day one hundred and sixteen: 262

'you may have carved a pumpkin before, but what about a turnip, an apple, a bell pepper, or...?'

first of all, have i mentioned how much i LOVE my wax carving tools? one of the best purchases i've ever made. secondly, i made an italian pasta salad for a family dinner tonight so i bought extra zucchini to saute another night for dinner. even though it wasn't hollowed i figured i could still carve it. i kind of regret doing the smaller snail but oh well. also i must confess i started this before midnight but didn't finish it until about 3 minutes after. hahaha, so technically i made my deadline.

day one hundred and fifteen: 66

'go grocery shopping and pick up something new specifically to work with. extra credit: make the work at the grocery store itself. (remember to buy anything you've radically transformed!)'

well...so much for elaborate. i wasn't feeling it today and i was out grocery shopping and remembered this prompt. a whole grocery store and all i could come up with was mambas! oh well, it's colorful, right? nothing else i bought was super exciting. i have to make some granola so i thought i could use the ingredients for that...but we're low on propane and my husband doesn't want us to use it up since the price per gallon is crazy right now. so i couldn't do that. i didn't want to use up this prompt on something so simple but i gave in.

day one hundred and fourteen: 142

'cut holes in the pages of a magazine or book so that what you reveal beneath creates something new.'

i'm not exactly sure this is what the prompt meant. i tried to find a page that i could cut with a page behind it that fit. so i found this OFF ad and it had some tiles behind it. so i cut out my snail to reveal the texture of the tiles for the snail. i couldn't find another page that i liked more & i am super tired after a loooong, hectic & fun day. i have no plans tomorrow so i'm hoping to do a more elaborate snail.

day one hundred and thirteen: 219

'create a mosaic using cut paper. snippets of color from magazines are ideal for this.'

i know technically this isn't a mosaic. i just glued a bunch of pictures on a piece of paper and cut them out into the shapes i wanted. there are a few more magazine related prompts so while my kitchen table is covered with them i think i might as well keep going with the theme.

day one hundred and twelve: 361

'work with bleach to make something by taking away color.'

i LOVE using bleach pens to draw on shirts. i have a sweatshirt that i wear all the time that i drew a henna-like design all over it. i wanted to make something i would actually wear so i drew a snail and messed up the perfect lines and then splattered more bleach all over it. it started changing color fast so i snapped a picture. i will leave it on a little longer, wash it and post another picture. this is a fun activity for kids too (if they don't squeeze the pen too tight)!

day one hundred and eleven: 221

'use a tree (or trees) as your only material or inspiration today.'

so i searched for the biggest flat spot on a tree around my house and this is the biggest i found. i used a flat head screw driver & hammer to carve this out. not as neat as i wanted it but i was getting eaten alive by mosquitos so i gave up!

day one hundred and ten: 185

'yellow magic. work only with yellow materials today. try working on a yellow surface for a real challenge.'

rug, terrible towl (GO STEELERS!), potpourri pieces, ceramic heart, nail polish, whistle, mustard, paint sample, empty honey container, dog treats, m&ms, bead & owl key cover. i really enjoy these color prompts but i don't enjoy putting everything back!

day one hundred and nine: 342

'create evidence of an event that didn't happen.'

more technical difficulties. i still have no photo editing programs on my laptop so tomorrow i will be posting the picture of today's snail. i originally wanted to cheat and just explain what i did and find a picture on google - making it seem like i did it, but didn't. buuut instead i used some vicks vapor rub and made a snail on my counter so it looks like a snail crawled around in a snail design. it's not silver but it's shiny! pictures coming tomorrow!

day one hundred and eight: 220

'nothing but blue skies. work only with blue materials today. try working on a blue surface for a real challenge.'

i had some mini cadbury eggs and i really wanted to use them, so i picked out the blue ones and found some more blue items for today's snail. i used to add tags to my posts but i never remember, it would be good for these ones. fish bead, squishy duck, mini cadbury eggs, glass pebble, packing peanuts, owl key cover, soda tab, paint, foam animals, nail polish, plastic snake, beads, carebear, pens, dice, packing tape holder, flash filter, soap, bracelet & vicks vapor rub!

day one hundred and seven: 322

'make alternate signage or images for men's and women's bathroom doors. bonus: convince someone to use them!'

well, i have no idea who i could ask to put these up so i just drew out what i thought they'd look like. i cut out the shape so it would be the same and traced them. i was going to leave the women's side alone but decided to add some eye lashes. maybe i will stick some up at home just for fun!

day one hundred and six: 32

'make something ephemeral. can you create something using a material that will dissipate quickly, like soap bubbles, smoke, butter on a griddle, or cream in coffee?'

my aunt is currently selling scentsy and she got me one, i ordered the cocoa clementine fragrance. i carved a snail into the wax and then turned it on. unfortunately my photoshop trial ended so i have to get my husband to fix that tomorrow. i'm too lazy to try some other program to put all the images together. i will get it done tomorrow. it didn't melt super fast, but it melted. i originally wanted to make a 3D snail, maybe i will just do it for the heck of it tomorrow.

day one hundred and five: 247

'hide and seek. make something that someone else has to find. provide a map or clues to lead seekers to the location where it's hidden.'

a few years ago i discovered an activity called geocaching & i've been hooked since. i thought this prompt was perfect for this activity. i've hid a geocache before and wanted to do another so i put together a container, added some goodies including 2 snail like seashells and a geocoin that my brother found called a travel slug. i named the geocache "a snail without a shell is just a slug" because the coin says slug but it has a shell so i was telling my brother it had to be a snail! if you don't know what geocaching is, visit the website www.geocaching.com and check out the video (link in upper right hand corner of blue box). and if you ever visit auburn, california...here are the coordinates to my cache!
N 38 degrees 51.646
W 121 degrees 05.820

day one hundred and four: 179

'grow it. use seeds to make something. you could plant them in a shape and document them growing, use the seeds themselves to make an image, or...?'

well obviously i'm going to plant them in a shape...of a snail! my mom has done this before around easter in baskets. i used wheat berries i found at the local grocery store. i covered them up with a little soil and i'm hoping i didn't move any too much. i will post some updates soon. i have other photos i need to post too so i guess i will have an 'update' post coming soon. i guess if some moved i can just pull the random and misplaced grass strands.

day one hundred and three: 114

'make something out of toast or bread. you can even make your bread from scratch; recipes are easy to find online or at the library.'

croissants count as bread, right? i love them. i've had these in my fridge for a while so i thought i'd use them up. i've thought before that i would use only food for my next year long project because you can make sooo many different things with food. oh and by the way, thanks for the all the get well soon's...i actually slept in bed last night for the first time in a week...versus sleeping sitting up on the couch. hallelujah!

day one hundred and two: 174

'work only with kitchen tools today.'

so as i've said, i have been sick lately. i have this nagging cough that attacks me during the day and it keeps me up all night. i have slept on the couch for a week so i can sit up. i have wanted to clean my house for 3 days now but if i start doing anything i cough like crazy. so tonight, instead of cleaning the kitchen...i just used the stuff in it. i like the colors, but that's about it! i hope i can get SOMETHING done tomorrow after work!