Mon dieu my gaddd now I'm in yet another cloud nine session for I've been dropped ANOTHER HUUUUUGE AMOUNT OF TRESOR good ultra generous Universe thaankssz zsoo mmuuuccch..!! This time, unlike the previous breakthrough JUST A SHORT TIME AGO when I won a contest for the grand prize (moowaaahahaha..!! ), I received this one ALMOST FOR NOTHING (from a different, completely unrelated source).. but very curiously the amount is EVEN 135% BIGGER than the ALREADY SUPER HUGE contest reward just WHAAA-.. ?!!
Now I stand corrected: this is the single LARGEST GRANDEST amount of TRESOR ever dropped on my lap - no need to gain some trophy, no even need "X marks the spot" (even though I enjoy the hunts immensely as well!) - good gracious Universe no amount of thank-you is enough 'dis philosopirate is BEYOND HAPPY and so humbled..!!
THE ESCAPE VORTEX IS GETTING WIDER AND WIDER with a more and more FLOWING ENERGY it's an EXHILIRATING RIDE of an exponential progression - OPEN FREAKIN' SESSSAMEEEE..!!! Ima gonna ENJOY THE SAILING & sooo basking on this SHOWER OF BLISSSSSS WOOOOAAAHHOOOO...!!
How super curious indeed all these MULTIPLE breakthroughs (like 8-10!!) is happening during the latest 2 months, and right after my probably most upsetting EXPLOSIVE ANGER of the decade - did that serve as a TNT that broke open some tunnel or maybe better, some antimatter bomb that changed the very fabric of the surrounding Universe (and MY 'fabric' of physical matter as well, changing MY "STRUCTURE"!).. opening some escape black hole??! In any case, turned out it gives me a WAY OUT + NEW OPPORTUNITIES + STRAIGHT OUT TREASURES on the other side and keeps on surprising me AMAZINGLY along the way..!!!
ALL TEARS OF JOY, NEW WORLD it is..!! And Alhambra + my other travel bucket list, heeeeere I coooome..!!
Finally I can go to the big mall again after months, woohooo..! And thanks so much for a new series of aromatherapy I just found there that conveys a sense of travel, and to pretty much exactly my latest target destination: Andalusia district or Morocco and everywhere surrounding! As if this is the approval from the Universe of my dreams omg thank yuoo..!! I mean, what are the odds of someone having the idea of creating an aromatherapy with the title "Courtyard", and then produced it, distributed it, put it in a mall in my city on time aligned with my dream's timing (though actually I've been dreaming it for maybe a year lol)??
I'm so dreaming of chilling out in courtyards like these:
I did have a plan to join an art retreat in the South of France (not Spain or Morocco, but close!) by May, but now that I've learned to appreciate more of the materialistic kind of wealth (means I'm more frugal with it haha), I decided to hold this until I've reached the next milestone next year. Hopefully by that time I'll be sooo WAY UP there that all the abroad travel expenses feels just like a snack money lmao, THE GAME IS ON..!!
Meanwhile, Ima enjoy this already amazing gift of aromatherapy that makes travel by imagination possible! The aroma is leaning on the citrusy sweet side - I usually don't like sweet, but I'm making an exception with this one for it's kinda classy kind of sweet. (Mmm.. can you smell the oranges, lemons, and some flowers in the air?) ππ
Also, thanks so much that I finally can afford to buy those Mediterranean + Middle Eastern-ish patterned porcelain coffee cups I've been eyeing for quite some time! And they're being discounted a lot by the time I visited the store today, mwaahahaa..!
So cuuuute n'est-ce pas? I wish I could buy ALL of them - like 10+ more patterns! - but thank goodness I've got a better mental brake this time, these are treasures enough! Aaah.. now I feel I'm already having that art retreat: happily painting a castle (Alhambra!), an orange orchard, and a few more of beautiful subjects in acrylics.. while also touring around the pretty spots of the country during the week, eating HEAVENLY meals every single day - a vacation of a lifetime!
So dear generous Universe, despite the fact I'm still saving for the trips, thanks so much a GAZILLION already for my personal wealth recovery and WAY BEYOND..!!
Thanks so much for my FREEDOM OF IMAGINATION that includes the freedom to DREAM - whimsically or realistically!
Thanks so much that finally I can have some small luxuries in life!
And maybe more importantly, thanks so much that I can GENUINELY ENJOY ALL THIS, celebrating everything with every fiber of my being!!
