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CRAFTY CONTEST: Win 1 of 2 spots in a One of a Kind Show Hands-On workshop! (deadline to enter: March 19)

jen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:53 +0000

To win a FREE spot in one of the workshops listed below, let us know (by commenting on this post) which one you’d like to participate in: “Organic Skin Care” or “Wet-felting” . We’ll choose two winners – one for each workshop. Good luck guys!

One of a Kind Show Hands-On Workshops are back!
At this year’s Spring Show, One of a Kind will be offering two workshops –one on skin nutrition, and the other on the art of wet felting!
One of a Kind Spring Show, March 31 to April 4, 2010, Direct [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: Peach Berserk Fashion Design Contest (deadline: April 15)

rosalyn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:14:28 +0000

This contest is open to ALL elementary, high school and college/university students!

Here is what you need to do:
*Draw a prom dress, featuring fabric with a print designed by YOU. Your print can include drawings, found images, whatever! Or a combination of these things.

*Mail or email your submission to Peach Berserk to arrive by Thursday April 15th, along with proof of current school attendance.

*Winners announced Thursday April 22nd.

Prizes:

A custom made Peach Berserk silk party dress made with YOUR Dress design and YOUR fabric print, OR a Peach Berserk [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: Handmade Love Draw @ City of Craft (Dec 12 & 13)

jen — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:14:28 +0000

Win YOURSELF an awesome handmade gift courtesy of Toronto Craft Alert

Are you attending City of Craft? If so, while you’re perusing the tables of handmade goodness for gifts for your peeps, be sure to enter the Toronto Craft Alert Handmade Love Draw. You could win an item from the vendor of your choice worth up to $100, courtesy of TCA.

Here’s what you have to do to enter:

Drop by City of Craft 2009 on Saturday, December 12th (noon – [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: City of Craft 2009 Swag Bag Design Contest – Deadline extended to November 10th!

jen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:29:46 +0000

2008 design by Shannon Gerard, printed by Studio XIX

Those of you who meant to enter the contest but saw the deadline come and go, take heart. We’re giving you an extra chunk of time to get your original designs that reflect a unique, handmade aesthetic out of your head and into our inbox!

If your design is chosen, it will be printed on cotton totes which will be handed out to the first lucky 100 attendees of City of Craft 2009 filled with fantastic goodies from local [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: One of a Kind Christmas 2009 Bag Design Contest (deadline June 30)

toronto craft alert — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:46:29 +0000

Our reuseable shopping bag contest is back! We’re asking the general public to create a unique design for our bag competition. The winning entry will not only receive loads of accolades and a $100 shopping spree, they will have their design printed by us and sold at the 2009 One of a Kind Christmas Show! Get your pencils ready…here are the details. Your submission must:

fit within a 10″ x 10″ square

be ONE solid colour (ink and bag colour will be determined in the next few [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: Handmade Detroit’s Redesign Contest (deadline June 8)

jen — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:25:47 +0000

Our pals at Handmade Detroit have launched a super pimped out new website, and to celebrate they are running a crafty contest for a whole whack of loot.   Here is but a small taste of it (see the post for the whole prize pack):

There are two ways to enter and win.

In their words :

1. For a chance at a DetroitGT shirt and some Handmade Detroit merch, simply go our contact page and sign up for the mailing list. Winners will be randomly selected and announced in the newly re-tooled [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: goodEGG industries giveaway (until end of April 2009)

jen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:53:39 +0000

Hi guys,

As many of you know, in addition to TCA, I (Jen) also run a shop with my pal Laural of Thimble called goodEGG industries which features clothing, accessories, homewear & other awesome stuff by makers from across Canada.

I wanted to let you know that for the month of April we’re running a customer appreciation giveaway. So if you purchase something from our shop you will be entered to win an adorable Peacock Necklace as well as a set of goodEGG coasters, designed in [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: Clothing Show Ticket Giveaway (show May 1-3, deadline: April 20, noon EST)

jen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:37:31 +0000

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

39 36 25 18 15

Timestamp: 2009-04-20 20:30:55 UTC

Congratulations, winners! We’ll be in touch with ticket deets shortly.

You could be here, fo’ free!

We’re running a sweet & simple little giveaway for 5 pairs of tickets to The Clothing Show! Here’s how it works: Comment on this post with the name of your favourite local designer/maker, and include a link to their site if you can find one. We’ll [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: One of a Kind Show

angelune — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:25:48 +0000

I’ve been noticing a trend on twitter where people are giving away fun prizes to those who are paying attention. The OOAK is twittering (tweeting?), and is offering a pair of tickets to the winter One of a Kind show if you upload pictures of your Spring OOAK purchases to the OOAK flickr group. Act quickly – there are only a few pairs of tickets available!

This contest rules! Last month I [...]

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: Announcing the Get Er Done Giveaway WINNER!!!

jen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:11:42 +0000

We have chosen a winner for the Crafty Slacker Get Er Done Giveaway!!!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:
132

Timestamp: 2009-03-18 15:11:33 UTC

A box full of Toronto-based crafty goodness will be making its way to Peanut in the Northwest Territories.   Check out her adorable Yellow Dress, abandoned in October.

BEFORE:

and AFTER:

(more pics here and here)

The very best [...]

nesting.emily GIVEAWAY WINNER!

nightjar books — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:58:10 +0000

And the winner of the gorgeous salt + pepper set from nesting.emily is…

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Here are your random numbers:
24
Timestamp: 2009-03-13 21:40:49 UTC

Gaudblogvrudaii! You are the winner! You will be contacted + sent your beautiful prize asap.

