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Derpy Hooves Beanie Giveaway!Hello everyone :] I've decided to give away this Derpy!

Please follow the rules and you'll have a chance to win her and take her home!

1. Fav this journal
2. Please write a journal about this giveaway and link it back here in the comments.
3. Add me to your watch list :]
Each person who watches, faves this journal and makes a journal will get a number. I'll be using random.org to choose a number, and when someone's number is picked that person will win the plushie! Easy enough right? I will pay for shipping worldwide.
The winner will be announced June 2nd :iconderpyclapplz:
Any questions please ask. Do NOT make multiple accounts just so you can have a better chance. Please make this fair for everyone :iconaawplz: Thank you!
Good luck :'D
EDIT: Just in case you were wondering how big she is, 8 inches long and 3 inches across her back !
THANK YOU EVERYPONY WHO JOINED :'D I DIDN'T EXPECT SO MANY

1000 Point Giveaway! (EDIT)

Okay enough of joining giveaways.....it's time to host one!

Remember the big surprise I was talking about in the previous journal? Well here it is! My BIGGEST giveaway yet!

Total prizes reach 1000

SIX more winners will be chosen who EACH will receive 50

!!!!!
~~I will be so broke after this...~~

But of course there are always the rules......

Please please please fave the journal!

Make another journal about this giveaway and provide a link of that journal in the comments (this will help spread the word about this giveaway)
Want another entry?
:bulletgreen:You can :+devwatch: me to get your name entered TWICE! EDIT:For those who are ALREADY watching me you can still earn additional entries by faving my art! Each fave gets you ONE extra entry! (Max number of entries possible: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

800 Points GiveawayHello all. As I've mentioned in the poll, I am going to make a small giveaway on the occasion of nearly 1000 watchers! Wooo!
There are 8 winners and 100 points for each to win. BUT the giveaway ends when the number of watchers reaches 1000.
RULES:

To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.

You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.

Your account must be at least 2 months old.

You can enter once only. No alternate/plz accounts.
I will choose winners with random.org.
♣ Good luck! ♣
Minor update: changed from 1111 to 1000 watchers.

School Chibi Contest X3

Hi there, my fellow groupmates!

We will have a contest!
THEME: SCHOOL TIME

Rules

Should be about School Times!

Should be a CHIBI!

Submit it to the "2013 Contest" Folder!

Don't include characters that aren't yours have your own.

With the maximum of two entries!
Don't put nudity scences in your entry.
Be CREATIVE!
The contest ends at June 29(~Meowgirl07's birthday) :thumb

100 points giveawayHello there! I decided to give away 100 !

Since I haven't had the chance to upload any art recently,I decided to give away something else to you guys ~

1 step: All you need to do is post a comment down below! (This guarantees you one entry number.) This step IS mandatory.

2 step: If you watch me you receive another number and for every fave on one of my deviantations you get more.
EXAMPLE:
Comment=1 entry number
Comment,watch,3 favs= 5 entry numbers

MAX entry numbers=5

REMEMBER: The second step is not obligatory,it just gives you a better chance of winning.
Please leave a comment like the following if you have watched or faved something: "Comment,watch,2 favs" so I can keep track. ^^
I will be choosing the winner via random.org

END DATE: 27 MAY 2013 6 pm GMT+3

Made a video again :P...another fake Parashi Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGa8pPlOxuQ
It's really choppy and suuuuuper scribbly because I took like 30 seconds to draw each frame. Please fill in the gaps and gloss over the art with your wonderful imagination! I made it in Windows Movie Maker which is an absolutely evil program =o=
I'll try to fix up the ugly pictures and maybe add some color when I have time, and reupload another version later :b (don't know when though.) For now feel free to watch this one and laugh at it huhuhu
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You can find out more about me and my books over at my YouTube channel.
If you can't find any of my books at your local bookstore, please, please, pretty-please ask them to order it!
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Design Contest WIN 4000 POINTS, 20$ AND MORE!I've wanted to hold a design contest for a long time now, and finally I've gathered enough points to do it

Go here to browse entries: http://taravia.deviantart.com/favourites/55430170
What I'm looking for:
Everything! Wolves, foxes, fennec foxes, ferrets, servals, bobcats, tigers, other big cats, small cats, deers, dragons, gryphons, dogs, birds, hybrids, original species.. bring it!
I'm leaving the details to your imagination, but here are some things I really like:
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***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!This giveaway is over. Winners announced soon.
Something i've been meaning to do but only recently was I prompted by Atlantien1.
All you need to do is this:
Browse deviantART and find a piece of art (or more than one) you REALLY like. Something that means something to you!
Then simply make a journal featuring that piece (or pieces) of art. You could even say a few words about that piece and the artist?
Remember to comment below with a link to your journal!
Here's mine: http://moomin-man.deviantart.com/art/Art-Feature-Share-the-experience-373119121
Winners will be picked at random!
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2nd - 100

:iconRobertpferd:
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International Crochet Symbols

by *SadDaysCrochet, Feb 12, 2013, 4:33:40 PM
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I've been researching pattern writing and pricing to get ready to start making my own! Mostly I've been browsing crochet patterns on Etsy and Ravelry, downloading free ones to compare their approaches, notations, and professionalism. It's been really informative! Especially seeing as I haven't made anything from a pattern in four years.