(By the way, if you think about it, isn't that what your goal really is about? To be happy, to feel that sense of happiness by SAVORING it through your senses, not much about the content / "cause" of the happy feeling.. though ironically when you feel like you already have it, the content would likely MANIFEST??)
And may I finally achieve my Andalusian / Moroccan travel dream and MUCH MUCH MOAR next year.. or even faster, which ever is best!
You know what? I used to "feel better about myself" when watching the lifestyles of some millionaires, specifically those rich youtubers who seem to have no clue about adulting, haha.. But now, I enjoy this kind of videos in a different way: that means being rich is not really about your lifestyle (at least not 100%), which means you can still be "WHOEVER YOU ARE" - good / bad / sloppy / organized / scattered / etc - and still be rich! Kinds of VALIDATING my currently imperfect lifestyle too lmao!
(Although being wealthy doesn't always equal being physically or MENTALLY healthy, that's for another story.)
Point is, I'm enjoying these voyeuristic "house tour" videos now for the (what I personally perceive) as an underlying sense of FREEDOM. Freedom as in, you're free to either clean up your studio OR NOT - no matter what, you're still a millionaire (and you're GENUINELY enjoying every $ of it)!! Mmm.. can you feel that pure, blissful sense of JOY, FREEDOM, & INDEPENDENCE?
Don't worry, my cave is pretty clean & neat.. for the most part!
*WARNING: All me, me, me.. as usual!*
Words can't express how SKY-HIGH I am right now - I got into a crisis, but at the same time I got a SUPER-BEYOND-AMAZING NEWS that I made a GRAND WINNER (not an honorable mention, not 3rd, not 2nd but the very 1st goddddd so humbled!! ) of a fun art contest with H-U-G-E PRIZE OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG can't believe this is not a dream whoa MY JAW DROPPED IMA EUPHORIC THIS IS THE SINGLE LARGEST HUGEST WORLDLY TREASURE I'VE EVER WON IN MUH SMALL-TIME ARTIST-PHILOSOPIRATE LIFE GOOD GOD THANKS SO BEYYYYOOOND REASON DEAR SUUUUPER GENEROUS UNIVERSE I KNOW HOW I COULD BE SUCH AN INFAMOUS A-H*LE BUT APPARENTLY I STILL CAN HAZ THESE REAL & ETHEREAL GOLD & DIAMONDS I CAN'T EVEN..!!!
(What contest, you asked? I wont tell cuz I luuuve having many secret sporadic avatars, mwahaha..!)
This is so far my REAL LIFE, MOST EPIC JAILBREAK MOMENT, when a complex maze is destroyed to smithereens, a HEAVENLY VORTEX OPENING UP ABOVE READY FOR MY SHIP TO JUMP IN & CROSSOVER, WAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO... BRRRING ME THE HORRRIZON..!!!!!
Super curiously this MEGA BREAKTHROUGH happens after a MEGA BREAKDOWN, like, only 2 days apart..!! I was SUPER ANGRY & COMBATIVE, a crisis followed, but then when things cooled down, I FELT I'M CHANGING INSIDE, metamorphosing if you like / I subconsciously making the problems as STEPPING STONES TO A HIGHER LEVEL / something EXPLODES, CLEARING UP, THUS MAKING SPACE OR RESCEPTACLE FOR ME TO HANDLE 'BIGGER' PROBLEMS BUT ALSO MUCH MORE AMOUNT OF TREASURE, then as if a nod to my intuition, this GRAND TREASURE DID DROPPED ON MY LAP IM JUST *SPEECHLESS*..!!!
On "handling bigger problems" part, I do also sense a legit way to stop this reactive cycle next time and be less volcanic on my approach to manifesting miracle lol (now I realized too being an Alchemist is the name of my game / purpose).. and finally I'd be able to drop a lot of the defensive posture, because the stuff that used to bother me, WONT BE ANYMORE + much of extra SOLID & GROUNDED inner strength! At least that's a glimpse of the vision I got (I believe 1-2 months are enough for the foundation to be fully laid, I'm gonna make this also my FULL TIME JOB!!).
So not only the crisis was averted, I've got more than enough to enjoy many other stuff too, not to mention I'd be at least lessening this roller-coaster / turbulent-stormy-seas pattern of mine and venture into a MUNDUS NOVUS!!
