Tip on How to Stay Being Creative

Welcome to Story Monday - I thought this week would be fun to start off our story Monday with sharing my own story about how I started to get back on creativity.

If you are an artist, maybe you have struggled with finding your creative niche, or keeping that creative juice within you, or even starting/continuing a creative project that you have once had in mind to do or have postponed. I was once missing from the creative world for quite a long time, but ever since the birth of my daughter, inspirations started to come up and new ideas soon developed into creative projects.

I have had many late night sleeps, trying to get those ideas I have in mind come into reality. The little time I have in hand, becomes more precious as time goes by. It always started with ideas, then it became a process of thought, and I would write it down, at least I could visually see and remember to work on those ideas. After these process of thoughts had been written down carefully, then I started to gather materials and work on to making those ideas into reality.

One thing I learned about being what I called myself "an artist", is that I just have to DO IT! I have few years of silence, thinking of new ideas, but never wrote it down or even thought about the process carefully. Those ideas in the past went away just like a vapor in the wind.

Just Do It! is Nike brand's tagline. They have been so successful delivering this message for a while now. That tagline just works! THINKING is different than ACTING. Have you ever been in any play before? When you read the script in your mind is different feeling than when you say and act it out.

Start with a journal. Write down your process of thought. Make it into reality. Bottom line is 'Just Do It!

Christine Kane has written an article of 21 ways on to be more creative that you might have fun reading it.

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Live, Love, and Be Creative.

Ira.

Creativity (krē′ā tiv′ə tē)

RAINING UMBRELLA EXERCISE

This week I'm focusing on the word 'creative' as part of raining umbrella's exercise. This is a great exercise to think about along with our assignment to create a 7 day journal of being creative each day. I kept thinking about the word 'Creative' and it struck me that Creativity is about idea that is being put into a piece of paper, and then move along into a project and finally the creative piece is invented.

Being creative means to put into action whatever the idea is in your mind. Sometimes it doesn't work, but sometimes it does. You just have to find the patient with it.

After analyzing how I put together creative piece, let me share with you a little bit of my creative process.

First, ideas come from different sources and events. Some of them are through conversations with friends, reading magazine, blogs, or even being in an event like weddings, baby shower, etc. Many times idea happens by looking at normal, everyday objects and simply wanting to make it better.

Second, Once an idea comes in your mind, it's good to write it down in a piece of paper, type it in your phone or anything that would remind you with the project. Many times I let good ideas passed just because I forgot to jot it down to remind myself. Even if I don't create anything, but I won't forget the idea.

Third, Draw/sketch your ideas. If you are a visual person like me, I would recommend you to draw/sketch your ideas. Make it a permanent visual in your head and let it be a determination for you to create.

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Fourth, Prep the things you need or start creating your piece. Do research of what others have done, what you can do differently to make it unique. Even if the idea has been invented, you can always personalize and customize your own creation. Just like what Vicki mentioned in her article about cultivating Creativity - You need to find time to create.

01. Angry Birds Pinata by iheartthefunkystuff // 02. Angry birds cookies by Cookiesmamas

Fifth, once you are done with your creation, ENJOY them! Brag about them, show it off to your friends! I always so proud of myself whenever I did something creative or when I find the time to do it in the midst of my busy time.

There goes what is in my mind about the word 'Creative'