## Hello, DIYHubers!

What an incredible year it’s been for the [DIYHub Community](https://ecency.com/created/hive-189641)! To wrap up 2024 on a high note, we’re thrilled to announce our final contest of the year. This time, we’ve partnered with our amazing friends at [ecency.com](https://ecency.com) to bring you something truly special. As is tradition, the theme for December is *Christmas*: a celebration we’ve embraced every year since launching these contests. We want to take a moment to thank each of you for your dedication, creativity, and contributions. Your engagement, thoughtful comments, and valuable feedback are what make this community so vibrant and inspiring.

Looking forward to a
creative, exciting, and positive
2025 together with all of you ❤️

^{Ecency Waves icon of their
official Google Playstore entry}

## Thank you [Ecency](https://ecency.com)! Ecency not only offers a beautiful UI and a wide array of features but also delivers versatile mobile apps and an exceptional web frontend. Beyond that, their dedication to community work is truly amazing - they guide new users, maintain a vibrant and active Discord server, and are always ready to help with any questions you might have. You’re probably familiar with Ecency already, but have you heard about **Ecency Waves**? This is Ecency’s short content feature, complete with its very own app, available now on the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ecency.waves&hl=en).

^{Ecency icon of their
official Google Playstore entry}

The Ecency team is hard at work, currently updating much of the website’s code behind the scenes. Excitingly, the new Waves frontend will soon be live at [ecency.com/waves](https://ecency.com/waves)! In the meantime, you can explore Ecency Waves through several options:

The Ecency app
The dedicated Ecency Waves app
Or the innovative Decks feature

The Decks feature is a unique and powerful tool that lets you filter, explore, and organize the content you want to engage with daily - all conveniently in one place! Before diving into the details of this month’s theme, let’s take a moment to reflect on the [previous month’s contest themed around the 4 Elements](https://ecency.com/hive-189641/@diyhub/4-elements-diy-hub-contest)!

## Review of the Previous Contest

_{Previous contest was all about the 4 Elements!}

Our last contest was something of an experiment, as we kept the theme intentionally broad to give you maximum creative freedom: **4 Elements**. We were delighted to receive 35 unique creative projects submitted as contest entries. However, we also noticed a significant drop in participation compared to previous months, where themes were more specific.

Additionally, many entries ended up being quite similar, likely because participants drew inspiration from each other to create something that fit the broad theme. While we anticipated this possibility, it’s now clear: too much freedom in a contest can sometimes limit creativity rather than inspire it. That said, we’re grateful for the chance to test this idea and deeply appreciate all the effort and thought you put into your submissions over the past weeks. **Here are all participants:** @laranitacrochet @ikigaidesign @hector077 @m16uellop @leannwithdoublen @giocondina @verdeayer @fixie @ioanna-m @elentogether @divergente1 @rodriguezkike232 @pari.warsh @lanoican @mdakash62 @marlynmont @edeyglezsosa @gltorres12 @sofathana @hadianoor @yale95reyra @hindavi @ukotex @niya57829 @noorchaudhary To us, every one of you is a winner for sharing your incredible skills and creativity! However, as always, we had the challenging task of selecting three participants to receive our prizes. It wasn’t an easy decision, but here are the chosen winners! **🥇 1st Prize:** @verdeayer with [Pots inspired by the elements 🌱🔥 4 Elements Contest!](https://peakd.com/@verdeayer/pots-inspired-by-the-elements-4-elements-contest) **🥈 2nd Prize:** @ioanna-m with [Embroidered square of the 4 Elements - DIYHub Contest [ENG-ESP]](https://peakd.com/@ioanna-m/embroidered-square-of-the-4-elements-diyhub-contest-eng-esp) **🥉 3rd Prize:** @fixie with [Sakura Tree Painting - A Fusion of the Elements CONTEST (Water, Earth and Air) [ENG-ESP]](https://peakd.com/@fixie/sakura-tree-painting-a-fusion-of-the-elements-contest-water-earth-and-air-eng-esp) Dear friends, you all will receive your prize as soon as possible :) ## Theme of this month - **Christmas** In many countries around the world, Christmas is celebrated throughout the entire month of December. Historically, this month has also brought the highest levels of engagement in our contests, so we’re eagerly anticipating a wave of inspiring Christmas-themed entries from all of you. As we review your submissions, we’re also preparing for a well-deserved, calm phase to close out the year.

_{These are only a few ideas! Get creative, craft whatever you want and join the contest!}

_{👋 Winners of last year: @emilydbr @hindavi @lyamalfonzo23}

As we announced earlier, a significant portion of the prize pool was generously donated by @ecency - a whopping 12,000 Ecency Points! A heartfelt thank you to @melinda010100 and the entire @ecency team for your trust, hard work, and incredible support. We deeply appreciate everything you do for our community! **You can win a piece of the 120 HIVE / 12 HBD / 12000 Ecency Points / 12 HiveSBI price pool:** - **🥇 1st Prize:** 80 Hive / 8 HBD / 8000 Ecency Points / 8 HiveSBI - **🥈 2nd Prize:** 30 Hive / 3 HBD / 3000 Ecency Points / 3 HiveSBI - **🥉 3rd Prize:** 10 Hive / 1 HBD / 1000 Ecency Points / 1 HiveSBI A big portion of the Hive, HBD and HiveSBI will get sponsored by @tibfox. ## Rules (simply and mandatory) ✔️ Upload inside of the [DIYHUB community](https://ecency.com/created/hive-189641) ✔️ Deadline is the **29th of December** ✔️ **MUST** use the tag **#DIYCHRISTMAS** ✔️ multiple entries are allowed ## Tips ➤ Boost your chances by thinking creatively and going beyond the usual. ➤ Make your entry stand out by crafting something one-of-a-kind from the given prompt. ➤ The more you share about your creative journey, the higher your chances of success. ➤ Enhance your post with plenty of pictures, descriptive captions, and perhaps even a video. ➤ Make the most of the long time before the deadline to perfect your entry. ➤ as you can read in the [rules and target niches](https://peakd.com/hive-189641/@diyhub/faq-content-requirements-and-our-target-niches) **we only accept processes/tutorials** not just posts about the final result

Happy Creating And Merry Christmas!

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