✨ Week 1 #Merry-Makes Recap | A Beautiful Start to Our Christmas Crafting Journey

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Week 1 of our merry-makes Challenge has officially wrapped up, and this week brought more heartfelt stories, thoughtful crafts, and creativity filled with gratitude. :maple_leaf: From engraved keepsakes to home décor, every project carried a message of thanks, love, and the joy of handmade moments. Thank you all for making this season warmer with your creations. :yellow_heart:

:gift: Participation & Rewards

We received 15 wonderful creations, and 12 entries counted as valid this week, each crafted with love and festive cheer.

Since we reached 12 valid entries, the Weekly Grand Prize was unlocked! Here are the rewards for Week 1:

:trophy: Grand Prize ×2: Each winner will receive a $40 Gift Card for outstanding work.

:yellow_heart: Participation Rewards All other valid entries (excluding the prize winners) will receive 100 Cheers as a thank-you for sharing your MerryMakes creations.

Thank you again for such a magical start to our Christmas challenge.

Now, let’s take a closer look at this week’s Grand Prize winners who brought festive gratitude to life. :santa:

:1st_place_medal: Grand Prize Winner 1: @ DianeB

Community Link: DIY Project Sharing | Christmas treat boxes
IdeaStudio Link: See What I've Been Creating...

DianeB’s treat boxes stand out for clean craftsmanship, festive creativity, and great inspiration value. She turned a simple 3D box into a beautifully crafted Christmas treat box, combining neat layering with adorable gingerbread elements. The design feels polished, festive, and full of inspiration, perfect for gifting and sparking new holiday ideas. :christmas_tree:

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:1st_place_medal: Grand Prize Winner 2: @Mark

Community Link: DIY Project Sharing | Christmas Card
IdeaStudio Link: See What I've Been Creating...

Mark’s Christmas card stands out for its clean, well-balanced design. The layered cardstock, embossed textures, and precise color blocking create a polished and festive look, while the HTV sentiment is used just right to pull the whole card together. It’s a beautifully finished piece that feels both creative and highly replicable, a design other crafters can easily learn from and adapt for their own holiday cards.

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For prize arrangements, please contact @Jodie directly.

:yellow_heart: Participation Rewards

All valid entries that meet the craft standard will receive 100 cheers each (up to 2 entries/week). Participation rewards are only for participants who did not receive material prizes.

:tada: Cheers Distribution:

All Cheers have been automatically added to community accounts. :yellow_heart:

:star2: Week 2 of #MerryMakes Is Here! Let’s Keep the Holiday Magic Going!

Thank you all again for the beautiful energy you brought to Week 1. Now as we move into Week 2 of the MerryMakes Challenge, we can’t wait to see even more festive creativity from everyone. :sparkling_heart:

:christmas_tree: Don’t forget — the Ultimate Grand Prize is live once we reach 50 valid entries! Once unlocked, every creator has a chance to be selected for the final voting round. (Only members who join at least two weeks of the challenge will be eligible for the finalist selection.)

So let’s keep crafting, keep sharing, and let your creativity shine brightly!

:date: Week 2: Nov 24 → Nov 30 (11:59 PM ET)

:speech_balloon: Comment Format:

Here’s my merry-makes Week 2 entry!
Theme: [what your craft expresses]
IdeaStudio link: [URL]
Story: [who or what you’re thankful for]
Photos: [attach 1–3]

:point_right: Join Week 2 here:

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Thank you for the cheers, @Jodie!

And congratulations to @DianeB and @Mark! :tada::confetti_ball::tada::trophy: Your boxes and card were absolutely beautiful and so well-deserving of the grand prize! Enjoy your gifts! :heart:

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Congratulations to the big winners this week!

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Congrats to the week 1 winners :partying_face:

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Congrats to the winners!

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Aww thanks everyone! And thank you so much for the grand prize! It’s truly an honor to have won for this round! There were so many beautiful entries I can’t wait to see all the lovely creations everyone makes these following weeks! :sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart:

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Congratulations and both well well earned!! Both was so beautiful!!! Exciting!!!

Let’s go week two!!

And tell me how I missed the details that we could enter two projects per week!! I just now noticed this! For some reason I thought it said we could only enter in two times meaning for two weeks not all three weeks?? Plz correct if I’m still misunderstanding :face_holding_back_tears::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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You can enter multiple times per week, and get up to 200 cheers per week. Idk if there is a limit on entries per week, but you can only earn the 100 cheers for participating twice each week. In order to be entered for the grand prize, you must enter at least 2 weeks out of 3. Can you clarify, @Jodie, how many entries are allowed per week?

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Thanks everyone! This group is so much fun! Can’t wait to see what everyone makes this coming week!!

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Wow, wonderful creations, congratulations for @DianeB and @Mark for you prize :tada:

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Congratulations to everyone :partying_face:

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Hi @Amber & @Samantha, thanks so much for checking in and for all your amazing enthusiasm!

For this challenge, there’s no hard limit on how many projects you can submit each week, you can share as many as you’d like. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

However, up to 2 projects per week will count toward the Cheers rewards.

If you join all 3 weeks, that means you can earn up to 600 Cheers total (200 Cheers per week).

For the Ultimate Grand Prize, the finalists who go into the final voting round will need to have participated in at least 2 out of the 3 weeks of the challenge.

Hope this clears things up a bit, and please keep the gorgeous projects coming, we’re loving everything you’ve been creating so far! :christmas_tree:

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@Jodie thank you and @Samantha_Bryant thank you!
Both for helping me because i did miss that! Very exciting!

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Thanks so much, @Jodie, and you’re very welcome, @amber_curtis. I was also curious about the entry limit. It’s good to know there’s no limit on entries, just the cheers. Have a wonderful day, ladies! :heart:

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congrats everyone :partying_face:

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Week 1 was full of lovely merry filled entries. Congratulations @DianeB and @Mark

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Congratulations DianeB and Mark. Your entries were beautiful.

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Congratulations to everyone :partying_face:

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