I have a confession to make. When I first signed up for the RSN certificate, and I received the design brief for the Jacobean module, I knew I would need inspiration. The internet is an amazing resource, and I soon had more ideas and images than I could sensibly print and keep. Then, I succumbed. I had been holding out for so long but I knew the time was right. I opened my Pinterest account. Within hours I had a board full of ideas and inspiration, and many previous students work. Actually, the design I am working on looks nothing like my ideas, thanks to the input of the RSN tutors and the constraints of the certificate,but I hope to return to some of them for fun maybe over the summer.
Now, 4 months on, I have a serious Pinterest habit, lots of boards and more ideas than I know what to do with. This morning I have been gathering ideas for bean bags. I have been saving old jeans for months to upcycle them into a bean bag for my boys. I think I have enough now but I can I find the design /pattern I found online in my pre-Pinterest days? No chance. I now have a new board, where the alternatives are safely pinned until after Easter, when I can dust off my machine again (if it has recovered from its slate frame bag exploits) and experiment. In the meantime, there are more RSN projects to think about, and other fantastic projects I stumble on just begging to be pinned. Happy days.
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