the rikrak studio: whipup

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

vote: event 3

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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 #3!

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thanks so much to our fabulous judge for this event, kathreen ricketson of whipup fame. former eco craft and lifestyle columnist for Treehugger, she's also the author of Whip Up Mini Quilts (Chronicle 2010) and Little Bits Quilting Bee (Chronicle 2011). most recently she has been writing, editing, designing and publishing a kids e-magazine: Action Pack.

find out more about this nicey here!

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what our judge had to say about the nominations:

"I loved seeing all the beautifully eco friendly designs - reusing, recycling, repurposing is our history and our future and seeing so much invention, beauty, practicality and creativity gladdens my heart!"

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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for
your favourite handmade eco-friendly goodie!

vintage pencil & ruler chimes by vanessaboer

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guerilla gardening seed bombs by visualingual

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nunofelting tunic by Baymut

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wooden stacking bowls by BrightLifeToys

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DIY bird box project by 52 crafts in 52 weeks

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reusable sandwich bags by junienone

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recycled wine bottle chandelier by Metamorphosi

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reusable produce bags by TrashN2Tees

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

voting rules: 

you can vote once in each event.

voting closes on APRIL 27th

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!

including $150 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to jake + cleo

a $50 gift certificate to remaker

a $50 gift certificate to rikrak

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

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

with $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

one FREE month of may 2012 advertising on the rikrak studio blog! yay!

+ 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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Thursday, March 22, 2012

the handmade olympics {event 3}

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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!

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 3: please leave comments here nominating:

your favourite handmade eco-friendly item!

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

for this event
think beautifully recycled, repurposed, sustainably-minded creations.
think organic or eco-forward.
think of an eco-friendly handmade item that you just love!

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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!

including $150 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to jake + cleo

a $50 gift certificate to remaker

a $50 gift certificate to rikrak

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

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

with $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

one FREE month of may 2012 advertising on the rikrak studio blog! yay!

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

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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