 awarded to the best custom of the year, as decided by the public
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"Autumn Vows" by IceFeather
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I am delighted with
how "luminous" the flowers in her symbol turned out. I delibertly wanted to
keep the leaves in the background so that her hair and flowers could stand
out. Shocks of color aganist a dismal/dying background (white and brown)
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"Baby Carousel" by JediMasterLisa
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My first ever custom carousel pony. I do not know who she belongs to now. Just a pretty little thing. :) I hope whoever has her now has given her a nice name. Technique of creation: puff paint painted over with acrylics.
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"Baby Golden Autumn" by JediMasterLisa
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I am very proud of her, though I cannot claim the credit for her beauty : her owner told me what design she wanted, and I merely carried it out. Technique of creation of symbol: White glue brushed on with a superfine brush, gold glitter and oceans of patience.
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"Baby Princess Taffeta" by Nightlight
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Baby Taffeta was the very first Princess Baby I ever made. She was made in summer of 2001.
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"Baby Princess Tiffany" by Nightlight
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This little sweetie was the third in my line of Princess babies. She was made from a horrid Baby Bouncy, and I am so pleased with how her symbol turned out. As you can see, I liked her so much I even made a full set of accessories for her, including an appropriately scaled bushwoolie.
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"Baby Tidal Wave" by Vamppire
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Baby Tidal Wave is painted a dark teal, and has been rehaired in white and a green streak. His face is complete with lil freckles! What makes him unique (at this time, I have yet to see this done) are the handmade furry feet made out of clay. Each "strand" of hair was placed individually and most were attached with glue, although some stuck on their own. They were then painted over with the rest of the body.
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"Baby Yum-Yum" by Vamppire
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TAF Yum Yum's daughter was rehaired in hand-dyed faint pink hair, and her symbols were painted in the same colors and shapes as her Mommy.
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"Bahama Mamma" by Jinx
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Each flower was handcrafted and the hair all new. One of my more
vibrant designs I feel that the subtle contrast of green on green stripes
with the brilliant contrast of the bright pink gave the design the feel of
the tropical sea.
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"Bubbles [standing]" by JediMasterLisa
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Made from an old Sundance, miss Bubbles was made as a lark expressly for Spooshie for the 50MBP contest. I didn't think she'd make it to Round 2 of the contest, much less make it to the 10 finalists. It's been a major honor.
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"Gandolph the Grey" by Britannia
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Inspired by the film [The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring].
I painted his body grey and choose an appropriate pictures for his symbols. I also threaded him with a brushable long white beard. Complete with hat and stick.
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"The Guardian [Chimera]" by Jellybean
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This fearsome beast is based on the Chimera of greek legend,
who terrorized a kingdom until he was slain by the hero Bellerophon. He has
been protrayed in many forms, but most traditionally he has the head of a
lion, the body of a horse, and the tail of a serpent. He also often has
additional goat's and dragon's heads, and dragon's wings. I've opted for the
full version. ;)
Chimera is my most recent effort, and has been one of my
most labor-intensive customs to date, integrating body parts from Tabby,
princess Misty, Sundance, Firefly, and Lickety Split, as well as various
appendages molded from pony parts, and a sculpted tail with head hand-carved
in the likeness of Spike the baby dragon.
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"Heaven's Keeper" by Pinwheel
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The wings require over 200 feathers. The wings are held up by card board and wire. Her symbols are silver feathers and two silver keys on her right side. She also has a silver feather as a forehead symbol.
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"Monarch the Flutterbye" by Stockings
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An original creation. Probably my
favorite custom that I have done
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"Newborn Emerald" by IceFeather
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This is probably my all time favorite custom. Wonderful body paint, wonderful symbols, great hair, huge eyes....She still stands out in my mind as one of my most successfull and perfect works to date.
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"The *Real* Daddy Berrytown" by Nightlight
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I was disturbed that Hasbro didn't make "true" male ponies in the male "Clydesdale" mold. I was rather pleased with how he turned out, although the hair dying process was 3 months in the making.
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"Sacred" by Jellybean
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Sacred is the bearer of a singular and terrible curse. With greed
in her heart she touched the sacred crystal at the center of Ponyland, and
paid the price. Though she lives and moves, her body is being consumed by
crystal and glass and she is being transformed into a living work of art: a
stained-glass pony.
She was once a Banana Surprise, but I took her and peirced
geometric shapes all over her sides, down one leg, and up her neck. The panes
are not true glass, but an effective mimic obtained through much
trial-and-error. One eye is now glass, and shines as light refracts through
it. It was difficult to capture the beautiful effect that comes from having
light shined through her body, or up through the hollows made in her feet,
but trust that she is a thing of eerie beauty nonetheless.
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"Sakura" by IceFeather
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Sakura was definatly one of the special ones. Her symbols
are extremly small and detailed, her body paint so smooth, and her hair...it
all came togther so perfectly. I'm still astonished I managed to finish her.
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"Speck" by LumpofWire
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Speck is a dapple grey and enjoys long trots in the park.... hey ladies!
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"Teeny Tiny Baby Merriweather" by Stockings
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Hasbro-inspired custom. An example of my ability to
copy symbols.
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"Treasure" by Moonbug
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Originally I was disappointed to discover, upon dying, that the body for this custom was plagued with severe disparity in vinyl qualities. However, I have come to actually like the 'speckled' look. I envision Treasure as non-caucasion (to put it in human perspective), and the red speckling reminds me of tribal body tattoos which women of many cultures are subject to. I was tickled pink by how well the symbols came out; they almost seem to have the very visual texture of parchment. The shocking red hair was a perfect match for the character's personality. This was another occasion where the choice of custom bait made my job quite a bit easier.
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