CLOSED: Nerd Games - Fall 2020

It totally would! I’ll have to keep that in mind should I ever need a volcano-themed dessert :laughing:

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Week 11! :slight_smile:

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tinsel - Craft something metallic, that uses glitter, that adorns something or someone, has strings, is messy, or has silver or gold on it

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Prompt: November – Penny Bun
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: 2 Mushroom Bowl Cozies
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: For this prompt I am going to use the two on the right. The mushroom fabric was from my stash and it is beige.
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Prompt: November – Pink Oyster
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Bride Book Box
Project Link: Bride of Frankenstein Book Box
Brief Description: I made this for the Winter Book Swap. It is a faux book that opens to reveal candy inside, or whatever you want to hide…. Candy.
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Prompt: December -Ribbon
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Unpaper Towels
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: I made these for a friend. Unpaper towels are so useful. I never realized how many paper towels I went through until I made some for myself. I included some small “touch up” ones for when the mess isn’t that big. They are thin and flexible.
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Prompt: December – Gift Wrap
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Mushroom Bowl Cozy
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: See the first picture. The bowl cozy on the left went to a different home. It goes around a bowl to keep from burning your fingers when you put it in the microwave. These things are one of my favorite crafts I have made. I use mine all the time. In the summer they are great for cold bowls of ice cream too.
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Prompt: December – Tissue Paper
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Bright Bowl Cozy
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: Bowl cozies can, and will, be used more than once. This was for another friend.
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Team Raking & Entering - I have a couple more to post but I am waiting on the Post Office!

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Sorry, forgot to add these! They were from Thanksgiving.

Prompt: Advent – 6 – Cinnamon Broom
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Caramel Apple Cake
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: It smelled delicious and the top was browned. It sounded better than it tasted though.
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Prompt: Advent – 7 -Cornucopia
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Mac-N-Cheese
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: I am a notoriously bad cook. The only thing I can make, and I make it amazingly, is mac-n-cheese. I make it once a year and everyone raves and asks for more. I put a bunch of stuff in it like bacon, white pepper, garlic, and about 6 kinds of cheese. It’s so yummy! Definitely a food.
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Prompt: Zap #4
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Dice bag for Toad
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: My littlest has developed an interest in Magic The Gathering and so we got him some dice and counters for his stocking this year. We happened to have a little drawstring bag so I added an MTG logo to it.
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Prompt: December - Bows
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Santa Sloth hoop
Project Link: Santa Sloth is Coming to Town!
Brief Description: I made another hoop for myself. This is made up of tiny stitches that sit on top of aida cloth.
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Prompt: December - Tissue Paper
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Gingerbread Man Tray
Project Link: Gingerbread Man Tray
Brief Description: I made this try for my mom for Christmas. It will be used as a cookie tray. I just need to get food grade wax to coat it with, but that will have to wait until after Christmas. I burned the outlines, then used watered down paint to paint it.
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Prompt: Advent - Turkey Dinner
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Another polar bear
Project Link: More Polar Bear Fun!
Brief Description: I made a third polar bear in this pattern. I love it so much!
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Awww, that sloth is so cute!!!

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And the final day of the Fall advent! :slight_smile:

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Christmas tree - Craft something that is green, that is spiky, that uses water, that lights up, has a star, that is a gift, or anything! Because presents are surprises and anything could be in the box!

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Prompt: December - Bows
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Cape, Boots & Mittens
Project Link: Cold Weather Outfit for Ruby the Red panda
Brief Description: I made Ruby the Red Panda a winter outfit of a cape, boots, and mittens. The cape alone had 10 small pieces to it.
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I want a human sized version of that cape! So cute!

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So freakin’ adorable! I absolutely love it!

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Prompt: Advent - Holly Wreath
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Lion clock pyrography
Project Link: Lion clock pyrography
Brief Description: I burned this for my dad for xmas. It’s round :slight_smile:
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: seagull biscornu
Project Link:
Brief Description: Do you ever see a pattern and even though you have no use for it or no one in mind to give it to, you just have to make it? I’m not sure why this pattern called to me so much, but I love it. I hate seagulls IRL, but these ones are so cute!
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That lion is… WOW! what a beautiful job!

