Super You

    Tell me who this is.

   It's Wonder Woman! She's awesome! Maybe you're thinking I wish I could be that cool. Well guess what, you are! There are only a few things that make her different from you:

1. She has the Lasso of Truth
2. She has an awesome uniform
3. She took action

   Except for #1 you can do or have all of that. Your awesome uniform might be a smock covered in paint, a jersey for a sports team, a leotard and tutu, etc.

   And then the last one, taking action. Scary, right? How are you going to take action and be noticed by this whole big world, let alone by only one person? But taking action doesn't have to mean fighting off super villains, publishing a book at age three, or to become a movie-star. All that stuff is pretty cool, but so is standing up to a bully, starting a charity, making your own blog, trying to your best ability, getting a good grade on a test, simply helping someone carry their groceries. 

   You should take action in your own way. Even if your way of taking action is small it still makes a difference. 

   See! You're just like a superhero! Now go kick-butt!

The Mysterious Call

Journal Prompt

Sometimes I get into a creative writing slump, so I google writing prompts. I usually put my own twist on them though

The Mysterious Call

*Ring*

You here the tele(telephone) in the middle of the night. So naturally out of curiosity you answer it, only to hear the voice of your deceased(dead) husband.

He said "Where are you my darling, why haven't you come to visit me?"

You scream dropping the tele then quickly picking it up again just in time to hear him say " I'm coming to get you my darling."

Once again you scream.

As soon as you finish your panic attack you decide to call the cops.

"Hello, what is yo........."

Your phone line goes dead.

You drop the phone and run for the nearest exit. It's locked. You try all other exits (including windows) until you find there is no way in or out.

You bang on the window trying to get your neighbors attention but it's no use because they are all asleep.

You hear a loud bang and all of a sudden everything is white. 

There is no hope for you now.

The End

Halloween!

   Are you having trouble finding out what you want to be for Halloween? Or maybe you just don't know where to get the supplies to make your costume? Well here you go!

Here are some creative costume ideas that you can either be or use to get inspired!

• Crazy Cat Lady

• Nanny McPhee

• Gypsy

• 80s Girl

• Medusa

   Now where do I get the props for my costume?  Here is a list of places to shop.

• goodwill
• five below
• the dollar store
• your own house!

   My opinion is that some of the best costumes are the ones you come up with and piece together yourself. So get creative, and have fun trick or treating!

Connect to your Characters

   When you create a character you should always know who they are. You can't create a character named Tom and have "Tom" being extremely brave and heroic one moment and then put him in a scene where he is a coward. You have to know anything and everything about your characters.
  How do I do this?

Characters

Name	Last Name	Gender	How Old	Looks Like	Lives	Likes	Hates	Describe	Extra Info.
Tom	Thorny	Male	9	Short, chubby, brown hair, freckles	New York	cupcakes, bugs, fish, pizza, lizards	broccoli, scary movies, monkeys, bedtime	spoiled, rotten, mean, stubborn
Patty	Reyes	Female	11	Red hair, tall, skinny,	Ken- tucky	swimming, salad, ice-cream, math, soccer	spelling, pink, oranges,	determined, strong, smart, courageous
Abby	Jennings	Female	16	blond, short, thin, blue eyes	Iowa	Sewing, music, dance, movies, jello	boys, school, mashed potatoes, spiders	nice, clever, creative, blunt
Greg	Beard	Male	4	black hair, glasses, scrawny, green eyes	Texas	science, frogs, tennis, planets	deep pools, bikes, bears, caves	shy, genius, coward

   This way I kind of know who my character is. (You can add more details) Do you know what my characters would be like in real life?

How do you get to know your characters? Tell me in the comments!

Having Fun

   I went bowling today and I had so much fun! I didn't win a single game, not even close. But I still enjoyed every second!
   In the past I've been upset because I wasn't good enough, I didn't get any strikes,or because my sister beat me. But you know what? It doesn't matter. Who cares if your not as good as the old guy three lanes over? Who cares if you are 13 and still use bumpers? As long as your having fun nobody cares about your score.
   Also, this isn't just for bowling. This goes for every single thing you do! Who cares if you don't do multiplication facts as fast as you friend? Who cares if your brother has one less cavity then you do? Nobody.
   If you get caught up in all that stuff you'll stop seeing the fun in everything. You might get to competitive and get into a fight with a friend
    I'm not saying that being competitive is a bad thing. There is just a time and a place to be competitive, and there's a time not. Also I'm not saying that you should always be happy to lose. You just have to find a happy medium. Happy medium. (; And it's really hard. I know.
   So I guess I'm just telling you to have fun! And that you have so many talents, and that it's okay that you can't do some stuff.

Have fun!

Writer's Backpack

   Every writer has supplies that they use to create their masterpiece. Here is a list of things to help you start your own writer's backpack.

• A Backpack
• A Binder 

Binders are good because you can rearrange the pages you have inside which helps you keep much more organized than a plain notebook would.

• Post-it notes

This also keeps you organized, and prevents you from flipping page after page after page.

• A Pencil

Being able to erase is a blessing. I'll tell you one thing that I really hate is when I have written down a whole paragraph in pen and I don't like what I've written. There goes a good 2-4 in. of writing  space.

• Highlighters

I LOVE using highlighters they're super fun, and are useful for editing.

• A Dictionary

Man, I hate using the dictionary. But it does come in handy.

• A Thesaurus

For when you don't want to only use the word "talk" but can't think of the right synonym. I use the thesaurus often.

