Ponoko is currently having a 10 day contest for aspiring jewelry designers with prizes up to $10,000. If someone has always had an idea for something to get cut out of acrylic or wood and made into jewelry now is the time to enter and make it a reality!

Entries will be accepted between 1 March 2008 and 10 March 2008. - read more about the invitation round which has a later closing date.

Nikki shell wrote in tell us about a contest/mini challenge sew-a-long that burda style are having: You must upload your creation into the new ‘Mini Challenge’ category by March 15th.

Before and after

The first step in this project is to find a suitable table. Check the size with suit the user and make sure it has a few drawers or doors. In this case, we used a small table with long legs, and multiple drawers. We don’t have a ton of space, so we wanted to go small. The key to this project is working with the piece you have. Figure out how to use the lines and details of the piece to your advantage.

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