Making arts and crafts like soft sculpture, painting folk art, creating stained glass windows, cutting with a scroll are all crafts that somehow need to start with a pattern in order to make it. We can create our craft even better and interesting is if the pattern used is unique!
So many images and sources are on the web today, one could get lost in the maze of deciding which pattern or idea would be right for their project. It is also more economical if you did not have to purchase the design. If you are creative, you can find ideas for designs that are all around you. For instance, all types of magazines have colorful advertisements which catch the eye.
Take a look at the advertisement on the page that caught your eye. Was it the color combinations you noticed? What made it appealing to you or pleasant to look at? For me I always like to look for different colors and how they work with one another. In other words, looking at something nice that caught your eye, the work in design has already been done for you. Now you just need to carry it a step further. Look at the ad or design you like; see how you can change it and make it different to suit your own needs.
Another source to find ideas are old children's books. These books have images that are wonderful and unique as well as colorful. With both the magazine and old book sources; look at what caught your eye in the first place, study the image and imagine how you could change it to make it your own. Check your local library for throwaway magazines as good source for reference. Check your local flea market as well for bargains hidden that could well be the best design you've found yet!
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