Actually though, the MEGA GRAND PRIZE I won is still 30% of my real target this month. This is my personal challenge in the game of creating miracle - now I wonder if the Universe kinda deliberately brought me such awful situation so I could "EXPLODE-ESCAPE the prison", THUS HELPING ME REACHING THE TARGET..?!! *Bewildered*
So, Ima continue this quest, there's still 2 weeks in February to complete the challenge. Ima gonna DECIDE that that's ENOUGH time cuz by my Alchemist's credos:
1. { Reality is chaotic & fL u I D }
2. Thus, { [ "A.n.Y.t.h.I.n.G. (especially AMAZING things) CAN HAPPEN AT ANY. TIME.!!" ] }
BOOOhahahahaa.. what did I tell ye? This pirate queen a.k.a. SlytherclawPadawan via BlackCloverCreations will nom all your sweets and she did it! Okay, not every candy, but at least glad to be numero uno in this shenanigan - call me Candy Raider Extraordinaire!
And yea I play seriously, so I keep track where the candies I found) are. Most of them are pretty basic, you only need a little patience, so for the easy ones I wont elaborate how I found them. But some hosts are DEVIOUS, truly, so I'll only do the breakdown on them.
Nao, let's carpe omnia candelas, seize all candies! And here are them sweet, sweeeeet bonbons and where to find them!
One of our friendliest hosts - candies are easily found in a profile comment, lots of art in Gallery & a few journals.
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/40807133/5092824469
via profile comment
[trick candy]
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/979814407/5092827493
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Snow-Leopard-Mountain-Majesty-979814407
[trick candy]
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/988783642/5092828092
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/948441613/5092826451
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/SeldomSeenSpeciesSunday-Anhui-Musk-Deer-I-948441613
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/982969261/5092827064
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/970117554/5092827015
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Bunch-of-ACEOs-970117554
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/964131274/5092825432
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Reticulated-Giraffe-964131274
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/961266090/5092825451
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Materials-comparison-coyotes-961266090
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/948986414/5092826468
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Amur-Leopard-Yawn-of-Danger-948986414
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/933650819/5092827049
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/How-to-draw-realistic-art-933650819
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/921751400/5092826153
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/The-right-way-to-improve-921751400
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/879336076/5092827085
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Resting-leopard-879336076
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/763547280/5092826561
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Puma-The-cat-of-many-names-763547280
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/642430695/5092825413
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Mountain-lion-642430695
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/967449010/5092828208
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Reverse-horse-drawing-meme-967449010
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/702664297/5092826576
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Wolf-eyes-702664297
17 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/739319896/5092827148
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Unicorn-horns-739319896
18 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/780411833/5092825600
via https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Northern-Kirin-780411833
CANDIES FOUND: 18
Normal Candies: 16
Trick Candies: 2 (x3)
SCORE: 22
Another beginner-friendly host, you should fine no problem finding lotsa sweets!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975969241/5092671027
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/status-update/Check-this-out-975969241
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/987913351/5092668632
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Gothic-987913351
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/980500401/5092668256
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/The-Wind-of-the-Moment-980500401
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/980700973/5092667631
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/status-update/Just-an-information-about-a-980700973
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/706362311/5092673053
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Autumn-Still-Life-706362311
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/956184126/5092671262
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Haiku-work-Fire-956184126
[trick candy]
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/839999004/5092675387
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Dream-stone-Expedition-839999004
[trick candy]
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/875038175/5092675007
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/814288926/5092672719
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Sunbathing-814288926
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/804866487/5092668470
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/Plant-A-Tree-For-You-And-Me-Project-804866487
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/642844139/5092671942
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/art/A-Mini-Bat-642844139
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/533406445/5092672528
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/962304051/5092670867
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/status-update/A-little-rant-or-962304051
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/939763545/5092672271
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/status-update/Check-this-out-939763545
[trick candy]
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/927300850/5092674559
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914281705/5092667955
via https://www.deviantart.com/malintra-shadowmoon/status-update/Do-you-need-an-extended-914281705
CANDIES FOUND: 16
Normal Candies: 13
Trick Candies: 3 (x3)
SCORE: 22
Surprisingly found many candies here, but you have to explore the Posts section more - actually that's faster than scouring the Gallery, because you can skip the potentially image-heavy content and just unroll the comments, hehe..
