@plaidpineapple - Oh man I love those pants!! Good luck! Your proposal has been added to the project log.
Class or Challenge Title: Detention - AS Progress
House: Slytherin :
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Project Name & Page Link: Harvest Moon baby blanket (ravelry link)
Brief Description: Here is a little over 2 hours progressā¦ maybe 4 hours? Past the bottom edging and on to the main pattern! About half of the blanket is showing in the picture.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash 2
House: Slytherin :: ::
Project Name & Page Link: Kate Atherly Baby Socks (ravelry link)
Brief Description: To match the previously knit hat and cardigan in the same yarn.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - WIP
House: Slytherin :: :
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Project Name & Page Link: Pokemon Mug Mat (similar tutorial here, canāt find my usualā¦)
Brief Description: I started this sometime around christmas, and itās been sitting on my desk with the binding half stitched. DONE! Will be part of my husbandās fathers day gift.
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That baby blanket is going to be so pretty!
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hey guys!
So, Iām not really one for a dramatic big entrance, but itās hard to siddle into an online forum 
Itās beenā¦ What? 3 years? Since I joined in with the HPC, and my life has been an insane whirlwind in that time (hence less time online) but Iām starting to get things back into a better balance. Hopefully that might mean I can post here a bit now that Iām having more time for craft/ online-ness again. Iām gonna check out the classes and maybe even post some this eve.
So, how is everyone? Whatās the goss? I proper missed yāall!
yes, I initially posted this in the Ostara 2020 termā¦ You all recall my exceptional proof reading skills, yes?? 
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I just real-life squealed! Welcome back!! fireworks, parade, other lacks of subtlety So, so glad to see you!
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NOODLE! OMG! HI!!!
So good to see you, lady!!
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Ok, so one of the more positive elements of my whirlwind has been that a month ago I brought my first house (OMG Iām gonna have Wifi! Another reason to step back into the HPC!). Itās in Manchester (UK) so I canāt move in until the end of the school year when my contract at work ends (another whirlwind element is that I donāt work in theatre anymore, Iām a teacher!); but in on my Easter holiday atm so I came up to decorate. Iāve gone for a very sedate and refined colour schemeā¦
Challenge: house pride
House: Hufflepuff*
Project: spare room repaint
House colours yāall!
For all the rooms Iām showing, I stripped back all the existing paint and redid all walls and ceiling. There was a lot of cleanup because I guess the previous owners repainted in a rush to sell it and left lots of messy bits - splodgy paint on the sockets, splashes on the doors etc.
Iām going to employ a pro to come in and do the stairs for me (I donāt have the needed ladders etc) and Iāll have them do my gloss work too (skirting boards & doorframes)
- yup, I switched. Growth, change, et al.
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Apparently I have to put these each as separate posts cause Iām a newbie 
so sorry for it being a bit bitty!
Challenge: house unity
House: hufflepuff
Project: bedroom repaint
This brilliant bright aqua gives me a chance of to show off my RavenclAwsome side
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Challenge: Weasleyās Wizard Wheezes Boxing Telescope
House: hufflepuff
Project: downstairs bathroom
Howās that for a punch of colour??
I know the edges look messy but thatās because I was TOO excited to take pictures and didnāt take the frog tape off first - oops!
Also turns out I canāt post more than 3 times in a topic yet, so youāll have to be patient to see the other rooms.
fantastic to see you both too xxx
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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress - Otterās Fizzy Orange
House: Slytherin 
Project Name & Page Link: Apfelkuchen
Brief Description: Had to use up some apples that I wasnāt going to eat in time. First time using this recipe! Wish I had taken a picture of it before it went into the oven. Itās supposed to be topped with a spiral of apple slices, which I did, but they sunk into the batter during the bakingā¦
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Hi Noodle!! So glad to see you again!
Congrats on the house! I love the colors youāve chosen.
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Hey lovely!
Thanks - I have to say Iām really pleased with them too. At one point I was tempted to tone them down but Iām so glad I didnāt.
Challenge; Weasleyās WW dungbombs
House: Hufflepuff
Project: up stairs bathroom
This room was so dingy. I wish I had a before photo to share with you! I upcycled it into a much fresher space with several coats of brilliant white eggshell. No splash colours in here - but when I love properly Iām going to put in lots of plants to give it some airy green
Challenge: WWW love potion
House: hufflepuff
Project: living room / kitchen (open plan)
So, I know youāre not supposed to buy a house just because you like the wallpaper, butā¦
Iām obsessed with it.
The other walls were magnolia but I took them (&ceiling) to white to show off the gorgeous mustard banana leaf wonder-wall. The whole colour scheme for the house came from this wall! Iām shopping tomorrow for an aqua sofa and pink accent chair, cannot wait
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The Owl Post Swap is now open!
