February Craft Challenge Winner

Lethargic Lass won the February Craft Challenge! Her entry was the Burlesque Doll and it made a late comeback after the picture frame from Amber surged ahead. Katy (Lethargic Lass) will win a $20 gift card to a craft store and get a free challenge packet.

I went through the blog post entries. I was going to choose the winner from those that have my button on their website. Nobody. So, I had to do it randomly. The winner is Gigi from Enjoying the Ride. Gigi will receive the March challenge packet for free!

I'm also keeping the signups for March open through today. There are only two spaces left. Get them while the getting is good. The sponsor for March is You Can Make This and they are providing a bundle of 3 great patterns/tutorials to the winner.

I also wrote up a little FAQ page for the challenge so if you want to tell your friends about it, you can refer them there.

Make. Fat Quarter Handbag

*Follow the link to vote for this month's Christy's Craft Challenge*
*SIGN UP FOR MARCH! Deadline 2/25. Only $5 here*

Not only is this a great project to do, it is my submission for Christy's Craft Challenge. I made this bag using the tutorial found at Sew, Mama, Sew. The supplies listed in the picture are only the ones I used to make the embellishment. To make the bag you will need:

2 fat quarters
fusible interfacing
purse handles
magnetic snap

This was a great tutorial and I had no problem following along. My purse came out so well that as soon as I was finished, I loaded my essentials and went to town.

My flower embellishment includes all of the supplies from the craft challenge (listed above). I ran wrapping paper, felt, and the cotton pad through my Big Kick machine to make the flower. I added the tulle and the pom pom to the top. The pipe cleaner is holding it all together at the back.

I love the bright, cheery colors, and the handbag is destined to be one of my favorites.

Check out the flickr group to add your own projects or to see what others have made.

February Craft Challenge Poll

Less than 50% of the participants have turned in a picture of their finished craft project. Did February just run away from everyone? C'est la vie. More chances to win for those that finished, right? If you did sign up for the challenge and haven't sent a picture to me yet, do so and I'll add it to the poll.

Up for grabs this month is a $20 gift card to a craft store of the winner's choice and a free month subscription to the challenge.

Be sure to sign up soon for next month's challenge (deadline Feb 25th) at my etsy shop. The prize for March is sponsored by You Can Make This and is a bundle of great patterns worth over $25!

Voting for this month will close at 5pm (Central time) on Feb 26th (Thursday). Good luck!

February Craft Challenge Deadlines

image of Feb Craft Challenge submission from Lethargic Lass on flickr

Have you been working on your submissions, challenge participants? The deadline for the February contest is this Saturday, Feb 21st. You'll want to get your pictures emailed to me (christy AT christynelson DOT net) or upload them to the flickr group by Saturday night. I'll have the poll ready to go Monday morning.

I also ask you to email me the links to your blog posts (if you do one) about the challenge. I will choose a winner from those that will win next month's challenge for free.

Speaking of next month's challenge, you have until Feb 25th to purchase the packet for March. We've got a great prize bundle for the winner from You Can Make This.

Can't wait to see what you all made this month!

February Craft Challenge

Are you ready to rumble? By now you should have received your craft challenge packets for February. Are you inspired? Confused? You have a few weeks to come up with something fantastic and get your projects finished. No pressure!

If you haven't joined the flickr group yet, please do so! You can ask questions there and see pictures of projects from other participants.

March packets are now on sale in my etsy shop. Those of you that would like to participate but don't have an etsy account, please contact me via email. I can send you a paypal invoice or you can send me a check.

Have fun with the challenge this month!