Thing-a-day is a yearly creative sprint where, every year in February, participants commit to creating one new thing a day and post it on a collective blog. 2010 was thing-a-day's fourth edition and the first to run on Posterous. We're gearing up for 2011 so come back mid-January for more updates!
Patrick McColley
Chelvanaya
Ryan Germick
Heather Rasley
seanaes
Jonathan Manning
Lily
Inspired Creatives
Mike Dory
Irena Romendik
For the final day of TAD-2010 I wanted to try something different: making a kind of money-box from a plastic jar (an empty box for dog snacks).
Here's the result!
P.S. Thanks a lot, Zebru, for affording me the opportunity of being a part of this year's TAD Team! I enjoyed the experience, it was fun and full of inspiration! Congrats to all the participants!
Since I was (once again!
) in a great hurry, I made these simple, charming and joyful earrings as today's contribution for "thing-a-day".
I think that White Howlite, Fire-Crackle Agate and Rose Quartz spheres go really well together and that they don’t need to be covered too much, allowing the gemstones to sweeten someone’s day through their beauty...
My 19-th "thing-a-day" is inspired by the wonderful tango dance scene from the movie “Scent Of A Woman” ;). Do you remember? 
Hoo-haa!
Today's TAD is a crocheted wire pendant on a metallic base with a dramatic effect. Enjoy it!
Today's TAD (inspired by today's photo ;) ! ) : silver plated safety pin brooch & earrings with dangling silver chaines, green glass faceted beads, and organza ribbon
Well, I’ve been “busy like a bee” all day, but as I’m trying not to become too stressed, I found time (among other things) to paint (with acrylics and permanent markers) some paper hearts I made a few days ago for Valentine’s Day and to make an easy chocker style necklace (on memory wire) featuring crocheted pansies.
Enjoy them!
Inspired by some photos from the Carnival of Venice,
“today’s thing” is a playful multicoloured pair of chandelier earrings,
made from yellow jade, pink Malaysian jade, Australian jade,
crazy lace agate, amethyst, moss agate, rainbow fluorite and jasper, “mixed” with silver-plated metallic beads.
The Venice Carnival is a wonderful yearly-event,
one of the most famous carnivals in the world.
The pictures I’ve mentioned before show
some inspirational “Harlequin costumes”.
“Harlequin” or “Arlecchino” is known as the king of the stage
of the comedy dell’arte.
“The Harlequin costume consists of a jacket and trousers made of
irregularly-shaped colored material, a white felt cap occasionally with rabbit or fox fur.
He always wears a belt with a wooden spatula hanging from it.
He wears a black half-mask with demonic features
(legend has it that the name Harlequin derives from a demon called Alichino
cited by Dante Alighieri in Inferno part of the "Divine Comedy".
He sometimes has a bristly moustache and eyebrows and a large nose.
A typical part of the Harlequin costume is the red lump on the head.”
(from: Portale di Venezia http://www.carnivalofvenice.com)
Today’s thing is inspired by Fr.Villon’s poetry…
“Ballade des dames du temps jadis”
( "The Ballad of the Dead Ladies" or "The Ballad of Yesterday's Belles")
„Prince, n'enquerrez de semaine
Où elles sont, ni de cet an,
Qu'à ce refrain ne vous ramène:
Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?”
…
“Nay, never ask this week, fair lord
Where they are gone, nor yet this year,
Save with this much for an overword,-
"But where are the snows of yesteryear?"…
“Prince, do not ask me where they dwell.
While days and weeks and years draw on,
I’ll have no more than this to tell:
Well, where could last year’s snows have gone?”
I feel like I need summer! Right here, right now!
Two good reasons for feeling like this are:
1. Chris Rea and his “Looking for the summer”...
(…this is what I’m listening now, again and again, and again... 
)
…“And still I stand this very day
With a burning wish to fly away
I'm still looking
Looking for the summer”…
plus +++ >>> 2. The weather outside 
“Bucuresti, Sambata, 6 Feb” (Sat, Feb.6, Bucharest)
Max: : -1° C
Real. : -8° C
Min. : -3° C
Real. : -11° C
………………………………………………………………………………………
The result : It seems that, unfortunately, the only thing I can do at this point
is to dream about it!
In fact, I could say that making these “summer themed” earrings
for “TAD – Day 6” really helped!
I have no doubt! And this is the best part! 
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