2012 Craft Challenge

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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby Prettygrimm on Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:43 pm

hannahell wrote:
Prettygrimm wrote:8. BAT pasta (bacon, arugula, and tomato) Z and i's creation
9. Pork adobo

oohh would you be willing to type up a recipe or give a link to the recipe for pork adobo?I've really been wanting to cook this for Jeff.

sorry dude, family recipe, can't divulge. i'm sure you could find one on allrecipes or somethin.
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby hannahell on Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:38 pm

Prettygrimm wrote:
hannahell wrote:
Prettygrimm wrote:8. BAT pasta (bacon, arugula, and tomato) Z and i's creation
9. Pork adobo

oohh would you be willing to type up a recipe or give a link to the recipe for pork adobo?I've really been wanting to cook this for Jeff.

sorry dude, family recipe, can't divulge. i'm sure you could find one on allrecipes or somethin.

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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby Chula on Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:44 pm

Chula wrote:1.made two valentines
2. Chocolate banana peanut butter cream pie

3. slow cooker marinara
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby XZombieXPirateX on Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:38 pm

XZombieXPirateX wrote:I'll start with today then since I can't really remember what I did the previous 10 days:

1.Homemade burger/sandwich buns
2.No-knead bread started for tomorrow morning
3.Tub of oatmeal cookie dough in the fridge, ready to scoop for breakfast or tea
4.Hubby built me a quick shelf for my baking table using old Ikea desk brackets and a plank that was on our balcony to hold plants the previous occupant had
5. Turkey bones boiling for soup tonight
6. Buttermilk biscuits to go with the soup, 4 going in the oven the other 8 into the freezer

More to come, it's only 1pm


7. Set up 3 more avocado pits suspended in water, attempting to grow a tree, the last few didn't sprout so I tossed them today

8. Started another bunch of green onions in the windowsill as well as trimmed off the last bunch and put them in my freezer
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby frankentooth on Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:38 am

frankentooth wrote:I'm going to set my goal this year to 150 again... I made it to 130 last year so i fell short.
my site is http://frankentooth.tumblr.com/

1.made cherry curtains for my kitchen
2.zebra curtain for bed window
3.zebra curtain for other window in room
4.glitter sunglasses
5.purple rose tattoo
6.sparrow tattoo
7.butterfly tattoo

8.new flyer for work, painted then scanned in to add text
9.op ivy guy tattoo big on forearm
10.nautical star tattoo
11.re-bleached and dyed my hair purple and black(mad roots and now it's like a lighterish purple because the black is slowly leaving that part)
12.old school lookin' microphone flash drawing in color pencil with rays coming out from behind
13.punk rock prayer candles 4 white 2 red and re-did two old red ones
14.made awesome grilled chicken ranch salad with BABY CORN now added!!!

no pix yet but i'll have em up after this weekend just been super busy with work
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby jessiegrrrl on Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:18 pm

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1. Digitally designed and then hand cut an Elvis with artichoke head stencil.

^^ If this is the only thing I do all year, I think I'm satisfied. :-P


2. Embroidered Urban Threads' Gothic Lace Skull pattern onto water soluble stabilizer.


3. Embroidered chevron bib necklace piece (x3)
4. Embroidered moustache necklace piece
5. Embroidered California necklace piece
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby jessiegrrrl on Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:58 pm

jessiegrrrl wrote:
jessiegrrrl wrote:
jessiegrrrl wrote:
1. Digitally designed and then hand cut an Elvis with artichoke head stencil.

^^ If this is the only thing I do all year, I think I'm satisfied. :-P


2. Embroidered Urban Threads' Gothic Lace Skull pattern onto water soluble stabilizer.


3. Embroidered chevron bib necklace piece (x3)
4. Embroidered moustache necklace piece
5. Embroidered California necklace piece


6. Embroidered abstract circles formation to water soluble stabilizer
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby hannahell on Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:31 pm

hannahell wrote:I'm inpatient and I know Meggers is super busy these days so I'm gonna start it off. As it normally goes, set your own goal. Link us to your tumblr or blog if you have one pertaining to crafting.