Class or Challenge Title: CoMC
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Herb Garden
Brief Description: Every year I plant a little herb garden on my patio or porch. It brings me joy & happiness throughout the summer and fall, as I go out and snip some fresh herbs to add to dinner. This yearās selection includes lemon balm, mint, cilantro, purple basil, parsley, chives, thyme, and sweet basil.
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Class or Challenge Title: Herbology
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Flower Plantings
Brief Description: Every time I go to garden center to pick up herbs and potting soil, Iām inspired by the endless flowers I see. This year I swapped out our faded old terracotta colored flower box that lives on the side of the mailbox/postal fortress for a new black one and filled it with flowers, filled the pots on our front steps, filled the teacup pot on my porch, AND I added two large new flower boxes on the railings of our deck. The plantings should grow out to trail gracefully out of the boxes.
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Class or Challenge Title: Book Club - Ch 14
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Vegetable Garden
Brief Description: Last year I ended up adding in 2 pepper plants to my usual herb garden, one bell and one jalapeno. The jalapeno went nuts, and I made tons of salsa and pepper jelly for Christmas gifts.
So this year I snuck a tiny veggie patch into my normal few herbs & flowers plantings. It includes a jalapeno, a ācoolapenoā (a flavorful but not hot variety of jalapenos), spinach, lettuce mix, Swiss Chard, pak choy, red romaine, and a tomato plant.
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Woooweeā¦ Iāve been neglecting turning in my homework. Project dump here we come!!
Class or Challenge Title: Book Club - Ch. 14 - Cornelius Fudge
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Bee Cross Stitch
Brief Description: I know a fair bit about cross stitch now so Iād like to say Iām somewhat of an authority in it. Hereās the little bee project that got made into my Bee Bag.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Boxing Telescope
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Purple HST Quilt Top
Brief Description: This quilt top gives you a punch of purple! Just like the boxing telescope!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Love Potions
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Bee Watercolor Art
Brief Description: Something Iāve been obsessed/loving lately? Watercolor and bees. Combine the two? Just lovely.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Patented Daydream
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: White Floral Face Mask
Brief Description: I fell in love with this fabric but had no use for it. I bought it anyway and gazed upon it for a while, made a couple small things (but nothing for me!) until I came to the realization I needed a new face mask. And now, after dreaming of making something (for myself) with this fabric I finally made that dream come true!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Portable Swap
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Mayor of Marketing Island Cross Stitch
Brief Description: Iāve been branching out this year but currently my #1 craft is cross stitch. Am I known for it? Who knows. If not, thenā¦uh, itās a really fun cross stitch! (Made for the lovely @Kwality570 in the IYP swap.)
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Pygmy Puff
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Butthead Cat Watercolor Painting
Brief Description: He may be a butthead but he sure is cute. Lol.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Screaming Yo Yo
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Minimalist Bee Bag
Brief Description: Iāve had a couple āminimalistā bag patterns favorited on Etsy for a while now. Everyone once in a while Iād look at them and couldnāt decide. I bought this fabric for no reason other than I liked it and this bag was finally born! (If you follow the Project link I have the pattern I finally decided on linked.)
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**Class or Challenge Title:**HEAD - 10 Second Pimple
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Zipper Bag
Brief Description: Have things that you want disappeared? Simply place them in the bag and voila!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Wildfire Whizbag
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Black Floral Face Mask
Brief Description: āCraft something with bright colors on a dark backgroundā Iām obsessed with this fabric and how perfect for Wildfire Whizbangā¦bright, happy summer colors on a dark black background. Gorgeous.
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Class or Challenge Title: Transfiguration
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Watercolor Art
Brief Description: A little 4x6 tea/home themed painting from when I was playing around the other day.
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Also, welcome back @noodle! Glad to see you again!
On another matterā¦Iād like to propose an Advanced Studies but Iām a bit late doing it. I kept meaning and meaning to post my proposal but havenāt gotten around to it. I do have proof of when I started it though! I posted in the Snapshot thread the day after I started. (Thursday, March 25, 2021)
Would it still be possible for me to submit my proposal for this project? If so, Iāll go ahead and post my proposal. If not, no worriesā¦lesson learned that I shouldnāt have procrastinated.
~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Spring Bulbs Cross Stitch
House: Ravenclaw
Brief Description: This project is estimated on the pattern sheet to take 40 hours. It has three columns of all the different spring bulbs and lots of lovely backstitching. (No sarcasm hereā¦I love backstitching! Apparently lots of people donāt.)
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@MistressJennie I am inspired by your patio gardenā¦I think a trip to the nursery is in order this week! What is the plant in the large pot at your front door? My landscaper got me one last year but it is not showing any signs of coming back so I suspect it is an annual of some sort? It got rather large but bloomed all the way until about Februaryā¦a cold spell hit and I wonder if it killed it?
I think itās THIS. 
oh thanks! And, yes, I think I was to bring it in in the fallā¦oopsā¦I will get another one
Gorgeous watercolour postcards @Whistlefish - do you usually post them or keep as purely for artwork?
Jennie, your home - indoors and out - blows me away. So beautiful.
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