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Practical Uses for Doodles
by Dia 5/2007
Sometimes people say, “you have too much time on
your hands with all that silly doodling.” Perhaps, but there are
practical uses too. Besides being fun and relaxing, that is. For
example:
Greeting Cards
After I scan in the drawings, I scale them to the size of the
greeting card I want and then print them on photo paper. From there I
use rubber cement to glue them to a lightweight card stock that I’ve
cut to size and folded in half. I have a box of card stock cut and
folded to fit the envelopes, as well as a supply of “photos” ready to
affix to the card stock when I need a card. I make several months’
worth of birthday cards at a time and even keep track of who I sent
which image to. Cards can also be printed directly onto blank
greeting cards, however, since I doodle with a black pen I wanted a
choice of paper colors besides white and ivory.
Stationery
It’s also quite easy to design and print your own stationery.
Doodle on a white piece of paper the size of the desired stationery.
Scan the image and then print out on the kind and color of paper you
choose. Even holiday stationery can be done this way.
Gallery
I’ve taken several of my favorite doodles and had them printed as
8” x 10” photos, then framed and hung them on our hallway wall. I
enjoy them every time I walk by and it’s nice to have them on
display.
Scrapbook
Doodling the pages of scrapbooks has become quite a popular
activity as I’ve learned through the search engines. There are many
good websites on the subject. I personally am not a scrapbooker, just
a doodler, however I do admire the creativity and work that goes into
them.
Children
I loved it when my mom would color with me. Imagine drawing with
your child and coming up with your own creations. The doodle can even
be colored afterwards. In fact, you could create your own coloring
books.
Doodle Game
Played kind of along the line of “Hangman’s Noose,” only instead
of trying to hang your opponent, you’re building a picture together.
It doesn’t matter if it makes any sense when finished because there’s
no competition, nor a winner or loser. Everyone wins and unlike most
games, you end up with something to hang on the refrigerator.
Send in your ideas on creative uses for doodles
and we’ll add them to our website. These few are to spark your
imagination.
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