More thoughts on inspiration

I've just been writing posts for my other two blogs, both about inspiration and it made me realise how much material there is around us every day.

A friend recently asked me to make her some smart jewellery to wear at her new job. She's working in an advisory role, helping people, and she wanted me to use crystals that would assist her in that. I used green rutilated quartz, a crystal renowned for it's usefulness in filtering negative energy from clients but supporting them as they release these emotions. You can see her necklace here.

The same friend had a celebratory evening out last week and by the end of the evening, I had a brand new idea for a murder mystery set in a beauty salon with an all female cast. I've already decided who the victim is and have about half of the motives worked out too.

Life is rich with titbits of inspiration - photos, the natural world, overheard conversations. All we have to do is put on our creative cap and open our eyes and ears.