::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::update! feb. 1, 2010
thanks so much to everyone who has entered!
what an amazing & talented bunch you are!
nominations are now CLOSED.
your nominations have been sent to the judges, and we look forward to the revealing of their short lists (on feb. 8th!) , after which everyone (that's YOU!) will have a chance to vote on who will WIN! yay!
thanks again,
k.
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yay!
please see the MAIN handmade olympics post for all of the fun-filled details & rules on the events!
now.. welcome to event 5: please leave a comment here nominating:
your favourite nicey/nicies forwarding kindness thru handmaking!
for this eventyour favourite nicey/nicies forwarding kindness thru handmaking!
think of individuals or groups that MAKE a difference in our world thru their handcrafting.
think of folks who handmake kindness.
think of nicies whose craftivism creates change.
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thanks so much to our wonderful judge for this event, the inspiring + always encouraging artist Mitsy of Artmind: the beautiful shop + amazing hands-on blog.
tune in tomorrow to find out more about this nicey!
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remember, you can nominate yourself + another in EACH event! PLUS get bonus ballots for twittering, blogging + facebooking about the handmadeolympics! yay!
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the amazing PRIZESvalued at OVER $2000.00 USD, the handmade olympics prize packs are just gosh-darn fantastical!
this EVENT will award the following prizes!
:: a GOLD prize pack
including $150.00 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to fluur
a $50 gift certificate to dot handmade
a $50 gift certificate to the empty nest
+ an *i WON* the handmade olympics banner/button image to use on your site/blog/shop
+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!
including $150.00 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to fluur
a $50 gift certificate to dot handmade
a $50 gift certificate to the empty nest
+ an *i WON* the handmade olympics banner/button image to use on your site/blog/shop
+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!
:: a SILVER prize pack with $100.00 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to little bit of pretty
a $50 gift certificate to open stock party
a $50 gift certificate to little bit of pretty
a $50 gift certificate to open stock party
:: a BRONZE prize pack
of one FREE month of March 2010 advertisting on the rikrak studio blog! yay!
of one FREE month of March 2010 advertisting on the rikrak studio blog! yay!
and of course, there will be ONE overall random nomination selected from all handmade olympics to
WIN the FAN PRIZE PACK (a $50.00 shopping spree in the rikrak shop!)
WIN the FAN PRIZE PACK (a $50.00 shopping spree in the rikrak shop!)
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now check out the other events + nominate more fun folks!
{ event 1 } :: our favourite handmade goodie with an innovative design
{ event 2 } :: our favourite handmade goodie for kids
{ event 3 } :: our favourite handmade eco friendly goodie
{ event 4 } :: our favourite handmade item that inspires lovelieness + wellness (in our homes, for ourselves, etc.)
{ event 5 } :: our favourite handmade personality/group forwarding kindness thru handmaking
{ event 6 } :: our favourite thrifty-forward, sustainable-minded blog, shop or site.
{ event 7 } :: our favourite FUN-FILLED handmade OR vintage goodie
{ event 8 } :: our favourite handmaking-focus blog
just click on the above links to enter each!
happy handmaking, nicies!
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I nominate Julie of Joy's Hope. She has done some incredible things with her Etsy shop and blog-motivating others to donate handmade and spending hours crafting to raise money for others. She is truly the most unselfish crafty lady around. Some of her recent projects have been the Cora Playground Fund, which she headed up to raise money for a young family who had lost their almost 1 year old daughter and just last month she got a project started that raised enough money for 2 wells to be build in Africa!! She is remarkable-I have no idea how she finds the time!!
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I would like to nominate Inger from ingermaaike.etsy.com, because she initated a superlovely game in the European Street Team on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteThe game is called Sales Fairy Game, and you can read more about it here:
http://europeanst.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-is-sales-fairy.html
I'd like to nominate Spike Dennis for his one man 'Secret Mission' to cheer up my hometown; Cardiff >>
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He has been anonymously depositing plush toys around the city for over a year according to his blog and although his mission might not be the most world changing it's a brilliant example of the ways in which we could all spend just a bit of time to bring more smiles to the world through a little handmade kindness.
I would like to nominate Inger from ingermaaike.etsy.com, because she initated a superlovely game in the European Street Team on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteThe game is called Sales Fairy Game, and you can read more about it here:
http://europeanst.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-is-sales-fairy.html
I would like to nominate Inger from ingermaaike.etsy.com, because she initated a superlovely game in the European Street Team on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteThe game is called Sales Fairy Game, and you can read more about it here:
http://europeanst.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-is-sales-fairy.html
http://www.alzquilts.org/
ReplyDeleteI nominate the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. Ami Simms started this program to sell and auction handmade quilts to raise money to fund research about Alzheimer's.
