Search
While searching online for my topic, I really thought about stuff that I love to do. I thought about Improv, and trying to make that into my project, but honestly it was just confusing, and seemed like it would take away all of the fun of Improv. Besides, you can't really teach improv, you need to do it.
So when I thought about the next best thing, I thought about my love for crafts. I spend a lot of my time looking online for cool things to create and call my own. I got the idea of my angle from the fact that I'm going to college next year. I want my angle to be things that you can find in a home, or for myself, a dorm. I want to make the place I live a crafty and comfortable place.
Evaluate
While searching for cool things to make, I've found many awesome things. Things that can be made cheaply, and efficiently. One thing that I really am interested in making is this:
http://pinterest.com/pin/168392473537417788/
It's a lamp that is made out of a strainer. I think that it is super original, and it really would be impressive. I don't know how to do wiring and electrical things, but I'm willing to learn to make that work.
Organize
I am a fairly organized person, but these craft projects help me become less rigid with my life. When I'm making a craft, I'm able to just be me and throw whatever I want where ever I want. When I do crafts, I like to make a ton of them, not just one. I'm almost a binge crafter. It actually gets a little insane. But when it comes down to it, I am organized with what I'm doing. I actually have a running Google Doc of things that I want to do. And honestly, I never follow instructions. I know that might end up badly sometimes, but I hate instructions. I just do what I think is right so it is truly mine.
Design
This week has provided me with a lot of information of what I actually want to do. I want to design fun things for your living space. I want my home and your home to feel like home. I want it to feel like yours. My website is not going to have places for you to buy what I have created... You have to do it yourself. I'm going to give descriptions of what steps to take, but in all honesty, you're going to be the one creating what you want to create.
I don't want this to be a textbook of creativity. I don't even think that exists.
Narrate
My next 3 steps that I have to take include:
1. Finding more interesting things to create - I really need to keep looking on websites such as Pinterest, Etsy, Wanelo & Tumblr. I think that those websites give great insight into things that I'm interested in.
2. Buy my materials - I'm really interested in keeping all of this extremely cost effective. You want your home to be crafty, not the Taj Mahal, and since I'm not made of money, I'm going to try and keep this as cheap as possible. I know I'm a cheapskate, but at least I can admit it, right?
3. Start crafting & documenting - In all honesty with this one I just need to pop in a Stand Up Comedy Marathon, and just work until my fingers fall off. Once I'm started, you can't stop me.
I think that one thing that could make this work more smoothly is getting all of the materials. I also need just some time. But that's not too hard. I'm a person that almost always needs to be doing something, so this shouldn't be a problem. Overall, I'm in love with this project so far.
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