It's BACK!!!!!
Since the "Create Year Long Challenge" was so popular in 2023 and 2024, we are bringing it back! We are excited about it and we hope you are, too.
Here are the rules:
Pick a project. It should be a larger project ... something that will CHALLENGE YOU. As this is different for everyone, we don't want to set too many parameters. Some projects that were chosen in the past included room boxes, entire houses remodeled, kits purchased but never started, or projects started but not finished. Pick something you want some extra motivation to help complete!
You have the first two weeks of January to write to Debbie Colombo to let us know what your project for the year will be, and we must have a picture of it in its current state (this doesn't have to be anything detailed ... see the sample pictures above from your Create Committee).
PLEASE SEND IN A MAXIMUM OF TWO PICTURES!
If you send in more than two pictures, they might all be used in social media posts but for website purposes, we only put up two. If you want to do a collage, we recommend either "Collage Maker" (it is a phone app) or PicMonkey if you are on your computer. Both are fairly easy to use and produce photos that can easily be posted on the site. Please do not send in a Word document or a PDF.
We will then expect a quarterly 'report' on your project with a picture or two. All quarterly updates must be received by March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
If you miss one update, you will be disqualified from the challenge.
At the end of December, each person who has completed the challenge will receive a special gift. Remember, you do NOT have to finish everything you set out to do, but you MUST check in every quarter. We have pages on Create to show progress.
Here are the actual entries from the Create team and others:
A couple of comments/hints:
- If you pick multiple projects please keep us up to date on all of them and clearly state when part of it is finished. It is also okay to say you made no progress but a fresh picture is still appreciated.
- Keep your summaries short. Your detailed step by step project progress belongs in the io groups or on your personal Facebook page, not on Create.
- If you cannot show your project in only one or two pictures, make a collage for us, PLEASE!!! If you want to do a collage, we recommend either "Collage Maker" (it is a phone app) or PicMonkey if you are on your computer. Both are fairly easy to use and produce photos that can easily be posted on the site.
- Please do not send your update as a PDF, a Word Document, or HEIC.
- Yes, it is OK to reuse last year's project if you failed to complete it. No judgment here!
Tips
From Kirsten Enzinger:
I set aside my mornings to work on miniatures until 10am. Doctor appointments and anything else gets scheduled in the afternoons with few exceptions.
From Diane Fisher:
I set aside one day per week to work Undisturbed on minis. That means no chores, doctor's appointments, or answering the phone. I call it my “date day with myself”. Friends and family know to respect that. I look forward to this day all week.
From the Create Team:
Join us for a Zoom session and work on your minis with us.
