Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone! How are you? I hope you had a nice beginning of the week. Today I am back yet again with another award, and it’s quite different…
I have to thank my twinnie Fadwa, Liam, the creator of this award, Lauren and Sammie for ALL nominating me for this. It took me hours to find the right pictures and some more hours to put them together, but I am pretty okay with the result, I guess, so… But before letting you see it, let’s mention what this award is all about…
Bloggers are (let’s just be honest here) the absolute best. There’s so much diversity and personality and creativity in this community—and what better way to celebrate those things than by spending the next twelve hours of our lives hunting down and collaging the images that best reflect our individual awesomeness?
The Rules:
- Collect any number of images that you feel represent you as a person—your personality, aspirations, favorite things, anything at all that makes you you.
- Put your chosen images together into a collage of whatever size and shape you find pleasing.
- Share your masterpiece with everyone, in all the places.
- Maybe nominate other bloggers as a way to tell them, “Hey, you, I think you’re awesome, and we should celebrate that awesomeness.”
- Share these rules (and maybe the below tips, if you’re feeling helpful).
Tips:
- Find inspiration by spending (minimum) three hours scrolling through aesthetic Tumblr posts relevant to you.
- Two great places to hunt for pictures are Pinterest and WeHeartIt. Pinterest requires an account; WeHeartIt does not.
- PicMonkey’s collage editor is free to use and doesn’t require an account, heck yes. YouTube has plenty of tutorials on how to use it; I watched this one (which begins with tips on how to find decent photos).
And now, enough with the suspense, and let’s see what my aesthetics look like…
Confidence: This is a mix of my own pictures and some other random pictures I found out online…Can you spot the ones I actually took?
I would absolutely LOVE to see these bloggers’ aesthetics, so here are my nominations!
Kat Impossible says
I love that you used your own photos! I didn’t even think about that because I barely ever like pictures I took haha
Marie says
Aww thank you so much Kat! <3 Ahaha, well I'm always a bit too perfectionnist about everything so I'm not in love with all of the pictures I take, but…Sometimes I find myself not so bad at it haha
Kat Impossible says
You chose great ones 🙂 it looks very you!
Marie says
Awww thank you, that’s the best compliment I can get on that one <3
May Everly says
Agh, that’s awesome! Aesthetics are the absolute BEST. Love yours, Marie! 🙂
Marie says
Aww thank you so much! And…if you feel like doing it, I tag you too 😀
May Everly says
You’re welcome! 🙂 And awesome! 😛
lemonlullabies says
I love the pictures you picked! They all go so well together, I just can’t stop staring at it
Marie says
Awww thank you so much! 🙂
Shanti says
I love these pictures! I definitely recognise your shelf in one pic and maybe your notebooks? And di you take the panorama at the top? The picture with the bed and the bookshelf is definitely one that suits me, as is walking in the sunshine (though I might pick a different location.
Marie says
awww thank you so much Shanti! <3 yes, I did take the panorama at the top, favorite place in the world 🙂
Ohhh, what kind of location would you pick to walk in the sunshine? I'm curious 😀
mikaela says
Omg, I love the Looking for Alaska quote. ? I haven’t re-read it in so long, and now I feel like I should even though I have way too many books on my TBR. I honestly have zero idea what my aesthetic would be; I’m just a hot mess and I can’t think of anything that’d describe me. ?
Marie says
RIGHT? it’s my favorite quote, it’s just so good <3 Haha, oh well deciding for myself wasn't easy, took me a couple of hours to find the right pictures haha. But if you ever feel like doing this, I'd love to see your aesthetics 😀
theorangutanlibrarian says
Ahh absolutely love your aesthetic!!!
Marie says
Aww thank you so much! <3 <3
theorangutanlibrarian says
You’re welcome!! <3
Pamela Nicole says
I have a tab open on my phone, with a google search of images of rooms with built-in bookshelves. We definitely share a love for a room like that! My house has been in a seemingly never-ending state of renovation, but someday, when my new room is ready, I dream of having built-in bookshelves. In my bedroom, in the living room, IN THE KITCHEN BC WHY NOT?
I love your aesthetics!
Marie says
OH YES! These kind of rooms are my favorites, I really want to have that in my own house someday <3 Thank you so, so much Pam! <3
Beth (Reading Every Night) says
This is a great aesthetic Marie, and thanks so much for the tag as well. I really love this one and I love seeing what other bloggers come up with for their aesthetic as well. I think I just like looking at all the pretty pictures
I think I guessed a few of the pictures you took yourself, though I possibly missed one or two. I love the travel ones as well (I think I recognized one from London in there) they’ll definitely be some travel related images in my aesthetic when I come to posting it. 😀 <3
Again thanks for the tag.
Marie says
You’re welcome, Beth! I can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with for that one. But no pressure, I know we’re all overwhelmed with the tags we have to get through ahah 🙂
YES, London, I couldn’t NOT put it there, I love that city so much. It’s about time I go back….soon? I hope ahah.
Beth (Reading Every Night) says
I can’t wait to see what I come up with either. I’m looking forwards to getting started on this one actually but yeah I still have a queue.
London will have to be in mine actually. It’s still one of my favourite places in the world! 😀 ❤️
Marie says
Well, how can it not be? You’re so lucky to go there every single day 😀
Beth (Reading Every Night) says
Yeah definitely one of the perks to living where I do and working where I do! 🙂
bookevin says
ANOTHER REASON WHY I AM INSANELY JEALOUS OF YOU, MARIE.
