the handmade olympics {event 7}

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update! april 17th, 2012
thanks so much to everyone who has entered!
what an amazing & talented bunch you are!
nominations are now CLOSED. 
and YAY you can go VOTE on the judges' SHORTLISTS here! 

vote in event 1

 vote in event 2

vote in event 3

vote in event 4

vote in event 5

vote in event 6

vote in event 7

 

 

VOTING ENDS friday, april 27th @ 11:59 pm EST!

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 7: please leave comments here nominating:
your favourite BLOG with a handmaking focus!

one you love by another maker & one you've made yourself!

for this event think lovely blogs.
think handmaking nicies who share with us by blogging.
think creative blogs that inspire you every day!

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thanks so much to our fabulous judge for this event,  the wonderful Dana Willard of the  popular DIY sewing, design, and photography blog--MADE.  Her designs have been featured in multiple sewing books, print magazines, and online creative sites.  Her first book, Fabrics A to Z, publishes in April and outlines everything you'll ever need to know about fabric. {p.s. AND... she's a 2011 GOLD medal winner in this event! woohoo!}

find out more about this nicey here!

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remember, you can nominate yourself + another in EACH event! PLUS get bonus ballots for twittering, blogging, facebooking & more about the #handmadeolympics! yay!

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the amazing PRIZES

the handmade olympics prize packs are just gosh-darn fantastical!
 this EVENT will award the following prizes!

prize pack includes $190 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to manus made

a $50 gift certificate to the lovely smith

2 months of advertising {may & june} on the rikrak studio blog: value $60

+ an *i WON GOLD*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop 

+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!

prize pack includes $60 worth of handmade goodness:

2 months of advertising {may & june} on the rikrak studio blog : value $60

+ an *i WON SILVER*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop 

 

prize pack includes one FREE month of may 2012 advertising on the rikrak studio blog!

+ an *i WON bronze*  handmade olympics badge to use on your site/blog/shop 

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PLUS, there will be ONE overall random nomination selected from all handmade olympics entries ( & extra ballots!) to 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 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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happy handmaking, nicies!

** PLEASE NOTE: please make each nomination its own comment! thanks! **

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who was your first heart? {one year later}

oktak's first heart came from Seabreezestudio

loneweever
was first hearted by new dominion blues

chakra pennywhistle was first hearted by green eyed girls

paisley baby's first heart came from lisabug

dandie was first hearted by don and tinash

fringe was first hearted by RecycleMicol

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well it's heart-week all around us in cyberspace, and while the jury may be out on valentine's day (waddaya think: good or bad?) one thing's for certain: if you're an etsy-an, *hearts* have a special place in your own heart!

oh hearts: those little things on etsy that sellers swoon over. that sweet little way to show you just love & adore something someone else has made.

yes a heart, when you *favourite* someone on etsy, is a wonderful little way to spread handmade love! and as my own etsy-versary approaches next week, i thought we'd take a trip down memory lane.

you might recall last year i put a call out to all of you: who was your first heart? who was that first etsy shop or etsy-an that hearted your brand new little shop!?

my own tale was similar to many of yours... after a trepidatious (hmmm.. fake word?) beginning, i finally listed my first item on etsy, 3 months after joining.

gosh, was i nervous!
terrified was i!
and then, like a reassuring little cyberly cheer, someone, someone i didn't know at all, *hearted* my little shop!

*swoon!*
fireworks exploded in my little handmaking heart!
and i was smitten!

and oh so thankful! i'm eternally grateful to my own first hearter: the lovely oh the cuteness, and i thought today i'd feature some of yours! thanks to everyone who responded.

and thanks to all of the hearters out there!
now, 9000+ hearts later, i still remember all of those early early folks who sent a heart my way, and i'm so very very thankful!

they mean so much, somehow, don't they?

first hearts: like first loves, we'll never forget them, will we!

who was your first? :)

(ps: you can find your 1st heart by going to craftcult.com, and searching for your store hearts, then scrolling back to the last page!)

syko was first hearted by rubycrownedkinglette

LilithEvy was first hearted by Exquisite Designs


karma crochet was first hearted by rachelshabit

PhineasandLou was first hearted by thebeadedgoddess

and i was first hearted by oh the cuteness!

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