Meet Leafster!

My new pal LEAFSTER!

HELLO!

I realize it's been a while friends... 

November got super busy with Thanksgiving, chocolate Baci, tea parties, and a craft show, oh my!  But as they say, "the show must go on.."

Here's creation #7 (from my list of "10 Creations You Can Make in 10 Minutes"):

Meet Leafster!

She's a super cute leafy monster whose tail can take her on all kinds of adventures!

Where did she come from?  So glad you asked!

I pressed a sweet little red leaf (the old fashioned way) in between the pages of a phone book.  After leaving it in there for a a few days (or weeks in this case), I took it out and created a leaf rubbing with a red colored pencil.  

Then things took on a more adventurous turn!

I took a red Sharpie marker and transformed my little red leaf into the GIGANTIC tail of a teeny monster named Leafster!  Leafster also has leafy ears and a cozy red scarf to keep her warm on all her adventures!

So I challenge you friends!  Can you create some super cool pals for Leafster?

Love,

Rini

Scary (or not!)

Here we are: creation # 6...

I felt that prickle on the back of my neck again. My breath caught in my throat. I closed my eyes and tried to calm down. It was probably nothing. I leaned back further against the tree and tried to focus on my book. I felt it—something—slide down my shirt! All I could think about was the tarantula my brother, Adam, bought when I was thirteen. He'd apologized a million times for letting it escape into my room but I'd never forgotten. I could still see it's black fuzzy legs crawling on my skin. I jumped to my feet and practically ripped off my sweater. I shook out my tank top. And then I saw it. Sitting ever so still on the ground was my attacker—a crisp red Autumn leaf.

Want to watch a video of me reading this (not so) scary story?  Check out the Rini By Design fan page: facebook.com/RinibyD

~Rini

Creation # 5: When There's Something Strange...

Howdy and Happy Thursday!  I invite you to continue the journey through my list of "10 Creations You Can Make in Ten Minutes".

Today's creation?  A photo of something strange!  

Take a look...really stop to MULL it over...

Give your brain permission to wander wherever it dares to go...

And make a list (another one you ask?) of everything this photo reminds you of-and don't worry, this can be a mental list!  

Ready...and...go!

Did you do it?  What did that fabulous mind of yours think of my new friend here?  Oh, and in case you're curious-I named her Cluckers!  

Here are my thoughts as related to Cluckers:

• Gonzo from The Muppets-he loved chickens!
• I want to read Tammi Sauer's book Bawk & Roll even more now...
• A stuffed chicken-now why didn't I ever ask for one before?  Oooh...I know what's going on my Christmas list!
• Maybe someday I could get a real chicken? Or chickens?  
• Both my grandmothers had chicken coops!
• Chicken pecks hurt!  Would I have the guts to collect the eggs? 
• What would I name all these chickens?
• Why DID the chicken cross the road?
• Chickens are funny!  I don't know why...they just are!

Feel free to share your thoughts on Cluckers (or a strange object of your own fascination) right here...see below where it says comments?  Yep, right there! Thanks!!

Love,

Rini

I Would Be...

Creation # 4: Make a list! 

(And don't think too much about it...just do it!)

Here's mine:

If I could be anything I wanted, I would be...

• Clown (...or fairy...or some other colorful character found at a kid's birthday party!)
• Fashion Designer
• Marine Biologist
• Psychology professor
• French ambassador
• Singer/songwriter
• Ballerina
• Sociologist
• Ten years old again!
• Astronomer
• Professional Photographer
• Journalist
• Anne of Green Gables
• House cat
• Purple
• Blue butterfly
• Six years old again!
• World traveler (on a cruise ship or my own plane...)
• The sound of a clarinet (which I played once upon a time)
• Velvet...or corduroy...something soft & cozy!
• A hint of cinnamon
• and Lavender...

Mostly, I would be...what I already am: 

A writer who wants to inspire both children and adults to laugh, love, and have the courage to live beyond what seems possible!

Stick Kitty!

Here she is...

Creation # 3

My sweet little stick kitty!

Anybody have ideas for a name?

FRUIT BLOSSOM

Creation # 2- An Imaginative Snack!

Here's my take on Creation # 2 from my post "10 Creations You Can Make in 10 Minutes".

Unleash your imagination and make snack time more fun! 

What are your creative snack ideas?

Haiku LOVE

Love dances across

fields of wildflowers blooming

against fading light.