2006-12-05 [H3_six]: Really? Thankies.

2006-12-05 [Eyonic]: i really like [H3_six]'s drawing

2006-12-05 [Diiwica]: I like that one as well, it nearly looks as if it is done quite nicely with watercolors.

2006-12-05 [Vampire Akis]: Diiwica, without having visited your house, I SWEAR you're beautiful too.

2006-12-05 [Eyonic]: yeah, it does, doesnt it

2006-12-05 [Diiwica]: Thanks Vampire Akis

2006-12-06 [Mekashef]: If I drew a terrifying snow Golem with a Hanukiah, could I still enter?

2006-12-06 [Sunrose]: I have no idea what that entails, but as long as there's snow in it I guess it's ok..

2006-12-06 [Mekashef]: One snow Golem with Hanukiah, coming up! :D
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukiah)

2006-12-06 [Sunrose]: Of course I know what that thing is :P
Though as the page says it's more commonly known as menorah :)

2006-12-06 [Scandinavian Lullaby]: Is there a size limit? Because then I should change it

2006-12-06 [H3_six]: Oh look it's santy clause. I like his nifty blue coat Autumn.

2006-12-06 [Sahraminkukka]: I thought it was the frostman who brings winter with him :O Nice piece :)

2006-12-06 [Sunrose]: No there isn't, we just create thumbnails of the images if they're too big. Like you see with the images here :)

2006-12-06 [dayah]: I think I need to fix my picture...will do later...maybe with another entry too...:D

2006-12-06 [Mekashef]: The Hanukiah is a special Menorah.

2006-12-07 [stuffAEAmade]: A piece in with more than 10 minutes to spare, for once. :P

2006-12-07 [Scandinavian Lullaby]: Okay thanks - and thanks! It is the Russian equivalent to Santa Claus; Grandfather Frost

2006-12-07 [H3_six]: Oh okay, pardon the misinterpretation. He's very purdy.

2006-12-07 [Scandinavian Lullaby]: Hehe, that is quite allright! (Sorry for the addiction to Emotions, they're just so funny )

2006-12-07 [moira hawthorne]: Oh ... [dayah] - Waiting for Christmas to Arive.
that is lovely

2006-12-07 [dayah]: Ooh I think I spelled arive wrong..does it have two R's ...thank you Moira...I love how it came out...I may change my first entry if I get another one done befor the end of the contest..

2006-12-07 [dayah]: there...I knew it looked funny

2006-12-09 [moira hawthorne]: [Ryo-Oni] I love your Jack Frost

2006-12-09 [Sienta]: Me too. I love the mischievous look on his face, like he's about to do something. 

2006-12-09 [Ryo-Oni]: Thank you both. That is exactly what I was trying to portray. ^-^

2006-12-09 [moira hawthorne]: does she see him?

2006-12-09 [dayah]: oh that is sooo cute.

2006-12-09 [Ryo-Oni]: No, she doesn't. She is just enjoying a winter day while the mischievious Jack plots what joke he shall play.

2006-12-09 [moira hawthorne]: thats what i thought... plus her eyes are shut... somehow I dont think it is her nose jack is aiming for!

2006-12-09 [Paul Doyle]: I remember as a child thinking that old, annoying song by Bing Crosby had that line going, ". . . Jack Frost picking at your nose . . ." It took me a few years to catch on :P

2006-12-10 [Ryo-Oni]: I've always loved stories about Jack, and especially songs with him in it.

2006-12-10 [Paul Doyle]: There's got to be a great poetry collection about Jack somewhere, without being too schmaltzy or trite.

2006-12-10 [Atayemi]: Ohh, [Ikko]! The name of your piece reminds me of the song from The Grinch. :3

2006-12-10 [moira hawthorne]: The Tale of Jack Frost by David Melling
http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Jack-Frost-David-Melling/dp/0764156756
I bought this for my son Eirikr but I love the illustrations and story just as much as him... the goblins are a hooot! they smell like boiled cabbage.

2006-12-10 [Ryo-Oni]: That story looks so cute. My younger sister would love something like that.

2006-12-10 [moira hawthorne]: like I say it a children story that is fun for adults too

2006-12-11 [Ikko]: that song reminds me of my dear friend who is on that drawing right now *Sniffels* will be my third year without him for christmas

2006-12-11 [moira hawthorne]: where is he?

2006-12-11 [Ikko]: He's in heaven O~O

2006-12-11 [moira hawthorne]: oh ... *huggles* Im sorry for you.

