Congrats Puzzled-penguin!! That caterpillar is awesome <3 Looks just like the book

Shall we do this again next year?

I hope you do run this again! I'd love to participate this year <3

[Prompt:]

I'm joining in the chorus of people saying they're behind on commenting on everyone's awesome stuff <3 lol I think that's my 2016 goal, be better in commenting!

So I have 5 crafts to post - so Team Multimedia, here's a cool 100 points, babes! <3

Prompt: December - BATTLE ROYALE - Lincoln Logs
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: n/a
Project Name: tiny cardinal cross stitch
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description: This was miserable to stitch. lol it's so small and I made a mess in the back and so on. It was my first attempt of stitching on such fabric (it's way smaller than 14 ct aida lol)  -  lol and my fella asked how it relates to lincoln logs and my explanation was - lincoln logs = wood = trees = omg birds live there! lol
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Prompt:  December - Rubik's Cube
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: n/a
Project Name: Leroy the Elvis Impersonator - cross stitch
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:  This is a belated Christmas gift for a big Elvis fan. There's just over 20 colors in this piece.
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Prompt:  December - Cardboard Box - my prompt 'horses'
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: n/a
Project Name: horse head cross stitch
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:  Another belated Christmas present - this time for a horse lover.
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Prompt:  Winter - Throwback
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: n/a
Project Name: 10th Doctor fingerless gloves
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:  I started these ages ago with a different pattern and then frogged them and got 80% done and ready to submit them for the month of Nov. in the Fall nerd battles but Thanksgiving and everything happened and they got put aside and I missed the deadline to submit anything for Nov. So....I finished them this month! I made bow ties for them but really didn't like how they came out, so...I decided to just forgo the bows.
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Prompt:  Winter - Throwback
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: n/a
Project Name: Tardis drink cozy
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:  Just like the cozy I made for my water in Fall, this is for my energy drink, which freezes my hands. And who doesn't want a little Tardis to sit on their desk? lol Another project from Nov. that fell victim for the holidays lol
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and inside now im just like OMG January get here, I'm dying for the new prompts to be revealed! lol

Happy New Year, everyone! <3 

>>mistress batty..I love that stitch! It looks like one I could do  Let me guess. Single crochet, chain two, then chain up for the next row? Or did you do it flat and then have a seam? If that is it, I think I could figure out all kinds of neat things to make like that. I don't crochet often, but I wish to get back into it. All the neat projects here like yours are so inspiring.

I love the colors you chose for your water bottle cozy. And it looks a good project to use up scraps, too.

~T

Thank you!

This is the easiest stitch ever. lol  I found it here on this blog post -  http://adaliza.com/2012/01/30/between-the-lines/

It's UK terms in that post......
so the US terms ....

sc 1, ch 1

Go along one side with a color, ch 1, turn, and then start with a new color.

now when you're doing a sc it'll be in a ch sp. and vice versa.

lol That's it.  I did it flat.  I used 11 colors in total for the one I did. Mine is braided ties -- lol instead of cutting off my yarn ends, i braided them so i could tie the cozy onto the bottle.

I hope that helps & makes sense! lol

Prompt: October Battle - Yeti
Team: Multimedia
Bonus Points: N/A
Project Name: water bottle cozy
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The yeti may enjoy the cold weather, but not me! I have my water bottle always at my desk with me but it freezes my fingers. I hate trying to type and work when my fingers on my right hand are cold and achy. Sucks. Soo....I found this neat crochet stitch that I like....picked a color scheme...and boom! No more cold fingers.

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UFO sighting is a prompt on its own, though any project can get UFO bonus points.  It's an extra UFO opportunity!

Thank you so much!

I have a quick question. I'm trying to make sure I've got things right before I post my projects.

Okay.....so the UFO sighting.....is this something I can submit on it's own.
Like, any UFO can earn points (plus the water UFO bonus points) all on it's own.

OR

Is UFO something that isn't a standalone project, but it HAS to fit under another category ....like picking team Yeti, and then getting bonus points for it being a UFO.

LOL  this story was in my little news thing in FB and it made me think of you guys -  http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/10/jersey-devil-creature-reportedly-sighted-in-galloway-township-new-jersey

[Congratulations to DearBluebird, edelC, Ludi, storerboughtcreations. You are the Nerds of the Month for September.]

Congratulations to DearBluebird, edelC, Ludi, storerboughtcreations.  You are the Nerds of the Month for September.

Congrats!!!

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Prompt:  October - Chupacabra
Team: Multimedia
Project Name: Habichuelas y Arroz Con Gandules  (Beans and Rice with Brown Pigeon Peas)
Brief Description:
Chupacabra originated in Puerto Rico! When I was in middle school, I started taking Spanish. My neighbor's, their dad was from Puerto Rico and his parents still lived there. They were planning a trip to PR and they said I could come with them if I bought my own ticket and could learn how to roll my R's (which I couldn't do and needed to for class).
  Puerto Rico was awesome. I'm really grateful that I got to go and experience a different culture. Omg, it was so beautiful!
  But their Grandma, omg could she cook. I loved her cooking there, and I loved when she would visit my neighbors back here in VT and she would make the most delicious stuff. (I still need to find a recipe for this corn pudding she made).
 
  So.....I made Puertorican food for dinner! These are two of the basic recipes I remember Grandma making, that taste just so good.

I made Arroz Con Gandules  -  which is rice with brown pigeon peas and
(http://myloveforcooking.com/recipes/arroz-con-gandules/)

Habichuelas which is beans....but the beans actually have a lot going on - a tomatoey sauce, potatoes, capers, olives, etc.
(http://www.elboricua.com/habichuelas.html)

 The rice recipe I followed to a T, the beans recipe I substituted the cured ham for some pulled pork I made in the crock pot.  The pork shoulder was cooked with sofrito, rotel, adobo, salt, pepper, Sazonador Total (another seasoning mix by Goya), onion powder, garlic powder......and just let it cook until it melts in your mouth. lol

lol please ignore the full bowl. I didn't eat all afternoon, just waiting until this was all finished and ready. 'cause....it's simply delicious lol

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