Category: Inspiration

Inspiration is everywhere, from nature walks to comic books, from blogs like this one to happy mail or beautiful, big coffee table books. I document my inspirations and share them with you here. Let’s inspire each other!

Decoupage Postcard – playing with napkins

There are SO many different ways you could create a handmade postcard, right? You can experiment with materials, tools, layers, words…

Inspiration/Mail bliss/Mixed Media Experiments

Using Postal Stamps as Collage Ephemera

I have never collected postal stamps as a “real collector” but I still love them, and I do love using Postal…

Creativity & Life/Inspiration/Mail bliss

Spotted Photo Theme: Doors

Today in my blog posting challenge “Spotted Photo Theme” we’re looking at doors! Are you a fan of photographing beautiful doors…

Inspiration/Photography

Spotted Photo Theme June: Photo Treassures

Cameras are our treassures, don’t you agree? To me photography is one of the greatest joys in life, the savior of…

Inspiration/Photography

Postal Update & Link Love

All address lists have been sent out to participants in the DIY Postcard Swap that I host (#ihannaspostcardswap), and over 2000…

Creative People/Creativity & Life/Inspiration

Spotted Photo Theme May: Finding Repeating patterns everywhere

When ever I am out on a photo walk or out on any excursion where I’m bringing my camera and have…

Inspiration/Photography

Found bits to welcome Cherry Blossom Season

Queer things happen in the garden in May. Little faces forgotten to appear, and plants thought to be dead suddenly wave…

Collage/Inspiration

Art Journal Prep: a color explosion on the page

As a birthday present for you, since April is the big birthday month around here – I shared a Free Mixed…

Inspiration/Mixed Media Experiments

Book review: Freestyle Color Collage Quilting by Carly Mul

Here’s my review of Carly Mul’s book Freestyle Color Collage Quilting: A Unique Method for Creating Bold Designs with Fabric, that…

Fabric & Sewing/Inspiration/Read a book

iHanna’s Free Mixed Media Workshop

Last week was my birthday and in a few days this blog’s 21st blogoversary will occur. So this is my gift…

Inspiration/Mixed Media Experiments/Tutorials

Finding joy by cutting out images from old Somerset Studio magazines

This essay is about the comfort and inspiration that can be found while cutting out images from magazines.

Collage/iHanna philosophy/Inspiration

Set a reading goal: Thoughts about the anti-library idea, TBR lists and book influencers

This blog post is a little about setting a reading goal for next year, and a lot about my thoughts on…

Creativity & Life/iHanna philosophy/Inspiration/Read a book