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/968619747/5092776734
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/OPEN-Chibi-Adoptable-1-968619747
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/943787261/5092771891
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/Plushie-Chonkmander-943787261
[trick candy]
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/873419537/5092771416
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/Springtime-Charmander-873419537
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/855705616/5092771607
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/Wizard-Charmander-855705616
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845907586/5092771675
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/18-06-845907586
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/844109420/5092771551
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/Paper-aeroplane-844109420
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/842284121/5092771778
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/art/A-Star-is-Born-842284121
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/976888901/5092773440
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Team-Tutorial-Feature-Birthday-Cake-976888901
[trick candy]
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/976622477/5092772112
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/Show-some-love-to-this-976622477
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975072966/5092773530
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/DailyFeatures-July2023-975072966
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975068020/5092773598
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/Show-some-love-to-these-975068020
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/974549189/5092773704
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Inspire-and-Empower-Gratitude-974549189
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/969915951/5092772814
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Inspire-and-Empower-Mindfulness-969915951
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/972713743/5092773769
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/Ready-to-win-some-prizes-972713743
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/972229453/5092773859
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Team-Tutorial-Feature-Hot-Doggos-972229453
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/971573968/5092773970
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/Mini-giveaway-Share-your-971573968
17 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/969976296/5092774056
18 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/968049213/5092774185
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/Check-out-this-cute-adoptable-968049213
19 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/966164061/5092774401
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/Why-I-Adopt-966164061
20 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/949200880/5092772886
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/open-commissions-info-949200880
21 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/921077446/5092773350
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/journal/DailyFeatures-June2022-921077446
22 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21654806/5092776597
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/21654806
23 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21511927/5092776487
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/21511927
24 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21432594/5092776394
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/21432594
25 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/66/1589032/5092776662
via Shop: https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/commission/Sketch-Commission-1589032
26 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/20833163/5092776275
via https://www.deviantart.com/alexanderpaupoff/status-update/20833163
CANDIES FOUND: 26
Normal Candies: 24
Trick Candies: 2 (x3)
SCORE: 30
[ALL RAIDED!]
Since there aren't as many as art and journals as the cases with the other hosts, you should be able to raid them all no problem! At least that's what I believe, @wylderness please confirm if I've found all your candies if you like.~
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/760439395/5092793805
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Waterscape-II-760439395
[trick candy]
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/760301278/5092793727
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/journal/Stock-rules-760301278
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/935217636/5092793946
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Forest-stock-33-935217636
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975726133/5092792789
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Bush-stock-1-975726133
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975726117/5092792990
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Branch-stock-3-975726117
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/975496926/5092793050
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Rocks-stock-9-975496926
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/973700053/5092793768
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Waterscape-stock-38-973700053
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/958049796/5092793088
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Shore-stock-8-958049796
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/957293038/5092793010
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Winterscape-stock-92-957293038
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/957224818/5092793822
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Winterscape-stock-71-957224818
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/957224750/5092793033
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Forest-stock-39-957224750
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/934351914/5092793778
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Iceland-stock-46-934351914
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/926826064/5092793836
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Waterscape-stock-28-926826064
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/897601508/5092793792
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Flowers-stock-1-897601508
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/858797657/5092793934
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Mountain-stock-LXXXII-858797657
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/858279159/5092793961
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Mountain-stock-LXIII-858279159
17 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/777585932/5092793970
via https://www.deviantart.com/wylderness/art/Winterscape-stock-XXIII-777585932
CANDIES FOUND: 17
Normal Candies: 16
Trick Candies: 1 (x3)
SCORE: 19
Too bad I only have a little time for this veteran DA host, I bet there are more to find in his journals!
01 https://sta.sh/018tztvmeops
via "spooky" in devID
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/808159489/5092718436
via https://www.deviantart.com/morbidman187/art/Red-Ackie-3-808159489
03 https://sta.sh/01f8u7kyt0a9
via https://www.deviantart.com/morbidman187/art/Blue-Death-Feigning-Beetle-807238407
via https://www.deviantart.com/morbidman187/art/Man-Behind-the-Mask-44323249
[trick candy]
05 https://sta.sh/010ozzez6von
