Have you seen the So You Think You’re Crafty (S.Y.T.Y.C.) Blog? I am a big fan, I really wish there was a TV show just like this, so I could watch the contestants compete live, you know, kind of like Design Star or Project Runway, only crafty. Anyway, I had the chance to audition for round three and, ahem, I didn’t do so well.
I really had a great time with my audition and I’m hoping that maybe I can try out again someday. Today I’m going to share what I made and some theories (excuses) why I wasn’t in the top 10.
BTW, these are new pictures that I took today, I have modified the original “finished” cover since I entered it in the contest. I am really happy how this came out and I will use it a lot, my sketchbook now lives in this case and I have everything I need to whip it out and sketch at a moments notice, I am so happy to have finished this!
Now for the why I didn’t make the top 10 or as I like to call it, How not to enter a craft contest.
- Pick something really custom that doesn’t have a lot of appeal to the average crafter.
- Not deciding what you will make when you find out you’ll be auditioning.
- Procrastinate and wait until the very last minute to finish.
- Just kind of finished and not really do it the way you wanted it because you are out of time.
- Make something using a super complicated process that may release toxic fumes.
- Take awful pictures on you living room floor at 10 o’clock at night.
- Use materials that are difficult to photograph (the fused plastic).
- Think entering a contest when you are nine months pregnant, where if you are in the top 10 it will mean finishing one super fabulous project with tutorial a week for 10 weeks is a good idea.
4 comments:
I'm interested in seeing instructions! I voted for you and am glad to have found your blog, but I also don't think it helped to be at the bottom of the list!
Thanks Barbra, I kind of thought that I didn't get any votes, it was hard to tell. I'll put together a tutorial and get the PDF for the clasp posted soon.
If you want to get a head start check out how to fuse plastic bags on the etsylabs blog: http://etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-overdue-fusing-plastic-bag.html I used pieces from past projects and just zigzagged them together to make a larger piece of fabric.
I loved this craft. You know what I think is the biggest thing. Photos! This is a really cool project, but i don't think people were able to appreciate it as much because you can't see all of the cool details. Good job.
DecoMOD - agreed, I did a poor job with the photos, I should have drug out the light box or waited for a sunny day. I love it though, I take it everywhere.
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