I want to thank everyone so very much for participating in my "Pimp" My Sleigh contest during the Festival of Winter Nights! I was overwhelmed by the entries. There were so many of them! And creative as well! It was a bit difficult to choose amongst them, but I did my best!

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Traditional Sleigh Entry Winners

The_Paper_Crane - Grand Prize Winner
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http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...sleighcopy.png
The Paper Crane entered five separate excellent entries - but I decided to award her in the Traditional Sleigh category for both how traditional she made her entries look, but also how creatively she interpreted 'traditional' in her second entry for the same category.

Nivvy - First Prize Winner
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Another very traditional looking sleigh! And with lots of bells and trimming - and passengers! I was happy to see the sleigh drawn by reindeer in the traditional way. *smiles*

HamatoKomeko - Second Prize Winner
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...leigh_2010.png
Whereas the_paper_crane and Nivvy's entries were guided by reindeer - in this entry, the sleigh is the reindeer! While not purely traditional in design, it's very creative and traditional in theme. Depicting it in-flight was an especially nice touch.

Agent HEY-LEE - Third Prize Winner
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You really couldn't get much more traditional than this entry! Though there are modern touches to it, the overall effect is very traditional and appealing. *smiles*

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A Sleigh for Nalin Winners

Chikuma - Grand Prize Winner
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../Pimp2copy.jpg
I chose this one as my Grand Prize Winner for this category because of how the sleigh looks as if it's made of sunlight - almost as if the sleigh itself could act as a miniature sun to feed the gardens. *smiles* The cheerful garden background was also extremely nice and helped edge it up my personal ranking.

az_stars - First Prize Winner
http://moonlight-carnival.netau.net/mmb_me/data/8.jpg
While a bit frosty looking for my personal tastes *shivers* - the garland decorations and wood-carvings certainly kept me in mind, which I appreciated a great deal!

Wendy Darling - Second Prize Winner
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I liked this one in particular for how much it stood out from the others in its dark, rich colors. The flower garland hanging from the side of the sleigh was a wonderfully creative touch. *smiles*

Fauxreal - Third Prize Winner
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i.../Mene/slay.png
I really loved how this entry thought of how I might use a sleigh in my work. And the flowers in the back compartment are lovely. *smiles*

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Fantastic Sleigh Winners

Roachi - Grand Prize Winner
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Roachi took the challenge and brought the fantastic to life in her own home. *smiles* She sacrificed what looks like a great deal of time and several cleverly-used materials to create this fantastic sleigh and I just had to award it the Grand Prize.

Kai La Morte - First Prize Winner
http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...mpmysleigh.png
Oh my - what a spooky entry for the holiday season! But time and thought were certainly put into it, and it's certainly very fantastic! I chose this one for first place for this reason. *smiles*

Fading Existence - Second Prize Winner
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...impsleigh2.png
I found it a bit amusing and odd that there were two dark entries for this category - but I couldn't choose between them, so I chose both. I like how this one also has something to pull it!

shadowfoot - Third Prize Winner
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...antaharley.jpg
I know it's a bit of an odd choice for me - but I couldn't help but admire the result. I liked the propulsion method chosen for the sleigh. *smiles*

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Everyone who participated by sending in an entry was given an Eggplant Hibiscus Bloom (save for two people, who already had one, so I sent them a Tapi Hibiscus Bloom instead) to say 'thank you' for spending the time to send in an entry. *smiles* I appreciated and enjoyed every entry and the Eggplant Hibiscus seems to thrive in cooler weather and had put out an unexpected number of blooms this week. *smiles*

Thank you so much, everyone! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Oh - it's fun looking at all those entries together. :3

Thanks for my Eggplant Hibiscus, Nalin! :hug:

Congratulations everyone. ^^
Nice picks. <3

Thanks for the hibiscus hairpin, Nalin! <33 That was so nice of you! :D You made some great picks!

Thanks again Nalin :)
And that's awesome everyone got something <33

Nailn, thank you so much; I'm flattered that I was chosen as one of the winners. n_n Thank you also for the prize! <3

Congrats to all the other winners; everyone did a wonderful job with all their entries! <3

Awww Nalin, thank you so much ^^ <3

& a big congrats to all the other winners also, what an awesome comp <333

Congrats to the winners ^ ^
and thank you alot for the hibicus nalin (:

Congrats to all the winners! c:

Yay, congratulations everyone! And thank you, Nalin! X3 It was a neat contest and I know I for one enjoyed making my entry.

Yay! Thank you Nalin! <3 Spookiness is fun 8D

Congratulations Guys! Those are awesome sleighs! =)

congrats to all the winners! and thank you so much for the Eggplant Hibiscus Nalin <3 You're the sweetest

Woot~! :'D <3<3
Congratulations to all the winners now! :3
Everyone's entries were very nice to look at. ^^ <3<3

Congrats to all the winners! >w< And I'm glad everyone who participated got something! All the entries were so wonderful! <3

Thanks Nalin for a fun contest and for the Hibiscus. It was a lot of fun ^-^

Congratz to all the winners.

Congrats to all the winners!
Such lovely entries. ^^

Lovely entries! Congrats to all the winners! ^-^v

Congratulations to everyone! This was such a fun contest. Thank you for choosing me to win. I was just hoping to make someone chuckle. :)

Thank you Nalin for my Tapi bloom. :) I had so much fun working on this contest and hope to see something like it again some day. :)

Thanks Nalin!! And congrats everyone!!

Wow, everyone up there deserved it! And thanks Nalin, for the Hibiscus!