Milt Reynolds: Thinking Out Loud

Scavenger Hunt Photography Contest Aspiring photographers can hone their skills this spring by participating in this year's Hermiston ArtWalk Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest . The Desert Arts Council invites photographers to submit five images of "art objects" located in and around Hermiston. Images must be digital and of high resolution, although the submitted photos need only be 4x6 print photos. Winning photographs will be published in a brochure to be featured in a walking tour scheduled for May 4-5, 2012. The event will encourage the public to discover art and features of downtown Hermiston . Suggested subjects might be architectural details of a building, a close-up of a sculpture, or more. The council wants to encourage creativity and artistic excellence . Rules of the contest: Photos must be postmarked by March 1, 2012. Submit five original 4x6 photos, color or black and white. Object photographed must be permanently in place and viewable by the gen...

Pencil Holder This Instructable will describe how to create a roll-up pencil-holder made of fabric. I wanted to go to the park and sketch wildflowers. Simple desire, easy goal. It was a nice day, my day off work. I like wildflowers. First, however, I needed a way to carry my set of colored artist pencils. I wanted it portable and simple , something like one of those roll-up tool kits, with a pocket for each wrench. I wanted a roll-up pencil kit, with a pocket for each pencil. Here's what I did. Step 1: Cut fabric I cut a piece of fabric, 10-1/2 inches wide, by 41 inches long . I tried to be accurate, using a rotary cutter and cutting mat, with a 36-inch straightedge. Step 2: Hem all edges I folded each edge twice, 1/4-inch for each fold. After each fold I pressed it flat with a hot iron. This type of hem completely encloses the raveled edge of the fabric. After pressing the hems flat, I used a sewing machine to straight-stitch down the len...