I,too, would like to nominate Inger from ingermaaike.etsy.com for starting the brilliant Sales Fairy Game for the European Street Team on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteRead more about it here:
http://europeanst.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-is-sales-fairy.html
The game fostered real team spirit and brought a smile to everyone's face!
Thank you Inger :)
I would like to nominate Etsy French Handmade team. All members are so sweet, we feel so much good with all! It's great for me to communicate in french with crafters that come everywhere around the world!!! (my english is difficult...)
ReplyDeleteCome and see us here:
http://team.etsy.com/viewteam.php?id=420
Our blog: http://etsyfrenchhandmade.blogspot.com
Thanks!!!!
The first person who came to mind is Julie from Joy's Hope.
ReplyDeleteShe takes amazing journeys through life always stopping to help others. A true inspiration!
Good Luck
I would like to nominate UglyKitty for her help in raising money to aid shelter cats.
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nominating Creative Kismet
ReplyDeleteamazing mommy, and crafter. Regina is always doing something wonderful :)
http://blog.creativekismet.com/
this is easy! it's the Etsy S.N.E.A.K. Team:
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I love the idea behind this team and they surprise people twice a week with the gift of appreciation (and sometimes the very first sales they've ever had too;)
I would like to nominate Lucy from Attic 24
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She's teaching blogland to crochet again and shares wonderfull patterns. Besides she makes you smile and anjoy the simple things in life.
I'd like to nominate the etsy team "Trashion" - for making something beautiful from long forgotten, cast away items.
ReplyDeleteThe Resurrection Fern blog inspires me more than any other that I can think of. She inspires so many with public art, but she is also a family physician in a rural community, one who even does house calls!
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I nominate Kerry at Penny Dog. Her products are fantastic and a favourite with lots of people, especially me. With every piece sold a £1 goes to the Retired Greyhound Trust. A great charity and I know it will be close to her heart as she owns 2 greyhounds herself.
ReplyDeleteHere is her blog:
http://pennydog.wordpress.com/
Etsy's Storque Series "Crativism" is great because it shows how crafter's are helping out in their communities! http://www.etsy.com/storque/craftivism/
ReplyDeleteI would like to nominate Elsie Flannigan of Red VElvet Art. Not only is she constantly sharing her gift, giving freebies in her online classes, she recently auctioned off this painting for Haiti Relief Efforts:
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It's beautiful and it went for a few hundred dollars for Haiti Relief!
I have to say this seems to be the group that most impressed me in light of the recent events in Haiti.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartsforHaiti?ga_search_query=Help+for+Haiti&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title
I want to nominate Erika Price
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All of her profits are donated to charity, plus she makes just lovely jewelry and is a great inspiration to the JET team!
I'd like to nominate Etsy Project Embrace, a coalition of artists whose main purpose is to create awareness and support for people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Our inspiration is Laura Slocum, a fellow Etsian who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Members donate a portion of their sales to the American Cancer Society. The group is also a support system for so many lives touched in some way by cancer.
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I Nominate littereddoor her little houses are great. I love the ornaments they are so cute they make you smile.
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I am nominating Little Red Door www.Littlereddoor.etsy.com for her fabulous houses the ornaments are great.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to nominate Craft Hope and the Etsy shop they have set up, Craft Hope for Haiti.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/shop/crafthope
They have raised over $27000 in about a week for Doctors Without Borders.
I'd like to nominate The Toy Society - people make handmade toys and then drop them in locations where they'll be found by a child. Nice, eh? http://thetoysociety.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI need to second the nomination for Craft Hope. They've done something wonderful in such a short time!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely all of the folks behind the Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy shop! They have organized and been running non-stop for weeks, and contine to raise thouands of dollars for Doctors Without Borders.
ReplyDeleteRachelPETdesign's pink kitty pillow, with 10% going to maxfund.org
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I'd like to nominate HeartsforHaiti.Etsy.Com! It's a group of Etsy artists that have donated items where almost 100% of the sale (-Etsy and paypal fees) go to Doctors without Borders. It's through the wonderful generosity of Hundreds of Etsy Artists that HeartsforHaiti has raised over $23,000!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to nominate the Queer Etsy Street Team of which I am a part for their recent implementation of a team store. Right now all proceeds from the store go to benefit Haiti and in the coming months we will also be supporting queer charities. Members of the team donate items to the store and ship them to customers at the members' personal expense.
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I love reading about Lucy's colorful world in Attic 24. Her photos and snippets of her life are always uplifting, even when she's not having a great day. Her blog conveys the belief that it's the little things in life that really count, and she often shares recipes, craft ideas, and peaceful moments.
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