Make Something: Self
“Incorporate yourself into whatever you make.” Don’t I do that every time? Creating, to me, is intensely personal. I pour a bit of myself into everything I make—whether it’s a […]
Category Archives: Make Something 365
Make Something: Unique Mask
I awoke too early this morning—a full two hours before I really needed to be up. As I lay there thinking, I decided my kindergarten year was a pretty spectacular time […]
Make Something: Before Dinner
I really thought today’s “make something” assignment would be a snap: Make something with your dinner before you eat it. No problem. I just needed to play with my food. […]
Make Something: Bathroom
Noah Scalin sent me to the bathroom today. This day’s make something prompt suggested using only things found around the bathroom, with “extra credit” for doing the creation in the […]
Make Something: Shadow
Today’s “make something” task was to form something that casts a shadow, then record only the shadow. Quick and easy: Punch letters from heavy paper. Shine iPhone flashlight through holes […]
Make Something: Mix & Match
Today’s instruction was to work with two things that don’t normally go together. This sparked some interesting ideas from the family. We considered the merger of cats and vinegar. Intriguing. […]
Make Something: BIG!
When Noah Scalin wrote today’s Make Something prompt—“make something as big as you possibly can”—I suspect he had in mind creating something life-size. Huge. Outlandish. But honestly, the very first […]
Make Something: From a Plastic Bag
Use a disposable plastic bag to create something new. While transforming a grocery bag into a lovely flower, I found myself engaged in the process. First cutting and folding the […]
Make Something: Heavy Seem Light
Today’s “make something” challenge was to make something heavy seem light. I thought of affixing wings to a pig; but I don’t have ready access to a pig today. Plus, […]
Make Something: Nature Jingle
Write an advertising jingle for something in nature. This seemed the perfect creative assignment to involve my poetic, musical, silly daughters. Together, we brainstormed aspects of nature, filling a page […]
Make Something: Dots
Today’s prompt for making something suggested using dots. Connecting dots, drawing with dots, coloring with dots. My first thoughts were of pointillism. I was in the mood to play with […]
Make Something: Smell
Make something in which the sense of smell is the essential component. Today, my creation is a written observation … My husband smells good. People know this about him. It’s not […]
Make Something: Upside Down
Have you ever tried to write upside down? My eight- and ten-year-old daughters assured me they have done this. A lot. They are upside-down-writing veterans. How I have never attempted […]
Make Something: Cute & Cuddly
Today I went with my friend Chris to pick up our sons from a week of diving camp at Purdue University. It was a long, fun day that included terrifying, […]
Make Something: Minimal
Going minimal today … … with words formed white on white. This is a technique I’ve been wanting to try for awhile. I’ve seen paper flaps cut as cool geometric […]
Beth Nyland 