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52 Weeks of Creativity

I was sitting in the school parking lot, daydreaming.  The idea for this blog had been simmering in my mind for a few days now and excitement was brewing.  But could I pull it off? I realized that even to begin, I would have to answer one question:  Can I even come up with 52 creativity challenges for myself?   Right then and there I realized that the first challenge had begun.

The kids would be running out for pick-up in about 15 minutes.  If I could come up with 52 ideas in 15 minutes, I would jump into the blogging world.  I pulled out my phone and opened the notes tab and began to make a list.  My fingers flew across the letters as rapidly as the ideas came to me.  Time was ticking and I was beginning to doubt if I could do it but, to my surprise, when the first child ran up and opened the door… I had 53 ideas!  So here we are!

I’ve refined the list a bit and added a few more, and now have more than a years worth of creativity inspiration!

*Any item listed in pink has been completed.  Click on it to view the corresponding project.

  1. Watercolor painting
  2. Acrylic painting
  3. Polymer clay
  4. Air-dry clay
  5. Fridge magnet
  6. Wood from the Dollar store
  7. Wood from outside
  8. Miniature anything
  9. Beads
  10. Macrame (Part 1) (Part 2)
  11. Kids placemat
  12. Winter decor item
  13. Spring decor item
  14. Summer decor item
  15. Fall decor item
  16. Greeting card
  17. Flower
  18. Recycled materials
  19. Banners for church
  20. Art for church
  21. Posters for kids area at church
  22. Illustration
  23. Teacher gifts
  24. Wire
  25. Embroidery
  26. Wooden beads
  27. Tote bag decal
  28. Cricut vinyl
  29. Bulletin board for Sunday School
  30. Earrings
  31. Necklace
  32. Stuffie
  33. Update a piece of clothing from my closet
  34. Sew something
  35. Resin
  36. Scripture inspired art
  37. Mixed media art
  38. Create a cartoon character
  39. Christmas ornament
  40. Keychain
  41. Outdoor art piece
  42. Sun catcher
  43. Lego
  44. Valentine
  45. Board game
  46. Compose a song
  47. Thrift an art piece and make it better
  48. Thrift clothing and make it better
  49. Thrift decor and upgrade it
  50. Chocolates
  51. Upscale a kids craft kit
  52. Table centerpiece
  53. Wreathe
  54. Art sketch inspired by Howard Lee
  55. Fashion plates creation
  56. Compose a classical piano piece

Creating my official 

Challenge Bucket

Spoiler alert: it’s an ice cream bucket…

cuz I’m fancy like that.