'The Craftys' Awards Launch April 28, 2014

Crafters will compete for $3,000 in cash and more in prizes!
 
NEW YORK - April 21, 2014 - PRLog -- The Craftys (http://thecraftys.com/) is a new annual awards event that celebrates the best in craft across the United States. Like the Emmys or the Grammys, The Craftys is positioned to become the ultimate prize for crafters in many different disciplines. The Craftys’ Best in Show winner receives $1,000 and each category winner gets $200.

“Crafts deserve to celebrated as much as any popular American art form,” says Neil Gladstone, who co-founded CraftFoxes.com (http://www.craftfoxes.com), the organization behind The Craftys. “There are great crafters and designers whose creations are rarely seen beyond the walls of their living room. The Craftys can help change that.”

Several companies are partnering with the inaugural event, including Red Heart Yarn, Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon), Blick Art Materials, WeRMemoryKeepers, Workman Books, FaveCrafts, LolliPics and Instructables.

“Red Heart Yarn is committed to celebrating crafters’ creativity in big ways,” says Carrie Leahew, Marketing Manager for Coats and Clark, a division of the world’s largest supplier of crafting products. “The Craftys have the potential to grow into a huge event for creators and the industry.”

Crafters can enter their best projects online at TheCraftys.com and fans can nominate their favorite makers through May 26. Entry categories include knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, jewelry-making and edible crafts. A special award will also be given to the Best Young Crafter under 18. Even craft enthusiasts have a chance to win a Crafty for the best DIY Pinterest Board or Best Craft Blog. The “Best of Show” award will be presented to one of the category winners for the craft that has it all – creativity, great design and that elusive “It” factor.

The Craftys is proud to introduce an acclaimed panel of judges:

Lasette Canady – Nick Jr.

Andrea Zimmerman – Disney / Babble

Mark Montano –  The Big-Ass Book of Crafts

Brie Dyas – Huffington Post

Timothy Adam – Handmadeology

Wade Wilgus – Instructables

Brett Bara –  Manhattan Craft Room

Simone Collins – FaveCrafts

Rachel Faucett –  Handmade Charlotte

Dory Carr-Harris – PSFK

Amy Anderson – Mod Podge Rocks

Perry A. Price – American Craft Council

Heather Mann – Dollar Store Crafts

Haley Pierson-Cox – Make: Craft

Plans are already underway for The Craftys to expand in 2015 and 2016 to include more sponsors and a live event. Visit TheCraftys.com to learn more.

About CraftFoxes.com

CraftFoxes.com has been a popular community site for crafters since 2010. Creative minds from around the globe come together on the site to meet, chat and share their ideas. Launched by Loren Lankford (formerly from Etsy), Neil Gladstone (formerly from MTV and AOL) and Lindsay Conner, author of Modern Bee (http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Bee-Quilts-Make-Friends/dp/1...), a book on quilt-making, CraftFoxes.com offers tutorials and a designer marketplace for a wide variety of crafts such as knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, baking and jewelry-making

For more information about The Craftys contact: Neil Gladstone neil@craftfoxes.com; Lisa Fulmer lisafulmerwrites@gmail.com

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