Pear + Tree

Here we are at the end of January and the end of pairing pears. To end it all I must combine pears with a tree. Of course, if I'm to have a pear tree, then I must have a partridge.

Thanks to everyone for their input. Next month I'll be focusing on black & white...check in tomorrow to find out more.

Record all thoughts. Creativity comes from good and bad experiences. Journal during both. A friend recently gave me this hint and you know what, it's a great idea. It might be your next inspirational book.

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Pear + Pull Toy

I have watched Toy Story 3 at least fifteen times in the last two weeks. My two-year-old is obsessed. Toys and pears finally collided in my head.

Step to the side. A nice thought from the book Idea Spotting...A cube head-on is a square. Step left or right and see it's full dimensions. Try to look at something from a different perspective for fresh ideas. Drive a different way home, take your evening walk in a new direction, read a paragraph backwards.

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Pear + Bread

I happened to run across this illustration today as I was perusing my files. Hey, it has a pear, so might as well include it.

Brainstorm with a friend. I'm sure you can come up with lots of ideas, but you can generate twice as many with a buddy. Don't forget the power of many.

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Pear + Moon

As I was looking into the beautiful sky last night the moon suddenly transformed into a pear.

Transform an object. When you look at an object, like the moon, ask yourself if it reminds you of something else. The moon is a circle...what else contains a circle? A ball, an apple, a lightbulb, etc. A lightbulb brightening the universe could be a fun painting.

Pear + Owl

I was in a woodland theme today. Owls are everywhere...a fun resurgence from the 1970s.

Not all ideas are good. Don't worry if you don't come up with a good idea right away. Creativity is a process. Even the most creative people in the world have a lot of bad ideas...it's their one fabulous idea that makes them stand out. Make lists and lists and lists....and somewhere in that big pile of words will be the next great thing.

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Pear + Clock

Tick tock, tick tock...a pear and a clock. Thanks to Stephanie for the timely suggestion.

Ask a child. Sometimes when I hit a creative roadblock I ask my nine-year-old daughter for her thoughts. Her and I take long walks everyday in the summer and it's often filled with my prodding questions...how would she do this, what does she think of that, etc. Children are so open-minded and have such a different perspective on things.

Pear + Blue Birds

This was my first request for a pear combination. You can't go wrong with a pair of birds. Thanks to Anonymous!

How to Identify your Creative Triggers. Check out this fun article on Scoutie Girl.

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Pear + Quilts

I got the double whammy request to whip up a pear quilt from Sandy and Leila from Sewn. I almost want to design a pear fabric pattern now too.

Jot down your ideas. I always carry a small sketchbook with me. New ideas come at odd times...and I can guarantee that even though you try to remember that spark, 9 out of 10 times it slips away hours later. Catch them as soon as possible.

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Pear + Awareness

One of my friends asked if I would please combine a pear with the autism awareness ribbon. Here you go Sarah!

Everyone has the capacity to be creative. Believe it, follow the different creative hints, always be open to new ideas, train your mind to think differently.

Pear + Plate

Nothing too fancy here...just a plate covered in pears.

If you need fancy read this article from EmptyEasel.com on Living Creatively Everyday. Very inspiring...and we should all eat our dessert first once in awhile.