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#OMHG OCTOBER 20 – living a creative life with Laura Simms

Friday, October 21, 2011 by Joy Ting Charde

laura simms, create as folk, reserve the right to have crappy ideas quote

What an exciting and inspiring chat yesterday – all about living a creative life with our co-host Laura Simms (@laurasimms).  Just in case you missed it, read Laura’s post “Wonder Walk: fresh tool for fresh sight” about taking some time to really “see” the inspiration around us which will help us live a more creative life.  Special thanks to Laura for co-hosting our chat today!

Also be sure to check out the print made by Nicole of Three By Sea inspired by our chat, then go forth & live it-don’t plan it!

#OMHG Highlights:

“Reserve the right to have crappy ideas.” #omhg @laurasimms

“I don’t believe we have failures in our creative endeavors ~ rather they are stepping stones to creative magnificence!”- @gardenmis

“You don’t have to slow the ideas. Write ’em down. But then pick one and go. USE the inspiration.” –@laurasimms

“re: wonder walk – definitely that quiet time makes a huge difference for me. Need to do it more often!” – @canadahandmade

“My daughters and I go for wonder walks all the time, we explore & collect leaves, rocks, etc…endless inspiration + memory making” – @ohmyhandmade

“my family has always walked in wonder in nature. looking for certain things, making up stories. fairy forests :)” – @traceysebastian

“We love to cultivate & explore. I think that’s one reason Pinterest is such a hit. We become the curator.” – @laurasimms

“I have to make sure that my little things don’t clog up my space or vision!” – @artfulrising

“I’ve had to let myself embrace inspiration time & GO time on their own & not feel pressured to make them be something else” – @allisajacobs

“The USING the inspiration is the important part, isn’t it? Quote in an old journal of mine “Live it, don’t plan it.” – @threebysea

“Never give up. If something doesn’t work put it away in a drawer. Go back to it at a later date” – @sassalynne

Read the whole chat here.

Enjoy!

What is #omhg? We are a community of talented, creative and caring people who visit every Thursday on Twitter with the hashtag #omhg to chat about our monthly theme on Oh My! Handmade + life, business & everything in between. Empowering, honest, supportive & full of ideas, our chats leave us all feeling ready to take on the world-come join us and make some new friends!

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