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New Contest Next Week: Kids Crafts - UPDATED

Next week we will be starting the SINGER Kids Crafts Contest!

We want to see some awesome projects for kids or for kids to do that involve sewing. It can involve a needle and thread or a sewing machine, but most importantly it needs to be a fun project that a kid can do.

To make it extra fun, SINGER is going to be putting up some awesome sewing machines as prizes. A sweet serger and some other sewing machines will be going out to those who make the best Instructables.
UPDATE: To make the contest even bigger, we're going beyond crafts made by kids and also including crafts made for kids.

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I_am_Canadian says: Aug 4, 2009. 11:55 AM
Would a weaving loom count?
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fungus amungus (author) in reply to I_am_CanadianAug 4, 2009. 1:54 PM
No. It has to involve sewing.
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I_am_Canadian in reply to fungus amungusAug 4, 2009. 2:01 PM
Sniff... Sniff...

I thought we were friends!

Okay, thanks.
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DebH57 in reply to I_am_CanadianAug 5, 2009. 4:15 AM
Just a suggestion here I am, why not make some potholders on your loom and then SEW them together for a nice hot mat or something like that?
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I_am_Canadian in reply to DebH57Aug 5, 2009. 8:48 AM
Not a bad idea... I might do something for Corking, though.
porcupinemamma says: Jul 31, 2009. 4:36 AM
do the projects need to be done with a Singer sewing machine? (Fond memories..when son was very young, he referred to my sewing machine as "The SEW MACHINE")....days gone by
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Kiteman in reply to porcupinemammaJul 31, 2009. 5:44 AM
No, it can be sewn by hand (read the OP).
porcupinemamma in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 11:49 AM
so..."Singer" doesn't mind if another brand shows up in an instructable that's entered into their contest?
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DebH57 in reply to porcupinemammaAug 5, 2009. 4:19 AM
They would probably say ... We got to get that girl on a Singer Machine Lynn
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Kiteman in reply to porcupinemammaJul 31, 2009. 2:17 PM
I wouldn't think they'd mind.
porcupinemamma in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 11:46 AM
sorry to ask-must still have anesthetic in my system from last week's surgery (that and i've been known to read too fast and miss stuff)
porcupinemamma says: Aug 1, 2009. 11:00 PM
I would really love to enter this contest. I have figured out how to add a picture to my user name-would I write out instructions and save them to a document and then upload them to the instructable page? I know there are instructions on how to make an ible...am I understanding how it's done so far? Please be kind...age before beauty (yah yah a politically incorrect comment-I know)
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DebH57 in reply to porcupinemammaAug 5, 2009. 4:17 AM
Hey Porcupinemamma I am waiting for you in the kids contest ... hurry up, come on. If you need help making your I'ble just email me.
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fungus amungus (author) in reply to porcupinemammaAug 3, 2009. 12:11 PM
Like jessyratfink said, click on "Submit" at the top and then "Submit new Instructable." Try writing a few steps at first and get the hang of the system. Nobody can see anything until you publish it. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
porcupinemamma in reply to fungus amungusAug 4, 2009. 3:57 AM
Thanks for your help and encouragement fungus amungus and jessyratfink
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jessyratfink in reply to porcupinemammaAug 2, 2009. 7:43 AM
Once you go to "submit" you'll enter the instructions in step-by-step and upload pictures for each step. You can only edit one step at a time, so if you wrote up a larger document, you could just copy and paste the appropriated information into each step. :)
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treesneedtobehugged says: Aug 4, 2009. 12:44 PM
Could my How to Make a Seed Bomb be used in the kids crafts contest?
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fungus amungus (author) in reply to treesneedtobehuggedAug 4, 2009. 1:55 PM
No. It does not involve sewing and it was published already. Contests only accept entries that are published within their own time period.
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Ethanal says: Aug 4, 2009. 1:13 PM
So all projects have to include sewing, whether they are crafts for kids to make or crafts made for kids?
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fungus amungus (author) in reply to EthanalAug 4, 2009. 1:52 PM
Yup.
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DebH57 says: Jul 30, 2009. 3:29 AM
This is going to be great, kid projects are always a blast!
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Creativeman in reply to DebH57Aug 4, 2009. 5:04 AM
I bet you'll win Deb! Cman
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DebH57 in reply to CreativemanAug 4, 2009. 6:55 AM
Thanks for the vote of confidence CMan!
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phalanx447 says: Aug 3, 2009. 10:22 PM
Sounds good. More kids need to know how to sew. I just had to teach a group of my Marines how to.
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jessyratfink says: Jul 30, 2009. 6:50 AM
Time to start brainstorming, then!
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Goodhart in reply to jessyratfinkJul 30, 2009. 7:11 AM

Sounds good......


