When I first started blogging, I ran a promotion on my blog called Handmade in Ohio. I featured all kinds of wonderfully creative handmade businesses who graciously provided their beautiful wares for my giveaway. One of those wonderful shops was Olive and Ollie. Previously known for her beautiful children’s clothes, she is now focusing on modern quilts and patterns.
And that is what get’s us to this post. Heather is a finalist in the Martha Stewart American Made contest. Her shop was chosen out of thousands to be one of the top 100 artisans in America and now she needs our votes to move into the next round.
Here is a message from Heather:
I am one of 100 finalists for the Audience Choice Awards in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s inaugural “American Made,” a multimedia celebration of American artists, artisans and entrepreneurs. The search for the Audience Choice winner began last month with over 2000 applicants, and I was selected as a finalist by the editors of Martha Stewart Living. The fact that I am a finalist and have made it this far is beyond exciting and incredibly humbling to me, to tell you the truth. And now I’m asking for your help.
Those of you who know me well know that I don’t like asking for help at all, but I really need it now. The winner of this award will be selected, in part, based on the amount of votes that he or she receives on the Martha Stewart American Made website. Voting is open now and runs through September 24. So I am asking for your vote, and to help me spread the word, please. I know you are incredibly busy, but if you are up to it, you can vote for me once a day through 9/24. The Audience Choice winner will be announced on October 8, will receive $10,000 to further his or her business and a trip to New York City to be part of the inaugural “American Made” event next month, and will be featured in the December issue of Martha Stewart Living.
Winning this award would be life changing for my family and I. It would allow me to do many things that I have wanted to do for a long time to help grow my business including creating paper patterns of my quilt designs for wider distribution, exhibiting at national trade shows so that my voice will be heard by even more people, and starting a series of workshops where I’ll teach and share my love of quilting and design.
To vote, and to learn more about the award, please visit my profile here:
http://americanmade.
marthastewart.com/profiles/ heather–jones-3036
Can you show Heather a little Sunshine Praises love and pop over and vote for her? Her modern style quilts are stunningly beautiful and you can see how much she loves what she does when you read her blog.
Thanks for your support!