Sunday, July 17, 2011

29 Ways to Stay Creative

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.



You know how when you're an artist or creative type, you're just so bursting with ideas that you can't possibly even write them all down, let alone execute them all?

Yeah, I don't either. The truth is, that old thing about inspiration and perspiration is kinda true. Sometimes, brilliant ideas do just hit you, but it's pretty rare, and likely, the outcome of lots of prep work. So, what to do in the meantime?

Stay creative. Create even when it's not your best work, if you're uninspired, or don't have the time or energy to do your best work. It doesn't matter. You just gotta keep at it. Okay. Sure. But how?

For that, we turn to Life of Michigan Ave, who came up with the twenty-nine suggestions below. Don't like reading? Just watch the video, joyfully animated by TO-FU.

Monday, May 2, 2011

How To Make A Box From Paper Scraps!




In this video, the crafter extraordinaire shows you how to make a box out of scrap paper, in a few simple steps! It's an easy way to create boxes for holiday and birthday presents, make holders for those paper clip and rubber band collections on your desk, or organize all those little tchotchkes you've collected. Here's how I put them to use in my dressing table :)



I have categorized varied cosmetics in different boxes. It really helps when I am falling short of time to dress up! Things are so handy now because of these boxes!




The hair clips find a place here!




I put in all the scraps of my bead work in this one.




All my teeny weeny cute things are properly organized and my dressing table looks so uncluttered! Try this yourself and see how this simple and smart idea helps! You can discover more uses of these life saving boxes & share those ideas with all. Cheers!!