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Homemade Holidays Winners Announced Answered

Instructables and CRAFT Magazine are happy to announce the winners of the Homemade Holidays Contest!

While most people are out there trying to buy the perfect item, many of you were working to make the perfect gift and we love you for it. The personal touch of a handmade gift shows your creativity, and how much you care.

Once again we were delighted by the variety of Instructables that were submitted. The entries just keep getting better and better -- just one look at the winners here shows that!

Even though there are first, second, and third prizes, all of these Instructables deserve a look. Be sure to leave comments and pictures so the authors know how much you appreciate their hard work!

First Prize Winners
The authors of these Instructables win a CRAFT Boxed Gift Set, an Instructables robot T-shirt, a CRAFT T-shirt, and a laser-cut Robot holiday ornament. (in alphabetical order)

Flat Zipper Bag and Wallet	How to Make a Color-Changing Lighted Faux Fur Scarf	Make DIY Vanilla Extract!

Second Prize Winners
The authors of these Instructables win a one-year subscription to CRAFT Magazine, an Instructables robot T-shirt, a CRAFT T-shirt, and a laser-cut Robot holiday ornament. (in alphabetical order)

Crochet a Baby Penguin Amigurumi	Fiber Optic and LED Minature Garden Light	How to Make a TRON Style Lamp: The MADYLIGHT	How to make a unique tile picture for less than $3!	Make a Custom Lift-the-Flap Book for a Toddler

Third Prize Winners
The authors of these Instructables win CRAFT: Volume 5 and a laser-cut Robot holiday ornament. Due to a tie, there are 11 winners instead of 10. (in alphabetical order)

Bat-Mobile hanging toy	Chinese Dragon Pull Toy	Give a real "fallen star"	Grow your own Magic Crystal Tree	How to make Candles!	How to make Pixel Cookies!


LoveBox - The box of love	make your own cookie cutters	Metal Embossing	Stylish Santa Hoodie	Venezia Napkin Rings

Slideshow/Video Prize Winners
The authors of these Instructables win CRAFT: Volume 5 and a laser-cut Robot holiday ornament. (in alphabetical order)

french market bag	Homemade Apple Jelly	How to crochet a DS case	My Shadow Knit Piano Scarf	Jackobs Ladder Optical Illusion Toy


The Pirate's Secret Scarf	Portable CD Pouch	PVC Cello	Unisex Neckwarmer	Wooden rings

Thank you to all the judges: arwen, natalie, ewilhelm, randofo, canida, rachel, reno_dakota, noahw, fungus amungus , and nagutron.

Discussions

Kiteman

11 years ago

Hey, I won! ... scrolls ... So did Kitewife!

GorillazMikoKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

I realized that you did win, 2 times!
Congratulations, you get all the stuff, and I sit here.
In the corner.

_Sulking.

KitemanGorillazMiko

Reply 11 years ago

Time there is still, youngling.

GorillazMikoKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Yeah, but I can't really think of great ideas. I work really hard, but I don't get much. Well, I got a patch and stickers for helping out the community, but those Robot T-shirts... ahhhh!!!! You must have like 3, or something. You won two times in this contest... lucky. I will have to try harder.

KitemanGorillazMiko

Reply 11 years ago

Carry a notepad around with you, jot down any ideas that occur to you.

(Oh, and it's five shirts, plus a Leatherman and several patches)

Gjdj3Kiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Kiteman, you have a lot of instructables stuff. (I'm jealous), But anyway, nice job!

ERNesbittKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

I use Freemind an open source mind mapping software to keep track and categorize my random ideas and to-do lists. It's easy to shuffle things around and re-categorize my ideas. Lots of times little seemingly stupid individual ideas can become one really big stupid idea. And sometimes, with enough mediocre, bad, or really strange ideas a true gem stands out.

But, it's the same concept as the notepad... just keep track of your ideas (good, bad or indifferent) and you'll be amazed at what you can come up with. Sometimes the perfect catalyst for great ideas is a brain-dump.

GorillazMikoKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Thanks for rubbing it in, Kiteman.

KitemanGorillazMiko

Reply 11 years ago

> big eejit grin < Like I said, there's loads of time yet - I've just celebrated my second year here.

ll.13Kiteman

Reply 11 years ago

....If you delete any of the Instructables you'll have to hand it back. =P

CameronSSKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Shut up.

BranGorillazMiko

Reply 11 years ago

I find that ideas just come naturally - I can't take ideas that are being forced upon me.

GorillazMikoBran

Reply 11 years ago

Same here. I like to think of something, then make it. I have a cool Instructable I am thinking of making right now, but I'm not sure if I'll post it, I might though, it'll be up soon (hopefully).

KitemanGorillazMiko

Reply 11 years ago

Go for it! If in doubt, post!

zachninmeKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Is that legal?

Kitemanzachninme

Reply 11 years ago

Legal, shmegal - it was her work, and she'll be reading the Craft magazine.

T3h_MuffinatorKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

WHOA?! WHO IS KITEWIFE?!

T3h_MuffinatorT3h_Muffinator

Reply 11 years ago

err... sorry about the caps

KitemanT3h_Muffinator

Reply 11 years ago

Kitewife is Mrs Kiteman - she made the scarf, all I did was take a video of the end result. She gets the Craft magazine.

ERNesbittKiteman

Reply 11 years ago

Heh. Me, too. Congrats!

KentsOkay

11 years ago

Hoorah for the winners, and W00T! for Kiteman, two wins LOL, and for me :
D'oh!
D'oh!

D'oh!

yngla

11 years ago

*happy*
Thanks a bunch. Lots of really great instructables in this contest!

aintMichael

11 years ago

yay! thanks!

ll.13

11 years ago

Well done winnners!

Very Keri

11 years ago

Congratulations everyone! Even if you didn't win, there were so many good instructables to pick from, I know the judges had their hands full! Personally, I favorited about 50 of these projects and I never did get to look at all of them. Gonna go make my own robot ornament now, I'll be sure to post it. :P

The Uber Maker

11 years ago

Well, my spirits are crushed :( But I guess you can't expect to win with your first Instructable. Altough it would have been nice. I'll probably enter again some other time.

T3h_Muffinator

11 years ago

Woo Hoo! Congrats everyone!