Category: Contests

The Reason For The Silence

4/12/2018

Hey all!
SO! The silence...
& all the things left hanging here...
Two words: Computer trouble.
My poor old 5yo laptop is on it's last legs. I am on it now, though it's not happy about it, but I had not been able to use it for several weeks. In those weeks, I have been learning lots about computers as I search for what I wanted to replace the old thing with. I have a new one on order (it can not get here fast enough), & am happy to at least have this one creaking along until then.
Once the new one is in, set up, & we're getting along, I fully intend to finish up my NaMoPaiMo posts & videos! My poor friends stories have been left hanging! I will say that we all did finish! :) I was also surprised to get a NaMoPaiMo Van Gogh in the mail! I had a lot of fun painting him! Thank you Jennifer & Kylee!

Also, Finn, my medallion mold, cast like a dream! I ran the mold out at 31 total. I have 11 blanks for sale at $20 each, as well as various cast colored ones (one each purple, blue, green, rose, & glittery bronze, all cleaned up & glossed) for $30 each. They will be properly posted for sale once the new laptop is in, but if anyone is interested, they are up for grabs, just drop me an email! I will happily paint them as well for an added price.

I still have the report from the New Year's Bash to post as well.

My 100% CMs Gala & Salazar taking the O/A CM ribbons!

And just for fun, three of my MMs are in Maggie Bennett's MM Madness contest. I really don't expect to win anything, but it's fun to see them in the herd on her FB. :) Kim's 'Apollo', named KP Guy Noir, did win a category though! He took best preservation of details!

But anyway. That's the reason for the silence!

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BF Recount, Part One: The BF Best CM Contest!

7/16/2017

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Hi ho all! I'm sure it will be obvious just by the look & length of this post, but I am home from BF! I have tons to share, so I am going to break this up into several posts over the next week or so. Of course I am going to start with the biggest news of all of it: the Best CM Contest!
If you've read the previous post, you already know that I won my divisiom with my CM G2 Shetland to palomino Shet mare named "SWF 101 Lbs. Of Fun" aka Honey!
Honey rode down to Lexington with nearby friends since I was not going to make it down until Friday & she needed to be at the Artisan's Gallery on Thursday. She was safely set up by my friend Kati, with help from my friend Chunk as I understand it (I'm sure Chesna was in on it too), thank you guys!
We, my Dad & I, were able to leave for KY earlier than I thought on Fri, so we spent several hours at the KHP before going to the CHIN (the hotel where the contest was held for those who do not know). I room saled for a few hours until the AG opened when of course we went over there to see the contestants & me wiwdle poneh!
Here they are:

The Theme division, "Good Things In Small Packages", PP to MM scales (mini scales). Obviously, I was the winner. :)

Drastic CM Division. 'Toady' the huge 8lb Wixom Shetland by Studio Thornrose took top honors here & I am so happy about that!!!

Repaint division. Mel Miller's Clyde won this div!

Fantasy Division. OMGosh! SO cool! In the words of his creator Gretchen Glover: "It's a Chinese Qilin. Close to a Kirin, but with the option of having more than one horn." He won the fantasy division & I was rooting for him! He was AMAZINGLY detailed!

Performance division. The Pony Express swept up the prize for perf! Lauren Hoffer is his creator! I was standing right next to her when she won & had been chit-chatting with her before that!

Here is a ridiculously blurry video of the entrants. ...I really need to learn how to use the video on my camera better. :/

Saturday was the fateful day! Judging was to be in the evening sometime with awards presented at 9:30 pm. I got to the CHIN at about 6 & popped my head into the AG room (which was not open yet) to ask if I may remove the cube from my entry for the judging, so I was let in when no one was in there!!! That is when I took the above vid, when no one was around! After that... I room saled!
I came back at some point a couple times to see what was doing; I REALLY did not want to miss the judging & awards!!! I wound up coming back at 9, & shortly after witnessed Sommer Prosser, Morgan Kilbourn, & one other lady who I did not recognize, judge the entries! Not too long after the participation ribbons were laid out & the atmosphere was tense with anticipation!! The announcement was near & the crowed was waiting!!
& waiting.
...& waiting.
...& WAITING.

It turns out that they, Breyer, had misplaced the prize models & one of the rosettes!!! OMGosh! It was so awful that it was funny! The poor gentleman behind the table made the announcement regarding the delay starting with "Please don't kill me"! Thankfully the crowd was a genial lot & we were all ok with this latest screw up of Breyer's!
At long last, at nearly 11pm, they arrived with the prize models & Stephanie Macejko made the big announcements!
I had wanted to video the whole thing, but my battery was flashing at me, so I only took a vid of the Theme class, below:

I had a few friends in the crowed, could you tell?? :)
Chunk took this great pic of me with Honey & her wins:

& of course I had to take victory shots!!!

