hi mav, happy monday! love your new inspirations...i spent the weekend clearing through old mags and keeping my favorites in my many binders..also feelinf refreshed and inspired by the multitude of imagery i exposed myself too. love your tags for karin. they are wonderful!

mmmm it looks great! now i want to change my mini one.....

you are up to some good stuff w/ amazing collaborators... can't wait to see!

I spent the weekend pretty much just chilling out.. much needed, though.

On Sunday I managed to get some work done on my application piece, for applying to the graphic design BA program. ( It's a miniportfolio of sorts, although I am making it very scrapbook-like, since the technique and format are completely free) Three weeks to go. Yikes!

Oh and your tags and Karin's work suit each other perfectly :)

joy: sounds like we had a similar weekend. i love going through magazines. i get very overwhelmed when i have too many in the house ... i know that you're an addict as well. hee hee.

lisa: change it! i'm tell you ... it is worth the hour or two. and i even just shifted some items and now they look completely new in their new spot. showing the collaboration soon ... next week probably. it's fun!

emma: thanks for the comment on my work & karin's. that is such a compliment to me. your miniportfolio sounds awesome! i am sure it will be extraordinary as i really think your work is. three weeks to go ... good luck to you! oh and i have been enjoying your blog very much!! be well ...

my new wire is going up tonight, i've been waiting for months! now to narrow down my stack of favorite images...

Hey Mav....what loveliness to start the week with!! You have tempted me toward a re-shuffle as well I think...your wire look so lovely and refreshing!
Your tags go wonderfully with karin's work...such a pretty pairing :)
Looking forward to the collaboration surprise too....good things to come then!? You always make it seem so...XX

hi mav,
i'm going to have to check out British Country Living. Your tear sheets are fantastic and I love seeing your updated inspiration wire! always a joy!

it's a good thing I took Friday off to paint, turns out it was the only time I had. The weekend was filled with lots of fun little treats (cute new haircut, drinks with girlfriends, seeing Capote, delicious Sunday night dinner, a gorgeous snow storm), but it was also really busy and made me and my husband feel rushed, stressed and exhausted. Which is not how a weekend should feel! Hopefully things will calm down shortly!

shanna, hi!! i can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve. it is so hard to decide what to put up but always nice to remember that it is a rotating crew of goodness. hugs!

abigail: you are too sweet. i am telling you that the time spent on reworking inspiration is so worth it! keep me posted.

katie: busy weekends can be stressful, can't they? i really love feeling rested after the weekend but it was certainly rare when i knew more people in my town and was running like you were. but it all sounds SO fun!!! :)

hi mav!
well i spent the weekend pouring over magazines as well ( i am also an addict ) nothing productive done, but your post has inspired me to get my inspiration binder of clippings off the shelf and on display! thanks for an inspirational monday!

I LOVE Country Living, if only I'd known the last one had something about Papa Stour, I'd have got it. I tend to restrict myself to the Christmas one and one in summer, although the odd few slip in here and there.

Had a chilled weekend (apart from discovering a lovely fabric shop and getting excited!), but speaking of Whip Up, I made a felt ball after reading how easy there were to make.

Spent the weekend shopping for hardwood flooring for our new home... so many options so many colors... I'm finding I like the deep, dark tones even when it's on a common grain like red oak. Beautiful options to choose from. Also, been meaning to tell you that you inspired me to re-design my blog... I'm not very familiar w/code so it was time consuming, but well worth it! Thanks for asking all the right questions. Happy Monday!

mandy: wahoo! i have folders & binders of images too but it is so nice to get them out in the open sometimes. go for it!

katherine: restricting magazines is a good idea indeed. i have cut back on the ones i get but with the British Country Living i just have to get them all ... indulgence but well worth it for me. glad you had a chill weekend! i am in love with felt balls. i have to get on that myself.

diane: hi! how wonderful. thank you for letting me know about the blog redesign. i bet deciding on hardwoods is tough. there must be so many that are lovely. have fun!

thanks all for commenting!!

Beautiful !!

Your forthcoming collaboration sounds wonderfully exciting. LJ & I love collaborating with one another, it has become a natural, organic means of working for us... it also challenges us to create artwork that is outside our comfort zone. We are currently collaborating with a spoken word artist in Berlin on a small zine via trusty email - which is further stretching the realm of what is comfortable. I'm looking forward, as always, to seeing what you two create! Have a wonderfully productive week (I love reading your posts)... Cheers, g

as all the other lovely ladies - I adore your wire inpiration! I have little trinkets I rotate on my tiny desk, and I should rotate my paintings - fresh view is always grand!

conquered the to-do list with gusto this weekend...still waiting to re-furbish the old bulletin board for the art room so I'll have another space to post my inspiration. the tags go wonderfully with Karin's work...a beautiful match. happy monday.

yummy to the eyes.

Congratulations on your swedish-american collaboration!! Can´t wait to see the results :)
again, beautiful images...

how beautiful... i've had my inspiration line on the walls for years now... kind of a way of manifesting, or simply reminding the self of beautiful things.

but i have to admit... this is the most beautiful inspiration line i believe i've ever seen... although everyone's line is a beautiful thing in itself.

and absolute dream...

angela

I love this wire and the mini pegs, so inspirational...can you give me some ideas on how to put one up myself? (the things on the sides to hold the wire up)