the art of VOTING

 

 rights of all images belong to the artists. via aiga's *get out the vote*

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happy voting day, dear american friends.

as a canadian, i know how VERY fortunate we are in north america to have the chance to vote. 
so to everyone who can: please please PLEASE vote today. whoever you're voting for. i think it's SO vital.  it's a topic very near and dear to my heart. VOTE vote VOTE!

and isn't the art of the vote a wonderful thing? love these design posters from the 2008 AIGA design contest. 

we'll be glued to the results tonight.

how about you?

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the 2012 handmade olympics CELEBRATION!

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cue the national anthems!
ready your handmade banners!
get out those cameras!
here come our medalists!

welcome to the 2012 handmade olympics medal party celebrations!!

so glad you could all attend!
what a fabulous month and a half of handmaking amazingness it's been!

while you're taking your seats... i've just a few words i'd like to share!

(what olympic event would be complete without a little speech?!)

cheers to everyone who nominated, cheered on and encouraged others in handmaking, as part of the 3rd annual *handmade olympics!*

thousands of individual votes were cast (i *think* that might be more then voted in our last election! :) {you nicies should run for office the way you've inspired grassroots cheering like this! amazing!}

and how fun is that our medalists are from all around the world!? i love the global spirit of handmaking!

ah, how i LOVE the handmade community! congrats to ALL of the fabulous nominees, the amazing folks shortlisted for each event, and now, to our medalists!

hope it encouraged you, at the very least, to get your wonderful work out there, and to cheer on others in our lovely handmaking village! whether you played, voted, created or cheered, i think we all play a great part in building our amazing handmaking community, together!

indeed, most of all, let's take a cue from those *other* olympic athletic competitors to achieve our own handmaking bests... dream big, weather the ups & downs, keep trying, surround yourself with great, encouraging folks, and most of all... believe in your self, your creations, and your fabulous work!

without further ado... as nominated by YOU, shortlisted by our fabulous judges, and voted on by YOU, our medalists (whose prizes total over $1700 worth of handmade & vintage goodness) in the 2012 handmade olympics ARE.....

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gold :: circuit board necklace by ReComputing - ukraine

silver ::  mirror bunting by fluxglass - usa

bronze :: picnic placemat roll by grow mama - new zealand

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!

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gold :: modular vehicle by manzanitakids - usa

silver ::DIY modern play kitchen by small & friendly- usa

bronze :: little coat by tiny happy - new zealand

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!

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gold :: wooden stacking bowls by BrightLifeToys- usa

silver ::  nunofelting tunic by Baymut - ukraine

bronze :: reusable produce bags by TrashN2Tees - usa

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!

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gold :: *in this house we do* decal by urbanwalls- canada

silver ::  elephant pitcher by pinkkiss- usa

bronze :: octagon hardwood trivet by hooknsaw - usa

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!

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gold :: craft hope - international

silver ::  peru paper - peru

bronze :: hopeful threads - usa

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 check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!

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gold :: fabric doll family by TIMOHANDMADE - israel

silver::custom name mini clay houses by thelittlereddoor - canada

bronze :: cloud dessert plate by JDWolfePottery - usa

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too! 

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gold :: Maureen Cracknell Handmade - usa

silver ::  Running with Scissors- usa

bronze :: Luvinthemommyhood - canada

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check out the fabulous PRIZE PACKS for this event, meet the wonderful judge, and see the amazing shortlists, too!  

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woohoo!

personally, i've found myself a whole bevy of amazing new artists to adore, and happily rediscovered many faves! and thanks to the many of you who have told me you've loved them, too!

so cue the video montage

grab a beverage (i'm on my 4th coffee! join me!)

take a visit through the medalists fabulous work, meet some new handmaking friends,

and enjoy the celebrations!

thanks, nicies!

what a fabulous party it's been!

see you next year, superstars!

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let the voting BEGIN!

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hot diggity dog!
welcome welcome welcome to the judges' shortlists for the 2012 handmade olympics!
a few weeks ago, the event gates swung open.
and you nicies amazed me!

you fabulous folks from all over the handmaking world nominated an amazing array of glorious creations and creators. wow - what creative geniuses you all are! 

100s of  phenomenal entries later ...   there were brilliant nominations from old favourites, brand-new faves, handmaking superstars, and the handmaking superstars of tomorrow!

amazing stuff, nicies. thanks so much for playing! it was so heartwarming to read of your own love of handmaking and the pieces that inspire you!

and now our judges have narrowed down (what a task that would have been... the nominations were all so amazing!) the field to their favourite  nominations in each event!

so without further ado, please visit each shortlist AND VOTE on your faves!

who will WIN is up to YOU, cutiepies!


voting rules:
1. you can vote once in each event.
2. voting closes on friday april 27th at 11:59 EST
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on monday, april 30th: when they'll be awarded their amazing prize packs! woohoo!!! don't forget, over $1700 worth of handmade and vintage prizes to be won!

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

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so congrats to everyone who was nominated, and to everyone who found their creative courage to show the world something fabulous they've made. and to the many lovelies who made something JUST for the events! i love it!

let's keep celebrating handmade!it sure is fabulous, isn't it!?

thanks so much to EVERYONE who has been part of the fun!

let the VOTING begin!

 

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vote : event 1

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update: april 30th, 2012

thanks so much to everyone who participated in the 3rd annual handmade olympics by nominating, voting & cheering on our handmakers!

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!

come see who won here!

see you next year, nicies!

k. @ rikrak

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thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2012 Handmade Olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!

without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #1! 
 

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thanks so much to our fabulous judge for this event, the brilliant Andrew Wagner, recent editor-in-chief of both ReadyMade magazine and American Craft Magazine, and founding managing editor at Dwell magazine. He's the current director of Krrb!

find out more about this nicey here! 

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what our judge had to say about the nominations:

"Everyday it gets more difficult to cut through the clutter of stuff that populates our world. Most people generally seem to think that means you need to go crazy to stand out from the crowd but I've always believed restraint should be a main differentiating factor. Aim to create things that are beautiful and useful in their own subtle ways. And I still believe form should follow function. My selections may or may not totally  fall in line with my beliefs but they do all carry one or more of these qualities. "

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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for  
your favourite handmade goodie with an innovative design.

triangle wall shelves by Junglai

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mirror bunting by fluxglass

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french rolling pin by cattails woodwork

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summer tote by plumfield shop

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picnic placemat roll by grow mama

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 DIY fun bag kit by elenushka

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felted koi by FeltedChicken

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circuit board necklace by ReComputing

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wow! what a list!
let's vote for our favourite!

voting rules:
1. you can vote once in each event.
2. voting closes on APRIL 27th
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on APRIL 30th

okay... please VOTE! 

please be sure to head over to cast your vote in EACH of the 7 events:

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

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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 $150 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to vadjutka

a $50 gift certificate to michele maule

a $50 gift certificate to cattails woodwork

+ 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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 best of luck, nicies! yay handmade!

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