CLOSED: Nerd Games - Fall 2022

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. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
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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 :laughing:

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. :slight_smile: 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. :slight_smile:

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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 :slight_smile: Until then, they thought I just had a flower arrangement on my desk :smiley:

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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 :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I LOVE it :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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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! :laughing:

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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… :laughing:

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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 :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: :drooling_face:

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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 :smile:

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Prompt: December - candied fruit
Team: don’t stop Beleafing
Project Name: snowman
Project Link:
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
Project Link:
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
Project Link:
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
Project Link:
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
Project Link:
Brief Description: this tree is made with fabric.
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Prompt: Advent #9
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Money ATC
Project Link:
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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The microwave mug cozy is genius, @craftADDchick!

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I love your shadow boxes. And I adore the candlestick tree. The colorful beads winding around it are so bright and cheerful :hearts:

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