Camp Nerd Games - Summer 2026

I love the fabric! And what an elegant solution.

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Thanks, I do too! I got it as a craft supply swap at our library last year and I was stoked that it was the perfect size for this curtain!

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I’m a little late posting my August craft item… but better late than never, I suppose!

Prompt: Radioshack
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Dirty/clean Dishwasher sign
Project Link: https://forum.lettucecraft.com/t/clean-dirty-sign-for-dishwasher/
Brief Description: I created a practical item for the house, with the August craft club item.
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Prompt: Textbook Nerds (I painted this using instructions from a book I checked out from the library, and it is made of paper)
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Midsummer Nights Dream postcard
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: A family friend gifted us tickets to a production of A Midsummer Nights Dream, I painted this in watercolor to use as a thank you card. I followed a tutorial in a watercolor book I checked out from the library. I don’t love how it turned out, but I think it’s fine for it’s intended purpose.
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Event: September Craft Club
Prompt: Big Time
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: water bottle holders
Project Link: Water bottle holders
Brief Description: I made water bottle holders for everyone in our house in hopes that we will be more successful in hydrating regularly. My kids chose the craft club fabric for their bags. I thought it would be a quick project, but it took 2 whole days.
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SUMMER PRANK POLL #1

Vote for your favorite BIG entry!

Thanks to everyone who submitted a BIG photo!

All polls will close on Friday, September 25.

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SUMMER PRANK POLL #2

Vote for your favorite LITTLE entry!

Thanks to everyone who submitted a LITTLE photo!

All polls will close on Friday, September 25.

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Prompt: September - Jersey Devil
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: Linen shirt
Project Link: -
Brief Description: A new shirt! This is by far my favorite shirt pattern. This one is in a redish-purpleish linen
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beautiful shirt, what a great silhouette. I adore linen tops!

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Prompt: Randomizer Nerds (This is just for me!)
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Baba Ghanoush
Project Link: Baba Ghanoush
Brief Description: I love Baba Ghanoush. My family refuses to eat it. More for me! I made a recipe just for myself to enjoy (something I rarely do).
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Prompt: September Monthly Battle Hello vs. Goodbye: Goodbye (Clearly the introvert at the end of this path would like any visitors to please leave…or better yet never arrive!)
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Unfriendly Sign Post Watercolor Postcard
Project Link: Unfriendly Signpost Watercolor Postcard
Brief Description: My kids and I checked out a book called Watercolor Wizardry from the library, and we have been slowly working our way through all the paintings in it. This is the first project in the book. I imagine a witch that is tired of interlopers lives down the path beyond this sign.
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: An Occupied Log Watercolor
Project Link: Occupied Log Watercolor
Brief Description: Another project from Watercolor Wizardry, who do you think is living in the log?
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Prompt: Fandom Nerds (green and decorative)
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: A Ball of Trees Watercolor
Project Link: A Ball of Trees Watercolor
Brief Description: Another project from Watercolor Wizardry, I like the idea of a floating tree-orb.
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Prompt: Sept - Multimedia Nerds & Arts & Crafts Club
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Wimsigoth Heating Pad
Project Link: Whimsigoth Gifts
Brief Description: This microwavable heating pad is definitely inspired by one of my all time favorite movies, Practical Magic. Full of 90’s whimsigoth vibes.
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Prompt: Sept Battle - Goodbye
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Whimsigoth Narrow Bookmarks
Project Link: Whimsigoth Gifts
Brief Description: I tried out this tutorial as written, then said goodbye to the pattern sizing, and recreated it with a size that will work better for my students, who are usually not confident stitchers.
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Prompt: Sept - Randomizer Nerds
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Whimsigoth Wide Bookmarks
Project Link: Whimsigoth Gifts
Brief Description: These wider bookmarks are deep blue and include sparkling metallic accents.
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Prompt:
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Whimsigoth Sachets
Project Link: Whimsigoth Gifts
Brief Description: I learned to make sachets from countless craft books in childhood, and continue to make them every now and then. They are made from squares of fabric.
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Prompt: Sept - Fandom Nerds & Cryptid BFF
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Stockings (Green)
Project Link: Mini Stocking Gift Card Holder Ornaments
Brief Description: This set of stockings is a lovely shade of green. They also feature snowflakes. Just like the frozen home of my cryptid BFF, the Yeti.
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Prompt: Free Range #1
Team: Cabin Fingerpainters
Project Name: Stockings (Prototypes)
Project Link: Mini Stocking Gift Card Holder Ornaments
Brief Description: These prototypes helped me determine which pattern to use for my class. I love the look of the cuff, but will definitely use the red/green/gold fabric on them too.
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We’re playing Skribbl from 7:00 - 8:00 pm central tonight for our Campfire Hangout. Hope to see you there! (Link removed.)

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Event: September New Cryptid BFF

Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Tentacle Tree
Project Link: Tentacle Tree Stump
Brief Description: From Watercolor Wizardry, and inspired by the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. One of my favorite cryptids because I am a child of the 90s, I live in the PNW, and I love any and all cephalopods.
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Another Log Critter Watercolor
Project Link: Another Log Critter Watercolor
Brief Description: Also from Watercolor Wizardry, another critter in a log. I am happier with this one.
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Prompt: September - Aliens, September Craft Club
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: Cloth covered snap bracelet
Project Link: -
Brief Description: I used the spacey fabric from September’s craft club to make a fabric covered snap bracelet from a broken tape measure.
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Prompt: Borders [but in the childhood mall of my heart, Waldenbooks] (July)
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Doll ATCs
Project Link: More ATCs from Bits and Bobs
Brief Description: These are made from paper. ETA: The card with the foil is my Haunted House entry. A disembodied doll head in a mirror feels on-brand for a haunted house.
Project Photo(s): blurred for dolls

Prompt: Maps (August)
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Misc ATCs 1
Project Link: More ATCs from Bits and Bobs
Brief Description: These are made of paper, August edition.
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Prompt: Guidebook (August)
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Misc ATCs 2
Project Link: More ATCs from Bits and Bobs
Brief Description: These use thread and/or glue. (They’re also made of paper, not that that has anything to do with the prompt on this one.)
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