2006-12-11 [Ikko]: it's okay I love listening to "Where are you Christmas" By Faith Hill to think about him

2006-12-11 [Ikko]: and also calm me down

2006-12-11 [moira hawthorne]: there is a old saying...
you never die as long as you are remember in the hearts of loved ones.

2006-12-11 [Ikko]: oh I haven't heard that saying in a long time ^^

2006-12-11 [moira hawthorne]: *huggles*

2006-12-11 [Atayemi]: Awww me too, [Ikko]! It's sad, but sweet. :D

2006-12-12 [Forever Equine]: may I add the line art of my piece as a place holder? I should have it done later tonight into tomorrow.=)

2006-12-12 [Ocean Soul]: The thing is that you really don't need placeholders -.- If you finish your piece in time, you can add it. If you don't finish and we'll end up with only the placeholder in the contest, it'd have to be disqualified (unless it's not just a sketch but a finished, clean, well-shaded piece of lineart). Placeholders kind of confuse everything, because when you finally update your artwork, people will most likely miss it (most people, including myself usually, only look for the end of the drawings list to see what was change, and don't scan each and every entry to see if it was updated).
So, that's my two cents on the matter.. 

2006-12-12 [Forever Equine]: Ok, that's fine. I wasn't sure if you were going to limit enteries since it seems to be growing quite rapidly. I'll just add the end result.=) Thanks!

2006-12-12 [Ocean Soul]: There never is a limited number of entries in the official contests that have a time limit :) And.. the more entries, the better ^_^

2006-12-12 [Forever Equine]: Coolness.=) I had to make sure!=D

2006-12-12 [Sungmina]: Question... how do I submit a larger file size than the ones I can post on my ET house? =)

2006-12-12 [Ocean Soul]: By uploading them directly to the wikipage :)

2006-12-12 [Ryo-Oni]: Very pretty bunny, indeed.

2006-12-14 [Sunrose]: [vampiric tendencies]: You have to upload your entry to Elftown :)

2006-12-14 [dayah]: nice one mom

2006-12-14 [Mom]: Thank you...Artist like you set high standards. I am just trying to keep up.

2006-12-14 [Linderel]: [Mom], for me, you're among those setting high standards. ;)

2006-12-14 [silverflagon]: Hi folks sorry I haven't posted anything here before, I don't have much time just lately. Sometimes I don't know if I am on my head or my heels? Some lovely work from everyone :D

2006-12-14 [Mom]: *blush* You're too sweet.

2006-12-14 [Nadie importante]: its very nice mom...but i cant really feel the theme in it? or is it just the flakes in the background/all over?

2006-12-14 [Mom]: If it doesn't fit the council will take it out. Until then...

2006-12-14 [dayah]: Hey it says snow she has snow flakes..works for me but I am not the council...thanks mom...I love your work though...such fantastic stuff.

2006-12-15 [Morningstar Rising]: I agree it has snowflakes, very nice [Mom] always love your work.

2006-12-15 [Lothuriel]: I think it is an excellent representation of snow...

2006-12-15 [Ocean Soul]: I don't know.. the snow's not the centre of the picture really.. on the other hand there *is* snow in the picture.. so I wouldn't really say yes or no here :P

2006-12-15 [Lothuriel]: We left the theme vague for a reason...

2006-12-15 [dayah]: mom why you take it down..there were others with just as much snow as yours...:(

2006-12-15 [Mom]: I just took it down...no big deal.No more to say than that.

2006-12-15 [Sunrose]: I think it follows the theme, there are no criteria on how you are required to put the theme into the image.
Besides, those are quite excellent snowflakes.. :)

2006-12-15 [H3_six]: Too bad. It was a really nice picture [Mom].

2006-12-15 [Mom]: Thank you [Sunrose] and [H3_six]...

2006-12-15 [Mom]: There...snow.

2006-12-15 [Nadie importante]: ow but i didnt mean it so you'd take it out:S it was a very beautiful piece of art!!!

2006-12-15 [dayah]: that is so cute mom....I love it...loved the other one too...both very nice...

2006-12-15 [moira hawthorne]: cute... but you are allowed two.. think you should put the drow back in... most people seem to agree!

2006-12-15 [Mom]: Do you think?I like my drow.

2006-12-15 [moira hawthorne]: she was very good... an awesome drow... and tho I'd hate to be wear as skimppey an outfit as she had on in the snow.. drows are a strange race,... maybe she finds it thrilling!

