Learn a quick method to exercise your creativity growth. This is an "exercise" but there is no "pain" associated with it.
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Club Creative Studio shares information about creativity on this blog. Our hand-rolled clay beads and hand-torched glass beads are incorporated into fun and functional items. Follow us on facebook for daily posts. Please visit us at: www.clubcreativestudio.com
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February 02, 2011
Club Creative Studio Showcase of Art- May 2011
CLUB CREATIVE STUDIO ART will be on exhibit at the following location in May 2011. Mark your calenders to view and purchase great items with hand-made beads incorporated into fun and functional products. You will also want to make sure to view and donate to the "BRAS For A CAUSE" which I have submitted an very unique art piece to be on display and help raise funds for cancer.
January 30, 2011
Got a Minute?
Time and time again we stop to analyze where our time goes. Do we waste it away? Do we need more of it? How can we get more by making changes and using it differently? If you have a minute, or two... read on.
There are many "two-minute" tasks that we can do in a day and have the satisfaction of knowing that we were productive in a short amount of time in a day. You may not think of two minutes as large chunks of time to do much of anything. But, learning to identify tasks that do not require too much effort can lead to more time management habits.
By doing small tasks in a day, you do feel productive. You utilize your time that can easily be wasted otherwise, and the purpose is to handle short actions immediately. Freeing time can add more time into your day to do what you love. And I know that I need more time in my day to do what I love- create art. I have a list of a few suggestions that can be done within a two minute time frame. Maybe it will help you look at your day and check off simple tasks within it.
Try these time tested tasks:
The whole point is to discriminate between actions that are too short to put on a list and ones that are too long to start without becoming side tracked from higher priorities.
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| image;www.jesterarts.com |
By doing small tasks in a day, you do feel productive. You utilize your time that can easily be wasted otherwise, and the purpose is to handle short actions immediately. Freeing time can add more time into your day to do what you love. And I know that I need more time in my day to do what I love- create art. I have a list of a few suggestions that can be done within a two minute time frame. Maybe it will help you look at your day and check off simple tasks within it.
Try these time tested tasks:
- Clean the kitchen sink
- Write a few thank you notes
- Change bed sheets
- Make a Keurig brand beverage
- Reply to an e-mail
- Make a journal entry
- Make a brief phone or text message
- Load the dishwasher
- Sweep the floor
- Water the plants
- Feed the animals
- Balance a page in a checkbook
- Clean out your purse or wallet
- Make a short errand list
- Run computer backup program
- Check air pressure in your car tires
- Order flowers for a friend
- Say a prayer
- Think of the topic of your next blog!
The whole point is to discriminate between actions that are too short to put on a list and ones that are too long to start without becoming side tracked from higher priorities.
January 29, 2011
My Daughter Made a Bad Thing Great
My high school daughter has decided very willingly to make a bad thing great. She has suffered a knee injury in a sport. Being very active in several competitive sports like, year-round soccer, cross-country, basketball and even football (she was the kicker this year), you can see that it is hard to keep someone with this level of drive down.
As it turns out, surgery is needed and that is the "bad" thing. There are aspects of good to this whole situation however. Good... that she can be fixed. Good... that she has a great surgeon. Good- that she is in good spirits. What makes this whole ordeal "great" is her attitude. As soon as she received her brace which she will be wearing for a long while, she immediately asked if it was hers to keep.
The reason for her question was because she had to wear the same type of brace once before and it is honestly intrusive and ugly. She looked like a robot wearing it since it practically covered the entire length of her leg. So, when she heard that she was going to be allowed to keep this brace, her face lit up. Being her mom, I instantly knew why.
My daughter could not wait to get home. What was the first thing she did? She reached for her collection of cool stickers. She was planning on "blinging that baby out"! Who wouldn't want to show a little more creativity in transforming her "bad" looking brace into something with more personality? You have certainly seen neon colored casts by now and there are also designs pre-printed on casts as well. Recall the first thing that people do when they see their friend in an arm cast. They ask if they can sign it. Doesn't that make the whole ugly wrapping somehow more appealing and maybe even tolerable? Use your creativity to make your particular situation more fun and it may just prove to adjust your attitude at the same time.
