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Imagine reaching into a
brown paper bag and pulling
out exactly what you need
at this very moment.
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Novelty Funny Money Plant Seed Packets
 Posted
Feb-23-2006
Practical Joking April Fool's
Day Fun
Are you looking for some humor-iffic printable practical
jokes for April Fool's Day or any day pranking? Try
one of mine! Here are three you can download and print right
now:
- Do you have any green-thumbed family members or gardening
enthusiasts around your home? Try my Money
Plant Seed Packet.
- Are you a parent or teacher looking for a brainy puzzle
jokes for the classroom? Try my World's
Hardest (Impossible) Puzzles.
- Are you trying to inspire your office writers, artists,
and other creatives towards more creativity? Try my Mirecle33
Creativity Patch. •
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Dr.
Seuss's Snooty Sneetches Posted
Feb-21-2006
And Ten Reasons Why I LOVE Checking Out Dr. Seuss Books from
the Library. ... |
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Lani
Voivod's Wild Quills Ezine Posted
Feb-20-2006
"Do you like to write,
dawdle, doodle, scribble, learn, laugh, dream, or scheme in
any (or every!) form and outlet available?"
Meet Chief Creativity Evangelist of Epiphanies, Inc.
Lani Voivod. She's the creator and publisher of the Wild
Quills Ezine, and fearless facilitator of the Wild
Quills Writers Group.
If you're looking for a revival for your creative spirit,
the Wild
Quills Ezine will untame those dull, dutiful daydreams.
It features "Original articles, masterful muses, and
proven tips, tools, 'n techniques for writers, poets, artists,
bohemians, entrepreneurs, life enthusiasts, and all-around
creative-types from every inch of the talent spectrum."
If I weren't already a believer, I would convert to Creativity
within minutes of catching Lani's charismatic wave. Yes, her
zeal is that infectious. Don't believe me? See if
your waning faith and confidence in your own unique talents
don't miraculously restore themselves after reading a few issues
in the Wild
Quills archives. • |
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Completing
Dr. Maisel's Creativity Coaching Training
Posted
Feb-19-2006
I walked out to my rural mailbox and
opened its hinged door as usual. As I reached inside to pull
out the day's mail, I noticed a big yellow envelope sitting
on top of a rolled up mass of slick ads from local retailers.
Noticing the words "First Class, Do Not Bend" written
across the front, I immediately knew what it was. ... |
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Kate
Bush: Aerial Posted
Feb-16-2006
The Long-Awaited 2005 Kate
Bush CD
Like me, so many others almost missed out on the 'two birds
in the bush' unless they paid close attention to the MTV videos
in the late 80s (The Sensual World). ... |
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Martha
Stewart's Valentine's Day Creativity Posted
Feb-9-2006
Valentine’s Day Crafts, Desserts,
and Kids Activities
If you're low on Valentine's day inspiration, a quick visit to
Martha Stewart's Web site will fill you up. Not only will you
find an abundance of step-by-step Valentines
Day projects, but quite a few have free printable project
templates to help you along.
A few of the crafty project offerings include: Mini
Valentine Gift Bags, Sweet Nothings' Card, Heart Bookmark,
Heart-Shape Soap, Affectionate Seed Cards, Sentimental
Valentine's Wheel, Bonbon Filled Hearts, Paper
Heart Wrappings, Fragrant Valentine's Day Cards, Accordion
Valentine, Hand-Stitched Valentines, Valentine Flowers,
Heart-Shaped Tea Bags, and Lacy Stationery. • |
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Bonnie
Neubauer's Online Story Spinner Posted
Feb-5-2006
Another Cool Online Writing Prompt
Generator
If you enjoy things like the Imagination
Prompt Generator, you can't miss giving this other fun story
prompt generator by Bonnie Neubauer a whirl. When you arrive
at Bonnie's online Story Spinner page, you will find a story
setting, starting phrase, and four words you must include in
your story waiting for you.
For example, I just got:
Setting for your story: on the prairie
Starting phrase for your story: The better
I ...
Four words you must include in your story:
Boss, Redhead, Aflutter, Umbrella
What shall I do with these interesting story elements? Spin
a story of course! I present my quick creative writing stab:
The better I plan my excursions in nature (especially
on walks in the prairie behind my neighborhood) the more
time I have to reflect on what's important in life. Love
immediately comes to mind.
For instance, the other day I was walking along the
edges of the prairie's frozen marsh and my mind immediately
snapped back to a classic episode of Little House on the
Prairie I saw on TV when I was 12. The story featured some bossy redhead woman
whose heart afluttered at the sight of
some stately man who arrived on Walnut Grove's brand new
train. The man wore a spiffy black hat and carried a classy umbrella tucked
firmly under his arm, which he would soon find unnecessary
due to the town's ongoing drought because of nasty Nellie
Oleson's deal with the mystic shaman in Nellsville.
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See how much fun you can have with this? Now
go spin your own stories...• |
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It's
No Picnic without the Ants Posted
Feb-3-2006
Drawing Out My Ants /oo\O
Of course I'm pleased when I know that something I've
created has been useful to someone else in the way I intended
it. For example, I recently learned
that my How
to Draw a Cartoony Ant Lesson was used to help
a crafter with this Pic-i-nic
Bass-ket project (see the painted ants on the plate).
How cleverly cool! (Ants really go well with red and white checkered
table cloths, ya know.)
Inspiration in action. That's cool too. • |
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Openness
to Experience Posted
Feb-2-2006
Personality Trait Work
Last week the lesson from my coaching course focused on personality trait work.
Our class was given a list of 75 different personality traits, and our assignment
was to choose one to work on for the entire week and report back to our class
why we chose it, what we
"tried out" to work on the trait, and what transpired
through our efforts. My report... |
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