•  A Pencil Sharpener

If you're gonna use a pencil, you're gonna use a pencil sharpener.

What else do you use? Share in the comments.

How to Make Crayon Lipstick in 5 Easy Steps

   This is fantastic! It is easy, fun, and cheap! I have made many different colors and I use them often.

   What You Will Need:

• a crayon (whatever color you want)Below we are using "pink" in crayola. Above we used "red" in crayola.
• 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil
• a small glass mason jar
• a sauce pan
• a ca-bob stick, or long stirring stick of any kind
• a water bottle cap, Gatorade cap, etc.
• a hot pad
• and parent or guardian supervision
• You can also add essential oils to give your lipstick a nice smell or flavor, which is fun.

#1. Boil a small amount of  water in your sauce pan with the mason jar in the center.

#2. Put the 1/2 tablespoon of oil into the mason jar along with about 1" of the crayon.

 #3.With your stirring stick,stir the oil and crayon until the crayon is completely melted. (You would want to add any scents or tastes now.)

#4. Turn off heat. Carefully remove the jar from the pot and poor the melted crayon into your water bottle cap. (The cap we used was transparent so you can't see it in the picture below.)

#5. Let your lipstick dry. Then enjoy your nontoxic, homemade lipstick! 

For Application: Use your finger to apply the lipstick.

Important: If you want to mix and create your own crazy colors make sure to keep adding oil; a tablespoon per 2". If you don't you will be unable to apply it.

Book Monsters

Cute! Easy! Fun! Great bookmarks!

What You Will Need:

• An Envelope (Any color) 
• Construction paper (Again, any color. But you will need a white or lighter color for the teeth.)
• Markers
• Scissors
• Glue
• Shape Punch (This is optional)

#1.  Cut the bottom corner of your envelope off. Then draw some patterns on the piece you cut off to make fur or scales.

#2. Use your shape punch or scissors to cut out a pair of eyes from your construction paper. You can cut multiple layers for the eyes or use the markers to add pupils and such. Glue on the eyes.

#3. Now the teeth. On the edge of the paper cut out a strip of tooth shapes. The teeth can be pointy or rounded, etc. Glue your teeth on the back side of the side that your eyes are on.

#4. Now use construction paper and cut out ears, horns or antennas. Glue them on, too. If you don't want any of this you don't need it.

#5. Let your glue dry and then enjoy your funny little book-monster!

Make dogs, cats, pandas, and even more!!!

Dandelion Curls

Super cool!!! Super Easy!!

Psst! My sister helped me take photos:-).

What You Will Need:
Dandelions with very long stems.
A body of cool water, lake, bowl, stream.
your hands, big or small.

1. Break off all your extra stem so that there is about 6" left connected to the bud.

2. Peel your stem in half so that the bud has two strings connected to it.

3. Peel each half in half again so that the bud has four strings attached to it. You can keep repeating this step until you think the stems are thin enough. Note that the thinner your stems are the more they curl.

4. Place the dandelion in the water and watch it curl!! The longer you keep it in the water the more it will curl.

Curling.........

Done!

I made the stems very thin and left in the water for quite awhile, look what happened!!

If you have any questions or suggestions leave a comment!!

Starry Night Bandanna

Fun, cute, and easy!
   


   What you need:
   *A blue bandanna
   *A white fabric marker
   *That's it!





#1. Lay your bandanna completely flat on your work surface.

#2. Begin to draw, with your white fabric marker, constellations. You can either draw real constellations or make up your own. Here are some of mine:

Little and big dipper

Sail boat

pig

Unicorn

#3. Add some shooting stars to fill some of the empty spaces.

#4.  Have fun wearing your new bandanna!

Make a cute journal!

  Here is a cute journal that you can keep all your great ideas in!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• some fun paper 
• glue
• a foam brush
• two pieces of cardboard
• ribbon 
• index cards

Step one: 

   Cut two pieces of cardboard that are at least half an inch taller and wider than your index card. Then cut out two pieces of your paper that fit right on top of the cardboard.

Step two:
   Glue one piece of paper to each piece of cardboard. These will be the covers to your notebook.

Step three:
   Punch two holes into each cover.

Step four:
   Punch two holes into each index card to make your pages. Make sure that the holes in the index cards match up with the holes in each cover.

Step five:

   Thread the ribbons through the holes that you punched in your pages.

Step six:
   Thread a cover onto each side.

Step seven:
   Tie the ribbons into bows and now you have a cute little journal to write and draw in! You can add stickers, rub-ons, and other fun accessories to the covers and pages to make it yours! Happy journaling!

Getting finished.

   After you have a bunch of inspiration and you've started the project, the hardest part, then, is finishing it. I know I definitely struggle with this, and my only advice is to just focus on that one project. Don't start new projects, instead write down your ideas and save them for later. Make it part of your everyday schedule to work on the project. Don't give up on it even if you don't like it so far, the finished product will most likely be way different then where it is at right now. Keep working, keep believing, and good luck!

Any advice? Share with us in the comments!(I am definitely looking foreword to it!)

Getting Inspired!

   One of the hardest parts of being an artist, or writer is getting inspired! I know it is for me. So what I like to do is listen to music, read books, go out into nature, read the bible,etc. Find other things that you really love that get your mind moving.
  Maybe you just need some rest. Lay down and take a nap and your mind might just wake up fresh and new with tons of ideas! If nothing is working and your mind is just flat out stuck; give it some time. God knows exactly when you need to get inspired, and when it's time, you bet you will have more inspiration then you'll know what to do with!

How do you get ideas? Please share in the comments.