Talitha and Rowan's wigs arrived from M!ndy!!!  And I am sooooo happy with them!  Cuteness abounds!

Talitha looks so cute with her new pigtails! 

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And Rowan is no longer bald!  And M!ndy even made her a little tail cover so her hair and tail would match. 

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As we all know, the MLP Arena is the most amazing place on the entire internet.    Our site is particularly awesome because of our fabulous members and a dedicated volunteer staff team.  The site may be free to all of us, but there are operation costs in order to keep the forums running smoothly.  In order to keep our site ad-free and available to all, we sometimes hold auctions, raffles, and sales of MLP Arena merch.  Inspired by a quilting thread in the Arts and Crafts Corral, I'd like your help making a community quilt to sell at the next Arena auction to raise money for our pony home!
How do you get in on the fun and make a difference to our pony community, you ask?  Easy!

PM me with a design proposal for your square.  The mods will look at all entries and select the 12 we feel best represent our community!  The artists with the winning designs will then have 6 weeks to make their design a reality and then ship the square to me for assembly and quilting.

Details:

All finished squares must be 18x18" (approximately 46x46cm) on cotton fabric. Remember that the edges of the square will be cut off by the seams, so leave about 1/2" on each side free of details. I don't want to chop off anyone's art!
Squares can be painted, applique, cross-stitched, embroidered, pieced, or any other method you choose.  Be as creative as you want!
All generations are welcome and encouraged!  You are also welcome to use the Arena mascot pony.
PM your entries to ZennaBug before midnight on August 31st.
Winning artists will have 6 weeks to make their design a reality before shipping their squares to ZennaBug.
The finished quilt will be available to purchase in our next Arena auction and all proceeds will go towards the operation costs of our site.

ETA: Here is the ref sheet for our mascot pony! Designed and drawn by sirithfin.

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As we all know, the MLP Arena is the most amazing place on the entire internet.    Our site is particularly awesome because of our fabulous members and a dedicated volunteer staff team.  The site may be free to all of us, but there are operation costs in order to keep the forums running smoothly.  In order to keep our site ad-free and available to all, we sometimes hold auctions, raffles, and sales of MLP Arena merch.  Inspired by a quilting thread in the Arts and Crafts Corral, I'd like your help making a community quilt to sell at the next Arena auction to raise money for our pony home!
How do you get in on the fun and make a difference to our pony community, you ask?  Easy!

PM me with a design proposal for your square.  The mods will look at all entries and select the 12 we feel best represent our community!  The artists with the winning designs will then have 6 weeks to make their design a reality and then ship the square to me for assembly and quilting.

Details:

All finished squares must be 18x18" (approximately 46x46cm) on cotton fabric. Remember that the edges of the square will be cut off by the seams, so leave about 1/2" on each side free of details. I don't want to chop off anyone's art!
Squares can be painted, applique, cross-stitched, embroidered, pieced, or any other method you choose.  Be as creative as you want!
All generations are welcome and encouraged!  You are also welcome to use the Arena mascot pony.
PM your entries to ZennaBug before midnight on August 31st.
Winning artists will have 6 weeks to make their design a reality before shipping their squares to ZennaBug.
The finished quilt will be available to purchase in our next Arena auction and all proceeds will go towards the operation costs of our site.

ETA: Here is the ref sheet for our mascot pony! Designed and drawn by sirithfin.

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I got a box from Xhanthi today!!!!  My dolly heads are back!!!

Box opening pics:

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(The bigger bubble wrap ball is my mom's Juri head, but I'm not posting it anywhere until she's home from London and has a chance to see her)

All put together!  I literally can't put her down.  She is the cutest dolly EVAR!  She might actually be my new favorite.  Don't tell the others!

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The before and after comparisons are always my favorites.  She looks so different!

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Quick trip outside for some pics before the sun set.  Of COURSE my real camera's battery AND spare battery were both dead, so I made do with my cell.

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Pick me up?

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Sitting with my other two Xhanthi girls, Brooke (B&G Aurora) and Maia (Chloe).  And Talitha, my faceless Pong.

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The current family!

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I couldn't be happier!  I am just so thrilled with how she turned out!    And this settles it; I am definitely a pukifee person. 

So I have an amazing little mutt who has long curly fur.  With one exception, I've been doing her grooming since I adopted her at 10 weeks old.  The only time I had her professionally groomed, she came back looking ridiculous!  The only problem is that I only own a pair of grooming scissors and that's it.  She may only be 8 pounds, but it takes me an hour or more to cut her hair and make it look good.  I have also started grooming my parents' elderly dog, who was a Christmas present for my sister and I in 1999.  She's old and grouchy now, but still living with my parents.    She's quite a bit bigger than Ava, at 35 pounds, which means it takes me a VERY long time to cut her hair.  She has always had a very hard time at the groomer's, so it's a lot easier on her when I do the grooming instead.

My mom usually pays me to give Abbey a haircut and last week I was grumbling about how I really should just bite the bullet and buy a pair of nice clippers to make the process a lot faster for both dogs and for my sanity.  I've had clippers in the past, but they were cheap pieces of crap that didn't work.  My mom has offered to buy me a pair of professional-quality clippers in exchange for free haircuts for life.

I've done a bit of research and it seems like Oster and Andis are the two brands that keep popping up.  But the problem is that there are SO MANY options! 

I'm looking for a pair of clippers that's easy to maneuver and will cut through curly coats.  I'd rather spend more money and get a pair of clippers that will last forever, with proper maintenance.  I don't want them to get too hot either.  I don't need anything insanely industrial, as I'm only grooming two dogs every 4-6 weeks in Ava's case and every other month for Abbey, whose fur has become a bit thin and grows pretty slowly.  I've read the horror stories about dogs being injured by clippers wielded by their owners, but I plan on making sure I know exactly how to use them before I test it on my babies.  Still, a pair that's relatively easy to use would be good. 

Besides clippers, is there anything else I need?  Extra blades, attachments, etc?  I have decent scissors and even though I need new brushes, those are easy enough to buy as needed.  I also have a nice pair of nail trimmers.

I trust you guys way more than random strangers on Ask Yahoo, so I thought I'd come here for advice as well. 

Meet my clients!

Ava - 8 pounds of pure love.

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Abbey - right after I gave her a haircut and bath the last time she stayed at my home for a weekend while my parents were out of town.

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*Edited for image size* 

I was doodling during some training at work and want to turn the pony into a line art!  But my tablet pen is skippy for an unknown reason and I was always awful at digital lines anyway.  Would someone help me turn this:

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Into something that can be used for the coloring book?  I would really like to get Richard Simmons out of my sig (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,342508.0.html).    Just the outline, not the hooves, markings, shading, or anything fancy.  I just can't make it look good with a mouse!

Please and thank you!!!  *leaves out a plate of cookies* 

Hello from soggy Colorado.  I'm making this post on behalf of skyrocketneko, who is in the middle of some of the severe flooding that is hitting our area.  She is safe and her house is elevated enough that the water hasn't reached her, but power, internet, and 4G are out and she barely had enough phone reception to let me know she was safe and to ask me to post this message:

If you are currently in a trade with skyrocketneko, she will me MIA for a little bit, until the waters recede and the power is back.  Her neighborhood is basically an island right now, the roads are washed out and the town is totally inaccessible.  So please be patient and she will be back once all of that is sorted.

*passes out cookies*