AE | Inspirations & Crescendoh Guest Curator
Tags:COLOR : White. I love white. Around our house we've got all white dishes, all white dish towels (from Costco), and all white bath towels. JCpenny's was having a great sale on white dishes and I picked up some of these little bowls that are great for Anna's soup & snacks and as a little fruit cup.
FONT :Typewriter Condensed via dafont. It's free.
PATTERN : A wonderful floral pattern by Joy D. Cho (Oh Joy). Available as wallpaper at Hygge & West.
SHAPE : Circle. Loving these paintings by Pam Garrison.
LETTER : Y. From my new Painterly Alpha set.
NUMBER : 25 - I remember seeing a photo of Rhonna's holiday mantel during one of the last few Christmas seasons (I actually printed out the image and added it to my holiday inspiration notebook). I love how she had a cool vintage 2 and a 5 that she brings out as a decoration. Found and ordered a couple numbers via these two Etsy shops: Monikers Incorporated and LindaVista.
WORD : Build. It's the first one that came to mind.
Want to play along? I'd love to hear what's inspiring you.

I'm also excited to share that I was invited to be a Guest Curator at Cresendoh this week. Each guest curator writes their own "Art Saves" story - you can read mine here and check out the archives here. Check back each day as I share new links through Sunday (and watch out - this is one of those sites where you can get lost in all the inspiration).







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This is just what I needed. My post is here: http://alteredtoperfection.blogspot.com/2010/11/inpired.html
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OK...had to shut the new windows or I will never go to sleep. Got a couple of hours in an airport Wed and Thursday....perfect time to get lost in all these great inspirational web sites....and I can already tell a few of them will be getting some of my money too!
Lately, I have been using the library as my inspiration....trying new authors that others recommend. One leads to another and next thing you know you have 10 books in your hold file!
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I'm inspired by your inspiration.
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Ali, I haven't been around the internets as much lately, but just wanted to be sure to take a moment to tell you how much I LOVED your essay at cresendo. Very moving, and very eloquent on the importance of what we do. You're my hero.
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Thanks Molly - I've been thinking about you lately. Hope things are ok with you and your family.
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Hi Ali! Wish you had a link to Rhonna's mantel...would love to see it. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Thank you so much for showing off the number two from the shop. It is a great idea.
Please contact me, I'd love to send a number two to one of your readers as a December give-a-way prize. Won't we have fun.
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