Make Something: Trophy
Today is my 333rd day of making things. Three threes! My favorite number! And this is one of my favorite of all the prompts: “Make a unique trophy. Bonus: Award it to […]
Category Archives: Being Creative
Make Something: Wheel Chart
Today’s make something assignment was a puzzler. I spent about an hour figuring out how to size and stack the circles, then position the options and the openings to reveal […]
Make Something: Plant
Make a flower or other plant out of everyday objects. The junk drawer in our kitchen offers abundant supply of “everyday objects”—particularly those for writing. I harvested just a few utensils to […]
Make Something: Finger Paint
All day the challenge loomed. Today’s make something assignment was to finger paint. How would I make time for something so out of the ordinary? So juvenile? So messy? Finally […]
Make Something: Toilet Paper
Instructed to make something using only toilet paper, I decided I could spare a square. Three squares, actually. Cutting free-hand, I formed four simple letters, laid them on the bathroom tile, and snapped […]
Make Something: Snack
“Make something with a snack or dessert before you eat it.” What a coincidence. Way back on July 1, 2013, when I was merely 62 days into this year of […]
Make Something: Alphabet
My cats have a very limited vocabulary. Still, the three creatures manage to convey enough meaning and emotion that they get virtually everything they want from the humans in their household […]
Make Something: Amphibian
Searching for quotes and phrases about amphibians (and frogs in particular, because they’re my favorite), i found this adage: “The frog does not drink up the pond in which he […]
Make Something: Wallpaper
I suspect I’ve used this quote before, somewhere in this year of making something every day. That’s because it really resonates: “Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.” Pablo Picasso […]
Make Something: Melt
A little simple sketching helped me slow down and melt away the tension and energy it took to manage a full day of teaching and writing and parenting. Good idea.
Make Something: Music Media
While my daughters sang in church choir practice, I stacked a few of the music director’s tapes and CDs into a poem … sing the classic story of creation for […]
Make Something: Bathroom Signage
“Make alternate signage or images for men’s and women’s bathroom doors.” As a pants-loving feminist, I don’t completely identify with the skirted person that graces so many women’s restrooms. And […]
Make Something: Instructions
“Create instructions or a visual diagram for something that normally wouldn’t need them.” While out for a special dinner to celebrate my son’s 16th birthday, I took a few moments […]
Make Something: Key
During the angsty teenage years, I remember sitting cross-legged on my twin bed, snipping my way through a stack of Glamour magazines, isolating words that captured how I was feeling about […]
Make Something: Micro Murder Mystery
I love when the day’s make something instructions involve words. Today’s treat was to convey a murder mystery in just 10 words, with “bonus points” for illustration. I don’t normally […]
Beth Nyland 