New Photo Contest Begins Today; First Prize: A Doll!

Sup! Well the majority of peeps wanted to start the new contest asap, so we might as well get this ball rolling! Really long explanatory post ahead...

First off: Prizes.... everyone always wants to know about zee prizes! There will be four winners of this contest, ooooo!

The first prize winner will receive the doll of his/her choice from the 3 dolls we have for our current giveaways: Kanani Akina, Ivy Ling, and MyAG #26. Then there will be 3 runner-up prizes -- dolly outfits/accessories. (We have yet to decide what exactly those 3 prizes will be, but don't worry -- they will be cool!)

For this contest, "The 2011 Doll Photo Contest," anybody can enter -- but if you are younger than 18 please get your parent/guardian's permission to participate, and if you are younger than 13, please get your parent/guardian's help with participation.

So here is the outline of the contest, four activities, and a final round....

Activity One: Introduce Your Doll!

Pick one of your dolls to "star" in this contest. She/he should appear in every photo you send us. Take a photo of your doll, a good introductory photo so we can see what she looks like. And maybe the photo can give us an idea of her personality. Email us the photo at nora.demington@gmail.com. And include some info about your doll: name, biography, hobbies, likes and dislikes, etc. Due Date: May 22nd-- A week from today!

Then there will be a week of voting, after we manage to post everyone's pics and info here on the blog.

Votes will then be calculated and Penny will choose the winner from those people in the top 20%. So if there are 18 entries, for example, Penny will look at the 4 people with the most votes and decide who wins this category. This winner will be entered for the special "Final Round" and will have a chance to win zee doll. Ooooo!

Activity Two: Hooray for Handmade!

Take a photo of your doll that you featured in Activity One with something handmade. It can be something purchased or made by you or a family member or friend, etc. As long as it is handmade and for dollies. It can be clothing, or food, or furniture, or a hair accessory, anything really. The doll can be "modeling" the item or even showing us how to make it, or even something more creative that we can't come up with off the top of our head! Email us the photo at nora.demington@gmail.com. And include some info about the handmade item(s). Due Date: To Be Announced (about a week after our voting for Activity One is complete.)

Then a week of voting will commence, Penny chooses a winner from the top 20%,  and that person will be entered in the "Final Round." (Same schtick as for Activity One essentially.)

Activity Three: Fashion is Fabulous!

Here is your opportunity to pretend you are a fashion photographer. Use your "star" doll as a fashion model. She can be in a fashion photo shoot, or on the runway, or even on a magazine cover or advertisement (you can obviously add text and stuff for that idea). Or something even more creative beyond our suggestions-- whatever you can think of that says "fashion." Be creative! The "fashion" being featured can be accessories, or clothing, etc. -- and it can be handmade or AG or whatevs. Email us the photo at nora.demington@gmail.com. And include some info about your ideas for the photo. Due Date: To Be Announced (about a week after our voting for Activity Two is complete.)

Then a week of voting will commence, Penny chooses a winner from the top 20%,  and that person will be entered in the "Final Round." (Same schtick as for Activity One and Two - seeing a pattern yet? Heehee.)

 Activity Four: Behind the Scenes...

This is the last opportunity to get a chance to compete in the "Final Round." The pressure! Haha. For this photo we are interested in seeing what goes on in "the secret life" of your dolls. It can be bloopers from the previous photo shoots. Or a shot of what your dolls were doing while you were prepping those shoots. Your "star" doll demanding her caramel macchiato with double whip cream... or something even more hilarious and creative than we can think of right now... think of this photo as the "Special Features" section on a DVD movie disc, going beyond the "main film." Email us the photo at nora.demington@gmail.com. And include some info about your ideas for the photo. Due Date: To Be Announced (about a week after our voting for Activity Three is complete.)

Then a week of voting will commence, Penny chooses a winner from the top 20%,  and that person will be entered in the "Final Round." (Same schtick as for the other 3 Activities.)

The Final Round: Your Creativity!

The winners of the four previous rounds will be asked to submit a final photo for a chance to win a doll as the first prize. This photo should include your "star" doll and showcase your creativity. It is sort of like AG Playthings "Anything Goes" round. It has to be something different than your previous photo entries, and since there aren't really any "instructions" it can be a little more challenging. It's a chance to put your thinking cap on and go "outside the box." Email us the photo at nora.demington@gmail.com. And include some info about your ideas for the photo. Due Date: To Be Announced (about a week after our voting for Activity Four is complete.)

Then a week of voting will commence, Penny chooses a winner from the top 50% (the two people with the most votes), and that person will be asked to choose which doll they would like as their prize: Kanani, Ivy or MyAG #26. The other 3 people will also win prizes, as we explained above. Exciting!

Things to Keep in Mind:

Using Photoshop and other photo editing programs is fine.

You can include more than one doll in your photos, but your "star" doll should be in all of the ones you enter.

If you win one activity, you can still enter the other activities and get votes -- but each person who enters can only win one activity -- that way we have 4 different people in the Final Round.

If you miss an activity, that is fine -- you don't have to participate in all four activities to be in the contest -- but doing all 4 does increase your chances of getting into the Final Round.

No human faces in the photos please -- remember: privacy is important! Hands are okay -- but no actually identifiable people.

Our email address is nora.demington@gmail.com. You will be using this to send in photos and to vote.

If you are younger than 13 have your parent/guardian email the photos to us (remember: internet safety is important!).

We will be posting the photos here at The Doll Wardrobe - so make sure your photo is something that you don't mind if the whole world sees it. (Again, this is why you and/or your family shouldn't be in the photo.)

Readers will be asked to vote for their favorite photo. Voting will be done by email -- to vote you just email me at nora.demington@gmail.com and say something like "I vote for photo #8." Everyone will have a week to vote, from the point when we post the photos.

The Doll Wardrobe does not share or sell your email to anyone. Only Penny sees your emails.

At the end of the contest we will email the winners for her/his shipping address. (This is why it is important you have a parent/guardian's permission to enter if you are under 18).

Any questions? You probably have some -- so feel free to ask! :-D

And remember, if you want to participate in this contest, 

the Activity One photo is due Sunday May 22nd!

Please email your photos to nora.demington@gmail.com.

Good luck everyone!

Also ----- We will be in DC this week, so no new posts until we come back -- but we can still respond to post comments and emails -- so feel free to ask questions and send entries. When we return we'll have a video of our pics of the Spring 2011 Melody Valerie Couture line (we managed to get one of each dress again) and several new colonial dresses to show off. Actually many, many new colonial dresses to show off.....so stay tuned!