The link may be shared to your personal time line, to groups and any social media to invite friends, family and associates to come vote.  The doll with the most votes will be the winner.  So yes, please spread the word and vote. 

Yes, the days are flying past and the countdown is now in the single digits.  Hope you are considering entering the People's Choice Event?  It is a great way to support the IADR (International-Art-Doll-Registry) and also a wonderful opportunity to showcase your work.   How's that?  By not only having a doll to vote on but also having a link available for any possible buyer being able to go directly to your Artist's Studio page to see more of your creations. 

So let's go over one more time how it is going to work.  Get your doll entered this week.  NO LATER than 10:00 pm MST on October 1st (remember - you can enter any doll that you have made this year)!   After that time, the link to this special page for voting will be emailed out to all IADR members.  Yes, ALL!  Even if you haven't entered a doll.  In sharing the link and asking others to vote on a favorite doll is a lovely way to support fellow IADR members in this endeavor.  Also don't forget to vote yourself!!

There will be 13 days to share the link to your Facebook, Instagram, Threads (and any other platform that you like) inviting your friends, colleagues and relatives and ask them to come support this event by voting on a favorite (possibly your) doll.  Voting will end at midnight (MST)  Oct 13th.  The winners will be announced in the IADR Art Doll Magazine that will be available Oct 15th. 

This is the first time we are trying this, so if you have any questions about the process don't hesitate to contact me either through Facebook Instant Messenger or email me at IADRegistry@outlook.com.

Also don't forget to check out the previous podcast How does Dollmaking Help with Mental Health in the podcast section.

Since podcasts are to be audio mainly, I have created this thumbnail for the time being to run as a video.  For each podcast there will be a featured artists within the frames.  If you would like one of your images to be used for our podcast please email me at IADRegistry@outlook.com.

You are invited to the 2023 Fairy Wedding.  Thank you for those that participated and the judges who give of their time and talent as well.  To see the winners - head on over to the Awards section.  Also to learn about the shows for the rest of the year.  

Remember the People's Choice is the last opportunity to enter a show to be eligible for the competition in the Year End Show for 2023.

How to Submit?:  There is a Christmas Event Submission form that is available to IADR members only.  This is a simplified form as only one picture is required and no explanation is required.  Because your submission will also be linked to your Artist's Studio page, you may want to have that updated with any images of your work and links to your social platforms for viewing by the public if you wish to take advantage of the traffic to our website.

How does this Event work?:  The submission deadline is October 1st, 2023.  After that time frame (meaning Oct 2nd), all IADR members will receive the link to this unique page on our website.  At that point it will be up to you on how you want to share that link because it is that link is how people will find the page so they can vote.  So yes, I'll be posting this on my personal page, my group page, and my business page inviting my friends, relatives and those that follow me to come vote for my entry.  Will you be doing the same???

What do you win?:  This event offers a marketing prize instead of a cash prize.  The first place winner will be on the banner for the Sale Event that is in November.  They will also be featured in the new issue of the IADR Art Doll magazine that will be coming out in October.  Second and Third place winners will be placed on our Facebook banners and also mentioned in the Art Doll magazine.  Don't forget the increase in traffic to the website can create offers of a possible sale or commission from the foot traffic from the public as well.

Who can participate?:  All IADR members that are current with dues and wish to participate including judges as well as past winners and masters.  This is your time to play!  This is limited to only IADR members because of the link to the Artist's Page and our website.

This is also the last chance!  This is the last event that is available to participate in if one wants to be considered for the Big Cash awards that are in the Year End Event.  The Year End Event requires at least participation in one of the three prior events this year which this is one of those three.  So if you haven't participated yet but want to be thinking about the Year End... then jump on board here with this event and submit your entry.

First of all, have you sent me a picture of yourself or a doll you want to represent your work yet?  I need this so I can create your Artist's Studio page?  Also your Artist's Studio page doesn't only have to be only completed dolls, it can also reflect work in progress images as well.  Anything that you want a potential customer to view to help them better understand the process you go through for creating your character or as another outlet to find a potential customer.

​This is not to be confused with the Registry form used to when you register your doll with the IADR!  The Artist Submission form is only for the Artist's Studio submission photos where you can describe how your doll is made, what inspired you to make it or what materials you used, if you are selling it, or if the person looking at your page on the IADR website would like to contact you or visit your shop.  This is only limited by how much or how little information you want to share about your creation.

Why might you want a Follow Me image?  Because if you list all of your links with each of your dolls, a person might get lost going down the rabbit hole of looking at them and a sale might get lost as well.  That is one reason why it was previously one link per doll and also because I didn't realize (at the time) I could do multiple links.

To create this option to your Artist's Studio page - use the Artist's Submission form.  You can use any image you want for this and send all your links you want listed.  I created my image in Canva.  If anyone wants help creating an image for their Artist's Studio page, please let me know at IADRegistry@outlook.com.

When we get 1000 views to our website some weeks, wouldn't you want some of those views to be because they were checking out your Artist's Studio page?

