Thing-a-day.com

Like some of you I don’t really have a set plan as to what I will be posting on here (this is my first time taking the thing-a-day challenge). I just figured this would be a nice way to keep me motivated and fight the winter blues. I’m from the Chicago area and my creative pursuits include knitting, photography, writing, drawing and making music. I also enjoy cooking and my husband and I just got a set of really cool vegan cookbooks and we’re trying to make at least two new recipes a week, so those may be something I fall back on from time to time. Looking forward to creating new things and finding inspiration in your creations.

I’m very excited about finding this project just in time to be part of it.

I’ve been doing lots of arts and crafts lately, so this is perfect for me. I might not have the time to finish a project every single day, since I go to school and work as well. But I know that at the very least I can snap a photograph a day, so that will be my fall back.

Can’t wait to start tomorrow !

I’ve been needing to get my brain back in creative operation. This might be just the thing to do it. I expect to create some things in these categories:

• photographs
• foods
• cocktails
• short bits of writing

But we’ll see – hopefully I’ll be inspired to branch out.

Howdy thing-a-day world.  I’m hoping this will get me to finish a few things I have waiting around for me.

Nungee and Squishee beat me to the post.

Unlike some of you, I have no plans for what I will be doing. I do know that I will be getting my kids to help out as often as possible, so I expect at least a few of my days to be three thing days.

I hope that’s okay.

Sure. Why not. I’m making a commitment to make something daily. I blog primarily at SkybellArts @ Blogger where I’m posting everyday as part of Blog365. I’m looking forward to this challenge… especially in trying to keep my time spent in doing the making to under an hour!

This is my first year participating, as I’m sure it is for most. I hope it’ll help to kill time and boredom, which is frequent due to my current circumstances. Here are some ideas (incase you’re looking for some to take) I thought of for the 20min - 1hr timeline, creating:

• Food
• Photo collages with variety of themes
• Haiku
• Items from origami
• Picture from a venture outside
• Scrapbook page
• Writing scenes
• Organize house

Now to just get started and stick to it Take care!

It’s a wonderful day today here in London’s western suburbia. Blue skies. No clouds.
I am really looking forward to those upcoming thing-a-tastic days through which I plan to walk and see where my hands, feet, eyes, camera and brain can take me.

[All the above is still true this first Monday of the month. I thought this would be a good idea to get me going in general but the truth is that it keeps me from the things that I have to do the coming two months that will be marked and graded… I’ve just deleted my first two posts… To all of you a-thing-a-dayers out there: thanks for being there and making stuff. Keep it up. Over and out]

Dominik

Hello Ryan. Hello Hellen. Hello world.

Hello all.  I found you all on LiveJournal’s, uh, something-or-other community.

 My own thing today was working on two novellae (novellas?  the heck with that, I like novellae better).  When I get some more written, I’ll be looking for beta-testers.

 My other thing recently is developing a LOST (the TV show)-based card game, on par with things like Magic the Gathering and that ilk.

 Hey: does anyone here know where I can get really super-cheap bulk USB flash drives?  I’m looking for about 50, but only need around 128 MB of storage.  It’s for anothe potential project of mine.

Yay!

I finally decided to sign up after thinking about it for a week. One of my resolutions of the year was to be more active in creating things, so why not join in?! I’m just hoping I can keep up with it. I have no idea what types of things I’ll be doing, but I hope to make something interesting everyday and use the time to free-think and put ideas I never pay attention to down in physical form of some sort. I might also have some planned projects to share as well, but most likely not the type to be finished in one day.

A few facts about me that may give you some insight to my personality: I’m an illustrator and a designer. I recently learned how to knit. I have been absolutely addicted to Kidrobot’s MUNNY dolls.  I ride a Genuine Stella (a modern, vintage Vespa clone– if you aren’t familiar).

Anyway, can’t wait to see what gets produced!!!

hello! i am a first timer to thing-a-day. i’m super pumped up about it. what a great idea, aye?!

i look forward to seeing everyones creations, and sharing mine.

happy making!

I can’t wait ’till we start.

I’ve been in a bit of a creative recession, but I’m sure if I make a deadline, I’ll get something done.  Deadlines help me.

I’ll probably do short stories or drawings, maybe others if I’m feeling extra-inspired.

As a serious yarn-addict, I tend to knit, crochet, or spin at least a little everyday. My goal for thing-a-day is to broaden my horizons. Taking more digital photos, cooking new things (something I’ve been trying to do anyway), or sketching. Also this will get me blogging more often…despite my creative activities, I tend to be pretty bad at documenting it. I’m really excited to see what everyone else makes!

Sticking to projects is always a problem for me.  I’m thinking of ATCs and photographs to document a winter month.  that may change several times between now and Friday, I’m fickle.

I’m pretty excited about this, although it’s a bit crazy of me to agree to do it the month before I move. Potential things you may see in my things:

• Pretty photographs
• Jewelry
• Writing snippets
• RPG design nonsense
• Terrible drawings

It’s stupid for me to be doing this.  I mean, really stupid.  Really really stupid.  Eight-shots-of-tequila stupid.  I’ve got my quals on February 29th; it’s a full-day exam, and if I fail, I’m more or less out of the dissertation running.  But I can’t spend all my time studying, right?

Stupid or not, I just can’t turn down the chance to remind myself that I have a creative life - and, even better, to share the creative process with a group of people I respect and admire.  Here’s to happy creating together!

Well, I’m committed.  I’m going to make one thing a day, despite the fact that I’m at least half convinced I can’t do it.

I have a couple people egging me on.  My friend J is going to give me 10 words a day in February, and I’ll try to create useful writing out of this.  Of course, her vocabulary is scarily more large than mine.   I’m going to tell myself it’s a learning experience.

My plan is pretty simple.  I’m going to bake, I’m going to cook, and I’m going to write.  I may also knit or crochet, but I need a teacher for those.  I did crochet a little once before, and I’d like to do it again, but I will need a refresher course.  I’ve never knitted.  I also plan to give myself a little leeway to do whatever.

So, for now, there will be 5-10 days of baking, 5-10 of cooking, and an unknown number of storytelling.  All else is up for grabs.

I miss my friend E.  I’ve lost touch with her, and would love to have her to show me how to use all these seed beads.  But they are also effective currency for me later in life, so I am not disappointed.

As for A, who started this whole thing, there are no words.  She’s an ambitious soul, and good for a kick in the butt when needed.  How did I end up here again?  She got me considering it and J threw in her weight supporting A (as well as being impressed with A).

I’m a sucker for pressure and feedback.  What can I say?

C’est moi

I’m a long-time maker and tinkerer who primarily uses recycled/reclaimed materials to make art and other objects of fancy. I work with paper, glue, old boxes, ephemera, and old pieces of hardware (computer and construction) and usually have a paint stain or two somewhere on my person.

I’m almost thirty and live in Florida with my husband, brother, a terrier and three cats. I have two degrees and work with nonprofits as a day job; it’s really a privilege for my career to be as much of a passion as my creating.

The plan, such as it is

1. To do a 1×1-inch sketch every day. I’m not much of a drawer, but I started these one-inch things once before and was impressed with the way your skills increase if you keep at it enough. I’ll never be able to sell my drawings, but it is something I’d like to get better at just for my own pleasure.

2.  To make one other thing every day:  an ATC, a book mark, a well-thought out post to my new creativity blog. I also have a few of those devilish to-do projects hanging around that just  need to be completed and to stop hanging over my head. I plan to use Thing-a-day as a motivation to accomplish those, too.

Hi! I’m really excited to start this Thing-a-day! It’s gonna be a very productive February!