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The Big Arts & Crafts Challenge  

Winners!

Congratulations and well done to the winners of HobbyCraft’s first BIG ARTS & CRAFTS CHALLENGE!

Most of all, thank you to everyone who took part – for your entries (over 1,900) and for your votes (over 19,000)!

We’re excited and delighted to announce the winners below:

Ben   Out Of Africa Wedding Cake Topper   Audlem Blue Bells
Adult 1st Prize £250 Adult
(age 18+)
1,198 votes
Paul Johnson,
Hatfield
  Adult Runner Up £125 Adult
(age 18+)
776 votes
Sarah Shorter,
Northampton
  Adult Runner Up £125 Adult
(age 18+)
498 votes
Sylvia Stead,
Audlem
Ben
This is a friend’s dog, which I have drawn in pastel pencils as a present for his retirement. This is my first attempt at pastel drawing.
  Out Of Africa Wedding Cake Topper
I made this for a couple to sit on top of their wedding cake. Their honeymoon was going to be on safari – I’d never had to make a lion before!
  Audlem Blue Bells
Painted silk worked with stranded threads. DMC was also used to create the 3D blue bells.
Chinese Dragon   Sealife   Audrey Hepburn
Teenager 1st Prize £150 Teenager
(age 13-17)
983 votes
Lauren Taylor,
Bolton
  Teenager Runner Up £75 Teenager
(age 13-17)
959 votes
Rayann Marshall,
Rochdale
  Teenager Runner Up £75 Teenager
(age 13-17)
490 votes
Beth Blissett,
Gateshead
School or College £100 Rivington & Blackrod High School, Bolton   School or College £100 Oldham College, Oldham   School or College £100 Lord Lawson of Beamish School,
Birtley
Chinese Dragon
Chinese dragon inspired glass painting, complete with gem-stone eyes.
  Sealife
A wall hanging inspired by life in the sea using a variety of sewing techniques.
  Audrey Hepburn
Canvas.
Laura's Elephant Money Box   Rainbow Fish   Peter Parrot
Junior 1st Prize £100 Junior
(up to age 12)
894 votes
Laura Batchelor,
Tyne & Wear
  Junior Runner Up £50 Junior
(up to age 12)
723 votes
Caroline Cox,
Rainham
  Junior Runner Up £50 Junior
(up to age 12)
592 votes
Sian Hoare,
Hitchin
School or College £100 Hedworth Lane Primary School,
Tyne & Wear
  School or College £100 Whybridge Infant School,
Rainham
  School or College £100 Preston Primary School, Hitchin
Laura's Elephant Money Box
I really enjoyed making my money box out of papier mache.
  Rainbow Fish
A rainbow fish made from recycled materials.
  Peter Parrot
I made a parrot because I like them. I used two polystyrene balls, made the beak from Play-Doh and plaster of paris, the legs from pipe cleaners and plaster of paris. I then painted it all and stuck on feathers and eyes.
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS
No purchase necessary. Entries must be on the official entry form available from the HobbyCraft website. Entries must be received by 24th February 2008. No entries will be received in-store. No actual craft projects or paintings will be received; if actual craft projects or paintings are sent in they will not be returned to you. Copyright is retained by the originator, however, HobbyCraft reserve the right to use the image in any publications related to HobbyCraft, including the website. HobbyCraft is not responsible for any infringement of copyright by third/other parties. Online voting will end 28 March 2008. Online voting will be monitored and only 1 vote per age category will be accepted per IP address. Competition open to UK mainland residents only, excluding employees of HobbyCraft. Winners may be required to participate in publicity. The prizes comprise HobbyCraft gift vouchers to a maximum value of £1000 to be spent in-store. If there are too few entries in a specific group, prizes will not be redistributed. The promoter reserves the right to terminate, amend or extend the promotion in exceptional circumstances outside its control. The decision of HobbyCraft Group Ltd is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the result of the competition. In the event that HobbyCraft is unable to contact the winners after using reasonable endeavours, HobbyCraft will be entitled to select an alternative winning entry and the original winner’s entitlement to the prize shall lapse. HobbyCraft reserves the right to feature the name, photographs and location of the winners in future promotions. By entering the competition all entrants will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions. Personal details will only be used to contact the winners. However, if you opt in on the entry form to receive additional email communications from HobbyCraft, you give permission for HobbyCraft to contact you with information about promotions, demonstrations, competitions or activities in addition to those email communications sent to subscribers of HobbyCraft’s free email newsletter 'Crafty News’.
   
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