Today’s randomly chosen creative activity was to play with fancy lettering of your name or a word or phrase that you love. I decided to play with my name. Hand Lettering Your Name I grabbed an index card and a few different pens, Sharpies and markers and started writing my name in different styles. I […]
Take it Easy with Coloring Pages
Before I started the ODC Craft Challenge I came up with a list of about 100 different activities that I could use. I wanted to be sure that I had things to try and to write about so I wouldn’t peter out in week six. And while it’s gone pretty smoothly so far in terms […]
Make Stamps with Foam Sheets
I don’t know exactly how I ended up with so many foam craft sheets, but man, I have a ton of them. One of these days I’ll surely break down and gift them to the girl’s art teacher, but in the meantime I look for ways that I can use them, as well as crafts […]
Found Object Printmaking
I have written about making designs with random objects before, but I wanted to do some found object printmaking as part of this challenge because it’s just so fun and easy to do with literally whatever you have lying around. I went around my office and the playroom for a few minutes and picked up […]
Printmaking with Bubble Wrap
Apparently there is such a thing as Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, and according to my friend at Crafty Kids at Home, it’s today! She’s got a great roundup of crafts and activities to do with kids that use bubble wrap, and it coincidentally happens that I have a bubble wrap themed challenge today. Printmaking with […]
Creating on Old Art
I’ve had this random painting for a long time. On a ripped piece of paper, I’m pretty sure I made it using up paint left over from one of the girl’s projects. It was on my inspiration wire for a long time, because it’s so cheerful, and even though it’s a simple little thing I […]
Scribble Time
Now that we have these great empty books, it’s time to get them from being empty to having something in them as quickly as possible. I find that when I have nice books, or even books I’ve made or that are made for the purpose of art journaling, it can be difficult to start. The […]