Make Something: Blue
On this Friday night after a long, challenging week, the make something prompt invited me to work only with blue materials. That left nearly limitless options. I craved departure from […]
Make Something: Paper Mosaic
Technology challenged me today. I battled to access email, to connect to the internet, and even to play a silly iPad game. Somewhere in the midst of these frustrations, I […]
Make Something: Measuring Devices
Make a word with only measuring devices? Sure, I can do that. We have a heap of measuring utensils in our kitchen …
Make Something: Flip Book Animation
Today’s make something prompt invited me to create a flip-book animation in the corner of a notebook. My animation is not nearly as long or impressive as one I discovered several decades […]
Make Something: Work with Light
Today’s make something prompt opened me to a new field and showed me something useful I’ve kept right in my pocket … with no clue about the power I carry […]
Make Something: Graffiti
Today’s make something assignment was to create an image on a wall using water. Armed with a spray bottle—nozzle set to “stream”—I tagged the wall of my own front porch. […]
Make Something: Toothpicks
Today’s assignment: work with toothpicks. We had the fancy kind on hand. Other than that, there’s not much special about this creation.
Make Something: First Aid Kit
Today’s instruction—to make something using only items you might find in a first aid kit—called to mind one small word. An interjection:
Make Something: Fish
As Thanksgiving celebrations go, mine has been relatively free of responsibilities. We hosted a small group of grown-ups. Everyone brought food to contribute. For our part, Jim did most of […]
Make Something: Holiday
Wow, did I get lucky with today’s make something prompt! This was party day in our house, celebrating Emma’s ninth birthday with a crew of her best friends. The prompt? […]
Make Something: In a Bottle
A few weeks ago (quite a few, actually), my mother-in-law announced that she wanted all of us to make an ornament for a special Christmas tree she’s planning to display […]
Make Something: Package
“Create a package for something that’s normally unwrapped.” Generally speaking, my emotions are out there. Visible and obvious, even when hiding them might be prudent. Sometimes I wish I could […]
Make Something: Inkblot
Being away from home is no reason to pause the creative process. In fact, what better opportunity to practice ingenuity? Far from routine, supplies, and all that is well known, […]
Make Something: Paper as Fabric
With 20 minutes to accomplish today’s make something assignment, I felt like I was taking a timed test. The rush was purely due to our family calendar. We were leaving […]
Make Something: Night Sky
“Look at the sky after the sun goes down today and make something inspired by what you see.” November Afternoon through double-hung windows mama notices squirrel silhouette against cold gray […]
Beth Nyland 