oh well, our school went completely budget this yr...6 of us have been sidelined(mines included), but i think the most someone who got in spent was $50, everyone who got in did paintings. i made 4 of my canvases with the school's supplies and bought the lst canvas from the discount store, max $20 spent. just shows to everyone out there that you don't need to spend up big to do alright in art. the reality of the situation is that the examiners don't have the time to fully appreciate the amount of money u've put into ur work cos in the end ur only a student no#. as long as you had fun making ur bow(mine's helped to vent my frustrations from other subjects) then that's all that really matters. besides, you've created something to remind you of all the drama you've gone thru in yr12...in 6 mths u'll be laughing your ass off at the amount of stress it caused.