Submission deadline extended until July 21, 2008.

MindBites Spread the Craft Content – Summary of Rules (Offical rules here)

Overview: Are you a Crafting Queen, a Naughty Knitter or a Siren of the Scrapbook? Well have we got the contest for you! Share your mad skills through a video lesson and be eligible to win the MindBites Spread the Craft contest. Lessons must be uploaded by July 21st, so register today to gain access to tips, resources and help. It's free to enter, it's fun, you could win $1000, and most importantly, you'll be helping to Spread the Craft. Register today!

Requirements: Register at MindBites.com, then create and upload any original Crafting video lesson to enter. The lesson should meet typical MindBites guidelines, i.e. be instructional in nature, be 6 to 12 minutes in length, etc.

Timeline: May 15th – Contest Begins, Register early for access to Tips and help

• July 21st (midnight CT) – Deadline for entries
• August 1st (midnight CT) – Voting is closed
• August 5th – Winners announced

Prizes: Two cash prizes will be awarded: A grand prize of $1000, and a People's Choice award of $500. In addition, both winners will receive additional goodies to be named later.

Judging: The Grand Prize will be judged by a group including MindBites representatives as well as members of the Crafting community. Entries will be judged on originality, material covered, and value of instruction. People's Choice award will be based on popular vote by registered site visitors, who will be able to vote for their favorite.

Content Ownership: It's your creativity and it's your content! Upon upload and for the duration of the contest, all entries will be available for viewing on the MindBites site for free as part of judging and people's choice voting. After the contest, all entries will be then be available for sale in the MindBites marketplace with the proceeds going to the author, per the standard MindBites Terms of Service. At any time, you the author may choose to remove, alter or change your content.

Legalese:

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. MindBites site purchases do not improve one's chances of winning (but they do make us happy of course). Register to enter online at mindbites.com.

• Participants must sign-up for contest and upload lesson by 11:59 p.m. CT on July 21st, 2008.
• Two prizes will be awarded as described above. MindBites will do its best to fairly judge the entries according to the criteria outlined above, but in the end, the award decisions are at our sole discretion.
• Winners give us the right to use their name in marketing communications about the contest
• Entries must meet normal criteria as defined by the MindBites Terms of Service, e.g. don't upload any material for which you do not own the rights, nothing illegal, etc.
• Awards will be paid in US dollars to a valid PayPal account. (If you do not have or are not able to set up a PayPal account, contact the MindBites team at SpreadtheCraft@mindbites.com)
• Not valid in Equatorial New Guinea and some parts of Idaho (just kidding)
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• MindBites Spread the Craft Contest Offical Rules