Creativity Exercise - week 3

 

Welcome back y’all! To the weekly creativity blog! This week’s been messy in the best kind of way lots of projects, late-night doodling, and a bunch of random junk I probably should’ve thrown away by now, Because guess what? That “junk” turned into one of my favorite creativity exercises this whole month.

So here’s the vibe: take regular, everyday stuff—but instead of tossing it or using it how you're supposed to, turn it into something totally new, totally ridiculous and try to see if we can try and repurpose those "junk" items into new and improved items. 

Let me just give you some examples so you know what kind of chaos we’re working with:

  • I turned a broken umbrella into a hanging fruit basket. Yup. Hung that bad boy upside down, slapped some bananas in it, and it’s now the most dramatic piece in my kitchen.An old sock? Now a sunglasses pouch. Looks like it hasn’t seen daylight in years, but hey, it keeps my lenses smudge-free and mysterious.
  • I had a whisk sitting around with a bent wire. Did I throw it away? No. I shoved a tea light inside and now it’s a weirdly classy candle holder. Boom. Instant art installation.
  • Get this—I took a pool noodle, sliced it in half, and it’s now a fancy laptop wrist rest. Soft, neon, and kind of amazing. Office chair? Upgraded. 
  • I even used a pizza box as a makeshift sketch pad holder when I lost my clipboard. Honestly? The grease stains add character.
  • And don’t even get me started on the ladle-turned-phone-stand situation. It shouldn’t work. But it does. Like… really well

Anyway, I had way too much fun with this one. Highly recommend trying it on a lazy day or when you feel stuck. It’s hilarious, it’s weirdly helpful, and you'll never look at an umbrella that same again. But like always i'll see you guys. On the next one! 👋

 

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