Make Something: Decay
Today’s make something prompt is odd: Make something that will decay over time … (Doesn’t everything?) There’s more: … and document it until it’s gone (or too smelly to keep). […]
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Make Something: Fictional Character
Oh, Wonder Woman! Response to the prompt: “Make something inspired by a fictional character.” oh, Wonder Woman, great feminist icon princess and warrior hailed from the Amazon strength and speed […]
Make Something: Morning Sky
Make something inspired by today’s morning sky? Sure. How about a haiku? (Photo compliments of husband Jim Nyland and his iPhone. Jim got out under the blue sky a couple […]
Make Something: Life-Size
It’s nearly 11:00 pm. I’ve been going full throttle since 6:00 am and just got home from an evening of high school football. And of all things, today’s assignment is […]
Make Something: Rubbing
“Gravestones are the classic source for this technique,” writes Noah Scalin in his instructions for Day 135 of 365: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life. He’s suggesting a […]
Make Something: Childhood Story
Today’s make something prompt: Reinterpret your favorite childhood story. And so, I give you … Remembering Alice girl named Alice follows bunny down a hole to a world that’s funny magic […]
Make Something: Surreal
My high school and college educators would be dismayed that tonight I turned to Wikipedia and other online sources to refresh my memory on a subject I’m sure I studied […]
Make Something: On a T-Shirt
I’m going halfway on today’s make something project. Today, like most days, I didn’t even start on the making until after 8:30 p.m. It’s just easier to focus after the […]
Make Something: Found Letters
Today’s make something suggestion was to make a word out of objects in my environment. You see the result above. Maybe you recognize some of these letters. Before you read […]
Make Something: Music for Writers
What’s a song you hate? I mean really. You hate it. Detest it. Can’t stand it for a second. I’m a music lover, so this is a tough one for […]
Make Something: Faux Currency
On this 129th day of making things, Noah Scalin’s book instructed me to “make a passport, travel poster, monetary unit, or other item for a fictional country or another planet.” My […]
Make Something: 10 Words
Thank God today’s make something prompt is in my wheelhouse. If the assignment were other than writing, I’m not sure what I would produce. For only the second time in […]
Make Something: Altered Postcard
Today’s instruction was to take an existing postcard and alter it, then send it to someone—perhaps to a random address or to a friend, anonymously. Once a simple birthday image, […]
Make Something: Fly
Make something that can fly and test it out. I made this from one of the million sheets of paper my daughters have already brought home from elementary school. And […]
Make Something: Triangle
I needed to make something with triangles today … and I wanted to hold true to my theme of “words.” Three has long been my favorite number, and the triangle […]
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