Moving Mayhem

So despite packing up our whole apartment and moving everything into a new place, AND the fact that I'm getting ready to pop, I HAVEN'T missed a day yet! Yay!
I will admit, some of the cards are pretty lame. But the fact that I've kept it up is more important to me. 
Here are my latest creations:

Day 144 - Drawing with your feet is SOOO hard! I totally admire people who have no hands/use of their hands and use their legs and feet for everything.

Day 145 - Hot glue gun flowers

Day 146 - "Skein". I love yarn.

Day 147 - Beauty and the Beast has always been one of my favorites.

Day 148 - Purple is one of those colors that has SO many different shades. 

Day 149 - All my utensils were packed up so I had to draw some instead. This was suppose to be a sort of mandala.

Day 150 - Definitely not my best pencil drawing. Oh well.

Day 151 - Working with basic materials like crayons is super liberating. 

Day 152 - I actually REALLY wanted to make a Rube Goldberg machine for this project, but it was our move day AND my baby shower day so...I had to just imagine one. 

Day 153 - I was feeling super frustrated this day because I couldn't find my book to tell me what the "challenge" was! So I had to scour the web to figure it out. Then by the time I figured it out, I was too tired to make anything cool. So paper dumb bells is what you get! 

Day 154 - It's so hard to do this project when your house is a disaster! But I found some cardboard and some crayons, so I was at least able to complete today's card. I actually totally love my game. How it works is there are 4 different paths and you choose one to start on. Some paths are shorter, but have more "risks" like more wild cards or back-2-spots. Other paths are longer but have less risks and more "fun" things like activity cards. So it's up to you which path you think is smartest to take!

Day 155 - Finally found all my craft supplies and can make a cute card!

Day 156 - Busted out my acrylics 

Day 157 - "Make something that's strong enough to support your own weight and stand on it". I was SO stumped for this one, so I totally cheated and just stood on a painting I did back in high school. haha. 

Day 158 - Work with homonyms today (bear/bare, night/knight, sail, sale). **Wrong Mr. Scalin! These are homophones, not homonyms...but whatever...I know what you mean.

Presenting: my FLOUR FLOWER!

Day 159 - I hate this card. 

Day 160 - Jordan said this one is gross. haha. You're not actually suppose to use it. It's just for fun. 

Day 161 - I've got babies on my mind, so I had to make a baby card! 

Day 162 - This is a fairy trap...haha

Day 163 - "Work with only the items you find in your refrigerator or freezer"

My advice for creating things while in the middle of a life transition - KEEP AT IT! It's nice to take a few minutes for a mental break. 

I hope this was good practice for when baby comes. I've been really worried I won't be able to keep it up when the baby gets here, but I'm sure I can fit it in. (Less than 3 weeks until she is here!!)

My Hobbies Take Over the House!

As we prepare for moving at the end of the month, I realize just how much space my hobbies take up! There's my piano, my workout gear and bike, my massage table (okay, that one's work), my potter's wheel, LDS food storage (okay, that one's food...I don't know if that should be considered a hobby...if you don't know what long-term storage is all about - check out this webpage. The video is really good), my guitar, my scrapbooks/photo books, my fabric and sewing machine, my art easel, my art/crafting supplies (paper, glue, collage supplies, magazines, paints, pencils, etc. etc.), my books, and ON and ON....
I definitely have a lot of hobbies. I think because I do so many different things, I do not really excel in one area...more like a Jack of All Trades, Master of None. Oh well. Variety is the spice of life. I am so grateful for the wonderful things around me that bring me joy. I am truly blessed with time in my day to CREATE.

Here are my recent cards:


Day 129 - I designed a coin from the made up land of Fletar. (Top right hand corner) Then prettied up the page with vintage needlecraft magazine paper, buttons, a clothing tag, and a paper leaf cut out. 

Day 130 - I picked this song as my inspiration today. The pieces of paper represent all the things a feel when I look into Jordan's eyes. (Fresh cold water, green meadows, cuddled in a soft blanket, warm blue skies, and FIREWORKS!) You have my permission to go throw up now from lovie gushiness. 

Day 131 - "Make a word out of objects in your environment or with letters found in natural formation outside."

Day 132 - "Create something on a T-shirt and wear it for the rest of the day." I didn't read the daily challenge until the end of the day, so I couldn't really do this challenge properly. Instead, I took one of Jordan's old T-Shirts and made a baby bib out of it.

Day 133 - "Make something surreal. (Look up the art of Magritte or Dali online or at the library for some inspiration)" (Good ol' Apple Photo Booth)

Day 134 - One of my favorite books from when I was little is Go Dog Go.

Day 135 - Charcoal rubbings and random journalling. 

Day 136 - I made this awesome Tie-Dye shirt and thought it sort of fit this challenge..."Create a life-size person using your clothes and/or whatever else you have on hand". (Ya, kinda cheated on that one, I know.) But you have to admit - the shirt is pretty cool!

Day 137 - I LOVE the sky. I love how it's different every day. 

Day 138 - Inspector Gadget was one of my favorite TV shows when I was little. So awesome. 

Day 139 - I definitely did not want to create something with rotting food...so this was my interpretation of his challenge. I used an image of a rotting tree trunk and used other old items (stamp/postmarked envelope from the 60s, milk top thing from when milk still came in glass containers, on old button, and some other random fabric clippings)  You're welcome for not making an ATC out of a banana peel.

Day 140 - Rebus's are fun.

 Day 141 - I used to LOVE making pop up cards when I was little. I used to make pretty deluxe ones. I also really got into making whole books with flaps, things you pull, etc. They were pretty cool.

Day 142 - This one is a little hard to appreciate with just photos. It makes more sense when you can actually flip through it. Oh well. 

Day 143 - "Make something in which the sense of taste is the essential component". Jordan and I bought this ginormous Snickers in Las Vegas...I'm so tempted to eat it! Alas, it's a gift for a friend. 

What are your hobbies? Do you consider yourself a dabbler in many things? Or more of an expert in one field? 
Make time for your hobbies, whatever they may be!