via https://www.deviantart.com/morbidman187/art/Random-27044217
CANDIES FOUND: 5
Normal Candies: 4
Trick Candies: 1 (x3)
SCORE: 7
Searching for candies in her OMGGODDAMN GIGANTIC castle / gallery is like scouring for needles in the haystack, so you've got to know where to look. I used the keyword trick for the Gallery section, only open the deviations coming up from this search: "halloween", "candy", "pumpkin", "autumn", and "october". I found quite some! I got a few too from the Posts, but I didn't even pass page 3 out of bloody 186 lmao!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/988884469/5092521396
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/status-update/Ever-since-I-made-my-988884469
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/987493129/5092521221
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/journal/Spooky-or-Sweet-987493129
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/982393514/5092521025
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/journal/15-Under-50-Feature-17-982393514
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/941927610/5092521256
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Dog-Days-of-Summer-941927610
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/803744988/5092521574
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Hush-Hush-803744988
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/862953586/5092520752
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Autumnal-Vibes-862953586
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/862953575/5092521299
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Pumpkin-Harvest-862953575
[trick candy]
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/813037250/5092521764
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Dark-Dreamer-813037250
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/967112049/5092520982
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/status-update/I-would-love-if-you-967112049
[trick candy]
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/953008924/5092521924
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/status-update/Just-had-to-share-this-953008924
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/926058137/5092521433
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/Stay-hydrated-926058137
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/952715789/5092520964
via https://www.deviantart.com/queen-kitty/art/A-Pair-for-Tea-952715789
CANDIES FOUND: 12
Normal Candies: 10
Trick Candies: 2 (x3)
SCORE: 16
Ah, another new DA CV, this one has a very colorful (and feel 'sweet' on the eyes, if that makes sense) gallery. Candies are pretty easy to find in her art & journals, but too bad I haven't got the time to rob 'em all!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/63288710/5092731120
via profile comment
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/929067875/5092737335
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/874652901/5092735915
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/899370164/5092733434
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/art/Gift-Cheers-Pencil-Boy-899370164
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/885538909/5092731612
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/art/Raffle-Prize-Exploration-Sensation-885538909
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/877697144/5092736706
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/art/Art-Trade-Playful-Puppies-877697144
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/865861453/5092734335
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/art/Fan-Art-Idle-Rich-865861453
[trick candy]
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/943932261/5092732984
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/art/Baking-First-Cake-Order-943932261
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/923242929/5092735438
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/status-update/Hello-again-all-I-m-back-923242929
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/881410625/5092731398
[trick candy]
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/22142278/5092732702
via https://www.deviantart.com/llanellawhatcake/status-update/22142278
CANDIES FOUND: 11
Normal Candies: 9
Trick Candies: 2 (x3)
SCORE: 15
[ALL RAIDED!]
I believe I've raided all their candies coz I've explored everything in the Gallery, Posts, and everything. But only 6 candies? Daymn there's a stingy host lol, unless I'm wrong - @averageearthfolk could you please confirm I've got all the sweets, if you pleez?
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/55591062/5092785747
via profile comment
[trick candy]
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/952508481/5092785807
via https://www.deviantart.com/averageearthfolk/art/Fianate-Kavanagh-Reference-Sheet-952508481
[trick candy]
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/982139882/5092785884
via https://www.deviantart.com/averageearthfolk/status-update/Check-out-this-awesome-birthday-982139882
[trick candy]
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/971393255/5092785897
via https://www.deviantart.com/averageearthfolk/journal/June-2023-Art-Roundup-Feature-971393255
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/877842029/5092785723
via https://www.deviantart.com/averageearthfolk/art/Peekaboo-877842029
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/839880528/5092785705
via https://www.deviantart.com/averageearthfolk/art/Neon-Blues-839880528
CANDIES FOUND: 6
Normal Candies: 3
Trick Candies: 3 (x3)
SCORE: 12
If @Queen-Kitty has tons in her Gallery, this queen of DA CV has gazillions of JOURNALS to scavenge on, in which keyword lookup can't be used (coz DA removed that feature since Eclipse) - it's a castle with NO short cuts, I believe, only patience will give you candies.. and unfortunately I hadn't got much time. So I ended up only finding 4 measly candies, waaargh!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/986148726/5092710887
via https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13/art/Drawtober-Day-13-Thirteen-986148726
[trick candy]
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/42252619/5092710264
via https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13/art/Happy-Halloween-2006-42252619
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/932131008/5092709428
via https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13/art/The-Batman-Coloured-932131008
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/12142099/5092709398
via https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13/art/Triskaidekaphobia-12142099
CANDIES FOUND: 4
Normal Candies: 3
Trick Candies: 1 (x3)
SCORE: 6
Oooh.. Ladies and gentlemen, here's where the fun begins: @craftsbyblue has proven to be one of the most devious hosts of all by inventing the ingenious ways of hiding their bon-sweet-bons!
Firstly, lemme tell ya the basic trick to find them:
Open a webpage, e.g. a deviation page, a journal page, or a Posts page (where everything is still unrolled)
Right click > choose "View page source"
In the source page, click CTRL + F > type "https://sta.sh (not just "sta.sh")
In a normal page where there's no additional sta.sh link, there shall be only two https://sta.sh found (basic links to sta.sh editor). So if there's a sta.sh file embedded in the page, there should be 3 or more, and that's where your hidden candies are! In some occasions though, the extra sta.sh link refer to just extra image attachment, no candy. This is where your patience is tested, indeed. And even though I knew the tricks, too bad I hadn't got enough time to explore and raid them all.
