first off, thank you guys so much for all your entries! it was super hard to judge so many great ones, i ended up spending most of my afternoon on it haha. you all did an amazing job showcasing the versatility of pawn shop items, i hope it inspired people to buy them! it's so important to remember that the potential of a cw is only limited to your abilities. so without further ado, our winners...

❤️ first place this was a standout entry to me for many reasons! at first glance, these three avatars look like three completely different women. they have diverse skintones, different faces, distinctive outfit styles. i love that a lot of the matching colours dont come from the same item (eg. the teal makeup isnt the same for the second and third avatars). but i think what really blows me away is how the fabric was actually used! it's layered perfectly in the first avatar, the ruffles peeking over the corset and the black strands coming out from under. the second blends the strands to look like they're coming from the sash and the third accentuates the waist with the empire belt, which also follows the downward movement of the lines. these are three exemplary versatile avatars that i'm so pleased to be awarding first place, congrats !

❤️ second place when i first saw these, i thought they all looked like they lived in different universes! the item choice is wonderful, it's a very unconventional wig, both in shape, style and colour. what's even better is how great and in place it looks for each avatar! the contrast of the second as elegant and delicate versus the rebellious street-fashion third is delightful. the backgrounds used aren't superficial choices either, they create an atmosphere around the avatar and give us more context - i love it!

❤️ third place these caught my eye because this wig is so well drawn - the style is very versatile but the colours are not commonly seen in wearables so it was great to see it being used! i can't stop looking at the genius of the second avatar, the way the background matches the wig in it's fade from golden to periwinkle. it's gorgeous and dreamy! that in comparison to the third rough n tumble galaxy warrior, how the background gradient is flipped and darker to match the mood of the avatar. it feels so other-worldly but in a completely different way!

❤️ honourable mention avatars these are some wonderful standalone avatars from the entries that i thought deserved a shoutout! i'll be sending you all 250csc each, since they were lovely and i had such a hard time judging haha.

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to everyone who participated - thank you very much! all of you will be pinged later through the temporary group to a private forum for an exclusive colour of my new shoes, i'm super excited to show you all!

i may in future hold weekly pawn shop challenges, it'll be a simplified version of this contest - one avatar made with one current pawn shop item. it will probably be in the new year depending on how swamped i am at my new job, unfortunately dec-feb is our busy season and i can't guarantee anything!

Congrats to the winners!!

Feel better <3 And how sweet of you! thank thank you so much for the contest!

Wow I really did not expect to win! Thank you so much!! And thank you for holding such an interesting contest!

Congrats to the other winners! ^_^

Congratulations to the winners!

Thank you for the contest, Vela! And congrats to all the winners! c: Great entries all around!

Congrats to the winners! n-n

This was so fun! I ended up purchasing what I used! This would help clean the pawn a little as well finding beauty in different things!!!

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ahh i'm glad you liked the yellow!! it was an interesting one for me to make and this in general is a lot of fun, i'd love to see little weekly challenges. it's so neat to see how people use these weirder items. thanks for holding the contest! ❤️ i'm really curious about this recolor too, aha. also feel better soon, oh my gosh. that stuff's no fun at all!

congrats!! vela's totally right, you did such a wonderful job with them. i think the first one is my personal favorite but they're all gorgeous ❤️

Congrats to all the winners! Everyone did a wonderful job!

Thank you so much for the fun contest, Vela, and congrats to the winners, amazing designs! <3

thanks so much! and thanks for hosting the contest, it was an absolute blast!!

congratulations to all the winners, there's some seriously gorgeous stuff here !! this was so much fun, I do hope there'll be more to come of this kind of contest!!

Aw, thanks! That one's my favourite too. It was so great to not have to stick to my wardrobe! I loved your HA using the Mimi Moe wrap! I've been struggling to make a HA with that item.

Thank you so much! :)

Congrats to all the winners c:

Thanks for hosting this! I actually really liked the challenge. I meant to try a different item that is more out of my comfort zone, but just forgot to check it again. I'd love to participate in future pawn shop Ha comps, it helped to get out of my comfort zone, even if just a little.

Congratulations to all the winners! Amazing HAs! :D

congrats everyone - I love seeing arrays of inventive HAs, and this is such a marvelous surprise to come home to - I'm glad you liked!

omg :D i really love everyone's entries! this contest was so inspiring and everyone has such distinct styles !! i had a blast working on these n__n

congrats winners! awesome entries ❤

and thanks for the inspiring contest ! i'd definitely take part in any future pawn shop contests if you hold them, this was a lot of fun :D

Thank you so much for the contest and prize! It really was a lot of fun and seeing the awesome ways everyone used their items was so creative and inspiring. I'd love to take a part in future pawn shop contests, it was really fun to see everyone's HAs and working different looks!

Thanks again ❤

Thank you so much! I am very happy you liked my mermaid, always fun to create an avatar featuring one :)

This contest was a lot of time, the idea of such a contest is really cool and there were SO many amazing entries! Creativity, this was your place~ Looking forward to the next contest, best of luck on your new job!

@ all winners Congratulations everyone and all! Really loved seeing all these different styles and items, so much fun x)

Congrats to the winners! I loved going through all the entries <3

Omg, thank you for the honorable mention!! I'm really glad you liked it c: And thank you for hosting this contest! I had a lot of fun doing it, and I look forward to any future pawn shop contests.

Congrats to all the winners!!!

Thank you for hosting this very interesting contest! c: