December Signature Opinions & Reactions Rant?

Hey guys, what's up? I'm still on hiatus from posting daily, as I am still working on Outstanding Kinztubers, however today I have a bit of a rant, because I just want to get something out that has been bothering me a little.

Some of you may have seen the new Webkinz Signature revealed on Webkinz Newz yesterday. For those who do not know, it is the Webkinz Signature English Bulldog, the "fan favourite" dog that Ganz has been planning for a while now. Personally my opinions of this pet is that it is extremely cute, and a good choice on the part of Ganz. It is really nice to see some diversity. The new webkinz pets are great, and I really commend ganz on some of their beautiful new Signatures they have been bringing out for their fans. 

Some fans have not been seeing it this way however, and it annoys me how hostile people act when talking about this subject. I have some genuine reasons why I am surprised by the way some people are acting. 

Let me just point this out Ganz is not forcing you to buy their products, so if you don't like it... guess what? DON'T BUY IT! (Ok... shouty rant over hehe) 

But seriously guys, do you really want to live up to the stereotype of being rowdy teenagers? Because some of the behaviour i've seen has been absolutely shocking, and I never expected it from some people. I am not hating on those who do not like the pet, this is not what this rant is at all, but to list the reasons why you hate something and then continue to bully people into hating it too, is not in the true spirit of kinztube, and down right rude!

Yes I understand that some of you guys wanted the black wolf... but seriously? Another wolf? I know that wolves are very popular in America, and that many people are completely obsessed with wolves, but coming from another culture, I just don't understand it. Wolves, from what I have researched, are from North America, so I guess some of you guys see them a lot, and love them, but us English folk really don't know much about them, and honestly don't care. It's just been really nice to see a couple of different pets out there, the moose being one of them. This to me sort of symbolises Canada and what type of animals live there, same with the English Bulldog, were you aware at all that the English bulldog practically represents an entire nation? I just love how ganz is including other cultures and geographical areas, it makes us international fans feel noticed, even though their demographic may be mainly North America. To me this is kind of special, and so I feel very strongly about it.

Another thing that gets on my nerves is how many people will become aggravated if they don't always get what they WANT, this word especially annoys me. Guess what guys? Life isn't fair, and you don't always get what you want, you can't live your whole lives in a bubble. For goodness sake! Step into the real world, I cannot believe how spoilt and down right snobby people can be about this stuff. Instead of buying a million webkinz, donate the money to charity, spend it on something more useful, start a new hobby, I don't know. It's ok to buy them of course, but don't feel like you are entitled to everything and ganz has to follow what you say! I highly doubt ganz is going to listen to a bunch of whining 11 years old, when they have a more mature fan base too.

Rant over.

But seriously...

Temporary Hiatus!

Hey guys, I've literally got so much work to do for the Outstanding Kinztubers award show, so i'm not going to post on here until I've got that all done. :)

See you soon :)

Kinztube Spotlight: SummerAngelKinz

What is Kinztuber Spotlight?

Kinztube Spotlight is a weekly segment here on the blog where I talk about some of my favourite kinztubers, and what makes them special, and awesome!

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This Weeks Kinztuber is SummerAngelKinz!

Youtube | Instagram

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SummerAngelKinz, also known as Jane, or Janeypoo to me, is a kind, considerate kinztuber, with many amazing talents. I met Jane back on her old account littlelovelywebkinz when she joined kinztube and we've been great friends since. She is amazing at singing, and never fails to share her story with others. Her "confessions of a teenage kinztuber" video touched us all, as she came out about her depression, and how she decided to take a stand. She now continues to make entertaining videos that will brighten anyone's day, and still continues with her dare devil... ish? ways!

Here is one of her singing videos, this just goes to show how talented she is! (This is actually my favourite one)

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Now, go give her some love and subscribe!

Emma :)

Inactivity

Hey guys! Sorry for the inactivity the last two days! I've been working on outstanding kinztubers so I've been busy, however I will try and get my kinztuber spotlight up today! Thanks!

Emma :)

My School Experience (So far...)

