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100 Creatives to Follow on Instagram: Artists, Writers, Photographers, Crafters, Designers

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100 Creatives to Follow on Instagram

I’m slightly obsessed with Instagram.

Cute dogs, pretty flowers, gorgeous paintings, delicious recipes, fun crafts, fashion. The inspiration I get is endless. I probably spend a little too much time on Instagram, but hey, it’s fun.

If you’re a newbie to Instagram or just want a list of creative people to follow (who post lovely pictures), I’ve compiled a list of 100 of my favorite creatives who constantly inspire me with their pics. I hope you find some new favorites in my list below.

1. April Bowles (yep, that’s me–above is one of my Instagram photos!)

2. Mayi Carles

3. Lisa Congdon

4. Brittni Mehlhoff

5. Katie Jaeger

6. Jessica Swift

7. Whitney Leigh Morris

8. Anna Bond

9. Laura Hooper-Leader

10. Madeline Trait

11. Jordan Ferney

12. Bri Emery

13. Claire S. Wilson

14. Heather Ross

15. Kate Bradbury

16. Sarah Yates

17. Courtney Cerruti

18. Brittany Jepsen

19. Elsie Larson

20. Hilary Rushford

21. Laura Blythman

22. Romina Bacci

23. Lisa Currie

24. Lauren Essl

25. Light Rust Studio

26. Jackie Reisenaur

27. Patricia Martins

28. Meghan Plowman

29. Sarah Shotts

30. Female Photographers Association

31. Suzy Gasson

32. Karla Lim

33. Jamie Beck

34. Cindy Loughridge

35. Ashley Goldberg

36. Kelly Lanza

37. Shasta Garcia

38. Sarah Palmer

39. Victoria Smith

40. Abby Smith

41. Morgan Lamkin

42. Christine Schmidt

43. The Happy Hunters

44. Melanie Burk

45. Leah Duncan

46. Jessica Shyba

47. Chelsea Foy

48. Kiss My Spatula

49. Jessie Chanes

50. Mike Perry

51. Kim Ficaro

52. Sean McCabe

53. Joy the Baker

54. Alice Gao

55. Ben Wagner

56. Anna Joyce

57. Kris Carr

58. Jolie Ankrom

59. Theron Humphrey

60. Ariele Alasko

61. Live Green Healthy

62. Diana Dontsova

63. Aran Goyoaga

64. Kimberly Sienkiewicz

65. Dawn Smith Designs

66. Scott Rankin

67. Alabama Chanin

68. Ali Edwards

69. Alma Loveland

70. Jessica Comingore

71. Piera Gelardi

72. Ez Pudewa

73.Ellie Koleen

74. Danni Hong

75. Amanda Rydell

76. Bonnie Christine

77. Anastasia Marie

78. Joy Cho

79. Angela Hardison

80. Bianca Cash

81. Eva Black

82. Kate Arends

83. Lisa Rupp

84. Sarah Kate

85. Tina Yang

86. Will Taylor

87. Edyta Szyszlo

88. Jess Marvel

89. Tara Pearce

90. Valentine Hello

91. Nicole Franzen

92. Joshua Lott

93. Vicky Navarro

94. Hiroaki Fukuda

95. Lisa Lehmann

96. Heather Bailey

97. Jenny Doh

98. Molly Hatch

99. Austin Kleon

100. Add the link to your Instagram profile in the comments below!

Comments

    • Love Austin Kleon and pretty much everything he does! 🙂

      Your kids are adorable and you take beautiful pictures of them!

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  17. Not even in the same creative vicinity of all your beautiful, colorful minds, but you more than welcome to visit me on Instagram 🙂

    xxoxoxoxox

    Susana

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  19. Did you know your list goes from 28 to 32? 😉

    I’m so excited for this list, thanks so much for putting me together!!!!!

    I’m @storiedyarns on Instagram – it’s mostly just for my personal/hobby use. 🙂

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  35. Oh, my goodness. Thanks for including me on your list! I got some new followers all at once this afternoon and was wondering why. Now I know! And can’t wait to dive into your list and see more creative inspiration.

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  36. What a great list, April! Thanks so much. I have some great new people to follow on Instagram now. Love the idea of curating this list. My Instagram account is @JenLevin.

    ~Jen

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  44. Wow April this is FANTASTIC! I wonder how much time I’m going to spend today adding to my instagram!

    I blog weekly inspiration for thoughtful gifting and create snail mail subscriptions for young children + other thoughtful goodies in my Etsy shop.

    Instagram is my FAVE right now and would love to connect with others! I love photography and Insta is just the perfect medium for sharing!

    You can find me here: http://instagram.com/thepetitcadeau

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  53. What a fabulous list April! Thank you so much for daring! I love love love instagram! You can grab a cup of tea and take time to explore my instagram at www instagram.com/racheleliston

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  56. When I saw 100, I thought, no way, I can’t go through all those, but I’ll just do the last 20…. Well, I’m a sucker, because I got hooked right away and went through every one :/ and even followed quite a few lovely instas!! And, I am inspired to improve my own! Thanks April!!

    http://instagram.com/vivayneart

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  57. Thanks so much for including me on this list, April. So many great people included and I’m happy to be a part of that. Hope you have a great weekend.

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  61. It is going to take a while to go through all of the beautiful pictures now…aaaaand procrastination station is ramping up HARD…
    ahem….I mean inspiration station.

    xo
    K

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  67. Wow… grateful to witness the creativity bursting here! I’m always on the look-out for fellow creatives who are exploring faith through journaling, asking hard questions, seeking what it means to be yoked with Christ. http://instagram.com/vondadrees

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  83. This list is awesome, April! I literally just started following over half of your recommendations. I’ve just started getting more into Instagram in the past month, and I’m loving it. Thanks for the post! For anyone who’s interested, I’m a new wellness & adventure blogger. Follow my Instagram at: http://instagram.com/wherecayleegoes

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  90. Hi, thanks for the opportunity to share my instagram. I run a non-profit in india that seeks to empower destitute widows of India by offering them love, hope and jobs! We make accessories and jewelry out of recycled silk saris and sacred beads from Vrindavan, India. So, you will see a lot of what we are doing there! Follow for follow!!

    http://www.instagram.com/gaylelawrence

    I am currently in the states taking some craft courses…this Sunday I will be learning Nuno felting to take back to India to teach my ladies!!
    Blessings!!

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  92. I am a single mom 34 years old, I have an Etsy account but I do not know how to get it really going. My name is Bettina, but everyone calls me Tina. I am a artist. I love to draw and paint. making things with my hands bring me joy. I want to one day own my own business, but I have so much to learn. I am attending college right now, my major is Information Systems. I really need a mentor or someone I can get a lot of knowledge and support from. Thank you!

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  93. Hi all! I’m about to launch my new creations on my etsy but in therantime follow me on instagram.com/margaux_jewelry Feedback is appreciated too and friends are always welcome. Please add me. Success to us all.

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  97. I just saw your CreativeLive show, visited your blog and saw this! This is my IG: @anliette.art (best viewed in grid) #viewmeongrid Looking forward to your feedback. 😀 Thank you for the awesome lesson on blogging……… Axx

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  100. certainly as if your web-site but you should check out the spelling in a few of your site content. A lot of these are rife along with punctuation challenges and that i believe it is extremely bothersome to tell the facts in contrast I’m going to definitely come back once more.

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