Prompt: April Challenge Prompt - Lettuce Craft
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Dragonfly Brooch
Brief Description: I made this dragonfly brooch at my mother-in-law’s request. She wanted one for a gift for someone else, so I was happy to make it. It’s made the same way as my previous butterfly brooches. :3 It has wings made from ‘spring green’ iridescent film, and includes some floral vintage fabric I inherited from my grandmother.
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Prompt: April Battle - Phone Call
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Hair thingies (technical term)
Brief Description: (not so brief, got carried away)
In trying to come up with an idea for this battle I tried to think a bit outside the box. I would have selected text, as I usually feel more comfortable texting (unless it’s someone really close), but didn’t have any project that wanted text. Then I remembered I wanted to try the tentacles I’ve seen on some crochet sea creatures. They look like the phone chords we used to have, back when we rode dinosaurs to school. So I found some instructions online and started making some, with no idea what to do. I put them next to my head to show my daughter and she said they would look cute attached to pony tails. So here we are. I didn’t get a picture of them in her hair (which is currently nicer than mine) because of a schoolwork situation. Might add one later.
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Prompt: April Battle: Text vs Phone Call - Text
Team: Team Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Textually Active
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: Years ago I worked for an adult texting company and my Skype picture said “Textually Active”. Just this month I was hired by a texting company so I thought this was perfect for the prompt and would be a cute little piece for a hooplah wall. This is cross-stitched. Unsure on aida count and colors used. I made it from scraps I had lying around.
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This is a fun little piece!
FYI, if you are unsure of what size your aida cloth is, use a ruler and count how many squares are in one inch. That should give you your count. For instance, 14 squares in one inch would be 14 count aida 
Hello! I’m joining in this season. It was so hard to pick a team this year!
Prompt: April Battle: Text!
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Felix Felicis ATC
Brief Description: Felix Felicis (liquid luck) is a potion name from one of my favorite texts! 
Potion is very shiny metallic watercolors and the edge is shiny metallic silver.
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Prompt: April - Lettuce Craft
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Amortentia
Brief Description: Amorentia (love potion) ATC with a green background. Potion is very shiny metallic watercolors and the edge is shiny metallic silver.
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Prompt: April - Instagram
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Sleeping Draught
Brief Description: A sleeping draught potion with a purply background. Potion is very shiny metallic watercolors and the edge is shiny metallic silver.
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Prompt: April - Snapchat
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Moon & Stars
Brief Description: ATC with yellowy gold stars and moon.
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So many projects to comment on, I really need to sit down and go through them. But as usual, I’m running behind and just want to sneak in the Battle prompt before it expires! And I’d say I’m going to do it tomorrow, but let’s be real - it’s the first of the month, and there will be new bugs and fish to catch in ACNH the minute I get home from work… 
Prompt: April Battle - Call
Team: Palettable Art
Project Name: Masks!
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: So I actually made a pile of these, but forgot to take pictures before I gave most of them away! But I have the picture I took on Mr. Creepy Frog, which is way cuter than the ones I took of the one I made for me and took a selfie with… and Mr Creepy Frog is a lot less creepy without his teeth showing!
Obviously, masks are directly tied into why I have to call my friends instead of going to see them, and I picked call because you can’t play ACNH while texting very well, but you can while chatting on the phone!
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@craftADDchick - mmm, that cake looks really yummy! And the floral arrangement is lovely. I love the vulture ATC!! 
@geekgirl - those brownies look divine! And that owlbert is too cute! 
And such a pretty rainbow bird!
@gozer - your peg people are so cute! I especially love Dracula. 
Great masks and cute dolls! And I adore the mushroom art you made for me!
@ezrib - I really like that Kumihimo tie back! I love the plague doctor wearing bunny ears!!
@Bunny1kenobi - Aww, that baby Jackalope is so cute! I also love the sunflower material you used for your masks. haha, and the ‘die virus die’! 
Amazing miniature!
@storerboughtcreation - What beautiful biscornus! I can’t imagine how long that would take to embroider.
@GMPNQ - great mask! I love that the mask perfectly matches his shark shirt. Aww, cute penguin ATC!
@Lynx - great color in a box projects! I really like the plant hanger! And what a cute puffin!
@roler - Awww, love that you made scarves for your stuffies. 
I love that sheep brooch! 
@appledainty - Such beautiful pieces! That butterfly on the obidome is stunning! And I love the embroidered clutch too.
@megwell - cool atcs! I love the bird-day one! Those muffins look yummy!
@QueenHobo - great amis! The unicorn is super cute!
@kwyltaholic - What a sweet birdie wreath! 
@Mortuum - Fabulous rat cross stitch! I love the design!
@Tanath - cute hair thingies! 
@BatsAndBrownies - nice cross stitching!
