thank you
the corn icecream tastes like sweetcorn, & really good vanilla icecream had a baby
my son asked me if i “can be more midwestern” when i offered him some.
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Prompt: Aug – Glass Cleaner
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Busy Street Pocket Letter
Project Link: Town Tryptic Pocket Letter
Brief Description: These ATCs are in a clear plastic holder. Clear like glass!
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Prompt: Aug – Bleach
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Lemon Hang On.
Project Link:
Brief Description: The Hang Ons are useful on door handles so you don’t forget little things. My Laundry Room has a door headed outside, so this would be useful to me there.
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The other special Anniversary Event is posted! 
I have more prizes I’ll be adding over the next few weeks!
If anyone wants to offer prizes (and ship them directly to the winners), PM me a short description and image and I’ll get them added!
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Can’t believe I’ve been MIA again! Busy, but quick summer, and it’s back to school week, already. Quick post to get something in for the battle- I have a few more but just realized how late it is already.
Prompt: August Battle- Vacuum
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Crochet Club Zipper Pouch Set #1
Project Link: (Coming soon…)
Brief Description: I run a Crochet (& Knit) Club at school, and I had half a dozen kids who came almost every week (plus some occasional drop ins). I decided to make each of my “regulars” a set of zipper pouches in their favorite color- the larger one for hooks, a pair of scissors, etc. and the smaller one for stitch markers and yarn needles.
How does it fit the prompt? After making 12 pouches (the rest will be posted soon), there were plenty of thread bits and snipped pieces of fabric that needed to be vacuumed out of the carpet at my aunt’s time share!
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Glad to hear your husband is OK! I hope your car is OK too 
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I love the chopsticks bag set; it’s beautifully made. And those birds are so cute. I love them all, but I think my favourite may be the cardinal.
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@storerboughtcreation that multi-coloured lion 
So gorgeous! Are the cats also cross-stitch? I love the little doll. And the Moray Christmas cross-stitch made me laught
@gozer I love all your paintings, but I think the cat one may be my favourite in your anniversary post. Those blue eyes are just so beautiful 
I love your purses too!
@QueenHobo I love the carousel blanket such beautiful colours, and it looks so cozy. And I love the paw detail on your bag 
Also, I just want to snuggle that little sloth 
So cute!
@Bunny1kenobi I love your quilts! And the miniature (apothecary?) is so cool!
@bluebird the “no cat questions” bird makes me laugh every time I look at it 
@storerboughtcreation that monster look so snuggly; I want to squeeze it 41-year-olds can also be strange creatures I find it adorable
@ezrib that looks delicious!
@roler that’s a beautiful card!
@gozer we need baggies like this at our front door… then maybe, just maybe, people wouldn’t lose their lip balm… and their library cards… and their keys… and… you get the picture lol! Such a neat concept, and I love the fabric choices.
@AudiobookLover It’s my first time here, too! I love your purrmaid/mercat pillow 
@LovelyMiss I love Poppet so much
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Thank you! Yes, the cats are cross stitched also. I also love the Moray Christmas cross stitch. I made it for @roler for Christmas a few years ago. She loves eels, and it was fun to work up.
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Hi everyone! Oof, I’ve been really busy lately but am popping in to post here! I’ll catch up on all your lovely projects soon; so fun to see this place so active!!
Prompt: August battle - Broom
**Team:**Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #1
Project Link:
Brief Description: I finally started scrapbook again after almost 20 years! I’ve really missed having a physical photo album to flip back through. For this page, I spent way too long cutting out little flags for the bunting, and I put them all together with some twine that reminds me of the straw of a broom! I also had to sweep away all the extra bits of paper!
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Today is the last day to request a junk journal kit! PLEASE DO IT! 
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I was tempted, but I know how things have been going (or not going) for me lately! I’m trying not to get overwhelmed with teaching our new curriculum- my brain was mush after school each day last year- so I can have the proper mindset for crafting. So, I didn’t want to take a kit if I wasn’t sure if I could complete one.
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I especially love your miniatures! So many details!
‘Chaos Coordinator’ captures the essence of so many of our lives!
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Prompt: September Battle -Physical
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Yarn shelf
Brief Description: It has been a long time since I’ve had a physical space for my yarn. I’ve still got a lot to unpack but this shelf is finally full of goodies!
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Prompt: Subliminal Messaging
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Frog Lovey
Brief Description: There is a necessary item for all loveys, the poly fil for their heads which is not visible in the final product.
