May 22, 2010 5:00 pm | The CSI Project

Woo hoo - it's time to start the challenges at The CSI Project! We are so excited And as you probably know, the first challenge is "Paint". We can't wait to see all of your paint-related projects! We are also thrilled to introduce you to Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick! Sarah is our first guest judge and we are so excited to have her here! If you have never been over to Sarah's amazing blog, you need to get over there pronto! Sarah tackles the most amazing DIY Projects! Some of our favorites have been: {Board & Batten} {Painted Wallpaper & Built-Ins} {before} {After: Painted Stairs} {Painted Coffee Table} {Beadboard Island} Sarah will go through all of the projects and pick her #1 Favorite Project and her top 10 Favorite Projects! The winners will get these buttons that they can put on their blogs/sites: or And -- The CSI Girls -- Amanda, Beckie and Jen will each go through the projects and pick our individual favorites. The winners of each of our favorite projects will get a separate button: Each week we will also have a wonderful giveaway{chosen through Random.org). This week our giveaway sponsor is Beki from The Rusted Chain! Beki is giving away TWO $30 gift certificates to her amazing shop! Have you seen Beki's jewelry? She makes beautiful, personalized heirlooms like: Ok, here's how it works. The link goes up tomorrow morning -- Tuesday at 9 AM (EST) As soon as the link goes up, you can link up your projects. You can link up as many as you want -- each one enters you to win! Grab the button here! All entries for this challenge need to incorporate the challenge’s theme. Since this week’s theme is “Paint,” you must have something that obviously uses paint in your project. Some examples of paint might be — DIY furniture projects, decorating projects that involve paint, different painting techniques such as glazing, crackling or distressing… When you enter the challenge, please enter the link to the specific post on your blog that relates to the project — not to your general blog. This will help when a year from now, for example, someone who visits the site can find your project directly. And if you use an older post, update it so it's current. The CSI Project button must be in your blog post. This makes it easy for other people to come over and join in the challenge if they like – and for us to know that we have the correct entry in the challenge when we’re judging. The project you submit must be your own project and something you have made. (It can be inspired by something someone else has done, but it must be your creation.) You must be a CSI follower or subscriber to win the prizes. The link goes up tomorrow morning at 9 AM {EST}