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Make Something: Wheel Chart

March 28, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Bookmark

December 23, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something instructions were to make a unique bookmark. A quick scan of Pinterest generated more ideas (and many more complicated ideas) than I needed. But I saw several […]

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Being Creative, Beloved Quotes, Make Something 365

Make Something: 10-Word Fantasy

November 12, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something prompt: Write a 10-word fantasy story. Bonus for illustration. Fantasy is not exactly my genre. By day I’m a business writer. When I have time for creative […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Visual Pun

July 22, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

I could probably do an entire year of visual puns … especially with some creative help from my children. We had so much fun brainstorming for today’s make something activity. […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Utensil

July 21, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

Create a new kind of utensil. Functional or not, document it in use. The utensil I created is not new in any way. It’s a pencil, and pencils have been […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Back Story

July 17, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

Today’s make something assignment is unlike any thus far: Make up a name and write a back story for a stranger you see today. As a person who works from […]

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Make Something: Microscopic

May 14, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

The instruction for the fourteenth day of making something is to go small. As small as possible. Microscopic even. I thought I had this one nailed. Driving home from a […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Editing

April 30, 2013by bethnyland 1 Comment

you give it all you’ve got until you gave it all you had you put in all the words until there’s nothing left to add then you work with the […]

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Na-Po-Wri-Mo, Poetry

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