@Smeddley - Great mask! He looks super safe in it!
Whew! I am caught up now! I hope I didn’t miss anyone!
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Hi everyone! There is a new tracking update in the Discussion Thread.
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One month gone (who stole April?!), so much cool stuff made. Can’t wait to see May’s prompts!
@BatsAndBrownies - that’s a clever text, nicely stitched
@bluebird - I love the stars and moon, it looks like they are actually shining 
@Smeddley - Mr. Creepy Frog does look a lot less creepy with his mask, and I like the color 
You are right that voice calls free up your hands and eyes to do other things. I sometimes have a call with my brother while we are both working on other things.
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This is absolutely beautiful. Pillbox hats are so underappreciated. I would love to see a tutorial on how you did that flower!
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Thank you! The stars and moon have some metallic watercolor on them so they are shiny and reflective.
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Prompt: May - JarJarBinks
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Cloth Napkins
Project Link: Cloth Napkins
Brief Description: a few cloth napkins
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Pretty napkins— I love the colors you chose!
Prompt: May - Yoda
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Baby Yoda ATCs
Project Link: May the Fourth - The Child ATCs
Brief Description: What cold be more Yoda than Yoda? Maybe Baby Yoda, or The Child! He’s green, small, and wrinkly. Only time will tell if he is as wise.
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BABY YODA!!! He’s sooo cuuuuuute! You did such a great job on these @gozer!
Prompt: Quarantine- crying in the rain
Team: Running With Scissors 
Project Name: Monster notecards
Project Link: Monster greetings!
Brief Description: I made these to go in the mail to the kids in my church class. Since we haven’t seen each other for a while, I wanted them to know we are thinking of them. I used watercolor masterboards, which require water. My faves are the blue, the red, and the purple.
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Prompt: Zap #2
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: pink baby headband
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Brief Description: I whipped up another little headband for the wee one.
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Prompt: May-Wicket
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: Star Wars Day ATCs - doggy style! (Sorry, I had to say it! 
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Project Link: May the Fourth ATCs
Brief Description: I made these collage ATCs to commemorate Star Wars Day! These guys are cute (at least, I think so), and dogs are furry. 
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This one’s a surprise for @gozer (she loves Chewy!)
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I love Bark Vader and Storm Pooper!
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Lol! I had so much fun making these! I think Yodog is my personal fave!
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Prompt: Zap #1
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Big Toe Drawing
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Brief Description: Last month there was a one day stay-at-home Gish (a silly international scavenger hunt run by Supernatural’s Misha Collins). One of the items was to draw a close-up of your friend’s big toe or nostril, so here’s my friend’s toe!
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Now get ready for a zillion masks!!
Prompt: May Battle - Jedi
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Masks for Friends
Project Link: Craftalongs Challenge - Lettuce Help Our Communities - CLOSED
Brief Description: In the battle of good vs covid evil, good people are trying their very best to flatten the curve and put a stop to this pandemic! My family and I want to do our part too, so we’ve been making masks for any friends or family who are willing to wear them.
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Prompt: Bonus - Outside in the Sun
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: More Masks for Friends
Project Link: same as above
Brief Description: When you’re out of your house running errands or something, please wear a mask! Here are some flower-themed masks.
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Prompt: May - Yoda
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Yet More Masks for Friends
Project Link: same as above
Brief Description: It is WISE to wear a mask right now!
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Prompt: May - R2D2
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Even More Masks for Friends
Project Link: same as above
Brief Description: These masks are blue AND useful!
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Prompt: May - Rancor
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Still More Masks for Friends
Project Link: same as above
Brief Description: It is sad that we need to wear these right now, and also they are unfortunately quite misunderstood by some.
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And now for some non-masks - yay!
Prompt: Zap #2
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Cabbage Soup
Project Link: Cabbage Soup
Brief Description: This soup was tasty AND quick to make!
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Prompt: Bonus - Crying in the Rain
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Sausage and Veggie Quiche
Project Link: Sausage and Veggie Quiche
Brief Description: Tasty quiche made with what we had on hand. The weather has been bizarre lately, warming up to tank top temperatures and then yesterday we had pea-sized hail! This was nice to warm up with inside on one of the chillier days, and the beans were steamed using water, of course!
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Prompt: Bonus - In a Freak Snowstorm?
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Cabbage Pie
Project Link: Cabbage Pie
Brief Description: When I told one of my friends I had a cabbage pie in the oven, she asked, “Did you run out of good things for pie?” 
But even if it’s an unexpected combination, it was really good!
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Prompt: Zap #3
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Rice Pudding Parfaits
Project Link: Rice Pudding Parfaits
Brief Description: This took only JUST under half an hour, and requires quite a bit of baby-sitting the stove, but it was very tasty!
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