holy crap, i’m so excited right now i can barely contain myself. so the two awesomest blogs i know of right now, boooooom (launched by Jeff Hamada to honor all things creative & cool) and weloveyouso (THE Spike Jonze & Co. site for Where the Wild Things Are fanatics) teamed up to bring us the Wild Things Fort Contest!
The Project: To “build a world out of things from your everyday life” and to fill it with things you love.
after seeing the first batch of photos folks submitted of their forts, I knew I was in. the imagination and creativity oozing off my screen was just too inspiring. so, I went at it. above is my fort built from curtains, bedsheets, escrima sticks, chairs, and my tiny couch. I filled it with a few of my favorite things – yarnballs, kids books, cushions, and a star-lantern i built entirely from recycled bottlecaps! and VOILA! my fort – a cozy cloud cavern – has been up in my living room ever since.
oh, but that’s not where it ends! Just now (about 10 minutes ago), i jumped onto booooooom and saw my very own fort right there on the homepage! I was floored.
so, i really just thought i’d share my joy with you all. oh, and i thought i’d share an important life lesson i learned throughout this whole thing. i’m sure some of you are looking at this photo thinking “damn, she must have a lot of time on her hands.” actually, no. i don’t. in fact, i’ve been drowning in adulthood lately. the point is, i didn’t have the time, but i MADE the time…to do something i knew would be creative, liberating, and FUN. for a couple hours, i got to be a kid again. the lesson: reverting to a child-like existence (at least once in a while) is essential for good health. so take the time to free yourself from the “but i don’t have time, i have too much work to do, this is gonna take so long” thoughts in your head…and build a fort!
contest ends monday october 12 at midnight!
check out the AWESOME forts that folks have submitted:
Wild Things Forts I
Wild Things Forts II
Wild Things Forts III
Wild Things Forts IV
thanks, booooooom!
i love this entry. i love this fort. thank you for the reminder to have fun and enjoy life. you’re awesome, sister.
dianne=hero!
So cool! Love the fort. Congrats on being featured!
you are awesome, dianne!! i love this – love love love it. i am smiling just thinking about you dreaming up your fort and then building it. so you.
i am SO glad that your user name over there linked to your blog! i HAVE to know how you made that star lantern. my boys would LOVE it!
congratulations – it looks so amazing!
hi there, sara!
sorry for the delayed reply. i’ve been away from my blog for a few days (as you can see). thanks for stopping by! i’ll send you an email in the next couple days with some details on how to make that lantern. the basic materials include bamboo sticks (pliable), twine, recycled bottle caps (from drink bottles, mostly), hot glue, and a light bulb!
-dianne