Yearbook hopefuls....
We’re putting together a special yearbook on Flickr of all the sock critters you make from Brenna Maloney’s book, Socks Appeal.
Enter your favorites and you might win a great prize!
Socks Appeal provides the inspiration and instructions to make 16 fun and funky sock critters.
Get the book, pick a pattern to make, and you’re in the running! The socks and accessories you choose, along with creative expression you give your little buddy, will be what sets your student apart from the rest of the class.
Blog readers are encouraged to vote for their favorite yearbook hopefuls with comments either on Flickr or here on the blog. The final winners will be selected by Brenna and a group of C&T staffers. In honor of all four winners, C&T will donate 100 pairs of new, warm socks in your names, to one of our local homeless shelters.
The Most Popular entrant will win a $100 American Express gift certificate!!
Now that’s got to be at least a year’s worth of socks!
A fabulous prize package filled with C&T Publishing products (valued at $50) will be awarded to each of the three entrants who we think deserve the titles of:
• Class Clown
• Best Smile
• Biggest Geek
So reach way back in that sock drawer, dig behind the dryer, and unbunch those forgotten socks. Take out your needle and thread and get your critters ready for their yearbook photos!
And now for some words of encouragement from Brenna…
Are your feet itching yet? Getting hot in those socks, I’ll bet. Well, you’re gonna need to take them off anyhoo. You know, for the contest. What? Are you SERIOUS? You haven’t entered the contest yet? You’ve GOT to be kidding me. You’d better whip those socks off right now and get going. C&T is sponsoring this awesome contest, and you’re gonna want your sock creature to be Head of the Class! You could win mega-prizes. You gotta do it. Do it NOW! And then you gotta check back, every Wednesday in September. I’ll be checking, too. I’m dying to see what you come up with. Good luck. And may the best sock win!
Winners will be notified via email and announced here on the blog.
Here’s how to enter:
1. Get a copy of Socks Appeal by Brenna Maloney at your local book, fabric, craft or online store.
2. Pick a pattern or two from book to make and enter. Take a clear, well-lit photograph of your finished critter(s) that shows their personality!
3. To submit your entry, post one photo for each critter to our Socks Appeal Yearbook group on Flickr*.
4. Name your critter in the caption of your photo (such as Henrietta the Hamster) – so voters can call you out!
5. Visit the StashBooks blog every Wednesday in September for a yearbook update and a chance to vote on your favorites submitted so far.
6. Chat up the contest on your own blog, Facebook, Twitter – link to our Wednesday blog posts and ask for those votes!
Even after the popularity contest is over, the yearbook will be available indefinitely for you to add new students—just for fun!
Contest rules:
- Contest is open to all sock aficionados
- Limit 2 submissions per person
- Entries must be received by 12:00pm PST on October 31, 2010
Good luck and have fun!!
* If you don’t currently use Flickr, it’s free and easy to set up—click here. If you prefer not to create your own Flickr account, you may email your submission photo(s) as low-res .jpg files to ctinfo@ctpub.com and we will post for you.
** C&T Publishing employees, authors, contributors, and freelance service providers are welcome to post pictures in the yearbook, but are not eligible to participate in the contest.
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4 Comments
this is gonna be soooo much fun! can’t wait to see what everyone makes!
I just joined and cant wait to see all the entries. I am getting busy now!
I wanted to tweet this contest and put it on my facebook but there isn’t a link. I can only follow, not tweet.
FUN STUFF! I am looking behind my dryer as soon as I am done typing this and going to run down the sock monster of spares….. Yippie skippy