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According to the poll, we have quite a number of talented people here. Here’s your chance to prove yourself: a Winter Challenge! I want to see your depictions of WINTER, using the tools of your trade. In other words: if you’re a writer, write something. If you are a fine artist, make a painting, etc! Make-up looks, costumes, sculptures, videos, songs, poems – anything winter-themed will be considered!
My favorite submission will receive 10 Lime Crime shadows, including several exclusive colors that are not on the website! Submit full entries or links to your entries here.
Last day of submission: December 15th; winner to be announced the next day. Note: submissions by email will not be counted.
Now show me what you’ve got, Deerlings! :)
Here’s my entry!
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/279/d/e/de1185217873ae25d7dbcc600b8e78a1.jpg
I’d like to throw my entry into the ring. :)
This is a diorama that I setup and photographed last year around the holidays, featuring a wintery scene. Hope you enjoy!
http://www.officially-dead.net/images/image53.jpg
Winter is my fave, so I had to submit!
My cover of Tori Amos’ “Winter” Link!
And the always glee-inducing video of my dog in her first snow in January of this year. Link!
Kristina, I don’t think you HAVE to be a professional. I’m not [i'm 13 for cryin out loud!] and i like my entry!
posie, i officially luv your costume! : )
Doe, this is an awesome contest! at the risk of sounding like one of those annoying people that pretends like they’re in charge of everything, good job!
So today I woke up to a brisk winter morning in Ottawa. outside was a haze of grey and white.
hopefully these work. im quite inept at linking.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/noellepeck/P1050671.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/noellepeck/P1050673.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/noellepeck/P1050674.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/noellepeck/P1050670.jpg
Well, here’s something, anyway. These are ornaments I made for our CHristmas tree a few years ago. We were out of town and only had a little pre-lit tree and no ornaments, so I used wine corks and dyed coffee filters to make little angels. They’re tied together with embroidery thread.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1016197&id=715919527
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1016197&id=715919527#/photo.php?pid=1016198&id=715919527
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1016197&id=715919527#/photo.php?pid=1016199&id=715919527
so i seem to be failing epically at this so ill just say click my name to look at my blog.
Britt, you’re my winner, I love love love Alberta_Life_2, very powerful…
For halloween I was the Winter Queen from the Lion the witch and the wardrobe. I think its quite fitting for the theme and hey I am even with santa! :)
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo106/dumish/n528340026_1966186_8418.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo106/dumish/samera.jpg
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo106/dumish/santa.jpg
I am studying pastry baking, so this should be interesting ^^
This is a piece I made in class. It’s all made out of sugar/caramel. The trees and gifts are poured sugar, the flower and bow are pulled sugar, and the ball at the foot of the trees is blown sugar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/pastlink/Randomness/sucre.jpg
A ton of inspiration fell upon after seeing this contest. So I popped into photoshop and began painting. I’m actually quite proud of the outcome and I thank you for giving me the drive to actually paint up something. <3
Snow Angel:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Kitez3/snowangel.jpg
oh how I wish florida was more season reflective. I would love a white christmas.
This sounded fun, so I gave it a shot. We had our first snow today, how perfect. 8D
I’m a mini-photographer (who isn’t nowadays? XD) and me and my friend Remi had a fun and COLD shoot.
Winter to me means fun in the snow with a friend. So that’s what it turned out to be. 8DD
Here’s my favorite:
http://flickr.com/photos/atelophobiaislooming/3096990146/
And here’s some two (I guess) not as good favorites:
http://flickr.com/photos/atelophobiaislooming/3096147943/
http://flickr.com/photos/atelophobiaislooming/3096150739/in/photostream/
I said some two. How odd. 8DD
Ignore that, please. XD
Hey Doe! I have been a big fan of your blog for a while, and when I saw this contest I had to write an entry! I took a look at some of the other entries, and there’s some pretty stiff competition… A lot of beautiful and interesting work! But hey, you can’t win if you don’t enter, right? =).