Brainstorm+-+Clam+Lynch.jpg
porcupinemamma in reply to GoodhartJul 31, 2009. 4:36 AM
cool picture
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Kiteman in reply to porcupinemammaJul 31, 2009. 5:46 AM
I got told off by an education "consultant" recently - apparently brain storm is now frowned upon because of the supposed links to people with certain mental or nervous conditions, such as epilepsy.

We have to call them idea showers now.

I kid you not. :-(
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phalanx447 in reply to KitemanAug 3, 2009. 10:21 PM
I just gagged hard. That "problem" that changing the phrase "fixed" was purely artificial.
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Lithium Rain in reply to KitemanAug 1, 2009. 5:08 PM
ROFL
Rock Soldier in reply to KitemanAug 1, 2009. 8:48 AM
"Okay everyone. Time for Idea showers time. Who'd like to go first?" "He finally lost it..."
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Tool Using Animal in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 1:57 PM
LOL, I read about that in the SUN, see it is as bad as you've made it out to be.
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Kiteman in reply to Tool Using AnimalJul 31, 2009. 2:36 PM
Only if you listen to the jobsworths.

Intelligent human beings say stop being a numpty and carry on regardless.

Personally, I think all this PC rot is more insulting to the various minorities it identifies than the behaviour it tries to change - for a start, many of these groups were not singled out until the PC lot created them, plus it makes it look as if the members of those groups are too unintelligent to realise that there is no malice intended in phrases like brainstorm or accident black-spot.
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jessyratfink in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 1:49 PM
I would like to say again that the amount of political correctness these days makes my head spin. Everything is offensive to everyone, it seems. :P
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Lithium Rain in reply to jessyratfinkAug 1, 2009. 5:08 PM
I find the term "everyone" exclusive and offensive!!!
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jessyratfink in reply to Lithium RainAug 2, 2009. 7:41 AM
What about "all of you"?
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Lithium Rain in reply to jessyratfinkAug 2, 2009. 11:55 AM
"Ya'll" will suffice. :P