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: Get Er Done Giveaway ends in 5 days!!! (deadline: March 16)

jen — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:58:32 +0000

Just a reminder to those of you gunning to complete your abandoned projects to earn a whopping 5 entries that the Get Er Done Giveaway closes in 5 short days! Need incentive? Check out the prize pack again:

(see all this loot up close in the flickr set)

To everyone else who has yet to do so (ya slackers): it is so easy to enter! Simply join the mailing list (or let us know that you’re already on it), or blog [...]

GET ER DONE GIVEAWAY: Boring 2nd Sock BEFORE

jen — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:50:59 +0000

Boring 2nd Sock BEFORE uploaded by elletricot

An unfinished sock entered into our Crafty Slacker’s GET ER DONE GIVEAWAY. Seems like socks are a real challenge for people & knit goods in general.   Enter your own abandoned project here.

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: The Crafty Slacker’s Get ‘Er Done Giveaway (deadline: March 16)

jen — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:17:46 +0000

We all have unfinished projects lying around – be it a pair of pants that need hemming, a quilt that needs binding, or even a vase that need glazing. And most of us are familiar with that pang of guilt we feel when we catch a glimpse of these abandoned projects tucked away, gathering dust.

Still riding the high of our recent website relaunch (months and months in the making!) Toronto Craft Alert presents The Crafty Slacker’s Get ‘Er Done Giveaway – a contest that gives you the incentive you [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: IDS09 Window Contest (Deadline: February 5)

jen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:09:00 +0000

The 2009 Interior Design Show is coming up next week (Feb 5-8), and they run an annual competition that asks participating stores to design a window that creatively communicates a design theme. The IDS 09 theme is INSPIRATION.

One of the stores chosen to participate this year is FLOORWORKS/Relative Space who’s current window features an installation by our very own Susan Rowe Harrison! If you’ve never been, they are located on Dupont, West of Spadina – worth a gander as their window displays are [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: The Great Chiyogami Giveaway (Deadline: December 31)

jen — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:40:00 +0000

Man oh man, this post is going to elicit some squealing, I can feel it.

The Paper Place is running a giveaway contest for the month of December, where the prize is…wait for it…

An 8.5×11” sheet of every Chiyogami paper they offer in their online store – 637 patterns in total (retail value $1911.00). All tied up with a pretty red bow.

How to get your mitts on this stack of wonders?

-Post a comment on the contest page (1 entry)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OOAK bag design contest (deadline: July 15)

jen — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:21:00 +0000

Attention: One of a Kind Show and Sale Customers!

We want your design on our Reusable Shopping Bag

We would like to invite all of our One of a Kind customers to enter the Christmas One of a Kind Customer Shopping Bag Design Contest!

The winning design (with your signature) will be printed alongside our logo on the reusable shopping bags. The winner will also receive a $250 shopping spree at the Christmas 2008 [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: trashion show @ kitchener’s bloomin earth fair

angelune — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:04:00 +0000

Trashion Show @ Kitchener‘s Bloomin Earth Fair….

imadeit challenges you to create an outfit from post consumer goods, and showcase it at our fashion show for Kitchener‘s “Bloomin Earth” Fair

This event will be held at Kitchener City Hall Sunday April 20th @ 1pm

Use recycled materials from the kitchen, or rework peices from your closet. We want to showcase [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: fred flare’s next big thing

angelune — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:48:00 +0000

Former Next Big Thing winner Karissa Cove has diligently reminded us that indie-cute shop Fred Flare is looking for 2008 candidates. This is an awesome opportunity in terms of exposure, sales, and quite possibly hard cash. Toronto crafties, represent!

Visit the contest page for details.

CRAFTY HAPPENING: sew green contest & fabric swap at sew be it

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:30:00 +0000

Wow, awesome prizes for this eco-crafty upcycling contest hosted by Sew Be It Studio Workshop.

SEW GREEN CONTEST

Show us how creative you are while helping to save the environment. Use old materials/clothes/fabric/anything, to create something new and wonderful. Turn that old blanket into a purse or skirt. That old ugly dress could now be a fantastic fall blouse. There are no limits to what you can create. Your project can be anything just as long as it is recycled/reused materials. All entries will be judged on creativity and use of materials.

The best [...]

t-shirt design fundraiser

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:53:00 +0000

Becky of The Sweetie Pie Press passed this along:

Design4ADifference is a T-Shirt design contest and fundraiser to raise money for The Princess Margaret Hospital. There will be 20 finalist with the top design receiving an iPod.

Design4ADifference has been featured in the Toronto Star Fashion Calendar and The Annex Guardian.

You get a chance to showcase your work while helping a good cause. Please check out
www.design4Adifference.com for more information or to download an entry form.

Sincerely,
Lisa Stuve

PF Flyer Diorama Contest

admin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:48:00 +0000

The kooky kids/savvy marketers at PF Flyers are holding a diorama contest and want TCA readers to get involved. Perks for contestants are pretty sweet: a free subscription to ReadyMade magazine for the first 50 entries, and the best dioramas will be posted on the PF Flyers site. Those who make the cut will receive their very own pair of Flyers, and the “best of the best” will be featured in a print ad. (These Journas are cute enough to make me want to reproduce my grade five interpretation of the House of Commons involving [...]

oh dear…

admin — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:19:00 +0000

we totally missed posting about the October 14th episode of CBC Radio One’s ‘definitely not the opera’, which was all about Do-It-Yourself culture. but here we are, a few weeks later and you can download the podcast of this episode, you don’t even need an ipod, you can listen to it right on your computer if you like. check out their page for instructions if you are a podcast newbie.

for this special episode on DIY and craft-culture, DNTO held [...]

ATC contest

admin — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:58:00 +0000

TCA reader Heather alerted me to a contest for ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) as part of the upcoming fall Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival. The cards can be in any medium, as long as it’s the artist’s original work.

The top prize is a Janome sewing machine valued at $999!

Go here for details.