Idea No. 184: Miranda Writes
the idea: title an article about me and my book “Miranda Writes” the ideator: Nick Cox My name is one of those names that came about through a long story, …
Idea No. 183: Stop and Watch the Fireworks
the idea: if after 10 hours in the car, with 2 hours to go, you happen to see fireworks, stop to watch them For the past two years I’ve gone to …
Idea No. 182: An Artist’s Refrigerator
the idea: put artist themed word magnets on the fridge under my Monet puppet The first time I saw a box of art-themed magnetic word poetry, I was being frugal and …
Idea No. 181: Why Don’t We Just Drive?
the idea: relive family memories by driving from CT to MI instead spending more money to fly All in all, this was actually a great idea. Having only just gotten home …
Idea No. 180: Community Knitted Canvasses
the idea: ask other people to knit canvasses which I can then paint on collaborator: Susan Frank My knitted canvasses, and my visual art in general, have taken a back seat …
Idea No. 179: The Painted Nail Initation
the idea: paint the nails of every young family member once she’s around four the ideator: Aunt Gayle My mother’s oldest sister is self-described as “Crazy Aunt Gayle.” She lives out …
Idea No. 178: Felted Pink Elephants
the idea: make an elephant out of pink felt, balancing on a ball, hula-hooping This is one of those ideas that doesn’t actually need any explanation.
Idea No. 177: Celebrate Everyone’s Birthday!
the idea: celebrate everyone’s birthday within a season of the family visit My family is from Michigan. They are loud, kind, and apart from a main few they are spread out …
Idea No. 176: The Pick Punch
the idea: turn an old badge into guitar picks The time has come for new badges at work, this is what happens when you’re part-time: your badge expires once a year …
Idea No. 175: Tetris Packing
the idea: when packing three people’s stuff for a week into a car, make it into a game of tetris Throughout my life I have spent a lot of time packing, …