2006-12-15 [Sunrose]: But if you submit two, you are dividing your chances also :P

2006-12-15 [Mom]: She's a tough broad. lol

2006-12-15 [Mom]: I know... But I never win anyway but I love entering. =D

2006-12-15 [dayah]: yes...I like here too...

2006-12-15 [moira hawthorne]: how are you dividing your chances? ... isnt the voting for the art not the artist?

2006-12-15 [Sunrose]: If the voting were for the artist, then you should actually put two submissions: the more submissions you put in the more chances you may be voted on.
However, if the voting is for the pieces, then submitting two means that you could be dividing the votes over the two entries.

Example:
10 Councilmembers vote in the poll, the poll has 5 entries.
Entry 1 was done by artist A
Entry 2 was done by artist A
Entry 3 was done by Artist B
Entry 4 was done by artist C
Entry 5 was done by artist D
Now the votes:
Entry 1 has 2 votes
Entry 2 has 2 votes
Entry 3 has 3 votes
Entry 4 has 2 votes
Entry 5 has 1 vote

This means that entry 3 wins.
However if you add up entry 1 and 2, that artist in total received 4 votes.
Maybe if artist A had submitted only 1 entry, all those 4 votes would've gone to that 1 entry.

2006-12-15 [moira hawthorne]: not nessiarily maybe artist A would of only gotten 2 votes.. and the other two would of gone to other artists..

2006-12-15 [Sunrose]: Hence the word 'maybe'...the possibility is there, which would not be there had you only entered one entry.

2006-12-15 [moira hawthorne]: you arent suppose to vote for the artist.. but the art.. there each piece has just the same chance of winning a vote for its quality... ... point of fact MOM's two peices are very differnet.. one is cute and innocent and cartoony.. the other is sexy and mature... they could and should attract votes based on their qualities... not Mom as the artist

2006-12-15 [Sunrose]: You're trying to turn this into a 'voting for the artist' issue, when it is really not.
It is very possible that several Councilmembers would like a style of a specific artist. If that artist makes two entries, then it may be that individual Councilmembers would choose for either of the two pieces.
Whilst when one is submitted they'd all vote for that one entry.

Ergo: If an artist submits two entries that are both liked, you make the voters choose between the two.
If you submit one, they don't have to choose because that one entry would be an obvious choice.

2006-12-15 [Asrun]: *ish creating a snow princess* ^.^

2006-12-16 [Artemis Riddle]: :O ooh! can't wait to see your snow princess [Asrun], your art is teh wonderfull *^^*

2006-12-16 [dayah]: yes love Asrun's art....so tottaly jelouse of her...:(:)

2006-12-16 [Asrun]: I hope I get it done in time. ._. IT's taking awhile and I have to work 8 hours each day for the next 4 days

2006-12-17 [Asrun]: PS [Mom] gets my vote by default cause she has a freaking raccoon in her image.. I LOVE RACCOONS. :D I have a raccoon collection

2006-12-17 [dayah]: ooh cool loth...raccon? kool...they are such adorable creatures.

2006-12-17 [Lothuriel]: ^___^ Thank you!!!

2006-12-17 [Mom]: Thanks [Asrun]...I am with everyone else and can't wait to see yours.

2006-12-17 [Mom]: OOO...Lovely [Asrun].

2006-12-17 [Asrun]: Thank you.

2006-12-17 [dayah]: Oh wow Asrun...I am tottaly in love with your picture..wow...

2006-12-17 [Artemis Riddle]: Oo I think I know what pic to vote for now x) lovely [Asrun]!

2006-12-17 [Asrun]: Thanks you guys.

2006-12-17 [H3_six]: They are totally right.

*is very jealous of those boots.

2006-12-17 [moira hawthorne]: [Yncke] - "Snow sprites" your is very cooool!

2006-12-17 [Yncke]: :D Thank you, [moira hawthorne]!

2006-12-17 [ArkyLarky]: Thanks whoever made my pic smaller! XDD

2006-12-17 [Sunrose]: :)

2006-12-17 [Sienta]: Must finish picture!! Curse you deadline!! As you can probably tell, I have a problem with dead- *stares in shock at all the beautiful art and realizes she doesn't have a chance* *sigh* Well, at least I'm entering. 

2006-12-17 [Asrun]: Nice new entries!!! :D

2006-12-18 [Cia_mar]: thank you sunrose!!!! ... how did you fix that?

