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My Little Pony trivia returns tomorrow

triviamaven — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:00 +0000

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Hey guys! Kathy aka triviamaven here. I know… you thought I fell off a cliff or something. I’ve been a pretty terrible blogger lately but that’s about to change.

Long time readers will remember that we used to do a weekly trivia question here at MyLittlePonyCollecting.com. Well, we stopped doing it for a while mostly because… I was going nuts trying to remember to post it every single week. But I’m please to announce that, starting tomorrow, trivia is back… with a few changes.

The biggest change is that trivia will now be every other week instead of every week. Every Tuesday (starting next week) I’ll post a trivia question. Everyone will have a week to leave their guesses and then the answer will post the following week in a bi-weekly column from Hillary. Simple enough, right?

There won’t be any prizes for the weekly trivia most of the time… you’ll just get bragging rights for posting the correct answer. But we’ll have more trivia based contests in the future, don’t worry!

So get your thinking cap on and stay tuned for more trivia fun!

Use MyLittlePony.com’s Valentine’s Day Card Creator to make simple comics and fan art

Hillary — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:18 +0000

The official My Little Pony site has a special card creator “game” for Valentine’s Day. This simple flash creator makes cute little cards for you to print and give to your friends.

But it also makes a very simple little fan art generator for those of us that may not have the artistic ability of others out there. With a bunch of backgrounds, all the major characters in a variety of poses and costumes and a bevy of props, you can actually use this creator to set up scenes for fan art and comics. Just grab a screenshot of your work once it’s finished.

From a multi-panel comic to a one-panel gag for the My Little Brony crowd, there’s a lot of potential!

If you end up making anything, please share it with us below!

Here’s some quick screenshots to give you an idea of what it’s like. No, I don’t know what’s going on in any of these scenes either.

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:07 +0000

Hasbro To Release a Boy G4 Pony!
This new My Little Pony Playset called “Pony Princess Wedding Castle” is expected to be released summer of 2012.

Included are Princess Cadence and Shining Armour (who happens to be a BOY!) Considering how often collectors have lamented over there not being any male ponies in the G3 or G4 lines, I bet there are going to be some excited pony fans once they hear this news!

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:10 +0000

Do you have your costume ready?

Last summer, the My Little Pony Fair hosted a costume parade and contest where Fair attendees dressed up in pony themed outfits and strutted their stuff. I really enjoyed watching this event and can’t wait to see what our participants will come up with this year!

If you are looking for a pony themed wig, check out Head Kandi by Cyber Falls. They currently have Applejack, Rarity, and Big Macintosh wigs, but accept custom orders as well. Fun stuff!

The Search for Meghan’s Ponies

While on vacation, I received the following message from a mother who is trying to locate her daughter’s (who is now an adult) pony collection. It is a sad story and if this were my brother we’d be having some words. Anyway, thought I’d pass it along via blog post.

Dear Summer,

I am writing to let you know about something awful that happened to my daughter. She is 30 now, but played with her beloved My Little Ponies when she was a child in the 80s for hundreds of hours. They have been stored safely in a box in her room for years while she has been teaching overseas.

At Christmas, her brother came home, supposedly to help me clean out the garage, as my health is not good. I told him and my daughter told him that her My Little Pony collection was NOT to be touched, but he was in a very angry mood. He not only threw out my entire DVD collection and about half my CD’s, he ripped the box of My Little Ponies, anywhere from 50 to 100 of them; I can’t remember, from my hands, saying he just talked to his sister in Finland and she didn’t want them anymore. I instantly called her in Finland and she practically had a nervous breakdown. I ran out and he had taken my car and was gone. I assumed he donated them to Goodwill, like he did the DVDs, but they have been very good and very honest with me, giving me back about 60 of my DVDs they hadn’t sold yet, and they told me they hadn’t received any My Little Pony donations, and indeed, there were none for sale in their store.I then went tearing back home, thinking my son put the pony box in the Bagster, and sure enough he did, but as I drove up, I saw a woman grab them and drive off with them.

She came back day after day and I asked her for my daughter’s collection back, but she says she doesn’t know what I was talking about. I finally told her if she returned I would call the police.

This woman was driving an expensive car and dressed expensively, so it is my belief she is going to try and sell this collection, perhaps on ebay, maybe through private channels. If we could recover even three or four, it would go a love way toward healing my daughter’s heart.

