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Contest Winners and Practicing Invisibility

Journal Entry: Fri May 2, 2008, 2:57 AM
Yes, I know I've been MIA for quite a while! I'll explain in a minute, but first... as one of the prizes in the Bring Out the Trash Contest held by *ArtisanCraft I promised a two week journal feature to the winners. So, without further ado:

First Place:

by *thymian

Second Place:

by *flufdrax

Third Place:

by =Winneganfake


Great work to all who entered and congratulations to the winners!

:sushi: Practicing Invisibility :sushi:

I've been practicing being invisible lately... I'm pretty good at it, aren't I?!

Wow, it's hard to believe that it's been nearly a month since my last journal post. A lot has happened since then. I got sick on my vacation and spent most of it medicated and/or unconscious. I wasn't even able to work on a single craft project. Got back to work in time to deal with a ton of paperwork as well as my boss's taxes. Things have been so busy at work, in fact, that once I get home, I have just enough energy to make dinner, feed my fish and fall asleep, although there have been a few nights where I've actually missed the "feed the fish" part. :( Just when I thought things might finally improve, my boss let my assistant go yesterday, so now I have to do all of the accounting by myself. What this means is that I no longer have time to visit dA during my work hours and now I'll be working about 9+ hours per day to get everything done, so it's unlikely I'll be stopping by after work either. I'll try to catch up with everyone during the weekends, but with my dance classes and performances I don't know how much time I'll have on the weekends, either. And with Obon season just around the corner, once we start dancing for that, I won't even be home during the weekends. This doesn't bode well for my crafts, but I'm still going to try to finish everything in time for the contest I want to enter at the end of September. I also have a few items that I've promised to friends and I will be making a special effort to get those done. I really hope the boss decides what he wants to do about the extra work, because I can't keep doing all of the paperwork and accounting by myself... I'm already exhausted and I've only been doing this for a week. A couple more months of this will be the death of me. Anyway, that's why it's taken me so long to comment on some of your deviations. Right now my message board is saying I've got nearly 400 deviations to look at so it might be a while before I get through them all. Hope everyone is doing okay, though! I miss you all!

:sushi: Welcome :sushi:
Yes, my gallery is rather random, mainly because I have the attention span of a three-year-old. My main craft is crochet, but you'll also find all sorts of other crafts, plus the occasional drawing, painting, and, every once in a while, I get lucky with my camera and capture an interesting shot. I also have a bizarre sense of humor, which is reflected in more than one of my pieces. Enjoy!


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:sushi: Work in Progress :sushi:
This is a competition year for me, so I will be focusing on crafts that I can use as contest entries. I will be working on the other items already on my WIP list as I find time, but I will not be adding anything new until I have completed the 25 craft items I will need for the Homemaker's Competition coming up in October. I am also no longer going to promise gifts for specific dates because I never seem to be able to get anything done in time lately. Instead, I will just say that there will be a gift forthcoming...

:bulletgreen: B-day gift for Isabeau-Gower (this is very late :( ) ~~~ Nozomi Temari
:bulletgreen: B-day gift for ~nekojitachan (this is now late, as well :( ) ~~~ Rufus doll (from Final Fantasy VII) This is to match with the Reno doll [link] I made her in 2006.
:bulletgreen: gift for ^JunkbyJen ~~~ Melville II
:bulletgreen: gift for *hedspace77 ~~~ Kokeshi doll (in reds)
:bulletgreen: special request for Mom ~~~ Godzilla
:bulletgreen: just because I really want to ~~~ Audrey II, Usagi Yojimbo, Momotaro
Random Ideas:
:bulletgreen: Grocer's basket with fruits & vegetables
:bulletgreen: Gourmet cheese selection
:bulletgreen: Chess set
:bulletgreen: Nesting dolls

All Homemaker's Competition 2008 items are tentative entries as I am prone to changing my mind about an item midway through actually completing said item. I will be making crafts for these specific categories, but the rules for entries have changed in recent years, so I may not be able to use some of them. We'll find out what can and can't be entered in the competition when the entry forms are distributed in August.

Section>Category:bulletpurple:Item Description :star-empty: :star-half: :star:

Crafts>Needlework>
:bulletpurple: Counted Cross Stitch Kimono :star-half:
:bulletpurple: Vintage Floral Needlepoint :star-half:

Crafts>Crochet/Knitting>
:bulletpurple: At the Ramen Shop :star:
:bulletpurple: Minami-wan Kenobi :star-empty:

Crafts>Weaving/Macrame>
:bulletpurple: Snake in Basket :star-empty:
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Crafts>Lei>
:bulletpurple: Multicolor Eyelash Yarn Lei :star-empty:

Crafts>Others>
:bulletpurple: Beaded Daruma :star-empty:
:bulletpurple: Bead Crochet Ducky Basket :star-empty:

Novelty Crafts>Magnets>
:bulletpurple: Beaded Rose Magnet :star-empty:
:bulletpurple:

Novelty Crafts>Hair Ornaments>
:bulletpurple:
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Novelty Crafts>Costume Jewelry>
:bulletpurple: Bedouin Beaded Necklace :star:
:bulletpurple: Bead Embroidered Collar w/Crochet Flowers :star-half:
:bulletpurple: Chain Maille Bracelet :star:

Novelty Crafts> Paper>
:bulletpurple: Godzilla Origami :star-half:
:bulletpurple: Collage Sushi Cards :star-empty:

Novelty Crafts>Others>
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Holiday>Wreaths>
:bulletpurple: Crochet Poinsetta Wreath :star-empty:

