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UPDATE!
ROUND A is now closed!
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ROUND A is now closed!
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oh dear! it seems that as with Blogger's mammoth site crash yesterday, almost ALL comments for this post (i.e. votes) were taken down with it! eek! so if you can, please RE-CAST your votes. so sorry nicies! technical glitches ... alas!
with the great success of the rikrak studio 2011 handmade olympics, i thought it was high-time we celebrated the amazing handmaking world again! so today, i launch ... the 2nd annual 2011 handmade WORLD CUP: a superfun & friendly celebration cheering on the world of handmade while our football/soccer counterparts thrill the world at that *other* world cup! {it's the women's turn this year in germany!}
i hope it will increase exposure to ALL of the amazing handmaking nations out there! yay world! it's great great exposure for your country's fabulous handmakers, so spread the word (ps: i'll be featuring examples of each nation's work for rounds D, E and F!)
our world cup will work like this: from may 11th to june 6th, each of you will have the opportunity to CHEER on (i.e VOTE for!) your favourite handmaking countries!
last year's winning handmaking country was the formidable SOUTH AFRICA, defeating the fabulous SPAIN in a gruelingly wonderful final match! the random entry winner was able to choose from the plethora of gorgeous SOUTH AFRICAN handmade etsy shops in which to spend her fabulous winnings! {congrats to skinny laminx, the chosen south african shop!}
so who will WIN in 2011?
there will be 5 rounds of voting.
each round (except the final!) will have various matches in which you can cast your vote! the teams with the higher number of votes in each matchup will proceed to the next round!
the PRIZE is a $30 shopping spree in the Etsy shop of your choice, FROM the winning country! so for example: if south africa wins the 2011 handmade world cup voting, then the winning entry will spend their $30 prize in ANY south african-based Etsy shop! :) (donated by me, rikrak! :)
woohoo!! each ROUND will be open for voting for approx. 4-5 days. so be sure to get your votes in.
the total number of entries will be the cumulative ballots from round 1+ round 2 + round 3 + round 4 + round 5!
NOTE: you do NOT need to have voted for the winning team to win. it will be a random draw of all entries!
schedule
round A :: 32 teams :: voting may 11-15
round B :: 16 teams :: voting may 16-20
round C :: 8 teams :: voting may 21-25
round D :: 4 teams :: voting may 26- 30
round E :: 2 teams :: voting may 31 - june 4
FINAL WINNING TEAM & lucky entry winner
announced june 6th
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:: about the teams :: the teams were chosen based on the following criteria:
- countries that are part of the 2011 women's world cup and/or
- have an etsy team registered with more then 10 active shops
- have a strong enough handmaking presence on etsy when *shop local* is searched
- have a strong handmaking following online, as determined by me! :)
:: ROUNDS ::
* the country that receives the most votes each round will proceed to the next round! so be sure to VOTE each round to increases your chances!ROUND A:
match 1
usa vs. austria
match 2
england vs. malaysia
usa vs. austria
match 2
england vs. malaysia
match 3
greece vs. singapore
match 4
canada vs. france
match 5
india vs. israel
match 6
japan vs. mexico
match 7
australia vs. thailand
match 8
ireland vs. germany
match 9
south africa vs. latvia
match 10
brazil vs. scotland
match 11
new zealand vs. russia
match 12
denmark vs. sweden
match 13
holland vs. belgium
match 14
portugal vs. turkey
match 15
italy vs. switzerland
match 16
spain vs. south korea
:: PLEASE MAKE EACH VOTE A DIFFERENT COMMENT BELOW! thanks! ::
you can earn a ballot for EACH match you VOTE on!
so... a sample vote for ROUND A
"comment 1: match a = i vote usa"
"comment 2: match b = i vote england"
(you get the idea)
"comment 10: i tweeted (give link)"
"comment 2: match b = i vote england"
(you get the idea)
"comment 10: i tweeted (give link)"
" comment 11: i did a facebook update (give link)"
---> this ROUND of matches CLOSES sunday may 15th @ 5pm EST
1. vote. you can vote ONCE for each match. (i.e. this ROUND you can vote up to 16 times, once for each match!)
2. do facebook update or do a blog post about this event
& come here and tell us
= 1 entry for EACH
3. become a follower or subscriber to my blog!
you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand column.
& come here and tell us
= 1 entry
& come here and tell us
= 1 entry
4. tweet about this giveaway
= you can tweet about this giveaway ONCE PER DAY for the duration of the giveaway! (one entry for each tweet!)
and come back here and tell me about it. please include my twitter account in the update: i'm @therikrakshop on twitter!)
5. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG!
like this one for YOUR BLOG!
and add it to your blog!
{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above onto your blog sidebar! thanks! } ** please make sure that each entry is it's own comment and links to an email, or has an email address attached, so that i can contact the winner! **
on may 16th, the winners of each match from ROUND A will be posted, when the NEW round of matches/voting begins!
so come back then to earn more entries, too!
yay and happy friendly competition, nicies!
yay handmaking around the world!
yay handmaking around the world!
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RULES:
RULES:
a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) as always, this giveaway is open to all contestants, worldwide.
e) the winner of this giveaway will be chosen from random.org on
e) the winner of this giveaway will be chosen from random.org on
saturday, june 4th 2011 @ 5pm EST.
f) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
g) thanks so much everyone! and thanks for visiting the blog!
g) thanks so much everyone! and thanks for visiting the blog!
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ReplyDeleteRound A Match 9 I vote for Latvia
ReplyDeleteRound A Match 10 I vote for Scotland
ReplyDeleteRound A Match 11 I vote for Sweden
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ReplyDeleteRound A Match 13 I vote for Holland
ReplyDeleteRound A Match 14 I vote for Turkey
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ReplyDeleteRound A Match 16 I vote for Spain
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ReplyDeleteMatch 4 - I of course vote Canada! :D
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ReplyDeleteMatch 13 - I vote Holland!
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