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Wow, so many Everests to conquer in the coming year! Here’s just a sampling of what you plan to tackle: learn to tailor, work with any fabric, make a pair of wrap pants from a wall hanging, learn to sew, make creative and unexpected wall art, and many, many more! Believe it or not, I’ve never tried crochet, so that’s my challenge in 2010. But back to the task at hand: What was inside pocket #4 in our “10 Days of Solstice” countdown? We do, in fact, have a winner! Julia, whose goal is to make her own sleeves, wins a Generation T craft tool belt complete with compartments for scissors, seam rippers, and chalk–plus a pin cushion. Sweet!

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #3 (we’re getting close!), email me (at megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Memories” and a sentence telling me about a favorite T-shirt from your past. Don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly draw a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY (even if you’ve won already)! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

We’re halfway there! Today’s pocket #5 winner is Claire–her art is inspired by color (“If I see a certain color yarn or fabric, including tees!, I can tell what I want to make with it.”) Well, I sure hope she’s inspired by red, because her Generation T surprise is a packet of red and black collegiate iron-on flock letters and numbers! (These are the numbers I used on the pockets of the Final Countdown calendar!)

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #4, email me (at megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Everest” and a sentence telling me what craft project or skill you’d like to conquer in the coming year. Don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly draw a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

Thanks for all the jokes you sent to make me giggle, snort, and guffaw. In honor of all the fantastic entries, here’s one of my own favorite standbys (courtesy of my sister who told this gem to me long ago): “What did the fish say when he swam into the cement wall?” “Dam!”

Without further ado, the winner of the contents of mysterious pocket #6 (that I made from a sister’s old tournament T-shirt from design school) is… Deborah! Her Generation T surprise is an green-themed “bold statements” patch and pin embellishing set. Have fun with it!

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s countdown to solstice Generation T surprise in pocket #5, email me (at megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Muse” and a sentence telling me who or what inspires your art. Please, please, please don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly draw a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

We have a winner for what’s inside pocket #7! Elizabeth (whose favorite tool is her soldering iron–how awesome is that?!) gets a Generation T “A T-shirt is a Terrible Thing to Waste” T-shirt. Raw material…to err…solder?

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #6, email me (megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Funny” and a joke in the body of the email–nothing craft-related, just something that makes you laugh, snort, or groan and roll your eyes! Don’t forget to include your mailing address in the email so I can send you the prize if you win.

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly draw the winner’s name and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

What was inside pocket #8? We have a winner! Juliet (who remembers making papier mache bowls as her first craft project) wins the Generation T tattoo-themed patch and pin set. Embellishing time!

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #7, email me (megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Cool Tools” and a sentence telling me what your favorite craft tool is and why. Don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly select a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

What was inside pocket #9? Our winner today is Elaura, whose favorite time to craft is whenever she has a snow day from school–that way, “I get to crank up the heater, stay in my jammies, and sew all day when I would’ve had school!” Her Generation T surprise is a magnetic pin tag necklace–magnetic pin wand meets fashion. Congratulations, Elaura!

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #8, email me by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “First Time” and a sentence describing your first craft project. Don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly select a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

What was inside pocket #10? Congratulations to our first winner! Amy P.’s Generation T surprise is red flock iron-on ransom note letters with a skull and crossbones decals.

To be in the running to win tomorrow’s surprise in pocket #9, email me (megan @ generation-t.com) by midnight tonight (EST) with the subject line “Craft Time” and a sentence telling me when your favorite time to craft is and why. Don’t forget to include your mailing address so I can send you the prize if you win!

When the clock strikes midnight, entries are closed for the day. I will randomly select a winner and announce that winner tomorrow morning.

Don’t forget, YOU CAN ENTER EVERY DAY! So if you have your eye on a prize that hasn’t been claimed, you can enter again tomorrow!

I was doing some holiday shopping at the Bust Magazine Holiday Craftacular in NYC on Sunday when I came across a vendor who was selling these embellished fingerless gloves using Generation T iron-on letters! Karen Holley (of Artist & Fleas) designed these bad boys using red and black ransom letters to spell sentiments like “Live Hard,” “Don’t Care,” “Love Hate,” and my personal fave, “Broo-klyn.” See, it’s not all about the T-shirts all the time (just mostly, and most of the time!).

‘Tis the holiday season, which means holiday craft fairs. If you’re not making gifts yourself, might I recommend shopping handmade? If you’re in the NYC area, and if you missed the Handmade Cavalcade or the Martha Stewart Holiday Craft Fair or the Craftacular last weekend (mark your calendars for next year!)… you can still hit up the Handmade Holiday Craft Fair at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn this Saturday from 12-6 pm or the Brooklyn Flea pop-up shop, Gifted, or…or the Brooklyn Lyceum Holiday Craft Fair on December 19 and 20! Take a look around the web to find what crafty goodness is in your neck of the woods this holiday season.