Day 155: owl

I saw this idea through Pinterest, and given my ever-growing collection of toilet paper rolls, as well as my love for owls, I had to make one.

I had hoped to be back on track with 365-day countdown by the end of January, but, alas, I have not gotten that far. Having started on August 13, today should be Day 172, so I still have some catching up to do.

My goal for February: do a letter of the alphabet each day. Since there are 29 days in February this year (Leap Year!), and only 26 letters in the English alphabet, I'll do a letter each day except for Groundhog Day, Lincoln's Birthday, and Leap Day. There aren't any other major holidays in February, right? Nope, I don't think so! Hopefully I can do an additional project on some days also, and work toward getting caught up. That's my goal, anyway - we'll see if it actually happens!

153 - 154: dirt and a flying pig

"Play in the dirt. Go outside and create something in or with the first patch of dirt you can find."

sage leaves and a tuft of thyme in my now-mostly-dead herb garden.

"Make something impossible. Can you trick the eyes into believing they're seeing something that they're not?"

a flying pig?! that's impossible!

Day 151 - 152: linocuts

I did some linocuts today.

leaf.

sprout.

Day 147 - 150: eggshell, egg, photo

"Work with or be inspired by an eggshell."

flower (or star?) made from eggshell pieces.

i planted tiny seeds in an eggshell half.

That idea led to more egg-related inspiration:

fried egg.

"have an eggceptional day."

And...some photography:

sunbeam.

Day 146 - travel poster

"Make a passport, travel poster, monetary unit, or other item for a fictional country or another planet."

I made this terrible, terrible flyer to advertise for Pluto. "Pluto - no longer a planet, but still a DESTINATION!" Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to save the Word doc as a JPEG, so I had to take a photo of it on the computer screen with my phone. Let's hear it for the "word art" function on MS Word to make things ultra tacky looking. Maybe I should print some of these and put them up in shops around town.

Day 145 - word from objects

"Make a word out of objects in your environment or with letters found in natural formations outside."

Day 141 - 144: fruit, instrument, makeup, chickpeas!

Day 141
on a similar theme from yesterday, with a flower made from fruit:

banana flower

Day 142: (from the book), "Make a working musical instrument. It doesn't have to look, sound, or work like any existing musical instruments!"

this makes a pretty cool percussion instrument.

Day 143: "Use makeup - yours, borrowed, everyday or costume."

Day 144:
I made this for dinner. It's called "chickpea-of-the-sea salad". Like tuna salad, but made from chickpeas instead! I adapted this recipe, which i found through Pinterest. I had it on a sandwich, and it was quite tasty!

chickpea of the sea.

Here is how I made it:

1 can of chickpeas - drain, rinse, and mash with potato masher (or fork)
1/4 cup miracle whip (there was no mayo in the fridge!)
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
about 1/2 of a sheet of nori seaweed
a handful of parsley flakes
1 celery rib, finely chopped
1 green onion, sliced
a couple shakes of cayenne pepper
stir it all together, spread it on a slice of bread, and enjoy!