Ten of my favorite projects this year:
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I made more stuff! Not as much as I meant, but this year has been really tough.
Anyway, here’s what I managed to complete.
Prompt: October - Apple Cider
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Red Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet, as the name implies, is red. It is (obviously) the red bracelet in the photo.
Project Photo(s):
The next 7 projects are all in this above photo.
Prompt: October - Pumpkin
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Orange Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is orange, and the beads are round.
Prompt: October - Scarecrow
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Yellow Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is yellow.
Prompt: November - Fir
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Green Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is long and thin, was made using a needle and is green.
Prompt: December - Needles
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Turquoise Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is thin, was made using a needle, and the lighter beads in it look a bit grey.
Prompt: December - Triangular Crystals
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Dark Blue Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is blue. It doesn’t have arms, but it goes on my arm 
Prompt: November - Sweetgum
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Purple Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet is purple and the beads are little round things.
Prompt: October - Crow
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Black and Gold Spiral Bracelet
Project Link: Beaded Spiral Bracelets
Brief Description:
This bracelet has lots of shiny beads, and half of them are black.
Prompt: November - Birch
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Pink Birthday Pop-up Card
Project Link:
Brief Description:
This is a little birthday card that looks a bit like a camera shutter. When it is folded flat the shutter is closed, and it pops open when twisted to reveal the message inside. This is the first one I made, so it came out a bit crooked, but I was happy with it.
The card is made of paper.
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Prompt: October - Acorns
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Green Birthday Pop-up Card
Project Link:
Brief Description:
The first card turned out nice, so I made another. It transforms from a flat-ish square into a cube (which is very tricky to photograph well).
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I was so happy to see the chance to earn some of the pins from previous rounds, but wasn’t sure I would make it, so didn’t want to claim and keep someone else from earning them. If it’s not too late, here is my intention form.
Pin-ventory Intention Form
Pin-ventory Pins I would like to earn this season (LIST UP TO 6): Bunny, Paper Plane, Sewing Machine, Crochet
Happy Crafty New Year 
and happy cake day to a whole bunch of people here 
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Prompt: December Irregular Crystals
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: sugar cookies
Brief Description: I struggle every year trying out different eggless sugar cookie recipes for us to decorate, these were weird & didn’t turn out as expected (no one ate more than one)
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Prompt: Big Time 3
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: crocheted Santa hat
Brief Description: my hubs wanted a red warm hat, this is made out of bulky wool and is ridiculously warm. no pattern, just winged it
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Prompt: Week 6- Ain’t No Sunshine
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Sugar cookie frosting
Brief Description: All the bright colors of frosting for cookie decorating.
Project Photo(s): SEE ABOVE
Prompt: November Maple
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Mini Santa Hat for Godzilla
Brief Description: My husband decorated the mantle this year, & decided Godzilla needed a Santa hat. I made it out of red felt & fleece
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Prompt: Week 12- Please Please Please
Team: So Corn-fused
Project: Chocolate baked oatmeal
Brief Description: I tried something different for me to enjoy. Sweetened with applesauce, lots of eggs for protein, it was pretty good, will make adjustments for future batches
Project Photo:
Prompt: November Fir
Team: So Corn-fused
Project: No fry Jalapeno Poppers
Brief Description: we love cream cheese filled jalapeno poppers, but most that you buy have garlic in the breading (hubs is allergic), so these are our lazy jalapeno poppers. filled with cream cheese, topped with a buttered breadcrumb, panko, Italian seasoning, parmesan, salt & pepper mix and air fried
Photo (sorry, pre baked, no post pic)
Prompt: Zap1
Team: So Corn-fused
Project: Baked Cheese Crackers
Brief Description: baked cheese slices into crispy crackers, will definitely do it again
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Prompt: October- Scarecrow
Team: So Corn-fused
Project: Stained glass flower
Brief Description: I tried my hand at stained glass, I have lots to learn, but i love my yellow flower
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Prompt: November Oak
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: The Best Turkey!
