Got a lovely package from @LovelyMiss !
Thank you so much! It really brightened up my day! You do so much for our little group- it is SO appreciated!!
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Prompt: October Battle- Pumpkin
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Pumpkin Chesecake crumble muffins (Pie Event 1)
Brief Description: My kids love Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie so I made these muffins for them. They turned out quite tasty
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Prompt: Zap#1
Team: Gourd of Rings
Project Name: Nosey Geese Bathroom Wall
Brief Description: In my continuation of doodling on my bathroom walls, I have added some geese to stare at you while you’re using the toilet
Prompt: October Week 3- Aroma (Gift Bag Event 1)
Team: Gourd of the Rings
Project Name: Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Scones
Brief Description: I love the smell of cinnamon rolls, these were very good scones, but cinnamon rolls are tastier
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Those geese are hilarious! I love it.
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Prompt: Battle October - Pumpkin & Gift Bag Event
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name: Pumpkin, Winged Heart & Mushroom Postcards
Project Link: Elegant Writer Technique Postcards
Brief Description: I created these postcards for the Handmade Postcard Swap. They were sent away to their new homes, with our lovely Swap Mods.
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Prompt: October - Simmer Pots
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name: Cottage Pie from Leftovers
Brief Description: My lovely in-laws came to stay with Ada & I, while my husband was out of town at Gamehole Con. The last night they were here my FIL made a roast & homemade gravy. The next day I pulled some mixed veggies from the freezer, made some mashed potatoes, and turned the leftovers into a lovely cottage pie. It made the whole house smell divine, required the heat of the oven, and was made up of lots of different ingredients.
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Prompt: October - Snuggles
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name: Care Bears Trick or Treat Bag
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Brief Description: This year Ada became obsessed with Care Bears; Unlock the Magic, and decided she wanted to be a Care Bear for Halloween. I found a sewing pattern to make the suit, but it would have cost me more than $100 in materials, when the ready-made fuzzy costumes were just $45 each, and incredibly cute and soft. She was waffling between being Grumpy and Share, so I just ordered both, and figure she can decide on Friday & Saturday. But I felt guilty for not making her costume, so I decided to make her a candy bag to match. She also couldn’t decide between two different Care Bear fabrics at Michael’s, so I made the bag reversible. Here it is filled with treats for her classmates on Friday. One side is all pastels.
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Prompt: 12 Weeks of Winter - Week 1 & PIE, PIE, PIE
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name: Pumpkin Pie Chickpea Truffles
Brief Description: Pumpkin pie is definitely a favorite seasonal treat. Unfortunately my blood pressure has risen lately, and I need to reduce my intake of things like pie. I found this recipe, which uses chickpeas as the base. The recipe called for coconut flour, but it did note you could replace it with a larger amount of almond flour. Since I dislike coconut, and already had almond flour, I made the switch. In order to coat them all in chocolate, I did need to double the amount of chocolate chips called for. My batch made 30 HUGE truffles. (I used a cookie disher to portion them.) They come to 70 calories, and contain about 1.5 grams of fiber and 1.5 grams protein each. Apologies for the lousy picture. They did not come out pretty, but they are delicious. If they were prettier, they would have gotten their own LC post! 
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Those truffles look yummy! And so does that cottage pie!
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Chips & Salsa
Project Link: NA
Brief Description:
I was given some tomatillos and teeny tiny tomatoes. I used them to make salsa, adding some herbs from the garden &etc and two little serranos. That second serrano sure was hot!
Then I made chips using instant masa. I don’t have a range or grill or anything so I used the Wonder Oven in air fryer mode. It worked beautifully. I used my tortilla flattener (whatever that thing is called) but I might like them to be a little thinner next time. I might try a rolling pin after the tortilla press (is that what it’s called?) Still, they are crispy and tasty.
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Prompt: Free Range, Pie Event 2
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Pumpkin Pie (Inspired) Pancakes
Project Link: NA
Brief Description:
I added pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to my pancake batter this morning. Yummy!
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Prompt: Big Time Projects #1 & Gift Bag Event
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name & Link: Midnight Messenger Art Quilt
Brief Description: This art quilt was made for Tapestry in the Mystical Swap. It took a couple weeks, working on it 30 minutes to 2 hours at a time. There are layers and layers of free motion quilting and hand sewn Swarovski crystal stars. I’m thrilled with how it came out.
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Prompt: Zap #1
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing!
Project Name: Pickled Salad Turnips
Brief Description: My CSA keeps sending me piles of salad turnips. Seriously, I think we’ve received 6+ of them, each week for a month. I’ve put them in soups, stews, stir fries, hidden them into Bolognese sauce, etc. Finally, I pickled some, along with a few slices of beet, to turn them bright pink!
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Wow! That quilt is astounding!!
And the pickled turnips sound like a delicious idea.
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That quilt is darling. And I’ve never eaten a turnip, but I love beets. That sounds so interesting and yummy!
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Catching up on all your amazing projects; please excuse any typos… typing fast before dinner and handing out candy 
@storerboughtcreation What a beautiful bunny!
@Mountains_and_Clouds
Re: salmon cakes, Thanks! They may not have looked pretty, but they sure tasted good!
Re: Inktober, I actually did all the drawings this year! They weren’t good drawings, but I drew something every day in October, even if it wasn’t for Inktober The 30th anniversary of ATCs project is helping me create daily 
Wow; the bird is a digital drawing?? It looks hand-painted! Very nice!
@stirlingarts
Wow; for a free-handed project, those lines are so straight! I love the little notebookes
The fudge/ice cream/raspberry dessert looks so good!
