Moviestars Challenge Results

The entries for the "moviestars" design challenge were revealed on Sunday, and after many votes were cast the award for best item went to...

... memake for her Cary-er Bag featuring the lovely Cary Grant appliqued in denim
In 2nd place was reform's distressed collage of Virginia Grey
3rd place went to lupin for a selection of star pins - one set literally stars themselves, this set inspired by 13 yr olds who want to be "famous" when they grow up.
The other challenge entries were...

"You know my name" collage made and brilliantly staged by littlemissriver
"Brad's necklace" by honeybeedz who describes her design as "just the kind of thing that Brad would wear to declare his love for Angelina. Far more tasteful than a vial of her blood!!"
And (last but by no means least) "MM backstage" by askey who says "please don't report me to the copyright police!!"
The next challenge:
As mentioned in an earlier post, we've decided to switch to monthly challenges from now on as a new theme every fortnight is rather a lot of crafting to squeeze into our busy schedules... So, we'll be taking a break for a couple of weeks and then the challenge for May will be "Flowers", deadline Thursday May 31st, when entries will be posted to the flickr group by 2pm BST and voting will be conducted for 24 hours via the Etsy forums (voting is open to anyone on Etsy).
Then in June our theme will be "Fairy Tales", perfectly timed for Midsummer!

Ninja Challenge Results

The entries for the Ninja Challenge are in, and the winners have been declared!

The grand winner and newly-crowned Ninja Queen was Kezzaroo with a cuddly plush bedtime ninja.

Kezzaroo explains: "Having worked closely with the ninja for many years i have decided to show you what the ninja looks like at bedtime. Wearing his pink pyjama onesie *with feet attached of course* How does he get into such a snug ensemble i hear you ask? Just a regular bum flap..."









In joint 2nd place were Lilley with a trio of polymer clay ninjas...









... and memake with a ninja purse designed so "you know your money is protected"










3rd place went to askey for this ninja greetings card (image shows card opened flat - folds at central line)












The other great challenge entries were:


Ninja Ted by Wildcat Designs. "During the day, he's Tartan Ted. But at night...he becomes NINJA TED!!!"










Ninja Baby, Ninja Kitty & Ninja Bunny Brooches by Lupin.










Cloud Ninja by Little Miss River - "The only problem with being a cloud ninja, is that unless its night time...you're still pretty visible"







Kooky Boutique's earring & necklace combo "for the the nin-jette about town".










Ninja Cuff Bracelet by Honeybeedz








Goldyone's Ninja, pictured "hiding under the cliff looking for a fight".









'Rubbish Ninja' by The Devil's Wallpaper. "He is only a yellow belt and he wears it on his head and he wears his stars as acessories so he got kicked in the eye"






Ninja Dog by Bunny who says "this isn't really a 'proper' entry. I just didn't want to be left out!"








Ninja bib by Blue Marmalade











And last but not least: Wizard of Oz Ninjas by Alicub. "Not all ninjas are 24-7 killing machines you know! Some like nothing more than hiring costumes from the local shop, dressing up and signing along to their favourite musicals....."