Monday 15 March 2010

UK Healthcare charity Sue Ryder Care has teamed up with online craft and design community Folksy to set you the Upcycle Christmas challenge.
Upcycle Christmas is a competition to reclaim craft and 'upcycle' charity shop finds into hand crafted one-offs, which will be auctioned to the public in the run up to Christmas, in aid of Sue Ryder Care.
Come and get crafty!
To enter: register with Folksy to download your printable voucher. This will entitle you to claim your free bag of clothes from a Sue Ryder Care shop near so you can start being creative.
You can create anything you like and use anything you like. The only rules are that the items you use must be second-hand and only one bag of Sue Ryder Care donated stockcan be used per entrant. Accessories, homeware, fashion, furniture... you choose what you create from Sue Ryder Care stock.
Judging:
Our celebrity panel of judges will choose four artists/crafters work based on the following criteria:
Winning: The winners' works will feature in Sue Ryder Care’s flagship store in Camden in the New Year.
Key dates:
30 October 2009 – you can claim your free bag of clothes at your local Sue Ryder Care store by taking your downloading voucher from www.folksy.com
6 December 2009, 6pm - the deadline for submissions.
7 December 2009 – winners announced.
7 – 13 December 2009 - online auction for all the items entered.
All proceeds will be given to Sue Ryder Care.
| Date | 14 October - 06 December 2009 |
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| Activity type | Challenge |
| Name | Louise Newton |
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| Louise.newton@suerydercare.org |