Yuletide Potpourri
Brought to you by Dogweed and Deathcap


Welcome to Dogweed and Deathcap’s Yuletide Potpourri Showcase, where the crisp scent of snow-dusted Dittany mingles with the enchantment of mistletoe and hand-crafted magic! Inspired by our seasonal selection of festive flora, we invite you to unleash your festive spirit through a collection of whimsical art prompts! Whether you're folding, crafting, painting, or photographing, your creativity knows no bounds. Use any materials or mediums that spark your imagination—paint, paper, fabric, clay, digital tools, or even elements from nature—unless specified otherwise. The choice is yours!

Remember to keep the SS Board Rules and the Gladrags rules in mind as you create. When sharing your creations, images may exceed the usual SS size limits for this event, but if they do, please be sure to place them under a photocut or spoiler tag, like so:

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Hover over each image to reveal the creative prompt associated with that plant or, if your browser isn’t cooperating, you can check out the text-only version instead.

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• Bouncing Bulb - Fold an origami flower/plant
• Bubotuber - create something inspired by your favorite holiday scent
• Chinese Chomping Cabbage - Design wrapping paper using a repeating pattern.
• Dittany - Create your patronus looking festive
• Dirigible Plums - Craft a snowflake
• Fanged Geraniums - Create some text (your name, username, favorite holiday saying or lyrics) in a festive style
• Flutterby Bush - Create a collage/moodboard of your favorite wintry things.
• Gillyweed - Create a winter scene that involves water in some way
• Honking Daffodils - Design a pot you would put a holiday plant in
• Leaping Toadstool - Design a postage stamp for the Wizarding Winter Post.
• Mandrake - Design a holiday label or tag for a magical plant
• Mimbulus Mimbletonia - Design a holiday card
• Mistletoe - Create something that focuses on only one color
• Niffler's Fancy - create something that sparkles or glows
• Puffpod - Take photos of the plants in your home or outside during this season
• Screechsnap - Design a holiday wreath or garland
• Shrivelfig - Design a festive teapot or teacup to match your favorite holiday beverage

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So, gather your tools, embrace the holiday cheer, and may your Yuletide creativity be as joyful and bright as the season itself! Feel free to mix and match with any materials that inspire you - the only limit is your creativity! Don't forget to come back and share your creations with the community, where we’re all adding our own bit of magic to a collective Yuletide potpourri Each project you complete adds a little more color, texture, and fragrance to our growing mix - perhaps earning you a fragrant token of appreciation in return. By the end, we’ll have a vibrant, fragrant bowl of magical creations accumulating into a unique time capsule of creative wonder we've built together.