Hey guys, what's up? It's me Emma, and today I kind of just wanted to post an additional blog to my scheduled blog, because... "why not!". Anyway! I've been at school almost a month now, and I've been wanting to talk to you guys for a while about my whole... secondary school experience, and moving on to Sixth Form. I don't know why, but I kind of want to tell you guys what happened to me, how things get better, and how in the end, school isn't as bad as it seems!

For me, I've basically been going to public school since I was around... 4 or 5... I don't know? Whatever age you start nursery I guess. Anyway! My family are Catholic so I go to a special Catholic school which happens to be the best in the area, so in some ways I am lucky. When I hear about other people's experiences I really think to myself about how lucky I am to be in such an amazing school, with such inspirational, and hard working people. But it wasn't always super amazing or anything, I had my bad times too.

Sometimes it's better not to give up, and see through things because in the end things do get better. I put my change of perspective down to religious experience, but i'll explain that later. 

Anyway. In year 9 I had a few problems with what I used to call "bullying", I guess it was in a way, but now i'm older I just call it "hormones". Me and my friends were 13 years old, and just getting used to becoming the teenage, miscreants that are the exact product of us growing up. We were touchy, and to be fair, a little over the top with everything. Everything was dramatic, everything was so important that our lives would depend on it, and we were basically very very immature. Anyway, there was an argument that meant I came home crying every night for almost 3 months maybe? I don't know, it was a long time ago now. My so called "friends" had abandoned me, leaving me to walk the school alone. But this all sounds so dramatic, and it was actually that big a deal... it just seemed like it. You see, everyone was at that stage where things happen! I see it all the time in 13 year olds, and it's not their fault. They are not used to the hormones, and so become the teenagers that are stereotypically frowned upon by modern society, some can prevent it, others can't, and I was just one of those teenagers who couldn't prevent it. We held a grudge for like a year, so the entire of year 10 we didn't speak, at that point I sincerely missed them. I was just too scared to make things right, so the feud went on until the beginning of Year 11. At the start of Year 11, I believe, 62 people from our year group went on retreat. The place we went to is basically a religous place, where you generally have this feeling that god is there, it's strange I know, but true. It's a breath taking place, and the place where all our good memories are! Anyway, we decided there that the feud would be over, and we would be friends again, because we all matured. It just took that final push to become friends again.

A year later, I cannot imagine not being friends with them, my best friends are literally the best people in the world and make me smile each and every day! We laugh together, share similar interests, and have our own little perks! I wouldn't trade them for the world, and I forgive them for anything they did wrong, because that is all in the past.

I hope you guys take something from my story, because everything gets better! You just have to take the first step!

Thank you. :)

Emma :)

PS: I love you guys :0

Webkinz Spotlight: Signature Golden Retriever

Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to the very first Webkinz Spotlight! This week's segment we will be reviewing the Webkinz Signature Golden Retriever. I thought we should start off with my favourite webkinz, however I will review affordable pets too!

Overall Look

Overall the Signature Golden Retriever is a fantastic plush, with some really distinct features. The fur is a lovely golden colour, and even though mine came in a condition where I could not judge the original quality of the fur, the fur still feels nice and soft, and it has a good thickness to it. In terms of other features, the nose is large, and solid, and the face is generally adorable! (Obviously this varies from webkinz to webkinz)

This signatures measures in at an average 8" tall, which is the average size of any signature, however it is rather floppy so may seem smaller then it's equine counterparts.

Pricing

In terms of pricing. The signature golden retriever is certainly in the higher range for webkinz toys, so is fairly expensive. Unless you get it second hand you can expect to pay up to $200, or £120.

So many people ask if it is actually worth paying that kind of the money for the plush. My advice is to look on ebay at second hand offers which are sold for slightly cheaper first, and if you really want it, I believe the $200 is well worth it for such a magnificent plush!

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I hope I helped some of you guys. Comment below what webkinz I should review next :)

Emma :)

Blast from the Past!

Hey guys, so today I wanted to make a post some of my old videos, since i've just recently reached 3 years on kinztube! I'm kind of feeling a bit nostalgic, but I only want to really show these videos on my blog, so it's exclusive to you guys who read it!

