What Inspires Annie

This is what inspires Annie from Wattlebird.

To be completely honest, trying to pin down "what inspires me" is tough. It's not that I'm uninspired. In fact, I get inspired rather easily - I'm almost always inspired by something. But every once in awhile, I do get that "blah" feeling where the creativity is just not happening. Of course, it always happens at a really inconvenient time. But I have a few things I usually do when this happens, so I thought I'd share them with you in the hopes it might help you the next time you're feeling uninspired or "blah."

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• take a walk
• browse through my fabric, yarn, and other craft supplies
• read blogs
• search flickr or tumblr for photography or design projects
• do some online "window" shopping on etsy, anthropologie, or modcloth
• head to a craft store and have a look around
• clean my workspace
• watch a movie
• read Real Simple, ReadyMade, or Bust Magazine
• look through old family photos
• start writing in stream of consciousness (rambling with no point or direction)
• go thrifting

What do you do when you're feeling unmotivated and uninspired?