Anyways, I posted my short story on my myspace blog. The link is here.
The short story is under the blog entry titled Lime Crime Winter Contest! Hope you enjoy! Good luck to everyone who entered! =).
Crap, I totally messed up the link… Sorry!
Here is the link! Sorry about the mixup, enjoy! =).
OMG! I really really really hope to win!!! I can’t wait to try some LIME CRIME MAKEUP!
Thanks for having this contest…for a long time i tried to figure out a look i cud do makeup for and i came up with this one the day I saw the contest!
I made this just for the Lime Crime Winter Challenge…so, this is what winter means to me….lots of snow, hence the white eyeshadow on the lid…green for the christmas tree, hence the teal, the shimmery teal lining the eye for the lights, and the red sparkly lips for the traditional jamaican sorrel drink and because Christmas time is a time for LOVE!!!
Happy holidays!
here are the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayjFhV5J7M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9XTgmbHmc
Others have mentioned that their entries are things they’ve done in the past. I didn’t read in your challenge anything against it, so hopefully you’re accepting them. :)
I’ve got two entries:
I like to get creative and put together seasonal altars from time to time. Last December I put together my second ever Yule altar, and I loved it:
http://enchantedmasquerade.deviantart.com/art/Yule-Altar-2007-78835937
Here is the centerpiece I hand made for it:
http://enchantedmasquerade.deviantart.com/art/Yule-Altar-2007-Centerpiece-78837141
I put it all together myself, made the centerpiece, and then photographed it myself. I have more close-ups of this altar in that gallery.
My second entry is a Winter Faery Queen costume I made some years ago. My mother helped me sew it, but I came up with the theme, picked out the fabrics and the pattern, made the wings and mask myself, and I did the makeup and accessorizing of the model, all myself. I also was the photographer:
http://enchantedmasque.livejournal.com/1291.html
Awesome challenge/contest!!
Here is my depiction of winter Dreams in the Seams of Reality. This picture is a combination of things put together. All the photos I took my self, and also edited myself. Everytime I think of winter I think of abominable snowman! I have these fuzzy slippers I get every year with the abominable snowman so when I look at it I think of happiness and winter. I hope you like it!
Hello Doe (: Awesome comp :D
Anyways, I decided to draw a winter outfit in a winterish setting ?
http://melludee.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Challenge-Competition-105941163
So considering it’s not actually winter here (Australia) and when it IS winter, it never snows …I decided to go with something basic like ice skating … (even though … i never really go ice skating..) But yes, I’m sure the hot coffee / warm gloves / scarf and stockings show winter in a stylish way ! :D
Merry Christmas Doe xx
Everyone’s stuff is so pretty and wintery. I better get my butt working on mine!! :S lol
I’ve got an entry =)
I’ve been working on this for a few days now, and I have to say I’ve had -so- much fun. I haven’t written anything in years, so it was nice to be inspired again!
If I weren’t on a work computer, I would show you pictures of what this is all about. I think its what I miss most now that I’m out of Wisconsin. Sometimes I still wake up at about 4:30, and I just wish I had a horse to go take care of in my backyard, or something.
http://fc62.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/333/5/7/Small_by_Paran0idAndr0id.jpg
A painting I did inspired by barren trees stretching towards the sky in winter, stripped of their leaves but still beautiful and strong.
The cold sets in…devoid of heat.
http://fc65.deviantart.com/fs7/f/2006/347/7/c/Drain_by_Paran0idAndr0id.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3086651632_96257cc009_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/3086651510_9e7020f41f_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3086651388_0312fbdb08_o.jpg
Winter fashion :)
It seems like some people are entering artwork they had previously created, so in addition to the vector I already posted I would like to enter these as well. If only one entry per person is allowed, please go with my initial post! Thank you!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2923997157_108d1e8e58.jpg?v=0
Drawing of a girl in a boucle sweater.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2365623861_6ef4e841a9.jpg?v=0
Taken on a cold, wintery evening.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/2132733898_2742f55398.jpg?v=0
Winter means Christmas cookies, for me!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/2089422411_e301f6d01d.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2090209174_1a489f4df4.jpg?v=0
The first signs of snow.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/rebwu/snowy.jpg
A blustery snow scene.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/rebwu/food/P1010170.jpg
An ice fountain!
