Hello friends. We’ve had a request from member@Myrthena, who is Nathan/Roots mom. She is looking for any photos of crafted items he might have made, to add to the slideshow at his memorial service. If any of you had him as a swap partner in any of our HP swaps (or any other swaps for that matter), would you check to see if you still have pictures of any of his creations?
Class or Challenge Title: Detention- Stash Challenge House: Hufflepuff Project Name/Page: WFH T-Shirts Brief Description: My co-workers and I started WFH in March when the US first started responding to Corona and tomorrow we will be having a socially-distant work group meeting. I knew that I wanted to make t-shirts to add a bit of levity and utilized left over light blue shirts (I purchased to make shirts for my team last year and never finished making them) and heat transfer vinyl to create these. There are 5 in total.
Let’s talk some more about a Virtual HPC Meetup! Now that I know several people are interested, it’s time to see what days, times, and methods of communication might work best for everyone.
Which day(s) of the week work best for you? (You may choose more than one.)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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What time(s) of day works best? (You may choose more than one.)
Please note, I have these first in Central Standard Time in the US, for my own sanity, since that’s where I am, and I’ll be hosting. After that I’ve listed the corresponding time in Ireland, Greenwich Mean Time in the UK, and Australian Central Standard. If you are outside the US, in a different time zone that I have missed, just check with Google to see what these times would be for you.
What methods of virtual Meetup works best for you?
Discord
Zoom
Google Chat/Hangouts
Facebook Messenger Rooms (you do not need a FB to use the Messenger app)
Skype
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Right now I’m leaning towards setting up a Discord server specifically for the HPC. My husband set one up for our family communication after he dropped his FB, and we’ve found it easy to have virtual get-togethers, and play games. All without having to use anything owned by FB. Meanwhile, if you have an alternative app that you really like and are interested in having the group use, please let me know.
I voted- days of the week don’t make much difference for my availability but times do. If I can’t join in for all of a meet up i would definitely try for part of one at least.
Also: me just now “ohhh, i gotta dig up the A.S. Project and work on it for this friday for reals.”
Class or Challenge Title: Quidditch - Barnton House: Hufflepuff Project Name & Page Link: White Batik Doll Dress Brief Description: I whipped this dress up real quick last night so it would be ready when I visited @katiebread today (socially distanced of course - thank goodness for public parks). The print is really light on hard to see but it has a sort of hibiscus kind of flower.
Class or Challenge Title: Quidditch - Ballycastle Bats House: Hufflepuff Project Name & Page Link: Batty Doll Dress Brief Description: Somehow this seems to fill the dark, Halloween, and bat prompt.
Class or Challenge Title: Quidditch round 3 - #2 Ballycastle Bats House: Sllytherin Project Name & Page Link:Easy Cuban Black Beans Brief Description: These are dark in colour, and so delicious! I’ve eaten beans before which I liked, but this this dish is really yummy, it’s so going into my recipe box Project Picture:
Hi everyone! I’ve been super busy crafting lately, but most of it has been for swaps! I don’t know if I should post them in here or just wait until my partners receive?? Either way, I’m around and loving seeing all of the things you’re making x
I posted my swap items before my partner received them, I just used the spoiler function to blur the pattern link, blur the picture, and put a spoiler alert that my swap partner shouldn’t look.
Class or Challenge Title: Quidditch: Round 3 Sweetwater Allstars House: Slytherin Project Name & Page Link:Bunny from a square Brief Description: For ages I have been meaning to try a bunny from a square of knitting. I finally got some crafty mojo back after the whole summer of no-mojo. The yarn was leftover hand-me-down boucle yarn that I used for the nest basket back in January. Boucle and I aren’t really friends, we’re more like friendly neighbors who wave and smile but don’t stop at the fence for a chat. But I had it and I thought it would make for a cute texture.
After a long game, the Sweetwater All-Stars overcame Barnton Quidditch with a final score of 60 to 15. Meanwhile the Ballycastle Bats trounced the Holyhead Harpies, 60 to 0.
And after a seemingly endless came, the Stonewall Stormers beat the Moutohora Macaws. Sadly, it took so long that the other games were all over, and the referees decided both teams were disqualified from the final match. Better luck next year guys!
So now we’re down to our final match. Who will win this year’s Quidditch World Cup??? Craft something awesome to help your team to victory!
Quidditch Round 4
September 8th - 21st
Below you will find our final quidditch match of the season! You may choose ONE of the two prompts.
Sweetwater All-Stars vs. Ballycastle Bats Sweetwater All-Stars: The town of Sweetwater’s name is the English translation of the Kiowa language word Mobeetie . For this challenge you must craft something inspired by the art and culture of America’s indigenous peoples, or something that uses water in its creation. For example you could create a dreamcatcher for someone you love, or you could whip up a pot of soup for dinner.
Ballycastle Bats: The town of Ballycastle’s name comes from the Irish Baile an Chaistil , meaning “town of the castle”. For this challenge please craft something inspired by stone or castles, or something which uses air (or a reaction to air) in its creation. For example, you could make a stone pendant, cut a silhouette of a castle on your Cricut, or make something with air dry clay, or paint something.
Our very first HPC Virtual Meetup will be this Saturday, September 12th, at 3:00pm Central Standard Time (1:00pm Pacific, 2:00pm Mountain, 4:00pm Eastern, 9:00pm Ireland, 10:00pm UK, 6:00am Australia ACT). Since it got so many votes, (and I don’t have a paid Zoom account) we will try it via Google Chat/Hangouts this time. (Though I am still thinking of creating a Discord for us for next time.)
If you wish to join us, please send me your gmail address, and I will add you to a group chat there. On the day of the Meetup, I’ll start a video call, and you can choose to join. Bring a project to work on, and a lovely beverage to enjoy while we visit.
Class or Challenge Title: Arithmancy House: Gryffindor! Project Name & Page Link:Skull Doily Brief Description: Halloween is coming up, and I’m predicting dark doilies will be all the rage! This one was inspired by CraftsUntold’s creation of the same pattern. Thanks for the inspiration friend! Project Picture:
Class or Challenge Title: Charms House: Gryffindor! Project Name & Page Link:Bigfoot Pillow Brief Description: This pillow was created to beautify TheMistressT’s home. Specifically her guest room. Project Picture:
Class or Challenge Title: Book Club Ch 16 House: Gryffindor! Project Name & Page Link:Savory Andouille Bread Pudding Brief Description: An obstacle I often have to overcome is the fact that I’m lactose intolerant, and so many recipes are full of milk and cream. I created this awesome bread pudding by replacing the cream with canned coconut milk, and the milk with cashew milk. Project Picture: