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My love for crafting and public radio have combined! NPR is having an ORNAMENT CONTEST!!!!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6556501
Holidays
Contest: Make a Menorah, Create an Ornament
by Melody Joy Kramer and Marc Silver
NPR.org, November 29, 2006 · 'Tis the season to make crafts.
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Enter our contest and make us laugh.
Fa la la la la la la la la la.
If you've been following all the news,
Fa la la la la la la la la,
Make a timely ornament (or a menorah, for the Jews!).
What: NPR's First Ever Holiday Craft Contest. Design either a handmade menorah or a Christmas tree ornament. We are looking for designs that reflect the news of 2006. We also welcome quirky, funny and/or offbeat designs. (See examples to the left.)
How to Enter: Post your creation on Flickr.com with the keyword: NPRHOLIDAYCONTEST. Be sure to include a short artist's statement (example below) and a way we can contact you.
Prizes: Swag from the NPR Shop: The Hanukkah Lights Gift Set for the menorah winner; an NPR Jazz Christmas Collection with Marian McPartland for the ornament winner.
Contest rules: The ornament must be hangable. The menorah must hold eight candles plus a raised ninth candle, aka the shamash in Hebrew, which lights the others. The menorah must also safely support nine lit candles. All entries must include an e-mail address. NPR employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
Deadline: Dec. 11, 2006
Judging: NPR's digital media staff will do the honors. Winners will be announced at npr.org by Dec. 15, 2006. Runners-up will be displayed in an online photo gallery.
Sample Entry: Mel Gibson Mel-norah. This menorah works on two levels: It symbolizes a willingness to accept Gibson's apology for his anti-Semitic rant but also, for skeptics, offers the chance to watch hot wax drip down his punim (the Yiddish word for face). Materials: Mel Gibson cutouts and menorah. Don't forget to include your e-mail address!
OK, now I need a brilliant, topical theme for my ornament. I don't think my cute little snowmen will cut it... Unless perhaps I made an OJ Simpson snowman, har har har.
Any brilliant ideas?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6556501
Holidays
Contest: Make a Menorah, Create an Ornament
by Melody Joy Kramer and Marc Silver
NPR.org, November 29, 2006 · 'Tis the season to make crafts.
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Enter our contest and make us laugh.
Fa la la la la la la la la la.
If you've been following all the news,
Fa la la la la la la la la,
Make a timely ornament (or a menorah, for the Jews!).
What: NPR's First Ever Holiday Craft Contest. Design either a handmade menorah or a Christmas tree ornament. We are looking for designs that reflect the news of 2006. We also welcome quirky, funny and/or offbeat designs. (See examples to the left.)
How to Enter: Post your creation on Flickr.com with the keyword: NPRHOLIDAYCONTEST. Be sure to include a short artist's statement (example below) and a way we can contact you.
Prizes: Swag from the NPR Shop: The Hanukkah Lights Gift Set for the menorah winner; an NPR Jazz Christmas Collection with Marian McPartland for the ornament winner.
Contest rules: The ornament must be hangable. The menorah must hold eight candles plus a raised ninth candle, aka the shamash in Hebrew, which lights the others. The menorah must also safely support nine lit candles. All entries must include an e-mail address. NPR employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
Deadline: Dec. 11, 2006
Judging: NPR's digital media staff will do the honors. Winners will be announced at npr.org by Dec. 15, 2006. Runners-up will be displayed in an online photo gallery.
Sample Entry: Mel Gibson Mel-norah. This menorah works on two levels: It symbolizes a willingness to accept Gibson's apology for his anti-Semitic rant but also, for skeptics, offers the chance to watch hot wax drip down his punim (the Yiddish word for face). Materials: Mel Gibson cutouts and menorah. Don't forget to include your e-mail address!
OK, now I need a brilliant, topical theme for my ornament. I don't think my cute little snowmen will cut it... Unless perhaps I made an OJ Simpson snowman, har har har.
Any brilliant ideas?