Brief Description- We dry brine it for 4 days then give it a butter rub. It is so darn good, wven tuekey haters loved it
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Prompt: Week 7- I’m still standing
Team: So corn fused
Project Name: Beef with Broccoli & Peppers
Description: At the beginning of October I got a spider bite that grew to be as large as my fist. The barrage of medications they put me on to keep me alive has wreaked havoc on my body & organs & pushed me into diabetic. the bite is still there & we are still battling it & I am fighting the diabetes to try to not be diabetic. 2025 has literally been my worst year ever , but I’m still standing! this meal is a win on my new meal plan.
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Prompt: Triangular Crystals
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Handbound journal for stocking gift
Project Link: More handbound journals for stocking gifts - #2 by MamaRhi
Brief Description: The cover for this journal is blue.
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Prompt: Snowin’ on Raton
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Another journal for a stocking gift
Project Link: More handbound journals for stocking gifts - #2 by MamaRhi
Brief Description: The cover of this journal is very soft.
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Prompt: Needles
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Jesse Tree
Project Link: More handbound journals for stocking gifts - #2 by MamaRhi
Brief Description: I used a needle to sew the pages of this journal together.
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Prompt: Stellar dendrites
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Hand-stamped wrapping paper
Project Link:
Brief Description: this literal wrapping “paper” is really delicate, because it rips easily, so you have to be careful when you wrap gifts. But it’s worth it for the personalization potential
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Prompt: Maple
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Another handbound journal for a stocking gift
Project Link: More handbound journals for stocking gifts - #2 by MamaRhi
Brief Description: The bears on this journal cover are sweet, and the journal was made by a Canadian 
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Prompt: Call me maybe
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Postcards and Greeting Cards from old photographs
Project Link: Postcards and greeting cards from duplicate photographs
Brief Description: I have been meaning to turn these into postcards/greeting cards for years. I set them aside along with posterboard… and then never finished this WIP. It’s done now.
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Prompt: Free Range Project 5
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Pockets for tea & extras
Project Link: Handbound notebook, bookmarks, never-ending card, and pockets for book swap - #2 by AIMR
Brief Description: I made these pockets to send along some extras to my book swap partner.
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Oct 1 - Dog Days are Over
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Ceramic Soup Mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: Perfect for a hot cup of soup on a cold winter day.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Oct 6 - “Into the Mystic”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Grey-ish sgraffito vase
Project Link:
Brief Description: Little bud vase in grey color with carvings
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Prompt: 12 Weeks- Oct 13 - “Get UR Freak On”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Neon Cat ATCs
Project Link:
Brief Description: I recently had an absolute splurge-fest on all of the neon/fluorescent watercolors I could find.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Oct 20 - “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: O’ahu 'ō’ō mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: The extinct O’ahu 'Ō’ō has always seemed like a complete mystical creature to me, like a monster or a sprite,
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Oct 27 - “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Coqui Mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: I had a request for some frog mugs, so I ended up making a mug with our invasive coqui frog and its high song. Pottery and music are both skills learned over time.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Nov. 3 - “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Neon Frog ATCs
Project Link:
Brief Description: Because of the frog mugs, I then ended up drawing a lot of frogs too.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Nov. 10 - “I’m Still Standing”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Orange Sgraffito Bud Vase
Project Link:
Brief Description: I think it’s a pretty bold color.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Nov. 17 - “Call Me Maybe”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Mōlī painting
Project Link:
Brief Description: It took me forever to finally add my ink details to this little watercolor piece, so it sat around as a WIP for a while.
