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Oh man newbie! That takes some time! If I hadn't joined the challenge I would've been elated to see all of the links! Now I just realize that with 70 entrants, that's alot of work.
 
Paying it forward. Someone did that for me one month when I didn't enter and I was dying to see what people had put up. I loved her for it! Yes, I totally heard the twang, LP! Once I got into the rhythm, it wasn't too bad but if I accidentally skipped one, it wasn't because I was neglecting that person's entry.
 
Wow...newbie...holy cow... That was amazing! I can't imagine how much time that took you but it's certainly appreciated!

I sympathize with all of you that had to vote. I just don't know that I could narrow it down enough! There are so many truly amazing designs entered. I have to say I was blown away by the dragon but then there were so many great floral designs. The sailboat looked so much like the painting too! I have to agree about the missing "inspiration" though. Without it you just can't quite get what they were trying to accomplish except pretty soap. Comparing the inspiration to the soap creations was perfect.

Congratulations to everyone that entered. You all did so much work before weighing oils and mixing lye. No matter how you place, you should feel really proud of yourselves. I enjoyed looking through all the entries so thanks again newbie!
 
Newbie you are the bomb for posting all those...I thank you for losing myself for the past hour and a half... Lol!

You all did such an amazing job! Just beautiful! So excited for all of you.
 
That's the thing about the inspiration. We were just to show something made with ebru that inspired the design/process/techniques but it wasn't necessary to try to copy anyone's design. Some people interpret it as having to make something that looks as much like the inspiration picture as possible, other people want to show the pattern they chose to use, or that they were going to use a similar technique to make a different type of flower, for instance. Amy was clear that we weren't obligated to make a copy of another ebru artwork, though, so some people's goal WAS just to make a pretty soap! However, a few entries show no ebru at all to say what process inspired them.

Amy's rules don't show up in the links. They were slab mold, one skewer/chopstick/tool (no combs), show what ebru influence you are using (technique etc...), picture of soap in the mold or finished bar/soap.
 
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Wow newbie, that was really nice of you, posting all the links!
Voting was tough. I have some entries that caught my eye with the first link up option, but there were so many good ones uploaded later on!
I never thought how fun these challenges are - cheking up on new entries, picking your favourites, voting, waiting for the results... :)
 
Oh wow!! You've been busy copying and pasting!! Nice of you to do it - I know how frustrating it is when you want to see the entries

Well I've voted, it was hard this time as there were so many interpretations of the challenge
 
Good on you newbie. All that copying and pasting must have taken ages.

I pondered for ages and have done my voting now. No going back! I went for entries that I felt reflected the spirit of ebru most and were well executed.
 
Newbie, that was awesome, nice job!! I voted last night. I did read the ones that attracted me, not all of them got a vote, though. I always look to see which ones of my selections win - I'm not always in the top five, even. I guess I am not in the mainstream of what others like :)
 
Newb, thanks a bunch for that!

Whaaaaaat........OMG. They were all amazing, but some of them were mind-blowing!

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I would have a very hard time deciding which to vote for. Outstanding, beautiful work. Congratulations to those that entered this challenge - well done!
 
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