Couture Doll Design Challenge, has come to a close, I would like to personally thank all the contestants for their hard work and perserverance. I would like to thank the resident judges for taking the considerable time required to critique and score each challenge as skillfully and tactfully as they did. I would like to thank the guest judges for taking the time to participate and lending their insight to the competition. I would like to thank all those who supported us as spectators. Finally, but not least, I would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make CDDC a reality!!! Thanks everyone.
And now the news you have been waiting for:
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to the winner of Challenge 8...
Congratulations to the People's Choice Winner - Lori Lyon
And.......drum roll please...................
Congratulations to the winner of the first Couture Doll Design Challenge - Emilia Nieminen
The Prizes:
Our Grand Prize: Winner's designs featured in the April 2010 issue of FDQ Magazine plus an Antoinette mannequin, choice of Cameo or Bloom, plus Tonner's Private Affair Tyler.
Runner up: Tonner's Dancing with Carlos Sydney.
There will also be a People's Choice Award(must have completed 6 of 8 challenges): Prize: Tonner's Antoinette mannequin
Each Challenge Winner with receive a gift certificate to shop in the PB Factory Store courtesy of Denise Travers and Larraine and a PDF Pattern from Tamara Casey - Designs by Jude. Also, each Challenge Winner receives a sloper set from Lyn Waring - Dress Forms for Fashion Dolls
Here are the Resident and Guest Judges:
Resident Judges: |
Guest Judges: |
Judith Markich - Dolltopia |
Jim Farone - IFDC Organizer |
Janet Ellis/Diana Wieler - La Boutique Owners |
Rudi Teruel - R&D Fashion Dolls |
Shayna Strauss - by Shane |
David Buttry - Integrity Toys |
Randall Craig - Randall Craig RTW |
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Magalie Dawson - MHD Designs |
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Joe Tai - Joe Tai Doll |
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Rob Thompson - Robs Dolls |
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Karen Kolkman - Kolkman Kreations |
The Designers for the first edition of Couture Doll Design Challenge are:
Sandra Walker
Louisham Osman
Fay Popejoy
Denise Beaudin
Aly Greaves
Joey Versaw
Emilia Nieminen
Vickie Lujan
V.L. Snead
Deborah Robertson
Irina Koroleva
Dot Festeu
Kathrin Eseryel
Dan Lee
Sylvia Christianson
Breck Sullivan-Carpenter
Lori Lyon
Cassandra Coleman
Amy Nardone
Wanda Kinnie
Kelly Uphold
Anita Stoklosa
Jen Eugley
Pauline Lyngard
Dal Lowenbein
Cheryl Sorenson
Durelle Brown
Jill Vine
Peggy Burney
Meg Hunt
Deborah Evans