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1/10/2023

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Let's play - but before we get too caught up in the game, I think that I should make clear the difference in how we can play the 2023 Christmas Event over the 2023 Juried Shows.  

As mentioned before, the Juried Show entries should be on the QT (Slang as Used in the expression on the Q.T., meaning secretly or in confidence), because the juried shows are judged by our own judges and we want to play fair there.  That means not to put your doll information out on social media so as to not possibly influence the judges.

BUT --- did you know that doesn't apply to our Christmas Event!!!  This year's theme is "Magical Memories of Christmas" and the more I have thought on this and after hearing the voices of some of our members... I didn't realize how freeing this show truly will be.
Let me explain.  First of all, because the theme is magical memories, this can be anything you want as long as you explain how it supports the Event theme.  It doesn't have to be just about Santa and elves.  For myself one of my very first Christmas toys was a pink stuffed rabbit.  Now if the rabbit follows our registry guidelines which is:
  • Fantasy animals Anthropomorphic dolls (animals acting as humans with human characteristics).  Anthropomorphic dolls would be dolls that are upright, presumed to be talking, dressed as humans, or acting as if human.
then by creating a rabbit doll and dressing it, the rabbit can be in the Event as one of my 'Magical Memories of Christmas'.   So the sky is the limit as long as it stays within our rules and theme if you are wanting to be judged for the Event's competition. AND... if you want to participate but not be put in for consideration for the competition... you can make whatever you want... no limitations except... and there is always an exception... no gore.  See previous blog for more information on that.
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​Now here is where we begin to play!  Because this event is chosen by the people we don't have to be on the QT about it.  In fact I encourage people to be sharing their works in progress for this event!  We can even get together and maybe do some brainstorming - zoom events about it.  The more you post, the more people know about what we are doing.
The more people know about the your doll, the bigger the interest of people that might come to vote.  Remember - voters don't have to be members of IADR.  This is where you get to call in those "favors" of your aunt, cousins, and siblings to come vote for you.  It's never to soon to start giving them peeks *smiling*.   ​
Now this is where we also play TAG - YOUR IT!  Because if you tag me in your posts regarding anything you want to have me share to our three IADR pages/groups, I am more than willing to do that.  So, if you post on your own personal timeline and tag me, then I know I can share it to everyone in the IADR.  
But... (there is always a but... *smiling*), if your post is important to read then post it to the public IADR and the private Facebook sites, because when I share your posts the verbiage gets shrunk to the next level down.  To TAG me or not is up to you, but know I am willing to share your images because the more places you can post - the more you can be seen.  Again, when you are posting out there remember to include the IADR (except for current juried show entries before they are judged) because the more activity we get... again, the more your art is seen.​
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​There will be further updates about the Christmas Event coming out in the near future, but I wanted to get more information out to the IADR members for this new event.  This is your one Freebie event where you can make (within the thin guidelines) your vision - so have fun with it.  I can't wait to see what magic starts happening!
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May miss the boat but...

11/20/2022

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Well I might have missed the boat this year with all the transitions and trying to find my way around the revamped IADR (International Art Doll Registry) but I do like to think ahead.  

What am I talking about?  A Christmas Selling Event for 2023.  After all, Christmas and dolls go together like chocolate and ice cream.  As I was contemplating this, I thought why not make it a little fun in the process too? Something that inspires "Christmas Magical Memories" for you.
I will set up a hidden page on the website that would go activate the day the Doll Show/Sale begins.  On this page would be one (1) doll that was made throughout the year that captures the magical memories of Christmas for you.  It can be Santa Claus, faeries, elves, little girls with dolls or even something like the "Nightmare Before Christmas" as long as there isn't gore nor copyright infringements.
As always, the doll should be registered (after all why not? *smiling*) and this will be for members only.  The deadline for the Christmas theme doll/character event would be October 1st 2023. Because then we would have a People's Choice selection of the doll that best represents the theme between October 1st & October 15th.  The first place winner would be the icon for the event, be on the website page, and on all posts from IADR promoting the event on Facebook and banner of the public IADR group page.  That's a lot of exposure! (*smiling*)  Second and Third place winners would cover the other two IADR banners.
On the page of the Event will be the one image of the doll/character for each person of their participating entry.  Under the entry would be a direct link to the doll if you are selling it. The other link would be to your Artist's Studio page so any buyer can see more of your work.  Or buy more there if you have set up your dolls for sale in your studio.

Place winners would also be the first listings in the gallery.  Others that participate would be listed by drawing their name out of a hat so it would be random.

​Anyone that wants to participate but not create a Christmas theme doll would be listed after the participates.

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It won't be required that the doll/character be a recent work but then why wouldn't you want to challenge yourself to something new?  This is about getting a selling event going for November 2023 with a little Christmas magic thrown in.  Discover what inspires you this year and challenges you or brings out your inner child.  Then let's capture it to bring it into the new year and be ready for a great doll event toward this time next year.
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