The Goblin Princess Challenge

The Story of the Goblin Princess

A long time ago in the deep forests of Stonehurst lived an evil race of Goblins called the Uruksis. An elf king of the Green Elves took it upon himself to change these creatures by sending his fairest daughter to live among them. The Goblins were smitten by her beauty and set her up as their Princess. The Goblins changed with only an occasional slip and then it was just minor acts of mischief.

In this challenge a beautiful princess is made using doilies for her clothing. Doilies make the most whimsical clothes. It will be up to you to use these doilies to create a unique outfit fitting for the princess. The doll itself can be made from various fabrics – batik, 100% cotton, 100% silk, etc.

To see all of the fabulous dolls that were entered in this challenge click here which will take you to the first entry page. You will find links to all of the other dolls listed there and on every entrant's page.

The Challenge

Using the contents of the kit plus any other items you would like to include, create your version of the Goblin Princess.

There will be 3 prizes awarded for:
Best Interpretation of the Theme
Best Use of Doilies
Viewer’s Choice Award

Patti has generously donated a prize for the challenge. It consists of silk fabrics (1/2 yard sandwashed silk charmeuse, 1/4 yard silk crepe de chine), dye kit, silk thread, Face Kit (instructions and pencils) and Patti's Silk Sculptures pattern. This prize has a $60 value! This prize will be awarded to the winner of the Best Interpretation of Theme category.

I will donate a $60 Joggles gift certificate. The gift certificate will be awarded to the winner of the Best Use of Doilies Category.

And the winners are...

Best Interpretation of Theme: Entry T6 which is the creation of Stephanie Novatski. Click here to see Stephanie's doll.

Best Use of Doilies: Entry D3 which is the creation of Cindee Moyer. Click here to see Cindee's doll.

Click here to see thumbnails of all of the dolls on one page. Or click here to go the the larger photos beginning with entry T1.

The Rules

You must purchase a kit to participate in the challenge. Click here to go to the kit.
You must use some of the three doilies and/or the Venise lace that is supplied with the kit. The other kit items are optional.
You may add any additional items that you wish.
Your Goblin Princess must have a staff or scepter of some sort. You don't have to sculpt a head for it - the scepter can take any form you wish.
Your Goblin Princess can be any color you'd like. I have deliberately provided neutral colored embellishments and items that are easy to dye to allow you as much creative latitude as possible. Go crazy with color, keep her neutral colored, or do whatever feels right for your version of the doll.
You may enter your doll in only one of the two judged categories - either Best Use of Doilies or Best Interpretation of the Goblin Princess Theme. In the event that your doll wins its category and is voted as the Viewer's Choice your doll will win the category only. The second place doll in the Viewer's Choice voting will win the prize.
You may enter more than one doll, but you cannot win both categories. I want to keep this fair for everyone.
Patti will judge both the Best Use of Doilies or Best Interpretation of the Goblin Princess Theme categories.
The challenge begins on December 12, 2004 and ends on April 1, 2005. All photos MUST be sent to me via email on or before April 1, 2005. Please, please, please send clear, crisp, easily viewable photos. You can't win if your photos are unclear, dark, or grainy. The viewers and Patti need to be able to see your entry! I reserve the right to crop or edit your photos as required.

If you wish to enter your doll in the Best Interpretation of Theme category, remember the story of The Goblin Princess. Your doll should keep (within reason) to the story that Patti created. If you want to expand on the story you are free to do so as long as you create a Goblin Princess doll.

The Best Use of Doilies category will be judged based on the originality and creativity of the use of doilies to create the Goblin Princess' clothing. Here's your chance to show off your stuff, so jump in and be inventive, creative, and let your imagination run wild!

Questions? Comments? Please email barbara@joggles.com