final week for stocking orders!

wowzers!
it's the last week to order stockings from my rikrak Christmas shop!
so hurry on in and choose from 100s of remaining, in-stock stockings.

i have all kinds here made and not yet listed, too.
so just email me and let me know your colour palette and i'll tell you what i have in stock for your beautiful Holiday home!

feeling festive? 

what colours do YOU decorate your Holidays with?

hope you're having a great Holiday season, nicies!

 

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the 2012 handmade co-operative community gift guides { week 3 }

yay it's holiday time!
and no better time for *sharing!*

welcome to the 3rd annual handmade community co-operative gift guides: today is the 3rd of 6 weeks where YOU show the world your gorgeous creations + handmade works of others that you LOVE!

each wednesday leading up to the HOLIDAYS, i'll be inviting folks to be part of the fun!

today there are 3 different categories you can add your goodies in!

let's see what we can make!

show us your best!
+ the works of others you admire.

:: check out the first 6 gift guides here ::

gift guide { one } :: holiday decor

gift guide { two } :: jewelry lovers

gift guide { three } :: holiday cards

gift guide { four } :: animal lovers

gift guide { five } :: nature lovers

gift guide { six } ::  the minimalist

HOW TO PLAY

1. please add one item of your own, and one of another's, in as many of the categories as you'd like!

2. invite your friends! 

3. please share the 2012 handmade community Holiday gift guide button on your sites.

<center> <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/search?q=2011gg" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/holidaygg160x160.jpg" /></a></center>

4. COME BACK every wednesday for more communal Holiday fun!

yay to handmaking and co-operative community building!
{& hope it's great publicity for you too, nicies! } 

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 holiday gift guide 7

{ good for the soul }

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holiday gift guide 8
{ gifts for the kitchen } 

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holiday gift guide 9
{ personalized gifts }

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the 2012 handmade community co-operative gift guides { week two }

yay it's holiday time!
and no better time for *sharing!*

welcome to the 3rd annual handmade community co-operative gift guides: today's is the 2nd of 6 weeks where YOU show the world your gorgeous creations + handmade works of others that you LOVE!

each wednesday leading up to the HOLIDAYS, i'll be inviting folks to be part of the fun!

today there are 3 different categories you can add your goodies in!

let's see what we can make!

show us your best!
+ the works of others you admire.

:: check out the first 3 gift guides here ::

gift guide { one } :: holiday decor

gift guide { two } :: jewelry lovers

gift guide { three } :: holiday cards

HOW TO PLAY

1. please add one item of your own, and one of another's, in as many of the categories as you'd like!

2. invite your friends! 

3. please share the 2012 handmade community Holiday gift guide button on your sites.

<center> <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/search?q=2011gg" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/holidaygg160x160.jpg" /></a></center>

4. COME BACK every wednesday for more communal Holiday fun!

yay to handmaking and co-operative community building!
{& hope it's great publicity for you too, nicies! } 

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 holiday gift guide 4

{ animal lovers }

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 holiday gift guide 5

{ nature lovers }

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 holiday gift guide 6

{ the minimalist }

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the 2012 handmade community co-operatibve gift guides { week one }

yay it's holiday time!
and no better time for *sharing!*

welcome to the 3rd annual handmade community co-operative gift guides: today's is the first of 6 weeks where YOU show the world your gorgeous creations + handmade works of others that you LOVE!

each wednesday leading up to the HOLIDAYS, i'll be inviting folks to be part of the fun!

today there are 3 different categories you can add your goodies in!

let's see what we can make!

show us your best!
+ the works of others you admire.

HOW TO PLAY

1. please add one item of your own, and one of another's, in as many of the categories as you'd like!

2. invite your friends! 

3. please share the 2012 handmade community Holiday gift guide button on your sites.

<center> <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/search?q=2011gg" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/holidaygg160x160.jpg" /></a></center>

4. COME BACK every wednesday for more communal Holiday fun!

yay to handmaking and co-operative community building!
{& hope it's great publicity for you too, nicies! } 

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holiday gift guide 1 

{ holiday decor }

  




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holiday gift guide 2

{ jewelry lovers }







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holiday gift guide 3
{ Holiday cards }

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meet the superhumans

love this *superhumans* video! thanks to melissa blake

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ever feel sorry for yourself?

yah.

me too.

ever afraid to face fears?

ever seek superhuman courage to overcome a seemingly insurmountable obstacle?

ditto for me.

well here's some of my recent inspiration.

holey moley, the paralympians!

honestly. people amaze me.

physical challenge is something oft on my family's mind:

my dad walked with an artificial leg since he was a young teenager.

my mother now depends on her wheelchair to be mobile.

my mother in law painfully awaits a much needed hip replacement.

folks' ability to overcome these physical challenges always amazes me.

and the inaccessability of almost everywhere is something we think about daily. (and we have the priviledge of living in *accessible* canada!) 

and these athletes?!

talk about overcoming obstacles!

wow.

but sadly, we've found it difficult to even find media coverage here in canada of the paraolympics games. here's to working on that in the future!

what's inspiring you these days, nicies?

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let's meet some nicies!

  

oh my ampersand

vadjutka | cattails woodwork

herban lifestyle | whimsicals jewelry | remaker

freshie & zero  | imagine gnats | minouette

the lovely smith | tiny giraffe | michele maule

manus made | jake + cleo | enve designs

alex keller | paisley baby

languid lion

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i thought you might like to take a little look today at some of the fabulous folks who are sponsoring the *handmade olymipcs!* - i'm thrilled to have such an amazing group of shops who all enthusiastically signed on to celebrate handmaking!

above you'll find the gorgeous  shops that are EACH OFFERING a $50 gift certificate as a prize in the handmade olympics! we certainly have something wonderful for everyone!

i thought i'd remind nicies that if you haven't already, there are still a few quick days left to nominate folks for each event (and nominate your own work, too!) - some events ask to nominate items, some ask for shops, some for blogs! nominations CLOSE this thursday!

next tuesday, i'll draw the first prize pack winner - a $50 shopping spree in my own rikrak shop! to enter, all you have to do is nominate someone! yay!

there are over $1700 worth of prizes to be given out all together! yay! so thanks so much to everyone involved.  yay handmade! click on the links below to enter each event!

( 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 loveliness + wellness (in our homes, for ourselves, etc.)

( event 5 ) :: our favourite handmade personality/group forwarding kindness thru handmaking

( event 6 ) :: our favourite FUN-FILLED handmade OR vintage goodie

( event 7 ) :: our favourite handmaking-focus blog

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HURRY! nominations CLOSE this THURSDAY april 5th!

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... so hurry on over and nominate your faves in each  

2012 handmade olympics event, cuties!

 $1700 in prizes to both nominees & the nominators up for grabs, too! yay!

i just LOVE seeing what you love!

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(just click on the links to enter each event!)

( 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 loveliness + wellness (in our homes, for ourselves, etc.)

( event 5 ) :: our favourite handmade personality/group forwarding kindness thru handmaking

( event 6 ) :: our favourite FUN-FILLED handmade OR vintage goodie

( event 7 ) :: our favourite handmaking-focus blog

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