Five Things That Inspire Me
My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I’m sharing with you the things that inspire me.
Femininity
The unapologetically pretty. The confidence and strength of owning one’s femininity.
photograph by Eleonore Bridge
Pattern
Cute fabric. Crazy vintage tablecloths. Bold wallpaper.
Mirabel wallpaper by Romo
Color
That color in between pink and lilac. Charcoal gray. Olive green. Pumpkin orange.
photograph by 11nightmares
Lettering
Awesome fonts. Beautiful handwriting. Enviable calligraphy. Striking initials.
Daily Drop Cap by Jessica Hische
Flowers & Foliage
The ruffle of a peony. The fuzzy softness of lamb’s ear. The delicate flutter of petals against a flowering tree branch.
photograph by the Blah, Blah, Blahg
Thank you, Victoria, for organizing Blog it Forward. The baton was passed to me yesterday by make something, and now let me pass it on to max and ellie for tomorrow. Also, be sure to check the full Blog it Forward schedule, as there are ten blogs participating and sharing their inspiration each day!
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ooooh! So lovely! And I *love* this concept of blogging it forward – genius!! :)
I love your list!
I also just noticed the elephant watering can in your wish list. I have the pink one! It’s one of my favorite things!
What a sweet list. Love it! Those letters are so fun.
I love your list. I absolutely love Femininity and florals and Typography.
That was beautiful and very true to your essence Nicole.
Love
Trishna
Gorgeous! Such beautiful inspirations!
xo
Melis
What a nice list!
That Blog it Forward thing sounds fun! Is there going to be another?
What a beautiful list of inspirations, and the pictures are so lovely too!
Love to hear if you draw any inspiration from traveling. Our designers do on fashion and home trends from Asia to Europe. http://www.kmartdesign.com/category/home_design/
Loving your list and the first image especially. I wish I had the patience and time to do “feminine”!
A charming list of inspirations…thank you for sharing!
What a sweet list . . . was it hard to stop at just five? One of the things that inspires me is actually just that ~ LISTS!
I was just thinking what an eye you have–sigh, Iscrolled through the first three photo’s-love,love, love, the hand lettering sublime and then you gave me a heart attack. GAH!!! If I wasn’t in a public place I would scream out loud. Thank you dear Nicole, I feel so honored to have my lil’ photo on both your beautiful blog and your blog it forward.
P.S. I am LOVING that you are posting so regularly and so often!!! Thank you for keeping this spot on the web so fab:)
I am loving reading these. This one hit so many of my favorite things:) Thanks for sharing Nicole!
What an inspiring post!! :) Love the red nail polish!
Beautiful post- its got me in the mood for spring!
Love love love that first photo – it sums up femininity and power for me so well!
Charlotte xx
Lovely post. I especially love the letters!
Love the list and relate so much to each one! I knew I loved both this blog and your amazing style for some reason ;)
Oh, such pretty, pretty things! I have recently found myself embracing pink in the decor of myself and my home. Thank you for your continued inspiration.
i love pretty things…great post!
Beautiful post! Thank you for sharing :) xoxo
your inspirations are sweet, feminine and enchanting. how lovely to “meet” you in this manner. such a wonderful post…
thank you so much for sharing…xo
Hey I’m also from Blog It Forward. You have a great list here!
I just love and adore you!
i’m such a believer in women owning their femininity, heck it’s where we get our strength!
I would love to know what those blooms are. I checked the original blog but there was nothing on there. Anyone?
Oooh love the photos! All very inspiring to me as well! It’s sad when women shy away from their femininity. So happy to see someone embracing it :)
nicole, what great inspirations. i’m so excited to discover you through blog it forward!
I am inspired; I had a case of the mondays (even though it’s thursday) and this perked me up after a loooong day. Thanks!
Oh wow, Im so excited that i found this blog. I’m on the same mission and using a blog to document the process too. I’m going to have to go through page after page of this blog when I come home. You seem to have extremely good taste and I will surely get a lot of inspiration from you.
<3
I love every pic you have uploaded, and Romo is a great brand of wallpapers, I found it last month and I’m in love!
I love this post – all the colors and designs here ARE really inspiring! I just found your blog and have been reading up on your painting and organization tips. Love it, love it, love it! Thank you!
Your first image has inspired me to paint my nails red!
LOVED this post. Totally agree. Daily Drop Caps is SO neat.
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Your inspirations have inspired me today! Especially the first one, femininity. Gorgeous photo. Great reminder of a part of me that sometimes gets forgotten.
I can relate to this list. Especially love lettering. I love how with the simple changing of a font, your words can “say” things so differently.
“The unapologetically pretty/ owning your femininity” : just the phrase I’ve been looking for. Couldn’t agree more, and in sharing it you’re an inspiration in turn: just what I needed tonight for my granny-style-weight-loss regimen.
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I love the wallpaper on the second paper. It’s refreshing.
Hands down one of the best “inspired by” posts I’ve seen in a while on the interwebs…visually and content wise
I love it! Very lovely post :)
I know that I’m quite late to the party, but I just wanted to say that I found this post to be quite inspiring and LOVE that top picture.