My daughter always wrote her initials, MES for Meghan Elizabeth Smith, in permanent marker on the bottom of one hoof, and the pony’s name on another hoof, so that is how they can be identified as hers. Can you help me spread the word among the My Little Pony collecting community, and if anyone runs across a pony with the initials “MES,” written on the hoof, could I be notified so I can buy it back for her? She is just brokenhearted and in tears at the thought that her most beloved childhood toys were taken from her, and I am brokenhearted not only for that, but also for the cruel and heartless and dishonest behavior of her brother.

My son got the garage clean alright, but in the process I lost priceless family heirlooms and thousands of dollars in antique lace and pearl buttons. (I used to design and make doll clothes.) To see these wealthy women dumpster diving in my poor little neighborhood just made me sick. I would chase them off and and bring as much as I could back inside, but they just parked around the corner, and the moment I went inside they were back stealing whatever they could grab from the dumpster. It was pretty horrifying.
But the thing that is killing me the most is my beloved daughter losing her carefully preserved My Little Pony collection after all these years, for no reason other than the meanness of her brother, I will never understand it.

Can you help me spread the word and maybe, if my prayers are answered, and with the help of the good people of the My Little Pony world, we can get her at least a few of her ponies back.

Thank you,
Pat Smith
writing as Fat Cat on Blogger

If you see ponies for sale with the seller’s zip code of 77380 0r 77381, they are likely from my daughter’s collection and I would appreciate knowing about it so I can approach the seller and get them back, either through the goodness of their hearts or by paying for them.

Who knows? The mother lives in Texas. Maybe a few of her ponies may find their way into the hands of collectors and back to Meghan.

My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic finally coming to DVD with The Friendship Express

Hillary — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:48 +0000

It’s not the Season One box set we’ve all been hoping for but, on February 28, 2012 6 episodes of Friendship is Magic finally come to DVD. Episodes include:

Friendship Is Magic, Part 1 (Mare In The Moon)
Friendship Is Magic, Part 2 (Elements Of Harmony)
Over A Barrel
Hearth’s Warming Eve
The Last Roundup

Here’s betting Hasbro is doing this to test the market for a full season box set. In other words, even if you’d rather have the full season box set… buy a copy. Sales of this DVD release will likely determine how many others we see.

You can pre-order this DVD on Amazon here.

My Little Pony in the NYT, Friendship is Magic episodes taken down, BronyCon recap & more

Hillary — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:00:05 +0000

As you’ve probably noticed, I’m frantically trying to catch up on all the things that happened in the Ponyverse over the holidays. To keep it simple for myself, this post is going to be a bit of compilation of stuff I didn’t get to blog about as it happened.

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BronyCon 2012 – Here’s some coverage of these Friendship is Magic fan conventions happening all over the country

The New York Times had to issue a retraction about a My Little Pony detail… hilarity ensued.

New York Times My Little Pony Correction Rocks the Bronysphere

After seemingly not caring about episodes of the show on the web, Hasbro suddenly started taking the videos down. Could this be related to the new DVD release? Or would they just rather we buy from iTunes?

Someone compiled a census of pony fans: Brony Census Tracks ‘State of the Herd’

Whew… OK… so what other big stories did I miss?

CNN interviews My Little Pony customizers Jodi Moisan & Mari Kasurinen

Hillary — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:55 +0000

Most of the images are of ponies you’ve already seen elsewhere on the web but check out the article for a great interview with these true pony artists.

CNN: ‘My Little Pony’ Goes Geek

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:31:29 +0000

Hurry and book your room at the Rosen Plaza for MLPFair 2012!
Hey Fair Goers!

I just checked with the Rosen Plaza Hotel and they told me that they have less than 15 rooms left in our room block for Saturday night. They have no additional rooms available for Saturday, so once the block fills up, there will not be any more rooms added. In other words, if you plan on staying at the host hotel (where the Fair is being held), you had better act fast and make your reservations. Fair guests staying at the Rosen Plaza will receive a special My Little Pony Fair key card and I’m working on getting you some extra goodies as well!

Call 1-800-627-8258 to make your reservations and tell them you want the special MY LITTLE PONY FAIR ANNUAL CONVENTION block room rate. Additional details can be found on the Fair website. See you in July!
Mission: Organization
I just returned from my vacation where I spent time basking in the Florida sunshine but was greeted with snow and bitter cold upon my arrival home. It was a lovely trip full of beach reading, swimming, and walking along the shoreline.

Now that I’m home and it is officially the start of my new year, I have a series of To-Do lists that need to be acknowledged. The first and most pressing item is tackling the mess that is my office. I spent the whole of yesterday sorting, filing, and organizing. It is almost finished and I owe it all to this:

Seriously. I picked up one of these labelers while I was Office Depot replacing my 10 year old 3 in 1 printer that died a slow and painful death, and it has provided me with new found motivation to sort and organize. Plus, I picked up some fun pink labeling tape that I’ll be using to label all of my individual pony accessory bags. The possibilities are endless!

