AOL Journals: Magic Smoke

A while ago the Nice Matters award was going around J-Land.  If you do not know what the nice matters award is click here.  I thought it was such a great concept that I tossed around the idea with a few J-Landers about taking the idea into our everyday lives outside the computer.  I also consulted Corey from Tongue In Cheek who created the award for her permission to use her concept as a starting point. 

Recently I received and e-mail from my dear friend Veronica and Krissy from Sometimes I think that shared a story about a teacher who had done something very similar, you can read that story here.

With permission from Corey I began a feasibility study.   I wanted this award to be as easy, cost effective and as uniform as possible.  I wanted everyone to be able to have access to this award regardless of their financial situation so that they would be able to either buy the supplies, or reproduce them on their own.  I looked into the idea of ribbons as in the story above, buttons, bracelets, lapel pins and such, but none of those ideas could be reproduced in a uniform fashion that was reasonably priced.

So I decided that a sticker would be the best solution.  Stickers can be created in mass quantities at a manufacturer, or at home for just pennies if you have a sticker maker

The next challenge I came across, and Corey concurred, was that the award as it stands, was not gender neutral enough.  While there was one for the women and one for the men, and both are very nice, we thought that another logo should be created that would work well for both genders.

This is where J-Land comes in and my Challenge Yourself Challenge.  I would like to challenge you to submit a gender neutral picture that would look nice on a sticker about 1.5 inches in circumference or there about.  Any shape is fine, but remember it has to be easy to cut out.  If it is an original work, please sign it, but you also need to be willing to forgo copy write so that it may be reproduced by all.  This is a labor of love.  It is a gift to those people out there that wish to make a difference in others lives, even if it is something as simple as telling someone that they matter.

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• #15 Comment from swmpgrly 
  7/6/08 3:22 PM | Permalink

  ok heres my attempt...lol
  http://journals.aol.com/swmpgrly/Lostinmyownthoughts/entries/2008/07/06/nice-matters-challenge/1367
• #14 Comment from valphish 
  7/6/08 1:29 PM | Permalink

  Here is my stab at it, Rosemary.  Hugs, Val xox
  http://journals.aol.com/valphish/ThereisaSeason/entries/2008/07/06/nice-matters-challenge/2127
• #13 Comment from rdautumnsage 
  7/5/08 11:45 AM | Permalink

  Hi hon, here are my tries at this challenge:
  
  http://journals.aol.com/rdautumnsage/ravens-lament/entries/2008/07/05/nice-a-concept-for-inspiration/1053
  
  Thanks, you over there (winks)...(Hugs)Indigo
• #12 Comment from vbonalesmd 
  7/3/08 11:48 PM | Permalink

  Here's my entry:  http://journals.aol.com/vbonalesmd/MyPaperCuts/entries/2008/07/03/taking-up-rosemary-on-a-challenge/1483
  
  good luck everyone, the designs are great!
  
  Veronica
  journals.aol.com/vbonalesmd/emresident
  journals.aol.com/vbonalesmd/MyPaperCuts
• #11 Comment from hadonfield78 
  7/3/08 11:49 AM | Permalink

  Im sorry I must have missed something. I love the tags the way they are..