I'm kind of disappointed that my pics weren't better. I was so out of it by that time at night! Having been up since six, hiking around the KHP all day & the CHIN all evening, standing for two hours waiting for them to announce the winners, which they did at just short of 11! I suppose it was good that I could still work my camera at all at that point! :P

But! It was a good night!
I have teased a few folks, asking if they could figure out the song that Honey is named after. No one has guessed yet! It is this old show tune, & I thought it fit her quite well!
Welp, I will leave you here! I will get some pics of Masala at some point, & of course there is still loads to tell you! More posts to come!!

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I WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/16/2017

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Bon Voyage!

7/11/2017

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Exciting doings here! All revolving around BF!
On Friday I ventured out to craft stores in search of a clear display cube for Honey during the Best CM Contest. I got the green light from Breyer to use one if I provided it, which I certainly will to at least slow down any unscrupulous visitors to the AG from palming her & walking off. I finally found the perfect one at Hobby Lobby (my all time favorite craft store!). It is for displaying a signed soft ball, but works perfectly for displaying a small pony too! Add a little mirror to the base & it winds up looking quite professional I think!

I also picked up a craft wood trinket box for her to travel in style. I stained it & lined it with foam; wrap her in some fleece & she now literally can withstand being dropped. ...No really, thanks to a friend we have proven that! :P

On Sunday Honey & her accessories were packed into a cardboard box & handed off to my friends Chesna & Chunk to ride down to Lexington on Wednesday. So her journey has technically begun! Once down in Lex, she will be handed off to my friend Kati who will be the one to put her on the table.
I'm so wired about this! I have never picked at or fretted over any entry of any kind as much as this little pony!
& now for some really exciting news: as it turns out, I WILL be able to go down to BF! Not for the whole weekend, but just in time to watch the awards! My Dad actually offered to go down with me, so we are heading for KY on Friday, spending Saturday, & heading home sometime Sunday. I am so excited to be there to watch Honey compete & to meet Francesca Kelly, ambassador of the Marwari breed!
If you see a nutcase wandering around in a well decorated floppy hat &, at the CHIN, most likely carrying around a handful of horses & a for sale sign, that will probably be me! Feel free to stop me & say hey! :)

I will sign off here & leave you with a baby Wood Frog. These little guys have popped up within the past few days & they are adorable! The young'uns are so tiny!

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BF Best CMs Contest Or Bust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/5/2017

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I have anxiously been hoping to see an email from Breyer land in my inbox. Hoping, but not really holding my breath: surly there are going to be some great entries after all?
BUT just a couple hours ago, it happened!

"RE: BreyerFest Best Custom Contest Submission - Finalist"
"Dear Carissa,
Congratulations! You have been chosen as 1 of the 3 finalists in the Theme Class."
"I look forward to hearing from you.
June"

JUMP FOR JOY!!!!! 'Honey' is going to BF!!

I can't believe it! 'Honey' did it!!!
I am not lucky enough to go to BF this year (now I REALLY want to go!), so she is going to be relayed down with friends who will make sure she gets where she's supposed to be & has a safe trip.
If you go to the Artisan's Gallery at the CHIN, please stop by & say hey to SWF 101 Lbs. Of Fun! Take a pic & show me! Maybe I'll put it on my site! :)

...Good things must happen when I buy tickets to the Ohio Light Opera's production of "The Music Man"; I just bought tickets to go see it for a third time. ;)

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Taking A Chance

6/23/2017

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Though at this very moment there is no guarantee that I will be able to go to BreyerFest much as I am dying to (Marwari!!!), I decided to see if one of my horses could; I submitted entry to the BreyerFest Best Customs Contest.
It took some time for me to decide to go for it with the horse I had in mind; a CM SM. That still kind of worries me seeing that a little guy would be so easy to pocket, but I went for it anyway with my CM SM G2 Shetland Pony mold named SWF 101 Lbs. Of Fun, aka Honey.
Honey's body was a live show championship prize won by my OS Marwari stallion, SWF Sundara, in 2012? I believe? He (at the time) had been painted bronzey-gold with glitter! Since my boy Sundara won him, I wanted to CM something special from it! She is actually based on this glorious Shetland Pony photographed by Slawik Equine Photography.

Honey as a WIP in 2014.

Below is a picture of Honey in her original glory. She is a 2015 CM who has many live show wins, including NAN top tens, & photo show champs, including 2015 Draft/Pony Reserve at the MEPSA International Championship Show.

Honey got a makeover to add some fuzzies & a paint job with more depth. I think she's even more adorable than she was before!

...& now, we wait.
She was submitted for the new Theme class which this year is 'Good Things In Small Packages', PP to MM scales. I won't be overly surprised if she is not chosen to go to Lexington, but I will be hoping to see an email land in my inbox the beginning of July.
Wish us luck!

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The Reason For The Silence

BF Recount, Part One: The BF Best CM Contest!

I WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bon Voyage!

BF Best CMs Contest Or Bust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taking A Chance

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