12 Finalists Announced and Await Judging by Tim Adams of Handmadeology

We are anxiously awaiting to know....

Our ERG "Links" contest is officially over, and entries have been reviewed. These are the lucky folks who have made it to the final round.  Judging will begin and winner will be announced sometime between February 18-21st.  These have met the following qualifications:

• They have posted articles on someone on the ERG's shop,
• Linked to those shops in the article.
• And linked/mentioned the Etsy Recyclers Guild in these posts!

Now they will be forwarded to our Judge...drum roll please............Tim of Handmadeology--aka the Master of Social Networking! 

Tim is our guest judge!

Someone will win THE GRAND PRIZE PACK of goodies and advertising valued at $200.  What's not to love for a few moments of your time?  Not to mention, I'm linking them, they are linking us, we link and link and link. Read why this is important with this great article on Backlinking on Handmadeology.

QUALIFYING FINALISTS (in order received):

#1  Texas Vintage Things
This finalist blogged about---> RetreauxGirl   ENTRY #1 READ IT!

#2  Texas Vintage Things 
 This finalist blogged about --> RetroChalet  ENTRY #2 READ IT!

#3 Galla15  

This finalist blogged about--->  RetroChalet ENTRY #3 READ IT!

#4 PetiteHermine

This finalist blogged about--> BeatUpCreations ENTRY #4 READ IT!

#5 SeaFlowerStudios  

This finalist blogged about --> NobleUpcycling ENTRY #5 READ IT!

#6 Serendipit
This finalist blogged about-->  SweetandDirtys  ENTRY #6 READ IT!

#7 HarvestMoonbyHand
This finalist blogged about--> WanderingLydia    ENTRY#7 READ IT!

#8 Felted Woolies  
This finalist blogged about --> Noble Upcycling    ENTRY #8 READ IT!

#9 Retreaux Girl  
This finalist blogged about --> TexasVintage/MattieReid    ENTRY #9 READ IT!

#10 RetroBabs
This finalist blogged about --> AdrienArt  ENTRY #10 READ IT!

#11 IntoTheTrees
This finalist blogged about --> RetroChalet   ENTRY #11 READ IT

#12  CerenaLeigh
This finalist blogged about --> AlpenglowVintage  ENTRY #12 READ IT !

NON-QUALIFIERS  (Thanks for trying)

ME:  Call this ironic! I wrote a post on our member Eco Friendly Freckles READ MY DISQUALIFIED POST HERE  but forgot to enter it on the contest entries WOOPSIE!
 
OHZIE:  Ohzie nominated her best friend BELIZ's shop.but her friend is not on the ERG... I hope you all will visit Ohzie's friend's shop as it's super cool. 


THANK YOU to everyone who participated. 

• SPECIAL THANKS for those of you who featured my shop. 

• VERY SPECIAL THANKS to Tim for guest judging. 

•  SUPER VERY SPECIAL THANKS to  Janet of Into the Trees who took this contest opportunity as a time to learn to blog, and start her own blog and work on it.  I am so very proud of her, check out her blog now and send her some love!