We are very pleased to announce the results of the first ever “Design a Blobby” Contest! The competition was fierce and the judging was grueling. After sweat soaked deliberation, ardent debating, and gnashing of teeth, we have emerged from the jury room confident in our decisions and the abilities of all the participants. Seriously, this was tough.
Paul H. receives special mention for his spot-on simulation of the Blobby Farm style. Unfortunately, he wins no actual prizes because he already made the “Blobbies” and he never entered the contest. A friend just pointed these out to us.
See many more fabulous entries on the Blobby Farm Flickr account! Heart-felt thanks to all who entered. We haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
I want to thank the academy for this recognition. But it's like I told Jenny: Until I saw them side-by-side, I didn't realize that my entry was derivative of Jenny's, right down to the housecoat. Alice W. is simply a pale imitation of Aunt Roberta. Alice W. is to Aunt Roberta what Jayne Mansfield was to Marilyn Monroe. I guess I subconsciously plagerized. Does that mean I have to give my honorable mention back?
No, no, no. Keep the honorable mention! Aunt Roberta is a housefrau where as Alice W. is an aging social activist. The tie-dyed caftan vs. frumpy housecoat reveals that difference. I would say that Alice W. is to Aunt Roberta what Janeane Garofalo is to Frances Baviar - two totally different breeds.
Ames: you are a silly! Alice W. would work in an organic greenhouse (and become snippity with customers when they asked stupid questions); and Aunt Roberta would work at the local fabric store & specialize in plastic-canvas tissue box covers. She has a different pattern for each month/holiday, and prefers acrylic yarn because the colors are so bright and cheerful!
Alice W. would never put anything as synthetic as Tangee rouge on her skin: it brings out a rash and introduces toxins into the bloodstream. She prefers to make her own lip balm by melting beeswax with sweet almond oil and a little peppermint extract; then she tints it with warm-red soil she collects each year on her Meditation Retreat in Arizona. And if a simple, wholesome pinch to the cheeks doesn't work, she adds a healthy, natural glow using distilled cranberry juice.
And while Alice W. earns [only enough funds to provide the absolute essentials in life, plus a little "Tom's of Maine" deodorant and organic-cotton feminine hygiene products] by sharing the gift of music with those less fortunate, Aunt Roberta plays a Wurlitzer with Lawrence Welk stops and 16 different vibratos. Her signature piece is "Que Sera, Sera!" which she sings each year for the local Avon convention.
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Oct 14 | Plush You 2: Report from Seattle
Oct 11 | Blobbies Attend Abolish Columbus Day March
Oct 2 | Dear Lyssa of the Fringe,
Oct 1 | Mr. Man, Jr. in “Danse Russe”
Aug 17 | Blobby Farm Mentioned on Craft: Blog
Jul 13 | Blobby Farm on Mania TV
Jul 9 | New Wallpaper and Flickr Buddy Icons
Jul 3 | Morphe II
Jun 23 | Blobby Farm at Mahar Dry Goods
Apr 19 | Blobbies, Jr. Price Hike
