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 […]
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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 […]
Make Something: A Lot
Quantity over quality: work with a lot of something. So came today’s instruction from Noah Scalin’s book on making something every day and changing your life. (Have I mentioned that […]
Make Something: Tall
How tall can you make something that stands up on its own? I hope all my writing stands in some way. Stands out. Stands the test of time. Stands for […]
Make Something: Flower
Today’s prompt: make something with flowers … the peony just past her prime wears her peplum pinched and puckered crepe-y petals pulling inward protect her precious center plumes this pretty […]
Make Something: Face
What can you do with a face? That’s the lead sentence in today’s prompt from Noah Scalin’s Make Something 365 book. My face tells my story. I know how to play poker, […]
Make Something: With Tape
This prompt was almost too good to be true for a Friday night after a rather stressful—yet surprisingly fun—week. Create an image with masking tape or any other kind of […]
Make Something: Light
Make something that lights up. I am blessed with a house rich in craft supplies: A box of votive candle holders used at our wedding reception Files full of paper […]
Make Something: Learned from Another
Learn something new. Today’s prompt suggested I ask a friend to help me do something using a technique or skill they’re good at. At dinner, I asked everyone at the […]
Beth Nyland 