I had a bunch of loose MLP Fair Promo cards and Friendship is Magic giveaway items that needed a home so I placed them in some plastic storage drawers and slapped on a label and now it brings a smile to my face just looking at them all neatly organized in their new home. It’s the little things right?

If you look to the right, you can see one of the floral wall murals that will soon be no more. I just need to commit to a paint color. Suggestions?

I realize that this whole, “It’s a new year and I’m going to get organized” thing is cliche, but if you had seen my office a few days ago, I’m pretty sure you would have suggested I hop aboard the organization bandwagon. So with my new P-touch labeler in one hand, and my to-do lists in the other, I say, “Bring it 2012.”

Teens React to My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and Bronies

Hillary — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:13 +0000

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic in Forbes

Hillary — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:24:14 +0000

SOPA, Skyrim and My Little Pony – Infringement is Magic?

Add My Little Pony themed frames and sound effects to your Facebook photos

Hillary — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:19:29 +0000

Hasbro recently introduced a new Facebook app that let’s you add sound clips and MLP themed backgrounds to your Facebook photos to create flash photo book-like interactive albums starring Pinkie Pie.

Check out Ponyrific Pictures on Facebook here.

The runner up

Hillary — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:31:22 +0000

Besides My Little Pony, what’s your next favorite toy of all time?

Your favorite My Little Pony

Hillary — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:30:54 +0000

I know it’s hard but, if you had to pick a favorite pony, who would it be?

Hotel Information posted for 2012 My Little Pony Convention in Orlando, FL on July 7th & 8th

Hillary — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:37:06 +0000

Looking to get an early start on your MLP Fair plans? The My Little Pony Convention website just launched for the year and hotel information has already been posted. While you can’t order tickets or reserve booth space yet, now’s the ideal time to reserve your room at the discounted rate!

Fill in the blanks

Hillary — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:55:40 +0000

The original My Little Pony and Friends animated TV show is to Friendship is Magic as _______ is to _________.

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:30:37 +0000

Dates and Location of the 2012 My Little Pony Fair Announced!

Mark Your Calendars!

The 2012 My Little Pony Fair will take place on July 7th and 8th in Orlando, Florida! Additional information, including hotel booking details, will be posted in the coming weeks. Looking forward to seeing you at this year’s event!

For details on this awesome convention celebrating all things My Little Pony visit the official website:
www.mylittleponycon.com
My Pony Hook Up (or Lack of)
I realized today that it has been ages since I went on a “pony hunt”. If you aren’t familiar with this activity, it basically consists of scouting out flea markets, yard sales, and thrift stores for My Little Ponies. In the past, I have documented my more bizarre pony hunting moments. Oddly enough, pony collecting generates some interesting stories and experiences.

It is certain that my free time is more limited now, but even if time wasn’t an issue I wonder if I’d still be eager to dig through bins of grubby toys, haggle over the price of a TE Quackers, or save a smoozed Peachy because she was priced at a quarter.

After I completed my US pony collection, I think I may have lost a bit of the “crazy” related to collecting. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still thrilled to find a missing princess crown clip or swirl shell, but I know the odds of finding accessories while pony hunting are even more of a rarity than finding an actual pony. I suppose I don’t think it is worth the effort of driving around and coming home empty handed when there are other things to do with my day. I’m all about the ease of eBAY or purchasing directly from other collectors. Plus, I love the fact that whatever I end up purchasing ends up in my mailbox.

I also think I’ve been a bit spoiled by the annual My Little Pony Fair and the endless pony items available for purchase from the vendors. After experiencing the Fair, it is hard to get excited about a dirty Sundance hiding in a box of McDonald’s toys.

Maybe someday I’ll come across another $2 Mimic, but for now, I’m happy to pay a bit more for convenience.

My Little Pony vintage style winter hats at Hot Topic (Sundance & Peachy? Snuzzle?)

Hillary — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:07:23 +0000

With all the Friendship is Magic stuff around, I was excited to see these two winter hats at my local Hot Topic (they sadly don’t have them available on the website, you’ll have to hunt for them). My husband took the pictures without my supervision which is why you aren’t getting to see the cute little tassels or the fact that the tag has really awesome vintage artwork from the second set of Twice-As-Fancy ponies. (It’s so hard to find good help these days.) But they are really cute… you’ll have to take my word for it.

