Well, I've FINALLY gotten around to naming the winners of the last Kimono-Lovers contest. So without further adeu, here they are!

FIRST PLACE:
Submitted by ShoShanaShira

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Title: Hanami: Cherry Blossom Beauty
Congratulations, you have been awarded 30 points in our ranking system. You've earned yourself another kimono! It's an Uncrested Tsukesage. This icon will now appear next to your name in the members list: You're winning deviation will also become the club's new featured deviation until the end of our next contest. Your image will be featured in Qiu-Ling's and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until January 2010. And you will recieve 5 pieces of kimono fabric for craft work.

SECOND PLACE:
Submitted by The-Darkwolf

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Congratulations, you have been awarded 20 points in our ranking system. You've earned yourself another kimono! It's a Large Patterned Komon. This icon will now appear next to your name in the members list: Your image will be featured in Qiu-Ling's and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until January 2010. And you will recieve 2 pieces of kimono fabric for craft work.

THIRD PLACE:
Submitted by Akai-Tenshi

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Congratulations, you have been awarded 10 points in our ranking system. You've earned yourself another kimono! It's a Large Patterned Komon. This icon will now appear next to your name in the members list: Your image will be featured in Qiu-Ling's and Kurokami-Kanzashi's journal until January 2010.

Let's have a round of applause for the winners!

--------------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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