Day 2 and still going! Yay!

I got a late start tonight, so I made something easy. Magnets!

Four large and four small. All nature/woodsy themed. All adorable! We've got trees, birds, owls, a worm and a beaver. I think my favorite ones are the tiny owl and the tiny worm. They are the two on the far right. You know, the two that are the hardest to see!

They actually have to dry for about 24-48 hours before I can attach the magnet backs to them. The black magnet squares they are sitting on now are just so they can dry without sticking to the cardboard box lid. Why are they in a cardboard box lid? Cause my cat will play with them and ruin them the moment I walk away. Putting them in a lid or box or anything makes them mobile, and therefore hide-able. They are now safely hiding at the back of one of my shelves that is conveniently unreachable by cat. *insert evil laughter here*

I'm struggling with how to photograph them well. The light bounces off the glass creating reflections, the lens has trouble focusing on the pictures instead of the glass bubble, and the glass distorts the pictures, which in real life is awesome, but hard to capture the true image on camera. Anyone have any suggestions on how to photograph these better? I will be selling sets of these in my Etsy store eventually, so I'll need to photograph them well.

The added bonus of creating something every day is that I also have to post every day. And that will create some great habits for me as well as keep me honest.

I have also vowed to find a new blog or site or person in the online creative community every day of this challenge. Do you have any suggestions for me?

Thanks for reading!

Happy Creating!

For the month of June, I've decided to participate in the #30DaysofCreativity movement.

From their site:
Inspired by #30daysofbiking by @patiomensch, 30 Days of Creativity is a social initiative encouraging people to create stuff, anything, every day for 30 days.
This was launched in May 2010 by folks in the Minneapolis creative community. Follow#30daysofcreativity on Twitter. Make your pledge to create by contacting @createstuff.

So today being June 1, it's the first day! Today was also the first day of my summer job (working in my preschool's office instead of teaching), so it was a day of beginnings on all fronts.

I started simple in my creativity today. I didn't want to set up a standard that would feel unattainable in the upcoming days. So this is what I made today:

Best thing I've ever made? No

Cute & fast & creative? Yes

And that's the point.

I'm going to try to post what I make every day. Please comment, it will keep me honest in my creative promise.

So - are you participating? You can start any time, you can do the month of June or just 30 days from when you start. Show me your creations!

And thus ends Day 1.

Happy Creating!