I have 7 entries to date.
Class: Care of Magical Creatures (CoMC)
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Valentine’s Day Folded Book Art
Brief Description: One thing I can do to practice conservation is to REUSE items that no longer have use. I’ve taken this old withdrawn library book and repurposed it into a triple-heart Valentines’ Day work of art! I learned this technique at our local library, and it’s encouraged me to continue researching the craft to include more complicated folded books as well as fold and cut books. Just search for “folded book art” on Pinterest, and see what’s waiting for you down that rabbit hole!
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Class: Herbology
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Mrs. Scarecrow wall hanging
Brief Description: This was originally a Mr. Scarecrow design by Lori Holt. I decided to change him into a Mrs. and give her some pink and frilly clothes. One of her main accessories is her purple hat. This was inspired by the Purple Hat Society, founded in 2000 to promote social interaction among women. So appropriate for Mrs. Scarecrow!
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Class: Alchemy
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Patchwork Death Star
Brief Description: This is a quilted 12 x 12 wall hanging. It’s for a scholarship auction, which has been postponed until who knows when, but it’s finished, and I hope it brings in a lot of money. In the original Star Wars movie, Luke Skywalker thinks the Death Star is a moon. But Obi Wan corrected him, saying, “That’s no moon.” I even included the quote in the orbit stitching.
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Class: History of Magic (HoM)
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Coffee Face Mask Cover
Brief Description: I’ve been making covers for the blue face masks that my friend (a nurse) has to wear in her job. They’re still having trouble finding masks, and these covers allow them to wear the same one and just change out the washable cover. This one is inspired by the coffee served at Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop.
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Class: Muggle Studies
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Morse Code FRIEND Friendship 12" Quilt Block
Brief Description: My local quilt guild is in the process of assembling a friendship quilt by letting each member craft a 12" block using a selected common fabric. In this case, it is a black and white modern design. When all of the blocks are done, we will have a drawing, and the winner wins ALL of the blocks to make a friendship quilt with. Each block will be signed by the member who made it. In my block, I used the selected fabric for the background to emphasize the WHITE Morse Code dashes and dots to spell out the word FRIEND. The top row is “F,” the 2nd is “R,” etc. (The block is unquilted because it will need to be assembled with the others after the drawing.)
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~Expecto Patronum Challenge~
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Masks and Scrub Caps
Brief Description: The nurses at the Northern Kentucky Health Department needed face mask covers to extend the life of the masks they are using. I have made 15 for them. I’ve also made 7 for family members. I am continuing this project, and I will update the number as I hand them out. Not all of them are pictured below, but I did take a couple of shots of the first ones I made.
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Class: Transfiguration
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Beer Bread
Brief Description: I’ve been trying to use up some old beer in the fridge to make room for more important things (some friends had brought some over a while back and didn’t drink it all), and one of the best ways to use it up is to make beer bread. It only has 3 ingredients (self-rising flour, honey, and a can of beer). Since beer has BUBBLES, it was perfect for this Transfiguration project!
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