OMG, okay i finally figured out where to submit lololol
but here is my entry..oxox hugs
this is the embeded code hope it shoes up, if not i’ll just add the link in another comment…PaintHead..(jessie)
Melt My Heart Chocolate Snow by ♥✿PaintHead
I have been lazy lately besides actual studio work so this was a good reason for me to restart doing shoes ^_^
These are a pair of red pumps from Nordstrom painted with The Nightmare Before Christmas that I started yesterday. I made them a bit more christmasy rather then halloweenish to fit your winter theme.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3098595905_742be0f978_o.png
My submission, simply titled “Ice,” is an homage to a few of my friends who find that the winter season affects their mood to the point of depression and loneliness. The lone girl in a cold, vast, snowy plane is a fitting representation for this winter despair, yet the picture is hopeful. The bright, crisp light from the left of the picture holds a warmth and comfort for the girl; she acknowledges it, she is taken out of her frozen world by it. I hope that this picture is a reminder to everyone that winter holds more than ice and isolation; it offers love and warmth in the holiday season. Keep love in your hearts this winter, everyone :)
(ignore the fact that I am impossibly cursed with the internet: here’s the link-I hope!)
http://media.photobucket.com/image/winter/xohannaaahx3/winter.jpg
&& a tutorial on a winter look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Z8jaPk5kU
<3
http://emothemurdok.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Thoughts-106011931
A poem for the contest. :)
Excerpt:
“I cannot find my lighter
in the country dark, or this place
and these shadows that close upon my head
when streetlights are broken on these grey roads,
or the salt-stained streets that melted winter.
Every step,
every step is the promise
of your heartcage around me.
Lungs are not needed for love,
but I can spare one addiction
for another. My seven extra minutes
is unknown and willing, watched
by neighbours with ashen eyes, hiding
in faux-frost apartments.”
I hope you like this poem – its still ridiculously warm in Cairo so this is sort of about the collison of the seasons !
preserved fruit
summer fruit
in winter wine
will keep me warm
for a long , long time
but will it bring back the
things I thought
were always
to be mine ?
the sweet liqour
does a heart
console
but preserved fruit
however sweet
is never again
quite whole
winter
curled in hours worth of warmth
of my own body’s lazy dreaming
I hear the desperate tapping
of the skeletal trees
against the glass
deluded they sense warmth
and believe beyond
the window
lies forgotten summer
am I to forever be
a tree tapping at your window ?
a slave to the winds
and the illusion of summer
So omg! I would just LOVE to win limecrime makeup! I’ve been begging my parents mercilessly to use their credit card to buy like every shade on here! Plus it was the number one on my Christmas list. I decided to do a makeup interpretation of what winter is to me.
Icy, cold, blue, silver, sparkly. :D I live in Canada on the west coast so my winter is mainly wet, but when we get a nice snow day, and then it freezes over night, it’s magical! All sparkly and icy. I like to go down to a field below my house, reminds me of something out of a fairy tale where the wicked witch would live :D
So my theme is icy cold winter :D
http://xxdarkangelbabyxx.deviantart.com/art/Eye5-106015217
http://xxdarkangelbabyxx.deviantart.com/art/Eye4-106015151
http://xxdarkangelbabyxx.deviantart.com/art/Eye3-106015100
http://xxdarkangelbabyxx.deviantart.com/art/eye2-106015052
http://xxdarkangelbabyxx.deviantart.com/art/Eye1-106014980
The procedure was a base of a liiiiight blue, then to put in my shadow in the outside corners with my turquoise, adding some dark navy blue as well in the corners. I continued with some silver on the inside corners and then blended with this shimmery sparkly powder. I then continued with this white primer mascara on my lashes, and then adding the same whit sparkly powder on the lashes top and bottom.