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Prompt: Disappearing Ink
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Bear Lovey
Brief Description: There is blue in the blanket of the lovey
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Prompt: Secret Compartment
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Puppy Lovey
Brief Description: Made this for my youngest to snuggle with at night, so it will come in very useful for her
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Prompt: Decoder Ring
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Mouse Lovey
Brief Description: It is silver/grey
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Sherlock Holmes
Project Name: Mushroom Buddy
Brief Description: I made this for my oldest who is really into mushrooms. Since the pattern we both liked was not free and money is tight I decided to make up my own pattern for it.
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Prompt: August - Dish Soap
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This one is blue!
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Prompt: August - Cleanser
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This one looks speckly because of the variegated colors.
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Prompt: August - All-Purpose Cleaner
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This uses multiple colors and has multiple parts
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Prompt: September - Subliminal Messaging
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This takes lots of steps to finish. Plus it’s supposed to be a green olive, so maybe you want a martini now? 
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Prompt: September - Disappearing Ink
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This is blue
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Prompt: September - Secret Compartment
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: The horns are yellow
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Prompt: September - Decoder Ring
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This is silver
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Prompt: September - battle - Digital
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: I am using a digital means to create my patterns as I go and share them with you lovely peeps 
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: This is the first owl shaped monster I made. It took me repeated tries to figure out how large to make the base (I usually work top down, not bottom up. I altered the pattern to make the monsters taller after this one.
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: monster
Project Link: Bedtime Defender Monsters… part 2!
Brief Description: a purple monkey monster
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Prompt: September- Acrostic
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: watercolor pencil painting
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Brief Description: I used regular colored pencils dipped in water to see what would happen. It sort of worked. I tested the colors on paper then painted this “canvas.” It’s mounted on cheap paper and is from a Crayola kit.
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Hello again! I’ve basically only been scrapbooking this summer, so here’s some unapologetic prompt massaging to fit 'em in here! (It feels a little weird to post a ton of personal photos to the main LC pages, but we’re all friends here, so enjoy! )
Prompt: September Battle - Physical messages
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #2
Project Link:
Brief Description: I’ve really been making a lot of scrapbook pages lately! They always take me forever; I am super slow and usually take a couple hours per page, but I have SO missed having physical albums to look back at. I even saved an actual receipt from this restaurant, complete with the server’s adorable drawing, as another physical reminder of the day! This page is from a fun time at an Alice in Wonderland themed restaurant I visited in January, in Osaka.
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Prompt: August - Glass Cleaner
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #3
Project Link:
Brief Description: Most of the pictures on this page were taken through the transparent glass windows of the bullet train!
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Prompt: July - Impressionism
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #4
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Brief Description: This page uses papers and tapes/stickers of various different textures, and some pastel colors in the background.
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Prompt: July - Realism
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #5
Project Link:
Brief Description: This page shows people, making food that’s useful in everyday life!
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Prompt: July - Cubism
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #6
Project Link:
Brief Description: These pages are not in order, btw. So the chronology is a bit weird in these posts! But this page has some blocky photos, and is made up of many different pieces of paper and photos!
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Prompt: August - Dish Soap
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #7
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Brief Description: This page is very blue, and I actually bought some Pokémon pasta at the shop pictured on it, which I then cooked in the kitchen!
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Prompt: August - Bleach
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #8
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Brief Description: This page has a very muted color scheme (for me at least; I usually like my colors to go bold!). And the food pictured smelled very good indeed!
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Prompt: August - All-Purpose Cleaner
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #9
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Brief Description: Lots of colors, lots of parts!
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Prompt: September - Subliminal Messaging
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #10
Project Link:
Brief Description: Lots of layers of papers that are covered up by others, lots of black!
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Prompt: September - Disappearing Ink
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #11
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Brief Description: Unsurprisingly, I used ink for this scrapbook page!
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I love seeing your scrapbook pages. You got me into scrapbooking back in 2003-04, and I have one album I made then. I haven’t done anything in forever. Now I want to!
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Prompt: July - Surrealism
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #12
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Brief Description: This restaurant is literally called Alice in Fantasy Land! So set in a fantasy world.
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Prompt: Free Range #3
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: porkrock ATCs
Project Link: LARD of the Flies
Brief Description: Made for the mini pocket letter swap
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Prompt: Free Range #4
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: creepy ATCs
Project Link: Ominous Occupations
Brief Description: Made for the mini pocket letter swap
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Prompt: Zap #1
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: tiny creepy notebooks
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: Made for the mini pocket letter swap
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Prompt: Zap #2
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: jointed frog
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: Made for the mini pocket letter swap
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