[Webkinz World] Interview with our very own Design Winner!
Apr 15, 2016 8:51:00 GMT -5
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Post by Pawprint on Apr 15, 2016 8:51:00 GMT -5
An exclusive interview with Zingyginger,
the "People's Choice" room winner!
Congratulations again! If you don't mind I'd like to ask a few questions for a little article.
Oh no. I don't mind at all. It's very sweet of you to ask.
How did you feel when you learned you were in the final top ten in the Webkinz Room Design Contest?
I was very excited and honored to be picked out of all the wonderful entries I've seen on WKN.
But a little nervous too as it's not my first time being a finalist.
Was wondering if I was going to be the Susan Lucci of the Room Design Awards.
How did you decide what room to enter? Where did the idea of a skating rink come from?
Truthfully, I just send a bunch of rooms I'm happy with after I make them.
I still get puzzled over what Michael picks from what I send. Some he posts
very quickly, some I've forgotten about by the time he posts them.
Some never get posted at all. The skating rink was originally designed for a contest elsewhere.
Did you just have a good feeling about that room? What made it special to you?
I was particularly happy about how it turned out.
The contest was for a WShop only skating rink where we were
allowed 1 nonWShop item. I picked the ice resurfacer (an exclusive)
so I had only WShop items to create the feel of a skating rink. I
designed mine after what I love the most about the Rockefeller
skating rink at Christmas time: the skaters, the cafe where you can have
hot chocolate after being out on the ice, the huge Christmas tree,
the shops with all the pretty window displays. I did tweak it a bit after that contest:
swapped out the WShop red tables for the FSI dining tables and
added the Tasteful & Tasty Tea Set rare.
Are you excited about winning the People's Choice Award?
Yes, I was thrilled! It's an honor after seeing everyone's
fantastic entries - they're all winners in my book.
Did you jump up and down screaming when the winners were announced?
LOL, my downstairs neighbors wouldn't have been too happy if I did.
But you bet I was doing a happy dance on the inside.
Are you going to keep entering rooms now?
Not sure yet. Real life's been a wee bit hectic lately that I'm thinking
I'm happy to have won: I want to give others more chances with less
distractions from my submissions. But I might come up with something
else I just have to share. We'll see.
What advice would you give someone who was thinking about entering a room in the next contest?
Just keep submitting rooms. It's just like the lotto, you can't win
if you don't buy a ticket, right? Except your chances of winning are better
than a lottery. If you have so many rooms to chose from, submit those
that have a good mix of different types of items, not just all eStore or all PSIs.
If you want a chance at being a finalist and look over previous finalists' rooms,
those are the ones that make it. A friend who was Michael's pick for
the first one had several rooms featured including one that was
a gorgeous webbie version of Frozen using mostly all eStore.
But her room that won the trophy hardly had an eStore item.
Are you making a special room to show off your trophy?
I'd love to but that will take some time. For now, here it is:
We'd also like to congratulate Just417 who
also had a lovely room in the top ten this round.
WT is so proud of you both! Congratulations.
the "People's Choice" room winner!
Congratulations again! If you don't mind I'd like to ask a few questions for a little article.
Oh no. I don't mind at all. It's very sweet of you to ask.
How did you feel when you learned you were in the final top ten in the Webkinz Room Design Contest?
I was very excited and honored to be picked out of all the wonderful entries I've seen on WKN.
But a little nervous too as it's not my first time being a finalist.
Was wondering if I was going to be the Susan Lucci of the Room Design Awards.
How did you decide what room to enter? Where did the idea of a skating rink come from?
Truthfully, I just send a bunch of rooms I'm happy with after I make them.
I still get puzzled over what Michael picks from what I send. Some he posts
very quickly, some I've forgotten about by the time he posts them.
Some never get posted at all. The skating rink was originally designed for a contest elsewhere.
Did you just have a good feeling about that room? What made it special to you?
I was particularly happy about how it turned out.
The contest was for a WShop only skating rink where we were
allowed 1 nonWShop item. I picked the ice resurfacer (an exclusive)
so I had only WShop items to create the feel of a skating rink. I
designed mine after what I love the most about the Rockefeller
skating rink at Christmas time: the skaters, the cafe where you can have
hot chocolate after being out on the ice, the huge Christmas tree,
the shops with all the pretty window displays. I did tweak it a bit after that contest:
swapped out the WShop red tables for the FSI dining tables and
added the Tasteful & Tasty Tea Set rare.
Are you excited about winning the People's Choice Award?
Yes, I was thrilled! It's an honor after seeing everyone's
fantastic entries - they're all winners in my book.
Did you jump up and down screaming when the winners were announced?
LOL, my downstairs neighbors wouldn't have been too happy if I did.
But you bet I was doing a happy dance on the inside.
Are you going to keep entering rooms now?
Not sure yet. Real life's been a wee bit hectic lately that I'm thinking
I'm happy to have won: I want to give others more chances with less
distractions from my submissions. But I might come up with something
else I just have to share. We'll see.
What advice would you give someone who was thinking about entering a room in the next contest?
Just keep submitting rooms. It's just like the lotto, you can't win
if you don't buy a ticket, right? Except your chances of winning are better
than a lottery. If you have so many rooms to chose from, submit those
that have a good mix of different types of items, not just all eStore or all PSIs.
If you want a chance at being a finalist and look over previous finalists' rooms,
those are the ones that make it. A friend who was Michael's pick for
the first one had several rooms featured including one that was
a gorgeous webbie version of Frozen using mostly all eStore.
But her room that won the trophy hardly had an eStore item.
Are you making a special room to show off your trophy?
I'd love to but that will take some time. For now, here it is:
We'd also like to congratulate Just417 who
also had a lovely room in the top ten this round.
WT is so proud of you both! Congratulations.
