DIY Round-Up: inspiration boards

Pinterest has been very helpful in keeping the images I collect online in one place but I still find lots of inspiration away from the computer.  Magazine pages, my sketches, colour swatches, found objects and scraps of fabric are all currently stowed away in various folders scattered about my work space.  This means they aren't doing their job of inspiring me after all so I've found some great ideas which Im going to have a go at in order to organise my creative chaos.  Here are a few of them.  I think the plywood and the pegboard are my favourites and super easy too, just requires a visit to the local hardware store to pick up some board.

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Moodboards

Zo? Tucker's board - a runner up for the Decor8 moodboard contest
Sandra Earl winner of the Decor8 moodboard contest
Jeanne Wallace runner up of the Decor8 moodboard contest.

I love swatchbooks and here is a pretty little one via Prettylittlethings
Pangea Handmade does regular moodboards like the one above on her blog

Ness Donnelly's lovely board

Pupillottchen's gorgeous scrapbook and designs via Flickr

Gathering of items for moodboard by La Belle Helene on Flickr

Lovely 3d board by db1920 found on Flickr.

Some moodboard and other inspiration formats.

Inspiration ......

Images above from Flickr - click on image to see list of designers

Since I began regularly looking at other blogs I have noticed some really lovely mood boards and sketchbooks.  Here are a couple of my attempts at mood boards - over the next few days Im going to have a look at other peices various inspirational sketchbooks, journals and mood boards etc. If you have any lovely mood boards or journal entries on your blogs, please leave a comment.