Express Yourself! Contest

27 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest WINNERS!

Thanks for all your great entries! It was so important to add an element of randomness to the winners (thanks random.org) because it would have been so hard to choose the best one.

So with a little help we do have a winner! Three winners, in fact – and all three are from different countries. 🙂

We also had some great explanations, although I should say that I only took the images into consideration, not the text below them.

My Migraine Sketches
by Debbie Johnson

First prize goes to Debbie Johnson from Chicago, IL, USA! Her entry was entitled My Migraine Sketches. I love her picture. At first it looks like nothing… some doodles… then the more you look the more descriptive the image becomes.

Well done, Debbie! You are the winner of the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera, the beautiful hardcover book Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine, and a t-shirt from the Migraine Research Foundation!

The second prize goes to Cat from London, England UK. Her entry is The Migraine Beast. She gives a simple but powerful image of an oncoming migraine attack. Click the link to see the image and Cat’s explanation.

Cat will receive the a US$20 gift certificate for amazon.com, and a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine.

Last but not least, our 3rd place winner is "the girl with the migraines" by Nicole W. of Ontario, Canada.

I have to admit, this was one of the simplest and yet most striking of all the entries. Add the title of the image, and you can see a woman who is being labeled and yet feels powerless to do anything about it due to the oppressive symptoms of migraine.

Nicole will also receive a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine.

All three winners need to send me their full names, addresses and phone numbers (none of which will be published) so that I can send them their prizes as soon as possible.

To see all of the FANTASTIC entries, visit the Express Yourself! Contest home page.

Stay tuned for the next contest! And remember, if you have something you’d like to donate for the next contest, read this. Thanks again to the Migraine Research Foundation for their donation to this contest!

Congratulations Debbie, Cat, and Nicole! Enjoy your prizes!

20 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest: A few more days to enter!

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There are just a few more days to enter the Express Yourself! Contest. The contest is open until the end of the day on Wednesday.

I’ve already talked about the very cool compact camera that I’ll be giving away. But don’t forget – there’s more!

First of all, the Migraine Research Foundation (which this site supports) has donated a t-shirt for the winner. And remember, if we have 50 or more entries, US$200 will be donated to the foundation.

But there’s more still! The winner (and if there are 20 or more entries – the winners – will also receive a copy of Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine! This is a beautiful hardcover book of migraine art and poetry that will change the way you and your friends and family view migraine.

I have a full review of Migraine Expressions which you can read here.

If there is a second place winner, they will also receive a US$20 amazon gift certificate.

So tell your artsy friends who have headache, or migraine, or cluster headache – tell your photographer friends, those who like to draw – spread the word! Let’s see 50 entries telling the world about the reality of these conditions – and let’s see more winners and more $ going to migraine research!

See the rules here, and enter now!

Note: I will be away from the internet on the last day of the contest, and for a few days afterwards. Your entry will be accepted, but it may not appear online with the others until next week. So don’t panic. 😉

11 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest – The Camera

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The Express Yourself! Contest is picking up steam! There have been 8 entries so far. We need 12 more people to enter – then we’ll have 3 winners instead of just one!

Canon Powershot Digital Camera - 1st Prize!

CNET put the PowerShot ELPH 300 HS as #2 on their list of the 10 best. They complimented it because of its very small size. This from the CNET review:

If you’re looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you’ll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS.

The PowerShot Elph 300 HS is the smallest in the current lineup, and overall it’s just a really fun pocket camera. Partly because it is so small, but it’s also easy to use and works well.

The Cameralabs Buyer’s Guide also put it in the top 10. They write:

Canon’s ELPH 300 HS / IXUS 220 HS is a slim and stylish compact which strikes a great balance between features, quality and affordability. It employs a 12 Megapixel CMOS sensor with Canon’s HS (High Sensitivity) system for decent low light performance. The body’s slim, but packs-in a 5x optical zoom with very respectable 24mm wide angle coverage and a 2.7in screen. In terms of movies you can record Full HD 1080p, along with slow motion video and there’s an 8fps burst mode too. No wonder it’s become one of the best-selling point-and-shoot cameras on the market.

Go here to see more stats for the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS.

So let’s see those 12 more people enter right now! Here are the rules to the Express Yourself! Contest. To enter, and to see what has already been entered, go straight here.

1 February 2012

Express Yourself! Contest

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I’ve decided that 2012 is all about creativity. So that’s where we’re going to start with our February contest!

This contest is all about visual art. We have a whole section of photos and drawings describing migraine and migraine aura.

This month you’ll have the opportunity to enter photos and drawings that describe migraine, cluster headache, or chronic headache. Here’s how the winners will be chosen:

I will choose my 10 favourites out of all entries.
Out of those, the winners will be chosen randomly using random.org.
If there are 19 or fewer people entering (1 entry per person please), there will be one winner. If 20-49 people enter, there will be 3 winners. If there are 50 or more entries, and additional US$200 will be donated to the Migraine Research Foundation.

Prizes?

Of course there are prizes! Since this is a visual art/photography type of contest, the winner will receive one of the highest rated point and shoot cameras on the market – the Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera!

But that’s not all. The winner will also receive a free copy of the beautiful hardcover book Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine.

The Migraine Research Foundation has also generously donated a t-shirt, which will also go to the winner.

As stated above, if there are enough entries there will be more winners. The second and third place winners will also receive Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey Through Life With Migraine. The second place winner will receive a US$20 gift certificate for amazon.com.

Read my review of Migraine Expressions here.

When??

This contest opens today! And it closes in 3 weeks, on the 22nd of February. The winners will be chosen and announced by the end of the month.

Other notes

Remember, only 1 entry per person will be considered. If you enter more than once, only your first entry will be accepted.

Yes, this is a global contest. However, there may be locations I simply can’t ship to. If that’s the case, another winner will be chosen. But I’ll do my best to get the prizes to you, wherever you are in the world!

I also have the right to reject entries I don’t feel are appropriate. Since the photos/art will be posted, I do want to keep them family-friendly. On the other hand, I realize that some of the art, because of the topic, may be "disturbing". Just don’t go overboard.

All entries that are accepted will become a part of our art collection at relieve-migraine-headache.com. New and original submissions to the site only please.

One more thing – be sure to follow the instructions carefully. You must enter your name and location on the first page, and your name and email address on the second page. If you don’t, your entry won’t be accepted.

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and enter! 🙂