Vol. 5, No. 140, October 5, 2020

5140 - Creative Sprint Day 5.

As I awaited a meeting after school today I enjoyed a piece of chocolate from my treat drawer. I folded the wrapper into a little hat. As I was leaving work for the day, I gave the hat to the whale that sits in the back window of my car.

Vol. 5, No. 139, October 4, 2020

5139 - Creative Sprint Day 4.

I took a walk this morning with my family, but they didn't want to stop to make art, so I made my project later at home. With Lil E's help, I created this pinecone collage. We built it in the middle of the sidewalk, so it didn't last long. However the pinecones were tons of fun to play with later.

Vol. 5, No. 138, October 3, 2020

5018 - Creative Sprint Day 3.

I chose high schoolers and paint; you might ask why those don't go together. Well, sure some high schoolers and paint would be a normal occurrence, it gets less normal when you have 10-15 high schoolers with varying abilities painting set pieces. However that is what I was working with today. This is a picture of a bathtub. I can't take credit for the construction or the painting, however, I was the person behind the work, choosing colors and ensuring it was properly finished. Well properly is a loosely used term. It was finished, but when the paint was not dry to the touch after nearly 2 hours, I went to investigate. I found globs of paint pooled in random areas and drips running down. In this picture, which was taken at least 5 hours after the paint application, you can clearly see the unevenness of the paint application. It just goes to show that high schoolers and paint don't always go well together. 

Vol. 5, No. 137, October 2, 2020

5137 - Creative Sprint Day 2.

I opted out of a collaboration today and chose a song that makes me happy. I like All Star by Smash Mouth, because it reminds me of my family and many happy times we've had together.

It may not be a super creative inspiration, but I made a simple origami star from a scrap of paper.

Vol. 5, No. 136, October 1, 2020

5136 - Creative Sprint Day 1.

I've been slacking on the posting of creative things so long that I actually found myself putting off this project. However, as I was waiting for rehearsal to wrap up for the night, I decided to take a minute to create. I used the flowers that I had previously cut out along with a straight pin and pencil that were sitting near by, to create this 3-D flower. 

Vol. 5, No. 135, September 22, 2020

5135 - Birthday Barbie.

Today is Littlest Miller's 8th birthday. I was excited to celebrate with her, then plans changed. Welcome to quarantine...her, not me. I decided to try and brighten her day with a fun cake. She has been really into Barbies, so I thought she might like a dancing Barbie cake. Even though it was a hot day and the frosting started melting as I applied it, I am happy with the final product.  It was sad when I had to drop off the cake without staying to visit and celebrate.

Vol. 5, No. 134, September 14, 2020

5314 - Rosy Rubish.

At rehearsal tonight for the LHS production of The Little Mermaid, I was on my way throwaway a misprint piece of paper and put away a scissors when I decided to create. I fan-folded the paper and created a connected row of daisies. The paper slid slightly as I was cutting causing one stem to disconnect from its flower, but I love how it turned out. I left ot sitting on the edge of the stage for others to enjoy.

Vol. 5, No. 133, August 28, 2020

5133 - Vacation Collaboration.

I was lucky enough to get an invite for a weekend away with CC and CAT. On the way up to Grandma's, CC let CAT and me use her iPad to draw. I suggested an elephant. CAT sketched it out and did the initial coloring. Then I went in and did the final shading.

Vol. 5, No. 132, August 24, 2020

5132 - S'more Birthdays.

Today we celebrated Oldest Miller's birthday. It was a fun day; we went to the splash pad, had a picnic lunch, pizza dinner, a sunset date at the lake and of course cake. 

The cake was made by Oldest Miller and me. She chose a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. She wanted it to be like the "garbage" cake that I made last year, so we stuffed the layers with M&Ms and sprinkles. The cake box suggested a S'mores cake. Oldest Miller really liked that idea and I happened to have supplies on hand. We stuck Graham crackers on the side, poured melted frosting over the top amd then decorated with Hershey's Kisses, mini marshmallows, Graham cracker crumbs and of course sprinkles. We all joked that it was too pretty to eat, but we ate it anyways.

Vol. 5, No. 131, August 23, 2020

5131 - Rocky Travels.

