Style Sample magazine is partnering with do-it-yourself resource heaven (and brainchild of Jenna Colombini, featured in the current issue) New York Design Shop with a challenge: 10 DIY bloggers were each given one basket of materials and permitted to let their creativity run wild!

Check out some of the amazing projects they came up with, and vote for your favorite. One lucky voter will win a Create Couture original piece!

Check out the rest of the blogger tutorials and vote for the blogger you think deserves to win the Create Couture DIY Design Challenge!

Drumroll, please…

The winner of the $75 gift card to Shopbop.com is…

Caraziza!

Congratulations, dear! We’ll contact you via email and send your gift card ASAP!

Thanks to everyone for participating, and look for more contests in the future.

Informative fashion fodder, just in case you missed it:

• “Has our quest for convenience forever altered fashion?” Dumbing down American design (Part 1)

• Singapore’s Next Fashion Superblogger Contest: Cute bloggers, great style. And it’s sponsored by a mall! When will America catch on to this?

• Suddenly Print is taking the blog challenge seriously: Interesting perspective from a fashion journalist about the so-called showdown between print and online.

• We’re always interested in seeing what bloggers ’round the world are doing: Hong Kong’s hottest fashion blogger Cindiddy

• Gilt Groupe brings flash sales to the iPad: Online flash sale giant Gilt Groupe is keeping up with technology by introducing an iPad app. Tech-geek fashionistas rejoice!

• Speaking of technology, Go Try It On Will Be Your Wardrobe Consultant And Personal Stylist In One

• Interview with 15-year-old Danish fashion blogger, teen insider Nicklas Skovgaard. Way to make us feel old.

• Sure, you love fashion, but will you invest in it? New website allows anyone to invest $50 in young labels.

What were your favorite fashion stories this week?