Sunday Bucket - Once in a Lifetime, Once a Week

Other AZ residents know all about the Monsoon and common summer dust storms, but to us Bostonians, they still feel part National Catastrophe and part Discovery Channel Storm Chasers. Yesterday afternoon, as another dust storm was rolling through the valley, we sought refuge with a bunch of nine year olds at Make Meaning, a DIY arts & crafts wonderland at Scottsdale Quarter.

This week, our chosen bucket slip was “Make Something”. Kind of vague, but intentionally so, as we wanted to give ourselves the flexibility to tackle whatever project was on our minds at the time of choosing. With nothing pressing to do, we headed to Make Meaning for inspiration. Make Meaning lets kids and grown-up kids alike play with paint, pottery, glass, wax, beads, and sugar to build or decorate everything from soap to glassware to desserts. Our pick: a simple vase. Maybe it was that we tend to keep flowers in the plastic containers from whole foods prepared meals section, or maybe Lianne was subliminally asking for more surprise bouquets.

The girl in the store said our project should take us about 45 minutes, but we must have had a lot of pent up creativity. 2 hours later, we turned in a slightly pathetic, sparsely painted vase. Here’s a tip: Painting intricate detail with fat brushes is impossible. Stick to stripes, or abstract art (lesson learned).

Arizona doesn’t get many rainy days, but while the monsoon swept past, this made for a great rainy-day outing!

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For your Bucket

Website: http://www.makemeaning.com/
Locations: Scottsdale, two in NYC and one outside of Boston in Dedham’s Legacy Place.
Cost: $12 entry fee per person, plus the cost of materials