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October 16, 2012

Plaid Enterprises’ 3rd Annual Trick Your Pumpkin Contest – Enter Today!

It’s time for Plaid’s annual Trick your Pumpkin contest! Crafters simply decorate a pumpkin and submit a photo to be eligible to win great prizes. This year, we are celebrating the many faces of Halloween! Here’s your chance to show us your favorite pumpkin face and win great prizes. This contest is under way and many people have already begun submitting their pumpkins. Don’t delay and enter today!

We want YOU to create a three-dimensional pumpkin using your favorite Plaid products – and there are no limits to what you can create!  All we ask is that the pumpkin be three-dimensional – this means that no flat pumpkins are allowed – the actual pumpkin body itself must be at least 1/8” thick. Possibilities include real pumpkins, craft pumpkins, paper mache, clay pots, wood, fabric and more. Use your imagination and Trick Your Pumpkin!

The contest submission date runs from September 27th through October 24st. After the submission period ends several craft celebrities, will narrow down the entries to the top twenty pumpkins. The craft celebrities will include Cathie & Steve, Amy Anderson, and Rachel Faucett. Then from October 26th – 28th it will be the public’s time to cast their vote on the top 20. The winners will be announced on October 31st.

Prizes include:

1st Place: $100 cash & $200 worth of Plaid products

2nd Place: $50 cash & $150 worth of Plaid products

3rd Place: $25 cash & $75 worth of Plaid products

We also will award three superlative prizes of Plaid products valued at $25 retail. These prizes will be awarded to the Funniest, Scariest, and Most Decorative.

To enter the contest and see the complete rules click HERE!

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October 16, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: Martha Stewart Crafts Halloween Pumpkin Clock

It is always spooky time with a scary pumpkin clock sitting on the mantel. Sherrie Ragsdale created this unique pumpkin with Martha Stewart crafts. Have you ever seen a pumpkin turned into a clock? Amazing! Although this project may look a bit intimidating, fear not it is actually fairly easy to recreate. All the materials you will need are below, and you can find the complete instructions here. We hope that this pumpkin gives you some inspiration to make your own, and afterwards enter it into our 3rd Annual Trick Your Pumpkin Contest.

PLAID Supplies

  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Craft Paint – Beetle Black
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ 2oz Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic Craft Paint – Fire Opal
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Foam Pouncers Set – 6pc
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Italic Flourish Alphabet Stencil Set 48pc

Other Supplies

Large orange carvable pumpkin
Clock kit
Black clock hands
Craft knife
and ¾” flat brush
Tracing paper
Paper
Scissors
Pencil
Water basin
Foam plates
Paper towels