Ribbon Pole

Ribbon Pole

My 7th project for Fun A Day was this ribbon pole. I just stapled a lot of ribbons together to make one long strange and then wrapped it around a pole. This pole is in the courtyard area between Fayette and Gay Streets. I'm excited to report that this is actually...

100 Ways To Be Creative: Create Your Own Mandala

100 Ways To Be Creative: Create Your Own Mandala

#25 on my 100 Ways To Be Creative list is to create your own mandala. I was first introduced to mandalas at work. They're used in art class a lot for members as well as relaxation trainings for staff. I've colored in multiple ones myself, but I've never really made...

Monday Mailings

Monday Mailings

It's been two weeks since I showed what I've been sending and receiving. I'm so glad so many people are participating in LetterMo and InCoWriMo this month. I'm not officially participating, because I didn't want the pressure of another daily project this month... but...

Ravens Yarnbombing

Ravens Yarnbombing

I should say, for the record, that I don't care about football. I actually don't really care about most sports. But I like when the morale of the entire city is up, so I wanted to participate in that. Everyone around here is pretty excited about the Ravens being in...

Celebrate February

Celebrate February

Happy February! Here are my top ten things about January. Please be sure to share yours with me as well! February is: Boost Self Esteem Month Library Lovers Month Black History Month Spunky Old Broads Month Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month Plant The Seeds Of...

Small Things Museum

Small Things Museum

I planned to do an interactive installation for my sixth Fun A Day project. I got the idea from one of Keri Smith's wonderful books, How To Be An Explorer Of The World. I collected a lot of small items and divided them up into categories: things to look at, things to...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Happy last week of January! I hope this month was fun for you. Don't forget to tell me your top ten things from this month. I'll share mine Friday. As for now, here are some things that have been making me happy this week. PS - today is Inane Answering Machine Day! +...

Bubble Wrap Relaxation Station

Bubble Wrap Relaxation Station

My fifth project for Fun A Day was based on an image I saw last month. I thought it was absolutely brilliant and fun, so I decided to recreate it in Baltimore. The only thing different I did was use colored bubble wrap and encouraged people to take some of the smaller...

100 Ways To Be Creative: Change Your Handwriting

100 Ways To Be Creative: Change Your Handwriting

#13 on my 100 Ways To Be Creative list is to change your handwriting for the length of an entire letter. I chose to do this activity on National Handwriting Day, which was this past Wednesday. On Wednesdays I teach a class at work called Promoting Creativity. This...