Be Creative Everyday: Photo Inspiration

What is there not to love about hearts, surprises, cupcakes, love letters and all that resembles love and Valentine's Day? I love this holiday! I love the feminine beauty of it. I love the red and pink. I love hearts. And...let's throw in a little aqua for good measure! :) What do you love about Valentine's Day?

Enjoy these inspirational finds from flickr!

1. Color Me Pretty, 2. Turquoise Seam Binding, 3. rose cupcakes, 4. A corner of my office, 5. Vintage Bottles, 6. Vintage Pink Push Button Phone, 7. Pink Malabar Balloon "Hevea's Blood", 8. Butterflies and Spools, 9. tiffany blue, 10. Jade 21st Cupcakes #2, 11. pretty in pink, 12. All we need is love ..., 13. Cupcake assortment, 14. Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons., 15. Discarded, 16. Untitled

I was super lucky to be able to travel to New York City in June with my hubby (on his business trip) for a few fun filled days! While he worked, I hit all the must-see spots in NYC. One of the places I was anxious to get to, was Tinsel Trading Co. As I was walking down 37th, I was instantly in love when I saw all the glass windows lining the front of the store and 'Tinsel Trading Co.' written in a beautiful font on the front of the glass. Love!

I spent at least 2 hours in the store...looking through every drawer of vintage embellishments, oohing and ahhing over the walls of ribbon and debating over what vintage ribbons to actually have cut and purchase. It was heaven! If you ever get a chance to get to Tinsel Trading, be sure to take it! For any type of crafter, it's amazing!

Here are some fun photos from the store...wall of vintage ribbons, vintage buttons on cards, bucket of antique metal thread, vintage spools of thread, and a peek at some of the things that I had put in my bucket. Enjoy!