Oh, by the way, it seems that she already removed all the original entries to the sta.sh links when I visited them again as I was writing this journal. But being a professional treasure hunter that I am, I managed to save all the links. So although the doors are gone, we still can visit the secret chambers, mwahahaa..
More details are explained in screenshots below!
01 https://sta.sh/comments/61/8x7wj61oqg/5091905255
via https://sta.sh/08x7wj61oqg
via Shop https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/commission/Seriously-Don-t-Buy-This-1652160
- HOW TO FIND IT -
Visit her Shop page, open the commission page titled "Seriously Don't Buy This" (now already removed):
The page is gone, but I remember the comment section where there were maybe ~50 cherry blossom icons spread out through ~50 comments (LOVED how she hid it!!). The challenge was to find which of the flower was the sta.sh link. There are 2 ways to find out:
Click CTRL + A >> see which icon is 'isolated' - the ordinary icons would act like text, while the sta.sh link would act like an image (hard to explain, sorry)
Just use the "View page source" trick, isolate the unique third sta.sh link and voila!
02 https://sta.sh/comments/61/1852sef54fb/5091902568
via https://sta.sh/01852sef54fb
via About page (use "View Page Source" trick)
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit her profile page @craftsbyblue , use the "View page source" technique, there should be only one unique sta.sh link if I remember it right. The door was the word "Patreon" or its icon (now removed).
BOOM!
03 https://sta.sh/comments/61/16kznockubh/5091901893
via https://sta.sh/016kznockubh
via https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/art/Out-of-Memory-Magic-923627183
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit the deviation called "Out of Memory - Magic" via the link above, then use "View page source" trick, find a hidden sta.sh. (But how to nail down this particular deviation, you ask? By the usual way: patiently exploring her Gallery until you find an anomaly lmao. ) You'll notice that one of the embedded art actually linked to a sta.sh file.
Found ya!
[trick candy]
04 https://sta.sh/comments/61/14pmabbgr2b/5092316137
via https://sta.sh/014pmabbgr2b
via Subscription Tier 1: https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/tier/Waste-of-Money-989564399 (use "View Page Source" trick)
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit her Subscription section, open Tier 1 page titled "Waste of Money" (now already removed):
If I remember it right, the entry was a void (transparent sta.sh png) somewhere in the description or comment. Brilliant, super sneaky!
05 https://sta.sh/comments/61/2cjrchfb3qt/5092311353
via https://sta.sh/02cjrchfb3qt
via https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/art/Out-of-Memory-Cold-Spring-Moon-875164085
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit the deviation called "Out of Memory - Cold Spring Moon" per the link above, use "View page source", look for a unique sta.sh. You'll find that the moon-star icon was the one (now the link was reverted back to original).
Feast on it!
[trick candy]
06 https://sta.sh/comments/61/103gai9ome6/5091902178
via https://sta.sh/0103gai9ome6
via https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/art/Out-of-Memory-Chapter-2-Page-22-986834092
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit the deviation "Out of Memory Chapter 2 - Page 22" via the link above, use "View page source" as usual, discover an invisible black hole sta.sh! Gotta love 'em voids! And I was the only one discovering this too apparently, also it's a TRICK candy, pirate is super satisfieddd!! It feels like I'm joining a real life treasure hunt in a castle, and I found a secret chamber (complete with room service and every awesome bonuses you can think of!) anyone else can't find, and so I could chill out there alone for HOURS like a super pampered royal cat, aaaahh..!! There's an idea if anybody want to create such event for real!
OPEN SESSSAMMEEE..!!
07 https://sta.sh/comments/61/12hng7b6kvt/5091904101
via https://sta.sh/012hng7b6kvt
via https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/art/Out-of-Memory-Chapter-2-Page-1-962514580
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit the deviation "Out of Memory Chapter 2 - Page 1" via the link above, use "View page source" thing, find a hidden sta.sh. This time the gate was through the word "Makoto something [sorry I forgot]" (now removed). Another one I nommed alone, woohooo..!!
*secret door opening sound effect!*
08 https://sta.sh/comments/61/134wwfxj3o1/5091903453
via https://sta.sh/0134wwfxj3o1
via https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue/art/Out-of-Memory-Chapter-1-Page-16-956350073
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit the deviation titled "Out of Memory Chapter 1 - Page 16" via the link above, use "View page source", isolate a unique sta.sh. I think back then, the entry was the supposed link to the next deviation "Out of Memory Chapter 1 - Page 17", except this time it linked to a sta.sh, not the intended deviation. Or was it an embedded image, though?
