My Pink Package Came!!!

It's been a week since the results announcement for Anne Field's Field of Dolls Photo Show; so naturally, a pink package was coming, but I didn't know exactly when. But, I always know it'll be in the next day or two if Jennifer Buxton (Braymere Custom Saddlery) makes a post about her show prizes; because, well, she's in Colorado and Utah's the next state over. 

What a surprise!

(I wasn't able to make it to the live video/room for the results announcement due to photographing my sister's 4H Dog Show last week - so which prize goes to what is all through guessing...though, it seems simple enough to figure out. EDIT: Thanks Anne for clarifying which kind of prizes were what!).

I assume the 5 Blind Bag Unicorns (donated by Anne Field) were the Door Prize. The Charm (donated by Gail Berg) was for anyone who placed. And everyone got a Shovel (donated by Jennifer Buxton), a Vinyl Sticker (donated by Kimberly Bleecker), and a Field of Dolls Studio Sticker. Funny thing is that normally when I get some blind bag Stablemates/Mini Whinnies, I feel the bag to guess who it might be - this time I wasn't really thinking and just OPENED up the bags! Talk about another big surprise! I got my second blind bag chase piece! (I named her Fizzlepop from the My Little Pony character because she reminds me of soda pop).

And now here are the placings results!

This time the show was double judged - thanks Anne and Jackie!

Enjoy!

Fun Classes: April Fools! (judged by Anne): Fake Food: 5th Place

(L to R: Abigail enjoying her Brown E's, Jordan not pleased when given a fake glass of iced tea, and Wintersong confusingly eyeing a magazine cut-out salad).

Fun Classes: Weird Props (judged by Jackie): I Have My Eye On You: 3rd Place

(Cupid suspiciously eyeing Now-U-See-It's skull - especially her weird looking eyeball!)

And the best for last!

Fun Classes: Funny (Judged by Jackie): The Proper Way To Decorate Cookies: 2nd Place!

Inspired by this video ^

(I can only find it on Facebook, so unfortunately it's not on YouTube for easier sharing. The link goes to my personal FB page and lucky for you - I hardly, as in, never post anything to my regular feed, so it should be easy to find!)

I'll make a more in-depth post on the making of this scene sometime next week - hopefully I won't forget, it was such a joy to create!!!

Surprises!

 The intention for NaMoPaiMo is to challenge yourself to try something new or to get better at something you struggle with - all in addition to something fellow collectors and artists do together for fun. Prize? Well, the prize is the model you completed. But there are additional prizes for the champion of the day or.....I don't know what else.....outstanding entrant?

I have been participating for all five years, and ironically, my anatomy horse has taken those same exact years to complete.

Well, PayPal's Goods and Services can really spoil the surprise with those shipment notification emails in these cases.

Me? Getting an additional prize for NaMoPaiMo? 

More like a dream - but is this real?

Yep, it was for real!

New tiny brushes, new tiny medallion, a vinyl sticker by DeeJayBe, and some sour twizzler type candies....

And just when I thought I won't have a new medallion to paint in time for the Paint a Medallion Month in June - I now have a new one!

I have found a way to make the cool stickers last longer by turning them into magnets!

Just stick them onto some scrapbook paper, cut that out and glue to some cardstock, then take one of those magnets from a used up notepad and hot glue it to the back.

Thank you all for these wonderful prizes!

Preparations for the Upcoming Breyerfest Sale!

Yes, I'm going to be one of those crazy people who goes makes a ton of model horse related items to sell around Breyerfest.

Make sure to check back for updates from now to Breyerfest.

 

Mini Whinnie Wind Dancer x Pixie Unicorn Simple CM

Going to try and have some medallions available

Yes, I know, the picture is sideways instead of upright. I made a bunch of these little side tables for a previous studio idea - then the company who produced the dolls discontinued them. I'll have to make a post about that another day.

Refurbished Drawer Knobs

These might not be available for purchase, but as an order token. They're tiny watercolor paintings.

Watercolor Paintings of multiple sizes. There would be other types of flatwork art, also.

These are Hay Nets. Multiple rope colors would be available. Each would come with some "hay" inside the net.

The white nets would be of shorter supply, unless I find more resources.

Driving/Liberty Whips

The one on theeeee left??? is the Coral color. In person, the Coral and the Orange is almost identical.

