45

Challenge #45: Create an image with masking tape or any other kind of tape, for that matter.  Try making it on a nontraditional surface.  Extra credit: Leave it for others to find.

My first thought was to create some kind of tape sculpture - an animal or building or something.  Then I looked around at different surfaces in the apartment and zoned in on the boring coffee table:

Regular, plain ol' table top.  Nothing much to see here, but it's usually covered with books and coasters and remotes and other crap.  Still, I decided to jazz it up with a little easy masking tape geometry:

BAM!  This table totally pops now!  So my sister roommate saw this later and I suggested to her that we paint in all the triangles.  She wasn't thrilled with the idea, so I will probably just leave the tape on the table and take a few pieces of it off every day until it's all plain again. 

I played with some editing tools and came up with a cool graphic image of the tape on the table, though:

#44

Challenge 44: Make something that lights up.  Work with an existing lampshade or put a small electric light or candle inside of something you make.

So I looked around at my boring lampshades.

Not so bad to have something plain when you have one or more (mismatched) patterns in a room - but I decided to jazz up this shade anyway.  With a few buttons and some glue:

I like the result!  Using various colors of buttons in a specific pattern made this look great.  Now I might want to change the color of the base of the lamp with a little spray paint, something in a brown tone, I think.

Falling off

My month of ceramics studio time expired at the end of September, followed immediately by a craft sale with pals the first day of October.  It was unseasonably cold again this year (as in, high of 50 degrees!), but the sun peeked out in the afternoon and thawed us enough to gain some feeling in our extremities.  Here are a couple pictures of some of the pottery I made:

I sold a few pieces, kept a few for gifts, and am still looking for happy homes for a last couple pieces.  I had a great time throwing pots and would do it all the time if I could!  I spent a lot of my free time at the studio during my membership to maximize my time, which is why I didn't get around to post too much.  I'm done with craft sales for the year, except for a couple sales that friends and family members have offered to sell my stuff at.

Running craft sales with friends is a great time!  We chat, usually crochet or knit at the same time when it's not too hot or cold outside, support other local craftspeople when we make enough money ourselves to give back, and always end up with great stories of people we met or strange/wonderful things that happened.


Fall is in full force in Michigan these days, and I love it!  I hope to get back into the 365 projects soon, now that I have a little more time on my hands.