Rainspiration

By Carina Sirbu

I really don't like the rain. I can enjoy a summer shower, but in autumn and winter I'd rather stay in.
I hate getting all cold and wet. Chelsea shares my opinion about this but the clients she work with have another perspective on rainy days.
This really inspired me to try and find the beauty of rainy days.

Some people actually do get inspired by the rain. Like Sheree who made a rain bento.


To see more of her bento's go here
Or this funny piece of cat art by Eric Barclay


Todays lesson:




Some beautiful nature caps:


By Dormik


By Don Paulson


By Irina Savkina

Live with the seasons: enjoy autumn!

Here are some ways to enjoy the autumn days making use of the beauty that nature brings us this season. Make sure you spend some time outdoors before it gets too cold. Winter will be there before you know it, so make sure you make use of this pretty time of year :)

Help the animals and put up strings with nuts, food for the birds or take your old bread to the pond to feed the ducks.


Try homemade soup:
Grab some of your favorite veggies, like sweet potatoes, corn, broccoli, pumpkin, peas, spinach and so on.
Mix it with a tasty stock and you are all set up. If you mix in some beans or pasta you have a very balanced meal which you can eat for lunch, dinner or freeze for later. You can also try to cook with the veggies and fruits from the season. There are tons of delicious autumn recipes out there.


Collect autumn leaves and other souveniers and get creative! Make a fall table, paint with leaves, make funny men from chestnuts, remember what you liked to do when you were a child!

Look here for some more ideas.

Enjoy a walk in a nearby forest and photograph everything around you! For some free fun rake up a pile of leaves and jump in it! Throw leaves at your friends. Search for other free autumn related activities in your neighborhood.


Make your home more cozy:
Buy some cute lamps and fall decorations! Decorate your house in style. Also get a few fleece blankets to wrap yourself in when you are cold. It is also a great time to stock up on candles again.
Like this autumn themed kitchen here or a livingroom.


Make a list of books you still want to read or movies you want to watch. Those long fall nights are perfect for quiet indoor activities.


Go apple picking and bake apple pie. Then eat it warm from the oven.

Some autumn captures

I don't really like the Autumn weather but I love the colors! Before the season turns to winter I really wanted to share some autumn captures, because it is the most beautiful time of the year! After some detours (which you can see the results of in yesterdays posts) I finally managed to not get distracted :) So here are some details of autumn by Harris Hui.








I really love his animal photos. I think they are brilliant. Squirrels are definitely one of the cutest animals around! And an autumn icon. Toadstools is another aspect of autumn I really enjoy. I am always looking for them when I go out for walks since I think they are so beautiful.

Funny loop experiment

VIDEOGiOCO -(loop-experiment)

donato sansone | MySpace Video

In spite of some parts being a bit pervy (which isnt necessarily a bad thing), I am truly amazed by the used technique. I have never seen something quite like it before and it made me laugh XD

Impossible?

Fellow blogger Creative Coquette has the following quote in her blog, which I wanted to repost because I thought it was a great reminder!



Next to that people on twitter had also inspiring things to say:
Dmusica: When love touches the heart, inspiration fills the mind
RahulDihal: "You can find inspiration in everything, if you cannot, look again."
simonscotland: Don't underestimate yourself. You never know when inspiration will strike
oliverhayes: Oh dear. Inspiration and ideas just keep poppin' outta nowhere! Keep these positive people round me! I wrote down bare mad tings.
QuickstartBiz: "Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration." - Bill Frist
AimToBe: "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance".~Unknown Author
MatLloydPoet: Todays daily inspiration is from from W. Clement Stone "So many fail because they don't get started" anyone else have any inspiring words?
Deepak_Chopra: Inspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected.
ModEntrepreneur: "Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity." ~ Bo Bennett
LizinBali: Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it. MADELEINE L’ENGLE
cheergiver: To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France

If you too have some inspirational quotes, please share them :)

Funny Hamsters

I think that hamsters are such cute animals. I used to own several of them when I was a child. I came across some funny hamster pictures on Flickr and Pyza makes some really cute pictures from her hamsters. For me animals often are an instant feel good. They always make me laugh or go awwwww, how cute! Therefore I decided to share some pictures here! Enjoy!












To read more about Pyza's hamsters and to see even more funny and cute pictures look here.

Delicious treats!

I was browsing for some autumn images when I came across these delicious looking autumn cookies.


Look at all the details from these cookies! After seeing these cookies, I became curious so I checked out the photostream from: Whipped bakeshop and I came across some astonishing baked goods! Look for yourself!






These are my favorites and the ones that truly inspired me. I have a soft spot for almost anything Japanese and this amazing sushi cakes I would LOVE to get for my birthday ^^



The Whipped Bakeshop is a shop in Philadelphia where they make all kind of custom cookies and (cup)cakes. With me living in Holland it wont be likely that I will ever be ordering there, but it surely inspired me! Not that I will ever be this good at decorating cupcakes but that isn't the point. The point is that I enjoyed looking at this pictures and that it sparked my baking mood ^^ And it made me crave cupcakes with lots of frosting XD
If you are living near Philadelphia, please Take a look!

Like a fairytale

This mind teasing structure that you are viewing in pictures below was designed and developed by organic architect Javier Senosiain.






Read more: Desi Colours, the blog where I found this.

I find this an extraordinary concept. I just looks stunning and cozy. I am not sure it would be all that practical, but the architect really did his best to also solve some of those problems by building in the furniture which would be the main problem if you are living in such an unusual house. I do think that living in such a house could increase your happiness greatly. I think waking up in such surroundings should really give you great feeling. Even when your day wouldn't be so good, having something like this to come home to, must be so magical, like living in a fairy tale house.

Also visit Javiers website for more organic houses.