Make Something: Recycled
Yo. I got you a word. And I pulled it straight from the trash. That was today’s challenge: work only with materials from the recycling bin. Imagine my dismay when […]
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Make Something: Build a Bridge
Build a bridge, and get over it. Isn’t that the sassy saying? After a busy day, today’s “make something” prompt was intimidating. Create a bridge, connecting two things in a […]
Make Something: Ten-Word Love Story
At last! Three weeks into the year of making things, I encountered a storytelling assignment. “Write a ten-word love story,” prompts Noah Scalin in 365: A Daily Creativity Journal. I […]
Make Something: Clay
Today’s order of business: make something with clay, in a way you’ve never used clay before. The children contributed ideas, and Isaac had a winner. So I enlisted his help. […]
Make Something: Float
Make something that floats? Okay. Whatever floats your boat! Origami boat on accordion-folded wax paper + plain paper printed with repeated pattern of “whatever.” Floating in my kitchen sink. There […]
Make Something: In the Car
I felt a bit like MacGyver today. The creative instruction for Day 18 is to work with things you find in your car. As luck would have it, we spent […]
Make Something: Eye
Today’s suggestion from 365: A Daily Creativity Journal is to “make something inspired by and/or that goes over an eye (yours or someone else’s).” I decided to play with words […]
Make Something: Potato Stamp
Today’s order: potato topped with ink, with a side of creativity. We were out of regular potatoes, but I had a budding sweet potato in the basket. So I hacked […]
Make Something: Dollar
I may be too angry to post anything constructive this evening. But the “make something” theme—to create something using just a dollar—is so fitting, I have to follow through. For […]
Make Something: Microscopic
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 […]
Make Something: Tea
Today’s Make Something challenge called for tea in any form—leaves, bags, liquid. Tea is my fuel. As I typically drink two to three pots of it per day, we have […]
Make Something: Left Hand
Use your non-dominant hand. That was today’s challenge, and I just might make it an everyday event. As I picked up a pencil in my left hand, I stood over […]
Make Something: Water
Today’s instruction was to use water as medium/inspiration. I splashed around in the sink a little, and tried to get a cool photo of a spray or a drip … […]
Make Something: Old Book
Today’s marching orders were to “transform an old book into something new by cutting, folding, gluing, and so on.” I know about altered books. I’ve seen beautiful examples, and I’ve […]
Make Something: Stencil
“Today, make a stencil and use it in your work.” Really? Just seven days into 365, I met this prompt with an eye roll. Cynicism. Already. But I’m all in. […]
Beth Nyland 