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[gozer (Becca)]

Prompt: July – Cubism
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: HP Book Ornament 1
Project Link: HP book ornaments
Brief Description: The books are blocky and this is made of many, many pieces!
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Prompt: August – Dish Soap
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: HP Book Ornament 2
Project Link: HP book ornaments
Brief Description: The ornament is shaped like a bubble!
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Prompt: August – All-Purpose Cleaner
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: HP Book Ornament 3
Project Link: HP book ornaments
Brief Description: There are several different colors on the book covers, the ornament is round and the books are rectangles, and there are lots and lots of parts to this project!
Project Photo(s): SEE PHOTO ABOVE

Prompt: Free Range 4
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: HP Book Ornament with Owl charm
Project Link: HP book ornaments
Brief Description: I thought it would be cute to have a charm dangle inside of the ornament along with the books, but the fishing line stretched, and it knocked into the books when you shook it around, so I stopped with that idea. But I still think it’s cute.
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Prompt: Free Range 5
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Halloween Brooch
Project Link:
Brief Description: I needed to make something wearable for the BINGO Prompt, so here it is! Instead of putting a magnet on the back. I added a lapel pin and BINGO! I will be submitting my BINGO chart soon, I have to get back to work right now. Ha!
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[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

Y’all are amazing! So many cool projects this season! I’m catching up on comments, so forgive the novel.

@QueenHobo - Adorable projects! I’m trying needle felting for the first time, and am very impressed by your detailing work! Also, I think your prompt interpretation for your felted sugar cookie (vacuum because it really sucked) is my favorite ever. The collab with storerboughtcreation on the monster and your pot is * chef’s kiss. * And that christmas potato is truly delightful. Radical acceptance. IT IS a potato. Way to go on that yarn organization, too. I’ve tried and tried for usable yarn storage and finally just went with bins in the closet, lol. Very sweet lovies! The mushroom buddy is too much cute!

@megwell - Beautiful paper crafting! The affirmations for abandoning is a fun idea! I LOVE the bold graphics on your address book and the check register book is beautiful! Isn’t bookbinding fun?! And all your ATCs and cards are so cool. I really vibe with your style! You’re making me want to get back into art journaling! Such cool solar prints! I’m intrigued by guessing all the items you might have used. That fox hoop is straight up delightful! The plant marker milestones made me chuckle. I can barely keep a plant alive and love the thought of doing that!

@Bunny1kenobi - Your ATCs are all awesome! It’s so cool to see how much you’ve built on your drawing skills the past decade! I especially love the bright colors on your Lemon and Cheese one and the poison bottle! Your pocket letter items! Epic! All of your cards are so sweet, and you made some gorgeous jewelry as always, too! And your minis! Eek! I aspire to your level. Total heck yes to podcast fanart! And I really like your ugly storage! I’m all for using what we have, and am too feeling the struggle of usable organization. Also, that chaos coordinator xstitch is perfect. I think most of us could claim that title! Lol. Very cute address labels, too. Great variety, cute, and USEFUL! And a big WOW on those surprise items! Stunning!

@LindyBlues - Zucchini is one of my favorite foods, and what you made looks SO GOOD!

@bluebird - Beautiful ATCs all around! You get so much character into your figures! I especially love the cozy bears. Very cute sets of cards envelopes, too! Adorable and great variety! Very sweet pumpkin earrings, too. They’re so vibrant and really pop with the shiny silver findings.

@storerboughtcreation - All of your monsters make me smile every time I see them! So cute! Great needle felting, too! The kitty has a perfect expression, and so does your sloth on that watercolor pencil painting. How cool!

@ezrib - Absolutely delicious looking food! Corn ice cream and beet hummus - I’m picking up what you’re putting down! I ended up freezing a bunch of rhubarb this year and may need to try cookies! That option never even crossed my mind, lol. Also gorgeous bookcases and decorations! Such pretty flowers!

@roler - I’m so glad to see you! I love that Soliv ATC and that it is FOR YOU! I’m trying to make more projects for myself, too. And great scrapbooking! It really is a different vibe to have printed photos (and the beautiful pages to go along with them). It’s fun to get a little sneak peak into all your cool adventures too.

@gozer - Your sewing is always so impeccable! Love that Hang On pattern and your creations, and of course, the cat pouches are perfect! I can’t believe all those tiny HP books in your ornaments. WOW! That ATC tryptic is particularly sweet and AMAZING Beautiful colors and details. Great paint work, too! Those magnets and coffins are particularly cool. And making one of them into a pin for a wearable is GENIUS!

@AudiobookLover - Adorable purmaid! Great work on the embroidered bats - I’m impressed, as someone whose embroidery machine sits untouched because I find changing threads so painful . Love how your chalkboard art really pops, too!

@Smeddley - Those have to be the cutest goal sheets I’ve ever seen! It makes me want to come up with some, too!

