Prompt: Research Project #1
Team: Don’t Stop Be-leafing
Project Name: Diagon Alley
Project Link: Diagon Alley
Brief Description: I made this for my DD for Christmas. Between figuring out how to put it together, painting, repainting, adjusting, and shifting on the fly, this took at least 20 hours. And lots and lots of glue. Not counting dry time.
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Oh my word! I love the soaps and candles, @LovelyMiss! And the cord keepers! Genius! (I may try my hand at some of those myself!)
Your drawings are awesome, too… My favorite is the Rocketeer.
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Prompt: December - Battle - Fruitcake
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Blue gift bow
Project Link: Reusable crocheted gift bows
Brief Description: These colors are soft jewel tones, and the candies in fruitcake look like little jewels. I don’t eat either of these holiday desserts.
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Prompt: October - Tongue of Dog
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Pink gift bow
Project Link: Reusable crocheted gift bows
Brief Description: A pretty pink bow that has since been claimed by Grumpy Frog
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Prompt: October - Eye of Newt
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: mustard gift bow
Project Link: Reusable crocheted gift bows
Brief Description: I made one in mustard color
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Prompt: November - Homonyms
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Another snowflake
Project Link: Six and ten point snowflakes ❄️
Brief Description: because this is reusable year after year, it has multiple uses. 
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Prompt: December Battle - Figgy Pudding
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Bell the Gnome
Project Link: Bell the Gnome
Brief Description: I think this little fellow would eat Figgy Pudding, because he’s quite a traditional festive gnome and as his name suggests, seems like he would be musical, too! I’m sure he loves singing about figgy pudding as well as eating it!
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Prompt: December Battle - Figs
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Gumdrop the Penguin
Project Link: Gumdrop the Penguin
Brief Description: This little penguin is pretty round and has wings!
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These are adorable!!!
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Prompt: Big Time #1
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Festive Polar Bear
Project Link: Festive Polar Bear
Brief Description: This little bear took me all weekend but I love it!
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Its awesome!
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Okay… I’m committing to the prompts! I’ve done a bit of “how can I get this all done?” shuffling of projects. But, I think I have everything locked in 
Prompt: October- Toe of Frog
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Sloth Sleep Mask
Project Link: Sloth Sleep Mask
Brief Description: Lately, I find that I need to take an afternoon nap. And, since it’s sometimes still daylight when I do, I figured a sleep mask would be just the ticket. However, in true sloth fashion, it took me at least 3 years to get this done. 
I used a free mask pattern for the shape of the mask, and I resized a quilt block from Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World for the sloth features. I used buttons for the eyes because this was originally for a prompt that required the use of buttons. And, it fits this prompt because the Dread Pirate Roberts (true love of Buttercup) wears a mask.
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Prompt: November- Homonyms
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Flower Pencils
Project Link: Flower Pencils
Brief Description: Since my students borrow pencils and never return them, I figured I’d give this a try. And, when I tell kids to “borrow a flower,” they are confused until the walk up to the flower pot and “pick” a flower Until then, they thought I just had a flower arrangement on my desk 
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Prompt: December- Pudding
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Santa Gnome
Project Link: Santa Gnome
Brief Description: Last year, a friend and I took a class at a local pottery studio and made sets of pottery trees. This year, we each made a Santa gnome! It stands about 12" tall. We were hoping to each make a smaller one, as well, but we ran out of time. During the class, I made the form, and after the class was over, they were fired and then the instructor added the glazes (and fired them again).
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Prompt: November- Eraser
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Microwave Mug Cozy
Project Link: Microwave Mug Cozy
Brief Description: This is made in the same way as a microwave bowl cozy, but I mis-marked the darts, so I had to tear out one whole set, re-mark them all, and then re-stitch it! But, it’s the perfect size for my mugs (the mug pictured is a larger-than-standard-sized mug).
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How kind of you to make a sloth sleep mask for me I LOVE it 
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LOL! I did think of you when I was making it. Give me another 3 years, and I could make another one!
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Out of all of the things I had on tonight’s to-do list, this was the only thing I got done…
Prompt: October- Tongue of Dog
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Sea Salt Caramel Dark Chocolate Brownies
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: Instead of exchanging gifts among the teachers on my team, we opted for a pot luck lunch, which is tomorrow (although we only have 20 minutes to eat it). I volunteered to make brownies! I’ve meant to make these for the last 2 or 3 events (2 baby showers and a cookout), but they never materialized (I bought grocery store bakery made brownies, instead). I wasn’t sure when the caramel should be applied, so I drizzled some on before baking (along with the sea salt), and then drizzled some on after (while still hot), along with just a pinch more salt. Probably should have waited until they cooled. I hope they’re not too salty…
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When scrolling doen i saw this and thought it was a shadow box. Took me a second. Lol
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@roler, your creatures are adorable and amazing as always. I’m especially partial to the polar bear (his sweater!) and penguin (that candy cane!)
@craftADDchick, a mug cozy is such a great idea. My hands get cold really easily, so I bet it would be great for cold drinks, too. And those brownies look delicious. Sounds like they would tick a lot of boxes for me.
Now that’s my kind of shadow box!
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So how did the brownies taste? They look delicious. You’re lucky we can’t reach through our computer/phone screens and nab those 
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They were delicious! I was hoping to take the extras home, but they were gone by the end of the day 
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Prompt: December - candied fruit
Team: don’t stop Beleafing
Project Name: snowman
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Brief Description: the colors of the hat and scarf are jewel toned. I made this for my moms white elephant exchange at her work.
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Prompt: December Battle- fruitcake
Team: don’t stop Beleafing
Project Name: Shadowbox for Mom
Project Link: Shadow boxes for parental units
Brief Description: This shadowbox features some miniatures that I made, including a fruit pie. Which is pretty close to a fruitcake. Sort of. It has fruit. But not figs, and since that is the other option, we’re going with fruit cake.
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Prompt: December - Figs
Team: don’t stop Beleafing
Project Name: Peace on Earth wall art
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Brief Description: The motif on this wall art is round.
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Prompt: December- Pudding
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Shadowbox for dad
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Brief Description: This shadowbox features several brown things: the guitar, the radio, and even the little papers that have the words on them are brown.
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Prompt: December- Bread
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Kiddo’s birthday cake
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Brief Description: This cake required some waiting time while baking. And it smelled good!
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Prompt: Advent #8
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: candlestick tree
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Brief Description: this tree is made with fabric.
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Prompt: Advent #9
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Money ATC
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Brief Description: There’s a line in the song “Cold Cold Ground” that says, “ Bring a dollar with you, baby…“
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Your little snowman is adorable, @storerboughtcreation!
I love how he is peeking over his scarf, so cute!
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