Prompt: zap Team: gingerbread mayhem Project Name: Snoopy and Woodstock ornament Project Link: Brief Description: my mom got me a few ornaments. I love Xmas themed Peanuts items. Project Photo(s):
Prompt: zap Team: gingerbread mayhem Project Name: Charlie Brown ornament Project Link: Brief Description: the other ornament she got me Project Photo(s):
Prompt: October - Simile Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Owl ornament Project Link:My first Christmas ornaments of 2020 Brief Description: This owl ornament is a lot like other owl ornaments and magnets I’ve made in the past, except this time I made it more explicitly Christmassy with the holly fabric! I made it for @AuFish in the Ongoing Ornament Swap, which is still going on and accepting new players! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Advent - Fallen Leaves Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Potions Shop ATC Project Link:The Count and Potions Shop ATCs Brief Description: I made this for @bluebird in the Ongoing ATC swap, for the theme “potions shop.” These bottles look fragile and breakable, but they’re made up of a combination of pen, colored pencil, and crayon drawings, as well as some with cut out bits of aluminum foil, washi tape, origami paper, and fabric. I had so much fun collaging this one together! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Pumpkins (Advent 3) Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Art Journal Page Project Link: N/A Brief Description: I made this spread during a Zoom journaling session with folks in the Paper & Mixed Media Craftalong. It has a face! That I drew myself! And even looks human! (I have about three drawing skills, so this is kind of a big deal.) Project Photo(s):
Prompt: October - Palindrome Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Bootscornu Project Link:"Bootscornu" Biscornu Brief Description: All four corners of the top look the same as you rotate the biscornu. I made this for @irid3sc3nt in the OTT Halloween swap. Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Advent #3 (Pumpkins)
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name & Link: Hummingbird Ornament
Description: This ruby-throated hummingbird has a face.
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Prompt: October - Malapropisms
Team: Raking & Entering
Project Name & Link: Best Kind of Weird - Trophy Ribbon
Description: Pickles rarely belong on blue ribbons, so I feel like the malapropisms prompt is appropriate with this one since it’s out of place!
Prompt: October - Hyperbole
Team: Raking & Entering
Project Name & Link: World's Best POB - Trophy Ribbon
Description: I’d definitely say this is an exaggeration of a regular blue ribbon!
Prompt: October - Simile
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name: strawberry finch ATC
Project Links:
Description: I’ve been on a roll doing more realistic birdie art lately, and this finch makes number 3!
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Prompt: October - Battle - Dictionary Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Mackintosh Biscornu Project Link:Mackintosh biscornu Brief Description: I made this for @Immaculata in the pincushion swap. I chose dictionary for the battle because I had to look up what biscornu meant the first time I came across the term. Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: October: Neologism
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name and Link: Happy Embroidered Christmas Tree Ornament
Description: I used my embroidery machine for the first time in 2 years to make this. This required me to get out the directions and relearn how to use the machine (and fight with it!)
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Prompt: Advent #1 Autumn Leaves
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name and Link: Acrylic Winter Landscape Atc
Description: This was made with acrylic ink which took time to dry. While it is only a painting, it represents something found in nature with leaves!
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These next two were done for a swap and were based off things on her pinterest. Both pins were sculptures that I turned into drawings.
Prompt: Free Range #1
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name: enchanted forest statue ATC
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Prompt: Free Range #2
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name: enchanted forest mushroom ATC
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Prompt: Zap # 1
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name and Link: 3D Houseplant ATC
Brief Description: This was pretty quick to make because a lot of the features in this were given to me in swaps.
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Prompt: October - Malapropism Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Party llama Project Link:Filbert, llama and snowman ornaments Brief Description: Most people probably don’t think of llamas when they hear the phrase “party animal,” but this little llama ornament is ready to party anyway! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Advent - Corn Maze Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Snowman ornament Project Link: same as above Brief Description: I think snowmen are extremely useful in winter, because they help me see a silver lining to weather that I otherwise am not fond of. I hate being cold and wet, but I DO like making snowmen! I hope this ornament also inspires some smiles! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Advent - Pumpkins Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Filbert ornament Project Link: same as above Brief Description: Filbert the squirrel from Animal Crossing definitely has a face! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Advent - Halloween
Team: Up to Snow Good
Project Name: skull and gem ATC
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Description: The ink is black! done for a swap. (This was based off a pin on her pinterest, so not my conceptual idea. It’s not an exact duplicate, but it is heavily inspired and just my attempt at drawing what I saw.)
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Prompt: October Battle: Dictionary vs. thesaurus Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Surprise for swap Project Link: N/A Brief Description: This gift features a fleur-de-lis, which if you used a French dictionary, you would discover means “flower of the lily”. Using the towel on the left for this prompt. Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Advent: Halloween Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Surprise for swap Project Link: N/A Brief Description: The item on the right will be used for a holiday. Project Photo(s): See above.
Prompt: October Malapropisms Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Mini Sewing machine Project Link: N/A Brief Description: I’m not very good with polymer clay, and this was my first attempt at a sewing machine. There are a lot of little things that aren’t quite right about it, but I was still pleased with how it turned out. Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Big time #1 Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Mini Room book nook Project Link:Mini Room book nook Brief Description: I made this for the mini room swap. It is a book nook that features a living room, complete with big screen TV and remote, and a craft room upstairs. I had a lot of fun putting this together. I made all of the furniture, as well as the accessories. This book nook also lights up! You can see more photos at the Link, if you wish. Project Photo(s):
Prompt: Zap #1 Team: Raking and Entering Project Name: Toad skelly Project Link: N/A Brief Description: I found this image online, just in time for Halloween! Popped it into a frame and added it to my Halloween decor. Since my youngest’s nickname is Toad, he was especially tickled! Project Photo(s):
Prompt: October - Hyperbole Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Snarky 2020 ornament Project Link:3 more ornaments for the Ongoing Ornament Swap Brief Description: I mean, I guess this year hasn’t been ALL bad! I got to see SBC in person, and I got an awesome new job, and I have lots of awesome people in my life, so I guess calling 2020 a dumpster fire is a BIT of a hyperbolic statement. Project Photo(s):
Prompt: October - Palindrome Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Twinned ornament Project Link: Same as above Brief Description: You can hang this ornament either way on the tree: with the candy cane on the right and the stocking on the left, or the other way around! Just drape it over a branch in whichever direction you please Project Photo(s):
I’ve still got a few things left to post, but I think I’ve run out of prompts, so I’ll wait for more to be posted before I start using up my free ranges
Prompt: Research Project Team: Gingerbread Mayhem Project Name: Sloth hoopla Project Link:Merry Slothmas! Brief Description: I decided to stitch something for myself. This took me more than 20 hours to finish. Project Photo(s):