Did you also know that we have created our first IADR Podcast?  It was fun working with Bambi Lynn and we hope to be doing some more as well.  If there is a topic you would like discussed, let us know as this is more than sharing tips and hints.  It is how we can grow as dollmakers as well as our small business/art!  You can find it on Youtube under podcast or click the link here:
                        https://www.youtube.com/@iadr-internationalartdolls/podcasts

Also as we create new podcasts, there are more opportunities for your artwork to be shared - like here in the cover image for the Podcast.  More than likely I will be pulling these images from the Facebook collage that is featured in our IADR Art Doll magazine.  So keep posting your work-in-progress or finished pieces in our Facebook group - IADR Members Only so that you have the opportunity to be seen not only in our magazine but also like here in the podcast cover.

Did you know that my recent Conversation with Dollmaker Sandee Elvsaas is now also on Youtube?  Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/@iadr-internationalartdolls/featured or in our archived blogs using the category of Conversations for all past interviews.  

Did you know that the IADR is a great opportunity to be part of a wonderful doll community?  We have opportunities where we can hang out and play through our Shylock Doll Gathering (next meeting coming up in September).  Learn with the great resources of past and new tutorials that are available to members and also join us in our first sales event this year.  This is where we as a community help each other be seen and promote our own small business and artwork.   Finally, did you know it is easy to join?  Simply send me a message through our email at IADRegistry@outlook.com or visit our website to contact me there as well.  So if you wonder is the $49.00 year membership fee worth it - realize we are one of the few organizations that actually offer cash awards for our shows' winners at no cost to IADR members included with all of our other membership benefits.

For those are the various flavors she brings to her dollmaking.  From the Children around the World, to her fairies of her childhood, to the shell people she is currently exploring, there is never a dull moment at Sandee's part of the world.  Why not join me as I discover this delightful lady and what inspires her to create?

The first thing after the Fairy Wedding and the Guest Who Attend jury show entry submission date has passed, is entering your dolls to be considered for the People's Choice Awards show.  The theme is a Christmas theme but doesn't limit your entry to just Christmas.  After all, anything that makes one happy and excited just like when we open that special Christmas gift is the real limit to this show. Only current members of IADR will be eligible for entry into this show.  The reason why is because the winners of this show will be the focal points in our advertisements for our Sales Event (which will be also be featured in our Art Doll magazine).

There will be a special on-line submission form used for this Event too.  More about that as we get closer to the dates. 

Even as we wish well for the Fairy Wedding jury show, it isn't too early to be dragging out the tinsel and lights to get into the mood for our special People's Choice Event too.  If you have any questions about it, drop me an email at IADRegistry@outlook.com and I'll be happy to answer them for you.

Fairy Wedding Juried Show Event deadline is August 31st, 2023.  Yep...  Only a few more weeks left to see who will be attending the wedding and  their interesting guests.  I can't wait to see these cool entries.
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The IADR Sales Event (which will be a first for us) will be Nov 3rd - Nov 5th, 2023.  This is again for IADR members only as we will be doing our push for those Christmas sales.  Did you know that this week alone we had over 1000 viewers to the website?  So yes, get those Artist's Studio pages updated *smiling*.  Let me know if you need help or have any questions about setting up your Artist's Studio page. 

And in the meantime we are also working on the next issue of the IADR Art Doll Magazine.  The deadline for submitting to the IADR for articles and dates/events that you would liked published in the Fall issue will be Sept 1st, 2023.  Submissions can be sent to IADRegistry@outlook.com.
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This is just some of the things here at IADR that we are doing to help promote dollmaking and supporting each other in our love and passion of our art.   

As a Non-Member there will be an entry fee to be paid before submitting in your doll for judging.    

Don't forget there is a new Category added for the Master Level.  Can you believe that there is only one show left to participate in if you are also thinking about entering in for our Year End Show?  One of the requirements for the Year End is to have participated in one of this year's IADR shows prior to the Year End competition.

Can't wait as the excitement builds to see who will be at the Fairy Wedding and their Guests.

The major one especially happening now is the new MASTERS category being added to the Juried Shows.  This is a great opportunity to have past winners of the Professional level still share their talents and inspiration for upcoming doll members.  Plus it is always fun to see how Artists interpret their art from one of our themes.  The Fairy Wedding and the Guests who Attend show is really the sky is the limit to your imagination in regards to what one might see at this type of wedding *smiling*.  Masters will also be able to still participate in the Year End Show as long as they participate in one of this year's jury shows as well.

Recently we discovered that IADR is one of the few juried shows that offer cash prizes for winning.  If you ever wondered if the membership dues were worth it... then win in a jury show category.  Your winnings would have paid your IADR membership back to you plus a little extra.  The other change is inviting non-member the opportunity to compete as well.  As a non-member you are gambling your entry fee against the odds of winning.  Everyone has the chance - as well as learning from the judges with their evaluations that are supplied to every entry.

To learn more about the upcoming juried shows click here and for the submission requirements click here.  Deadline for a submission to the Fairy Wedding Show is August 31st.