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I’m so sorry, I meant to grab a picture of the postcard but I can’t find it anywhere. I’ve searched and searched. It arrived on Saturday, and that was the day my aunt passed away so everything from that day is a jumble. Sorry! I know it’s here somewhere. I’ll post a pic when it eventually turns up.

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Prompt: September- Craft Friends
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: pin collection flag
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Brief Description: @AudiobookLover made me a fabulous flag that I was using for pins. But it has such a cute design on it and it was getting overrun by my fabulous growing Nerd Games pin collection! Then @gozer made her flag and I said, “Eureka!” So I made myself a flag. I noticed that the pin backs were rubbing on my door, so this flag has two layers , and the pins just go through the top one, and the back layer keeps the pin backs from rubbing. I liked the air travel fabric and because I work for an airline it made this a little extra fun. CAPTURE THE FLAG
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ETA: I realized that I didn’t really express what Need Games means to me in my post, but every time I look at my pins, I remember the fun that I have with this awesome group and how included I feel. If Lettuce Craft is my online home, then the Nerd Games is like my big comfy couch and all of us fit on it! :heart:

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No worries! If you’re able to get a photo, great, but it’s not incumbent on you to fix my mistake here.

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ADVENTURE CLUB

I finally made and flew a paper airplane!


Also, we have messy neighbors who just throw trash on the side of the road where they park, so I always pick up a piece of litter when I go collect their Powerade bottles and Zippy’s cups :roll_eyes:, but they’re kind of scary so I wasn’t going to dare take a photo! :melting_face: but I found this old deteriorated lid in our own yard today, so I figured that both of these things together could count.

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Prompt: September Camp Friends

Team: Cabin Finger Painters

Project Name: Mushroom charm mug!

Project Link: Mushroom Charm Mug! - #8 by graverobbergirl

Brief Description: I’m not sure if it was specifically inspired by it, but this mug is a like a variation on the colors and mushies of @Tapestry ‘s “Mushroom Portal!”

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Adventure Club 9
Here’s my Polygonle game from the other day, when I hit 1,000 games without losing :partying_face:. (Not today’s game; I’m not a monster.)

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I snapped this cool withered flower photo earlier in the summer and then never posted it.

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ADVENTURE CLUB

make and give away a friendship bracelet!

I wove these little friendship bracelets (that can also double as bookmarks) for friends at our local weavers meetup.

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Prompt: August - Mess Hall
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: More Emo Pumpkin People
Project Link: More Pumpkinhead Peg Dolls
Brief Description: Pumpkins are food. And its a mystery why these pumpkinheads are so full of whoa.
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Prompt: September – Winging it
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: More Emo Pumpkin People
Project Link: Mini Skull Pincushions
Brief Description: I made these, and they were so much fun, I made some more for STS. I just winged it.
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Prompt: September – Cabin Pride
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: Pin Cushion Skulls
Project Link: More Pumpkinhead Peg Dolls
Brief Description: The two on the left. I would decorate my bunk with these!
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Prompt: September – Mess Hall
Team: Stargazers
Project Name: Pin Cushion Skulls
Project Link: Mini Skull Pincushions
Brief Description: The two on the right. Waiting in line makes me feel like I am slowly dying.
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Prompt: Zap 3
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: September Postcard
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Brief Description: My postcard for the month of September.
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I love all of your pumpkin heads! They are so creative, individual, and adorable!

The skulls… already cute on their own, but with the fluffy pink brains inside, :woman_cook::kissing_face_with_closed_eyes:

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Prompt: Zap #3

Team: Cabin Finger Painters

Project Name: September postcard

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Brief Description: Metallic paints and tape resist! (Blurred because I’m not sure if it’s arrived or not)

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I got your postcard @bluebird . Its so much fun. I love stars!

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Prompt: Zap 3
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: September Postcard
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Brief Description: My postcard has to go to Canada, so i soubt it will make it there before the end of the month.
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I actually just got it today!!!

I love it :heart:

The little animals are so cute!

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Prompt: July Camp Friends
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Swap journal page 1
Project Link: Junk Journal Pages for Lettuce Crafters
Brief Description: I made this to give (send) to one of my partners in the journal page swap. Also it’s made of paper.
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Prompt: August Jamboree
Team: Cabin Finger Painters
Project Name: Swap journal page 2
Project Link: Junk Journal Pages for Lettuce Crafters
Brief Description: I made this to share with (send to) my other swap partner.
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I don’t sew, but those skull pin cushions are kind of rad.

Also, this is one of my favorite prompt interpretations of all time.

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That made my day!

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Prompt: September Mess Hall

Team: Cabin Trailblazers

Project Name: Booky bookmarks

Project Link: -

Brief Description: Laser cut bookmarks bound for STS. Lots of very straight lines because lasers are good at that.

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As seems to happen every season, my aspirational intentions to keep up with posting throughout the months didn’t happen. So here are a ton of projects!

Prompt: July - Cabin Pride
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Black and White Junk Journal Page
Project Link: Color-Themed Junk Journal Pages
Brief Description: I made this for the junk journal page swap. It includes stuff related to outer space, but also black and white is like stars in the night sky. More info and photos in the link.

