http://creativeeveryday.com Everyday Creative, Creative Every Day Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been having a blast playing with my copy of Keri Smith's Wreck this Journal for Jamie Ridler's book group. Fun! If you missed last week's update, I brought my journal in the shower and gave it a good scrub. And it did not want to dry, despite being wrapped ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/wreck-this-journal-with-smooshy-paint.html elephant night Art is one of the most soothing things I can do when I'm feeling cruddy. And yet, I still forget or I putter around without picking up the paintbrushes. It's a fairly simple task to pick up your pen and write or pick up your paintbrush and paint, but ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html Welcome, Creative Every Day Challenge participants!  This weekly post is a place for CED participants to share their creative activities. Ways to share: Leave a comment on this post and/or use the "Mr. Linky" widget below to link to a post (or posts) about your creative activities during the days of 6/29/09 ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/ced-challenge-check-in-june-29-july-5.html The *totally optional* theme for the Creative Every Day Challenge in July will be Self!  I will be posting about the theme throughout the month with different ways to approach it. If you need some suggestions, here are a few ideas to get you started. You could: *Do ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/ced-july-theme-self.html muse cubes For the month of sound, I just had to mention Gretchen Wegner's fabulous Muse Cubes! Gretchen is currently working on a new set and has asked for our help. The cubes are like two dice that you can roll any time during the day to shake things up and help ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/wtj-and-muse-cube-fun.html A random assortment of sound goodies to inspire you! Enjoy! -Peggy Fussell sent me a link to the fabulous artwork from the Zurich Orchestra campaign from Euro RSCG, an agency in Switzerland, which is on view at the website fubiz. What a fun interplay between sound and art! This one is ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/random-assortment-of-sound.html Normally, I love the sound of rain. It's soothing, especially when I'm falling asleep. But lately, we've been getting so much rain in New England that the sound isn't as pleasing. But it got me thinking about the sounds that soothe, the sounds that bring back pleasant memories or associations, the ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/sounds-to-soothe-you.html Welcome, Creative Every Day Challenge participants!  This weekly post is a place for CED participants to share their creative activities. Ways to share: Leave a comment on this post and/or use the "Mr. Linky" widget below to link to a post (or posts) about your creative activities during the days of 6/22/09 ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/creative-every-day-challenge-check-in-june-22nd-june-28th.html Oh, I'm feeling so sleepy this week! After a day of errands today, I felt the urge to take a nap, which I may still do. But first, I want to share what I've been up to in Wreck this Journal for Jamie Ridler's fabulous book group! I crumpled one ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/wreck-this-journal-week-3.html Song Do you remember singing as a kid? You know, that kind of singing kids do with pure abandon? Do you ever sing like that now? As it's the month of sound here for the Creative Every Day Challenge, I've been thinking about where and when I sing. I'm not a fabulous ... http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/06/singing-in-the-shower.html