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My 10 favourite projects this year
I’m not sure if I’m posting this correctly, but here are my 10 favourite projects this year:
- Lampt ATC (blurring because my partner hasn’t received it yet:
- Never-ending/fidget card for book swap partner:
- “Exploding box” gift presentation for my husband’s birthday:
- Craft Cabinet
- Teacup bookmark
**6. Handbound journal as part of my god-daughter’s 18th birthday package:
- **Postcards and greeting cards from duplicate photographs
- "Gremlins ATC
- ATC Trio featuring Kingston landmarks
- X-Men ATC
- Spiderman “grafitti” ATC
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Nov 24 - “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Carved Opihi Vase
Project Link:
Brief Description: I feel like one of the things/skills I like to do is carving my thrown pieces. Here is a stoneware vase with hand carved opihi design.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Nov. 30 - “Snowin on Raton”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Mini Teddy
Project Link:
Brief Description: Mini teddy bears are soft. And this one has a mustache too!
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Dec. 6 - “99 Problems”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Chicken ATCs
Project Link:
Brief Description: Just some simple line and wash neon chicken ATCs
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Dec 15 - “Please Please Please”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Orange Kitty Chopstick Rests
Project Link:
Brief Description: I mostly made these for myself to use with paintbrushes
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Dec 22 Bonus- “End of the Day”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Carved 'I’iwi Stoneware Vase
Project Link:
Brief Description: I really like how this carved vase turned out with the 'i’iwi and ōhi’a illustrated design.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks - Dec. 29 Bonus - “Unwritten”
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Monarch Mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: I just made a few more monarch mugs. Here’s one! It’s got blue and orange!
Project Photo(s):
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Final push, part 1
Prompt: Scarecrow (October)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Buffett coaster 1
Project Link: Parrothead Coasters
Brief Description: This coaster is mostly yellow.
Project Photo(s): Third coaster (“…dream on…”) in this photo
Prompt: Sweetgum (October)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Buffett coaster 2
Project Link: Parrothead Coasters
Brief Description: Sweating glasses always stick to coasters.
Project Photo(s): Fourth coaster (“…tire swing”) in previous photo
Prompt: Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Advent 9)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Buffett coaster 3
Project Link: Parrothead Coasters
Brief Description: This kind of art journally background reflects one of my best crafting skills.
Project Photo(s): Second coaster (“only time…”) in previous photo
Prompt: Snowblower (December Battle)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Buffett coaster 4
Project Link: Parrothead Coasters
Brief Description: I had Shutterfly fabricate the actual coasters, much like snowblowing is a less labor-intensive approach.
Project Photo(s): First coaster in previous photo
Prompt: Stellar Plates (December)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Gift tags
Project Link: Presidential Sweater Gift Tags
Brief Description: These are flat.
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Final Push 2: This Time It’s Personal
Prompt: Zap 3
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Washi swatch page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I’m not a big swatcher, but I was jonesing to do it with the washi tape I got in my Christmas stocking. So I stuck the pieces to a page in my whatever journal along with a piece of the box I thought went nicely.
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Prompt: Zap 4
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Intuitive collage art journal page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I had previously stuck some paint and intuitive collage on this page. To finish it off, I colored the pieces with alcohol marker and added some writing.
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Prompt: Zap 5
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Art journal spread
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This is barely even a zap; all I did was stick down a cutout on a background leftover from some gelli printing. But I loved it so much I didn’t want to cover it. These are the final two pages of the journal, and I like how this leads into the next journal.
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Prompt: Call Me Maybe (Advent 9)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: IFC art journal page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I cleaned off my brayer on this inside front cover page of my journal ages ago and finally finished it as a proper page. (Technically it’s the first page in the journal, even though it’s the last one I finished. 
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Prompt: Stellar Dendrites (December)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: Tracing art journal page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The brushstroke tracing on this page is branching.
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Edited to add the temperature tracker (consider it a post-credits scene)
Prompt: End of the Day (Advent Bonus)
Team: Gourd of the Rings!
Project Name: 2024 temperature tracker
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I’m really proud I managed to complete a year-long temperature tracking project.
