Ideas ideas

Being back at college means that I have to cram an awful lot into my evenings once the kids are in bed...but with so many gorgeous craft blogs out there I find the lure of reading and looking at beautiful blogs far outweighs my desire to make something myself. For starters, there's no risk of making something truly hideous that just proves I don't have what it takes to ever be a designer-maker. So often I end up accomplishing nothing in my evenings but just a major dose of blog envy, doubts over my own ability and the blank pages of my sketchbook still staring back at me. But then sometimes, I come across a truly fantastic blog that it makes my evening of inaction so worthwhile. Ninainvorm is one such blog. I totally adore her cute and colourful collages and ceramics. It's really got me thinking about my own work and how important it is to stay true to what I really like, and what makes me happy. Looking at Nina's work I am so inspired to have a go at making collages and ceramics and somehow find a way of incorporating it into furniture and woodwork....ooohh the wheels and cogs of my imagination are turning....I guess that's some kind of action (even if it's not visible!).