Make Something: Passing Through
Day 124: Make something seem like it is passing through a wall or other solid material that it normally wouldn’t or couldn’t. Conceptually, I knew exactly what I wanted to […]
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Make Something: Eggshell
Today’s task was to make something with or inspired by eggshells. We haven’t had hard-boiled eggs around here for awhile, so I took this opportunity to cook about a dozen […]
Make Something: Instrument
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” — Abraham Maslow Yes, this is the […]
Make Something: Foil
I detest aluminum foil. It sets my teeth on edge. Big time. My family knows to give me notice when they’re planning to use the stuff, so I can leave […]
Make Something: In a Box
What did I make today? A simple, visual pun. Get it?
Make Something: New Animal
Create an animal that has never existed before. Coincidentally, my third grader came home from school talking about the fun exercise she did in class today. The students had to […]
Make Something: Wood
Make something with wood. We have no shortage of wood around here, as my husband took up furniture building and refinishing this summer. Perhaps I could have crafted something incredible […]
Make Something: Out of the Way
Once again, I’ve taken a lot of latitude with today’s make something prompt: Go out of your way. Travel somewhere you wouldn’t normally go today specifically to create something inspired […]
Make Something: Map
Today’s instruction was to work with an old map or create something that looks like a map. Rather than a traditional, geographical map, I wanted to work with a map […]
Make Something: Kit
For today’s make something assignment, I was to buy a kit, toss the instructions, do something unexpected with the remaining contents, and brace myself for whatever came next. Finding a […]
Make Something: Bread
I suppose I could have made something with bread today … carved letters into burnt toast, written a jelly word on a biscuit. But the moment I saw the words […]
Make Something: Red
scrapes of red sully marked-up draft ’til revisions heal text with edits Today, in response to the make something challenge to work with red, I wrote the red haiku above. A teacher […]
Make Something: Paint Swatch Samples
Make something took me to the hardware store today, to snag a few paint swatch samples so I could make something new. Short on time, I needed a rapid project. […]
Make Something: Leftovers
“Make a facial expression on your plate from the leftovers of a meal.” School starts the day after tomorrow. In these last few days of summer, the kids and I […]
Make Something: Spill
Today’s make something assignment gave me permission to make a mess. Specifically, I was to spill a liquid, then work with it. So I poured some heavy cream on our […]
Beth Nyland 