Well, I have a number of announcements to make on this, our last day of hpcreateThe first announcement is that a decision has been reached in light of some of the antics from the Week 8 finalists poll. Long story short, we discovered that not one, but three of the finalists participated in some ballot stuffing -- tampering with the vote. So we need to ( Read more... )

Still not feeling well :( Please remember to get in your entry for this week's contest if you'd like to be eligible to win a gift certificate to an art store!

Today's contest:

Necessary tools
*At least two colors of embroidery thread (called floss, at some stores).
*Tape

Instructions1. Take one color of thread and wrap it around your wrist 2.5 ( Read more... )

I have the flu, so this will be short, sweet, and to the point.

Our second to last mini-contest. And boy is it a fun one to make!

Necessary tools
*Water bottle
*Tape
*Heavy cardboard
*Newspaper or paper towls
*Liquid starch (or liquid glue)
*Bowl
*Paint

Instructions1. Cut the top of the water bottle off -- you'll be keeping the bottom ( Read more... )

As promised, here is the entry for this week's contest. You have from now til Wednesday at 10:00pm PST to get your entries in for a chance to win a gift certificate for an art store!

This week, I would like you to tell us what makes you crafty. Tell us all about your inspiration -- where do you find projects? Is there anything in particular that ( Read more... )

Well, this last week of hpcreate is going to be a bit shortened, since the community is only supposed to run through the month of January. This is how the schedule for the final week will look ( Read more... )

The three-way tie from our first poll is well and truly broken! The winner from Week 4 is...

hps_fmht with her absolutely amazing homemade shrine!

Thank you very, very much to everyone who participated. There were an awful lot of truly fantastic entries -- I'm sad we could only have one winner!

It seems that we have a three-way tie as to who should be the winner for Week 4! I'm going to put up a new poll for around 24 hours, and if we still have a tie at the end I do believe I will declare two (or three!) winners for Week 4. So please, take a few moments to check out these three excellent representatives of our arts and crafts week and ( Read more... )

Guys, I cannot put into words how absolutely floored I am by this week's submissions. We had a huge rise in participation from both old and new members, and everything I saw was fantastic!

I'm never going to be able to pick a winner on my own, so you all have until tomorrow evening to help me decide! Please, vote!

Poll

Today, I would like you to show me a place, pattern, or website where you get your crafting inspiration.

Basically, if you consult something for inspiration I would like to know what it is!

I've asked you guys to show me what you're currently crafting, but today I would love to see something you have already made. I'd also like to know what you used to make it!