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Creativity Comes In All Forms – Including the Familiar

September 28, 2016 by Shelley Stephen

Short, kind fun post today. A few years ago, I went on a crafting cruise sponsored by Michael’s. I thought I’d try my creativity on some new mediums.

My normal crafting things are counted cross-stitch, knitting and crocheting.  During the at sea days of the cruise we had crafting classes in everything from jewelry making to watercolors to scrapbooking and papercrafts – all kindsa stuff. I can’t say I did that well at all of it, but it was fun to try.

The Contest

About halfway through the week, we were challenged to a contest to win a crafting machine. We were told we had to make something out of duct tape. Yes, duct tape. The only other thing we could use was cardboard for form.

They had a HUGE box of all colors and kinds of duct tape to choose from.

We had 3 or 4 days to do this. The crafting group voted for the best entry.

There were some very creative things. A duct tape bikini. A duct tape monkey. Duct tape jewelry.

My Entry

Then there was my entry. A duct tape grand piano.

Had I made one before this? Nope.

Did I have a clue how to make one when I started. Nope.

I do have a small grand piano in my house, so I did know what it looked like.

Conclusion

I won. Honestly I was shocked. The Michael’s folks said they had never had anyone do something that elaborate for a contest.

Do you see the lesson in this?

Even when doing something new, stick with something you know.

I didn’t know duct tape construction, but I knew the grand piano.

Voilà!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: CREATIVITY, INSPIRATION, MUSICAL, VO, VOICEOVER

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