Talent Contest WINNER!

The votes are in and counted... 

....and our winner by a very big margin (a lead of over 20 points!) is... 

DOG WRESTLING MINI!

Many congratulations, Mini! I can finally announce that instead of the usual random stuff and things, your EPIC PRIZE is a pair of Makie specs in the colour and design of your choice! So go pick what you fancy from the website and drop me an email with your choice and address! 

Commiserations to all the other fab entrants, keep brushing up those talents and we'll see if we can do another contest next year! 

Everyone's Got Talent! Recap and VOTING

Wheeeee!

A little later than advertised (sorry), it's time for our talent contest recap and voting instructions, yaay! 

Let's take another look at our contestants... 

We've got the amazing DOG WRESTLING MINI!

The zen-like folding ninja that is Qwaychou's BJD.

Mitchie, showing off her cat whispering. 

The Rope-less Tightrope Walking Skills of Eli!

Willa, showing why 5 needles is better when you're dealing with zmobie cats.

A beautifully serene ballet from Ro and Vik.

And last but by no means least, Magical Millie (and Ted the flopsy bunny)!

Phew! What a lot of talent! Bet you can't wait to find out how to vote... 

...and it's like this! Send an email to me, duckiemonsterSPLATgmail.com (where SPLAT = @) with the subject 'talent contest'. Award 3 points to your favourite entry, 2 points to your runner up and 1 point to your third place. Entrants, you are totally allowed to vote for yourselves. 

Voting is open until 18:00 on Friday the 5th of July, and I'll attempt to get my act together enough to announce the winner later that night... and tell you all about the FABULOUS PRIZES, oh yes indeedly. 

Good luck to all the entrants! Get those votes in now!

the OMGWTFBBQCAPTIONCOMPETITONYAAAAAAY! winner is...

... there were some good entries. There were some great entries!
(Inevitably, there were a couple of TERRIBLE entries, but the less said the better).

But the one we liked best was...

Yup! Got to go with a classic! 

Congratulations to Short 'n' Cuddly Am; send me your postal address and I shall organise you some STUFF and possibly THINGS. 

the OMGWTFBBQCAPTIONCOMPETITIONYAAAAAY!

HOORAY and HOORAH, we're having another competition!

This time it's all about the speech bubble!

So, what message is Melchie giving to the world? 

(And what is Batson the Beastlie thinking? ... no. Wait. Scrap that. He's not a Beastlie of many Brains.)

Drop a comment with your entry by 15:00 on Monday the 20th of May. I'll choose my favourite and announce a winner that evening who will be the (lucky?) recipient of one of my famous parcels containing STUFF and THINGS. 

If you're new around here, let me know if you're a Makie owner or a Blythe owner, so said stuff can be tailored to your doll's preferences. 

Happy thinking, everyone!

Caption Competition

Competition now closed, thank you!
Winners will be announced at 20:00 on 03/03/13... ooooooooooooooh!

Okay, okay... so no videos today. But d'you want to win... a THING*?

Then all you need to do is drop a comment with a caption for this photo! It can be a conversation between the two girls, a random statement, whatever you like.

Plum is on the left. Elin is on the right. 

Best caption will be chosen by myself and the lovely Fiiiiil this Saturday evening (2nd of March), possibly with the aid of Plink, Melchie and any other Makies who are wandering in the general area. Entries need to be posted on the BLOG by 20:00 GMT so's we can have a good read and decide.

Get creative!

*the THING will likely be something for your doll, either an item of clothing or a fun accessory. Please state in the comments if you're a Makie or a Blythe collector, so's I can choose/make your thing... and of course, leave a bit of time for me to get the thing made and posted!

Oh Em Gee Freebies!

Huzzah!

We hit 10,000 views and we've hit 100 posts and I promised you a give-away, so here it is!

We'd have gone outside, but it was dark by the time I finished it... 

Yup, you get Melchett!

Artificial lighting provides a lovely artificial 'sunset' effect, no?

No. You don't get Melchett, but you do get the wonderful anorak that she's wearing.

Hood goes up, hood comes down.

This hooded number was made by my own fair hands and the modern marvel of sewing machine technoology. The outer shell is a glorious retro print waterproof fabric and it's got a snuggly quilting cotton lining. It's based on the MakieLab hoodie pattern.

Snuggly lining!

Because it's not made out of stretch fabric, the fit can be a little snug. Would not recommend wearing your thickest jumper under it, but it works fine with shirts and dresses.

Melchett's lovely back end.

It fits Blythe in a 'sort-of' fashion; obviously the hood doesn't fit. Elin rather likes it though.

Cultured Blythes go skiing. 

As I'm super over-excited, there will be 3 additional items up for grabs...

Moooooooooooooos!

Oh yes, the mo-onna-sticks are looking to travel! Obviously one has to go to the anorak winner, but you could be the proud recipient of one of the other three.

To be in the running to win the anorak or your very own mo-onna-stick, all you've got to do is comment on this post before 23:59 GMT on Wednesday the 14th of November. Please try to leave a valid email address (or if you don't want to do that, leave at least some sort of name/nickname for me to pick out of the hat... no good if we're all Mr Anonymous!). Winners will be drawn out of a hat (possibly a bear hat) on Thursday by either my lovely boyfriend or one of my cats, whichever is closer. I'll happily post anywhere in the world.

Please bear in mind that I do this for fun and I'm not a professional seamstress. The item is probably one of the best things I've ever made, but it does have its flaws! Don't look too closely at the stitching and don't be surprised if the snaps fall off...