Participate in National Craft Month with me!

Every “boost your creativity” book and website I’ve talks about the benefits of physically taking a pen or marker to paper and making something. The DIY culture has taken off in a big way and the maker culture is even reaching all the way to the White House.

In an earlier post, I talked about how March is National Craft Month. I’m definitely using March as a motivator to get some of my own projects done. What can you do? I thought this article had some good high-level tips to get involved, but I’d like to talk about ways we can tie this back to comics, fiction, and games.

Things like designing or decorating:

Bookmarks and Book Covers
Dice Bags and/or Book Bags
Character Portraits
Props or In Universe Paraphenalia
Book/Game Trailers

Of course, there’s really no end to the geek hobbies you can engage in, either. The point is not to be good at what you’re doing — just to do it! Have to start somewhere, right? Here’s a few sites that have some cool patterns and the like:

Wee Little Stitches on Etsy
Glitch Stitch Oz on Etsy
Star Wars Crafts
Geek Crafts
DIY Geekery
Epbot

Have any sites to recommend? Contact me via this link and I’ll round ‘em up for another post. Otherwise? Get to craftin’!

Mood: I saw the sun. I’m in shock.

Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: There is no nation like caffeination.

Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: HAH HAH HAH HAH HA H

In My Ears: The Son of Flynn remix by Daft Punk/Sander Kleinenberg

Game Last Played: Sonic All Star Racing Transformed

Book Last Read: Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

Movie Last Viewed: Can’t remember. It was some horrifically awful “but my husband t’aint really dead” movie.

Latest Artistic Project: *Still* *still* *still* need to take pictures… It’s on the list!

Latest Fiction/Comic Release: Last Man Zombie Standing

Latest Game Release: Freedom Flyer

What I’m Working On: Primarily tie-in games work and novels.