I just love your blog aesthetics.
Marie says
OH, you are way too sweet! Why are you jealous, absolutely no reason to be, you’re way too awesome yourself to be jealous of anyone!
THANK YOU so, so much, it means a lot that you like it! <3 <3
Donna says
I love the feeling of adventures and travels of your picks, mixed with some quiet and quality time <3
Marie says
OH MY SWEECHIE <3 I'm so glad you like it, this is exactly the feelings I wanted to convey in this. I'm so glad you like it, thank you <3
Donna says
You did this so perfectly <3 Loved it and love you!!
Marie says
Aww, I love you even more my sweechie <3 <3
Melissa @ BookNerdMomo says
I love this so much! It’s neat that you used some of your own photos. And that Looking for Alaska quote! ??
Thanks so much for the tag, Marie. I have a feeling this will take me so long to do because I’ll get lost in looking at pictures but it seems like fun lol. ?
Marie says
Aww thank you so, so much, I’m so happy you like it! <3 And I can't wait to see your aesthetics! Haha, well if it makes you feel any better, it took me a couple of hours as well to find the right pictures hahaha.
Melissa @ BookNerdMomo says
You’re welcome!! I’ll definitely have to try to get around to doing it on a day I’m off from work so I can take my time. ?
Reg @ She Latitude says
I love this so much! And I love that you included Friends in your aesthetics, haha – I just love that show to bits and pieces. And all your travel photos! Are you traveling anywhere again sometime soon? <3
Marie says
Aww thank you so much, Reg! <3 I couldn't NOT include Friends, it's such a massive part of my life, I almost quote this show on a daily basis haha.
I just have a weekend away planned already for my sister's birthday in April for now – I guess it's something already ahah. I always need to have a trip to look forward to, otherwise I'm in a terrible mood ahah 🙂
The Bookworm Girls 123 says
I love this tag! It’s so interesting and different. Your pictures are absolutely amazing! 😉
-Amy
Marie says
Ohh thank you so, so much! Feel free to participate if you’re inspired – and have a couple hours at hand to choose your pictures haha :p Thank you Amy!
The Bookworm Girls 123 says
Hahaha that’s alright; maybe I will sometime! 😉
Marie says
Yaay! I hope you will 😀
Arvenig says
This is so cool!! I love your aesthetic! By the way I tagged you in the This or That Book tag! http://www.arvenig.it/blog/this-or-that/
Marie says
OH thank you so much! 🙂
Sammie @ Bookshelves & Biros says
Beautiful! I love this, Marie! 🙂 Your pictures and the ones you found online are so lovely and summery! x
Marie says
Oh thank you so much Sammie! I guess it’s easy to say that I’m more of a summer kind of person here ahah 🙂
Sammie @ Bookshelves & Biros says
You’re welcome! 🙂 Oh, I know that feeling! Shame we don’t really get a summer in the UK, lol. x
Marie says
Haha oh, well…that doesn’t prevent me from going to the UK one summer out of two haha 😀
Analee @ Book Snacks says
Eeee I love your aesthetic Marie!! <3 It's so beautiful and it fits you so well.
Marie says
Ohhh thank you!! <3 <3
Random Reads says
I love this so much! It’s great that you used personal and internet photos 🙂
Marie says
Aww thank you so much, I’m so glad you like it 🙂
Random Reads says
You’re welcome! I am too 🙂
Random Reads says
You’re so welcome ❤️
Bianca @ The Ultimate Fangirl says
The aesthetics are very you, Marie. ? And I saw that you included pictures from your travels as well. Your aesthetics are gorgeous.
Marie says
OHhh thank you so, so much Bianca, you’re so sweet ?
Uma @ Books.Bags.Burgers. says
What a gorgeous Aesthetic!! <33 I absolutely love that it has books, travel, food and FRIENDS!! four of my favorite things in the world! And i'm guessing the panorama is a picture you took and also the other travel pictures??
Marie says
Oh thank you so, so much! 🙂 <3
Lauren @ Wonderless Reviews says
I love this, Marie ??? Those photos definitely make me think of you and I love that you used some of your own! I’m bad at guessing, but I’d say that most of these are actually yours? I think there’s about 5 or 6 that aren’t. I My favourites would definitely be all the travelling ones, especially the map with “I go to seek a great perhaps” because even though I’ve never traveled I have such wanderlust and would literally go everywhere if I could, haha.
Marie says
Awww thank you, and I’m so happy you think this represents me well. It took me a little while to put this together but I’m happy with the result haha. Yes, most of these are mine! 😀 And well…wanderlust is good, it’s GREAT, even, and when you’ll finally be able to travel, it will be incredible ?
Michelle ? says
I LOVE your aesthetic Marie! It fits you and your blog so well!
Marie says
Ohh thank you! I’m happy you think it fits me well. It was SO hard to do ahah. Did you ever do this tag? If not, I’d LOVE to see your aesthetics!
Michelle ? says
I haven’t! I’ve pretty much missed this tag going around too haha, but I do love making aesthetics 😛
Marie says
Then please, please, DO IT. I soooo want to see this on your blog 😀
Michelle ? says
I definitely will! 😀
oldsunflowers says
Omg. i love your aesthetic, I can relate to the friends pic so much. definitely gonna do mine 🙂 I hope you can check it out too! I’m a new blogger and i don’t think a lot are visiting my website.
Marie says
Ohh thank you! I hope you’ll have lots of fun doing your aesthetics 🙂