CLOSED - Nerd Games - Summer 2023

Wow! Great job for getting all the bingo spots!! :tada:

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Apologies in advance as I intermittently spam this thread today catching up :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:.
Prompt: Zap 5
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Bright friendship bracelet
Project Link: Old-School Friendship Bracelets
Brief Description: This worked up pretty quick (~1 episode of QI), so it’s probably a zap.
Project Photo(s): Bottom bracelet in this photo

Prompt: Decoder Ring (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Paler friendship bracelet
Project Link: Old-School Friendship Bracelets
Brief Description: This wearable did take >30 minutes because it’s a bit longer and also I spent a while picking out errant knots :woman_facepalming:t2:.
Project Photo(s): Top bracelet in previous photo.

Prompt: Subliminal Messaging (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Antiques Road Trip ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The road covers up the base layer.
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Prompt: Disappearing Ink (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Buffett tribute ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I was raised Parrothead, so naturally I had to commemorate the death of Jimmy Buffett. This “A Pirate Looks at Forty” card has translucent blue elements.
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: Acrostic (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Packaging masterboard
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This masterboard has words, is made of paper, and can be used in pieces. BINGO! (Wait, wrong thing…)
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: Glass Cleaner (August)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Flowers ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The stenciled layer is “transparent” in that you can see the background through it.
Project Photo(s):

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So I’m awful to pop in here just to try to get that one pin for posting my 10 favorite projects of all time, which is way harder than I thought it would be to pick! But let’s start out with the one I just finished, the thing that has really kept me from doing much of anything else, as I’ve focused all my crafting time on this behemoth!

(1) Sophie’s Universe (2018-2023)

(2-3) Then there’s the other (two) afghans I’ve ever completed, Tetris 1 and Tetris 2:

tetris afghan - finished!

(4) Pi skirt/apron

93-Pi Skirt

(5) Rainbow skirts

skirts

(6) Pumpkin Cake

(7) Bob, the original blood drop - not because he’s that complicated or hard, but it’s all about what he led to with all the other blood drop designs! He started it all.

Bob the Blood Drop

(8) My goal books through the years!

(9) A fairy house I made once…

(10) The wallets I’ve made myself - it’s something I use every day! I had to make a second one after the first wore out!

Wallet

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Prompt: July- Impressionism
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Crochet Club Zipper Pouches (#2)
Project Link: Crochet Club Zipper Pouches

Brief Description: Here’s another set of zipper pouches for one of my crochet club members! It has a pastel, purple, swirl pattern on the fabric.

Project Photo(s):

Prompt: September- Secret Compartment
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Crochet Club Zipper Pouches #3
Project Link: Crochet Club Zipper Pouches
Brief Description: Here’s another purple variation of the crochet club zipper pouches. I had two students choose purple as their favorite color. The main pouch holds hooks and a pair of scissors, plus the smaller pouch, which holds a tape measure, yarn needle, and a dozen stitch markers.
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: August- Glass Cleaner
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Test Version of an Etched Glass Mug
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: The STEM teacher at school decided to let each 8th grader (she has about 300 total, but around 70 right now) make an etched glass mug to celebrate their last year of middle school. She had the basic design down, but I needed to recreate it in the Silhouette to cut out about 80 copies in vinyl to be used as stencils on the glasses. We each made a test sample (mine was gifted to the principal), which was good, because I had to tweak the design to make it fit better on the mug, and make it easier to tape around (to protect the rest of the glass from the etching cream).

Project Photo(s): It’s hard to photograph! But it says Sky View 2024 around the hawk image (we didn’t have access to our exact logo, but hopefully the kids won’t care).

Prompt: September- Decoder Ring
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Almost Zero Waste Knitted Hat
Project Link: Almost Zero Waste Knitted Hat with Pom Poms
Brief Description: I had some leftover yarn after turning this knitted cowl into a hat, so I decided to use it up to make pom poms!

Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: Research Project
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Sophie’s Universe
Project Link: Sophie's Universe

Brief Description: A giant afghan 6+ years in the making…

Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: September - Secret compartment
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: wild thing
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: This was made for the chunky house swap. The clay I had for this project happened to be yellow. Blurred bc my partner hasn’t received yet.
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: September - decoder ring
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: rose earrings
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: These will likely end up in my STS. They are round, wearable, metal, and have silver.
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: September - Acrostic
Team: Sherlock
Project Name: tattoo ATC
Project Link: Tattoos- a family ATC
Brief Description: I made this paper ATC for my daughter.
Project Photo(s):

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Let’s see how much I can squeeze in here at the end of the season! ^^;

Prompt: July - Pop Art
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Totodile stamp ATC
Project Link:
Brief Description: Here’s another ATC I made from a stamp that I carved myself! :slight_smile: It’s geometric with heavy black lines AND has bright primary colors! :slight_smile:
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Prompt: September - Decoder ring
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Spheal stamp ATC
Project Link:
Brief Description: Here’s another ATC I made from a stamp that I carved myself! :slight_smile: The stamp is very round!
Project Photo(s):

