Monday, February 8, 2010

VOTE: event 8




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thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2010 Handmade Olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!

without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #8!


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thanks so much to our fabulous judge for this event, the wonderful tara gentile, editor of the inspiring scoutiegirl blog!

what our judge had to say about the nominations: When I land on a new blog, first impressions are key. A clean layout, pretty features, and an emphasis on content over clutter are what I'm looking for. I love a blog with a unique perspective. I adore a blogger that is confident in their style, is consistent in their point-of-view, and shares their personal passion - whether in real life stories, friendly writing, or fabulous finds. Finally, I think a great blog inspires you to create more. If you're a crafter, they inspire you to craft - if you're a photographer, they inspire to find the next great image - if you're a blogger yourself, they inspire you to blog your heart out!

The blogs I chose for the short list, in my opinion, epitomize these criteria. They're lovely, inspiring, and full of personality!

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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for your favourite blog with a handmaking focus!

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the long thread

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lillyella

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twig & thistle

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talk crafty to me

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art and ghosts

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love natalie

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pins + paper

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say yes to Hoboken

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bright and blithe

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feeling stitchy

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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 wed. february 17th at 5pm
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on thursday february 18th!

okay... please VOTE!




please be sure to head over to cast your vote in EACH of the 8 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
vote in event #8

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:: and THE PRIZES!::
don't forget, there are over $2000 worth of handmaking prizes to be awarded! yay!
this EVENT will award the following prizes!



:: a GOLD prize pack
including $150.00 worth of handmade goodness!
(a $50 gift certificate to the peach tree
a $50 gift certificate to pom love
a one-month adspot on the blomma finds blog!)
+ an *i WON* the handmade olympics banner/button image to use on your site/blog/shop
+ an artist/crafter feature on the rikrak studio blog!

:: a SILVER prize pack with $100.00 worth of handmade goodness:
a $50 gift certificate to michmade
a $50 gift certificate to crow+iris

:: a BRONZE prize pack
of one FREE month of March 2010 advertisting on the rikrak studio blog! yay!


best of luck, nicies! yay handmade!

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5 comments:

  1. wahoo! What an amazing way to start a very rough week. Thank you so much to those who nominated me and especially to Tara for choosing me as a finalist! this is so fun, K, most of all big props to you! yipea!
    nicole @ lillyella

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  2. YAAAYYYY! OMG! Thank you so much for the recognition. This is a great honor to be one among other beautiful, inspirational nominees. I feel like being with this group is just as good as being a winner. Thank you rikrak and Tara for the opportunity!

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  3. What a fabulous collection of blogs and thanks to Tara for the nomination! I am SO excited and honored to be considered for this, thank you so much! Fingers crossed and best of luck to everyone!

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  4. I'm not really the athletic type, so this is quite a surprise!

    Thanks for doing putting this together, Kristal. Some great blogs in this category, so thank you for including mine.

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thanks so much for your comments, nicies!
it's a joy to read what everyone writes here.
thank you!