creativity exploration with labyrinth ear

i am on an inspiration hunt.  i am just so curious to know what inspires people to write, sing, act, do.  i asked my friend emily, singer & other half of the musical duo labyrinth ear, what are some of the things that influence her in the creative process.  she wrote: "the art of jiri trnka, a children's book illustrator and puppeteer is always an endless source of inspiration for me."  and wow, i can see why! when i look at the image emily sent over, i can almost hear the soft, hidden & magical layers of her & tom's music.

be sure to check out labyrinth ear here.
and aw, this is the lovely emily below. such a style cuddle, right?  she'll be contributing more to the creativity exploration over the coming weeks, so watch this space.

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creativity exploration from style within reach

this is the first post for my creativity exploration. i reached out to my friend caitlin who is doing all sorts of creative things.  between running her blog style within reach, editing for the glitter guide & starting a vintage & totally fabulous bar ware store, cin cin vintage - i wanted to know what kept her going.  caitlin presented me with this motivational quote and i thought that this would be a great entry to kick off the new series. 

 caitlin writes:
i saw this quote on pinterest a while back and it really stuck with me, so i typed it up, printed it out and hung it in my work space. i think it's important to have a focus each day - whether it's accomplishing a task list, or perfecting your week night dinner recipe or coming up with a brilliantly creative blog post. this quote really puts that idea into perspective.

what inspires you? whether it's an image, a photo, a song, a poem, a person - i'd love to know! get in touch with me at stylecuddle@gmail.com, tweet me @stylecuddle, find me on facebook or comment below. 

a creativity exploration

yesterday i had a blog post all ready to go.
i was just about to hit publish & i hesitated.
i thought to myself, 'what are my readers going to get out of this post?'

one of my 2013 resolutions is to grow my blog and a fundamental part of that is developing more original content.  & last night i found myself questioning my creative process.  i mean, if i felt uninspired by my unpublished post - well i can be pretty sure my readers will too. when i started style cuddle i wanted to share what inspires me - whether it's a color or a piece of art, a photo, a dress, a quote, or anything.

which got me thinking: how do you stay inspired everyday? what inspires the creative process? 

now, as a fan of 30 day challenges & projects - here is something i am developing & is a journey i want to embark on with you, my dear cuddler: a creativity exploration.

and it starts now.

over the coming weeks i'll be asking friends, family, artists, designers, anyone & of course, you: simply, what inspires you?  what have been your sources for inspiration?  what makes you want to make?

comment below, tweet me @stylecuddle, or send a note to stylecuddle@gmail.com with a photo, word, a song, a poem, an image, a sentence, or well - anything - of what keeps you inspired & i'd love to share it!