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.
- Watercolor painting
- Acrylic painting
- Polymer clay
- Air-dry clay
- Fridge magnet
- Wood from the Dollar store
- Wood from outside
- Miniature anything
- Beads
- Macrame (Part 1) (Part 2)
- Kids placemat
- Winter decor item
- Spring decor item
- Summer decor item
- Fall decor item
- Greeting card
- Flower
- Recycled materials
- Banners for church
- Art for church
- Posters for kids area at church
- Illustration
- Teacher gifts
- Wire
- Embroidery
- Wooden beads
- Tote bag decal
- Cricut vinyl
- Bulletin board for Sunday School
- Earrings
- Necklace
- Stuffie
- Update a piece of clothing from my closet
- Sew something
- Resin
- Scripture inspired art
- Mixed media art
- Create a cartoon character
- Christmas ornament
- Keychain
- Outdoor art piece
- Sun catcher
- Lego
- Valentine
- Board game
- Compose a song
- Thrift an art piece and make it better
- Thrift clothing and make it better
- Thrift decor and upgrade it
- Chocolates
- Upscale a kids craft kit
- Table centerpiece
- Wreathe
- Art sketch inspired by Howard Lee
- Fashion plates creation
- Compose a classical piano piece
Creating my official
Challenge Bucket
Spoiler alert: it’s an ice cream bucket…
cuz I’m fancy like that.