Credit to Kinztwinz for the idea:

"Can you when you get 2000 subscribers, make them public again for 1 day or maybe show one of them in a video? That would be so cool"

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The first video I am going to show you is my first unpacking video. The Duck and the Golden Retriever were my 2nd and 3rd Webkinz! This video got to 3881 views before I made it private :)

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The second video I am going to show you guys is my very first stop motion. Me and Webkiinzkitty (formerly known as hubblehomeboy) made it together!

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I hope you guys enjoyed this little look into my old videos, if you want to see more tell me and i'll post some of my old videos. If you want I can even make this a segment every Monday.

Bye for now!

Emma :)

Weeky Roundup #1

Hey guys, what's up? It's me Emma with the very first, official, weekly round up!

This week has been a pretty regular one for me in terms of my personal life and school so I won't bore you too much with that. Sixth Form pretty such consists of me going to school, studying during my free periods, going home to do more extra study, and organising new things for my youtube channel, so I honestly don't get a ton of time during the week to do anything super interesting. However, i've had a couple of pretty awesome days this week, chilling in the common room with my friends and discovering my love for the dumb ways to die game! I know, I need a break sometimes too!

In terms of my youtube i've done a decent amount of things. I've reached 1700 subscribers this week, as well as it being my 3rd year on my account, and I decided today to announce an award show that i've been planning since 2012. I just found the plans to it recently, and decided, "Hey, why not?", so that's the story behind that!

In terms of my blog I am constantly trying to make it cooler for you guys, but it may take a while. Also I haven't actually officially announced this yet, but maybe i'll make a video soon :)

Emma :)

Observations

I kind of just wanted to talk to you guys a little about something. Some things I have observed over my kinztube life that I wish to share with you.

I feel there is a real sense of segregation with Kinztubers, not in the sense that people can’t be friends, but in other senses, like opinion, and especially, money. I, myself, have never really told you guys what I’m about to tell you now, because I’ve always tried to be positive and ignore it, but I must tell you guys. I’m not at all rich. My parents are very strict, and money isn’t something my family can just throw around. We spend money on experiences, and hobbies to improve our lives, and make something of them, because we have to think before we spend, and sometimes I get annoyed when I see people on kinztube just throwing their money around.

Now, I understand, of course, that they, mostly, get the money themselves, and can spend it on what they want, but sometimes I stand back and think when I see 11 year olds with $80 in their hands every week, spending it on more useless junk! I know you guys are probably like, “Well you’re a webkinz collector, you’ve obviously spent money on stuff like us too”, but I’ve never spent more than £30 on a webkinz at all, and I buy them very rarely now, and it just annoys me so much.

Being an editor, I know how much it takes to get known and be recognised for your talents. After years of practising and perfecting I finally got to a point where I can say “Yeah, people know who I am”, and be proud of it. But I just can’t help but think that people are just buying their way to fame by purchasing webkinz after webkinz after webkinz, and flashing their money around. Don’t get me wrong, if I had the money I’d buy my favourite rare webkinz now and then, but there is a point where it is just too much. A point where you have multiples of everything, and just don’t know when to say enough is enough.

Anyway. I just needed to get that out.

Please don’t hate.

Emma 

Kinztuber Spotlight: MissieWebkinz

What is Kinztuber Spotlight?

Kinztube Spotlight is a weekly segment here on the blog where I talk about some of my favourite kinztubers, and what makes them special, and awesome!

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This Weeks Kinztuber is MissieWebkinz!

Youtube | DeviantArt |Instagram

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Missiewebkinz, also known as Sophia, never fails to make me smile! She constantly comments on my videos and instagram pictures, and has treated me like such a great friend during her short time on kinztube! Her videos are spectacular and there is a real sense of honest hard work, and dedication all across her videos! She never fails to ask questions, and really works to the best of her ability all the time. It's great to see such a positive attitude towards improving which I rarely see across kinztube, because a lot of people want things done for them. She really wants to make her videos better, and is willing to put in the hard work to get there, especially when she has to juggle her improvement with her school work during her GCSE'S! (By the way, if you are reading this, good luck!)