@craftADDchick - I’m super digging the colors on that crochet coozie! Nice work on the zipper pouches, too! They really pop with those nice fall oranges!

@jillybeans - All of that food looks mouthwateringly delectable! As someone who has made scones half a dozen times this year, I’m particularly impressed with the uniformity you got, lol! AMAZING work on that tabard. Epic! The scrappy coasters are so cute and the lemon pompom garland - totally in love.

[gozer (Becca)]

I got my Bingo!!! Thank you @LovelyMiss! I needed the motivation!

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

Yaaaas!

[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

Way to go, gozer! Amazing crafting!

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

@roler I love the pages you’re created here. It’s so fun to look back at physical photographs, and having little mementos like the receipt is such a lovely reminder of good memories. Japan looks like so much fun! I’d love to visit some day.

You have beautiful handwriting! I love all your pages, but I think my favourite is #12. I really like the placement of the book sticker, the cute character, and the way the photo of the rectangular plate is placed on the page.

@Bunny1kenobi I laughed so hard at the LARD of the flies ATCs when I first saw them. I love the creativity, humour, and of course, the art itself.

@LovelyMiss That apple crumble looks soooo good! I may just have found a way to use up the copious amounts of apples we picked, that no one seems to want to eat…

I love your felt foods. I bought some sheets of felt years and years ago to make play food for my kids… I did make some, but I keep meaning to use up the rest and never get around to it. Your post just reminded me to maybe try to do this again before year’s end… we shall see! I love the kawaii foods; they are so cute

Those cards Your recipients will be over the moon with their beauty and the goodies, too

That checkout person needs some more cute, fun, kid-like joy in their life, I think The unicorn is adorable.

@gozer I love the cat pouches. The blue stars fabric is my favourite. How did the craft show go?

I love the super cute magnets. The blue/gray bat is my favourite

@bluebird The pop culture mash-up ATCs are so neat, and I loved receiving the whale and friend . It makes me smile every time I look at it Congrats on your bingo!

@megwell, I love the idea of the age markers for your plant! And the masterboards are gorgeous, too!

@Bunny1kenobi the little dragons I love them!! I like the Halloween pun ones as well; they made me chuckle.

@gozer I love the miniature books inside the ornaments. I think it would be neat to use these as a “book log” and add miniature versions of books you’ve read throughout the year in them!

[LindyBlues (Mariana [she/hers] 🇨🇦)]

@LovelyMiss

Zucchini is one of my favorite foods, and what you made looks SO GOOD!

I find I always get more zuchinni than I know what to do with, lol! And I’m not a big baker, so what most people make with zuchinni (e.g. zuchinni bread, etc) doens’t usually suit me. This is my compromise

[gozer (Becca)]

I am doing that! I add it each time I finish one, but I am a super slow reader and I think my ornament will end up being “A Decade of Reading” for me before it’s full enough.

[megwell (Megan (she/her))]

@LindyBlues

And the masterboards are gorgeous

Thank you! I forgot to note that the 1 month background is from a masterboard by @photojenn, so full credit to her on that one.

[storerboughtcreation (Jamie Storer - Nerd Games Captain)]

Prompt: Research Project
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Walter
Project Link: Walter and his flamingo floaty
Brief Description: I started making Walter as another monster, but I ran out of the fuzzy green yarn. So I decided he needed swim trunks. Then I decided he needed some flippers and a pool floaty. Between working on the frog, searching for patterns to alter to make my floaty, and creating the flippers through trial and error, this took me about 22 hours to finish. I absolutely love him so much
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Black Cat 1
Project Link: Two black cats
Brief Description: I kept seeing an ad pop up on Facebook for a sweater with pumpkins and cats on it. It inspired me to make these black cats. I have more black furry yarn, so I will be making more
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Black Cat 2
Project Link: Two black cats
Brief Description: I altered the pattern a little for this second one. I think I’m happy with it, though I wish I’d made the eyes smaller when I felted them on.
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Owl Monster - Pink
Project Link:
Brief Description: Another monster
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: Owl monster - Blue
Project Link:
Brief Description: Another monster
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Nancy Drew
Project Name: custom monster
Project Link:
Brief Description: Another monster, this one made for Bunny1kenobi’s granddaughter
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[storerboughtcreation (Jamie Storer - Nerd Games Captain)]

I have four bingos. I won’t be getting a blackout card this time around, but I am happy that I was able to craft so much this season. I feel like I haven’t been posting nearly as much as I normally do this last year or so.

[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

Another BINGO! Yay, @storerboughtcreation! Epic crafting!

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

She loves this! She calls it her Monster Baby! So adorable!

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

And @gozer I’m in love with those Halloween magnets!

[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

The entry period for the Raffle Shop will be open until Monday, October 2!

Spend the points you’ve earned this season to “buy” raffle entries! There are 24 prizes up for grabs, so make sure to play - there’s a high chance you’ll win something!

Entry form is at the bottom of the post, under the gallery of prizes.

