Magazines and catalogs are a great source of inspiration for me. Whether it is a faucet, storage solution, or an entire home, I love seeing how other people do things. But you can only have so many magazines laying around at once. Eventually all of the dog-eared pages full of great ideas are no longer a usable resource (just a pile of stuff), and I end up tossing them.
I needed a convenient place to organize all of that great inspiration, so I created my "Dream Home Journal."
Using a notebook with blank pages inside, I embellished it with scrapbooking paper and accessories (all of the hardware is by 7 gypsies) and added tabs for all of the categories. Now when I come across a great idea that I would like to implement in the future, I cut it out and place it in the right section.
While I use this for home inspiration, I would love to have more books filled with sewing and crafting ideas as well. Do you have any creative solutions for "idea storage?"
Kristin is a wife, mother, crafter, sewer, decorator, organizer, butcher, baker, and candle-stick maker; oh yeah, and a blogger. You can find more of her crafty ideas at Grace Violet.
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I love this idea! I'm goign to start one today. Thanks!
I absolutely love this. My husband will be delighted when I organize all my hundreds of ripped out magazine pages. Great and pretty idea! xoxo
This is so great. First of all, it is so pretty. Then it is practical to boot. Way to go.
Yes, this has been on my to-do list for quite some time…I love the idea of having it all together. This is why I have a HUGE stack of my favorite magazines so that I can someday put them into something like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love this idea! Youcould do it on several different topcs – home, kid activities, etc.
I do this too, and I've noticed that some of my "ideas" end up coming true without a lot of conscious thought on my part. So they're almost like the "dream boards" or vision boards people talk about too.
I love this idea! You should see all of the magazines that I collect. I'm going to do this one for sure!
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Very nice!
Love it!
I have a vision board and book! I love it and look through it everyday!
Great idea. Your journal is beautiful. Now I will have somewhere to store all of my cutouts from papers and magazines.
I love your blog!
What a great idea!!
This is a great idea, and would also make a good gift for just about anybody.
I call mine "Decorating Dream Book." But it's not nearly as glamorous as yours. It's a 3-ring binder with a bunch of plastic page protectors in it. I slip pages in and out as my whims change.
Great WFMW!
That is a lovely book – have you ever considered making and selling them? I know I would buy one.
I did something like this w/a folder. We have remodeled almost every room in our house & I've loved having that folder to pull out my ideas for each room.
What a great idea! So cute!
This is a REALLY cool idea. I've heard it before and haven't started mine, but I plan on starting it one day.