Where does a lost mojo go?

Where does a lost mojo go and how the heck do you find it again? Well if I knew the answer I wouldn't be writing this post!

My mojo packed it's little inspiration bag and left about 6 months ago and I've been looking for it ever since.

I heard on the wind the other day that metal embellishments were back in fashion, the new retro scrapping item. Amen I say! I have so much metal I could open a metal shop. It got me wondering if metal could be the key to finding my lost mojo.

I sat down at my desk and emptied my metal jars looking for a little inspiration when I came across a little zebra plaque. It was one of the first embellishments I bought when I started scrapping and I didn't need it. No, it was more a 'I want that' kind of purchase!
My goddaughter loves zebras and I had a photo of her birthday cake that I needed to scrap. Her birthday photos were the last thing I scrapped back in summer 2010 and I didn't finish them.

Once I had found that first piece of the puzzle I decided not to think about the rest too much and just get the layout done. Hey if it turns out I don't like it, it NOT the end of the world. I have albums of layouts from the early days that I don't like.

As I was choosing papers I thought of my long forgotten tool basket and the tools I bought because everyone else was buying them and I did not want to be left out, lol. I think thats why i ended up with so much metal. As soon as the manufacturers got wind of the new craze they made everything in metal and i had to buy it cause everyone else was! I remembered my beloved corner rounder! I loved that thing and rounded the corner of everything for years. Then one day I stopped. How sad is that. Trends come and trends go.

I thought it time to get rounding again. Hey if metal is back, who says rounded corners can't be :)

Well I finished my layout and I'm happy with it. It's not a master piece but it's step 1 to finding my lost mojo!

Go and dig out something old today, you'll enjoy it :)

Caz xxx

Comments

[Eleanor]

It's a gorgeous layout, maybe that little zebra has unlocked your mojo. Rounded corners? Is there any other sort of corner?
Elx

[Joy]

I love it when I discover lost tools and old supplies. It is like the fashion industry everything comes back round again!

[Suzanne]

Yep loving that metals are coming back (and didn't know rounded corners had ever gone away!) The zebra plaque is just perfect - glad it started your mojo for you.

[Mandy]

My scrapping mojo is a bit MIA too, so hearing your process of getting back into scrapping was really encouraging and I thought 'I could do that!'... so tfs x
Lovin the metal zebra... I have a similar metal plaque with little handprints on... thinking of digging it out and using it.
Mandy

[Lynne V]

Gorgeous LO, I didn't know rounded corners were out.

I love the metal Zebra, hoping this is the start of your Mojo returning.