the final four - ROUND D: the 2012 handmade world cup

{ greece } brooch by ME2Designs

{ japan } custom map by MyRoots

{ latvia } necklace by The GreenDaisyShop

{ italy } map puzzle by Steven Mattern Design

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goodness sakes alive!
ONLY 4 teams remain!

round C of the 2012 handmade world cup saw a few more BIG handmaking nations lose the vote, while others triumphed! congrats to all the teams that prevailed! yay handmaking!

so welcome to ... round D! we're down to the semi-finals! only 4 amazing handmaking nations remain. thousands of votes have already been cast in the 3rd ANNUAL handmade world cup (a superfun & friendly celebration cheering on the world of handmade!)

the winning (top-vote-earning) team from each ROUND C match has moved forward.

who will win?

our new ROUND D matchups are: 

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match 1

 japan vs. italy

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match 2

latvia vs. greece

  

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now you get to vote all over again!

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 june 4-8

round B :: 16 teams :: voting june 9-13

round C :: 8 teams :: voting june 14-18

round D :: 4 teams :: voting june 19-23

round E :: 2 teams :: voting june 24-28

FINAL WINNING TEAM & lucky entry winner 

announced june 29th!

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each round of voting counts towards the final drawing of who will WIN the grand prize (a $30 shopping spree in the shop of your choice! same rules as before:
there will be 5 rounds of voting.

NOTE: you do NOT need to have voted for the winning team to win. it will be a random draw of all entries!

:: ROUNDS ::

* the country that receives the most votes each match-up will proceed to the next round! so be sure to VOTE each round to increases your chances!

the PRIZE is a $30 shopping spree in the Etsy shop of your choice, FROM the winning country! so for example: if canada wins the 2012 handmade world cup voting, then the winning entry will spend their $30 prize in ANY canadian-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!

:: PLEASE VOTE via the rafflecopter BOX below ::

you can earn a ballot for EACH match you VOTE on!

---> this ROUND of matches CLOSES june 23rd @ 11pm EST

1. vote.
you can vote ONCE for each match. (i.e. this ROUND you can vote up to 2 times, once for each match!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

you can also tweet, do a facebook update, blog about the giveaway, pin it, etc. (please log in to rafflecopter with your email or facebook account to all the ways to enter!) 

one way to enter is also to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }

on june 24th,  the winners of each match from ROUND D 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!

thanks to everyone who voted in ROUND C. unfortunately, the following teams DID NOT advance: canada, england, scotland, sweden. from ROUND B: australia, denmark, france, israel, the netherlands, spain, portugal, usa.  plus from ROUND A, thanks to : austria, belgium, brazil, india, ireland, germany,  malaysia, mexico,  new zealand, russia, singapore, south africa, south korea, switzerland, thailand, turkey.


yay and happy friendly competition, nicies!
yay handmaking around the world!

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RULES:

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its 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

june 28rd 2011 @ 11:01pm 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) the winning random ballot will be chosen from all rounds of voting added together. 

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE VOTED FOR THE WINNING COUNTRY TO WIN!
h) thanks so much everyone! and thanks for visiting the blog!

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artists 101: architect shigeru ban

the paper house, lake yamanaka japan by shigeru ban

the japan pavillion for expo 2000 by shigeru ban

 

paper concert hall, l'aquila italy by shigeru ban 

the paper dome, puli taiwan by shigeru ban

 the paper tower by shigeru ban (image by duncan)

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who's your favourite architect these days, nicies?

mine?

shigeru ban!

a brilliant, innovative & award-winning architect, shigeru ban's  reknowned works include the most fabulous permanent paper structures made from inexpensive, recycled materials like paper-board & tubes of cardboard. (i can't stop leafing thru the latest book: shigeru ban: paper in architecture! eegadz his work is amazing!) while he works in many medium, i'm especially in love with the paper delights!

and just incase that wasn't enough to love, his amazing designs for prefab emergency housing, shelters, schools (even churches!)  have been adopted by the united nations for numerous emergencies around the globe. and he's the founder of VAN ( the voluntary architects network!)

brilliant & ethical & functional.

love!

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temporary school made of paper by shigeru ban

emergency tubing partitions by shigeru ban

below: emergency multi-storey container housing, miyagi, japan

&

temporary cardboard cathedral plans for christchurch, new zealand by shigeru ban

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handmade sister cities { part 9 } : tokyo, japan & rome, italy

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row one

tidabeads :: tokyo

Chickslab :: rome

row two

korkekork :: rome

JewelryLois :: rome

Chromantication :: rome

row three

PiccolaNuvola :: tokyo

mairitales :: rome

row four

marcelostworld  :: tokyo

lalalandart :: rome

row five

tibori :: tokyo

hinomaru :: tokyo

row six

humoresque :: tokyo
paperthoughts :: rome

vivatveritas7 :: tokyo

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oh how i've always loved the idea of sister cities.
two great places, joined over sea & sky by the idea of common cultural & commercial ties.

this rikrak studio series explores 

2 official sister cities @ a time,
and some of the handmaking lovelies that they share!
i've done a bit of research to find official sister cities, and love seeing what handmakers are up to there! be sure to visit the other handmade sister cities posts here.

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handmade sister cities { part 9 }


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tokyo, japan & rome, italy

all of japan has been on our collective thoughts of late, so in this sister cities edition we pay homage to some of the fabulous handcrafters from the tokyo region and her sister city of rome!

two cities that i just plain adore, i love tokyo & rome for their rich artistic histories, the amazing architecture, the yummy culinary crafting, the beautiful handmaking cultures and gosh: so very very much more!

i look forward to the day when the whole family rikrak can visit both of these amazing cities again.

mr. rikrak and i honeymooned in rome many moons ago, and just adored it. 
and tokyo: well it's a longtime dream to just plain live there!

happy handmaking, tokyo & rome! 
{all our love and thoughts for wellness, lovelies.} 

have you been to either/both of these 

handmade sister cities? 

tell us your favourite parts/neighbourhoods/delights/sights!
we'd love to hear!

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bloggers day of silence

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please help spread the quiet word if you can.

donate here if you can.

& add your own handmade thoughts here to this list.

hugs & hugs.

together we can help.

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{hand}making change: helping japan

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gosh. what is there we can say to help with the emmense tragedy of the events in japan this past week?!

very little i'm thinking.

but i do think there are things we can DO to HELP, in our own ways.

handmaking for the cause is one of them. 

supporting handmaking causes donating to relief efforts is another.

kudos to the many great handmakers who have rushed to the helping effort, donating monies (in part or in whole) from handmade items to support various causes assisting the relief efforts in japan. 

please ADD links below to items you have made, 

or that OTHERS have made,  

where a portion of the sale is going toward 

Japan relief efforts.

i will also tweet as many of the entries as i can to help spread the word.

and if you can, please visit the following shops and help support {hand}making change efforts in our wonderful worldwide community!

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