It's been a long time, but I'm slowly updating this thread. So far, I wrote up a little layering tutorial for the Planet-pond. Let me know what you think of it!
Upcoming updates will include: moar hair colors, moar personal avies, moar avies from other people, and updated contest submissions. First I have to get everything organized on my computer, and then upload it to my albums.
I also thought I'd start sharing screenshots of my equipped items when I make an avi I particularly like. Not sure if that will be interesting to other people, but it will help me recreate avis if I ever feel like coming back to them.