I don’t mind you doing that, either. You have intrigued me, now. 
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WEEKS LEFT TO GET THOSE PHOTOS IN… 
Please include your name, forum name and nursery name if you have one…(also if you have a website and would like to leave a link for it as well you are welcome) with your photos…
I am working on something I hope will be special for the entries in this years challenge …If you don’t want your name, nursery details or photos made public at the end of the voting, please let me know…
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How are you ladies coming with your Christmas babies?
I’m getting lonesome looking on my email every day for photos and none coming through 
DAYS LEFT TO TURN IN PHOTOS…
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The count down is on…
DAYS LEFT TO TURN IN YOUR PICTURES
Send to butterfliesandbows@live.com or can message them to me …(they are better to be sent as an attachment to my email address as I can download them and resize them better but if you prefer to just message them to me that is fine as well…)
HERE ARE THE RULE AGAIN FOR ANY NEW LADIES THAT MAY LIKE TO JOIN US…
Come join us for the Christmas Baby Challenge…Lots of fun for everyone…ANYONE AND EVERYONE welcome…
DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE A NEWBIE OR AN EXPERIENCED ARTIST - EVERYONE IS WELCOME
This is a special invitation to all you new ladies who have recently joined the forum (and any of our regulars who may have missed this topic or are undecided)…We’re having a Christmas baby challenge and would love to have you come join the party*! IT’S JUST FOR FUN…A WAY TO GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT DOING SOMETHING YOU ALREADY LOVE!* and it finishes in time for you to list and sell your baby for some extra Christmas dollars or give as a gift. Most of us will be making Christmas babies anyway so send in your photos and come join the fun.
GENERAL RULES: (A bit boring but necessary!)
Doll pictures can not be displayed on any other sites until after voting, This includes Facebook, Ebay, other social and sale sites, etc
No one should reveal what doll kit they will be doing - like receiving a Christmas pressie - this should be a total surprise!!!
You may enter more than one baby if you wish…
The voting is open to FORUM MEMBERS ONLY
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
Pictures can be submitted at any time to my email address - butterfliesandbows@live.com
We need 2 pictures for each entry - 1 close up face shot and 1 full body shot
OK, Now the FUN PART!!!
THEME: Christmas - This can be achieved by the sculpt you choose or the way you dress your baby…No other rules apply.
DOLL KIT: Any Doll Kit of your choice (preferably a BB kit if possible) - This is a great way to go through your stash and clear out a few of those 'cobwebbed kits and make some dolly dollars or extra Christmas funds!
START DATE: Officially to start immediately after the HALLOWEEN BABY CHALLENGE but those of you who want to get started now…Go for it.
FINAL SUBMISSION DATE: November 27th - This is the Friday right after Thanksgiving so you have lots of time to get those creative juices flowing and get your photos in and it will allow voting to be finished on the 30th so that you can list you babies for sale in plenty of times for Christmas Shoppers. (It also allows you to focus on family and your Thanksgiving festivities up to Thanksgiving and once that is behind you, you can get down to business and get your votes in…)
VOTING: Voting will be done on a 'Star Rating" system -
Voters will designate stars for their choices - I will make up a template similar to Michele’s - (I thought that was a brilliant and easy to use system - Way to go Michele!)
1st Choice - 3 stars
2nd Choice - 2 stars
3rd Choice - 1 star
VOTING WILL BE OPEN - NOVEMBER 28TH - 30TH (and must be submitted by November 30th - 9pm EST.)
(I will have to figure out when that is since we are 15 hours ahead of you here in Oz but I’ll be ready…lol)
You may vote for your own baby if you feel it is the best…
You can only cast your votes once.
This is pretty much an artist choice challenge…
There is going to be some pretty tough voting on this one with so many talented ladies but it will be a total blast and I am looking forward to seeing all the babies. heart_eyes
I just sent my first entry. My second will be to you in the next few days hopefully. 
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Got them. 
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I guess I better get started. Good thing I work well under pressure! I just finished Priscilla by Marianne Smith and i’m also working on Caleb and my prototype contest baby.
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I think I’m going to make it… It wasn’t what I expected. But I’m going to channel Tim gunn ( once again) and make it work!
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I am still working on my two and I should be finished with both of them by next week and I will submit both pictures at that time.
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Wow, you are a wonder woman…doing dolls for the swap (including an extra one in case someone doesn’t make the deadline as well as one for your swap partner), heading up the swap and keeping that organized and getting 2 done for this challenge! That is amazing…Looking forward to seeing your photos… 
Hahahaha…you are hilarious…channel Tim Gunn…hahahahaha!
I so hope you do Nikki get one done…what kind of party would it be without you? 
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Heehee Jean…I think you and I are a lot alike…If the pressure is not on, I can’t seem to keep motivated these days…
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Not Wonder Woman, just a very busy person with a bit of insomnia from years of only getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night. I have completed a total of 7 babies in one month, that is more then I usually do . I normally complete 2-4 only.
We are just 
Days away from the deadline to turn in photos…
NO PRESSURE - Just a friendly reminder… 
That is just Weeks away!
Woohooooooo!!!
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How many Entries do you have now?
I have 9 1/2 at the moment…hahahahaha…I do have a number of ladies that have confirmed that theirs are on the way so looking good…we are in the home stretch so getting very exciting…My little surprise I hope will be something that everyone will enjoy and will be ‘helpful’ in a way…lol That is all I am going to say, other than the fact that the surprise will come after all the voting is done…
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I did scarlet as a NA boy and love her! Gave him alpaca hair. Hoping to make him an outfit now that my sewing machine decided to work. Oops this postedvway down the thread from where I saw the comment about Scarlet. Sorry!
I am going to work hard and enter one or maybe two. Missed out earlier on this thread!
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Oh no, so sorry you are seeing this so late…I am so glad that you saw it now though and are going to join the fun…hopefully it’s not too much last minute pressure…You sound like a very motivated lady though so will look forward to seeing your little entries…
Fortunately I have two kits halfpainted that I haven’t shown photos of yet. Hoping to enter at least one of them! More !motivated now to work on them!
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That is great!..i am looking forward to seeing your entry…So glad you are joining in!