Try Your Hand at Designing
Kreinik, Redefined, Inc. (the manufacturers of Tokens & Trifles and Trinkets perforated paper sewing cards), and Just Cross Stitch have come together to encourage amateur designers to try their skills in a holiday ornament designing contest. All the details and complete contest instructions and requirements are also here.
There are two different design categories: (1) Designs using only Kreinik threads, and (2) Designs using at least one Kreinik thread.
Ornaments are to be designed using the Tokens & Trifles stocking shaped Trinket!
All contest entries must be submitted by August 1st, and winners will be selected and notifed by August 30th.
The first place design for both categories will be published in the December 2007 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. Other prizes for the first place winner vary slightly by category but are worth $500. Second place winners’ prizes are valued at $150, and third place winners’ awards are valued at $50. The merchandise awards are really, really nice ones and include Kreinik Very Fine #4 Braid, Kreinik Silk Bella, Kreinik Metallic Cord, publication of your design on Kreinik’s or Tokens & Trifles’ websites, Tokens & Trifles sewing cards, Just Cross Stitch magazine subscriptions, and copies of Darleen O’Steen’s The Proper Stitch: A Guide for Counted Thread.
Professional designers are not eligible to enter this contest, so if you’ve ever wanted to try designing but been afraid to, this is a good opportunity to do so. You don’t even have to tell anyone unless your design wins, in which case, of course, you’ll want to tell everyone. I only hope you’ll give Independent Needlework News exclusive announcement rights first, LOL! 
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