(And yes, I know the apostrophe shouldn't be there - it looks better that way. Deal with it, people! :P:P)
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Goodhart in reply to Lithium RainAug 3, 2009. 7:57 AM
really? I have always written Y'all but never knew it wasn't suppose to be there.
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Lithium Rain in reply to GoodhartAug 3, 2009. 8:27 AM
Y'all is correct, pedantically speaking, since it's a contraction of You all and not Ya all.
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Goodhart in reply to Lithium RainAug 3, 2009. 8:44 AM
Ah, good, I just thought yall looked too much like another word LOL yawl
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jessyratfink in reply to Lithium RainAug 3, 2009. 7:19 AM
I don't know, I think both ya'll and y'all are perfectly fine.
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Lithium Rain in reply to jessyratfinkAug 3, 2009. 8:27 AM
Hehe same! :D
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Goodhart in reply to jessyratfinkAug 1, 2009. 5:31 AM
The immortal words ring true "(they) can't handle the truth"
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 7:06 AM
Oh no ! What's next? Storm Troopers will now be referred to as Rainyday Afternoon Troopers ? LOL
Rock Soldier in reply to GoodhartAug 1, 2009. 8:49 AM
That may offend some people cause of the white armor, and that they're all men...
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Goodhart in reply to Rock SoldierAug 1, 2009. 9:34 AM
Well, that would have happened in the Star Wars movie long before I said anything, right? :-)
Rock Soldier in reply to GoodhartAug 1, 2009. 10:51 AM
Possibly...
Demon5magic in reply to Rock SoldierAug 2, 2009. 3:34 PM
This sounds awesome...I'm gonna go idea shower now...lol
Rock Soldier in reply to Demon5magicAug 2, 2009. 4:31 PM
Don't idea share with others. They may share your idea with others.
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Goodhart in reply to Rock SoldierAug 3, 2009. 7:58 AM
would you call the STI ? Shower transmitted Ideas?
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watermelonhead says: Aug 3, 2009. 11:06 AM
I see a big opprotunity for caitlinsdad here...
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baileygrib says: Jul 30, 2009. 8:30 AM
It sucks that it has to involve sewing cause i have a PERFECT innstructable.
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willrandship in reply to baileygribJul 30, 2009. 8:27 PM
You could always add something extra that involves a little sewing, or reinforce some stuff with some strong thread. Just a thought...
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Matt21497 in reply to willrandshipJul 31, 2009. 12:18 PM
Now how would you add that to his bubles
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baileygrib in reply to Matt21497Jul 31, 2009. 1:43 PM
What?
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Kiteman in reply to baileygribJul 31, 2009. 2:19 PM
(I think he means ibles - many of the older hands shorten the site name.)
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DJ Radio says: Jul 29, 2009. 3:11 PM
wow, at first I thought knex would be allowed, but then I read the rest of the post. oh well.
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Kiteman in reply to DJ RadioJul 29, 2009. 3:19 PM
Unless maybe you built a sewing machine out of K'NEX?
porcupinemamma in reply to KitemanJul 31, 2009. 4:33 AM
Ahhhh kiteman :0) ever thinking projects that rock. wouldn't that be cool?
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DJ Radio in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 3:49 PM
That is not really possible with pure knex because you need a needle. but yeah, it could be done. I dont really specialize in anything other than knex guns though.
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 3:31 PM
How about sewing some k'nex pieces and putting them together :-)
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Kiteman in reply to GoodhartJul 29, 2009. 3:37 PM
K'DLY K'NEX!
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 4:21 PM
I can see the ads now: Soft K'nitted K'nex, only a little more useless then real K'nex LOL
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Skyfinity in reply to GoodhartJul 29, 2009. 5:46 PM
Oh, come on. K'nex are great, they are just a bit... over used.
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Goodhart in reply to SkyfinityJul 29, 2009. 6:53 PM
Give me a couple of sets of Lego Mindstorms and that would be much more fun for me anyways
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natman in reply to GoodhartAug 1, 2009. 4:49 PM
i agree
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Sunbanks says: Jul 29, 2009. 4:15 PM
Yay! I suppose a kid could make an ostrich, couldn't they?
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ll.13 says: Jul 29, 2009. 3:23 PM
*holds breath*
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Lithium Rain says: Jul 29, 2009. 2:47 PM
:( I had a sewing project I was writing up that I lost all the pictures to - I'll have to re-do. Side-note - since some children wear hoisery, pantyhose counts, right?
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Kiteman in reply to Lithium RainJul 29, 2009. 3:05 PM
Really small ones, for a Barbie doll, maybe...
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Lithium Rain in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 3:06 PM
:-( Not quite what the project was...hmm...I simply must find a way to spin this project to enter it legitimately...
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Kiteman says: Jul 29, 2009. 2:41 PM
OMG - Kitewife just got given a 2nd hand machine and is just learning to use it.
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Kiteman in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 2:41 PM
Oh, but I bet they won't mail a sewing machine from the US to the UK.
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Kiteman in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 2:42 PM
Oh! They sell Singer over here, they just need to organise delivery from a UK supplier.
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Kiteman in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 2:42 PM
Oh! Oh! I live five minute's walk from a Singer dealer!
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Kiteman in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 2:47 PM
Oh! Oh! Oh! I just thought of the perfect entry!

Crosses fingers about contest dates, since I'm goin on holiday for the next two weeks...
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Lithium Rain in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 2:45 PM
That's gotta be a record for the longest chain of replies to oneself starting with "Oh".
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Kiteman in reply to Lithium RainJul 29, 2009. 3:03 PM
Oh, I don't know... :-D
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Lithium Rain in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 3:06 PM
ROFL
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Goodhart in reply to Lithium RainJul 29, 2009. 3:34 PM
Oh I KNOW ! (reference: Fawtey Towers)
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Kiteman in reply to GoodhartJul 29, 2009. 3:56 PM
Warty Towels.
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 4:06 PM
Sorry, spelled it wrong Fawlty Towers You remember.....Connie Booth (Sybil Fawlty) whenever she was on the phone would say little more than "Oh I KNOW !" :-)
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Kiteman in reply to GoodhartJul 29, 2009. 4:09 PM
Oh, I know, but they also started several episodes with the hotel sign rearranged into an anagram, including, once Flowery T@@@s.
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Goodhart in reply to KitemanJul 29, 2009. 4:20 PM
Oh yes, I remember that. :-) It's funny what sticks in my mind and what doesn't sometimes.
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bumpus says: Jul 29, 2009. 2:37 PM
In the bag! :D
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