I also have a long post (I really did plan on posting throughout the season, but time just got away from me!).
Prompt: Advent 8 - Call Me Maybe
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Cat Tray - Purple Eyes
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I started these cat trays last year, but after spending a lot of time on them and running into issues with my embroidery machine, they were set aside. I finished these WIPs for Halloween this year.
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Prompt: Advent 11 - ’99 Problems
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Cat Tray - Violet Eyes
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: These trays gave me so many problems.
Project Photo(s): - Tray with the violet eyes above.
Prompt: October - Crow
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Cat Tray - Amber eyes
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This is a black cat trinket tray.
Project Photo(s): - Tray with the amber eyes 2 posts up.
Prompt: November - Fir
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Cat Tray - Green Eyes
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This cat tray has green eyes.
Project Photo(s): - Tray with the green eyes 3 post up.
Prompt: December - Needles
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Cat Tray - Yellow Eyes
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Many needles were broken/bent in the making of these trays.
Project Photo(s): - Tray with the yellow eyes 4 posts up.
Prompt: Advent 3 - Get Ur Freak On
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Watercolor experiment 1
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I splurged on some new watercolors as well as some gold ink and had fun just making ‘something’ with them. I went into this painting with the plan to just experiment and have fun without putting too much thought into it.
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Prompt: Advent 4 - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Christmas Record Ornament
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made this ornament for a swap and sent it in a ‘record sleeve’ that I made to go with the ornament (diptych).
Project Photo(s): (the photo of the album cover was taken by my swap partner)
Prompt: Advent 5 - (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Deck the Money Elf
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: More cowbell!! As with so many songs, the song this elf is singing (
Deck the halls with lots of money 
) can undoubtedly benefit from more cowbell. I created this printable in Silhouette Studio as a way to make a monetary gift more fun for my niece and nephews. My sister printed it out and tucked it into some balloons for the kids to discover on Christmas morning.
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Prompt: Advent 6 - Ain’t No Sunshine
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Uptown Rainbow Alley Label
Project Link: Rainbow Alley Quilts
Brief Description: This quilt label features brightly colored houses.
Project Photo(s): Label on the right:
Prompt: Advent 7 - I’m Still Standing
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Downtown Rainbow Alley Label
Project Link: Rainbow Alley Quilts
Brief Description: This quilt label features a bold purple border.
Project Photo(s): Label on the left in the picture above.
Prompt: Advent 9 - Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Stocking Hanger ‘J’
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It is nice to be married 
. I made this stocking hanger for my husband’s stocking.
Project Photo(s): The ‘J’ on the navy stocking
Prompt: Advent 12 - Please, Please, Please
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Stocking Hanger ‘S’
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made this stocking hanger to hang on my stocking.
Project Photo(s): The ‘S’ on the white stocking in the photo above.
Prompt: December - Triangular Crystals
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Stocking Hanger ‘A’
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This letter A has a little triangle in the middle of it.
Project Photo(s): The ‘A’ on the red stocking in the photo 2 post above.
Prompt: Advent 10 - Snowin’ on Raton
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Banana Bread
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This bread was soft and tasty.
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Prompt: Advent Bonus 1 - End of the Day
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Doctor Who Sweater Ornament
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I was proud of my skills that let me transform a picture of a real life sweater into a fun miniature version for this ornament.
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Prompt: Advent Bonus 2 - Unwritten
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Watercolor Experiment 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This watercolor painting used blue and orange among other colors.
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Prompt: October - Scarecrow
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Halloween Costume
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: If you put this costume on a scarecrow, it might scare some certain birds…specifically chickens.
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Prompt: October - Apple Cider
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Apple Pecan Bread
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This bread was made with applesauce and apple juice (though, it did not taste particularly apple-y).
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Prompt: November - Maple
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Car Seat Elastic
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I had to replace the elastic on my son’s car seat (it was an absolute pain to try and sew and took waaaay longer than such a simple project should warrant). This project consisted of five pieces - four pieces of elastic and one car seat cover.
Prompt: November - Sweetgum
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Taco 1
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made these tacos to protect my son’s extension tube (part of his feeding tube setup) and help prevent his formula from leaking at night. The ‘olives’ on the inside are black KAM snappish snaps that stick to each other to keep the taco closed.
Project Photo(s): The left taco.
Prompt: December - Stellar Dendrites
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Taco 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Tacos seem to always be popular, especially on Tuesdays.
Project Photo(s): The right taco in the photo above.
Prompt: December Battle - Snowblower
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Snowglobe Ornament
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Snow in snow globes tend to have a more ‘blown about’ quality as opposed to being packed like shoveled snow.
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Prompt: December - Irregular Crystals
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Hemmed Towels
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I bought a hair wrap and discovered it didn’t do a good job of drying my hair, but it did a great job of cleaning glass. I turned that wrap into glass towels, but those towels are very irregularly shaped as a result of their earlier purpose as a ‘wrap.’ I ended up buying a few more in a “hair towel” version and cut them in half and hemmed them. The hair wrap on top is good at drying my hair, but the button came off, so I sewed on an elastic loop.
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Prompt: Zap 1
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Tuna Tostada
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made this tuna tostada and topped it with cotija cheese and flaming hot Cheetos a la elotes style. I also fried the tortilla myself and was pleased with how it came out.
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Prompt: Research Project 1
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Uptown Rainbow Alley
Project Link: Rainbow Alley Wall Quilts
Brief Description: I had been wanting to make this quilt for awhile and I finally did it!
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Prompt: Research Project 2
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Downtown Rainbow Alley
Project Link: Rainbow Alley Wall Quilts
Brief Description: I ended up with extra quilt blocks, so I made a second quilt.
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