So why not show off your ideas and win a prize in Leisure Arts’ design contest featuring Exclusively You fashion elements! All skill types are eligible, from knit or crochet to sewing, quilting, no-sew, and others. Good luck, and have fun!

Just think: you could be discovered as our newest hot designer! Also, all entries may be considered for purchase to appear in Leisure Arts publications.

3 fun categories:
• Hottest Handbags (all sizes and shapes, from clutches to totes)
• Awesome Accessories (jewelry, belts, cell phone cases, coin purses, etc.)
• Enticing Embellishments (pins, tassels, handles, pockets, accents of all kinds)

3 winners per category:
• Most Creative
• Editors’ Favorite
• Best Use of Exclusively You Elements

Visit your local stores or check our Web site for Exclusively You supplies. There are purse handles (13" smooth faux leather double handles, 27" mock croc handles, and 36" faux leather-grain adjustable handles), smooth faux leather and mock croc panels (8.5" x 11" sheets), embellishments (flower pins, heart pins, and butterfly pins), and hardware (split rings, ball chains, swivel clasps, magnetic snaps, alphabet brads, a craft punch, etc.). Smooth faux leather comes in Pink, Berry, Light Navy, Tan, Green, Purple, and Black. Mock croc comes in Orange, Light Navy, Black, Brown, Green, Maroon, and Purple. Faux leather-grain comes in Pistachio, Elderberry, Black, and Periwinkle.

You’ll want to watch our new Webcasts demonstrating Exclusively You products, too.

All 9 winners will each receive more than $200 worth of Exclusively You products and Leisure Arts/Oxmoor House books (including Live Your Best Life from O, The Oprah Magazine; The Spirit of Christmas 20^th Anniversary Edition; Sentimental Living From the Porch, and others).

Entries must reach us by September 1, 2006. Please allow adequate delivery time.

RULES: Anyone may enter except employees of Leisure Arts and its affiliates. All skill types are eligible (knit, crochet, sewing, no-sew, quilting, beading, embroidery, etc.). Simply design a project for one of the three categories and send us the finished item.
YOUR DESIGN MUST BE ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE. Each entry will be judged by the editors on its originality and appeal. The decision of the judges is final.
Winners will be required to sign an agreement declaring that the design is his or her original creation and that Leisure Arts may use it in any form without further payment.
You may enter as many designs as you wish. We’ll keep the winning entries, but others will be returned if you include a self-addressed mailer with adequate postage.

TO ENTER: Send your completed design to us with the typed instructions and a list of all supplies used. Include your name, address, e-mail address, and daytime telephone number. Ship to
Exclusively You Design Contest, Leisure Arts, 5701 Ranch Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223-9633, Telephone 501-868-8800.