Archive For April, 2009

On being a creative in an anti-creatives kind of place

By | April 30, 2009

The Earth Day magnets (despite my he-de-ous photographs hinting otherwise) were a huge success. So many people have stopped me or emailed me to tell me how much they liked them. I have all this creative energy just building up inside of me and I have nowhere to spew it other than in the work [...]

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It’s only taken me three days…

By | April 19, 2009

…and I’ve nearly gone off the idea of Earth Day magnets… The magnet scraps (stored at the bottom of the closet) all had kinks in the middle of them.  Hint:  Store them flat, unlike me) No amount of rebending would get them out.   Must work around it. Regular scissors will cut through the magnets like [...]

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You know you are hardcore…

By | April 16, 2009

…when you break out the rubber cement. How to make magnets and be *green at the same time. 1) Print out sheets on someone else’s printer (preferably laser, preferably color laser) 2) Use recycled stock (but next time, dim weed, think about the sizes first, if I had only made them narrower) 3) Search for [...]

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An Earth Day Magnetpolooza!

By | April 15, 2009

I should have gone to bed hours ago… Oh the things people create when they are hopped up on Starbucks coffee!  Plus, I’ve already created another seven Earth Day magnets (these are the more subversive ones)  I forget where I got the graphics; I “think” I have a license. BTW:  Taxes:  Still not done.  I [...]

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Well, I found my cutting board and X-acto knife; now what?

By | April 14, 2009

The idea is to make some Earth Day magnets… entirely out of recycled items… even the magnets. I’ll let you know how I get on, as this has more to do with avoiding doing the taxes than anything. And I really should pick that X-acto blade (with the dull, rusty blade) up off the floor. [...]

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