The only part that’s a bit confusing is that, while the pink hat is clearly Sundance the second hat is the same coloring as Sundance but with hearts on her rump. Is she an albino Peachy or Snuzzle? An international variant? Your guess is as good as mine.

Anyway, for those of you that prefer the retro look, it’s a little something to consider asking Santa for this year…

PS: If you own one of these or see them in the store, would you mind grabbing me some better pictures? I would greatly appreciate it!

PPS: Huge, massive thanks go to Summer for picking up the blogging slack for me while I’ve been going insane over here. Things will be back to normal after the holidays, I promise. Thank you for your patience!

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:41:25 +0000

Rainy Day Cartoons

It is a rainy curl up on the couch kind of day around here and what better way to spend a lazy Sunday than eating a bowl of sugary cereal and watching some cartoons.

I am a fan of the new My Little Pony Friendship is Magic series but, sometimes it is nice to pull out the old school 80s episodes for the sake of nostalgia. If I’m not in a pony mood, I’ll likely reach for The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. Both make a lovely way to spend the day.

Do you have a favorite 80s series? Any recommendations for me to expand my rainy day viewing?
My Fugitive Flowers
Today was declared yard work day at our house since the weather was unseasonably warm and our poor yard and landscaping desperately needed some attention. As I was wrestling with my massively overgrown rosebushes in an attempt to cut them back for the winter, I couldn’t help but laugh as I found myself thinking about the “Fugitive Flowers” episode of My Little Pony and Friends.

For those not familiar with this episode (and I pity you if you have not been exposed to it in all its 80s-product-hocking glory) it can briefly be summarized as the following:

Flower loving Pony (Posey) takes pity on talking pathetic scrawny flowers who are actually escaped convicts and plants them in her garden. The flowers deplete the garden of all nutrients, kill the other plants and become rude enormous bully flowers. When all seems lost, a troop of gargantuan law enforcement crabs (yes, I said crabs) round up the deviant flowers and take them away. Posey then learns an important lesson through song about not judging people ( or um…flowers or crabs) based solely on their appearance.

So as I was cursing my rosebushes for getting so ridiculously large this year I was also kinda wishing I had a giant crab on hand since my fiskar hedge trimmers were pretty dull. Plus, I found myself with this song in my head:

In short……..Summer-1, Rosebushes-0

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:30:23 +0000

But it wasn’t a rock… It was a rock, rock pony!
Or Pony rock? Or pet rock pony?

Needless to say, this auction for a My Little Pony inspired Pet Rock is one of the strangest Pony Themed items I’ve ever seen listed on Ebay. I guess when Pinkie Pie is your muse you’ve got to expect the unexpected.

The absurdity of it made me giggle and I hope it (she?) finds a loving home.

Click HERE to see the actual auction listing.
Walk Like an Egyptian… Pony?

In honor of the fast approaching Holiday Season, The My Little Pony Fair is running a sale on the 2011 My Little Pony Fair Exclusive Pony. Instead of her normal retail of $35, pony fans can snatch her up for $25 for a limited time! Grab one for yourself and a pony pal and embrace your inner Isis!

Check out the MLP Fair Shop at www.mylittleponycon.com

Summer Hayes’ MLP Corner

Summer — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:30:08 +0000

Does adding ponies to a room make it a "Pony Room?"

When Fathead released a set of My Little Pony FIM wall graphics earlier this year, my initial reaction was something along the lines of ”That’s fun for a child’s room.” Not so much because I am above adorning my walls with images of ponies, but more so because I have a very strict rule of no ponies outside the Pony Room and wall space is premium real estate in that place. Given the choice between erecting new display shelving or slapping pony stickers on an empty wall, shelves will win every time.

Fast forward a few months, and now I find myself plotting a full take over of the main floor office. It is currently painted in murals of flowers and weeping willows. The previous owner used the room as a child’s bedroom. I’ve never been a fan, but for lack of inspiration it hasn’t been touched since we moved in almost two years ago. Plus, it has really high ceilings and if I’m going to spend that much time balancing myself and a paint roller on a ladder taller than a step stool, I better be committed to the idea. I’m thinking since I spend most of my time in the office working on My Little Pony projects, why not just embrace it and share the space with Twilight Sparkle and the gang?

I’ve assured my husband that pony wall graphics do not equal ”My Little Pony Room Part 2″, but I don’t think he is entirely convinced.
Yet More Shameful Pony Dealings
Wow, I can’t believe it is already the middle of November. Time has definitely gotten away from me as I haven’t posted on the MLPCollector Blog in months! I’ve been trying to keep things balanced between teaching, planning the 2012 My Little Pony Fair, and being a mom. I have managed to check in at http://www.mlparena.com/ and http://www.mlptp.net/ from time to time, but not as much as I’d like.

