Dreamlines

everyday beautiful life: a guide to the life you want Today I’m doing EBL a bit differently. I’m going to be sharing some links to some fantastic posts at various blogs. I’m also going to be tweeting my EBL post suggestions on Twitter {@bitsofbeauty}. Creative Prompt - Look Within Creative Prompt - Look Within by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com Often when we decide to do something creative, we look outside ourselves for an idea, something to start us off.

some people are just born with it « style/SWOON this house was love at first foot in the door… Jamie Laubhan-Oliver and her husband Larry Oliver are two of the most talented people I’ve ever known. Jamie is an art director for DHome/DWeddings and Larry is a senior designer for Neiman Marcus. They are both art directors and spend much of their days orchestrating amazing photoshoots. Creative Prompt - Start with Illustrations Creative Prompt - Start with an Illustration by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com Before I get to today's creative prompt, I saw a slideshow recently which emphasized for me the importance of creativity. It's by Betsy Streeter, and won the Creative category in a Slideshare Contest.

16 Anti Theft Gadgets and Designs to Deter Thieves 16 Anti-Theft Gadgets and Designs to Deter Thieves We all own many different cool gadgets and items that are important to us either for the utility they provide or perhaps because of an intimate or personal reason. Whatever the reason is, we really hate it when someone comes and touches our personal belongings and worst yet…steals them. In order to avoid such mishaps and unfortunate events, we have gathered here a great collection of different Anti Theft Gadgets and Bizarre Designs that are meant to help individuals make their devices and belongings less attractive, appealing or desired to a normal bystander. Moreover, there are a few security gadgets and projects that may also interest the more techy of you, who may be looking for some new gizmos to own or security diy to built. The following aren’t guaranteed to deter thieves or work colleagues from getting at your gadgets but are meant as additional things to make them think a second time before getting at your personal stuff.

Creative Prompt - a Poem, Where I'm From Creative Prompt - a Poem, Where I'm From by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com My article today is the second in a series of prompts that I hope might spark some creative expression in your kids, and maybe you too. Our first prompt last Friday was a general one; today we look at a specific poem and use that as a prompt. Because I research and write so many articles for this blog and others, I find I have to carve back time in my life for creativity and creative writing. Something's Hiding In Here when editors of country living magazine first approached us about designing a studio for their "house of the year" project we couldn't believe it. we would get to create our dream space, partner with a designer and they would make it all happen. ummm, YES! we immediately started pinning inspiration and brainstorming all the things important to us in a shared work space: big work table, cozy seating, shelves for our collections, and a giant wall for inspiration. we knew we wanted to play with a balance of feminine and masculine as well as new and old. after all the sketching, planning, measuring, fabric and paint swatches... there it was, just like magic - our dream studio. as if that wasn't enough, we were able to attend the launch party in NYC, where the country living team treated us like celebrities. dream project!

Creative Prompt for Kids - Start with Sound Creative Prompt for Kids - Start with Sound by Susan Stephenson, www.thebookchook.com So often when we encourage kids to write, we focus on visual prompts. Today I hope to encourage children to use sound as a prompt for some form of creative activity. You can find my other creative prompts for kids series in the List below. the fabric of my life