Creativity Project...Beauty....

I found this patch of flowers near our house last year and took some pictures of Naomi admiring them.

I kept thinking that they'd be in full bloom by now and I was not disappointed.

I couldn't stop snapping pictures.

Beautiful, right?

My favorite is the single flower with the bee.

How'd I catch that?

Creativity Project...Day 3

I've been taking Hannah on drives looking for things to photograph. There was only one category left in photography for the Fine Arts Competion. Film photography...Scenery/Still Life

I took her to the Mission Inn area in downtown Riverside. Lots of old, historical buildings with beautiful architecture.

Anyway, while she was snapping away with the 35 mm Nikon we borrowed, I was snapping away on my digital.

This sign on an old church caught my eye and I had to remember it.

Isn't it good?

Creativity Project...Day 2

Okay...it's March 2nd and I am busy, busy!! However, I did get to create this cute little mailbox for an Etsy client who teaches early music education. I hope she likes it!

Paper says Music Time and has all sorts of music related words.

It was a friend's birthday, so I gave her this jar full of her favorite candies and a couple of gift cards. I did add ribbon and stuff later, of course. =]

I am feeling like I really need to get out my supplies and get messy. I've had the "feeling" for a while, but it's just been hard to get some me time where I can play. Know what I mean? I can sit at my craft table as much as I want. I make things, I fill orders, but I am talking about getting in the zone - no interruptions - just time to be me with my crafts! It'll come soon. It has to!

The Creativity Project...

So, I saw this on Stacy Julian's blog and thought it would be a good idea to try to stay on top of it for the month of March. The coming of spring shouts newness to me, so I am going to try to do something new. Hopefully, this project will challenge me and make me more aware to consistently and curiously create.

Here was my little thing for today along with something I made a few weeks ago with my Sunday School girls for fun. Sunday's are pretty busy for me, but I usually have time to play a little at my craft table. This is something I made to go out with an etsy order that I'm filling. Just a simple card with a simple sentiment: dream.

This next picture is of a few painted rocks. I told my girls about choosing a word that would "lead" them and help them for 2009 - mine is FOCUS. They each chose a word and then we painted rocks and put our words on them. Great little project. I love Ladybugs, so I thought that the rock would make a cute ladybug and then the heart one is Love to the power of 6. Six in my immediate family. =]

I hope to get some real creating done this week. Not as easy as I thought it'd be with an 18 month old and a 3 year old to keep busy, but they let me play once in a while. =]

What are you creating? =]