Prompt: September - Acrostic
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #13
Project Link:
Brief Description: One more scrapbook page I made this month. Apparently it took me three pages just to hold all my photos from the Alice themed restaurant! This is made of paper and has letters and words on it.
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: Secret Compartment (September)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Mini Pocket Letter
Project Link: Writing/Writers Mini Pocket Letter
Brief Description: The quotes on these cards are useful for writing inspiration.
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Free Range 2
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Cauliflower pizza notecard
Project Link: Weirdly Inspirational Notecards
Brief Description: I made several notecards for a personal swap, all of which I’m using as Free Ranges :laughing: .
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Free Range 3
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Choose something fun notecard
Project Link: Weirdly Inspirational Notecards
Brief Description: Notecard #2
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Free Range 4
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: New story notecard
Project Link: Weirdly Inspirational Notecards
Brief Description: Notecard #3
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Free Range 5
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Plot twist notecard
Project Link: Weirdly Inspirational Notecards
Brief Description: Notecard #4
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Free Range 6
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Centipede notecard
Project Link: Weirdly Inspirational Notecards
Brief Description: Notecard #5
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Physical (September Battle)
Team: Miss Marple
Project Name: Abstract swap cards
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I made these notecards for the greeting card swap. I’m hiding the photo because to my knowledge they haven’t all been received. (geekgirl and wittychild, look away if you don’t want spoilers.)
Project Photo(s):

Shhhh


And I think that’s a wrap! I’ll post my bingo card when I switch back to my phone.

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Bingo x3! Kind of kicking myself for not having a wood/metal project, but honestly this is way more than I expected to get.

Off to fill out my forms for LM…

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Prompt: September battle physical
Team: miss marple
Project Name: jokes & groaners
Brief Description: my hubs is turning 50 this year & doing a countdown, he gets a gift & a groaner/dad joke that I doodled for him


Prompt: big time
Team: miss marple
Project Name: pink tv stand
Brief Description- I repainted my tv stand & put on new knobs

Prompt: zap 1
Team: miss marple
Project Name: more dad jokes/groaners
Brief Description- more dad jokes/groaners

Prompt: zap 2
Team: miss marple
Project Name: more dad jokes/groaners
Brief Description- more dad jokes/groaners

Prompt: zap 3
Team: miss marple
Project Name: more dad jokes/groaners
Brief Description- more dad jokes/groaners

Prompt: zap 4
Team: miss marple
Project Name: more dad jokes/groaners
Brief Description- more dad jokes/groaners

Prompt: zap 5
Team: miss marple
Project Name: more dad jokes/groaners
Brief Description- more dad jokes/groaners

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I’m going to have to remember these.

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These are hilarious!

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Prompt: August- Dish Soal
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: Bathroom Hand Towels to Cleaning Rags
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: I’ve had these hand towels for several years and, while they were in pretty good shape, they were a bit discolored and didn’t exactly look nice hanging on the towel bar. So, I cut them up (no measuring, just eyeballed it) into 6 pieces per towel and zig-zagged the raw edges. I just need a little basket so I can store them in the bathroom cabinet!

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Prompt: September- Acrostic
Team: Team Columbo
Project Name: A Rainbow of Sketchbooks
Project Link: A Rainbow of Sketchbooks
Brief Description: I decided to make a stash of little sketchbooks to hopefully persuade my students to stop drawing on the tables. I used an old supply of scrapbook paper and some copy paper that I folded in half and sewed together. I made 18 to start things off. I need a basket to put them in on my desk, but I can think about that tomorrow!

Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: Free Range #1
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #14
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made a couple more scrapbook pages tonight!
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Prompt: Free Range #2
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Scrapbook Page #15
Project Link:
Brief Description: And with this page, I finally finished scrapbooking my day in Osaka with Sho :slight_smile:
Project Photo(s):

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Aaaah I don’t have time to comment on all the amazing stuff in here but I just have to give you SUCH big props for your Sophie’s Universe! It’s something I hope to make someday, but I’m just so intimidated by it, and yours looks WONDERFUL! Great color combination, and everything looks so even and nice! Wow!

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Prompt: August - Cleanser
Team: Columbo
Project Name: Caterpie ATC
Project Link:
Brief Description: The background of this ATC is speckled!
Project Photo(s):

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These are some great projects! @megwell and @LovelyMiss gave me the heads up that you posted here. I just want to be sure you didn’t make any other posts that I may have missed for this season. :smiley:

I’m a goofball!! I shouldn’t do anything when I’m tired and at the last minute! I think I’ll just delete it.

Thanks for you patience! Donna

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Copy and paste this into the summer games first please!

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