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Deadline for Entries to the Open Design Challenge extended!!! November 18th

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009





November 2009 - Deadline for Amaco Friendly Plastic Challenge 2010 extended



Deadline Extended! Entries to be Postmarked by November 18, 2009


The deadline to enter the AMACO Friendly Plastic '
design challenge' has been extended until November 18.


But don't wait to send in your entries - if your entry is postmarked by the original deadline of November 6 you'll receive a complimentary sample of Friendly Plastic.


This challenge is open to all ages with cash prizes and awards given in 4 simple categories each of which require you to use at least 50% Friendly Plastic in your entry.


All entries will be showcased in a gallery on-line at amaco.com and at the Craft & Hobby Association Show (CHA) in Anaheim, January 2010. All winners will receive an etched crystal award, $100 check, plus a $100 check to the charity of
their choice.


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If you haven't heard, Friendly Plastic is back by popular demand! Remember that glitzy, bright, shimmering metallic jewelry from the 80's that crafters embellished with crystals, watch parts and beads?! It's back by design, because
creative women like Liz Welch and Jana Ewy kept it alive, then helped reignite it with the help of Linda Peterson, Jen Lowe and their countless
on-line friends in the U.S., UK and Australia!



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Butterfly Memory by Sara Romero.




This is the second year that AMACO is honoring the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust with a challenge category called "Butterflies." AMACO invites you, your friends, and family members to make butterflies (as a symbol
representing each child lost) to be installed at the
Holocaust Museum Houston Butterfly Project.


Cash prizes and awards will be given for the Best Butterfly made by an artist under the age of 15, as well as, the Best Butterfly made by an artist over the age of 15. Butterflies should not be any larger than 8" x 10" and should not
have glitter, macaroni or perishables attached to them.


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In addition, two more categories are designed to shake things up, loosen creative ideas, and stimulate original artwork! Awards will be given for the Best Mixed Media/Altered Art Project and for the Best Mixed Media Jewelry Design. The
Mixed Media/Altered Art Project can be anything from paper crafting to home decor, wearable or installation art. There's no limit to your own creative applications! The Mixed Media Jewelry Design combines Friendly Plastic
Design Sticks or
Pellets with other mediums that appeal to you!


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Here is a link to the
on-line entry form. The awards reception is scheduled to take place on January 25, 2010 in the AMACO Booth at the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA-Anaheim). Stay tuned for more news on our
Facebook page or
Twitter!


Learn all you need to know to
get started!


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Blog Talk Radio Tomorrow

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Just a quick note to join Inspired at Home tomorrow evening. I'll be a guest on the show talking about Friendly Plastic and all sorts of other stuff.

And remember to get your entries in for the Open Design Challenge. There are four categories to choose from and we just can't wait to see what you come up with! So get creative!

Details about the challenge are on the right side bar!
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FRIENDLY PLASTIC OPEN DESIGN CHALLENGE – Winter CHA 2010

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Join our Friendly Plastic OPEN design challenge!!! This challenge is different than from years past because now we have opened it to everyone...that means YOU yes YOU yes Y-O-U!

Last evening we shared the details regarding this challenge on the Friendly Plastic Radio Show and they are as follows:

Categories:

Butterflies - over age 15
Butterflies - under age 15

Mixed Media - OPEN - this means anything goes...well...almost anything...
Mixed Media - Jewelry

Guidelines:

  • Each design must be made of 50% Friendly Plastic (sticks or pellets)
  • Butterflies should be two dimensional and no larger than 8 x 10 inches.
  • Please do not use glitter or anything perishable on butterflies (including macaroni)
  • Friendly Plastic CHA '09 winners are ineligible to win prizes this year, however they may enter a piece for display purposes
  • This is an open challenge - ANYONE may enter one or more pieces
  • Deadline for Entries: NOVEMBER 6, 2009
  • This is necessary to be able to have names etched into awards to be presented
  • Entries will not be returned to entrants. Butterflies will be donated to the Holocaust Museum Houston and other entries will be retained by AMACO or donated to charity

Display and Prizes:

  • All entries will be published in an on-line gallery at the amaco.com website and will be displayed at AMACO's booth at CHA 2010 Aneheim
  • Winners will be presented with an etched crystal award at AMACO booth at CHA Winter 2010
  • Winners will receive $100 personal check from AMACO
  • Winners will receive a matching $100 check payable to favorite charity of choice
  • Winners will receive a gift basket including a variety of AMACO products and other suprize products (products subject to change)

Prizes will be given for the four categories mentioned above along with

  • Peoples Choice on-line voting
  • Best of CHA Show

For more information or questions regarding this challenge, please contact our challenge coordinator Helen Bradley at helen@helenbradley.com and please put "Friendly Plastic CHA challenge" in the subject line.

You can listen to an archived podcast of this show by clicking here

About the Butterfly Project:

The Butterfly Project at the Holocaust Museum Houston is seeking 1.5 million butterflies for an installation honoring the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust. The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2012, for all to remember. All Butterfly entries will be contributed to the museum.

Additionally, AMACO will be accepting butterflies made up of any medium and will forward them to the Butterfly Project for you, provided that they are brought to the CHA show.

Even if you have never entered a challenge like this...what have you got to lose? Your work will be on display for magazine editors, manufacturers and a host of others related to the craft industry. It is a great opportunity for you to get your work noticed and get some exposure...and it's free! So, please think seriously about his challenge. Everyone is a winner!

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