Anything Goes Contest 2021

Overview

For the second annual year we are pleased to announce the Anything Goes Contest!

The Anything Goes Contest is a free-for-all and open to any project that you wish to enter.

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $1,000 Apple gift card, and there are judge's prizes of $500 Apple gift cards in all of the major site categories. These categories are: Circuits, Workshop, Craft, Cooking, Living, Outside and Teachers.

In addition, even if you don't come in on top you'll have a chance to win one the twenty runner up prizes!

Submit your projects today for your chance to win!

The Anything Goes Contest 2021 is closed.

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Grand Prize

Winners

Winners Finalists All Entries

Grand Prize

WeatherBot - a Motorised Weather Machine | 3D Printable, ESP32 & OpenWeatherMap by DIY Machines

Circuits Judge's Prizes

Star Tracker for DSLR (Arduino + 3D Printing) by XONIX in 3D Printing

13K

Workshop Judge's Prize

Lazy Susan 2.0 (Sushi Train) by Garage Avenger in Home Improvement

34K

Craft Judge's Prize

Stone Viking Welcome Sign by neslo63 in Art

3.1K

Cooking Judge's Prize

Pork Knuckle | German Style Recipe by cookwewill in Main Course

12K

Living Judge's Prize

4x4 Colour Dot Puzzle by Sebastian Coddington in Toys & Games

9.3K

Outside Judge's Prize

Saunaboat: Turning an Old Unused Boat Into a Swimming Sauna by linus strothmann in Boats

27K

Teacher Judge's Prize

Storytelling Interface Pt 3: Interactive Music Poster by ngaskins in Music

587

Runner Up Prize

Let's Build Some World Class Hydrophones by DJJules in Audio

31K

DIY Manufactured Flagstone by Nick70587 in Backyard

37K

Home Bottled Pineapple by CircleSSheep in Canning & Preserving

2.3K

Making a Pencil Box From Scrap Wood / Gift Idea! by makewithjake in Woodworking

7.1K

Accurate VO2 Max for Zwift and Strava by rabbitcreek in Microcontrollers

40K

Card Stock Vintage Racer Airplane by zdedesigns in Toys & Games

12K

DIY 60W PD Power Bank With Arduino Real Time Battery Info Display by tobychui in Electronics

24K

DIY Magnetometer for Geophysical Survey by Markus Opitz in Sensors

20K

Add Decals to Plastic Prints Also DSO138 Oscilloscope Case by Palingenesis in 3D Printing

11K

Easy Recipes for Unexpected Guests by Momos75 in Snacks & Appetizers

7.8K

How to Make a Teleprompter by AndrewW1977 in 3D Printing

18K

Irrigation Level Assessment by Thermal Imaging W/ TensorFlow by Kutluhan Aktar in Electronics

18K

Make an ESP32 WiFi CCTV Camera (ESP32-CAM) DIY Wireless Security Cam by Max Imagination in Cameras

65K

DIY Floating Bed Frame by SEB TECH DIY in Furniture

49K

"Circuit-Tree" the Singing Christmas Tree by BrownDogGadgets in Microcontrollers

8.5K

Special Tandoori Chicken by Roshni Sahoo in BBQ & Grilling

3.3K

Sheet Metal Front Man Mask by AMbros Custom in Metalworking

4.0K

Hexagonal Board Game Table W/ Speakers and Flip-Out Desks by Fettuccine in Furniture

28K

Scotch Egg, Only Mexican! by Dankozi713 in Snacks & Appetizers

1.0K

Snowball Cookies by In The Kitchen With Matt in Cookies

17K

Happy Birds ! a World of Connected Bird Feeders / Connectez Vous Aux Jardins Du Monde (bilingue) by Papy et les Resistances in Electronics

47K

Air-tight N95 Face Mask Braces for Makers With Long Noses (Look Mom, No Fog!) by Thomas TEMPÉ in 3D Printing

1.2K

Live Edge Star Wars Desk by OnceUponaWorkbench in Woodworking

6.9K

Simple Hack to 3D Print HUGE Parts by CallMeSwal in 3D Printing

29K

3D Printed Robotic BB8 by nachumtwersky in Arduino

14K

Seascape/Skyscape Embroidery Using Only One Stitch: Blanket Stitch – How to Use Up Small Scraps of Felt and Turn Them Into a Landscape Abstract Art Piece by sharlzndollz in Embroidery

2.2K

Studio Ghibli Custom Boots (Totoro) by Neily Makes in Leather

4.3K

Indoor Kids' Climbing Wall by Ben Finio in Woodworking

12K

Perpetual Calendar With Google Calendar Connection by andrei.erdei in LEDs

47K

Triangulum - 3D Printed 3-Hand Clock by saulemmetquinn in Clocks

12K

38 Prizes

Grand Prize

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:

$1000 Apple Gift Card

Circuits Judge's Prizes

One Circuits Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Workshop Judge's Prize

One Workshop Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Craft Judge's Prize

One Craft Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Cooking Judge's Prize

One Cooking Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Living Judge's Prize

One Living Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Outside Judge's Prize

One Outside Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Teacher Judge's Prize

One Teacher Judge's Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Apple Gift Card

Runner Up Prize

Twenty Runner Up Prize Winners will receive:

$100 Gift Card

How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Dec 13, 2021 and Feb 7, 2022 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Anything Goes Contest 2021. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.