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Sentimentality Closing Thread - Thank you!

Sep 1, 2009

    1. Hello DoA,

      This is our closing post for this month.... it's gone by so quickly!

      We had originally planned to have a small event only on August 16th. However, even by February it was obvious that 2009 was going to be a rough year for everyone; it seemed as though everyone we knew was being affected by job loss, family tragedy, or other hardships. So the plans got bigger as we tried to dream up enough contests and events to last a month. Yeah, maybe things ended up a bit over the top considering that this is only a 5th anniversary (rather than a 10th or 20th)... but we really wanted to try to give everyone a happy distraction and a "safe" place to go to escape from dreary news and daily frustrations. In a way, this is our gift to all of you.

      We really hope you've enjoyed it. :)

      This subforum will remain open for September, but many of the threads will be closed. The contest entries will stay up, though we may only leave one picture for each non-winning entry.

      We would like to take a moment to also thank the companies and members who donated prizes for our events: Charles Creature Cabinet, Fairyland, Elfdoll, tinybear, Wicked Stitchery, Her Delicate Strength, The Atrium, Brighnasa Gems, Jpop Dolls, SDink, cirquemom, Celga, Featherfall, spampy, marsh, julia, and Shirokuma.

      We would like to thank LUTS and Another Space 2 for designing special items and outfits for us.

      We would also like to thank Dollheart for the opportunity to work with them as a business partner to create our exclusive outfits. It's the first time DoA has done any sort of original manufacturing, and it was certainly an adventure!

      Thank you also to Dolls of Paradise for sponsoring a contest. (We're all still waiting for the results!)

      Finally, we would like to thank all of you for participating in the events... it was also a pleasure to see everyone showing off their talents and sharing their thoughts. Thank you so much for being our community for the last 5 years. DoA wouldn't exist without our amazingly diverse, talented memberbase. We're thankful for all of you.

      Here's to another 5 years! :pcake

      Aimee Cummings
      "Armeleia"
      Owner and Head Administrator, Den of Angels Forum
       
    2. Thank you DoA! Thank you Armeleia and all the moderators!!Merci!!:lol:
       
    3. Same here..thank you DoA and mods!! :)
       
    4. Everyone put so much into making this event a blast for all DoA members. Here's a big thanks to all the Mods and all the companies and wonderful people who contributed! It was such a fun month and it was so nice to have something to work for and look forward to during the month of August. (It's usually so dead and hot and blah. 8'D) The month of August was AWESOME.

      Thanks again, DoA! 8D
       
    5. I had SO much fun this month, and really got to stretch my creativity participating in contests. I particularly loved the Toadstool contest, but it's just been an amazing month overall! And the walk down memory lane was a great reminder of all the good that DoA has done for the hobby and for me personally.

      Thank you!! :aheartbea
       
    6. Thanks you all so much for organizing this event, seeing the community get
      together and do such awesome things is really a treat! Thanks to all those
      companies and people who supplied prizes, and thanks to those who
      participated in the contests! I wish DOA another great five years and many
      more!
       
    7. Thank you mods and everyone who helped make this Anniversary month amazing!

      Being a newb and a member for only a few months, it was certainly a great thing to see and participate in. ^__^
       
    8. It's been a wonderful birthday month!!! Thanks to everyone involved!!! :pcupcake :bcupcake :pcake :bcake

      Annefia!
       
    9. Thank you very much for all of you who contributed to these very fun events. I am particularly grateful to Armeleia and Junkets, who amidst a house purchase and a move, devoted an incredible amount of time and efforts to make this celebration enjoyable and special to all of us members. ~Gus
       
    10. Truly a big thank you to all that made this month of celebration such a success. You all donated so much of your time to all this and from all of us here, I thank you all! You really did brighten a normally dull month. :)
       
    11. In all honesty, I couldn't have asked for a better birthday month. Starting off my birthday with the DoA anniversary month? It totally made my birthday that much more amazing. I'm so grateful for everyone who helped to make it happen and thank you to everyone who graciously donated and created prizes for us forum members! I've enjoyed this even to the fullest! Thank you so much for all your hard work and time, Armeleia + all the mods! I give my love to you~ <3
       
    12. I DEFINITELY enjoyed it. ^___^

      My heartfelt thanks to Armeleia, the DoA staff, and the sponsors for pulling out all the stops for DoA's 5th anniversary. It amazes and humbles me that, at the end of the day, it's not just about the dolls -- it's about the people behind them, the friendships and the community. I'm a newbie to BJDs and DoA, and I'm so fortunate to have shared in this celebration!

      Here's to another wonderful five years! :sumomo:
       
    13. Thank you everyone for bringing such joy to this website and 'home' to us all! And thank you mods for creating such a fun and wonderful event in August. We have such an amazing community here, and all the people are just amazing.

      CHEERS!
       
    14. THANK YOU to everyone who made this subforum possible. Every thread was so much fun and I loved checking back every day to try to keep up with the tiny contests, etc. This was such a great opportunity to get involved, have some fun, and win some great prizes. I really appreciate it and look forward to another year on DoA.
       