Holiday>Table Arrangements>
:bulletpurple: Valentine Candy Box :star-half:
:bulletpurple: Chiyogami Eggs :star:

Holiday>Door/Wall Hangings>
:bulletpurple:

Holiday>Tree Ornaments>
:bulletpurple: Beaded Chochin Lantern :star-empty:
:bulletpurple: Beaded Flame Ornament :star-half:
:bulletpurple: Sonobe Stellated Icosahedron :star:

Holiday>Others>
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Devious Information

  • Current Age: older than you think
  • Current Residence: Hawaii
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL
  • Print preference: postcard or small luster print
  • Favourite artist: Edvard Munch, Hokusai, Frank Frazetta
  • Favourite poet or writer: Daniel Silva, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
  • Favourite cartoon character: Athrun Zala
  • Tools of the Trade: Yarn and crochet hooks... most of the time

Devious Comments

~Im-so-C-O-L-D:iconIm-so-C-O-L-D: 1 day 12 hours ago
I has not talked to you in FOREVERS D: how are you and your lovely fishies? :heart: :hug:

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Guns make you stupid
Fight your wars with duct tape
Duct tape makes you smart
:kiss: :heart: :stfu:
*chat-noir:iconchat-noir: 1 day 18 hours ago Mood: Love
Thank you very much for adding my Pendlestock Commissioned Charms to your :+fav:S

:aww: :heart: :tea:

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Want to see yummy polymer clay creations?

:bulletred:Check out my etsy shop:[link]
:+favlove:Or my DA gallery:[link]
~tsutsu-di:icontsutsu-di: 2 days 9 hours ago
Thank you so much for the Fav!

your gallery is truly awesome!
so Cute!! :love:

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I am using the translation tool. :blushes:
~Squiggie:iconSquiggie: 6 days 18 hours ago
I wish I could learn. I'de love to do things like this! =3

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Dude our generation is screwed up,
[link]

Swweeeettt~ |D
~WillowRei:iconWillowRei: May 12, 2008, 3:17:21 PM
Bwahaha!

YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED!!
Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!)

RULES:
1- You can hug the person who hugged you!
2- You -MUST- hug 6 other people, at least!
3- You should hug them in public! Paste it on their user page!
4- Random hugs are perfectly okay! (and sweet)
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!

Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am 1.
If You Get 7 Back You Are Loved!

1-3 you're a bad friend
4-6 you're an ok friend
7-9 you're a good friend
10-& Up you're a great friend!!
*thymian:iconthymian: May 11, 2008, 11:09:48 AM
Thanks for your congratulations and comment on my wall lamp.
^Kitten-of-Woe:iconKitten-of-Woe: May 11, 2008, 5:46:33 AM
Many thanks for adding me to your watchlist! :cuddle:

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*saint-of-suicides:iconsaint-of-suicides: May 8, 2008, 6:09:10 PM Mood: Love
YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED!!
Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!)

RULES:
1- You can hug the person who hugged you!
2- You -MUST- hug 6 other people, at least!
3- You should hug them in public! Paste it on their user page!
4- Random hugs are perfectly okay! (and sweet)
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!

Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am 1.
If You Get 7 Back You Are Loved!

1-3 you're a bad friend
4-6 you're an ok friend
7-9 you're a good friend
10-& Up you're a great friend!!


:dance: spam!!!!

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blatant Decepticon propaganda
~Minasan15:iconMinasan15: May 8, 2008, 11:46:19 AM Mood: Love
Thanks for the :+fav:

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Hit me up I'm bored!
~WoO-angel:iconWoO-angel: May 7, 2008, 3:27:09 AM
thanks for the :+fav: on sushi plush.. :hug:

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OMG! rosa touched here!

visit my blog and gallery! love ya! [link] gallery
[link] blog
*AnimeJGrrl:iconAnimeJGrrl: May 6, 2008, 7:03:57 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:! Much appreciated! :heart:

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Painting, Graphite, Sculpture and other Traditional Art in my gallery. :nod: | Etsy | CafePress
~Digressive-Art:iconDigressive-Art: May 6, 2008, 6:08:19 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:

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"Maybe here, things will be different."
~megilwenn:iconmegilwenn: May 5, 2008, 9:33:36 PM
Thanks for the :+fav:! :3

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mm..muffin!
*xMoshyMCCOY:iconxMoshyMCCOY: May 5, 2008, 9:18:48 PM
Thank you so much for the :+fav:!!
Your gallery is delicious!

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♥ x.m//M
What a drag...
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=Winneganfake:iconWinneganfake: May 2, 2008, 6:42:13 AM
Thanks for both the :+fav: and the feature!

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Tormented Artifacts- where I do all my physical art [link]

The LXB. Join the League, support the League. [link]

HEY! YOU! Go buy some prints! [link]
*Himmapaan:iconHimmapaan: Apr 29, 2008, 12:55:39 PM
Thank you so much for the favourite.

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Süßer Friede,
Komm, ach komm in meine Brust!

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
*hedspace77:iconhedspace77: Apr 28, 2008, 12:20:13 PM
Long time no hear! :iconnewglomp:

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Two cowboys slept in a tent, but came back with no fish...
~loser-cake:iconloser-cake: Apr 28, 2008, 11:53:44 AM
thanks for the fav! ^_^

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"The only reason flamingos never evolved, was because they wouldn't be able to sit in chairs."-the lovely Corissa
*chioky:iconchioky: Apr 28, 2008, 11:18:47 AM
Thank you very much for the fav ^^ It is very much appreciated XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~mellisea:iconmellisea: Apr 21, 2008, 12:37:36 PM
Thank you very much for the :+fav: 's ! :D