While visiting Arizona to move Philip, Lil E and I went on a walk, exploring Philip's apartment complex. While we walked she picked up rocks. I kept one rock with the intention of painting it as a keepsake for Lil E. Today I finally made time to paint it. The other rocks in the top picture were painted by Becca and E.

Vol. 5, No. 130, August 22, 2020

5130 - Chalked Together.

One of Lil' E's favorite things right now is playing with chalk. When we were outside today, we drew together. She would draw a line and I copied it; creating this symmetrical design. 

Vol. 5, No. 129, August 10, 2020

5129 - Hiatus.

I needed a posting/arting break. Today I decided to get back into it. This week I get to hang out with H. Part of my job is to help with school work. I was so excited when I saw that part of his assignment was to create a ripped paper collage an ice cream cone. He caught on really quickly, so as he worked, I did too. Here are our completed cones side by side.

Vol. 5, No. 128, July 23, 2020

5128 - One More.

Today I celebrate the fourth birthday of the week as L is turning 1! With the assistance of CC and Littlest Miller, I made a Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake with a pink Lemon Glaze. It smelt heavenly; I can't wait to try it!

Vol. 5, No. 127, July 19, 2020

5127 - Another Year Older.

I spent my 32nd birthday relaxing with my family. We started off with Dad cooking eggs and bacon for breakfast.  Then we played some games, including virtual Kodenames with the sibs who couldn't join us in person. Everyone worked together to make dinner of salmon and quinoa. Margo and I collaborated to make Mint Julep Cupcakes for dessert. We rounded out the evening with a sunset walk amd stargazing to find the NEOWISE comet.

Vol. 5, No. 126, July 16, 2020

5126 - If At First.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. This was my mantra while making friendship bracelets with the Miller Littles and CC this afternoon. CC taught us how to make a patterned bracelet and I really struggled to get started. I finally got it figured only to have a string snap about halfway through.  That was the values of pink. Then I finished two more the pink and orange bracelet was started by Oldest Miller and the one with blue was started by CC. When stating the favorite part of our day during dinner, we all 3 mentioned making bracelets.

Vol. 5, No. 125, July 15, 2020

5125 - Stuck In The Mud.

I took a little hiatus from posting, but while doing so, I kept thinking I should be doing something creative. I just didn't know what, so I didn't do anything. Tomorrow is H's birthday. He likes to play in the dirt, so I thought worms in the dirt cupcakes would be very fitting. CC came over to help me bake. I love how they turned out! Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting dipped in crushed oreos, sprinkled with maggots aka white sprinkles, and garnished with a gummy worm. You may be wondering why I am posting them prior to the birthday. My reasoning is that today is National Gummy Worm Day.

Vol. 5, No. 124, July 4, 2020

5124 - Independence.

It was a perfect day for a lake day. It was hot all week, making the lake nice and warm for swimming. After that excitement, I was able to enjoy a pontoon ride to view the various firework displays around our lake and the surrounding lakes. This is a photocollage showing five of the best shots I got.

Vol. 5, No. 123, July 3, 2020

5123 - Finally Did It.

Tonight I enjoyed the company of a small group of family and my brothers friends as we gathered to bid him farewell as he begins his new adventure in Arizona next week. While waiting for the party to begin, I took advantage of the nearby rock pile to practice my rock stacking skills. I only managed four rocks before the heat got to me and I decided to give up.

Vol. 5, No. 122, July 2, 2020

5122 - Garage Needed.

While waiting for an appointment with P, he decided we should build a garage for the Duplo car. It may not be grand, but P was proud of it. My favorite part is the tree.

Vol. 5, No. 121, July 1, 2020

5121 - Playing Possum.

Today I was hanging out with P. I decided that we were going to do some Nature Art. He wasn't super into it, but he did help me gather supplies, including clumps of grass clippings and sticks. At first I thought we'd make a turtle, but when it was finished I thought it's head made it look more like a possum or muskrat or some similar rodent. I dislike rodents enough that I wasn't going to Google it to figure out what type of rodent I was actually thinking of, but I knew that it should have a long skinny tail. One eye was made from a hole in the wood; the other is two rocks stacked together.