As it turns out, surgery is needed and that is the "bad" thing. There are aspects of good to this whole situation however. Good... that she can be fixed. Good... that she has a great surgeon. Good- that she is in good spirits. What makes this whole ordeal "great" is her attitude. As soon as she received her brace which she will be wearing for a long while, she immediately asked if it was hers to keep.
The reason for her question was because she had to wear the same type of brace once before and it is honestly intrusive and ugly. She looked like a robot wearing it since it practically covered the entire length of her leg. So, when she heard that she was going to be allowed to keep this brace, her face lit up. Being her mom, I instantly knew why.
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| Daughter's artistic additions to her intrusive knee brace. Bring On The Bling. |
My daughter could not wait to get home. What was the first thing she did? She reached for her collection of cool stickers. She was planning on "blinging that baby out"! Who wouldn't want to show a little more creativity in transforming her "bad" looking brace into something with more personality? You have certainly seen neon colored casts by now and there are also designs pre-printed on casts as well. Recall the first thing that people do when they see their friend in an arm cast. They ask if they can sign it. Doesn't that make the whole ugly wrapping somehow more appealing and maybe even tolerable? Use your creativity to make your particular situation more fun and it may just prove to adjust your attitude at the same time.
January 27, 2011
It's Not Easy Being White
Call it white, grey, or silver, however you described it, if you are getting older- you are noticing it in your hair. It's not easy seeing yourself become white-haired, grey-headed, or silver-sprayed. So, what is a person to do if it bothers them? That's right...add some color to your life! What is life like at the end of a rainbow? These models may know.
I won't name the name of my source or disclose who they are speaking about but, a friend of mine once told me about someone close to her that did not like to see the appearance of her grey hairs popping up from time to time. So, her solution was to use a black sharpie marker to touch up her stray hairs and bring them back to the correct natural color of black! Now, you can't beat that for creative thinking can you? It had never crossed my mind to do such a thing. I've got those type markers all over the place and I include many shades of swharpie brand markers to include metallic. Well, all I can say is that the markers are deemed "permanent" so, maybe, just maybe that suggestion is a great alternative to denying grey hair appearances. It is so very economical at the same time! I wonder if my purple and red markers could create the look in the photo image here?
Although I have never gone to that extreme, I was told by someone that "highlights" or "low lights" are cheating as it is actually considered coloring your hair. And up until recently, I was proudly able to state that I have not colored my hair to cover up grey yet. It got me thinking that covering up silver strands can be done in more creative ways. Obviously, I was not alone in this thought, as there are many who have investigated the more creative side of hair colorants. A few quick Internet searches can prove that.
If you want to bring a little more color into your look, get colorful rainbow hairstyles, highlights in lots of neon colors. Although I have not seen people walking around with this display in my neighborhood, it does not mean that these colors are not out there. It is eye-catching, unique, and creative. What more can we ask? Would you consider adding rainbow colors to cover up your white, brown, black, blond or auburn locks? It is an option! Is it easier than being "white"? It certainly is more creative.
For these photo examples I turned to the site: becomegeorgous.com. These images seemed to illustrate exactly what I am trying to convey- that you have the option to color your world and you can look like a beautiful and rare rainbow if you want to instead of bland old white.
Are you inspired to reach for the rainbow?
I won't name the name of my source or disclose who they are speaking about but, a friend of mine once told me about someone close to her that did not like to see the appearance of her grey hairs popping up from time to time. So, her solution was to use a black sharpie marker to touch up her stray hairs and bring them back to the correct natural color of black! Now, you can't beat that for creative thinking can you? It had never crossed my mind to do such a thing. I've got those type markers all over the place and I include many shades of swharpie brand markers to include metallic. Well, all I can say is that the markers are deemed "permanent" so, maybe, just maybe that suggestion is a great alternative to denying grey hair appearances. It is so very economical at the same time! I wonder if my purple and red markers could create the look in the photo image here?
For these photo examples I turned to the site: becomegeorgous.com. These images seemed to illustrate exactly what I am trying to convey- that you have the option to color your world and you can look like a beautiful and rare rainbow if you want to instead of bland old white.
Are you inspired to reach for the rainbow?
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