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“Trashy” Contest – You Pick the Winner!
Our latest contest here on HandmadeArtists is a ‘trashy contest” in name only. The rules were simple:
Your entry must be made by you.
Your entry must include something that would be considered trash.
The goal is to make something out of trash and turn it into a treasure!
To enter, you need to post a picture of what you started with and a picture of the finished product.
The Winning Contestant will Recieve
The prize for the winning artist is $25 cash and a free shop for life here on Handmade Artists! And our artisans took this challenge seriously. Not only did they follow the rules to the letter, but they created some remarkable works of art! Now, it’s your turn to pick the winner!
Random Commentor will win:
One voter, chosen at random will win this beautiful necklace, custom made by Uniqlets, Jewelry By Lisa and $25.00 cash to spend on anything you want from the Handmade Artists’ Shop! All you have to do is vote, and then leave a comment that you’ve voted! This piece is entitled, “Heart Handmade Artists Bubble Necklace,” and is handmade from vintage iridescent bubble beads from the 1940’s or 50’s.
Here are the entries, listed in the order they were submitted:
TRusk4U started with a tattered, stained melon-colored shirt, combined it with some black shank buttons to create a wrap bracelet.
DragonClaw started with various scrap metals including copper, stainless steel prongs and an old pot lid and created a pendant.
Jolene started with a box of old watch parts which were melted down to create beads.
Uniqlets, Jewelry by Lisa started with a pile of vintage shade pulls and created a necklace.
RiverRockArts began with an old plastic water bottle and some wire and created a pair of earrings.
ldkeesee started with drapery scrap and created a necklace/bracelet/earrings set.
SotocapMania started with plastic drinking straws, left-over fun fur yarn, and a barrette and created this hairpiece.
Gemlover took a broken cabochon and copper wire and created a bookmark.
MyEuropeanTouch started with a scratched/rusty silver tray and some broken plates and created this mosaic serving tray.
baisebeige started with a plastic bag, fiber thread, some lightweight silver-colored chain and discarded embroidery filaments and created a bracelet.
startsarts started with an old, dirty bottle and refurbished it to create a work of art.
So which one do you think is the winner? You can vote in the poll below, and don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered in the drawing for the beautiful bubble necklace!
Voting ends Tuesday May 1st, 2012 Midnight EST
You must be registered to vote. If you do not have an account please take 2 seconds to sign up for a free buyers account! Thanks
Tags: art, contest, Handmade, refurbished, trash, upcycle
Posted in Contests and Giveaways, Handmade, Handmade Harbor
54 Responses to ““Trashy” Contest – You Pick the Winner!”
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Everyone seriously pulled out all the stops! This one was HARD.
Love this contest!….I had to think outside the box and I really get in to that 🙂 Each piece is wonderfully unique. Good luck to all!
Great contest I picked my favorite! tough decision though 😀
Wow! You guys really pulled off some amazing works of art from trash! Love this contest.
I voted….but man this hard….everyone had such great entries!!!
Oh man, this is sooooooooo difficult…..(groan)…all entry’s are special….
Everyone did such a fantastic job! Made it really hard to choose just one, but I managed. And I DID NOT vote for myself. 🙂
Incredibly difficult choice! So much creativity and imagination in this one!
Everyone Created Beautiful Pieces ^_^ Great Job ^_^
This was a very tough decision! I have voted, but it sure wasn’t easy. Great creations all!
Jolene and the watch-part beads, all the way. 🙂 (That’s not just my inner steampunk talking: it’s an interesting idea with a beautiful result.)
Some really awesome entries. It was a very hard choice.
From junk to treasure!!!!!!!!!! Lisa a big congrats to you and that vivid imagination!!!
Hope you wear this creation – you’ve got a good start on something new and unique here! If you pursue, I see some strong sales in your future girl!!!
Wow, what a difficult decision, but I went with my favorite. To me, River Rock Arts’ earrings most embodied the idea of junk to treasure. Way to go with your upcycling. And thanks to Sewnsister.
Thank you Lisa!
Its hard to pick, everyone did such a fantastic job on turning their trash into treasures.
Great job everyone!!!
These are wonderful! I had a hard time picking just one.
wow, that was a very difficult choice. All of the work is very creative and beautiful great job everyone!!!!!!!
I had a very hard time choosing! They are all winners, I want to vote for all of them:) I finally voted and I think I made the right choice, but it was tough.
Great job everyone!! I am glad I didn’t have time to try this-whew!
Nancy Pace
They are really wonderful creations – I especially like the Earrings by RiverRockArts!! Think I would actually wear those!! Well done all of you x
Thank you Gemsations!
amazing pieces…very hard to choose.
Debbi
All great entries….love the clay ketchup bottle
Great Idea! I chose my favorite! Very talented people!
I wanted to vote for more than one…
I LOVE Idkeesee’s bracelet! How clever to use the wire wrap to “dress up” that old fabric!
A really fun contest with great artist and wonderful supporters!
Tthe necklace is really nice, thank you for donating it. (Lisa) 🙂
All the entries are so creative–it’s hard to choose just one to vote for. Good luck to all the entrants!
Great recycled or upcycled object of art and beauty. Good luck to all the entries, and yes I voted for my fav.
I picked my favorite too, although I must say they are all awesome!!
I picked my favorite. Incredibly talented folks!
I voted for my favorite. It was hard as everything is wonderful and so clever! Way to reduce, reuse and up-cycle!
Love the creativity! Good luck all!
While all of the results are great, I had to stop and think, which ones are created from bona fide, headed-for-the-landfill trash? And I went from there. Even using that mindset the choice was not easy……great efforts, everyone! Nicely done!
Exactly my mindset when choosing my materials…from the recycling bin to earrings. 🙂
Love it…I’m in the next one …if there is a next one! Fun!
Have a big craving for a burger with lots of ketchup:)
Loving the plastic bottle earrings. Turning something so ugly into a finish piece that looks unusual and looks good. The plastic bottle is the bane of the landfill, plastic does not degrade and if it’s not recyclable then in my opinion it’s the worst kind of trash.
Thank you LooneyLizard! I agree with you about the landfills. I have been tosssing around ideas to use the bottles for earrings and use different shapes for the “crystals.”
So many amazing projects!
Everyone’s submissions were so imaginative, it was a really tough decision to pick just one 🙂
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. I enjoyed the variety of changes.
Some awesome creations here! Voted – it was difficult, but I managed! hehe I think we ought to do this one again!!!!!!
Okay, I hemmed, I hawed, finally I voted. Great work by so many talents!
I love it. My passion is repurposing old things….Great job by all.
Wow Great entries! Hard to pick a favorite 😉
It’s so totally amazing the creativity of all the artists, great entries, and tough decision voting.
who would have thought of a ketchup bottle…..love it!
WOW!!! I just saw the results…finally got a little break at work. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for my entry!!!
Congratulations!!! RiverRockArt….
It sure was fun and You won some awesome Prizes too!
Thank you! I did enjoy creating something completely different from what would have ended up in the recycling bin. I stared at that bottle for quite some time before it dawned on me what I could do with it. 🙂
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