That’s a lovely reuse for those bottles, to keep your yarn organized and ready for the next project!
Beautiful cowl! I love the colour.
What a neat idea to turn the marker lids into tiny vases! They’re adorable!
Wow; making your own mustard is very impressive!
Thank you for sharing the playlist of tutorials! I might just give drawing celtic knots a shot. I think it would be a good drawing practice, and yours look really good!
oooh, that quiche look so good!!
I agree; I love the smell of cinammon coming from the oven, and it definitely says autumn! All these cinammon posts are making me want to bake some cinammon rolls… perhaps tomorrow.
Those those tortilla chips look delicious!
@megwell
I really like the idea of making journal pages filled with used post-it notes; I think I’ve seen you do this before and thought “I should totally do this,” and then I forgot all about it. Considering how many post-its are currently littering my desk/laptop, I’ve got lots of material on hand to create a page, lol…
You always make such cool envelopes! I love the “seed packet” style ones; and those are some really cool graphics!
@Bunny1kenobi
Love the bunting and using up scraps
Your miniatures are so cool, and you’re so great at re-using items. I didn’t know about nailpolish for varnishing miniatures; I’ll have to tell my youngest! Though sadly, she’s not making as many miniatures anymore… she has moved on to other crafts.
Wow; that pie looks beautiful!
What a beautiful wedding card! The sunset is just gorgeous 
@saintcaddy
Wow; that beatle is incredible!
Your sashiko coasters are so pretty! And I think I recognize that space fabric from another Nerd games
Oh that is too funny on the pumpkin “pie” Also, laser cutting a pumpkin sounds really fun!
Lucky niece! That balaclava looks soft, fuzzy and warm She will be well protected (and fashionable!) come winter time
Oooh; vegan strawberry fudge! That look sand sounds amazing! Do you have a recipe?
Ooooh… now I want chocolate chip cookies! Those look so good 
@AudiobookLover
Oooh I love the sound of this oatmeal bake… I might just make it this week! And that rice casserole looks absolutely delicious!
@Tapestry
“Meowy go round” Oh my goodness; I love this so much 
Oh my goodness, don’t let my kids find out there’s such a thing as s’mores pie lol! That’s a really nice baking dish!
I really love your postcards;you do such an incredible job with watercolour. My favourite is definitely the anglerfish; I love the little pumpkin
Oh my goodness; what a cute little itty bit yeti!!! I love it
I love your felt badges and I’m so lucky to have the “I adulted!” one I love the palette one also!
@Smeddley
I admire your discipline in immediately doing a craft instead of saving it for later, lol! Inspirational, and the pumpkin is adorable.
I love the little blood Bobs for a blood drive! That is very cool. Do the folks get one for donating?
Re: Inktober, I actually finished it this year! They weren’t good drawings, but I made all of them.
What a cool thing to do for your co-workers! I love all the pumpkins, but the crochet ones at the bottom of the post are my favourite.
@ezrib
Your kiddos are so lucky that you make them the things they love I bet they were so happy with the muffins.
I love the nosy geese on the bathroom wall; that is too funny I wish I had walls I could doodle on and that my family would be OK with me doing that, lol… I’ll have to stick to paper for now, haha… or maybe my office walls… mmmm… gears turning lol
I love your postcards! The drawings are so beautiful; I love the bold lines. I think my favourite is the heart, but I really love the mushrooms, too… It’s hard to pick a favourite!
I love the smell of baking potatoes in the oven
Your daughter is so lucky to have a mom that makes us such beautiful and lovely things. I love that the bag is reversible. Beautiful fabrics, too!
Those trufles look delicious! Even though I don’t like pumpkin flavoured stuff, lol
Wow; that quilt is amazing!!! The colours work so well together, and the leaves at the bottom look real! And I love the colour on those turnips!
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Prompt: October - Battle: Spice
Team: Don’t Stop Beleafing
Project Name: Fabric Collage Postcards
Project Link: Fabric Collage Sugar Skull Postcards
Brief Description: I made these for the Homemade Postcard Swap. I’m saying Spice because…Sugar (Skulls) & Spice…?
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Those are so great!
How do you adhere and seal the fabric for mailing?
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I use Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Matte Collage Medium. It’s probably my favorite and most consistently used craft supply. It’s a translucent polymer that is both an adhesive and sealant, and works on porous and nonporous surfaces. Plus it dries quickly (with a little time to maneuver) and is waterproof. It can seal glitter, provide texture, be tinted…it’s really a wonder product to me! It cleans up easily with water while still wet. I definitely highly recommend it for paper crafting and mixed media! Plus it’s pretty cheap and a jar goes a long way.
Okay, enough free promo from me. It’s just really good! Lol
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Thanks for the tip!
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Prompt: Week 4, holiday
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Día de Muertos ofrenda
Project Link: NA
Brief Description:
I made a small (nontraditional) ofrenda, not for family members but for the four friends who have died since this time last year. Día de Muertos was the favorite holiday of Mimi (bottom left, in the hat).
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That’s beautiful!
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Prompt: November: Family, Gift Bag Event 4
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Crochet Cowl
Project Link: Crochet Cowl and Fingerless Gloves
Brief Description:
I made this and some matching fingerless gloves for my daughter for her birthday.
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Prompt: November: Sweatpants, Gift Bag Event 5
Team: So Corn-fused
Project Name: Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Project Link: Crochet Cowl and Fingerless Gloves
Brief Description:
I made these and the matching cowl for my daughter for her birthday. They are warm and wearable.
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Here’s the set:
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