350 is one of the single most important numbers in our environment today. Now, craftster.org, along with etsy.com, Coats & Clark and other environmentally conscious organizations, want you to help spread the number 350 throughout your communities.

According to 350.org, this number represents the amount we must reduce the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- 350 parts per million, before huge and irreversible damage is caused to the earth.  

Craftster.org and contest sponsors want you to use your creativity to stop global warming and help raise awareness by participating in the Creativity 350 challenge.  Craft up a t-shirt or a project that creatively expresses the importance of 350 and enter today.  From sewing and knitting to pasta art and popsicle sticks, use any craft technique, snap a photo of your creation and upload it at craftster.org by August 15.  

Then, get everyone you know to visit craftster.org between August 16 and August 31 to vote for your 350 project and you could win one of many prizes. These include a kit to make your own Gourmet Grocery tote and reusable grocery bags featuring new Dual Duty Plus XP and beautiful Westminster fabrics or a collection of new Red Heart Eco-Cotton blend yarn, Bamboo crochet hooks, knitting needles and how-to-books (both prize packages have a retail value of $100).  Winners will be announced September 25.  To learn more, visit creativity 350 craft contest.