Posted by Kim on August 12, 2020, 9:00am
During Epic Week this year, we challenged you to make an RP Repository themed...something, using only things you find around the house. Prizes were offered for the funniest creation, the most fashionable creation, the most unusual creation, and the most fantastical creation. This felt like a fabulous time to celebrate the creativity of our community with a look back at the winners of that contest!
First, let's check out Orrik_Zynn_x2's adorable Fae Treasure Trove, hidden inside a recreation of the RPR Official Prize Box!
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List of materials used
- 1 wine box
- Glitter and glue
- RPR laptop sticker
- 1 fancy glass bottle
- a single blue crayola marker (which was completely destroyed in the process of making the fancified oil of epicness)
- Leaves
- glass fairie figurine on a wooden base
- 1 piece of an abstract starry night sky painting done in a 12th grade art class
- several large crystals from the garden
- Jewelry and other collected items like rocks and pressed pennies
- A brown sharpie
Next, Zelphyr took the "fashion" category of the contest by storm with their Enchanted (not actually) Silk Cloak recreation. They did the red version that you can get from Enchanted Wardrobes during the winter.
Now, let's check out the funniest creation... It's MercyInReach's Doubutt Game in a Shoe Box!
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Materials:
Materials:
- A tissue box
- Printer paper
- A sharpie
- Pencil+ Colored Pencils
- A sea shell broken into piece
- A staple
This next one took the prize for most unusual creation, and it even has super detailed instructions for how you can make one too! It's Tusitala2017's working RPR catapult:
Click for Tusitala2017's construction instructions and pictures
The RPR Catapult
Collect 11 wooden sticks from ice cream lollies
Clean and dry them well
Paint the wooden sticks with brown paint and let it dry (if using a paper make sure to move the painted sticks to a plastic or metal surface so the paper doesn't stick when drying out)
Once the sticks are dry, collect the materials you will need these materials...
1 Small RPR shield (I printed it on cardboard and cut it out using the dark shield image)
1 Large bottle cap (from a milk bottle or other drink)
11 painted wooden sticks
3 rubber bands
glue stick
super glue (or hot glue gun - preferred)
- cut out the RPR shield picture and carefully stick it inside the bottle cap using glue
- separate 2 sticks apart from the rest
- pile the leftover sticks into a tower
- slide 1 of those 2 sticks you separated between the last stick in the pile and the one before (as shown)
- slide the stick you inserted at the bottom towards the middle of the pile, to form the shape of a cross
- securely tighten both ends of the pile of sticks using 2 rubber bands, looping them tightly several times (4-5 times)
- place the remaining stick right on top of the pile (vertical position to the one you inserted earlier) and join the crossed sticks (top and bottom one using the 3rd remaining elastic band, looping it several times)
- stick the bottle cap with RPR shield at the end of the top stick
Your catapult is now ready to fire.
How to use it?
Hold the bottom stick firmly
Press the top stick (where the bottle cap is) hard, downwards to build pressure
Place the ball or item you want to fire inside the cap
Release the top stick
Ammunition:
Tear paper (or newspaper) and foil into pieces
Crunch pieces of paper tightly into a ball and wrap it with foil tightly
Print out and cut out small dark RPR shields
Using sticky tape, stick the RPR shield onto the foil ball. Your ammunition is now ready to fire
You can also use other small items like paper clips, chickpeas, marbles (careful with those and any glass surface or vase nearby)
Ammunition storage:
Pick up an empty yoghurt pot (or rice pudding pot), clean it up and dry it
Print out the picture of Doubbutt and cut it out
Stick a picture of Doubbutt at the front of the rice pudding or yoghurt pot using sticky tape or self adhesive
Fill it with all the ammunition
The RPR Catapult
Collect 11 wooden sticks from ice cream lollies
Clean and dry them well
Paint the wooden sticks with brown paint and let it dry (if using a paper make sure to move the painted sticks to a plastic or metal surface so the paper doesn't stick when drying out)
Once the sticks are dry, collect the materials you will need these materials...
1 Small RPR shield (I printed it on cardboard and cut it out using the dark shield image)
1 Large bottle cap (from a milk bottle or other drink)
11 painted wooden sticks
3 rubber bands
glue stick
super glue (or hot glue gun - preferred)
- cut out the RPR shield picture and carefully stick it inside the bottle cap using glue
- separate 2 sticks apart from the rest
- pile the leftover sticks into a tower
- slide 1 of those 2 sticks you separated between the last stick in the pile and the one before (as shown)
- slide the stick you inserted at the bottom towards the middle of the pile, to form the shape of a cross
- securely tighten both ends of the pile of sticks using 2 rubber bands, looping them tightly several times (4-5 times)
- place the remaining stick right on top of the pile (vertical position to the one you inserted earlier) and join the crossed sticks (top and bottom one using the 3rd remaining elastic band, looping it several times)
- stick the bottle cap with RPR shield at the end of the top stick
Your catapult is now ready to fire.
How to use it?
Hold the bottom stick firmly
Press the top stick (where the bottle cap is) hard, downwards to build pressure
Place the ball or item you want to fire inside the cap
Release the top stick
Ammunition:
Tear paper (or newspaper) and foil into pieces
Crunch pieces of paper tightly into a ball and wrap it with foil tightly
Print out and cut out small dark RPR shields
Using sticky tape, stick the RPR shield onto the foil ball. Your ammunition is now ready to fire
You can also use other small items like paper clips, chickpeas, marbles (careful with those and any glass surface or vase nearby)
Ammunition storage:
Pick up an empty yoghurt pot (or rice pudding pot), clean it up and dry it
Print out the picture of Doubbutt and cut it out
Stick a picture of Doubbutt at the front of the rice pudding or yoghurt pot using sticky tape or self adhesive
Fill it with all the ammunition
And finally, our most "fantastical" creation... HibariHaru013's Many Headed Unicorn Dragon, a relative? Friend? of our own Many Headed Cyborg Dragon.
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Craft Type: Figurine
Craft Type: Figurine
List of Materials Used
- Pencils (For the base)
- Toilet Paper Rolls (The tall big ones)
- Pistachio Peanut Shells (Have been keeping them since I might use them in an artwork someday. I guess this is the time.)
- Pen Covers
- Styrofoam (We have a lot at home, especially since dad always bought new equipment or appliances. I was lucky enough to find one that was perfect for the heads, so I didn't need to shape it. I just needed to cut it into 4 pieces.)
- Ribbons (I don't like wasting anything that can become a potential medium of creativity, so I have a whole box of ribbons and strings. I also had beads but it would be too over the top.)
- Cloth (Same with the ribbons, I like to keep extra cloth from old clothes or curtains and etc.)
- Broken Umbrella (Supposed to be wings)
- Glue gun and glue sticks (for gluing everything together of course!)
- Poster Paint
There were plenty of other AMAZING creations entered into this contest, so I encourage everyone to go check out the full contest thread!
Comments
Angelus-Relator
August 12, 2020
11:59am
All of these are fantastic! I have to say, the cloak is my favorite.
This contest was my absolute favorite of the contests, not even because I won funniest, but because it just allowed for so much creativity and fun. I adore the crafting contest.
JadedJester
August 14, 2020
10:49am
{I don't collect glass objects any more since she got smashed beyond repair...}
May her memory live on here on RPR though~
Her name was Maie, if anyone is/was interested...yes I named my knickknacks lol.