I have managed to keep up on the newest My Little Pony releases and I’m really digging Wave 4. I found Feathermay, Flitterheart, Honeybuzz, Plumsweet, Snowcatcher, and Twinkleshine the other day while shopping at Meijer. Someone had stocked them, but they weren’t in the system yet and the cashier told me that they weren’t allowed to sell them. I wasn’t about to let these girls be carted off to some back room where they’d wait to be keyed into the system and then placed onto the shelves. My life is way too hectic to make a daily trip to Meijer to stalk the toy aisles… There was a time and place for that (college) but, it is no longer an option. I may or may not have given the cashier in question an evil glare prompting him to call the toy department and nervously mutter the pony names into the receiver. Apparently, I am not above intimidating awkward teenagers when it comes to My Little Ponies. Shameful.

I am going to make a concerted effort to blog over the next few weeks since I feel like I need to reconnect with my neglected pony peeps. I hope you all are doing well!

Turn your dog into a My Little Pony? And we don’t mean the poodle from My Little Puppy

Hillary — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:21:38 +0000

I’m all for silliness but this just seems wrong… What do you think?

WeLoveFine adds adult and plus sizes to their Retro/Vintage My Little Pony shirt

Hillary — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:31:32 +0000

Great news, vintage MLP fans! Though previously only available in junior’s sizes, MightyFine has now added adult women’s sizes as well as plus sizes up to 2X to their adorable powder blue retro style MLP shirt featuring Firefly and Sundance. I’ve been getting lots of comments and complaints about this since this was previously the only MLP shirt on their site not available in adult sizes so this should make lots of people happy! (Did we wear them down with our nagging? )

This is currently the only vintage MLP design that they offer but, never fear! In the same email, they confirmed that vintage and retro inspired designs are welcome in their new T-shirt design contest despite how it may look. That means vintage fans have a chance at the big money prizes and in seeing their designs on a shirt so get submitting!

Of course, the best way to ensure they’ll make more retro and vintage pony inspired designs is to vote with your wallet!

You can purchase this shirt in its new adult friendly sizes here.

And the winners of our My Little Pony Friendship is Magic giveaway prizes are…

Hillary — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:12:31 +0000

The random number generator has spoken! We got 31 comments on our giveaway thread which means we are giving away TWO prize packs. And they will be going to…

Stott Emily2
Mariah B

Congratulations to the winners (please either email or dm me your address so I can send you your prizes) and a huge thank you to everyone who participated!

New WeLoveFine My Little Pony T-shirt contest is for Friendship is Magic Bronies only?

Hillary — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:58:43 +0000

So, I’ve got good news and bad news.

The good news is that MightyFine is having another My Little Pony T-shirt contest and the prizes are huge! Lots of money to be won and the pot gets bigger the more people enter so start designing!

Now for the bad news… it seems like this contest is for Bronies and Friendship is Magic fans only. Both of the judges are from Brony and Friendship is Magic fan sites. Couple this with the fact that they still haven’t added adult sizes for their Retro My Little Pony shirt and this doesn’t mean great things for vintage MLP fans. While they don’t specifically prohibit submitting vintage MLP designs, how can they possibly win if the judges are only fans of the new stuff?

I love the new show as much as anypony but I’m a little mystified why they’re excluding the original fandom in such a big way like this. As someone who loves ponies new and old, I want to celebrate all of ponydom, not just the new stuff. I know this is a case of the squeaky wheel getting the grease because Friendship is Magic is getting a ton of press but I’m starting to get a little annoyed that it’s become an either/or thing. If MightyFine isn’t willing to make retro merchandise, can’t they at least sell that license to a company that is? It feels like squatting.

You can be a fan of both Friendship is Magic and the original MLP content. Or you can just be a fan of Friendship is Magic or just a fan of the vintage stuff. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to be an MLP fan. One isn’t better than the other, it’s just different. The fans “taking sides” is annoying enough but to have the companies holding the license to make merchandise taking sides seems like a new level of slight.

I don’t want this to deter anyone from submitting designs to the contest because I still want there to be awesome FiM designs out there and I want one of you to win that nice big prize. I just wish people weren’t trying to make this a fandom Civil War.

What do you guys think?

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic coming to Europe with new TV deal

Hillary — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:25:27 +0000

Read the release here.