A writing inspiration book

I was reading Somerset Studio recently and saw a book that an artist made for times she needed creative inspiration.  It was so pretty that it totally inspired me to make one for myself.

I really need some writing encouragement these days.  I have a selection of favorite quotes about writing that are meaningful to me, so I started there.

I printed some of them out for my own writing inspiration journal.  Then, using a base of scrap booking paper and lots of paper ephemera, I collaged a bunch of pages for the quotes.

I used paint, gesso, and stamps and then sealed it all with Decoupage.  I worked really quickly.

The pages aren't real refined, but...

they really do the trick for me!

I've always loved that W. Somerset Maugham quote; I used to have it printed on my business cards!  On another page, I hand wrote one of my favorite quotes, by Unknown:

Reading about writing is not writing;

talking about writing is not writing;

thinking about writing is not writing...

only writing is writing.

Of course, since I quote Capote I had to give a nod to Audrey as well.

I also have quotes by Hemingway...

Allende...

Goldberg...

and other things that always inspire me, like pretty little kittens...

and Austen.

with lots of birds -- plus, a little nod to my favorite writer on writing, Anne Lamott:

I think this is one of my favorite projects I've made lately.  Maybe that's because I dreamed it and then just did it.  Also: it was just for me, and just what I needed.