If you are not already familiar with "mood boards" or inspiration boards, I will explain. They are a collection of pictures and colors that inspire you for whatever task you are undertaking. Designers, stylists, photographers, and even everyday people have begun to use them to collect their thoughts. You could think of it as a condensed version of something like a "wedding binder" that brides use when they start to plan their wedding, sometimes they are picking out what they really want and sometimes the brides are just picking out all the different things that they like so they can figure out how they can mesh it together for their dream dress/ceremony/decorations/etc. For the most part it is pretty self explanatory and better explained with examples than with words.
Here is a color board from the website 100 Layer Cake (a wedding site) that has a special inspiration binder blog. This blog has not only color boards like the one below but also different examples of how colors can be carried through weddings with whole weddings and receptions planned out by designers (I think). The color board below has such a pretty combination of summer colors that do not even have to be for a wedding but that can be put to good use in every day life for any other party event or just put together in an outfit.
My main reason for explaining color and mood boards is because there is a new website called Pinterest. This website allows you to create as many boards as you want and to "pin" the images you like that you find on the internet. My boards include photography, home decorating, do it yourself projects, clothes, and even a special project I am working on. When you "pin" a specific image you like you also have to give a little description about the image or why you're pinning it which is helpful when you are looking back through the images. You can even see what other people have pinned and can go back to the original source of the image. The only thing is you have to ask to be "invited" but I do not think they have turned any one away. I have really enjoyed using it so far and I do not think I am going to stop any time soon. It helps me organize my ideas that I find online so I am not scrambling trying to find this craft that I wanted to do I can just click on my DIY board, find the image, and go back to the instructions. They also have an iPhone application which is making even more addicting in my book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Happy pinning!