2006-12-18 [Sunrose]: Just look at the edit page, there you will see it in the url ;)

Edit: You don't have to actually press 'submit changes' to see the edit page :/

2006-12-18 [Cia_mar]: k... i will try that on another one .. thank you... if i have problems i will be contacting you again...*wink*

2006-12-18 [Sunrose]: Okay ^_^

2006-12-18 [Cia_mar]:

2006-12-19 [Ilana]: Yay! I entered!

2006-12-19 [Kyrinn]: I need a time machine, lol.. Ive an idea for the contest but wont have the time to do it, unless I have said time machine, lol! Oh well, Ill try for the next one! :D

2006-12-19 [Ilana]: A time machine would be useful in many situations. I'll get to work on it.

2006-12-19 [Sienta]: Ok, I know this is too big, but could someone please resize it for me or show me how? I'm not too good at this sort of thing.

2006-12-19 [Kyrinn]: Hey, if you make one and it works, definitely sign me up for one!

2006-12-19 [Sienta]: Me too!!

2006-12-19 [Sienta]: THANK YOU!!! Whoever you are. I really appreciate it.

2006-12-19 [X-TheDarkened-X]: Thank you whoever made my picture smaller. i was going to put a much better picture on there, but the deadline is closed. Damn You Deadlines!!!

2006-12-19 [Ocean Soul]: Uh no, it's still all open until tomorrow (dec 20th) midnight ET time.

2006-12-19 [X-TheDarkened-X]: Oh, ok. i got told that it would be closing around about now. I'll get my second picture on now then. thank you ocean soul.

2006-12-19 [X-TheDarkened-X]: Yay! i have finally got my better picture up! can i delete the other one?

2006-12-19 [Sungmina]: darn the deadlines... lol I just now put up my finished one as well x.x

2006-12-20 [Mekashef]: Ah! The deadline is tomorrow & I haven't had the chance to conjure up anything.

Oh well. Grand work! Good luck to you all!

2006-12-20 [Sungmina]: Great entries on this contest! I especially like [Ryo-Oni]'s and [Asrun]'s!

2006-12-20 [Sienta]: Wow, great job everybody! *looks around and sighs when she sees the beautiful art* Oh well, I can try, right?

2006-12-20 [Yuichi♥]: It came out better then mine ^.^

2006-12-20 [Sienta]: Yours is pretty! I like the simplicity of it.

2006-12-20 [Ryo-Oni]: I am flattered on the most sentimental wavelength. *bows*

By the way, I simply adore [H3_six] piece of art. Lovely.

2006-12-20 [Lakayana]: wow it's almost time. Nice work [Levoton]...

2006-12-20 [Ocean Soul]: Yarrgghhh time is running away @_@

2006-12-20 [H3_six]: Oooh thankyou [Ryo-Oni] I love yours as well.

2006-12-20 [Cia_mar]: oh good you put it back [Mom]

2006-12-20 [Elegy - gone]: Return of the drow! :D Awesome! ^_^

2006-12-20 [Yuichi♥]: I have a better one.. but im afraid it wont be finished in time..

2006-12-20 [dayah]: yay mom!!1 heheh *gets all giggily*

2006-12-20 [Ikko]: awsome!

2006-12-20 [dayah]: soooo manny good entries this one looks to be a hard one to vote this year.....sigh...

2006-12-20 [Cia_mar]: i know i love many of them... am not sure that mine even have a chance!!!

2006-12-20 [dayah]: of couese they do...yours are just as lovely cia...:D

2006-12-20 [Cia_mar]: *blushes* thanks... compitition is stiff this time around

2006-12-20 [dayah]: I kno, but then I think all offical elftown contest are a bit that way too...:D

2006-12-20 [Cia_mar]: true

2006-12-20 [Sienta]: How sad... I fixed up my picture all prettily and now I can't upload it. I guess it's a sign to be content with what I have. OH WELL!! Wait! I have an idea!

2006-12-20 [Sienta]: NOOOOO!! It's too big again. I'm sorry, I keep trying but it doesn't work..

2006-12-20 [Sienta]: Thank you [dayah]. You have no idea how much I appreciate it.

2006-12-20 [dayah]: your very welcome sienta...

2006-12-20 [Nadie importante]: Yeih I had time to put my entry here:D!

2006-12-20 [dayah]: batty you should get gimp...its a free download.

2006-12-20 [Artsieladie]: *phew* Made it! *dies*

2006-12-21 [Ilana]: Yay GIMP!

2006-12-21 [Nadie importante]: What's gimp Dayahnaira?

2006-12-21 [Sunrose]: www.gimp.org :)

2006-12-21 [Linderel]: http://www.gimp.org - It's a free image editing program, as good as Photoshop.

