Brave and Beautiful Design Challenge

Springs Creative Products Group, LLC (SCPG) in partnership with Hancock Fabrics, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Creative Home Arts, has launched the “Brave and Beautiful Design Challenge.”

 

Steps to participate in the contest are:

  1. Purchase an Anne’s Collection cloche hat from Hancock Fabrics
  2. Personalize the hat using a variety of embellishments
  3. Photograph the hat, worn by a friend or relative
  4. Submit the photograph by e-mail to . or by mail to Springs Creative, 300 Chatham Ave., Suite 100, Rock Hill, SC 29730              Photos will not be returned
  5. Include a note (max. 80 words) explaining your inspiration behind your hat design and materials used
  6. Include your address and daytime phone number

If you do not live near a Hancock store, please either contact a Hancock store using the store locater on their site (http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Store-Locator_stcVVcatId541679VVviewcat.htm) and ask them to purchase a hat by phone and with a credit card or contact Springs Creative and we will help you find a store. Contact us at ..

Hats will be judged on originality, creativity and workmanship. Prizes include:

  • First place – $500
  • Second place – $250
  • Six honorable mention prizes – $25

Anne's Collection will be available in Hancock Fabric Stores in early September. Contest deadline is November 10, 2009.

In honor of the “Brave and Beautiful Design Challenge”, SCPG has donated $10,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

“We are honored to partner with SCPG for this most deserving cause,” said Dinah Smith, vice president of the Softlines Division of Hancock Fabrics. “Unfortunately, cancer will touch every one of us sometime in our lives. Through this challenge, we hope to educate our crafters about the disease while allowing them to let their creativity inspire their friends and family. We look forward to viewing the creative designs that our crafters produce.”

“We are very excited to unveil Anne’s Collection as well as our ‘Brave and Beautiful Design Challenge’,” said Cynthia McCloskey, merchandising director of Springs Creative Products Group, LLC.  “Not only will this competition be fun for our crafters it will also honor those who are faced with the challenges of cancer. Our donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure shows our true dedication to finding a cure for this horrible disease.”

Anne’s Collection, a selection of ready-made women’s accessory items, include a cloche hat, a reader wrap, a stadium wrap and a scarf. All items are available in red, black, pink and heather and are fully assembled and ready for embellishment. Embellishments made from fleece and silk die cuts are also part of the collection. Items in Anne’s Collection range in price from $3.99 to $15.99 and can be purchased exclusively at Hancock Fabrics.

To view the Brave and Beautiful entries, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bandbdesign/.