Reflections: Week 11 & 12

Week 11

Due:

• Advocacy: Issue Overview
  
• Eco-Chic Week 8
  
• Read n Seed: 4th quarter of "Diet for a Small Planet"
  

This week in class we had one of the most interesting classes yet! We all received five different objects that we only had a set amount of time with. We had to come up with as many different junking ideas to transform the object into something new and creative!

Our group consisted of Hailey, Abby, and myself... I'd have to say we had a blast thinking of strange and inventive ideas! Laughter was endless with the ideas we conjured up about these five items. I'll list a few crazy ideas to let you know a few of the inventions we chuckled over: Plus below are a few examples of the items that were brought in:

Item 1 (tripod item): candle holder, plant stand, camera stand, boot dryer, chandelier, tree stand, chair/stool, table, ceiling fan, door wedge, and meat pounder. 
 
Item 2 (glass conductor): lamp cover, cup, balloon weight, hors d'oeuvres holder, juicer, hair stuff holder, change holder, paper weight, and cookie cutter. 

Item 3 (hardware): utensil holder on wall, drawer hardware, door knobs, hold curtain rod in bathroom, wind chime, and brass knuckles.

Item 4 (wooden drawer): pet coffin, Christmas ribbon holder, hold a statue of Mary, sock and underwear drawer, and to build a fire if you are stranded and it is your only item.

Item 5 (metal/wooden item): hold folders/letters, scarf rack, yard rake, baking rack cooler, toothbrush holder, and doll holder/Barbie holder for a child.

Week 12

Due:

• Photo Essay
  
• Eco-Chic Week 9

We learned how to create a blog hop. I found this to be sort of confusing while we watched the whole video but once we got to actually have a hands on interaction it seemed to be much easier than I expected.

I really thought it was cool how we all had an interconnected MckLinky Links on all of our Eye Opener: Photo Essay posts however! After we connected our final bog hops we took the chance to go through everyone's photo essays created for class.

So many people had such great essays and even depicted photographs that I could relate to growing up in my own family. By doing this photo essay it really made me feel more connected to my classmates and what they've gone through in their own lives. I've learned that everyone has their own little quirks that make them who they are and sometimes these quirks are similar to others' --> YAY :)