I think writers, by default, are fairly creative people. I know some of my family teases me about my endless creative endeavors. You'd think I could stick to slightly productive things like making home videos, doing scrapbooks, or actually finishing sewing the last of the Christmas stockings, but no.
This is what I do with too much creative energy.
I play with Lincoln Logs.
This was a pretty cool little building. All three of those structures are tied together and form one large T shaped structure, complete with fence and lookout tower, and a tiny pile of firewood on the side of the entrance. Just watch out for the bear while heading out to get some wood.
I don't know why Lincoln Logs are so stinking fun to play with. I suppose part of it is the simplicity, though I admire the Lincoln Log designers for their perfectly structured logs that don't roll or tip, and interlock so perfectly. That didn't happen by accident. Someone put some thought into that. It was their job. How weird is that thought?
I remember when I was young, Lincoln Logs weren't as much fun for me, because the roof pieces were all plastic, and I couldn't get the roof slats to stick. I prefer the all wood sets now. Again, simplicity is best.
Here's another example of my creative energy run amok. As we got closer to Halloween, I couldn't resist baking a cake. It is something I love to do when the weather gets cold. I just couldn't resist decorating it.
Now while my efforts probably won't be featured on Food Network anytime soon, I still had fun making the cake look pretty. The little pumpkins around the edge turned out particularly well. It tasted pretty darn good, too.
Some of my other slightly odd creative outlets: Pumpkin carving, twisting balloon animals, writing slightly naughty haiku and posting them on Twitter, decorating my Sims houses, and playing with puppets.
How about you guys? What are some of your creative outlets?
In other news, Congratulations Tessy! You've won a signed copy of Beyond the Rain. Contact me and I'll ship it out to you.
Also, I'll be posting Ethel once a month for a while, until I get some more work done. I'm going to post it on the last Wednesday of the month, so look for Ethel at the end of the month. Hopefully I can get it going more frequently again.
I hope everyone is enjoying fall as much as I am.
Happy reading everyone,
Jess
6 comments:
Yes, my motto is "Jack of all trades, master of none." I dabble in all sorts of creative pass-times. I'm particularly fond of clay and jewelery making. You can see some of my stuff here: http://ban-sidhe.deviantart.com/
but I also like to draw, cook and design clothes for my daughter's BJD (asian Ball Jointed Dolls are my newest infatuation). Used to cross-stitch but haven't done that in a long time and I have an odd need to re-paint figurines. Don't ask...
Ooh, I haven't cross stitched in a long time. I love doing old fashioned samplers, and I just can't find cute ones anymore. I have a whole set of classic produce crate labels that I did. I still need to get them framed. That's always been one of those "When I have the money" projects.
Ha!
Oh, yes, cross-stitch!
And knitting, some paper crafting... I love taking small things and using them differently, giving them new purpose.
Congrats to Tessy!
How cool, Jess! I do love crafty stuff, but haven't had much time lately. Some occasional pasttimes--crochet, scrapbooking, calligraphy... I ought to unbury my supplies and maybe the kids are old enough to do some of this with me :)
And congrats, Tessy!
I know what you mean. I've been dying to do more scrapbooking, but there's no way and no time with little ones.
I sew, both hand and machine. I plait or braid. I've also done embroidery (including cross stitch) and weaving. So I think of textiles as one "node" to my hobbies. Another is books. I mend them, bind them, and write things that could go in them. I also role-play regularly, which provides a nice outlet for creativity. {Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
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