Hey There, Hi There, Ho There Craftistas and Craftos!

It's time to announce the winners of The Impatient Crafter^TM Happy Cute Make Kewpie Doll Challenge 2008. (Click on the link to see the entries.) I had to recuse myself from the voting because a family member and several close friends entered the contest. Thank you again to our talented team of judges: Rebecca Peck for Streuter Technologies, Kathy Cano Murillo for Duncan Crafty Chica Line, Stacy McQueen aka The Craft Whore, Aileen Roberts of Outside the Margins and Terri Peterson of Sacred Kitsch Studio. We have a tie in the cutest category so we'll have to split up the prizes between these two very talented designers.

Cutest (tied)
Gail Friend Fairy Kewpie
Sharon Scanlin Kewt as a Button

Funniest
Hali Chambers Ganesh Kewpie

Most Original
Jean Yates Goth Angel Kewpie

Congratulations to all of you! Please email me your mailing addresses so we can get your prizes out to you asap! Thanks to everyone who participated, as far as I'm concerned you all kicked some crafty booty! HUZZAH!

On a related note...I have made an executive blogging decision. It seems that I have two distinct audiences. Those who like my essays on whatever comes into my mind on any given day and those who prefer my crafty posts. In order to keep both audiences happy I've decided to create a second blog and to alternate posts on the two blogs daily. Stay tuned for the most auspicious and upcoming debut of The Impatient Crafter^TM blog! Coming soon to the Blogosphere! If you'd like a product, event or book reviewed or announced, this is where I'll be doing that. If you'd like to advertise your products, events or books, you can contact me about sidebar rates. I'll also be posting free projects, product giveaways, craft tips and some of my better craft columns from The Impatient Blogger.