She even has the attitude towards her art, which, by the way, is absolutely amazing! I've never seen such amazing talent in someone so young, I envy her awesomeness!

Here is an example of her art! Isn't it wonderful?

This is actually my fursona, Chewy! 

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Now, go give her some love and subscribe! I'd love to see her get to 100 subscribers, because she deserves every single one!

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Thanks for reading! 

Emma :)

Editing Advice #1 - An Introduction

Hey guys, what's up? It's me Emma :)

Welcome to the very first editing advice blog post here on my blog. Hopefully you guys learn something new, or get awesome ideas from these posts.

Let's get started.

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Today, I kind of want to tell you guys my opinions on editing, and how I got into it just to give a bit of an introduction to it all.

How I got into editing

As a fairly young, pre teen, I had a huge interest in online videos, and, at the beginning, funny skits, so after I got my first laptop and webcam I went straight to making my own videos. For me it was an escape, and something fun to do in my free time, I remember making music videos with pictures off google so I could memorise lyrics to my favourite songs, news shows set in my Grandma's house, and even just skits with my school friends. I made all these using the super old version of Windows Movie Maker, like most people do. 

When I found kinztube, I was glad to see there was an editing aspect to things. Like many, I started with Windows Movie Maker, when I joined, I didn't even know what Sony Vegas was. A couple of months into kinztube, around christmas time I think, I got sony vegas. At first it was just a jumbled mess of effects and layers that I did not understand, but I was patient and decided to teach myself how to use, and take advantage of all the tools. Most the effects you see in my videos are the results of my ideas and creativity! (And 3 years of experience)

Now, editing is one of my favourite past times, as I can just spend hours doing what I love!

My Opinions on editing

I just want to address one thing before I start teaching you guys anything. Sony Vegas does NOT provide you with pre made effects, you must use the tools they give you to make them YOURSELF! Sorry if that sounds rude at all, but it annoys me how people think that as soon as you get an expensive editor everything is handed to you on a plate. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It requires hours of patience to edit, sometimes with very little results, you start with a completely blank canvas to work on, and you have to work it all out.

Future of this blog

But... I want to help you guys get started! So if you want, comment below any requests. If I do not get any, I will take them directly from my youtube comments :)

Stay tuned next week, where I give you guys some editing tips.

Emma :)

Official Blog Segments!

Hey guys, What's up? It's me Emma! 

So, i've decided, in order to make me motivated, that I want to create segments each day for my blog. I know that at the minute not many people read it, because... i'm building it up, and i'm not sure whether to make it... public? I don't know, it's on my channel, but I haven't announced it..Anyway!

Here is what i'll be doing each day:

Monday: Freestyle: I will do anything I feel like doing :)

Tuesday: Webkinz Spotlight: I will review either one of the webkinz I own, or one I have seen, and possibly post predictions on new webkinz!

Wednesday: Freestyle: I will anything I feel like doing :)

Thursday: Kinztube14 News: I'll tell you guys about what's going on in Kinztube14 and how it's going, also I'll show you guys my video, if it is week 1.

Friday: Editing Advice: I may make videos in the future showing how I edit, but for now I think it will be easier to write about it. So check here for more tips and advice!

Saturday: Kinztube Spotlight: I'll pick one of you guys to be featured and write about you, so others can check out your channel!

Sunday: Weekly Round up: Does what it says on the tin really. Here i'll tell you guys about my life, and my week!

Of course, I can always change these days around or remove segments if they don't work. But this is the layout for now :)

Emma :)

Kinztube Spotlight: VintageWebbie

Hey guys, What's up? It's me Emma! So since my life is pretty boring, and I just go to school and stuff... I decided to add little segments to my blog! (I might make a schedule or something, I don't know)

Anyway, I've always wanted to talk to you guys about some of my inspirations, and people I adore on kinztube! So this is the Kinztube Spotlight segment just for that.