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Anniversary Event Summer Nerd Games Raffle Shop Spend your points to enter drawings for prizes! See bottom of post for the entry form. Prize Gallery: 5 Points Per Entry Flower Transparencies (these are plastic, not actual dried flowers; about 8" long) [flower stickers] Futurama Vinyl Sticker (the glare and wrinkles are just the protective overlay; about 5") [futurama sticker] Good Omens Enamel Pin [good omens pin] Mini Dictionary Books (some pages have been removed) [mini books] M…

[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

Prompt: Free Range
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Butterfly card
Project Link:
Brief Description: My letter writing group got a particularly touching request and I decided to make a card. Oooh boy, I did not know what I was getting myself into! It’s butterfly themed (so hidden below the summary for bug reasons ). It’s a pop up card. It took me an entire day, half of which was just trying to get the pop up mechanism to work and the butterflies to point in the right direction on the strings. If I had more Big Times available, this would definitely be one, lol!

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Handmade Cards
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made these for the Homemade Greeting Card Swap. I did a graffiti background with paint pens, cut out fabric shapes and collaged them on, and then stitched around the edges. I’m going to make a post about them, but not everyone has received yet, so hidden for now!

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Chunky House - Retro Cat
Project Link: Halloween Chunky House - Retro Cat
Brief Description: I made this for the Chunky House Halloween Edition Swap! More info in the link.

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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Chunky House - Cleaning Ghosts
Project Link: Halloween Chunky House - Retro Cat
Brief Description: I made this for the Chunky House Halloween Edition Swap! More info in the link.

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Taco Seasoning
Project Link:
Brief Description: I like to have taco seasoning on hand, so I always mixed up a larger batch anytime I run out. I just measure right into a ziploc, mix it in that, and put it in the spice drawer for next time.

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Leftovers Chili
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made chili again - this time was more out of necessity than craving, lol. I had some leftover cooked meat, chopped peppers and onions, and some open tomato paste from another meal that needed to get used ASAP (which is why this was a zap this time). Still tasty!

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Garlic bread
Project Link:
Brief Description: We got an unexpected baguette from a friend and decided to make some garlic bread. I just grated a few cloves of garlic, toasted it for a minute in some olive oil, added butter until it was all melted, and then brushed it on. I baked it for about 8-10 minutes. I didn’t know what I was doing but it turned out delicious.

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[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

Even though I made this, I also found it very motivating . My last (and hardest) thing was to share a post on social media, which I just did. So, BINGO!

[LovelyMiss (Ashley - Nerd Games Chief Morale Officer)]

MAKE SURE TO SEND IN YOUR BINGO AND PIN EVENT CLAIM FORMS BY THE END OF THE DAY TODAY! Don’t miss out on claiming your prizes if you put in all the work to do them!

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Pin Prize Collection We’re continuing the Nerd Games enamel pin collection! Each season you’ll have the opportunity to earn up to three pins. Each pin will be different, and every season the pins offered will be different. Try to collect them all, or have fun picking and choosing ones to work toward! ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENT: In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the Nerd Games, there’s a special pin event running all year, in addition to the events each season. Super Nerd: Participa…

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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Each season this year, we’re having extra events to celebrate 10 years of nerdy crafting and our awesome community. This season we’re doing a Crafty BINGO! You’ll receive a small physical reward if you get any of the BINGOs listed below. Crafty BINGO is a prize event only and will not earn any separate points. How to Play: Complete requirements in the BINGO card boxes. Get a BINGO - Down, Across, or Diagonal and get a prize! Get a COVERALL BINGO and get a GRAND PRIZ…

[bluebird]

Wow! Great job for getting all the bingo spots!!

[megwell (Megan (she/her))]

Apologies in advance as I intermittently spam this thread today catching up .
Prompt: Zap 5
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Bright friendship bracelet
Project Link: Old-School Friendship Bracelets
Brief Description: This worked up pretty quick (~1 episode of QI), so it’s probably a zap.
Project Photo(s): Bottom bracelet in this photo

Prompt: Decoder Ring (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Paler friendship bracelet
Project Link: Old-School Friendship Bracelets
Brief Description: This wearable did take >30 minutes because it’s a bit longer and also I spent a while picking out errant knots .
Project Photo(s): Top bracelet in previous photo.

Prompt: Subliminal Messaging (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Antiques Road Trip ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The road covers up the base layer.
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Prompt: Disappearing Ink (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Buffett tribute ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I was raised Parrothead, so naturally I had to commemorate the death of Jimmy Buffett. This “A Pirate Looks at Forty” card has translucent blue elements.
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Prompt: Acrostic (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Packaging masterboard
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This masterboard has words, is made of paper, and can be used in pieces. BINGO! (Wait, wrong thing…)
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Prompt: Glass Cleaner (August)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Flowers ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The stenciled layer is “transparent” in that you can see the background through it.
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