Entry 2 - Results

Here are the results of the second Creativity Box Challenge.  Thanks for all of your comments.  I got some great ideas and used them to lead to these two projects.  The first one I made yesterday based on  Dad’s idea of stringing the beads.  I used the beads from the bag with some extra beads I had at home that actually matched the ones in the challenge, some scrap wire and the key ring from the dream catcher.   I call him Bendy Bead Man.  Here is his natural position.

 Here are a few of his other poses.

 

I was going to use Rachel’s idea to put something on the beads and tried to transfer a face onto the head bead.  I didn’t plan for the curve of the bead and the transfer did not go on well and luckily I was able to wipe it off.

 

For my next project, the tin, I think I knew I wanted to make it a display box of some type since the day I saw it.  I loved the idea of making a magnet game though.  However the beads were too big in this case.  If there is another metal case in the Creativity Box, I will be very tempted to go the game route.  The outside and insides of the box were covered with four different color from paint chips I had picked up somewhere.  The saying on the outside is something that someone told me once that I really liked.  

The inside is the dream catcher (the sign perhaps) mounted with a 1/4 piece of foam to give it depth and the turtle (go slow) mounted with gel medium on the feet.  I had to do a little “surgery” on both pieces to remove excess jewelry pieces and I really liked how it turned out. 

I do have one little confession though.  In my vision for the box it stands up just like it does in the picture.  However in real life, this little tin does not like to stand upright on it’s own and so there is a small wood piece holding it up for the photo.  I will be able to prop it, but I may just carry it around with me for a while to remember the message and look for the signs.  

Hopefully tomorrow I will post the items for the next Creativity Challenge.