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Archive for November, 2009
2009 Photo Contest Winners!
Nov 30th
The results are in! But first, a HUGE thank-you to everyone who participated in this year’s Mochimochi Photo Contest, by entering your incredibly cute and fun photos, by cheering on your favorites in the semifinals round, and by casting ballots in the finals round. The photo contest is one of our favorite things that we do in Mochimochi Land, and we are thrilled to make it a tradition that many people take part in every year.
This was our first year to have a sponsor: Knit Picks, an online supplier of great yarn! (I recommend the Wool of the Andes for knitting toys.) Thank you very much to them for supplying generous prizes to the winners.
Also new this year is a “Judges’ Choice” award to recognize a favorite photo of mine and John’s that didn’t make it into the top three in the voting. We are happy to announce that this award goes to Chicken Gang Leader by teekayknits!
You get a $10 gift certificate to the Mochimochi Shop for your photo. Great job!
And now for the top three winners of the 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest! More than 850 of you cast ballots in our final round of voting. We had a clear winner, but it was a close race until the very end with the rest of the photos.
In third place is Breakfast Surprise by lapelote.
Yaay! For winning third place, you will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Mochimochi Shop and a $10 gift certificate to Knit Picks.
In second place is Bold and Beautiful by kathrynivy.com.
Super-awesome! For winning second place, you will receive these silly toys from Japan…
…plus a $15 gift certificate to the Mochimochi Shop and a $10 gift certificate to Knit Picks.
And finally, the first place winner of the 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest is Batty Bats by DutchMoeder!
Congratulations!! You get the grand prize of this fun assortment of goodies from Japan…
… plus a $25 gift certificate to the Mochimochi Shop, plus a $50 gift certificate to Knit Picks.
Thank you again to everyone who participated in the contest this year! It’s not too early to enter your photos for next year’s contest—simply upload them to the Mochimochi Friends group on Flickr, and you will be automatically in the running for our 2010 contest.
Tiny Airplane
Nov 27th
Trust him, he doesn’t like sitting on that tarmac for hours any more than you do.
I’m sure many of us are spending lots of time in planes, cars, and other modes of transportation this holiday weekend. Safe travels, everyone!
Tropicalgirlknits suggested twice that I make a tiny airplane, so I guess she really wanted to see one! Let me know what pattern you would like as a thank-you, Tropicalgirlknits.
While you’re here, don’t forget to vote in the final round of the photo contest if you haven’t yet. It’s turning out to be a close race!
Mochimochi Photo Contest ’09: The Final Vote!
Nov 24th
Update: Thanks for your votes! Balloting is now closed.
Update: The voting will be open throughout the weekend and will close Sunday night at midnight (New York time). Thank you for your votes, and Happy Thanksgiving!
The polls are now open for the final round in the 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest! We’ve sifted through your many comments to narrow the field of 20 semifinalists down to the last 10.
As always, you can vote for as many photos as you want: vote for your favorite three, top four, or more if you like! But choose wisely because you only get to cast your ballot one time. (John will be watching the voting activity and keeping an eye out for ballot-box stuffing to make sure the final tally is fair.)
Simply check the box next to each photo you’d like to vote for, Then click the “Submit Your Votes!” button at the bottom of this post. Check back in a few days to see the winners!
Bold and Beautiful by kathrynivy.com
campy and the mallows! and mmmmm… by giolou
Batty Bats by DutchMoeder
Breakfast Surprise by lapelote
Disaster strikes the garden patch by wakegu4
Sweeping the Dust Bunny by Bitter-Sweet-
Snails Want to be Bullets Too by mariannes_stuff
Chicken Gang Leader by teekayknits
Halloween Cats by mrs.cheveley
Grassling in his natural habitat by Chubseus
Final Voting Will Start Soon!
Nov 24th
Check back here soon for the FINAL vote in the 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest!
Semifinalists 09, Round Two
Nov 21st
And here it is, people—the second batch of semifinalists in the 2009 Mochimochi Photo Contest!
In case you’re wondering, we selected the semifinalists based on these factors: originality of idea, originality of toy(s), and quality of photo. (And overall cuteness, of course!)
Please help us narrow down the semifinalists to finalists by declaring your favorites in the comments to this post! In no particular order:
Breakfast Surprise by lapelote
Love this guy’s expression upon discovering that his breakfast is hatching. And the pink bathrobe really makes it!
Grassling in his natural habitat by Chubseus
This itty-bitty Grass puts all the Tiny Things to shame! Incredible.
Bats in the Congressional Record by WyoLibrarian
Aren’t the colors great? These are some studious Boos!
Bold and Beautiful by kathrynivy.com
Awesome embellishment. How’d you like to catch this cute one in your net?
Halloween Cats by mrs.cheveley
The knitter describes them as “Edgar Allen Poe themed cats.” The small one is from The Black Cat, the middle is from The Cask of Amantilado, and the biggest is from The Masque of the Red Death. Spoooky!
Snail Visits Godfrey by 1<3wool
Looks like Godfrey’s hat is popping right off his head with surprise! So cute.
hi! by mariannes_stuff
The little chicken looks speechless at what has just hatched. A great mod and photo!
Predator and Prey Both Wear a Beret! by doublewinky
Is French Snake too civilized to swallow French Mouse? (Now I have the urge to put all my toys in aquariums and cages.)
campy and the mallows! and mmmmm… by giolou
The knitter’s own goes camping with some friends. Then he starts eating them.
Sweeping the Dust Bunny by Bitter-Sweet-
Look out, errant Dust Bunny!
Congratulations to the knitters and photographers!
Now, which of these get your vote for going on to the finals? Let us know in the comments!
