Prompt: September - Fluxx
Team: Team Video Games
Project Name: Resin Beach Scene
Project Link: Resin Beach Scene
Brief Description: This is the second version of this scene, created after receiving clearer, more direct instructions.
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Prompt: Sept - Five Crowns
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Paper Peicing Star
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: A star has five points/parts that create it. This was my first try at Paper Piecing, I think it would have gone better if I had accepted the fact that it wastes a lot of fabric.
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DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Sewing
CRAFTING TIME: 1 hour (6 total)
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Prompt: Big Time Project #1
Team: Team Video Games
Project Name: Rainbow Alley Prepwork
Project Link:
Brief Description: I spent quite a bit of time going through nearly all my fabric to find patterns/colors that will work together, then cut the pieces down to size in preparation of creating a wall quilt. I actually feel a bit sheepish on just how much time I spent doing all this.
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Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Fabric
CRAFTING TIME: 10 hours
Total Medal Crafting Time - 16.5 hours
Prompt: Big Time Project #2
Team: Team Video Games
Project Name: Create Bag
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made this bag to carry my crafty supplies as well as crafty supply purchases 
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DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Fabric
CRAFTING TIME: 8 hours (this season)
Total Medal Crafting Time - 24.5 hours
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Prompt: First-person Action Game (July)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Flashcard notecards
Project Link: at this point in the season, unlikely 
Brief Description: I was happy with how these turned out, but it was one of those projects that perpetually seemed like it wanted to fail.
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Prompt: Casual/Cozy Game (July)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Homemade washi
Project Link: DIY Faux Washi
Brief Description: There’s a lot of blue in this item.
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Prompt: Platformer (July)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Linocut
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This is literally cut from block.
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Ooh. Id love to see how that stamp looks when used. The composition is neat!
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Don’t forget to claim your your pins and gold medal as we near the end of the season! You can send in your claim forms whenever you’ve completed the requirements - no need to wait until the season is done.
Pins: Nerd Games - Summer 2024 - #4 by LovelyMiss
Gold Medal: Nerd Games - Summer 2024 - #5 by LovelyMiss
Also, if you’ve found yourself with gold medal potential but didn’t previously include the “Craftlypics Performance” section on your posts, just edit them and add it now. Get those medals! Get those pins! 
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Get ready for a big ol’ project dump!
Prompt: September Battle - Multiplayer
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Holding Hope
Project Link: Holding Hope
Brief Description: These were made at a Service Fair as reminders of hope and support for survivors of abuse. Multiplayer because loving and healing each other takes all of us. 
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Prompt: September- Five Crowns
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Morse code bracelet
Project Link:
Brief Description: A neighbor of mine recently lost her Dad and she’s pretty depressed. I made her this bracelet. It’s Morse Code and it says, “see you in heaven.” She really loved it. It has more than 5 parts (beads).
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Prompt: September - Munchkins
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Santasquatch ornaments
Project Link: Santasquatch is coming to town
Brief Description: Made for the STS. They are brown and involve a lot of paper.
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Prompt: September Love Letter
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Sarcastic cross stitch
Project Link: Sassy Stitching
Brief Description: This required the use of several words.
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Prompt: September Expoding Kittens
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Plan B cross stitch
Project Link: Sassy Stitching
Brief Description: This used some red embroidery floss.
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Prompt: September Flux
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Outerspace clips
Project Link:
Brief Description: These paper clips were made for the STS and feature an iridescent silver border.
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Prompt: Big Time #1
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Fishy notecards
Project Link: More fishy friends
Brief Description: I made these for the STS.
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Prompt: Big Time #2
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Corset clips
Project Link: Corset clips
Brief Description: I made a whole bunch of these. I saved some for Christmas giving and the rest went into my STS shop.
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Prompt: Zap #3
Team: Card Games
Project Name: I Spy Cards
Project Link: Crazy Color
Brief Description: I made these from cut up pages of an old I Spy book.
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Prompt: Research project #2
Team: Card Games
Project Name: A WHOLE BUNCH of gift bags
Project Link:
Brief Description: The bags themselves were pretty quick to cut and sew, of course, but the reusable tags took more time, especially since for most of them, the bottom of the tag is hand stitched. The tags are the perfect size for a gift card, too.
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Prompt: Fluxx (September)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Fused bag ATC 1
Project Link: Fused Bag ATCs
Brief Description: I definitely made this process up as I went along .
