I’ve been sick with a nasty cold the last week and it’s showing no signs of easing up yet. 
My win was I managed to cook today, lol.
I have a big (as in time-intesive, not size) copic picture I’ve sketched and am ready to color. I started it once but made an un-salvagable oopsie, so restarted it. Hoping to feel good enough to get it done this weekend!
Hope you’re all hanging in there!
I am officially on February break! I have a craft day in Sunday, and I’m working on reconstructing a sweatshirt (2 into 1). I have a couple of school-related projects to tackle, too. Later in the week, I’ll target a couple of very long overdue WIPs. And, maybe work on a Research Project (pantry organizing, or my 2018 temperature scarf).
Ack! I reorganized my pantry before Christmas and didn’t even think of it being a research project! 
A (very long) question about project timing/grouping:
I’m gunning for the Grab Bag pin this season, and I only have the Big Time left. I made some ATCs for one swap that are probably relatively close to the time for a BT; if I add the ATC I’m working on for a different swap and recipient, that should put it over the line.
Is combining projects that way an acceptable approach to a Big Time? They are similar items, and I’d put them in one project post. But they weren’t conceived as a single project.
I say yes! I think that fits in since they’re all the same type of craft.
Totally! Do it! Get those pins!!! 
There will be a special pin event for Spring, so we won’t be voting on pins for the next round. Voting will return for Summer!
There are some fun pin and anniversary celebrations events coming up this year, and I hope everyone will get to participate and earn some pins and other prizes! 
March usually drags for me, but I can’t believe it’s almost over!
I’m pretty much throwing in the towel on this season. I think I have a couple of projects that I didn’t post, so I’ll add those, but I don’t think I’ll get anything else done before Friday.
I was hoping to earn all of the pins, but we started a new curriculum unit from our new curriculum, and it’s kicking my butt. I’m wiped out when I get home.
Hopefully I can do better in the Spring season!
I’m hoping to join in for the Spring round. I wanted to before but was not able to. But I’m slowing down my swaps for a bit so this could be fun and I’ll still be participating in something!
Yeah! We’d love to see you around! 
April prompts are up, time to get crafting!
Here’s the link to the new season! I will update tracking for winter this weekend.
Last chance to send in your claim forms for Winter 2023 pins or the trivia contest! Get them in to me by the end of the day (11:59 pm central), please!
The gift card drawing will happen tomorrow and I’ll PM the winner and announce them in this thread. If I don’t hear back within three days, a different winner will be drawn.
Spring is bringing the chance to earn up to SIX pins! Check out the post in the new thread.
We’re also doing an anniversary prize event - a Crafty Scavenger Hunt! Participate in the hunt and you can earn a physical reward.
ack, totally forgot about the pins & stuff
next time gadget
Is this an Inspector Gadget reference? 
lol, yep… so few grab that & i say it waaay too often
I was obsessed with the cartoon when I was a kid. I used to pretend to be Penny, and my Pound Puppy would be a stand-in for Brain. I had this big book of Disney stories that I carried around and would pretend like it was my little computer. I adored the cartoon until my childhood crush broke my little heart when I was 6 by pointing out how stupid the show was. It was really more that if he didn’t like it, I couldn’t either or he would think I was a nerd. 
I loved Inspector Gadget too and I also had a book that was my computer and pretended to be Penny! 
This season we had 8 active players! A total of 134 projects were posted.
Here is where each team stands:
| Team | Players | Projects | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running with Scissors | 3 | 46 | 1410 | 470 |
| Knotty by Nature | 2 | 29 | 1100 | 550 |
| Bits and Bobs | 3 | 59 | 1550 | 516 |
And the monthly battle results are in!
| January | # Crafted | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Reflecting on the Past | 2 | |
| Planning for the Future | 6 | WINNER! |
| February | # Crafted | Results |
| Moon | 1 | |
| Sun | 4 | WINNER! |
| March | # Crafted | Results |
| Complimentary | 4 | WINNER! |
| Contrasting | 0 |
You can find your individual tracking sheet and the team roster here.
Thank you so much @Smeddley for giving us fun monthly prompts to craft, and thank you to @LovelyMiss for the amazing opportunities to win prizes
Head on over to the Spring Season for more nerdy fun!
I seriously think this may be the best group on the internet.
This Spring season is SO gonna rock! Thanks to the lovely folks who are doing all the work and making it extra FUN!