    15. Thank-you, thank-you, THANK-YOU!! This whole sub-forum was soooo much fun, even if you didn't enter contests, there was a lot to enjoy! ^0^ Can we have anniversaries more often? xD This month was AWESOME!! <3 Thanks again!
       
    16. It would be totally cool if we can do something smaller next year...because while six isn't as important...it's still worth celebrating!

      Thank you so much to the mods, virtures, and Armelia...and the SPONSORS...this month of fun couldn't happen without YOU! Thanks for the time and dedication you've put into this event even whist facing your own struggles and continuing with your offline lives.

      And thanks to all of DoA for your creativity...it's the creativity of everyone here that keeps this hobby going (even though our wallets cry too)!!!

      :bcake: :pcake:
       
    17. thank you i lovvved it xxx
       
    18. No guys, thank you!
      If it wasn't for you mods and peeps, none of this would have been as fun as it was!
       
    19. Thanks to you guys! You have made this forum so much fun and enjoyable for all. :)
       
    20. This has been so much fun.:D There are so many bright creative people on this site and I really enjoyed seeing all the entries in the different contests. happy 5th doa!:pcupcake
       
    21. Thanks so much to DOA and those who donated prizes and together made this a month to remember. DOA, I hope you enjoyed your birthday as much as I did! :thumbup
       
    22. Thank you so mutch! An amazing and funny birthday! I'm so glad since I could see a lot of marvelous works in the contests. And I could see the Luts work in progress, too. Thank you! :)
       
    23. Thank you to wonderful DoA staff and those who made this amazing birthday month possible!!
       
    24. Thank you so much for such an awesome month of fun contest and events. I really appreciate all that you ladies do for us <3
       
    25. Thanks guys, this is an amazing community that Ive been a part of since I started owning BJD's although I didnt get to partipacte in too much of the festivitys...I still had fun watching everythihg and thought what you all did was great.

      Thanks for being here for all of us collectors. :)
       
    26. Thank you! The anniversary event was amazing!
       
    27. I know sometimes running this forum must be incredibly frustrating, but never for a moment let yourselves believe that the overwhelming amount of work you do for all us dolly owners isn't extremely appreciated!

      Thank you for putting up with all our nonsense, and thank you for giving doll owners a place they can go to meet people from all over the world!

      Thank you for taking the time to run this forum, from the very bottom of my heart...

      Really and truly thank you all so much *hugs*
      ~Giovanna :aheartbea
       
    28. This has been a great month of fun things! It's been a great distraction from the dreariness of the everyday, and THANK YOU for all the time and effort you mods all put into making it work so well!
       
    29. Thank yous go to everybody....especially the DoA mods and coordinators.

      This truly has been so much fun! I'm still trying to catch up on some of the events/threads/posts....LOL. I would check out all I could before going to work, again when I got back....and any other spare moments. Especially in love with the Luts DoA 5th Anniversary Abadon (who will be coming home as a forever reminder of this event since I adore armor/swords/angels themes)....and the teaser progress pictures of his creation which were simply wonderful to see.

      So....thanks again to all the mods/participants/contributors/DoA members for making August 2009 an amazing dolly month!

      I'm pooped....LOL!
      .
       
    30. Thank you to the mods and all involved! You made such a great effort which turned into something very special indeed! :)
       
    31. Thank you to the moderators and everyone who took part (and a special thanks to marsh for the prize I won!), August really was tons of fun, and even the contests I didn't participate in were fun just to vote in or browse. This forum has so many creative and smart people, it makes me feel good to be a part of this hobby. :)
       
    32. Even though I didn't have much time to participate in more of the contests, this was a great month, with something new every day, and everyone's delight and excitement in participating was wonderful to get to share. There was so much creativity evident, and all of you in charge should be applauded for taking on all the extra work needed to make this party a success!

      The participation of so many companies, too, was quite impressive! Not just that so many items were donated or created, but those step-by-step development photos from Luts were utterly fascinating to get to see!

      Congrats again, and thanks so much again!
       
    33. Thank you, mods and admins, for all the fun events and other fun aniversary threads for the month of August to participate in.
       
    34. Thank you so so much! This anniversary month was amazing and I had a blast! I can't imagine the time and effort the mods and admins put in to make this all possible! I looked forward to checking this subforum every time I logged onto DoA~! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
       
    35. I had so much fun this past month! Happy B-day DoA! :bcake

      Thanks so much to all the mods who put so much time into these events!

      I hope years to come will be just as awesome! >w<
       
    36. I've had so much fun following these events! Thanks to everyone who organized and participated for making it a great celebration. :) Yay DOA!
       
    37. I didn't participate, but it really was fun to watch from the sidelines! Thanks to everyone that helped to make this a great celebration!
       
    38. A *HUGE* thank you to Armeleia and the entire awesome crew.....you guys rock.
      Totally enjoyed all the festivities...so much fun had by all.........:fangirl:

      A Zillion thanks & hugs......:fangirl:

      xen :)
       
    39. Thank you to everybody who organized the Anniversary event and to everyone who donated prizes! This made my first month here at DoA very exciting and fun!

