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
This bead was left over from this project. And honestly, I'd be much more inclined to wear this simple pendant. Swirls just make me happy.
This is finally done. This is the Curtiss Pusher, a biplane fitted with a wheeled tricycle undercarriage. It was primarily constructed of spruce. The propeller is located behind the pilot "pushing" the plane forward.
On September 13, 1911 Jimmie Ward took off from Governors Island, NY in this plane to pursue the "Hearst Prize." Hearst offered $50,000 to the first aviator to complete a transcontinental flight in less than 30 days and no later than October 11, 1911. Sadly, Jimmie Ward had to withdraw nine days into the race after his plane finally crashed following numerous mechanical issues. He only made it to Addison, NY.
For today, I had planned to embed some glow-in-the-dark stars in clear glycerin soap. Turns out the only melt and pour I currently have is honey colored and after you melt it it becomes quite opaque. The stars became invisible. So, everything went back into the microwave and I now have handsome bars of trucks and motorcycles.
It's almost spring. The narcissus are stretching out their feelers and pin wheels should be in every flower box. This one is made out of fused newspaper bags and should withstand an April shower.
There are a lot of cat breeds out there. There seem to be an awful lot of cat breeders in California. And did you know that our ragdoll was supposed to be a docile cat? I wonder if anyone has informed him of that fact yet. My daughter and I accumulated way too much cat knowledge over the weekend, but the project is done and school starts tomorrow. Yay!
Vacation is almost over and my daughter and I are scrambling to assemble her school report about cat breeds. The map shows where all the recognized cat breeds originate. No. 4 stands for the American Shorthair.
It may be a little difficult to make out, but today's thing is a Curtiss biplane about to be embroidered unto a bag. I used iron on ink on some tearaway fabric to get the image onto the canvas.
I finished the executive bag and lined it with a matching shirt. The shirt pocket becomes an inner pocket for small items. My husband is padlocking his closet. :-). Thank you all so much for your nice comments.
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