Narnian Artifact Quest
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:30 pm
Time for a new contest!
In it, you'll be scouring the web (or calling on your own creativity) to find the costume accessory or prop specified for that hunt.
For example: This week's artifact will be Queen Lucy's Crown
You'll come back with links to three different items: one "Luxe" (what you could buy if you had no budget), one "The Look for Less" (a very inexpensive item that still reasonably resembles the item you're questing for) and one "DIY" version. This last one can be a craft version you find online, but it would be ten times more awesome if you make it yourself. Our favorite items will go onto some new Pinterest boards we're creating for the purpose, and the top item in each category will probably go onto a new page of recurring costuming/prop "where to get it" pages that we're planning to run.
The rules:
1. You must get all your links approved in the usual fashion.
2. The "Look for Less" item should be something where there is more than one available. You can usually tell if eBay items are mass-produced or not because they'll say they have more than one available, or you'll see the same item later on your search page. We want this to be an item anyone can buy.
3. The Luxe item can be a one-off. Just so it's droolworthy. It cannot be the original prop (Yes, props come up on eBay sometimes.) and you cannot say "I will commission Jasmine Watson to create a replica for me." You CAN have a replica made if you find a site where a person is already offering custom made replicas. There have been one or two artists who offer made-to-order replicas of Susan's crown, for example.
4. Please include the price of the item if at all possible. With some made-to-order items no price may be listed, and we understand, but otherwise we want to know. You don't need to include shipping.
5. Don't list an item someone else has already posted, (unless you happen to find it for a reduced price!) Either find something different or skip that category. You don't HAVE to do all three, but we'd love to see you try.
6. Judging will be fairly subjective. If a $5 item approximates Lucy's crown, but a $10 item is a dead ringer, the $10 item will probably win in the "Look for Less" category. Likewise crafts that are both easy to do and fairly convincing will probably be rated higher than incredibly complicated items that only an artisan could make (but by all means, share your artisan items!)
7. By providing images of your crafts, you grant TLC the right to use such pictures on our site, Pinterest, social media, etc.
We will post two items every fortnight, probably one from a male character and one from a female, so guys and gals can both enjoy the hunt. Feel free to quest for both items, or just the one that takes your fancy.
An example of my entries for Lucy's Crown:
Luxe ($845.35): https://www.etsy.com/listing/253958542/ ... leaf-tiara
The Look for Less ($3.49): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Princess-Weddin ... SwWTRWumNi
DIY: http://forum.narniaweb.com/viewtopic.ph ... 9&start=64
Places to look: eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Pinterest, Google...remember Google Reverse Image search is your friend!
Now that you understand the rules, get ready! The first two items will be listed in the post below!
In it, you'll be scouring the web (or calling on your own creativity) to find the costume accessory or prop specified for that hunt.
For example: This week's artifact will be Queen Lucy's Crown
You'll come back with links to three different items: one "Luxe" (what you could buy if you had no budget), one "The Look for Less" (a very inexpensive item that still reasonably resembles the item you're questing for) and one "DIY" version. This last one can be a craft version you find online, but it would be ten times more awesome if you make it yourself. Our favorite items will go onto some new Pinterest boards we're creating for the purpose, and the top item in each category will probably go onto a new page of recurring costuming/prop "where to get it" pages that we're planning to run.
The rules:
1. You must get all your links approved in the usual fashion.
2. The "Look for Less" item should be something where there is more than one available. You can usually tell if eBay items are mass-produced or not because they'll say they have more than one available, or you'll see the same item later on your search page. We want this to be an item anyone can buy.
3. The Luxe item can be a one-off. Just so it's droolworthy. It cannot be the original prop (Yes, props come up on eBay sometimes.) and you cannot say "I will commission Jasmine Watson to create a replica for me." You CAN have a replica made if you find a site where a person is already offering custom made replicas. There have been one or two artists who offer made-to-order replicas of Susan's crown, for example.
4. Please include the price of the item if at all possible. With some made-to-order items no price may be listed, and we understand, but otherwise we want to know. You don't need to include shipping.
5. Don't list an item someone else has already posted, (unless you happen to find it for a reduced price!) Either find something different or skip that category. You don't HAVE to do all three, but we'd love to see you try.
6. Judging will be fairly subjective. If a $5 item approximates Lucy's crown, but a $10 item is a dead ringer, the $10 item will probably win in the "Look for Less" category. Likewise crafts that are both easy to do and fairly convincing will probably be rated higher than incredibly complicated items that only an artisan could make (but by all means, share your artisan items!)
7. By providing images of your crafts, you grant TLC the right to use such pictures on our site, Pinterest, social media, etc.
We will post two items every fortnight, probably one from a male character and one from a female, so guys and gals can both enjoy the hunt. Feel free to quest for both items, or just the one that takes your fancy.
An example of my entries for Lucy's Crown:
Luxe ($845.35): https://www.etsy.com/listing/253958542/ ... leaf-tiara
The Look for Less ($3.49): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Princess-Weddin ... SwWTRWumNi
DIY: http://forum.narniaweb.com/viewtopic.ph ... 9&start=64
Places to look: eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Pinterest, Google...remember Google Reverse Image search is your friend!
Now that you understand the rules, get ready! The first two items will be listed in the post below!