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Prompt: July - Mess Hall
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Sloppy Joes 1
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Brief Description: I’ve made sloppy joes twice this summer. The first time I forgot to take a photo until we were sitting down and eating, so sorry for low quality image. :upside_down_face:

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Prompt: July - Camp Friends
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Purple Junk Journal Page
Project Link: Color-Themed Junk Journal Pages
Brief Description: Also made for the swap. It includes paper, is meant to be written on, was made for someone else, and was sent off in the mail to a crafty pal!

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Prompt: July - Jamboree
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 1
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Brief Description: I went to a wedding at a music festival. Rubber ducks are like the bride’s mascot. I made a ton of bracelets to give out with themed beads. I think I made 50 in total. A few were already handed out by the time I took photos.

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Prompt: August - Cabin Pride
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 2
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Brief Description: My username comes from a song by the band Head Automatica. These were shared at the music festival wedding. :slight_smile:

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Prompt: August - Mess Hall
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Salmon dinner
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Brief Description: I made this on the fly because we were starving. I didn’t follow a recipe, and mostly just dumped a whole bunch of stuff together for the sauce. Even the pile of veggies was a "what’s in the fridge? moment). It was all a mystery! The biggest being, “Is this going to taste good?” And I can firmly say…it was pretty alright.

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Prompt: August - Fun and Games
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 3
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Brief Description: My favorite indoor activity is crafting. Period. So I assume it would be the same at camp, haha!

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Prompt: August - Camp Friends
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Blue/Green Junk Journal Page
Project Link: Color-Themed Junk Journal Pages
Brief Description: Also made for the swap. This page has a lot of hidden components and “secret” compartments - like the little closure tab that pulls out of the pocket. More in the link.

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Prompt: August - Jamboree
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 4
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Brief Description: More of them. They were shared with others!

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Prompt: September - Cabin Pride
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Macrame Rainbow
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Brief Description: This is my September Arts & Crafts Club rainbow. I would actually decorate my bunk with something like this! I added magnets to the back and it’s now in my kitchen, so I suppose in a way, I did decorate my bunk with it.

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Prompt: September - Mess Hall
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Banana bread
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Brief Description: It takes a long time to bake!

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Prompt: September - Fun and Games
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 5
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Brief Description: Yeah. There are even more of them. I worked on them for several days. Is craft camp a thing? I always wanted to go to space camp but I get very motion sick. So I’m going to stay put and just make stuff. :joy:

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Prompt: September - Camp Friends
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 6
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Brief Description: Tanath makes cool bracelets! Not that this is as amazing as her nice beading, but it is beading, and it is bracelets! :smiley:

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Prompt: September - Jamboree
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Duck bracelets 7
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Brief Description: Finally. The last batch. They were shared freely with the festival community.

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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Coil basket
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Brief Description: I made this from my stash with rope and yarn. It’s a good size - about 8" across. I’m hoping to make a few more for my gift buffet. I need to make a few tweaks, but now that I know the process, I think I can be a bit more efficient and get better results.

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: September Postcard Club
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Brief Description: I love that a few of us had the same idea with all the different hellos! :smiley:

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Birthday cake embellishments
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Brief Description: I added a few embellishments to this store-bought cake (rainbow, stars…and candles, of course).

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Prompt: Zap
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Rice Krispie bars
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Brief Description: I made these for a little treat.

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Sublimation fans
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Brief Description: I also made these for the wedding. They work great as fans and can also be frisbees.

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Sloppy Joes 2
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Brief Description: My seconds set of sloppy joes, which I remembered to take photos of thoughout.

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Fajitas
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Brief Description: I got some great stuff from our CSA co-op and make these for dinner.

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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Cabin Stargazers
Project Name: Room sprays
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Brief Description: I got a special request for some of my room sprays. I wasn’t ready to put in a big supply order yet this year, but luckily was able to make the two I needed with supplies and bottles I had on hand.

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Adventure Club

#5 - These are common pigeons or rock doves. I actually love pigeons. They come in so many colors! These were all spotted in my local park.

#7 - I made a few animals - let’s call them a lama, an alpaca, a frog, and a bunny.

#10 & #12 - I made and gave away a bunch of friendship bracelets.

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Prompt: Big Time #3

Team: Cabin Finger Painters

Project Name: Weird Resin Pig Re-paint

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Brief Description: I was asked to paint this very off-putting resin pig and spam can for a silent auction. It took way longer than I thought I would spend on it. But at least it glows under black light.

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Prompt: Zap #4

Team: Cabin Finger Painters

Project Name: Painted Rock Prototype

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Brief Description: I’ve been intending to paint our local Birdtober birds on river rocks during October, so I made one with an 'i’iwi to just test my paints and make sure it should work. He will be left somewhere later..

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“Random Act of Craftiness”
The above painted stone is going to be left in public for someone to find later today!

(Somehow, I think this leaves me with “visit a body of water” as my last little challenge, which is really funny, considering I’m surrounded by water…… But I guess I’m a hermit, haha.)

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