J&O Fabrics “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft Contest” It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over!

Well, now that our “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” contest is officially over and 1st place winner Kristin Caporale (and her incredible array of NFL cotton hoodies and hats) earned over 100 votes to help gain her leverage over the competitors and walk away with $50 free cash, the J&O family would like to take the next few days to share our own list of top 10 personal favorites, individual category favorites, top 10 NFL inspired quilts, top 10 Saints crafts in honor of our Super Bowl 44 champs, and our top 10 Colts crafts. After all, with over 80 contestants from across the country entering everything from dog coats and baby binky holders to NFL sun catchers and laced g-strings, what better way to showcase the incredible array of creative energy and talent from our facebook fans, twitter followers and fabulous J&O Fabrics customers worldwide! Plus, there were so many awesome crafts that came across our desk that never got voted on in our online poll, that we just had to bring them to light.

So if you submitted a craft or two, stay tuned, your claim to fame may lie in between the lines of our upcoming blogs and blasts. If you submitted, but did not win, remember a true failure is one that never tries. At J&O Fabrics, everyone is a winner. And if you did not have an opportunity to enter your NFL creations at all, there is always next time. In the meantime, have fun checking out some who did. Be motivated and inspired!

The New Orleans Saints are Winners of Super Bowl XLIV!

When the Saints entered the league in 1967 The Who were on the charts with their album The Who Sell Out. Forty-two years later The Who performed at Super Bowl XLIV (44) featuring a match-up of the New Orleans Saints against the Indianapolis Colts. It was the Saints‘ first Super Bowl appearance, while for the Colts it would be their fourth.

Both the Saints and Colts had experienced resounding success throughout the season. The Colts went 14-2 in the regular season while the Saints compiled a record of 13-3. After advancing through two rounds of the playoffs, both teams met on the NFL’s biggest stage.

Winner of J&O Fabric’s “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” Contest Is….

Well, the votes have been tallied and the winner of J&O Fabrics “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft ” contest went to none other than Kristen Caporale for her NFL Hats and Hoodies.

Kristen Caporale made an incredible array of NFL Cotton hoodies and hats. The sweatshirts she handmade are fantastic and she even lined the inside of the hood with a coordinating NFL pattern. Did I forgot to mention the NFL Fishing caps that any and every NFL fan would love to wear. Great job!!!

Congratulations to our first place winner, and recipient of our $50 American Express Gift Card prize to Kristen Caporale with 118 Votes from friends, family and fans of her craft who voted her into first place, and the contestants that gave her a run for their money on Super Bowl Sunday 2010. Your creativity is amazing!

Last Day to Vote! J&O’s “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” Contest

With today being the last day to submit your picks for your “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” contest projects, the votes are still pouring in, and our contestants are not the only ones feeling the excitement of a possible win. As the polls keep rising, there is no telling who will take the lead by the noon cutoff on Super Bowl Sunday!

The Saints Are On Their Way to the Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLIV (44) will be played Sunday, February 7th in the tropical climate of Miami. The game will pit two prolific offenses against each other, each one guided by a quarterback at the pinnacle of his powers. While each team’s defense lives in the shadows of the offense, both have generated big plays in order to reach the Super Bowl.

The Indianapolis Colts are on Their Way to the Super Bowl!

Super Bowl XIV in Miami represents a meeting of two seemingly similar teams: both have high-powered offenses, star quarterbacks, a limited running attack, excellent wide receivers and underrated defenses. Despite the similarities of the two teams meeting February 7, the organizations they each represent couldn’t be more different. While on the one hand the fans of the New Orleans Saints have been a long suffering lot, the Indianapolis Colts‘ fans have had plenty to cheer about for a long time.

Day 4 of Voting for J&O’s “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” Contest

Its only 4 days into the voting of our “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” Contest and already we have over 300 votes! And while our contestants are competing for the winnings daily; they are not the only ones. Even our voters are feeling the excitement and anticipation as the polls are tallied and the numbers keep growing. Terry Keenes Chicago Bears quilt is leading the runnings with 37 votes, while Amber Giulianos Cardinals blanket lingers not far behind with over 20. The Top 5 rated projects are listed below but keep in mind, with another 2 days left to vote, there is no telling who will take the lead as Super Bowl Sunday draws near.

J&O Guide to Voting for “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft” Contest

Trying to secure your spot in our “Coolest Handmade NFL Craft Contest” but having a hard time getting votes because Facebook is making hard for your friends and admirers to vote?

Trying to vote for your favorite NFL craft, but can not seem to get through to the voting polls on our Facebook site?

Have no fear, help is here!
After tireless attempts to maneuver throughout the links and pages, we figured out a quick and easy way to get your votes in counted for and our creative crafters one step closer to $50 free cash!

Step One:

Nadeea, Fabric Scraps, and The 2010 Grammy Awards!

For any seamstress, designer or crafter wondering what to do with your fabulous fabric scraps….viola!

What is this, maybe one, one and a half yards of material total including the black satin bow flopping over her sloppily applied glittered right eye?

One look at her ensemble and I can not help but to wonder how much time, thought and energy Nadeea acutally put into throwing herself together for such an auspicious award night affair. A quick grab for a silver bed jacket from her lingerie drawer, a last minute black beaded and laced number from her closet of burlesque costumes, sew some eyelash fringe here, glue some sequined remnants there, and ta-da….

Nominees Walk In The Nude At The 2010 Grammy Awards!

Nude….nuetral….buff…, these are just some of the names we give to describe a color that is not quite tan, not quite white, and if you had a very fair complexion (skin tone), then it is a color used to describe the tone on tone appearance between the fabric palate and you.

In this case, we are referring to the color palate that adorned several of the music worlds most beautiful and vocally talented women who strutted their stuff as they walked down the red carpet at this years Grammy Awards.