Friendship makes the world a better place. That’s what Audrey & Haylie think. They spent their creative time at studio making matching necklaces out of tin container lids to commemorate their special bond. They had a great time collaborating on the overall look their necklaces would have and were proud with big smiles when their matching projects were done. What a great connection. I am sure they are wearing them fondly this week.
Friendship Necklaces
Audrey & Haylie
9yrs.
They are nearly invisible, that means they can help make creations appear differently than they really are for a floating or suspended look!
We have shared a whole lot of love @createstudio on instagram this week through thankfulness; thanks for pets, rainbows, donations, expressions, craftiness, and a visit with our friends at The Hideout Playground.
Eva came up with a very clever reuse for T.P. rolls by converting them into the fall message, Autumn. I love the way this creation captures the concept of limitless possibilities. Eva took a few ordinary items and put them together in an unusual way.
Over the years I have always seen cardboard rolls used in their circular state so, seeing them flattened with a word display struck me as delightfully different. WOW!
The mind is a wondrous place.
Autumn
Eva
9yrs
As Ben Franklin once said, Waste not, want not.
The idea is simple. If we use what we have we discover we have a bounty. Nothing is missing, no shortage occurs.
At the studio we find that using what we have is boundless fun! We tend to think of more possibilities. Our ideas grow and grow, not to mention we become more thoughtful about our planet. He was wise, that Ben and he was onto something good.
We captured a beautiful sunrise, Jimmy the Robot, made Batty Boo Bags, shared our Eco Craft Kits and had lots of crafty Halloween fun @createstudio on Instagram last week!
Creativity seems to be the power that makes the wheels of imagination turn. When the power is turned on, the ideas just keep coming. That’s how it seemed for Jack as he built his robot man. Bits and pieces were coming together in a way that felt so fun for him, he spent the whole two hour session working on it. I wonder if this is how George Lucas felt as he developed the first characters for Star Wars? WOW.
Jimmy the Robot Man
Jack
9yrs
Albert Einstein ought to know…
When I think of creativity and the ways I see it expressed at the studio I am reminded that it is the way we process our thoughts into ideas. We are wired to conjure possibilities and solve challenges in all our daily affairs. Art is a realm where creativity is easily recognized, but creativity spreads vastly beyond that means. Whether we create something to look at, a recipe, a detailed spreadsheet or a book report we apply our creativity.
How are you expressing that part of yourself today?
Plastic Forks!
I can imagine spooky skeletons made from these. I have also seen them used as a pom pom maker! The possibilities are endless of course. It’s just a questioned of what is imagined…
This may look like a drawing, the kind of thing we have all seen before, but I am struck by more.
During the first few minutes of a birthday party, when all of the kids we working in their ice breaker projects, Cole was drawing this picture. He took the time to develop the picture into full color then proceeded to mount it on one of the wood panels that had been donated by the Awards shop recently. He was careful when using the masking tape to hold the illustration in place. I appeared done but, one last thing was needed. He wanted to name his work. “Grace” he called it.
I was impressed with his process but then, as the party went on I realized who Grace was. He had drawn a picture of himself with his younger sister, Grace. WOW! Now thats a boy of good character.
“Grace”
Cole
6yrs