop
-new materials you are working with
-family plans or an event you are excited about
-need help with an idea - ask for help

All I ask is that you are a follower of my blog to participate and that you check out a few links from the other people who leave comments.

Let me know if you have any ideas or questions, I would love to here your suggestions. You can contact me at additionsstyleblog@gmail.com.

6.02.2010

Be Inspired - Suitcase

Words to Inspire

“It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.”
Dido Armstrong

Idea to Inspire

Take a few minutes this week and pack a art kit with some simple supplies. You can pick it up and take it with you on vacation, an outing in the park, or when ever you need a few minutes of creative rejuvenation outside.

Photo's to Inspire

Every vacation needs a suitcase and these Flickr artists have taken the suitcase and turned it into inspiring art.

Pile of suitcases by flyheli

Vuitton Suitcase by Jim Allan / hatti pallatti

ellis island_antique_suitcase bluebear981

Suitcases on Brick Lane by Will Cheyney

Inspiration can come from everywhere, I hope today's post inspires you to find a new idea.

6.01.2010

Summer Vacation

Since school is coming to an end and summer will soon be in full swing, this month the blog is going to be all about travel.

My family and I have talked about a vacation this summer, but with my daughter working and my husband traveling for work it has been a challenge to schedule.

Hopefully we will get a couple of long weekends together.

What are your vacation plans this summer?

5.30.2010

Additionsstyle News

BLOG News

I am going to make some more changes to the blog over the summer starting with the name of the blog. The new name will be EVERYDAY INSPIRED by Additionsstyle. What do you think?

Some other changes, I'm going to add some ad boxes that will be available at a really low price sometime in June, more links on my link page for your business and creativity, and more ways for us to connect as a community. If you have any ideas or suggestions let me know, I want this blog to be about growing and sharing as artists and your ideas are important to me. additionsstyleblog@gmail.com

If you missed last Monday's post there was a fun link for a self test (takes about 3 min) to find out What Archetype you are. After you take the test stop back and share your results in the comments section.

Creative Book of the Week
The Creative Journal by Gwen Diehn
Click on the link on the right side bar to read all about this amazing book.

SHOP News

I am going to start my big project of changing all the photo's in my Etsy shop with a new background, rework the tags, and making use of SEO to bring more customers to my shop.

New items with my new background will be coming this week.

All my shops (1000Markets & Zibbet) are going to get a update. Each store will have it's own identity and selection of items. I will keep you posted when I start making those changes.

I hope everyone enjoys their long weekend, have a great week!

5.29.2010

Journal Prompt - Getting Started

Sometimes the hardest part of keeping a journal is starting. The blank page can be very daunting and not very inviting to start writing.

Blank white pages were challenging for me, so I found if you decorate your pages it is easier to get your thoughts down.

Need some ideas, check out this book (one of my favorites) The Decorated Page, for easy, fun, fresh ideas, to eliminate those blank pages.

Today I have the beginning of 3 sentences you can use to get your journal started:

I feel inspired when...

One thing I never thought I could do...

I see beauty in...

Choose one or answer all the them. Once you start writing is will become easier and even hard to stop.

What holds you back from writing in you journal?

5.28.2010

Bra Art

I read a post the other day that said the bra was 100 years old. I thought what a cool idea to celebrate the bra by showing art created showcasing the bra. Well after a little research I found out the bra tuned 100 in 2007. Since I found some really cool items on Etsy featuring the bra, I'm still going to share these amazing pieces with you today.