cReative rut? What to do?

Do you ever get in a cReative rut?
I have people asking me this all the time!
Yes. I do. But, I have some exeRcises & Rules that are sure to get me out of that stressful rut!
I'll share my rules today...the exeRcises will be another day!
Rule No.1~ Girl Time: you just need that girl time bonding...ya know? We are made that way! It's scientifically proven! Read this!

I feel this week has been so amazingly creative for me, on many different levels! From lunch with Margie & Liz to meeting new people & being with friends that get you....all creative. all fill you up. all magically delicious!
I love that creative rush, ya know? Just being with other creative women gets my creative juices flowing! so...make girl time for yourself & your friends.

Rule No. 2~ InspiRation trip: I have to have these. They are a must.
every.
day.
But, it's not possible to take a trip every day, so do what you can to gain the visual inspiration & mental stimulation your creativity needs.

read. **blogs, books, magazines, quotes....anything to spark your creativity!
look. **around you, @ your home, @ stores, @ billboards, @ blogs....it's there!
search. **for the hidden. the unknown. the undiscovered.
gather. **make an inspiration file. colors. textures. ideas. photos. words. quotes.
consume. **feast on everything mentally & visually.

I love to blog hop. I love to read other inspiring words. Check this out! #1. Quinn said some very kind things (thanks, sweets) but, #2. she also said some very true things!

All too often, most of us live intimidated by what we think other people want us to be or do. Honestly, though, we serve the world best by being ourselves and letting our true selves shine through. Oprah didn’t become the icon “Oprah” by being what she was expected to be or by her copying what someone else had done. Cindy Crawford didn’t become a famous super-model because she looked exactly like an already famous super-model. Martha Stewart didn’t become a house-hold name by being intimidated of what other’s might think of her passion. Each of these icons broke the mold. They let their true selves out and it was ONLY by being themselves and going after their passions and living with creativity and risk that they are where and who they are today.

What could you do today to express your true self? Would it be buying that jewelry piece that you love but wonder if it’s just not “you?” What about carving out some time to let your dreams & creativity run wild? You are the only version of you ever and we need you to be you!!!

Quinn Curtis founder Created by Mom

& just by blog hopping, reading & consuming...don't you feel inspired?

Rule No. 3~ Just Do It: This is it. Just create.
something.
every day.
We do this everyday in our daily routines...creating something that wasn't there before. Whether it's a meal, a report, a photo, a garden, a walk, an artistic endeavor...creating is in us. It is what we do each day. We create our lives around us.
And, by just DOING IT, we create more & more & get our creative juices flowing.

I got going on a whole slew of family reunion tees the other day to get my creative juices flowing & out of a rut!
creative supplies:
iron
ink jet iron on transfer paper
tee shirts
Hof3 July No. 4 Digital Kit

creative steps:
computer~
1. Open colored PNG files.
2. drag & drop onto an 8x10 canvas to fit as many on as you can.
3. flip horizontally so they will read right once they are ironed on.
4. print.

ironing~
1. follow transfer paper manufacturer's instructions.
2. cut out.
3. iron on.
4. peel off.

enjoying~
1. get creative & iron on the bottom of a shirt. (as shown) or on the back shoulder, or how about overlap & make a whole array of designs on your shirts!

So many fun possibilities when your creative juices are flowing...but, you wouldn't know it unless you just did it! right?

go create something today.
happy weekend!
R
p.s. look how cute Heidi's 4th of july stuff is>>>>