Mini Bubble Mailers - probably sold with one closed and one open.

Mini Whinnie Repaint plus Stand CM in process.

My Finishwork Best Customs model - he'll be available for purchase sometime after Breyerfest; likewise after the photo show ribbons/prizes(?) are received.

Pole Bending Poles for both TR and CL.

Celtic Warrior's Family and the Demand for Live Shows

 

Of course, we gotta do the family photo! Louis (Chestnut Sabino) and Siobhan (Grey) are one of my oldest couples in my herd. Neither one of them know where their son's warrior-type behavior comes from, since they both are gentle and patient. Ocean Mist is Celtic Warrior's full sister who is still looking for a new home.

When it comes to showing, anyone can tell by now that his pose isn't the greatest for photo showing. As it is, this point of view is the best I can get!

(If you haven't seen the 360 series of photos - or need to a refreshment - you can see them here).

However, he does work well for scenes. Unfortunately, I don't do any performance type showing with anything smaller than Classic scale (there are just some things that go beyond my tedious interest level!), so I hadn't tested him with tack.

So, when it came to advertising him - I really had to emphasize (not like that's really hard!) that he is Live Show Quality (LSQ) and would do better in a live show setting. He was quite popular - more than the others who are not only older, but are strictly Photo Show Quality (PSQ) and don't sell easily since it seems that everybody wants a LSQ horse regardless if they show or not or live show or photo show. Several potential buyers inquired about him, but usually passed due to his price ($200 - completely reasonable considering the amount of time, supplies, and the brains to create him. Not to mention that the only plastic that actually shows on him is his eyes!). So when he found his future owner who really wanted him, I was excited that he was going to someone who would love him

....Even if he can be a stinker at times! 

Another New Fence And A New Horse

 

Well, the TR/CL scale log fence wasn't working out too great. So, I decided to actually attempt building a panel fence. So far, so good, that is, until I realized that I didn't have enough of the wood I needed for the panels and one of the packs I bought is the wrong size. Oh, well, I was able to get this far.

It wasn't super blustery the two days I had the photo shoot last week - not like the earlier that week and today! Of course, the chickens were out taking dust baths the entire time I was photographing my models.

Gertrude didn't really want her picture taken with Snowman.

Madam Mim wanted to see what I was doing, too. She is the next dominant hen after Gertrude and Martha. She is also known to hen-peck.

Ginger

McKay

Shadow

Carlotta Emma

Sato

Laurel

Merida

Dreamchaser

I was primarily working on entries for the Field of Dolls Spring Show entries, but I did get some halter photos, too (which includes re-taking better photos of key individuals!). Here's what Snowman, Abigail, and Whisper look like before.....

They get photobombed by Lightning Bolt!

Goofy boy is so curious about everything!

Abigail is rather unsure of what to do with him.

I haven't really shown Lightning Bolt because he's super yellowed. However, I have found that when photographed in bright sunlight, the yellowed white areas don't look as yellowed in person. We'll see how he does.

Persius is one of my newest editions to the herd. I got him in a full trade from Staciea Compton for Celtic Warrior. He is the Just About Horses (JAH) 2007 Special Edition Mirror Image.

He was one of those models who grew on me the longer I looked at him.

And he is really cool!

I mean, the color shifting paint is beyond amazing! In this lighting, he looks more blue. But in other types of lighting, he has a purple cast.

Of course, he needed an actual breed other than the common, boring "Decorator" label. That's when I created the Wavechaser. Wavechasers are horses that live in the oceans and seas. They typically stay on the surface, much like how Sea Otters live. They are known to chase the waves like Dolphins - especially on the bows of ships. Their colors range from Caribeann Blues and Greens to Deep Blues and Purples. There are two types: the Equator and the Arctic. The Equator Wavechasers typically have minimal to no white marking, while the Arctic Wavechasers can have a vast abundant of white patterns; since they need the ability to blend into their surroundings. These markings and patterns are the same as Land Horses. Unlike their Hippocampi cousins, the Wavechasers are completely in the form of a horse - without a fish tail. They typically have the stature of Light Breeds and Sporthorses. They do come onto land to have their young and to graze from their favorite beach dwelling vegetation. Merpeople and Humans have been able to tame Wavechasers for hundred of years. However, due to their spirited nature, plenty of patience and perseverance is required.

And we must end with the cat going nose-to-nose with Persius!