Nerd Games - Fall 2024

October was a crazy month here (so crazy that I initially wrote September). Between figuring out if it’s a Friday, a holiday or a regular day, semi remote learning, sirens at random hours and just regular life stuff, I started a lot of things but haven’t completed most of them yet.
I did set up a small Halloween thing for my daughter and a couple of friends today. Hopefully November will let me finish stuff.
So here’s what I have.

Prompt: October battle - Hoodies
Team: So Corn-fused
(as I was this month)
Project Name: Halloween Yums
Project Link:
Brief Description:
Halloween isn’t big around here, but we love it, and my daughter had some friends sleeping over today. So we decided to watch some not so scary spooky movies and have some themed food. In between running around on errands and working, I made mummy dogs, skull pizzas and mud pudding.
I choose Hoodies because that’s what this specific crowd is more likely to wear.
Project Photos:

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I have been SO ABSENT. I am sorry, between home renovation and coordinating a move at the office, it’s been hectic.

Pin-ventory Intention Form

Pin-ventory Pins I would like to earn this season (LIST UP TO 6): Bunny!

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ALSO - November prompts are posted!

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Prompt: Crow (October)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: ATC mailer 1
Project Link: "Make Art" ATC Mailers
Brief Description: This card has a major shiny element.
Project Photo(s): Bottom card in this photo

Prompt: Pumpkin (October)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: ATC mailer 2
Project Link: "Make Art" ATC Mailers
Brief Description: This card has a lot of orange in it.
Project Photo(s): Second card from top in previous photo

Prompt: Apple Cider (October)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: ATC mailer 3
Project Link: "Make Art" ATC Mailers
Brief Description: The abstract design on this card is amorphous.
Project Photo(s): Top card in previous photo

Prompt: Fir (November)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: ATC mailer 4
Project Link: "Make Art" ATC Mailers
Brief Description: This card is long and (relatively) thin.
Project Photo(s): Third card from top in previous photo

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Prompt: October - Scarecrow
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Yellow Pumpkin
Project Link:
Brief Description: This is for the yellow pumpkin in the photo
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: October - Pumpkin
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: White pumpkin
Project Link: This is for the white pumpkin in the photo
Brief Description:
Project Photo(s): see above

Prompt: October - Acorns
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Acorn
Project Link:
Brief Description: This is for the acorn in the photo
Project Photo(s): see above

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I love these! I especially love the acorn!! :slight_smile:

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Thank you! I wrote down what I did as I went, so I can probably turn it into a pattern with a bit more work :blush:

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Ahhhh I love the bright colors in those shiny ATC mailers!! :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

@storerboughtcreation that acorn is so adorable, omg.

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I really like the ATC mailers and that acorn is a MUST HAVE.

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Prompt: October - Crow
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: ATC for DIL
Project Link: Shutterbug-a family ATC
Brief Description: This has some black elements. Also the white paint around the camera is shiny.

Prompt: October - Apple Cider
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: Christmas surprise #2
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: This is also for the Santa Sack swap. It has red on it.

Prompt: Zap #1
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: Christmas surprise #3
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: This is also for the Santa Sack swap.

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Prompt: 12 Weeks of Winter - Week 4 - Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: The Leaf Pile
Project Link:
The Leaf Pile
Brief Description: A 4x6" gouache painting of a ghost playing in a leaf pile.
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: Big Time 1
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: tree vase
Brief Description: I threw this on the potters wheel & painted it. I will be giving these to my aunt for christmas
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: Big Time 2
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Tree candle bowl
Brief Description: I threw this on the potters wheel & painted it. I will be giving these to my aunt for christmas
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: October Crow
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Crochet Glow Beanie
Project Link:Glow in the dark crochet beanie
Brief Description: I made this beanie with glow yarn for the dark walks
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: November Sweetgum
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Eyeball Breads
Brief Description: I made these for everyone on Halloween. They are thick herby toasts topped with meatballs & marinara covered in provolone & black olive slices to seem like eyes
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: November Battle- Rakes
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Detroit Style Pizza
Brief Description: After a long day of raking this bready pizza was a delight & the toppings looked like leaves ( sorry for the cruddy pic)
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: Ain’t No Sunshine (Advent 6)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Even more affirmations
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I used fluorescent paints for the backgrounds of these.
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: November - Sweetgum
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Some Bunny To Decorate The Tree
Project Link: Some Bunny
Brief Description: A round ornament of a little bunny in her winter gear.
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: October
Team: Don’t Stop BeLeafing
Project Name: Hello Fall Plaque
Project Link: Hello Fall Wooden Plaque
Brief Description: A pumpkin is a type of plant.
Project Photo(s):

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Oooh, love that plaque!

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Prompt: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Advent 4)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: California Dreams ATCs
Project Link: California Dreams ATCs
Brief Description: I made this set of cards based on lyrics from an old theme song.
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: Don’t Fear the Reaper (Advent 5)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Painted totes
Project Link: Painted Totes for IYG
Brief Description: Paint scraping is a technique I’ve used a lot (thanks, Alisa Burke!)
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: I’m Still Standing (Advent 7)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Weaving project
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made this boldly colored piece at a library program.
Project Photo(s): This is it still on the loom. I’ll update the photo if I ever finish it off, but there’s probably at least a 30% chance that never happens.

