Make Something: Hands
Today’s prompt was to make something inspired by a hand. Jim took a photo of my hands; then I played with words and photo effects to create this image: While I tinkered, […]
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Make Something: Door
“Add a door where one wouldn’t normally exist. Extra credit: Make it functional.” This now hangs right inside my office door, on a wall where a real door would be […]
Make Something: Ice Cubes
Today’s make something prompt seemed simple: work with ice cubes. As we sat down to dinner with friends at a little Italian restaurant, I was thrilled to see cubes in […]
Make Something: Pie Chart
Today’s make something assignment is to make a business graphic in an unexpected way. What a great opportunity to examine my writing process …
Make Something: Sandy
“Use sand as your medium or inspiration today.” What a great excuse for haiku … about playing a board game with one of those anxiety-producing timers. fast and narrow sand rains […]
Make Something: Recreated Art
Today’s assignment is to “recreate a famous work of art using the material and technique of your choice.” Using some of my favorite things—a child, writing materials, my iPhone, and […]
Make Something: Cardboard
Challenged to make something from corrugated cardboard or cardboard boxes, I had to “think outside the box.” Cliché, I know. But so fitting. How long ’til the kids notice this […]
Make Something: Mini Golf
It’s day 265 of 365 … leaving just 100 “make somethings” to go! Today’s assignment was to create a unique miniature golf hole in my home, then get someone to […]
Make Something: Legos
Now that my kids are 15, 11, and 9, the Lego box doesn’t come out as often as it used to. But when I announced that today’s make something assignment […]
Make Something: Chess
I’m not a chess player, but chess does run in my blood. My father loved the game and was a skilled player. All three of my children enjoy chess, and […]
Make Something: Carved
Today’s make something challenge was to carve something other than a pumpkin. The girls wanted in on the action. It’s been awhile since they took interest, so this was a […]
Make Something: Collaborate
The make something recommendation for Day 261 is this: “Start something, then have someone else complete it today.” Social media makes collaboration easy and fun. Around 5:00 pm, I dashed […]
Make Something: Brown
Today’s challenge was to work entirely with brown materials. The result is a photo and a poem. As soon as I publish this post, I’m going to eat the chocolate […]
Make Something: Not So Cute & Cuddly
“Make something that would normally be considered cute and cuddly into something that isn’t.” With two little girls in the family, our household has no shortage of cute and cuddly […]
Make Something: Window
Today’s make something prompt—to make an artificial window—had me stumped. Maybe I was too absorbed in consulting assignments, getting the kids to extracurricular activities, or deciding how much we can […]
Beth Nyland 