mood board
With this technique you make your dreams visible
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Do you want to create a mood board to always have your dreams in mind? We reveal what is behind the popular visualization technique and how you can get started right away.
the essentials in brief
- A mood board will help you Goals and dreams always in mind to keep.
- this is how you achieve what you want in lifeeasier and faster.
- To create it you don’t need much.
- A lovingly designed board is at the same time Eye-catcher and driver.
What is a mood board?
Inspirational pictures, motivating quotes and beautifully prepared life goals – you can find all of this on a mood board. the Collage full of ideaswhich is also known as a vision board, is both decorative and motivating.
The important thing is: A mood board is a very personal collection of inspiring photos and impressions. They can be cut out and glued, tinkered, painted, in bright colors or simply designed. The only rule: Your board has to suit you.
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What can a mood board achieve?
Keeping our own dreams and goals in mind can help us a lot to actually achieve them. That’s what’s behind it Law of Attractionwhich is presented in detail, for example, in the bestseller “The Secret”: What we deal with in detail will also come to us.
“Not fate, but we ourselves determine where our path leads. We just have to be clear about our wishes and then take one step at a time,” writes Marianne Salentin-Träger in her book “Moodboards – visualize and realize wishes ” (Irisiana, 18 euros).
Numerous creative and successful people report that they owe their success in life to a mood board or vision board that they always reminded of what they want out of life.
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How can I create a mood board?
To get started and create your first mood board, you don’t need a lot of materials. The most important thing is the base, which can consist of a pin board, a grid, or simple cardboard. “Basically, any surface that is clearly visible at all times can be used, including a cupboard or room door,” advises expert Marianne Salentin-Träger.
The next step is the content of your mood board. Here are there are no limits to creativity. You can cut out motivating sayings from magazines, print out beautiful pictures from the Internet, draw a dream yourself, or, or, or. Important equipment can therefore be different writing and handicraft utensils, for example scissors, nice pens, chalks, glue and thumbtacks.
When you fill your mood board, you should always keep in mind: It is your own board and you alone decide what goes on it! No dream or inspiration is too silly or too stupid. What you like is allowed on the board. And: Your board can live – so you can always expand it and constantly capture new inspirations.
To give you an impression of what vision boards can look like, we also have a few pictures for you in this article. You can also find it on Pinterest many examples of personal mood boards.
So now you are prepared and can get started with your first mood board – we wish you a lot of fun!
We still have a few ideas for handicrafts. How about crafts with leaves? Beautiful quotes can be immortalized here. Or try: painting with acrylic. So now you are prepared and can get started with your first mood board – we wish you a lot of fun!