Day #24 Halloween nails

Did you do a project? I painted my nails and used tape and a second color to make it Halloween.

Did you complete it? Yes 

What did you learn? even if you first color is dry (like two days dry) if you have a wet top coat that you wipe off all of it comes off... who knew? pinky nails are way too small for this.

What did you learn about yourself? I'm very impatient. Waiting for the nail polish to dry enough to pull the tape and then wait some more for it to fully dry really sucks. HOWEVER, I can pivot! I really wanted to do a French Nail look and realize that there was no way it was going to look good (because I don't square off my nails and had no current means to do it.) so I changed the plan... and did diagonal lines. This was good I could hid imperfections and not worry how much was in one color and trying to make it the same on each finger.

How do you feel about the project? I keep on seeming the imperfections-- but I smile each time I look at them.

 

Day #23-- Naughty Kitties

Did you do a project? Well the cats did the really work-- I just documented 

Did you complete it? well it's all a haze ;)

What did you learn? Cats are difficult to photograph-- especial while they are moving and I only had a camera phone 

What did you learn about yourself? I surprisingly knew were all the vises were in my friends house... the cigarette mystery weren't in their normal place. I'm a bad influence-- even if I was worried about ruining the couch

How do you feel about the project? My favorite was Ringo sniffing the beer bottle. I also like Tasha rubbing her head against the pill bottle and it came out all blurry....like we were on drugs. This also felt like a cheat. since it didn't take much extra work and just did a photo night.

Day #22 Metal Dragonfly

 

Did you do a project? Yep-- I got excited when I went into my bags of stuff and found this item

Did you complete it? Yes-- though I broke off two of the folding piece AND put on the tail pieces backwards (it still worked!)

What did you learn? Patience is a skill set. And even if you think you have patience in one area of your life-- it doesn't instantly give you patience in another. Tweezers are best friend for this type of project 

What did you learn about yourself? I can read instructions, I can follow IKEA instructions... I can't mix the two.  Some how my brain just shuts off. Oh and my hands aren't tiny enough for this process... I don't know how other people do it.

How do you feel about the project? I'm a little bummed that the folding pieces came off and I tried so hard on the second piece not to move it. I'm glad I tried this one. looking back I should have tried a more boxy metal piece like a building or a castle. I get the appeal-- I just need to work on the execution. I would be will to try another one and see how my skills would improve now that I know.   

Day #21 close up photos

Did you do a project? Yes-- I accidently took the photo of the pencil and glue sticks when I was trying to start a video. I liked how random it was and overall, how it turned out.

Did you complete it? I guess-- I mean how do you complete photos?... I guess I could have tried altering and editing them. How many are enough? Overall a couple of keepers in my opinion

What did you learn? Art is very individualized. Something that speaks to me, won't speak to someone else. My favorite is the messy accidental photo (the pencil and glue stick one.) and I'm sure that most people won't find beauty in it.  

What did you learn about yourself? I like photography. But some how I also picked up some where that photographers (even ones that do it for just a hobby) really feel like they are the only ones that can 'truly' capture a subject. I'm a firm believer that photography is the art of the people-- especially now that we have smart phones.

How do you feel about the project? The photo of the ribbons was taken next to a heater so they were blowing around. I really loved how they moved and many times I wish we can capture movement in still photos/illustrations. I'm sure that explains my obsessions with the Futurism art movement.

Day #20- Shiny hat and green vodka

Did you do a project? Yes tin-foil hat to make sure the aliens don't hear my thoughts ;)

Did you complete it? yep it only took 30 seconds

What did you learn? I can still get a quick craft in on a 'busy' evening

What did you learn about yourself? I can allow myself to be goofy.

How do you feel about the project? Sometimes these quick projects seem like cheats. It is as if putting minimal time in it, makes it count less. I have to remember 30 days of crafts is a lot. I need to cut myself some slack on the quality of the project as well as if I get behind on them.... actually this might be a lesson I need to carry over in to real life as well.

 

 

 

Day #19- Handwritten Letter

Did you do a project? Yes. a four page handwritten letter to my Grandma, who just broke her leg.

Did you complete it? Yep and I added some coloring book pages for her in case she get bored

What did you learn? adult coloring books have easy to tear out pages AND they have images only on one side. I learned I had a good amount of things to say to my grandma.

What did you learn about yourself? I like my handwriting. I don't know when that happen. Also, I use spell check way too much in my daily life. I felt I had to google a word for each sentence.

How do you feel about the project? There is something about putting pen to paper that is so magical. I find my creative writing is different when I type vs. when I write it out. Some times when I'm stuck on a piece (and even writing procedures for work) I'll switch the method that I'm using. sometime it helps organize my thoughts. I also had daydreams while writing to my grandma about writing more handwritten letters. I wonder if my loved ones would enjoy it. Maybe  I would even have a couple study pen-pals.

Day #18- Practical Creativity

 

Did you do a project? Yes brainstorming and planning for possible future projects

Did you complete it? Yes-- This is a catch up project I stopped mid-way through and thought of doing other projects. But I struggled with those as well-- I needed something.

What did you learn? Sometimes I feel like I just need to get ideas out on paper. This time around I didn't. The beer project was/is already fleshed out. The cooking project, through interesting and I think there should be something out there for it, isn't one I'm going to do anytime soon. And at the end of the day the adulting one, even though I HIGHLY need that in my life right now, would get off track within a week-- because my interest isn't there. UGH I really need to learn how to route picture on the blog.

What did you learn about yourself? I remember watching a feature about Hitchcock. He would storyboard every frame of every movie he directed. His favorite part of the process was the storyboarding and the movie itself was an after thought. He very rarely would deviate from the storyboard. I get it. Sometimes the planning is the creative part, sometimes it's the best part. 
I've been going through organization books. Most of them talk about the importance of making a clear goal and looking at it daily. The true is, if it's something you want to do (and I mean REALLY want to do it) You don't need the goal out in front of you.... You daydream about it. It's your mind candy, and just thinking about is the best part of your day.  

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