2006-12-21 [Nadie importante]: thing is im just not good with those programs...i admire ppl that are i mean if only it was as easy as using a pencil and colours...Thanks anyway!

2006-12-21 [Ilana]: It's not hard to learn... and when you get good at it, the results are amazing.

2006-12-21 [Asrun]: YAY! Great entries everyone!

2006-12-21 [dayah]: yeah..just play around with it you will get the hang of it...it took me a while when I first started but their are plenty of tutorials that can help too.

2006-12-21 [Nadie importante]: OK! ill try it when i have space in my hard disk thanks:P! at the moment im still very happy with my fairy though..even if i had no time to make a background:S

2006-12-21 [Ilana]: Meh... backgrounds are over-rated.

2006-12-21 [Nadie importante]: but when you have a very niave picture like mine it helps:P^^'

2006-12-21 [Ilana]: Maybe, but I think it also looks good without.

2006-12-21 [dayah]: yeah I like it none the less...:)

2006-12-21 [Nadie importante]: Thank you very much:$

2006-12-22 [ArkyLarky]: Good luck everyone!!! X3

2006-12-22 [Morningstar Rising]: Good luck to all, it was fun.

2006-12-22 [Ilana]: It was indeed! I had more fun than a barrel of monkeys... monkeys covered in honey and armed with blow-up baseball bats.

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: Merry Christmas, EVERYONE! *huggles to ALL & huggles to Elftown*

2006-12-22 [H3_six]: Yay christmas, thanks [Artsieladie]. I hope all of you did better than me and have your shopping done.

2006-12-22 [Cia_mar]: nope still not done here either!

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: Done!?! Not even close!

2006-12-22 [Sienta]: Ha! Done?! I just bought my first christmas present YESTERDAY. What I'm getting everybody else..... Maybe I'll draw something? *is way too cheap* In the mean time, I've got the flu. *wimpers*

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: Oh, that's awful, especially around Christmas! Hope you feel better by Christmas Day! *brings [Sienta] a miracle concoction* 

2006-12-22 [Sienta]: *consumes miracle concoction, licks lips* Hmm, perpperminty. *springs up* I feel better! *head pounds in anger* Maybe not... *huggles [Artsieladie]in thanks anyways*

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: Oh, give it a little time! Maybe, you need a second dose! *holds second dose* Hmmm? lol

2006-12-22 [Sienta]: *takes second dose* *hiccups* Actually, I do feel a little better. Guess elftown and a little love can cure anything!! ^_^

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: See! *off to give the miracle concoction to another in need* :D 

2006-12-22 [Sienta]: Yay for Elftown and [Artsieladie]'s miracle concoction!!

2006-12-22 [Artsieladie]: *laughs* Ho! Ho! Ho!

2006-12-23 [Ilana]: I'm surprised I haven't gotten sick yet. It seems to be the time of year for it.

2006-12-26 [Sienta]: Merry Christmas everybody!! *spreads Christmas cheer to all Elftowners* I love you guys, you make me feel better no matter what. Thank you.

2006-12-26 [Artsieladie]: Yes, Merry Christmas, EVERYONE!!

2006-12-26 [Sunrose]: Vote in the Mainstreet poll! =P

2006-12-26 [Sunrose]: Check the news for the winners :)

2006-12-27 [X-TheDarkened-X]: well done the two that won

2006-12-27 [H3_six]: Congrats guys.

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas.

2006-12-27 [Yncke]: Congratulations to the winners. :) Well done, all!

2006-12-27 [Cia_mar]: that was a fast poll

2006-12-27 [Sunrose]: Yes it was, but with the alarm at the top we had many voters in a short amount of time *^^*

2006-12-27 [Lakayana]: merry xmas all! I love you all, I love elftown...

2006-12-27 [Ocean Soul]: x) Merry Christmas!

2006-12-27 [Cia_mar]: Merry Christmas

2006-12-27 [Asrun]: I was really surprised... One minute I looked at the polls and there was like... 7 voters.. then 5 minutes later, 100 voters!

Thanks everyone. 

2006-12-27 [Artsieladie]: Congratulations, [Sungmina] & [Asrun]!!! Hope everyone has a great New Year, all year long! * to Elftown(ers)*

2006-12-27 [*micky*]: Congratulations!!

2006-12-27 [Mom]: Congrats Winners...

2006-12-28 [Morningstar Rising]: Congrats to the winners, see you all next year.