Alright everyone! The polls are closed. It's time to announce the winner's of Kimono-Lovers' geimyo contest!

FIRST PLACE:
Submitted by Onna-giri

Title: Asagiri: Morning Mist
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Congratulations! Your kimono design will now become the club's featured deviation and it will be featured in Qiu-Ling and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until September 2008. It will also be featured by Myana (director of the Artisan Crafts gallery). You've also been awarded 30 points in our ranking system meaning you have earned yourself another kimono. It's a furisode! This icon will now appear next to your avatar in the member's list

SECOND PLACE:
Submitted by see-through-silence

Title: Kimono Cake-contest entry
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Congratulations! Your kimono design will be featured in Qiu-Ling and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until September 2008. It will also be featured by Myana (director of the Artisan Crafts gallery). You've also been awarded 20 points in our ranking system meaning you have earned yourself another kimono. It's a large patterned komon! This icon will now appear next to your avatar in the member's list

THIRD PLACE:
Submitted by myloko

Title: Matsukaze's Dance
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Congratulations! Your kimono design will be featured in Qiu-Ling and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until September 2008. It will also be featured by Myana (director of the Artisan Crafts gallery). You've also been awarded 10 points in our ranking system meaning you are 6 points away from earning another kimono.

Thank you very much to all those who participated! Your entries are greatly appreciated!

--------------Mission Statement---------------

Welcome to all you kimono lovers out there!

This club is a place where people who enjoy designing and making kimono, kimono related items, and kimono related art work can share their creations. So, if you love kimono, drop us a note and join!

---------------Joining-----------------

To become a member of this club, please follow these instructions:

1: Create a note with the subject heading "JOIN" and send it to the KIMONO-LOVERS, stating your interest as a participant.

2: Upon receiving confirmation of your application, add the KIMONO-LOVERS to your watch list.

3 (Optional): Add the KIMONO-LOVERS icon to your organization list via ":icon KIMONO-LOVERS:" without the space.

-----------------Submissions-----------------

To submit deviations to the KIMONO-LOVERS, please follow these instructions:

1: Upload the deviation to your personal gallery. If it is an image it must be uploaded as a JPEG. Only JPEG images will be accepted.

2: Create a note with the subject heading "Submission" and send it to the KIMONO-LOVERS. It must contain a link to your devation. Include any other extra information about the deviation you wish to display. Also include whether you are submitting a deviation or a scrap.

Notes:
I would like to encourage authentically styled kimono, however if your intention is to create something inspired by kimono, it will be accepted as well.

Anything submitted to the club MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK!

Also, when your deviations are uploaded to the club, a link will be placed in the artist's comments section to your copy of the deviation. This will allow others to comment and fav your original work, rather than the copy here.

------------Members, Points and Rankings-----------------

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