Haven't found any patterns written in international crochet symbols! Is that weird, or does no one use them? I find international crochet symbols much easier to read and interpret than the list format that everyone seems to use on their patterns. I had been planning on international symbols for my patterns- would that just confuse the hell out of everyone? I figured I'd include a key as well as individual stitch instructions for first timers (and pictures, of course! Not to mention additional video tutorials), but if everyone wants list format I guess I could do list format instructions too...

I think list format is archaic!

It's a big reason I stopped using patterns so quickly. I think we all need to move beyond that and think more three-dimensionally! Crochet is better than a list of increases and decreases. *rant rant*

Thoughts?

Also, I'm thinking about pricing for my dwarven helm pattern (that will be my first pattern for sale- I might make a test run that will be free for you to all try and give me feedback on). I was aiming for $10-15, considering all the extra content and the fact that I will really put time into the formatting and graphic design. I know that's high for a single pattern, do you think it would put people off? What would you all be prepared to pay for it, in the hypothetical situation that you wanted to buy it?

I'll put up a couple of polls, too- for people who feel intimidated by leaving comments!

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~PrismaticLily May 13, 2013

Finally, someone who wants to use the international crochet symbols! I think that they are so much easier and I wish that more peeps would use them! I applaud your efforts and choice!

*SadDaysCrochet May 14, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thank you so much! I probably wrote this a dozen times on this post, but I really feel like it's time crochet patterns adapted to the new places crochet is going as an art form! And I think the symbols are the best way to do that. Maybe we can start a trend!

~PrismaticLily May 15, 2013

That would be awesome and I truly do hope that it starts a new trend. I don't think that many have realized how wonderful crochet is for its sculptural ability and how it can be easily reproduced given good instructions. But peeps like you who are inovative and accurate with their instructions will start changing the way it is done. I plan to one day write patterns as well and I will absolutely use the international symbols. Hopefully it will catch on.

*SadDaysCrochet May 15, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

Crochet revolution!

~argentinian-queen Feb 14, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I completely agree with you...that's one of the main reasons I usually give up from doing something from raverly.com...list format is a pain in the neck, at least for me! I don't know, I think it's useful for amigurumis but not for patterns of clothing or tablecloth, table runners and so on...
99% of the time I use international crochet symbols, it takes me half of the time that list format can take me to do anything!
I'm thinking of drawing my own patterns in international symbols, can you suggest me any software to make them?

*SadDaysCrochet Feb 18, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

I'm using Adobe Illustrator- it is an incredible program, and doing the job wonderfully. It is also a very complex program , and I don't think I'd be having so much luck if I hadn't taken a class on it, but I bet there are youtube tutorials that will explain it now. Unfortunately I only have it on my old computer and getting a new (and legal) copy is very expensive ($400, I think? And if you want the full Adobe Creative Suite, which I do, it will cost more like $2500, and that's just indecent). My plan is that if I make $3,000 selling patterns I make, I will buy the software. That's a tall order, but it's good to have big goals, right? If not then I guess I'll keep doing it on my buggy old laptop.

I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives out there, I just need to research what they might be...

~argentinian-queen Feb 19, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Woa...adobe illustrator! I've got that program in my computer

I'll try to make a pattern...however, I'll tell you if I find another program, maybe one that is just for making graphics with international symbols

Thanks for the advice, dear!

~quietnovastudios Feb 13, 2013

I've bought patterns that used one or the other or both, and because I learned to read patterns in list form that is the form I am most used to - both in patterns I buy and in patterns I write. I don't find the symbols daunting, though, and as long as you include a key there should not be any problem. (You should probably note this, though, in your description of the pattern; it will prevent at least a few unhappy emails about it.)

I agree with the comments below that a combination of the two would be best - diagrams for the visual learners and a list pattern for the verbal learners. Just be sure to pay attention to your formatting; I've bought a couple of patterns where it says in the list pattern "refer to diagram for this row", but the diagrams are neither numbered nor immediately next to the corresponding instructions in the list - resulting in some confusion!

*SadDaysCrochet Feb 18, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thanks so much for the feedback! I'll be sure to note the form of the pattern in its description (and maybe have a sample page to show what I mean?), and I will definitely make sure I label my diagrams. Confusion is bad! I will do everything I can to minimize it.

~Sheeeva Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I've never bought an individual pattern, just books of patterns, so I can't comment on the pricing (that typed, dollars to rands is horrendously expensive anyway, so I'll probably never buy any!).
I work with diagrams or lists, I'm not too fussy as long as there is some sort of explanation (I'm struggling with a Japanese diagram I downloaded because I'm not sure how to start it).

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