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HAT ATTACK! is a friendly kill or be killed competition where the weapon of choice is a hat. You will receive a target and original weapon pattern. Your goal is to knit and mail a hat to your target before you are killed before receiving one yourself!

Visit the Creativity 350 site to find out more on the contest and enter either the Craft Contest or the T-Shirt Contest. And don't forget-- just by entering the contest, you're helping spread the word about a very important cause and about the amazing climate change awareness organization 350.org.

The Creativity 350 contest is actually two contests in one: A 350-themed craft contest and a 350-themed T-shirt design contest. For the craft contest, participants are invited to craft any project that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350, using any crafting technique. For the T-shirt contest, entrants may create an original T-shirt design that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350.

Entries will be accepted from July 15 to August 15, 2008. Then the public will vote for their favorites from August 16 - August 31, 2008. Valuable craft- and green-themed prizes will be awarded to the two winners. A complete list of the prizes can be found at the contest web site. The winning T-shirt design will also be utilized by 350.org on t-shirts that will help the organization raise money and create awareness of its mission.

Co-founded by environmentalist and educator Bill McKibben, 350.org centers itself around the number 350 to provide focus on a clear, concise goal for reducing global warming factors: "350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth."

I don't know what it is about summer but I love quick crafts, and instant satisfaction from making something. Beadalicious: 25 Fresh, Unforgettable Jewelry Projets for Beads Old and New by Sonya Nimri fulfills this and also helps me spruce up my accessories for summer. From dramatic earrings to delicate lariats to bold necklaces, the book shows you step-by-step how to make 25 of the most stylish jewelry. Make them for yourself or better yet make them as gift for friends. One of my favorites I want to make right away is the "In The Spotlight Ring", a dramatic single stone ring that just requires me to wire wrap!

Two lucky random readers are going to win the book Beadalicious! Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you'd like to make jewelry. Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field not the text area (it won't be published on the site). All comments will be closed by 10am (PST) on Friday, June 20th. The lucky winners will be announced by Monday on the CRAFT blog. Good luck!

Beadalicious Santa Monica Book Event
Sonya will be at Ritual Adornments in Santa Monica (2708 Main Street) demonstrating projects from Beadalicious and signing books all day during the Summer Solstice Festival on June 22nd. Stop by and learn a new jewelry technique!

This Singer Curvy Sewing Machine could be yours if you win! It's easy to enter too.

1. Design and sew your own fabric baby booties.
2. Take a photo of your booties.
3. Join the Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group and upload your photo.

No purchase of Michael Miller Fabrics is necessary to win, but a 15% discount will be given for any Michael Miller Fabrics that are purchased from Repro Depot Fabrics . To receive the discount, just enter in code CRAFT. To find out more about prizes and rules, visit the contest page. Winners will be announced on July 21st.

These baby booties above are made by artsiegirl.

To Enter: Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group

1. Design and sew your own fabric baby booties.
2. Take a photo of your booties.
3. Join the Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group and upload your photo.

No purchase of Michael Miller Fabrics is necessary to win, but a 15% discount will be given for any Michael Miller Fabrics that are purchased from Repro Depot Fabrics . To receive the discount, just enter in code CRAFT. To find out more about prizes and rules, visit the contest page.

These bootie cuties above are made by lovinmama.

To Enter: Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group

I love the ease of knit wear but it's hard to find simple patterns for what I want. Now, Wendy Mullin of Built by Wendy fame has a new book out called SEW U Home Stretch that is filled with fashionable knit sewing projects from simple t-shirts, dresses, to hoodies. The spiral-bound book is filled with clear instructions and illustrations, along with all the patterns in a special pocket in the back of the book. I'm looking forward to making some of the babydoll dresses and t-shirts using some of the jersey knits I bought over at Crybaby's Boutique.

But wait, there's more! Two lucky random readers are going to win this fantastic book! Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you need this book. Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field not the text area (it won't be published on the site). All comments will be closed by Noon (PST) on Tuesday, June 10th. The lucky winners will be announced tomorrow evening on the CRAFT blog. Good luck!

Thanks to everyone who entered. Don't forget, if you are in the SF/Bay Area this Saturday, come to the Lotta Prints Book Launch Party. I'll be at the event and there will also be CRAFT giveaways!

Lotta Prints Book Launch
Saturday, June 7, 5-8pm
@ Craft Gym
1452 Bush Street (btw Van Ness & Polk)
San Francisco, CA 94109

It's time again for Decor8's annual Mood Board Contest! Entrants will design a room around one or more picks from Amy Butler's "Midwest Modern" fabric collection. The Grand Prize winner gets an amazing pack of fun stuff, including a signed copy of Amy's book Midwest Modern, 1 Birdie Sling in her Midwest Modern Fabric, 1 Sew It Kit, 2 Card Kits, and 10 of her most recent patterns. Five runners-up will win one of five gorgeous handmade bags created by Amy's studio!

