Thank you to everyone who entered the 2013 Mochimochi Photo Contest! It’s hard to believe that is the seventh year we’ve been holding this contest, but there seems to be no end to the creativity of mochi-makers: once again this year we received HUNDREDS of funny, creative, beautiful entries!
Yesterday John and I spent several hours carefully looking through all the entries in the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group, and after much debate we managed to sort out 10 honorable mentions and 20 semifinalists.
So without further ado, we present the honorable mentions, photos that tickled us and deserve special recognition. See them all—in no particular order—after the jump!
Leones en el campo by Vaibeca
We love how expressive these little lion faces are. Lion pride!
Candy Corn Gobbledyghost by healer_arina
This Gobbledyghost got creative with his Halloween costume!
Spooned Turtle by Marisa
A beautiful shot of a very tiny turtle!
Bookish Squid by Alisha Dye
We love how candid this photo looks. Because of course squids like to read before bed!
Plants vs Zombies by wooly brain
I have to admit that I made a squeeing sound when I saw this one. Awesome attention to detail, and it captures the video game perfectly!
Cat Hangout by Lesley84
We have a feeling that the tiny cats weren’t really invited to hang out. Photos of cats barely tolerating stuff are the best!
Bob Loves His Tea! by Paul Mozell
There’s something really charming about this thirsty little guy. Not sure I’d take him up on his offer to share, though.
Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Knit Mermaid
So much detail in such a tiny glamorous gal!
Life of the Party by Marci Ichimura
This party scene charmed us with its simple action!
The Stable by The Happy Cupcake
So many great mods when into this precious nativity scene. Love!
Aren’t they all delightful in so many different ways?! Congratulations to these clever knitters who have captured the Mochimochi spirit!
Tomorrow we’ll present our first batch of 10 semifinalists, and we’ll ask for YOUR input so that we can be on our way to choosing the finalists. So check back here tomorrow!
All of these are wonderful! Especially love the nativity and the real kitty with the mice, and SpongeBob. Everyone is so talented! Thanks for sharing!
These are all so adorable! My favorite is the Nativity Scene, for sure. The Tiny Turtle is just darling, as well, and the look on that cat’s face is priceless! Well done and congrats to everyone!
Can’t wait for the semi-finalists!!
I also love Bob… :)
I squeed too when I saw the Plants vs Zombies! Everyone did such a great job!
Those are such cute entries! I love them!
Nice job, everyone! I love Life of the Party and the Bookish Squid. So adorable.
Grumpy cat and Audrey Hepburn are my favourites from these.
I can’t believe these are the runners up!
I can’t wait to see the finalists.
Love love love the plants vs zombies setup!
Love all of these!! I loved the Plants vs Zombies and was really impressed with it. I also was so impressed by the detail done with the nativity, top notch job.
Can’t wait to see the semi-finalists with these as the honorable mentions.
Wow, your fans are so creative! Plants vs. Zombies and the limbo party definitely should have been finalists!
Thank you ForeverWrens! Bob was very exited when he saw your comment!
Thanks so much for honourable mention, nearly didn’t finish in time, good luck to everyone.