We thought we’d share some more submissions from our design contest that ended last Friday, because there are so many good ones. Honestly, we wish we could make them all. Of course, only ONE designer gets the $500 cash prize for First Place, and lemme tell ya, it will be a tough choice. Take a peak at some of the talent out there, and get ready for the results. We will post the winners (First, Second & Third Place) on our facebook page on Monday, March 8th. Exciting, we know!
We can’t hide our excitement! Over the last two weeks, we’ve received an endless amount of submissions for our very first INTERNATIONAL design contest. Just as we’d hoped, we drew the attention of super skilled design pros from all over the world — from Iceland to India to Israel and beyond. Strangely, there is something about it that makes us want to travel… well, everything makes us want to travel, so that isn’t exactly fair.
But we just love the global interaction spun from the contest. We are intrigued to know the stories behind each person who submitted a design. Stories about their hometown, typical dinner fare, and quirks behind their nation’s political and social structures. But all we have are these designs. So we’ll soak up the value in that, and say THANK YOU to all of our fans and designers for making life so cross-culturally delicious here at Sock It to Me. xoxo
Stay tuned for the winning results, but for now, satiate your curiosity and take a gander at some of the MANY great submissions below. Enjoy!
You know that fun, Portland-only Design-A-Sock Contest that we ran in October? Well, guess what? We are doing it, again. But this time, we’re going international – with help from our fave UK-based pattern blog, called print & pattern. (You’re going to want to bookmark this site ASAP. We probably look at it seven times a day!)
We’re hoping to collect submissions from all over the globe, so everyone can participate! Send us your submissions online starting Monday, February 15th. The contest will run for a week and a half – until February 26th. So start sketching, doodling and graphic-designing, because the winner of this sugar-sweet contest will get a $500 cash prize and sock produced! Find templates here: Templates
Starting on Monday, just send your e-submissions to design@sockittomesocks.com. We can’t wait to see ‘em!!
RULES & RESTRICTIONS… No more than five entries per person. Designs must be the artist’s original creation and shall not be copied or duplicated from previously published art. The design is limited to a maximum of five colors. All colors must be flat and solid, with no shading, blending or half-tones. Simple is good. Patterns are good. Check out our website for designs that have worked in the past. The designs must fill the template provided online. Sock It To Me reserves the right to alter the design if necessary. Sock It To Me will not assume liability for any damage, loss or theft of any entry. Don’t forget to submit your name and email along with your designs.
We don’t run. Well, we guess we should say we don’t run solo. Because we do run - but only when there’s a race and all of our girlies get together for the cause or the novelty of it (like the brilliant let’s-get-this-year-started “First Run” on New Years Eve).
But the thing is, they have all been 5Ks, which is only about 3 miles. So it’s been easy. Relatively. We don’t even train; we just show up. It’s great.
When we heard about the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon in September, we just about dropped our coffee cup. Twice. Because, honestly, it’s WINE COUNTRY. Hello? Could there be better scenery? And just think of the post-run festivities. Surely there will be wine.
However, at some point, in the midst of our friend-gathering and excitement, we realized a Half Marathon is like, um, 13 miles. That’s more than four 5Ks at once. Back to back. What were we thinking?
The truth is, we weren’t thinking. But now we’re stuck. Now we have to take on this challenge. And dangit. We’re going to. Why not? There will be medics on site if we pass out. At any rate, we’ll have a commemorative wine glass good for tastings all over wine country. Who cares if we’re dehydrated and broken? All we can say is: : Look out Portland! The training is ON.
p.s. Thanks to Sarah from the Stroller Group for sending us these images. What a chic team of runners! We love the idea of running in matchy-matchy style. It’s so… BFF.
Thank you to all of our super sponsors who helped make our Knee High for Haiti fundraiser such a hit. We heart you all very much! All in all, we raised $4, 250 for Haiti relief efforts via the Portland-based Mangrove Fund, whose selfless aid (all board members volunteer!) has been strengthening impoverished communities in Haiti since 2007. Keep on rockin’ the love, Portland! xoxo
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