For full contest details, visit Decor8.

Keeping with the CRAFT shoe theme -- Dr Martin's has a "design your own boot" contest, so I made a boot I always wanted, one with a circuit board on it, specifically one with the Wave Bubble open source RF jammer - vote it up if you'd like to see this become a real boot one day!

To enter for your chance to get a FREE copy of Knit Aid, just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you need this book! Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field so we can contact you (you're email won't be published). All comments will be closed by 8am Thursday, May 8th. Two lucky random Craftzine readers are going to win. The lucky winners will be announced tomorrow evening on the CRAFT blog. Good luck!

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered! Winners will be announced tonight!

Read the Knit Aid review on Craftzine to find out more about this knitting essential!

They need more video submissions in the following categories:

Tell Us Your PEEPS® Story: When did you first meet the PEEP®? Did it have to do with a long-ago Easter basket? A hidden patch of egg-hunt grass? Or, the story continues: how have the PEEPS® grown up with you? Are they now your daily sugar fix? Did they play a part in your latest dorm room drama? This is a video that shares all about how PEEPS® fit into your story.

DIY For The Crafty PEEPS® Lover:
A garland of PEEPS®? A PEEPS® printed tote? A sweater sized just for a PEEPS® character? Flip through h PeepsPEEPS®! Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat for instant inspiration. This is a video that show us what you can craft with PEEPS®.

Related:
PEEPS® on Film Contest

Michael Miller Fabrics is proud to sponsor the Baby Bootie Contest! Go to Repro Depot Fabrics to purchase fabrics or use your own to sew up your own baby bootie creation. No purchase is necessary to win this contest but a 15% discount will be given for any Michael Miller Fabrics that are purchased from Repro Depot Fabrics. To receive the discount, just enter in code CRAFT.

We are looking for the cutest and most unique baby bootie design. Enter for a chance win the Singer Curvy Sewing Machine (Model # 8763), a $100 Gift Certificate to Repro Depot Fabrics, and a feature on Craftzine.com.

Three Runners Up will also receive a Michael Miller Fabrics Fat Quarter Bundle (Retail Value - $80.00) and a $20 Gift Certificate to Repro Depot Fabrics. Winners will be chosen by the staff at Michael Miller Fabrics and announced on June 30th.

The contest starts today and goes until June 18th. Visit the contest rules page to find out more info, join the Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group, and post your photo to the group! It's that easy!

Check out some baby bootie inspiration from our previous post.

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Take a visit to Instructables to check out all the great digital photo tutorials for Photojojo Photo Month! I love the tutorial on how to develop black and white photos at home. The entry deadline for the contest is April 30th and you can check out the host of fun prizes you can win!

In celebration of our upcoming shoe issue for CRAFT:07, we are happy to announce a fun contest! Michael Miller Fabrics is proud to sponsor the Baby Bootie Contest! Go to Repro Depot Fabrics to purchase fabrics or use your own. No purchase is necessary to win this contest but a 15% discount will be given for any Michael Miller Fabrics that are purchased from Repro Depot Fabrics . To receive the discount, just enter in code CRAFT.

We are looking for the cutest and most unique baby bootie design. Enter for a chance win the Singer Curvy Sewing Machine (Model # 8763), a $100 Gift Certificate to Repro Depot Fabrics, and a feature on Craftzine.com.

Three Runners Up will also receive a Michael Miller Fabrics Fat Quarter Bundle (Retail Value - $80.00) and a $20 Gift Certificate to Repro Depot Fabrics. Winners will be chosen by the staff at Michael Miller Fabrics and announced on June 30th.

The contest starts today and goes until June 18th. Visit the contest rules page to find out more info and post your entry to Michael Miller Bootie Contest Flickr Group.

To get you started, here are some fun links to baby bootie inspiration:

CRAFT Pattern Podcast - Bitty Booties by Heather Bailey

A Closer Look: Etsy Winter - Baby Booties

Mary Jane style baby booties by fibrespace.

Every Lota Polka Dots Crossover Baby Booties by Sky Girl Style

There are a lot more great baby bootie inspiration on Flickr! See all photos tagged baby booties.

The goal: Design your choice of (or both):

1. A fashionable handknit sock for women (we have to limit this one to women... it's not that challenging to make a fashionable sock for men). We aren't going to define fashionable for you. Do some research in the fashion mags, or on style.com, or wherever else you get your fashion inspiration, but we don't want to limit your creativity by telling you what fashionable is.

2. An artsy or unconventional handknit sock for either men or women. We're about more than fashion here at MPMK. We want to promote designs that are avant-garde or unconventional in other ways. We won't define this one either, so that you can let your creativity run wild.

What we want:
A sketch of your design and a note about your inspiration.