Monday, February 14, 2011

VOTE: event 2



:::: UPDATE ::::
thanks so much nicies!
the votes have been tabulated.
you can see all of YOUR  2011 handmade olympics medalists here!

woohoo!

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thanks so very much for all of your fantastic nominations in the 2011 Handmade Olympics. what a wonderful celebration of handmade!
without further ado, i'm thrilled to present our judges' shortlist for event #2

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thanks so much to our brilliant judges for this event, the ever-inspiring  Kristen Chase & Liz Gumbinner of the fabulous cool mom picks.

 here's what our judges had to say: "What an amazingly challenging task to narrow down these nominations. We were blown away by the smart design and beautiful worksmanship of these finalists, all of whom we'd be more than thrilled to see on the pages of our blog and in the hands of our own children."


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congratulations to the following & please cast your vote for 
your favourite handmade item for kids!




 paper doll blocks by tiny giraffe

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girl and boy / *build a fort* papercut by nikki mcclure

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 woodland baby bird bookend by graphicspaceswood

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 wool felt baby shoes by LaLaShoes
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funny animal bowling set by mazska
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 bonecos plush by rosa pomar
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 handmade baby book by conduit press

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 felt play mat by tulle and toile

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doll in a trunk by bybido
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shapes & things lampshade by helen rawlinson

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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 23rd at 5pm
3. the top 3-vote getters in each event will be announced on thursday february 24th!

okay... please VOTE!






 please be sure to head over to cast your vote in EACH of the 8 events:
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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 kiokko bebe couture
a $50 gift certificate to paisley baby
a $50 gift certificate to Toys by Toodles

+ 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 belle rose designs
a $50 gift certificate to renna deluxe
:: a BRONZE prize pack
of one FREE month of March 2011 advertising on the rikrak studio blog! yay!


best of luck, nicies! yay handmade!
 



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4 comments:

  1. Wow - voting is tough. These are all so amazing! I have 2 little boys plus one on the way, so I'm drooling over these... Simply adore handmade and beautiful items for children!

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  2. isn't it tough? :)

    good tough :)

    thanks for your fun cheers, nicey. yay to fun boys and great handmade items for kids!

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  3. this is a rough one, wish I could vote for more than one (or three)

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  4. I had such a hard time voting! I ended up voting for the bird bookends as I *just* featured these in my gnome round up, but the doll trunk and the felt playmat and the papercut-- gah!... everything's gorgeous.

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