This post is about where to find inspiration for your crafts when you seem to have exhausted all your creativity.

I don't know about you but it happens to me once in a while, my brain just seems to shut down and all my creativity is gone. Here are a few tips and links to help you deal with crafter's block, I hope you find them helpful.

1 - Tidy up your craft supplies

This allows you to not only organize your things for when your inspiration returns but also to have a better idea of what you have. Sometimes you might even find things you'd forgotten you had or thought were lost!

2 - Create an "inspiration" folder on your PC

Here you can save all those great images, projects and tutorials  you find while surfing the Net. These don't have to be specific to your particular craft, sometimes an idea or little detail you see somewhere may be adapted and used on your projects. For instance if you're a cardmaker or scrapbooker a nice patterned fabric might give you an idea regarding an unsual colour combination that you may want to use on any of your cards or scrapbook pages.

3 - Magazines and books

There are plenty of craft magazines and books available commercially but if like me you're on a tight budget you don't have to spend a penny. There's a wealth of free online publications and you can also use your local library. If they don't have anything useful to you try searching their database, some public libraries allow you to reserve or request books from nearby libraries. You can also try your local charity shop to see if they have any books or magazines that might interest you.

Here are a few links to online craft magazines:

Creative Times Magazine
Craft Creations
Paper Crafts Mag
Craftzine

4 - Photo sites

Browse through online photo sites like Flickr and Picasa to see what other people are making, you can also create an account and share your projects with others.

5 - Relax

If none of this seems to work for you just put your feet up, relax, read a book or magazine that's not craft related or have a nice cup of tea or coffee. Sometimes it's good to have a break from crafting to recharge your batteries.