Summer Mood Boards Are Back: Why Everyone Needs a Non-Digital Reset This July
Join us Friday, July 31st to create your Summer Mood Board!
A little crafting, a little daydreaming, a whole summer mood.
Whether you’re planning your fall wardrobe, reimagining your home, setting intentions for the second half of the year, dreaming about travel, creating business inspiration, or simply wanting an excuse to unplug and create something beautiful, this event is for you.
No perfection required. No artistic skills needed. Just inspiration, creativity, color, conversation, and fun.
Why Mood Boards Matter More Than Ever
Mood boards are not just cute collages anymore.
They’ve become a powerful way to clarify goals, visualize personal style, reset mentally after a busy season, create intention for the months ahead, get inspired away from screens, and slow down/reconnect with your creativity.
And honestly? The second half of the year is when people often lose momentum.
January gets all the attention for “fresh starts,” but July and August are actually one of the best times to reset your mindset, routines, goals, creativity, and inspiration before fall arrives.
A summer mood board helps you pause long enough to ask:
What do I want the rest of this year to feel like?
What am I craving more of?
What do I want my home, style, routines, relationships, and life to look like?
The Non-Digital Factor: Why Physical Creativity Hits Different
We spend so much of our lives online.
Digital inspiration is fast. Constant. Endless.
But physical creativity slows your brain down in the best possible way.
Flipping through magazines, tearing out colors and images, arranging textures, layering ideas, it activates creativity differently than tapping a screen.
Studies continue to show that hands-on creativity can reduce stress, improve focus, increase mindfulness, spark deeper creative thinking, help with emotional processing, and create stronger memory connection.
There’s also something deeply nostalgic about it.
Mood boarding brings back the feeling of late-night bedroom collages, magazine cutouts, dream bedrooms, future plans, and creative freedom before everything became digital.
And honestly? We think people are craving that again.
Why We Created Our Summer Friday Craft Series
At Wish Gifts, we believe stores should feel inspiring. Not just transactional.
We want people to gather, laugh, create, discover new products, meet neighbors, feel inspired, and leave happier than they came in.
Our Summer Friday Craft Series was designed to bring back creative connection and inspiration you can actually touch and feel. These events are intentionally low-pressure, welcoming, creative, and fun.
Come solo. Bring a friend. Bring your daughter. Bring your sister. Bring your coworker. Bring your ideas.
What’s Included at Our Summer Mood Board Event
We’ll have supplies included to help you create your own summer mood board, including:
- Magazines
- Paper goods
- Scissors
- Glue
- Colorful inspiration pieces
- Decorative accents
- Creative prompts
- Fun textures and details
You’ll leave with a finished physical mood board and fresh inspiration for the second half of 2026. Plus a bonus of new creative energy, a little less screen fatigue, and probably a few new favorite finds from around the shop.
Because let’s be honest… crafting at Wish Gifts usually turns into discovering things you suddenly can’t live without.
Shop While You Create
During the event, shop some of our favorite creative, colorful, joy-filled summer finds including:
Journals and paper goods
Coffee table books
Candles
Art supplies
Fun desk accessories
Travel inspiration
Hosting pieces
Colorful gifts
Summer accessories
Creative lifestyle products
If you love:
Pinterest in real life
Colorful creativity
Scrapbooking energy
Vision boards
Journaling
Design inspiration
“Tomato girl summer”
Boutique shopping
Nostalgic crafting
Creative girl summer vibes
…this event was made for you.
Event Details
Summer Mood Boards (Part of Our Summer Friday Craft Series)
📅 Friday, July 31, 2026
📍Wish Gifts Happy Canyon: 5014 E Hampen Ave
📍Wish Gifts Wash Park: 1099 S Gaylord Street
A little crafting, a little daydreaming, a whole summer mood. Supplies included while they last.
Come create with us.
Come get inspired.
Come make something offline for once.
XOXO,
Wish Gifts