Chris Cardinal started Threadcakes in 2007. The contest seemed like a fun idea; turning art into edible art, and having run the Loves Threadless fan blog, he decided to run the contest through his blog. Tons of fans of Threadless signed up and submitted over 100 entries, including some absolutely wonderful pieces. No contest was run in 2008, but in 2009 we had almost 600 cakes and over 9,000 cake photos. Absolute madness.

Threadless and a few other sponsors have been kind enough to donate prizes, which help make the contest all the more fun to win, but we think the contest is great just to enter!

About Chris Cardinal:

Chris is a 25-year-old web developer running a Tempe, Arizona web development firm. (He also edits their blog.)

He's run the Loves Threadless blog for a few years now, though doesn't get around to writing as often as he'd like. When he's not coding or caking, he likes drumming, traveling, photography, and bunches of other pursuits.

Get in touch with him on Twitter or if you're having trouble or want to talk Threadcakes, email him directly at: chriscardinal [at] gmail [dot] com.