I <3 This Blog, and remember the older tutorial website which blew me away when i found it!
Anyway, i have my fingers crossed, and good luck to everyone!
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Stephanie
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/sagitari1221/Abstract%20by%20Abbey%20and%20Other%20Creations/Ice.jpg
Oh My! What a brilliant competition! And if a bunch of new eyeshadow isn’t incentive enough to enter, then i don’t know what is :)
I find winter to be kind of mysterious and magical. It’s like mother nature is “pregnant” with spring….it’s perhaps not very comfortable, but things is a brewin’! Anyhoo, I’m rambling, but that is the feeling I hope to project with this little piece of digital art I did earlier this year ( when it was actually winter here! It’s summer here right now)
Linkeddy Winkeddy Woo!!!!!
Hope it works! Hope you like!
I just waxed lyrical about winter, mentioned my happiness for this competition (and my desire for exsquisite makeup!)
Clicked the “submit comment” and….
It disappeared!!!!
I really really hope this works!
Linkeddy Winkeddy Woo!!!!!
Hi!
I want to try my luck in your competition. This is my sbmission
http://linnekholm.blogspot.com/2008/12/winter.html
I hope you like it, because I would sure love to win! =0)
/Linn
I’m a poet by trade, but I dabble in photography every once in a while. I think is the most wintry of my pictures.
It’s a shot of my favorite tree in all of Pittsburgh the day after a big snow. Mid-winter, everything’s still barren, but I’m excited because my favorite studying tree is taking a nap and getting ready for Spring.
This is my favorite picture from Iceland. It was a cold day where all the lava fields where covered in snow and the water was so clear you could see the bright blue sky reflected in it!
I actually think your make-up suits Iceland very much too! There are trolls and elfs living there and the landscape is just magical!
Looks like no-one can handle the links :s I’m sorry!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Marsupilamia/IMG_3554.jpg
[...] Xenia sent me, I can say that I’m definitely intrigued and pleased thus far! Plus there is a holiday contest at Doe Deere Blogazine to win 10 colors of Lime Crime [...]
Did my stuff not post? :S
Trying again.. *crosses fingers* (Please don’t be a repost..)
(Not my regular medium.. would take too long.. here are some photos. Because I couldn’t pick just one)
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Princess-106073890
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Fairy-Kisses-2-106073803
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Fairy-Kisses-106073709
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/To-Catch-a-Snowfall-106073636
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Wonderland-106073517
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Snowy-106073416
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Winter-Afternoon-106073285
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Queen-106073105
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Dancing-2-106072384
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/art/Snow-Dancing-106072112
Hope any are Lime Crime worthy! hehe.
Alright, it’s not posting.. :(
So if you could just check out the most recent art in my gallery..(Sad I can’t link them here..) They are photos, not my regular medium of digital painting, but one of my fave types of art.
Hope they are Lime Crime worthy.
Duh, how about I put the link to that?!
http://kellcah16.deviantart.com/gallery/
i did my friend jen’s hair and makeup then took some photos of her, then i altered the photos. i had a great time doing it.. i picked her because of her platinum and her pale skin, she’s a winter.
hope you like it!
just in case you can’t see it…..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/senchookid/JenXmas1-1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/senchookid/100_1140.jpg
Hi Xenia, Thanks for the contest. I’ve been really depressed lately and haven’t put on any makeup for like 3 weeks, so this gave me an excuse to get out of bed and actually do something.
Winter by Lindsical
I realise that this isn’t a traditional look but when I think of winter I think of the long dark nights that watch over a blanket of ice and snow. But also when I think of winter I think of how there could be times where you see a tiny little plant, just a streak of green trying to break through the cold.
Thanks again!