      Special thanks to cirquemom for my copy of Resin Life!

      :D
       
    40. I'm really glad the mods arranged all of these things. It was so much fun, seeing everyone get into the event and participate and seeing all the special things that were created for the contests. :) Thanks for the hard work putting it all together! Hopefully in another 5 years, we can have an even bigger celebration! ;)
       
    41. I had such a good time, stretching my newly acquired dolly skills in the contests. Thanks, mods, organizers and everyone who was kind enough to donate prizes. See you at the 10th anniversary!
       
    42. This has been such a fun month! Thanks to all the staff who planned and set up and ran the festivities, it was really enjoyable! I'll be looking forward to all of my future years on DoA, this has been quite the experience! ^^
       
    43. It was such a special gift & month , and a lovely escape from all bad news and cruelty of everyday problems , thanks all DoA team , thanks Armeleia & thanks to all mods , virtues & also thanks to all sponsors & companies & and everyone who made this true!!!!!happy 5th anniversary :pcake !!!cheers to next 5years :smallcake !!! thank you again truly !!!!! :chocoheart
       
    44. Thank you everyone for such great entries, posts, ideas, and contributions to this wonderful event! Great job guys...@u@..<33
       
    45. This has been a great month-long bash, & was a wonderful idea for a celebration. Thanks for all the work you all put into so many prizes, silly memes, contests, limiteds, and general themed fun. Five more years!
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    46. It was great fun! Thanks for all the wonderful contests and games! :D
       
    47. Warmest regards to EVERYONE involved in bringing us the members such a wonderful 5th Anniversary celebration during the month of August. There was so much going on, I did not get to see it all, but I did enjoy and love what I did see!! KUDOS!! :D
       
    48. Thank you all so much for doing this for us. You guys did a lot of hard work. I am sitting home unemployed and this helped pass the time. Cheered me up lots!
       
    49. Thank you for putting all this together. It was really fun entering some of the contests, and I had an all around awesome time. Also being unemployed and having nothing to do all day, it was really nice to take part in this. Kept me really busy with drawing. :) DoA rocks! &#9829;
       
    50. Thank you for all your hard work, and for all the fun activities you drempt up for us. It's been great to not only try to participate, but to see all the fantastic things everyone else has contributed. :)

      Happy 5th DoA - here's to many more years to come!
       
    51. As everyone's said so far - thank YOU, mods, for doing something beautiful and amazing here. I joined DoA only a scant few months before this celebration....but now I feel like I've really gone through one of the "big moments" of the dollery's history on DoA, right along side all the other members who have been here longer. It's a real community-building and love-building kind of thing. I'm grateful to have been able to play with everyone this way!

      Thank you, Armeleia, Junkets, all the companies and sponsors and sellers and everyone. Just everyone. :pcake:bcake
       
    52. ^^ Thanks to all that made this month possible~
       
    53. I also wanted to thank the mods and everyone involved. DOA is my magical place to look at photo's, discover new dolls, clothes, friends you name it. I spend so much time here and I know everyone works really hard to keep the ship from sinking. So thanks for everything. Gigantic hugs to all.
       
    54. thanks for all your hard work guys. this past month has been fun.
       
    55. The organization of an event of such a scale must have been very difficult & hard and you must still have headaches.
      I admire the accomplished work :3nodding:.

      There were many participants and I am amazed by all the attractive things, all the talent, all the creativity and the dexterity I can see in photos in all these threads.

      Thanks to the DoA Team and to all the participants for these funny moments :cheer
       
    56. Thank you to all who made this event so much fun, I enjoyed participating ^_^
      Here's to another five years!!

      Raven
       
    57. This August was really the highlight of my year so far. I had SO much fun coming on and checking out the events. My thanks go out to all the members of this board, the staff, and the companies and individuals that helped with all of this.

      I don't think it was over the top... it was a lot of fun that I think really brought out the creativity in a ton of people! For it being such a crappy year, thanks for providing such a great month <3
       
    58. Thank you for such a great event! This was my first and hope to see another next year :)
       
    59. Thank you so much to everyone who's hard work made this month such a blast ^.^ My DoA shirt, and the book that I won in the guessing game have arrived here (the book is sooo beautiful <3) and I've got even more goodies on the way (ordered the Steampunk outfit set, and I plan on getting the Limited Blue Knight *gush*).

      This month was a really fun, and it came during a time that has been really difficult for me and my family, so having new fun things to look forward to each day, and participating in all of the creative contests was such a joy. The competition out there was stiff, so next time some contests come around I'm gonna have to try twice as hard X3 It was fun to be able to see everyone's creations, and to read everyone's answers in the chats.

      Den of Angels is such a friendly, fun forum and I hope to still be giving thanks and well wishes for many many years to come.

      Cheers~:pcake
       
    60. The contests and everything that the mods set up for this month have really been fun. I am so happy that my piece was selected into DoA's first calendar. ^ ^ And thank you to every one that participated and made all the contests so much fun.