That stinks that you lost power, but at least you were prepared! I don’t have a generator, yet, but I really should invest in one (I do have a Coleman stove & fuel). I just know that it’ll be more expensive than the cost of the generator because I’m sure that any electrician worth their salt will recommend an upgrade to my electrical “system.”
In the 2008 ice storm, I ended up gettiing a new oil burner (insurance paid for most of it)- I had no power for days, and stayed with family, and we drained the water from the pipes before I left. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), the ancient, asbestos-covered, inefficient oil burner had a broken “low water” sensor, so when the power came back on, the oil burner fired up (empty of water), and cracked. When I returned home and turned the water back on, the boiler turned on, and the basement flooded up with hot, steamy water. So, I stayed with friends until the new boiler was installed (after some asbestos removal). It was quite an ordeal!
So, yes… I probably should pony up the $$ for a generator… especially because I live in an area that tends to get whacked whenever there is bad weather!
I wanted to let you all know I am still participating and have all my projects done for Feb, but they are swap items so I am waiting to post them. Sending 3 out today, but one is overseas. I am excited about more prompts! These Games mean so much to me. They keep me motivated and on track even when I don’t have swaps. Thank you all so much for this. I know I have been less active lately, but life got a bit hectic and I will be back.
Ack! Baby Monkey was four weeks old here, and this was his first photo shared one year ago as the new mascot. He only weighed 1.3 pounds then. He’s now over 13 pounds! Our little mascot is all grown up
So far this season, we have 12 active players! A total of 98 projects have been posted, including 12 big time projects, and 3 research projects!
Here is where each team stands currently:
Team
Players
Projects
Points
Average
Running with Scissors
2
25
1420
710
Knotty by Nature
3
21
620
206
Paletteable Art
2
13
450
225
Bits and Bobs
5
25
1040
208
Battle Royale Results:
January
#
Results
Blizzard
9
WINNER!
Sleet
1
February
#
Results
Reduce
6
WINNER!
Reuse
1
March
#
Results
TBD
TBD
You can find your individual tracking sheet and the team roster here
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! Craft on, Nerds!
I promise I have projects in the pipeline, Bits and Bobbers! They’re just waiting for swaps and/or I want to see the March prompts before I submit them.
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I keep forgetting that I changed teams this round from Bits and Bobs to Running With Scissors and each time I submit a prompt I have to remind myself!
And, even though I had a vacation in there, I totally fell on my face with projects (sorry Team Bits and Bobs!). I did get my afghan finished, so there’s that, but I had so many other things planned. I started 2, but still have to finish them… Now that we’re back to hybrid, it’s a smidgen easier and because I have to front-load my planning, I have a little breathing room at the end of the week before I have to plan for the next week!
Lynx
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After going on a very strange and possibly stressful journey, @storerboughtcreation, look what arrived!
Question for.all of you (but Cosplayers in particular: My twins want Sonic Screwdrivers. The ones they want are 10th (and possibly 11th) Doctor… The problem is that they are going quite expensive on eBay, and only the 13th Doctor’s sonic screwdriver is readily available.
I’m not sure if that’s actually possible to craft (obviously they want the noise and the light!).
Hi everyone! I have a few raffle items posted already in the Spring Games. Clicking the blue “raffle” at the beginning of this post will bring you directly to the raffle prize section of the spring season games.
If you have previously committed to offering a prize, or would like to do so now, please be sure to either PM me with a prize photo and details. Remember, your prize offering doesn’t have to be a finished item. You can also offer up notions, patterns, or really anything you feel your fellow crafty nerds would enjoy!
Please have raffle donations submitted by June 15th. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask. If you read the raffle rules and feel I’ve missed anything or left any information out, please let me know so I can fix any issues.
Thank you all for such a wonderful season. I look forward to seeing what you share in the Spring Games!
Congrats to the winners first three months were months with little crafting for me, next month will be better for me and my crafting, will so join the next round
Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day of April. You have about 5.5 hours to get in your battle if you’re trying to craft as much as possible for more raffle tickets. Monkey says to put on your zoomie face and get crafting!
This may just be a problem on my computer, but when I tried to check my tracking sheet, I got an error message from Google Sheets about not having permission to view it. Not a big deal – I was just confirming my official Zap count – but I wanted to flag it.
Thanks. I hit something weird and I knew it messed something up, but couldn’t figure out what. I will try to fix it in the morning. Thank you for the heads up!