VintageWebbie

I don't know why, but i've always adored Amalie, and have found her to be one of my biggest inspirations with music videos, and just generally working hard to reach your goals. We met a few years back, probably in 2010, and I would say we are pretty good friends! Formally known as TheMusicWebkinz, and FreakyWebkinzxo, VintageWebbie is a true inspiration, and i've really seen her grow into an amazing person!

Firstly let's look at her channel!

Can I just say how beautiful it looks! So many colours! The quality of the photos are just perfect and pristine, and just show what can be done, with a camera and a bit of time :) The only problem here is the subscriber count! Only 249! She should have 10000000000000000 subscribers for sure!

Here is just one example of her beautiful music videos. The editing is beyond anything I can do, and in my opinion my favourite on all of kinztube! The only word I can use to describe it is beautiful, and in others ways breath taking to watch. You can't help but watch her videos over and over again... well at least I can't!

One other thing that makes Amalie amazing is her art! Her deviantart is currently deactivated, but I do have a piece of her art on my computer. This is my character Chewy, she's a red panda :)

This is just one of her head shots, let alone her beautiful full pieces! 

Overall. Amalie shows excellent effort in everything she does, and is truly an inspiration! She reminds me every day that if you keep trying you will succeed and reach your goals!

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"

Emma :)

Well that lasted long....

So this "Daily Blog" is proving to be less... daily. I do apologise for that, I can't always write something daily, but I will definitely try my best!

Anyway! Let's get onto the blogging, and away from the random excuses.

Kinztube Stuff

I guess i'll update you on all my kinztube stuff first. Firstly, I FINISHED FALLEN KINGDOM EPISODE TWOOOO, HELL YEAH! I honestly get so excited when stuff like this happens, like, I am actually doing a big project, and it's working! It took a hell of a lot of work, I know, but it was worth it. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Hmm... what else? Oh yeah, I joined a few MEP's to keep me busy on and active on kinztube. So be sure to check out Webkinzfan91's "This is Halloween" MEP when it comes out in October, as I am part 2, and Webkiinzkitty's "Wake Me Up" MEP, in which I am part 6, when that comes out too! (I am actually still working on that one)

Here is the "This is Halloween" part though :)

Other than that, my own MEP is still on hold until I can get the final part. I have arranged a deal, that if I don't receive it by Saturday, I have a replacement. So hopefully that will be coming very very soon!

Personal Stuff

In terms of personal stuff, I don't actually have an awful lot to say. I've been to school mainly, and have just tried to settle in as much as I can. I've even devised a fool proof plan to not fail my A levels, are you ready for it?

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I made a revision Log! 

I know genius right?

Anyway, i'm basically writing down what i've done at home, so I can keep track of what I am doing, because, to be fair, I am so lazy when it comes to school work. I'd rather be applying it, than writing about it to be fair!

Other than that... that's it!

Talk later :)

Emma :)

Daily Blogging!

Hey guys! What's up? It's me Emmakinz1997!

I've been thinking about this for a while, but today I finally decided to make a new blog for my blogger! I made one before a while back, that wasn't amazing, and now I want to try again! Basically I love reading back on old things I wrote, to see how i've grown, and from those 3 posts I posted more than a year ago, I can tell i've changed!

So here's to the new me, the new blog, and the new experience!
This is not going to be anything fancy, just me writing about my life... if you are interested in it!

Anyway! Let's get straight to the life... stuff... I don't know.

I guess the first big thing that you guys might be interested in is school! Well... I started Sixth Form just over 2 weeks ago, and so far it's great! I love all my subjects and am enjoying it so much! For those who don't know what sixth form is, it is basically where you take your A levels, which are the qualifications needed for university! You can take up to 5 subjects... i think, so I took 4. Traditional Business, ICT, Maths and English Language. I think these subjects are soooooooooooooooo interesting and fun! I basically go on the computer a lot, do creative writing, do maths at a pace I like, and learn about making money from awesome ideas and innovation! Which I love!

I also love how we get free periods, which I do use to study at my own pace, get to go out at lunch, and how small the classes are. My ICT class literally has 6 people in it!

Other than that, I've been working on my kinztube projects, as usual, including Fallen Kingdom, which I am rendering as I write this!

Keep Smiling guys!

Emma :)