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Prompt: October Pumpkin
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: Christmas surprise #4
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: This is also for the Santa Sack swap. It is round.

Prompt: November Rakes
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: tea notecards #1
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: These are a Christmas gift. There are leaves featured on some of these. That would require a rake!

Prompt: Week#1
Team: Don’t Stop Be-Leafing
Project Name: Tea notecards #2
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: these are a Christmas gift. These cards feature tea, which requires heat.

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Prompt - Nov Battle - lawnmowers
Team - Gourd of the Rings
Project Name - Little good things ATC
Project Link -
Brief Description - This was done for the atc swap for a little good things prompt. (It’s Wordle in case you are unfamiliar with the game.) The colors in wordle remind me of the grass and leaves/pine needles outside. It’s still warm enough for the grass to keep growing so we are still using our lawnmower to keep the yard tidy. (Also, this may be just me, but lawnmower vs rakes also reminded me of Plants Vs Zombies. :potted_plant: :man_zombie: )
Pin Event - pin-ventory clear out
Project Photo(s) -
littlegoodthing

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I have been ill and neglecting to post… so please excuse the barrage as I catch up, lol…

Prompt: Crow
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Mystery Person ATC
Project Link: Seeking Sunshine & Mystery ATC
Brief Description: This mystery person is wearing a “straw” hat :joy:
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Apple Cider
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: All Saints Day Costume—St. Michael the Archangel
Project Link: All Saints Day costume–St. Michael the Archangel
Brief Description: I had to “squish” the the cardboard into shape for the breastplate. My son has sensory issues and will not wear a helmet that goes over his head (he’s Ok with bike helmets, or puts up with them because the will to bike is stronger, lol…) Anyway, I didn’t make a helmet because he wouldn’t have worn it anyway. He also didn’t want wings.
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Birch
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: "Turning trash into treasure/Mixed media with a heart ATC
Project Link: [maybe coming later]
Brief Description: For the October swap, I made a “mixed media with a heart” ATC using leftover papery things I had on hand. And… there’s a heart shape in it :heart:
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Acorn
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: It’s Midnight!
Project Link: Gremlins ATC
Brief Description: Don’t feed it after midnight or it’ll transform into something else :joy:
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Prompt: Ain’t No Sunshine
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Boxes within boxes of gift hints
Project Link: Birthday Gift Presentation: boxes within boxes of hints
Brief Description: Ain’t no sunshine when [he]'s gone… I miss my husband when he’s not here, and this gift is for him :heart: Also, this is an often-danced-to song in blues dances, and my husband is the only one who I’ll allow to lead me in blues, generally :slight_smile: (I’m normally a lead).
Project Photo(s):

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I’m blurring the next photos in case people want to go to the original post to guess the gift (photos are blurred there too).

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See all photos and hints on the project post :slight_smile:


Prompt: Free Range Project 2
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Gift Tags from old Christmas cards
Project Link: Gift tags from old Christmas cards
Brief Description: I used old Christmas cards that I didn’t want to keep anymore to make Christmas gift tags.
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Oak
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Craft Cabinet [in progress]
Project Link: I’m building a thing! Craft cabinet (in progress)
Brief Description: I’m almost completely finished building my craft cabinet; all that’s left to do is cosmetic work on the outside now. And this is furniture :slight_smile:
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Sweetgum
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: (Maybe lost in the mail ATC, so I don’t want to give it a name in case it spoils the surprise…)
Project Link: [maybe coming later]
Brief Description: I glued the main element to the background, so it sticks to something else :slight_smile:
Project Photo(s):

I made this ATC for @gozer and it hasn’t arrived yet (maybe with the strike, it never will…), so I’m blurring it, just in case. It’s based on one of my favourite short films.


Prompt: Dont’ Fear the Reaper
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Trash to Treasure ATC
Project Link: [maybe coming later]
Brief Description: I’ve been building mixed media/collage skills over time, and I’m still building these skills. But I think this may be one of my better compositions so far.
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Free Range Project 3
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Watercolour and alcohol marker sunflower
Project Link: [maybe coming later]
Brief Description: I learned from one of my fellow library programs person to always carry watercolour pencils and a paintbrush with me. That way, when I have a little time, I can make a drawing, then use a little water with a paintbrush, and boom: a watercolour. So I used her advice during my lunch break and made this :slight_smile:
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Prompt: I’m still Standing
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: “Did You KNow? South American is not the same as Hispanic” Zine
Project Link: Did you know? South American is not the same as Hispanic zine
Brief Description: I’m still standing after all this time of moving countries, continents, and houses I don’t care to count…
Project Photo(s):


Prompt: Sweetgum
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Envelopes from Klneenex boxes
Project Link: I made an envelope out of a facial tissues box :slight_smile:
Brief Description: The pieces of cardboard stick to one another to make the envelope :slight_smile:
Project Photo(s):

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