DV Impromptu Contests

[Cyn]

And the competition is heating up!

Fabulous job, EuroKnuter! I love that you incorporated the Winter Sentry, Holly Bench, but most of all the Frostpetal Lamps in your design. The Winter Frostival lives on!

[echo9]

[Cyn]

Worked perfectly, echo9!  

Outstanding use of the eggs included in your decorating!

[jamesvaler]

My entry

Psst - Want to show me up? Want to prove that not everybody has rubbish decorations like me? You can prove it here! But you don't know how to post pictures - well here is a guide so that you can all shoe me how it's done!

SPOILER: Click to show

How to Post Pictures On The Forum
This will be using imgur. Make an account and log in. Find and press this upload button:

in the top right hand side.

Next you should be presented with this screen:


Be mindful, I am on my iOS iPad, so a computer or android version will probably look slightly different. Now choose the photos you want, in my case, simply by clicking on them. I have a choice from my gallery, but on the computer this will be your computer documents.


Click ok, and the pictures should be presented in a list, ready to upload, as so:


Click "start upload".
The upload will take about 5 seconds per picture on a fast iPad or computer. Once it is complete return to "your gallery" of pictures by pressing the back button in the top left corner of the screen.

If you refresh, the uploaded pictures will appear in your gallery. Choose the one you want to upload and you will be presented with something like this, although a different picture, obviously:


Here's the problem; you don't want the link. You want the "Bb code" because that is what can be integrated into forums. You want this because then anyone in the forum can see. Your picture without having to change browser at all, or even follow a link. For you techno geeks out there, it works similar to how "smileys" work, by implementing coded formats for a different visual representation.
To get the Bb code, click on the arrow next to the word "link" (a direct link to the photo) and you should get a drop down menu. Select the option saying "bb code", like so:





Your code will start with img in square brackets, "[" and "]". And end in /img in the same brackets.

Copy this code and then paste it into the forum and ta-da there is your photo.

This may seem complicated, but it's great because I can screenshot something, get on imgur and upload it within a few clicks.

Proof that this works can be found in the pictures I provided in this guide as visual aid.

Hope this works for you

[windrider]

[crumble608]

very beautiful, windrider !
I like the frozen fountain in the middle.
The Hail looks as if he wants to cross the bridge

[Buffy]

Kaleidoscope - beautiful in its balance, yet over and over something new...

[wOMantraNOM]

I finished my Christmas decorating on my Gemstone Egg Display island:

My adorable bouncing Berries are a year-round fixture

[EuroKnuter]

Wow wOMantraNOM! I love how the eggs match the decorations, what a great idea

[Cyn]

Beautiful design, windrider! 

I also love the Frozen Fountain placed in front of The Crystal Castle. Great incorporation of the Frostival decorations. 

The thing I like most is the use of the Heartfelt Bridge. I would have never thought to place it in the Wonderland theme but with the coloring, it is perfect!

[Cyn]

Buffy, As always BRILLIANT!

Kaleidoscope is the best way to describe your design. Using not one but two Dazzling dragons! How many screenshots did that take? 

[Cyn]

wOMantraNOM, Extra points for being the first one to use the Lost Island!

You know I have never been a fan of the Frostree Planters but after seeing them here I have added them to my 'Be sure to stock up before BEB is over' list! Great job!

[jamesvaler]

Jan 9, 2016 15:11:25 GMT -6 Cyn said:

wOMantraNOM , Extra points for being the first one to use the Lost Island!

You know I have never been a fan of the Frostree Planters but after seeing them here I have added them to my 'Be sure to stock up before BEB is over' list! Great job!

Uh cyn... That wasn't her lost island...

[Lady Redwolf]

Here is mine - had to zoom in a bit so the candles would be lit

[windrider]

This was a great idea, I love seeing all the different ways that people have decorated on a single theme.

[wOMantraNOM]

Jan 9, 2016 12:32:17 GMT -6 EuroKnuter said:

Wow wOMantraNOM ! I love how the eggs match the decorations, what a great idea

Thanks, EuroKnuter ! The tremendous disparity in size and style of the gemstone decorations had almost defeated my efforts to display them together cohesively until I hit on this idea. I was going to go back to using bushes for the planters and candles after the holidays, but I'm starting to consider other single-space decorations to reflect the seasons. 

And thanks, Cyn for your kind comments. jamesvaler is right that it isn't my Lost Island in the pic, but I think you must have visited my park and seen that I also winterized my Lost Island Fun Park.   Park the Kiddies Here!

[wapatango]

Here is my winter wonderland island.



And for the record, not one of those eggs was obtained by cloning.

[lololololol]

Jan 10, 2016 20:39:40 GMT -6 wapatango said:

Here is my winter wonderland island.



And for the record, not one of those eggs was obtained by cloning.

Mine is better.

[wapatango]

Here is my mom's entry. I offered to post it for her since I already had a photobucket account. So, rulilind's winter wonderland island:

[viviane]

And here is mine

[Cyn]

I stand corrected as it was not the Lost Island... and I blame the effects of eliminating my one to two cups of coffee each morning. After drinking coffee for over 40 years going cold turkey really affects the ability to focus! I have been delighting in all of the wonderful herbal teas out there but do admit that I broke down and had a nice cuppa Earl Grey this AM as I needed some caffeine. 

[Cyn]

Wow, wow, big WOW!

Candles, poinsettias, and figurines, oh my! All of the additional entries are mind blowing!

Lady Redwolf, wapatango, rulilind, and viviane, thanks for joining in on the fun!

When I finally get a new Island I am going to be stealing (umm that's not right), lifting (no errr), paying homage (that's the ticket!) to many of the design ideas shared here.

Off to go visit these parks... how ever am I going to decide?