Monday, April 30, 2012

the 2012 handmade olympics CELEBRATION!



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cue the national anthems!
ready your handmade banners!
get out those cameras!
here come our medalists!

welcome to the 2012 handmade olympics medal party celebrations!!

so glad you could all attend!
what a fabulous month and a half of handmaking amazingness it's been!

while you're taking your seats... i've just a few words i'd like to share!
(what olympic event would be complete without a little speech?!)

cheers to everyone who nominated, cheered on and encouraged others in handmaking, as part of the 3rd annual *handmade olympics!*

thousands of individual votes were cast (i *think* that might be more then voted in our last election! :) {you nicies should run for office the way you've inspired grassroots cheering like this! amazing!}

and how fun is that our medalists are from all around the world!? i love the global spirit of handmaking!

ah, how i LOVE the handmade community! congrats to ALL of the fabulous nominees, the amazing folks shortlisted for each event, and now, to our medalists!

hope it encouraged you, at the very least, to get your wonderful work out there, and to cheer on others in our lovely handmaking village! whether you played, voted, created or cheered, i think we all play a great part in building our amazing handmaking community, together!

indeed, most of all, let's take a cue from those *other* olympic athletic competitors to achieve our own handmaking bests... dream big, weather the ups & downs, keep trying, surround yourself with great, encouraging folks, and most of all... believe in your self, your creations, and your fabulous work!

without further ado... as nominated by YOU, shortlisted by our fabulous judges, and voted on by YOU, our medalists (whose prizes total over $1700 worth of handmade & vintage goodness) in the 2012 handmade olympics ARE.....


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silver ::  peru paper - peru


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woohoo!

personally, i've found myself a whole bevy of amazing new artists to adore, and happily rediscovered many faves! and thanks to the many of you who have told me you've loved them, too!

so cue the video montage
grab a beverage (i'm on my 4th coffee! join me!)
take a visit through the medalists fabulous work, meet some new handmaking friends,
and enjoy the celebrations!
thanks, nicies!
what a fabulous party it's been!

see you next year, superstars!












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19 comments:

  1. Congratulations to everyone- there were amazing items, shops, and blogs nominated in every category! I had so much fun making new discoveries & friends. Thank you to everyone who helped make the 3rd Handmade Olympics such a great event!

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    1. thanks so much, nicey! i really appreciate your kind words! it was so much fun! congrats on your medal!

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  2. Thanks for putting on a great Olympics! What a wonderful way to showcase handmade & meet some great new artists ;-) see you again next year for #4?!

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    1. yay to #4, geri! thanks so very much for being part of the fun (and for being such a great cheerleader, too!) much appreciated!

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  3. Congratulations!Thank you so much The Rikrak for this awesome Handmade Olympics!

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    1. thanks baymut! and many congrats on your silver medal! woohoo!

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  4. Big congrats to all and thanks so much for the fun! :)

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  5. Wow!!!!!
    :) :)

    I'm really happy - it's a great honor
    Congratulations to all talented participants !
    Thanks everyone for voting and encouragement!
    I'm grateful.

    Timor
    TIMO-HANDMADE

    WWW.TIMO-HANDMADE.COM
    timor.etsy.com
    www.facebook.com/pages/Timo-handmade/125198930834959

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  6. Congratulations to all of the amazing artisans! It was an honor to participate this year, and I am looking forward to sponsoring next year!

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  7. thanks so much, everyone! it's wonderful to see all of the fabulous nominees & winners!

    congrats to all of you!

    and that's wonderful to hear, timor!

    (and yay - that's super, gail! thanks!)

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  8. This is such a great thing that you do. I LOVED reading about all the artists and all the judges and finding out about new blogs and creative endeavors. Well Done!

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  9. WOOHOO!!! Thanks for this opportunity and for the gold! Big thanks everyone for voting!

    Great idea indeed! I will take part next year too!

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  10. Thank you so very much to everyone who voted for me, I'm very honoured and humbled :) What an amazing handmade community we're all a part of!

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  11. Thank you K for my super awesome prize!! :D

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  12. Thank you so much for this fun competition and for all the wonderful votes and shout outs! You rock hun!

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  13. Congrats to all the winners! Loved discovering some great new indies through your fab Olympics!

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  14. It was an honor to be shortlisted, Congratulations to all of the fabulous winners!!

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  15. thanks dearies! i really appreciate all of your kind cheers! yay!

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