Project Photo(s): Lefthand card in this photo
Prompt: Mousetrap (August)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Fused bag ATC 2
Project Link: Fused Bag ATCs
Brief Description: This card fits most of the criteria, but most obviously it’s plastic.
Project Photo(s): Righthand card in the photo above.
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Prompt: September – Battle - SOLO
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Cat ATC
Project Link: September ATCs
Brief Description: This cat ATC was made from several layers of acetate and paint. It’s only one cat, so SOLO!
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Prompt: Sept. Munchkin
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Party Chicken ATC
Project Link: September ATCs
Brief Description: This chicken is brown and the ATC is paper!
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Prompt: Sept. Love Letter
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Shiny Ghosts
Project Link: Two Shiny Ghosts
Brief Description: These ghosts are white!
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Prompt: Sept Exploding kittens
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Candy Corn ATC
Project Link: September ATCs
Brief Description: This ATC has a lot of yellow, the best part of candy corn
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DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Sewing
CRAFTING TIME: 1 hour (7 total)
Prompt: Sept. Fluxx
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Pennywise
Project Link: September ATCs
Brief Description: I was just winging it to see if I could make a scribble thread ATC this small with this much detail.
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DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Sewing
CRAFTING TIME: 1 hour (8 total)
Prompt: Research Project – Polaroid Quilt
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Monster Polaroid Quilt
Project Link: Monster Polaroid Quilt
Brief Description: This took forever! I made up the pattern, and pretended I knew what I was doing a lot. Quilting was harder than I thought. None of my lines matched up, but it was for fun and I think it turned out neat. Quilting was a bear. Ugh. Talk about stress!
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DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Sewing
CRAFTING TIME: 25+ hours (I am the world’s slowest quilter)
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Prompt: September Battle - Solo play
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 1
Project Link:
Brief Description: I spent a few days making a bunch of suncatchers for my holiday gift buffet. I tend to prefer solo games, and made them solo! 
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Prompt: September - Five Crowns
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 2
Project Link:
Brief Description: It has jewels and throws jewel tone colors.
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Prompt: September - Munchkin
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 3
Project Link:
Brief Description: This is small compared to most things, and uses small crystals and spacers, and itty bitty chain link.
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Prompt: September - Love Letter
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 4
Project Link:
Brief Description: As part of my gift buffet, this will go to someone I love or care about.
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Prompt: September - Exploding Kittens
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Tufted Rung
Project Link:
Brief Description: A momentary break from suncatchers. I went to a tufting place with my mom and ended up making this rug, which is furry/hairy/fuzzy.
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Prompt: September - Fluxx
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 5
Project Link:
Brief Description: It’s made with metal, and there weren’t really instructions, so I was making them up as I went along.
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 6
Project Link:
Brief Description: A few more to go!
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 7
Project Link:
Brief Description: A few more to go!
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Prompt: Free Range
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 8
Project Link:
Brief Description: Another!
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Prompt: Zap
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Suncatcher 9
Project Link:
Brief Description: I’m out of other prompts, so here’s the last one as a Zap (though it took longer than 30 minutes).
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And here are them all together:
Prompt: Big Time
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Doll furniture
Project Link:
Brief Description: I got some assemble-your-own doll furniture kits. Holy moly, they were a pain in the butt. I haven’t decided if I’ll paint them or anything yet, but the assembly itself was a big project.
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You and @roler have me wanting to find a rug tufting place! That is so cool! And I love those sun catchers. I might need to find one to drive my cats bonkers 
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I didn’t even know those places existed. I should try to find one in my area. My Mom would love to do that with me.
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Hey @roler @Tapestry ! You submitted projects toward a Gold Medal sometime this season and it looks like you met the requirements (or are very close)! Please PM me the below submission form by 11:59 pm central time tonight (Mon, Sep 30)! I’ll be ordering Medals right away so I can get prize packages in the mail ASAP. Don’t forget to claim any pins you may have earned, too!
GOLD MEDAL Submission Form
I attest that I have completed the requirements for the Craftlympics Gold Medal: (YES/NO)
My Declared Medal Category was:
How I want my name to appear (options - username OR first name OR first name+last initial):
My name and mailing address (as it should be formatted for sending, including country) are:
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@LovelyMiss, what a fun rug design! My mom just got into rug tufting and she also went to a tufting place to work on her first rug. It sounds like fun! We were in Vegas this weekend and I took a picture of this piece of art to show my mom. The tufted elements gave it some fun dimension. They had a few pieces that showcased tufting in a similar manner, but this one was my favorite.