Another secret chamber discovered!
[trick candy]
09 https://sta.sh/comments/61/1t87u0qv6ay/5092180853
via https://sta.sh/01t87u0qv6ay
via a journal somewhere in Posts pg. 1 (use "View Page Source" trick)
- HOW TO FIND THIS -
Visit her Posts section, just the first page (don't bother to unroll every page) and use the "View page source" again. You'll find out that among the image-heavy journals, there's apparently a unique sta.sh link hidden (though now already removed), just open the link in a new tab! I wasn't interested to check from which journal the sta.sh came from coz her journals are packed with images, could slow down my browser lol, sorry!
And that 's the last secret room I could find in this enigmatic castle! And oh, also another exclusive one solely claimed by moi, yeeeharrrr!!
CANDIES FOUND: 9
Normal Candies: 6
Trick Candies: 3 (x3)
SCORE: 15
Ah, back to a normal candy hunt again! In this case of friendly host, you only need a bit of time exploring their Gallery (mostly) and Posts. Though apparently I wasn't patient enough to find and nom them all lol.
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/987334349/5092732310
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/status-update/Twenty-Years-on-DA-987334349
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/972263054/5092778059
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/journal/Let-s-Thank-Them-plus-free-gifts-972263054
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/773203893/5092778222
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Pumpkin-Boy-773203893
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/981193738/5092732155
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Io-the-Rat-Terrier-Dog-in-the-Snow-981193738
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/815995416/5092778397
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Another-day-another-song-815995416
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/819507704/5092778286
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Knight-Effigies-at-Monk-s-Kirby-819507704
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/804182781/5092778154
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Into-the-woods-in-wintertime-804182781
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/973158618/5092732819
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Medieval-hall-in-Winchester-UK-973158618
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/980446099/5092732416
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Oxford-Graves-980446099
[trick candy]
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/988768140/5092731728
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Uneven-Windows-988768140
[trick candy]
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/981701296/5092729162
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Tuna-the-Samoyed-Dog-981701296
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/6452203/5092728568
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Requiem-6452203
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/790479957/5092727944
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/winter-window-seat-790479957
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/904720239/5092727680
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Nine-904720239
[trick candy]
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/985891876/5092727298
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/The-Round-Church-in-Cambridge-985891876
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/985709239/5092725886
via https://www.deviantart.com/barefootliam/art/Seville-Street-985709239
CANDIES FOUND: 16
Normal Candies: 13
Trick Candies: 3 (x3)
SCORE: 22
With this host, it's Christmas! You can easily find about 40 candies if you're persistent enough. But yeah, by the way, some of her candies did hide in tricky places, namely, her @Artistle GROUP journals! Apparently these journals don't automatically show in her profile, that's the sneaky part. And of course as a Professional Candy Bandit Ima sssooo happy being one of the hunters discovering this, huehehehe..
By the way, some of her candies are super hidden (or need a bit extra patience to explore) that only very few could find them, and I'm extra proud to find this below only I got to pounce, yasss!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/4/12159655/5092733785
via profile comment
02 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/66/1554864/5092778402
03 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/66/1554843/5092778519
04 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/986454633/5092736308
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Drawtober-2023-Prompt-1-2-3-and-4-986454633
05 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/895915628/5092742286
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Little-Hoofs-Celebrate-Halloween-895915628
[trick candy]
06 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/332878427/5092738403
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Halloween-Skin-332878427
07 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/332780638/5092765437
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Background-Halloween-332780638
08 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/956958990/5092741415
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/My-WhatsApp-Avatar-956958990
09 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/927312770/5092767775
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/DA-COMMUNITY-POSITIVITY-CHALLENGE-PROMPT-5-927312770
10 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/892127442/5092757504
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Landscape-practice-892127442
11 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/870081886/5092734896
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Harley-Quinn-x-Joker-870081886
12 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/870079864/5092742557
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Jar-with-Flowers-4-870079864
13 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/849504869/5092757745
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Nacho-in-the-paradise-2016-849504869
14 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/922516269/5092768029
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/7-DAYS-OF-DA-GRATITUDE-CHALLENGE-DAY-4-922516269
15 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/918393080/5092768273
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/status-update/Artistle-needs-help-getting-up-918393080
16 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/882549675/5092771292
