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When we opened submissions for Creating with the Stars on February 4th, we had no idea how how incredibly amazing the submissions would be. Really, we knew we'd get some good ones, but this was out of control! You guys made choosing so.incredibly.hard! We want to thank all 361 of you that took the time to enter. It has already been a great start to our first season!

Without further ado, let's get down to business… Introducing the Contestants for CWTS2013 (In no particular order)

1. Janel

#23 Boys Bedroom Makeover on a Budgetand her Blog Star is… Brittany from Pretty Handy Girl!

2. Jourdan & Ashley

#33 DIY Barndoor Headboard

and their blog star is…
Beth from Home Stories A to Z!

3. Sarah

#48 80's Chandelier to Glass Mirror

and her blog star is…
Brooke from All Things Thrifty!

4. Jane

#75 DIY Plank Wall

and her blog Star is…
Jamielyn from I Heart Naptime!

5. Amanda & Corey

#131 Handmade Dining Room Light

and their blog star is…
Beckie from Infarrantly Creative!

6. Nancy

# 137 Owen's Nursery Makeover

and her blog Star partner is…
Kari from U-Create!

7. Jessica

#164 Anthro-Inspired Inventor's Bell Jar Lamp

and her star is…
Mandi from Vintage Revivals!

8. Sarah

#223 Herringbone Metallic Artwork

and her blog Star is…
Sarah from Thrifty Decor Chick!

9. KariAnne

#243 Shutter Wall

and her blog stars are…
Ashley and Whitney from Shanty 2 Chic!

10. Nat & Holly

#281 Living Room Makeover

and their blog star is…
Jane from Tatertots & Jello!

11. Ann Marie

#344 Mom Cave Makeover

and her blog star is…
Shaunna from Perfectly Imperfect!

12. Melissa

#345 Bedroom Reading Corner

and her blog star is…
Sherry from Young House Love!

Aren't those projects amazing? It's going to an incredible season! The first week's challenge is a fun one. Week 1: UPCYCLE

You Can Play Along with CWTS Too! Now, if we could have chosen all of you, we would have. We still want to showcase all of your talent and project. For every weekly challenge, we're going to have a link party where you can link up one of your favorite projects that fit in with the weekly theme. We'll pick our favorite project each week and we'll feature our favorite here on EC2. Get your Upcycle DIY projects ready for week one, starting next week!
And we're sure don't need reminding, but just incase… we have an EPIC prize package! The 2013 CWTS Prize packages Total over $4100!! A special thanks to Homes.com, HomeGoods, HomeTalk, and Home Depot for their generous sponsorship of CWTS. We're so honored to have them!

The Grand Prize Winners (Contestant and Blog Star) will each receive:
$500 from Homes.Com $500 Gift Card to HomeGoods Project featured by HomeTalk

All contestants that make it to Week 4 will be given a $100 Giftcard to HomeGoods to use during the week 4 home decor challenge!

The Semi-Finals Winner will receive:
$500 Gift Card to Home Depot (Contestant & Blog Star) $100 worth of Martha Stewart supplies from Plaid Crafts $125 Gift Card to Lucent Lamp works Project featured by HomeTalk

The Week 2 Winner will receive: $100 Gift Card to Royal Design Studio A pair of $120 Robert Allen pillows from Chic Decor Pillows Project featured by HomeTalk

The Week 1 Winner will receive: $50 worth of 31 Gifts products $60 worth of Twysted Yarn products $70 of Henle Headbands products $100 Blog Re-design from 733 Design Project featured by HomeTalk