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Omg, that art so cool! I love seeing it used as kind of an embellishment or something instead of just full rugs. Thank you for sharing it! I’d love to see your moms projects, too, if she likes to share!
storer and gozer - it was really fun and not too bad pricing wise, though we did it when we were on a trip in TX and I’m sure pricing varies by market. I’ve noticed such studios popping up more places and have had to resist many times getting my own supplies and equipment to do it at home! (“You dont have space. You don’t need another craft.” “But I could use the yarn I have. Then there would be space.” “But will you use it or just buy more yarn?” LOL) It ended up taking about 4 hours. We worked straight through with no breaks and we were both sore AF the next day. 
Can’t wait to see the projects if y’all decide to do it!
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Sneaking in one more
Prompt: Love Letter (September)
Team: Card Games
Project Name: Art journal Zoom page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I used the background here to try to dent my stash of cutout words (didn’t work…)
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Well, a family crisis got in the way of my craft time, so this is all I have:
Prompt: August- Dungeons & Dragons
Team: Team Card Games
Project Name: Bowl Cozy #1
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: This is a bowl cozy I made for a co-worker who helped me with a big classroom organizing project. Another co-worker gave me the fabric. The inner fabric is green!
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Prompt: July- Puzzle Game
Team: Team Card Games
Project Name: Bowl Cozy #2
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: This is another bowl cozy for my co-worker. She couldn’t decide on the fabric, so I made her two- one for school and one for home. The inner fabric on this one is brown.
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Prompt: August- Mousetrap
Team: Team Card Games
Project Name: Der Fledermaus Automata
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: This is a paper automata from the book Gizmos-Paper Machines That Really Work! by Rob Ives. It had many steps in its assembly! I ended up giving it to our STEM teacher who does an automata project with her students.
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I have an almost finished collection of Mocktails, but I need to add a few more and organize them. So, that will get bumped to next season. Does anyone know if I can share a link to a Google doc so I can share it on here?
I really was hoping to do all of the things, but it didn’t work out. I made progress on several things, but only managed to finish these. The good news is that I have a head start on the Fall season!
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Life was… interesting this summer. I made things but didn’t have time to make as much as I wanted, and barely had time to post. So please forgive the giant post as I get caught up.
Prompt: Five Crowns (September)
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 3 hours
Team Board Games
Project Name: Handbound watercolour notebook
Project Link: I made another handbound notebook ❤️
Brief Description: This notebook is made of 3 signatures and 2 pieces of cardboard.
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Prompt: Fluxx
Team Board Games
Project Name: Meals made with whatever’s in the fridge and/or parts that would have been thrown out otherwise
Project Link: Hearty Instant Ramen and other "clear out the fridge" meals
Brief Description: Every time I make a “clear out the fridge” meal, I make things up as I go along. Actually, that’s usually how I cook every meal, lol
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Prompt: Exploding Kittens
Team Board Games
Project Name: Doll Hair Restoration
Project Link: Doll Restoration (in progress)
Brief Description: I’m slowly restoring my 36-year-old doll, Fernando, whom I left behind in Brazil in 1997, when I thought I was only leaving the country for 1 year. 10 years later, my mother brought him back to me when she moved to Canada. He is a hairy baby, and I began the restoration by dealing with his severely matted hair.
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This is his “after” picture. His hair is textured, but it was very matted prior to this.
Prompt: Munchkin
Team Board Games
Project Name: Inchies for inchie swap
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 1 hour
Project Link:
Brief Description: Inchies are small
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Prompt: Love Letter
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 1 hour
Team Board Games
Project Name: Sturdy envelope from pretty facial tissues boxes
Project Link:
Brief Description: This will be used to send art to loved ones
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Prompt: September Battle: Multiplayer
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 30 minutes
Team Board Games
Project Name: Mixed Media ATC
Project Link:
Brief Description: Mixed Media is the ultimate multiplayer art
Project Photo(s): Blurred so my swap partner doesn’t see it
Prompt: Platformer
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 7 hours
Team Board Games
Project Name: July & August ATCs
Project Link: July & August ATCs
Brief Description: These are all made of paper
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Prompt: Puzzle
Craftlympics Performance
DECLARED MEDAL CATEGORY: Paper
CRAFTING TIME: 30 minutes
Team Board Games
Project Name: “About Me” for mini pocket letter
Project Link:
Brief Description: This square “About me” mini letter has a hidden component—it’s not actually a square!
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