It's Competition Time!

 

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It's here - your chance to win a unique piece of Doodlebroidery! 

Doodlebroidery is my name for the process of turning your child's amazing work of art into something you can keep forever. Essentially, I use free motion embroidery to apply the drawing to pretty much any textile item you want; onto canvas to frame, onto an apron, shopping bag or even a hoodie, and they make the perfect keepsake gift.  Stuck for a special present to give your husband or wife this year? I can even embroider drawings that have been sat in the loft for twenty five years!  If you want to read a little more about Doodlebroidery, read the last edition of the Hop Stitch Jump blog here.

Right, on to the fun bit!  The idea of the competition is that you submit a child's drawing that you would like to have embroidered and sent to you ready for framing in time for Christmas. Seemples!  (Guidelines for the drawing are below.) Once all of the entries are collated, they will be posted to a new entry on this blog and my very own little doodler will choose the drawing that she likes best. Then I'll embroider the winning entry onto cotton ready for you to frame, and it will be sent out in the post! Your very own, one-of-a-kind, entirely original piece of fabric art - what a prize! :)


And there we have it - a competition, a prize and the chance to spend an afternoon with a quiet, crayon-wielding child!  Happy doodling, and please share with your friends

Guidelines for Entrants:

• All entries must be received by email to catherine@hopstitchjump.co.uk no later than 8pm on Friday 25th November 2011.
• Entries should be no bigger than A4 in their original format (210mm x 297mm).
• Please include the following with your email:
• your child's drawing as an attachment in .jpg format. Your image can be either scanned or photographed at high resolution and then attached to the email.
  
• a description of the image - sometimes a little bit of interpretation can go a long way!
• the first name and age of the child who drew the picture.
• your name and postal address.
• By submitting an entry, you give me permission to use your child's drawing, including the finished piece of Doodlebroidery, in my own promotional materials.
• The competition is open to entrants worldwide. However, by submitting an entry, entrants from outside the UK agree to pay a small charge towards international postage.
• Winners will be notified by email by Monday 28th November 2011.
• The winner's prize will be dispatched using the Royal Mail Recorded service no later than their published last date (the Royal Mail website has been down for a few days, so I'll update this bit when it's live again!).