A Project List For You (Part 3)
Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:34AM Print Article In this series, we strategized the logistics of organizing project lists and keeping track of materials in Part 1, reviewed children's projects and creative activities in Part 2, and now it's all about you.
When targeting projects to do in the months ahead, be realistic ~ factor in humidity, longitude, historical relevance, curb appeal, square root, depth of field, danger of landslide, metric conversion, temporary amnesia, acidity, metabolism, HTML entity code, and do not stand up while the ride is still in progress.
- Document your garden in weekly or monthly photographs, note the changes in a garden journal or develop an art journal page for each month
- Make Artist Trading Cards from Abstract Art
- Make Psychedelic Batik Cardstock with recycled scrapbook paper
- Start an art journal at Art Journaling 101 and Kick-Start Your Art Journal
- Make an Accordian Quote Book
- Expand your world by doing Creative Experiments
- Explore doodle embroidery
- Make an art journal background by texturing acrylics with fiber paste
- Make word charms
- Stamp an art journal background with bubble wrap
- Use a brayer to make plaid backgrounds
- Weave Paper Artist Trading Cards with recycled or scrap paper
- Carve Eraser Stamps with erasers and an x-acto knife
- Create a Travel Journal
- Invent a story for your kids at bed-time at Story Time
- Make collages of the same size and embellish differently at 6 Collages 6 Ways
- Experiment with pens and lettering at Glaze Pen Masking. Journal Lettering, & Line Practice
- Make FIMO Stones & Pendants to enjoy and share
- Try black gesso in your art journal at Black Gesso & Stamps
- Do something pink at Color Series: Inspired by Pink
- Commit to cooking something new each week. A thoughtful post on the magic of Cooking Up Creativity from The Practically Creative Quarter. Last summer, I did the Whip It Up recipe challenge and made Lemon-Rosemary Roasted Chicken.
- Read a book ~ I'm working on Books I Might Actually Read in 2009
Ideas from the web
- At Supernaturale, learn How to Make a Zine
- Do Spin Art with your kids at Brassy Apple; a blast for kids and journal fodder for you
- Experiment on art journal pages with a variety of image transfer methods at Mixed Media Artist
- A gazillion mending/fixing projects at Craftzine, including Patching Pants With Sylish Stitches and Lengthening Kids' Pants (kids can wear their fav jeans longer)
- Remember your unfinished art journal pages waiting for text? iHanna of Create and Live Happy has a series on journaling and text
- Learn how to do Macro Photography or Take Bokeh Photographs
- Learn How to Macrame with a video tutorial from Craftster
More inspiration
- Whip Up, daily handmade craft ideas, lots of good info
- Got 20 Minutes? Find Creativity
- A list of Fun and Funky Projects from Colorfuldayz
- A Summer Project List (Part 1) and A Project List for Kids (Part 2)
We often find unique project ideas from other countries and cultures. {Tidbit} 45% of visitors to Daisy Yellow are from outside the US. Of our non-US readers, 75% are from Canada, UK, Turkey, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Spain & New Zealand!
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Like your list a lot! I popped over and read your list of books to maybe read, and had to laugh. I just co-founded an email discussion list for Bird by Bird. Wanna join us?
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great list...I will work on ours very soon with my 3 kids and share a link when i post it on my blog. thanks again!
LOVED these posts! I subbed to your blog so i can be inspired - you've given so many *beautiful* ideas - i've got seven children and i think one more paper plate mask and i will run away and join the circus - these are so gorgeous and i can't wait to try the "make your own zine", or the art cards, batik cardstock, eraser stamps - the quote book! So many fun, beautiful things! Thanks for sharing!