| Save My Oceans: Grand Prize Winner Last week, we featured each of our top five finalists in the Save My Oceans contest. Now we can reveal which of these finalists is the Grand Prize Winner. All the entries in the contest were impressive, and it was great to see all the fun, innovative and practical ways folks are reusing plastics in their CRAFT and MAKE projects. Be sure to check out the Save My Oceans Flickr group to check out more of the projects. Contest entries were judged using the following criteria: Creativity and originality of the project - accounting for 50% of the total scoreAmount of Plastic re-use - accounting for 30% of the total scorePracticality of the final output - accounting for 20% of the total scoreWe also had a special-guest judge on the panel: writer, filmmaker and adventurer Jon Bowermaster, of Take Part. To recap, our top five finalists were as follows: Olive the Ostrich Plastic SculptureUpcycled Fused Plastic CoatUpcycled Plastic BeadsUpcycled HairclipsUpcycled CorsetReady to see who the Grand Prize Winner is? Check it out after the jump! Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Nease students make crafts with kids Do you want to give your kids some arts and crafts time without having to buy boxes of ribbons and popsicle sticks? Nease High School club, Arts in Motion, is giving kids and tweens a chance to dive into creative activities without having to pay a dime. pontevedrarecorder.com |
Crafts, video games at Florham Park library precede wrap-up party FLORHAM PARK The Florham Park Public Librarys Summer Reading Club, Make a Splash at Your Library, kicked off back in late June, and now looks forward to a wrap-up party with a live band Thursday, Aug. 19, at the library at 107 Ridgedale Ave. at the entrance to the boroughs municipal complex. recordernewspapers.com |
Storytimes, crafts in fall programs at Mount Olive library MOUNT OLIVE TWP. – The Mount Olive Public Library has many fun and free programs for children planned for the fall season. recordernewspapers.com |
How-To: Fall Kirigami Jessica of Zakka Life shares a simple tutorial and a set of templates for creating these beautiful and delicate fall-inspired kirigami leave. She notes they can be used on tablescapes or strung as garland. They are so beautiful and simple, I imagine making them could be quite addictive. [via SisterDiane]Read the Full Story » | More on CRAFT » | Comments » | Read more articles in Paper Crafts | Digg this! blog.craftzine.com |