And the cape is truly adorable. I want one, too! Capes for everyone!!! Lol

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Prompt: December Battle - Gift Bag
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Pokéball Drawstring Bag
Project Link: Pokéball Drawstring Bag
Brief Description: I think I’ll be giving this to a coworker to use as a dice bag! So it is a gift, and a bag, if not a gift bag! :slight_smile:
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Prompt: November - Pink Oyster
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Little Piggie
Project Link: Little piggie
Brief Description: This little piggie is pink!
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Prompt: Advent - Turkey Dinner
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Penguin Ornament
Project Link: Penguin Ornament
Brief Description: It’s a bird!
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Prompt: Advent - Seasonal Changes
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Blue baby dinosaur
Project Link: Baby dinosaurs
Brief Description: It’s blue!
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Prompt: Advent - Christmas Tree
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Purple baby dinosaur
Project Link: Baby dinosaurs
Brief Description: It’s a gift!
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Prompt: Big Time #2
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Otis Sloth
Project Link: Otis Sloth
Brief Description: This gift for SBC took research project amounts of time, but a big time’ll do!
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I love Otis so much! Thank you! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Prompt: December - Ribbon
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Christmas Elf Chris
Project Link: Christmas Elf Chris
Brief Description: He has a stripey hat!
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Prompt: December - Gift Wrap
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Fluffy Beard Gnome
Project Link: Gnome Ornaments
Brief Description: The beard is faux fur yarn, a chain with a row of sc, attached to the body with hot glue.
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Prompt: Advent - Holly Wreath
Team: Gingerbread Mayhem
Project Name: Tree Hat Gnome
Project Link: Gnome Ornaments
Brief Description: Round body, red shirt, pointy hat!
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Hey all, I have made things that I haven’t added here. I’m sorry team Up to Snow Good that I don’t feel like going back and seeing what I can add, but I’ll include one last Zap!

Prompt: Zap!
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name: Amazon Gift Box Magnets
Brief Description: My family and I shop from Amazon a lot. I found these cool gift boxes when I ordered gift cards this year, and just knew I needed to have them as magnets! I have heavy weight magnets on the bubble wrap one and light weight magnets on the box (heavy weight is too much!) I haven’t used my gift cards yet, so they are actually in the tin one right now!

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Amazon-Gift-Card-Box-Magnets

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Prompt: November - Pink Oyster
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Draw string bag #1
Project Link: Drawstring bags
Brief Description: I made this for my daughter for Christmas. It opens to reveal knitting looms and tools.
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Prompt: December -Tags
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Shirt for hubby
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made this for my hubby for Christmas. It mentions the name of the Lord on the back.
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Prompt: December -Ribbon
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Orange Bread
Project Link: Annual Orange Bread
Brief Description: I make this bread for Christmas every year. The loaves are long.
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Prompt: December -Tissue
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: MTG box
Project Link:
Brief Description: My husband and I made this together for my son for Christmas. He has recently got into Magic the Gathering and needed something to house his growing collection of cards and dice etc. It will be used more than once.
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Prompt: Advent #9
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Bizzeebags
Project Link:
Brief Description: I had a different group of kids in my Sunday School class this year (until Covid shut the world down) but we’ve tried to stay in touch with them and let them know that they are thought of. For Christmas I made them each a bizzeebag, as I have done for previous classes. There are laminated tags attached that list the goodies inside the bag. They have words on them and use paper.
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Prompt: Advent #12
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Peanut’s bizzeebag
Project Link:
Brief Description: This bizzeebag is for my granddaughter, who loves to find things. The tag on this one has photos of the items as well as the words. It’s a gift!
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Prompt: Advent #11
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Drawstring bag #2
Project Link: Drawstring bags
Brief Description: I made this one for my DIL. It has strings!
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Prompt: Research project
Team: Raking and Entering
Project Name: Stocking for Kenz
Project Link: Snowflake stocking
Brief Description: I made this for my DIL. She picked out the patterns for stocking design and the lettering, but I did all the tricky stuff. :wink: I have no idea how many hours were spent on this, but they were many. It also features iridescent thread and beading.
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