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One of these years I’m going to go from SQUIRRELS AT A RAVE to DUCKS IN A ROW and keep up and comment. 2025 is my year, and THIS TIME I MEAN IT. In the meantime, project dump!
Prompt: October Scarecrow
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Honey Pot Ant
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… it’s a bit yellow!
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Prompt: October Pumpkin
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Weevil Ami
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… It’s part Orange!
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Prompt: October Acorns
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Dung Beetle Ami
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… a brown Dung Beetle!
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Prompt: October Apple Cider
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Ladybug
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… it’s red!
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Prompt: November Oak
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Face Scrubbies
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I tried a bunch of different Scrubby Yarns, here’s a set of brown face scrubby round things!
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Prompt: November Birch
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Snail
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… a partly white snail!
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Prompt: November Fir
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Grasshopper
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Part of Complicated Knot’s 12 Days of Crochet… he’s green!
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Prompt: December Stellar Plates
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Circular Washcloth
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s circular, and symmetrical!
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Prompt: December Stellar Dendrites
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Face Scrubbies
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: They’re white!
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Prompt: December Triangular Crystals
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Washcloth
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s blue!
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Prompt: December Needles
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Washcloth
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s grey!
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Prompt: December Irregular Crystals
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Whoops! Washcloth
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: You ever do something a ton of times and still mess it up? Or is it just me? For some reason I just totally had a blank and messed up the one edge of it…
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Prompt: Free Range 1-6
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Mini Amis - Blue Bee, Poodle Moth, Dragonfly, Orchid Mantis, Emperor Caterpillar, Velvet Worm
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The rest of the 12 Days of Crochet!
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Prompt: Big Time 1
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Set of washcloths and face scrubbies
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Three skeins of Peaches and Cream yarn made into four washcloths and seven scrubbies
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Prompt: Big Time 2
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Conspiracy Board
Project Link: (Conspiracy Board)
Brief Description: My boss had a blank cork board in our temporary office space (we’re on our 4th location since I started working there!) and we joked we needed to do something with it… he went on vacation and I turned it into a mock conspiracy board! It was so much fun researching stuff and writing stuff and copying things… 10/10 would recommend doing this!
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Prompt: Big Time 3
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Christmas Cards
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I did some artwork and had it printed and I cut them out and washi taped them onto 60-ish cards…
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Prompt: Free Range #1
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: A different monarch mug from the previous one.
Project Link:
Brief Description: Just another mug!
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Prompt: Free Range #2
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Poison Dart Frog Mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: A mug with some poison dart frogs on it!
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Prompt: Free Range #3
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Frog Mug
Project Link:
Brief Description: A mug with a cartoony frog on it!
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Prompt: Feee Range #4
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: White Cat Brush Rests
Project Link:
Brief Description: Some ceramic brush/chopstick rests, unglazed but with cobalt carbonate wash
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Prompt: Free Range #5
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Calico Cat Brush Rests
Project Link:
Brief Description: More brush rests with calico pattern!
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Prompt: Free Range # 6
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: 'Ō’ū small sake cup
Project Link:
Brief Description: Just a small cup with feet and my favorite extinct bird.
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Prompt: Zap #1
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Neon Woven Chook #1
Project Link:
Brief Description: One of them pictured. It probably took me more than 30 min, but I’m slow at all steps.
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Prompt: Zap #2
Team: I’m So Corn-fused
Project Name: Neon Woven Chook #2
Project Link:
Brief Description: The other one. I must get better at sewing and adding the crochet bits!
Project Photo(s):
(see above photo)
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Please make a post for your conspiracy board. I need to know more!! What does the owl represent? How does O’lathe play into it all? Who are the individuals involved…?
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I should do a post on that, a lot of it is nonsense, but there are some common themes and in-jokes! 
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Okay, I think I described it well enough, but it’s late and I’ve had bevvies and I’ve been up since 5 am so it’s a bit rambling… but so is the board…
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