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Handmade Moment Contest: Judgement Day


Story by Vanessa Published on October 8, 2009 in Etsy News	Photo by Vanessa Bertozzi

Live Etsy.TV Handmade Moment Awards Ceremony

Join us Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Virtual Labs. We'll be announcing the winner and runners-up live!

Yesterday was a day of reckoning.
Our Handmade Moment judges buckled down last night at the Etsy Labs for an intense evening of video watching. We pored over each of the ten finalists on etsy.tv. Andrew Wagner, editor-in-chief of ReadyMade magazine, got the conversation flowing. (See his post about judging here.) Casey Safron from the School of Visual Arts' animation department and Animation Block Party, had an interesting take on character development.

Corinne Leigh, of ThreadBanger.com, is already really familiar with DIY and got right to the heart of the Etsiness of each video. The Bretts, of The Donnas and of directing fame, phoned in from California, and Olivia Wilde will be sending her picks soon since she was on a shoot (so Hollywood!). Each judge offered up their strong opinions and thoughtful insights. It was a show in and of itself!

The whole process is a bit more reminiscent of high school exams than we expected — but still a lot of fun.

After the judging we watched some of the trailers for Mark Elijah Rosenberg' Roof top Films program. We loved the one where it's a single shot of a miniature cityscape set they built from scrap cardboard and clay models.

Maria, Etsy's CEO, was there as a proctor of sorts, making sure we stayed true to the judging criteria and the Etsy brand.

Now Jesse is tallying all the results from the panel of judges and the popular vote.

May the tension mount til Wednesday!

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Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:27 p.m.

uncharted

exciting!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:27 p.m.

IcingOnTheCupcake

Excited to see the results!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

moonstr

OOoooOO! can't waits!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:31 p.m.

jewelrybyjackie

Congrats to all the finalists, again!! How exciting!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:32 p.m.

VintageEye

good luck to all! i am rooting for my fave...you
know who you are!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:33 p.m.

PrimaryRedux

aaaah loved that video, and the music was super. Thanks for the meeting minutes! I like the pics of everyone gathered round workin on the video vote. A different look for a storque article- its fresh on the eyes. Excited to hear who the winner is!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:37 p.m.

spacejam

great!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.

yaelfran

wowowowwww!!!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.

paramountvintage

the judges look hard at work. this will be a tough decision!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:40 p.m.

HoneyThistle

eep - can't wait till the results come out!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:47 p.m.

OpulentOddities

Look at those sexy judges hard at work!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:54 p.m.

FashionTouch

Cant wait to know who is the winner!!!

Elena
http://fashiontouch.etsy.com

Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:59 p.m.

bylynnkrestel

can't wait!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:01 p.m.

SewnNatural

I was really impressed with the entries and have no doubt whoever is chosen will be beyond deserving. I'm sure the judging process was difficult!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:09 p.m.

recycledwares

you're gonna keep us in suspense until Wednesday? i can't wait! come on, just a little hint? :)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:10 p.m.

BeadinBabe

Can't wait to find out!!! There were some awesome entries for sure!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:12 p.m.

HoneysuckleLane

Good luck to everyone!!! :)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:13 p.m.

eetzee

@recycledwares: all 10 have already won ;)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:25 p.m.

wristielove

intense! :)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:34 p.m.

buttercupbloom

Hey! That's a buttercupbloom Hoot Owl supervising Jesse's tabulations!!!!!! :D

Good luck everyone...What a thoughtful process!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:36 p.m.

steinschmuckdesign

Cant wait,
so exciting!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:36 p.m.

blueskyclouds

come on, Wednesday!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:51 p.m.

MissCrowland

can you provide a transcript!!?! the suspense is killing me.

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

pinkytoeclothing

Can't wait!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:20 p.m.

FamilyCraft45

Good luck! (0-<)/

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.

lovelygifts

Good luck and congrats to the finalists : )

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:34 p.m.

MuseSilkPaintings

Ohh very cool!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:46 p.m.

FallingStarLane

Oh, i voted - i am excited to see the results!!

Love the supervisor there, Jesse - you can't go wrong with one of buttercupbloom's owls on your desk!
(i think i need an owl)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.

Radness

tough competition :)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 4:59 p.m.

MyMoms

Good luck to everyone!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:11 p.m.

beautifulbridget

Congratulations to the finalists!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:12 p.m.

girltuesdayjewelry

Can't wait!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.

AlliesAdornments

The entries were great! I had a tough time choosing just one to vote for.

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.

sewlola

How exciting! :)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:43 p.m.

VixVintage

I agree, they are all winners!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:46 p.m.

warpedLaurie

good luck!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:54 p.m.

oldworldprimitives

Good luck to all of the finalists!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 5:57 p.m.

thebestvintage

Tough decision I bet!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 6:04 p.m.

FlanneryCrane

Can't wait to see the results...I enjoyed viewing them.

Oct. 8, 2009 at 6:44 p.m.

emarie

Can't wait! I was so impressed with all the finalists, it was difficult to vote for only one.

Oct. 8, 2009 at 6:56 p.m.

agmode

Good luck to everyone!!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 8 p.m.

ThePaperTray

Good Luck everyone!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 8:43 p.m.

desertnana

Very tough to chose one winner-I agree all Ten are Winners!!
Jesse has the PERFECT OWL companion to get him through this job!
=)

Oct. 8, 2009 at 9:46 p.m.

BargainHeadbands

can't wait!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 9:46 p.m.

KisforCalligraphy

Congrats to all the top ten! And loudly applauding all the participants! And a HOOT HOOT HOOT debut to the lovely buttercupbloom Hoot owl with Jesse! Good luck to the top 10!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 10:48 p.m.