Calling all crafters! Simply Handmade Magazine wants YOU!

Any crafty girl worth her salt is familiar with Simply Handmade Magazine, yes? I thought so. Though the category is technically "magazine", a more apt description for each issue is "idea book". Advertising is kept to an absolute minimum, so most of the 132 pages (yes, 132!) is pure inspiration. That's where you come in. Think GREAT DESIGN. Think STYLISH, ladies and gentlemen!

We are now accepting submissions for the June/July 2011 issue and the deadline is 11:59PM MST on December 18th! Here are the seven categories we're looking for this time:

• Crafts - Fun crafts for boys, fun crafts for girls.
• Toys for Kids - Cuddly plushies, cute things crafted from wood, or anything else made by hand for kids of all ages to play with. Original designs only.
• On the Wall - Painted canvases, DIY frames, quilted wall art, shadowboxes, embroidered designs - anything and everything cool that you might hang on your wall. Original designs only.
• Die Cuts - Anything you've made using a die cut machine - shapes, letters, etc. - bonus points for cutting materials other than paper.
• Birthday - Birthday party decorations, special gifts, invitations, cards, thanks yous, etc.
• Framed - Fixed-up antique frames, framed pieces that you've made, decorated frames, original pieces in frames.
• The Boutique - Have you made something absolutely adorable, but it doesn't fit our current calls? Send it anyway, we're always happy to see all kinds of fabulous creations!

As always, please send each submission in a seperate email to creations@northridgepublishing.com

Be sure to include your contact information – name, address, phone number and email address – as well as a complete list of the supplies you used to make the item. For example:

Happy Birthday Card
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Patterned paper: Chatterbox
Decorative brads: Making Memories
Ribbon: SEI

If we choose your creation for publication in an upcoming issue, we’ll send you an email requesting that you mail it in for us to photograph. Our publications are reader-based, which means we are always publishing fresh new faces. So get creating and submit today!

Comments

[Sherry Williams]

Hi Delaney. I was stopping by to play catch up....and WOW you have so much going on. Your new business. IT IS GREAT. I can't wait to save up to treat myself to one of your stitch pieces- they are beautiful. :) and then a new job-- you are pretty crafty and def. know about all the crafty trends from what I see on your blog. SO congratulations on EVERYTHING. You deserve it all!!!