Class or Challenge: Muggle Studies, Create something for your phone
House: Slytherin
Description: I needed a new wallpaper for my cellphone home screen. Someone shared Pantone colors based on your sun, moon, rising and venus signs today on twitter. I used the colors in my background. I pulled out words to inspire me for this year.
I used canva to create. I am posting a screenshot so you can see I’m using it already. It took about an hour to do.
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Thank you for the birthday wishes, it’s been a lovely day.
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Class: Alchemy
House: Hufflepuff
Project: WBD costume
Obviously inspired by a certain book that o think most of you will have read!
I drew the poster frame and the rest was just clothes I already had (I really try not to buy fancy dress wear as I know I won’t wear it again)
Class: herbology
House: Hufflepuff
Project: quick bookmarks
I had some bits of red card and lettered backing paper (which i had made) left over from an art class, so I whipped up a few bookmarks for our class tub
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Class or Challenge Title: Apparition
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Watermelon Dishcloths
Brief Description: We’ve had more storms, and that has meant more sitting on the couch, holding my neurotic dog. So I stash busted some more cotton dishcloth yarn. I had partial skeins of pink, white, and green, so these otherwise boring circle cloths became watermelons.
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Class or Challenge Title: House Unity
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
Brief Description: Inspired by Hufflepuff, because of the bright yellow nature of the finished soup. (Achived through the use of egg yolks to make the soup creamy. I made a batch in our slow cooker on Wednesday, and made 4 more as freezer dump meals to add to my stash.
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Class or Challenge Title: Muggle Studies
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Chicken Satay Freezer Meals
Brief Description: I used my phone during the creation of these, referencing the recipe numerous times rather than print it out. It made 3 generous dinners to add to my freezer hoard.
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You are rocking that freezer meal prep!
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@MistressJennie - you have been so busy stocking your freezer - and fantastic tip on freezing flat and standing upright! I have always used freezer boxes, which take up so much space 
Class or Challenge Title: Apparition
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
Brief Description: The petals of the anemone are worked round the centre stamens
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Class or Challenge Title: Arithmancy
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
Brief Description: The carnations have to be worked from the centre out, adding the petals as you go
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash Challenge
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
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Project Picture: The vase made to hold all of the flowers was created entirely from stash materials
Class or Challenge Title: Divination
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
Brief Description: These leaves have fine lines printed into the design, to create a more realistic finish
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Class or Challenge Title: Herbology
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
Brief Description: These tulips are a gorgeous red
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Class or Challenge Title: House Unity Challenge
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name & Page Link: Post with more details and link to the printables
Brief Description: These green leaves inspire thoughts Slytherin friends
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That is a seriously gorgeous bouquet of flowers. 
They do not look like paper.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - WIP
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: 70’s Spiral & Star Dishcloths
Brief Description: I started this set 2 weeks ago during out last set of storms, but didn’t quite finish either of them. Possibly because I don’t love the color of the yarns. I ordered them online, and the picture showed them as darker in color, less washed out. Let’s just say, they didn’t scream ‘1970’s’ from their picture, but they certainly do in real life. Each was made based on how much of each color yarn I had left.
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Class or Challenge Title: Detention - Stash
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Purple & Light Blue Spiral Dishcloths
Brief Description: As I’ve been stash busting dishcloths for friends and my gift stash, I realized I could really use a few new ones in my own rotation, as some of mine have developed holes (after 8 years of use!). So these ones are for me. Insomnia had me awake at 3:00, so after cleaning the kitchen, I made these.
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Class or Challenge Title: Charms
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Padscicles
Brief Description: This might be the weirdest craft project I’ve ever made. They are intended to help heal & repair your lady parts after giving birth. Basically they are pads, coated in aloe vera, witch hazel & a few drops of essential oil, then placed in the freezer. Frida mom makes some that cost $20 for 8 pads. I made 20 pads for about $13. (I was out of aloe vera, and my witch hazel had expired. LOL) Plus I now have plenty of aloe & witch hazel to make more if needed.
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Class or Challenge Title: Book Club Ch 16
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Beef Stew Freezer Meals
Brief Description: My ongoing quest to fill the freezer with homemade meals for after Godzilla arrives continues with Crockpot Beef Stew. My exact recipe varies a bit each time I make it, based on what I have on hand, but it’s pretty close to this. This time I added a giant parsnip that was hanging around, and replaced the vegetable juice with tomato paste and a dash of Kitchen Bouquet. I topped it with chopped celery leaves. The recipe made dinner on Saturday, and 2 more meals to add to the freezer stash. That leaves me with 34+ frozen dinners, since the lemon chicken soup & chicken satay meals both make enough for at least 2 meals.
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Headmistress Jennie casts the House Points Charm!
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Class or Challenge Title: Flying
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Plum Baby Hat & Mitts
Brief Description: I was thrilled to be able to finish an extra random baby project, with the baby nearly here, and while holding a crazy dog. I can’t believe I managed to put these together in one morning of thunderstorms.
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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress - April
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Ombre Rainbow Stars Baby Quilt
Brief Description: This project is both full of joy, AND all the colors of the rainbow.
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Class or Challenge Title: House Pride
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Family of Dragon Pillows
Brief Description: Dragons Harry! The first Task is dragons! How could a dragon themed project be any other subject than Gryffindor House Pride? I made the first family of dragons for the baby, who will arrive this week. I actually bought 2 panels of pillows though, so I could mix & match, so while I was at it, I made a second set, that I have no idea what to do with. I’m going to blame baby brain. Or hormones. Or nesting instincts… Yeah, nesting instincts, that fits. LOL
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Wow, such lovely baby items. I am in LOVE with the quilt-gorgeous!
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~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Irish Chain Quilt, freemotioning intense
House: Hufflepuff
Brief Description: I made some irish chain blocks and laid it out. After laying it out I figured out 2 things: I LOVE to look at really colorful quilts online. However, I don’t find them relaxing in person. I laid out 2 designs and ended up going with the white main blocks. I also decided I want to make it Queen size for my bed. On top of that I finally broke down and bought a sewing machine that has a large throat to be able to manage the quilting on it without going insane. In the past I have only really quilted with meandering. I want to learn Lots of freemotion quilting. So, my project is to freemotion quilt each block in a different design. I am hoping to complete 2 blocks a day, while watching lots of videos and learning different methods. The quilt will end up with at least 64 blocks.
Here are pics of my 2 starting layouts:
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Headmistress Jennie casts the House Points Charm!
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Announcement
There is a new sitewide craft challenge contest. If you have made something inspired by this(or any other) craftalong, then this challenge is for you.
Inspired-along 2022 lettuce craft challenge
Good luck with your freemotion quilting journey! I have tried my hand at it multiple times, but haven’t gotten the hang of it yet. I’m sure you’ll be more successful! Your proposal has been added to the project log!
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OMG @MistressJennie !!Best wishes on the birth!! Sending many vibes for a short and easy labor!!
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Hi All - I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that our wonderful @MistressJennie has successfully delivered her daughter! Mom is a rockstar and baby is beautiful! I will let Jennie give you all the glowing details when she is ready. 
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I can’t believe it’s April already! Spring is in the air and the next Iron Chef Around the World Challenge is taking us to…
Sweden - Maybe you’d like some Swedish meatballs with lingonberry jam, raggmunk, or traditional glogg.
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