I'm going to set my goal to 100 this year, because last year I did 75 and went past it.
hannahell wrote:1. Made minestrone soup
2. Crocheted two pot holders

Oh and my crafting tumblr(I post when I'm not lazy) ishttp://www.shescrafty666.tumblr.com
3. sewed felt pouch
4. Made 3 cards for the v-day swap
5. Made chicken and mushroom fajitas
6. Sewed on patch
7. Made 11 more Valentines Cards
8. Sewed on two patches

9. Made patty melts with home made thousand island dressing
10. Made saw-mill sausage gravy
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby XZombieXPirateX on Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:30 am

XZombieXPirateX wrote:
XZombieXPirateX wrote:I'll start with today then since I can't really remember what I did the previous 10 days:

1.Homemade burger/sandwich buns
2.No-knead bread started for tomorrow morning
3.Tub of oatmeal cookie dough in the fridge, ready to scoop for breakfast or tea
4.Hubby built me a quick shelf for my baking table using old Ikea desk brackets and a plank that was on our balcony to hold plants the previous occupant had
5. Turkey bones boiling for soup tonight
6. Buttermilk biscuits to go with the soup, 4 going in the oven the other 8 into the freezer

More to come, it's only 1pm


7. Set up 3 more avocado pits suspended in water, attempting to grow a tree, the last few didn't sprout so I tossed them today

8. Started another bunch of green onions in the windowsill as well as trimmed off the last bunch and put them in my freezer


9. Peanut butter cookies

10. 2 pans of shepherds pie, 1 for dinner tonight and 1 for a later date in the freezer

11. Kitchen deep clean and reorganization
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby Chula on Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:05 am

Chula wrote:
Chula wrote:1.made two valentines
2. Chocolate banana peanut butter cream pie

3. slow cooker marinara

4.flour tortillas
5.blueberry muffins witha crumb topping
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby Prettygrimm on Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:58 am

10. gave my friends daughter a straight up emo haircut. it's actually really cute on her.
11. fun, funky, choppy layers and sick ol bangs on said friend.
12. blue cheese burgers

i need to get cracking on some crafty type crafts (if that makes sense.)
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby shotgun_solution on Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:40 pm

shotgun_solution wrote:Goal: 100

1. Hoop 1 of 2012
2. Patched a hole in some pants
3. Vegetable casserole
4. Set up a sweet floral arrangement
5. Collaged my refrigerator/sides of my desk at work
6-7. Hoops 2 and 3
8. Sewed a Subhumans backpatch on a hoodie/sewed up the hoodie to fit better
9. Green smoothies
10. Decorated a primitive ladder (and sucked at it)
11. Homemade dog treats

12. Taco casserole
13. Valentines' Day cards
14. Re-organized 3 closets and a bunch of drawers (I'm counting this because it took a lot of time and creativity to get this shit done)
...and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby hannahell on Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:15 pm

hannahell wrote:
hannahell wrote:I'm inpatient and I know Meggers is super busy these days so I'm gonna start it off. As it normally goes, set your own goal. Link us to your tumblr or blog if you have one pertaining to crafting.

I'm going to set my goal to 100 this year, because last year I did 75 and went past it.
hannahell wrote:1. Made minestrone soup
2. Crocheted two pot holders

Oh and my crafting tumblr(I post when I'm not lazy) ishttp://www.shescrafty666.tumblr.com
3. sewed felt pouch
4. Made 3 cards for the v-day swap
5. Made chicken and mushroom fajitas
6. Sewed on patch
7. Made 11 more Valentines Cards
8. Sewed on two patches

9. Made patty melts with home made thousand island dressing
10. Made saw-mill sausage gravy

11. brown sugar cinnamons scones
12. Pumpkin spiced pork loin
13. oven roasted potatoes
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby XZombieXPirateX on Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:25 pm

12. Mini bran muffins
13. Big pot of chili
14. Batch of pizza dough, half for garlic bread, half into the freezer for another meal
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Re: 2012 Craft Challenge

Postby hannahell on Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:16 pm

hannahell wrote:I'm inpatient and I know Meggers is super busy these days so I'm gonna start it off. As it normally goes, set your own goal. Link us to your tumblr or blog if you have one pertaining to crafting.

I'm going to set my goal to 100 this year, because last year I did 75 and went past it.

1. Made minestrone soup
2. Crocheted two pot holders

Oh and my crafting tumblr(I post when I'm not lazy) ishttp://www.shescrafty666.tumblr.com
3. sewed felt pouch
4. Made 3 cards for the v-day swap
5. Made chicken and mushroom fajitas
6. Sewed on patch
7. Made 11 more Valentines Cards
8. Sewed on two patches
9. Made patty melts with home made thousand island dressing
10. Made saw-mill sausage gravy
11. brown sugar cinnamons scones
12. Pumpkin spiced pork loin
13. oven roasted potatoes

14. Home made guacamole(3 times) hey, im craving guacamole!
15. Made pico de galo
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