17 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/879162295/5092768648
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/ArtHeart-Vol-14-Wallpaper-879162295
18 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/22100388/5092768965
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/status-update/22100388
19 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/859850693/5092769185
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/Halloween-Feature-Black-Cats-859850693
20 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/20974686/5092769481
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/status-update/20974686
21 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845932107/5092772020
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/ArtHeart-Vol-3-Traditional-Painting-845932107
22 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/845635576/5092769729
23 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/796017963/5092758310
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Hi-Mister-Perfect-796017963
24 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/700281379/5092759322
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/My-beautiful-little-angels-Yukio-and-Sayumi-700281379
25 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/799389734/5092778165
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/The-Story-of-The-Little-Mermaid-Disney-799389734
26 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/16493884/5092770596
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/status-update/16493884
27 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/777759367/5092773037
28 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/769203839/5092778060
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/History-of-Floral-Painting-769203839
29 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/668291203/5092762320
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Frosted-Cupcake-668291203
30 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/654594582/5092762479
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Improvement-Challenge-In-the-Clouds-654594582
31 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/655605048/5092777897
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/Interview-with-Doringota-655605048
32 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/656585982/5092779491
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/My-Daily-Deviation-Highlights-Vol-5-656585982
[trick candy]
33 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/651828667/5092744466
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/If-I-Could-DD-Traditional-Art-651828667
34 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/651293584/5092772832
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/If-I-could-DD-Fan-Art-651293584
35 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/538858689/5092763345
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/Sleeping-7-Days-Color-Challenge-Day-7-538858689
36 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/529572849/5092764865
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/art/10-Tips-to-Manage-Groups-in-DA-529572849
37 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/533519183/5092777747
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/Interview-with-Lauraypablo-533519183
38 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/513951338/5092777344
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/Traditional-to-Digital-Lineart-and-Color-513951338
39 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/960428841/5092772600
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/ArtHeart-Vol-28-Traditional-Drawing-960428841
40 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/904549959/5092773262
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/ArtHeart-Vol-22-Fan-Art-II-904549959
41 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/897915025/5092772393
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/ArtHeart-Vol-20-Fashion-Photography-897915025
42 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/888404964/5092771486
43 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/929550999/5092771642
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/SHOW-YOUR-COLORS-VOL-30-SELF-CARE-929550999
44 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/973929893/5092776522
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/SHOW-YOUR-COLORS-VOL-35-POSITIVE-THINKING-973929893
45 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/916248204/5092771794
via https://www.deviantart.com/pascua-tanya/journal/SHOW-YOUR-COLORS-VOL-25-MOTHER-DAY-916248204
CANDIES FOUND: 45
Normal Candies: 43
Trick Candies: 2 (x3)
SCORE: 49
By the gods of cookies, candies, and oreos, I thought @craftsbyblue was the most villainous of all hosts - I was wrong, should have awarded it to @phoenixleo. I think I spent my time mostly focusing on @pascua-tanya (for the potentials of muchos, MUCHOS de dulces!), @craftsbyblue (for the promise of fun challenges), and this host (for the promise of possibly even MORE fun challenges).
But after exploring everything in his Gallery, all subfolders, 5 of 27 pages of Scraps, all profile comments until December 4, 2021, 20 pages of Posts from the newest order, 3 pages of Posts from the oldest order, 1 page of Posts from the middle, About, Shop, Subscriptions pages, and also tried all the sta.sh searching tricks (which leads to MILLIONS of red herrings) - I decided I was done, it's no fun no moar!! I only found ONE, which was pretty obvious and everybody got to nom.
@phoenixleo pleez pleez pleeeeeaze show us where yuor other candies are!
01 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/919542584/5092689972
via https://www.deviantart.com/phoenixleo/journal/DD-Round-Up-March-May-2022-919542584
Normal Candies: 1
Trick Candies: -
SCORE: 1
18 + 16 + 26 + 17 + 5 + 12 + 11 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 45 + 1
= 186
22 + 22 + 30 + 19 + 7 + 16 + 15 + 12 + 6 + 15 + 22 + 49 + 1
= 236
So there yuo are, fellow hunters and curious visitors! Hope you enjoy this fun reveal. Remember the tricks for the next scavenger hunts!
Oh actually I've got one more neat trick, but I deliberately don't show it here so you wont get smart, thus I'd still have the advantage, mwwwahahahaa..
Thanks to the CVs for keeping the Halloween hunt tradition! I wonder, though, my calculation is slightly different than yours, 6 points higher than the official count. I'm sure my math is flawless lmao but heck I'm happy enough to get the first place, makes me still the Unbeatable, Most-Wanted Candy Bandit, yo ho ho ho..!!