Mask Decoration Contest Finished: Please Vote!

[birdshell]

Please see the Mask Decorating Contest entries below. (I have gathered them all into this posting for your convenience.)


We have PRIZES for our Mask Decorating Contest. Some of our own have offered to donate their talents. Thanks to all three of you, because it was VERY, VERY generous of you.

Here is what we have:
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FOR EACH CATEGORY:
Each person, who made one or more entries, will receive:

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1 Pad-A-Cheek product provided by PADACHEEK, aka Karen Moore and to be chosen at the discretion of Karen Moore

For more information:
Click Here for the Pad-A-Cheek Website


"Just because we have to wear the MASK all night,
does not mean we have to wear the MARKS all morning."

Treatment for Sleep Apnea has its challenges.
CPAP masks can be uncomfortable and leave marks on your face in the morning.
Getting used to this therapy has enough challenges without adding marks on our faces.
These are common complaints and reasons for non-compliance of treatment.
The straps on the headgear can be made more comfortable and those marks on
your face can be mostly, if not completely, prevented.

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AND
1 ComfortSleeve, provided by Offerocker and to be chosen at the discretion of Offerocker

For more information:
Click Here for the ComfortSleeve Website


ComfortSleeve

CPAP HOSE COVERS
insulates your heated hose and

HELPS PREVENT RAINOUT!!

Hi-quality, soft fleece with cuffs and handy pull-strap, hidden ties.
Soft and Washable
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FOR THE OVERALL WINNER:

A book from Liam1965, aka Liam Johnson, to be chosen by Liam Johnson:

Cue Ball City (and other bald musings)

Have you ever been to your children's school "music" concert? Been hiking in insane heat or cold? Had sleep apnea? Been bald? If so, you're going to love this take on these and other topics. If not, you're still going to laugh out loud.

For more information or to purchase Liam's book:

Click Here for More Information on Liam Johnson’s book, Cue Ball City
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Each of these forum members have made this contest even more special through their donations. It would be great if we could support their endeavors.

Please note that I have made this posting with information from their respective websites. Any mistakes are not to be held against the prize providers.

Thank you, everyone.

Karen


Here is a list of the eligible entries and I have not listed ineligible ones, but have included them at the end of the posting.

Cowpap
The Elephant Man
Elvis
Santa and Rudolph
CPAP Talk Celebrity: Rested Gal Tribute
Lance Armstrong: Seven-Time Champion of the Tour de CPAP
Bagpap
Paddy C. PAP
Jason on xPAP Mask
Sexy Swift

[/img]"COWPAP!!"

Since nothing has been said about the contest for a while, I'll toss in another entry. The idea for this one came from a post I made several weeks ago (perhaps as many as three months ago), in which I commented about the protagonist in the movie, Elephant Man. Sadly, I cannot adequately duplicate the call of a bull elephant...

Thank you ...... Thank you very much

Our own cpaptalk CELEBRITY!!!!



We love you, rested gal!!

Catnapper

Since I'm a cyclist...

My darling son volunteered himself (for a $5.00 fee..lol) to be my model for the contest.



Please say hello to PADDY C. PAP!!! He's our youngest leprechaun!

Hmmmm...not sure if this was a Scariest, Funniest or Best Celebrity entry so I'll let the judges place it where they wish.....if you are scared of horror movies, DON'T LOOK FURTHER!!!!!!!





Jason on xPAP! Apparently his therapy is NOT working for him! hehehe..and you thought Sleep Apnea was scary!



Jason (aka my son Christian) strikes a pose!

Enjoy!
Mary

(Apologies in advance to the pur-SleepGuy, whose product I use and enjoy. Hope you can take a joke, as is my intention. Remember about imitation and flattery.)

You often read where people complain about the loudness of the xpap machine, the whistles, squeaks and squeals of the mask leaks, and the burps and farts of aerophagia. Julie Andrews was right – the pillows are alive with the sound of cpap.
Soon cpaptalk will have a new member, an OSA sufferer called SoundGal, who has developed a new and exciting addition to the cpap therapy – Sound Therapy. Members who have posted about their difficulties with the sound of cpap may receive a PM offer of the opportunity for a free trial with the only obligation being a positive evaluation of the product. Members will begin posting their glowing reviews of Sound Therapy. SoundGal will post frequently in reply, and in each post there will be a bit of infomercial citing a scientific study showing the benefits of listening to special sounds as you sleep with cpap. She will drop tempting hints of new and tantalizing sounds soon to come with her product. Her tag line will include a link to her website http://www.SoundSleep.com.
Johnny Goodman will immediately include this new addition to the https://www.cpap.com line of cpap comfort accessories.
Before long there will be another category in the cpaptalk member profile so you can list your machine, mask, humidifier and software, and now –
your COMFORT-THERAPY!
Yes, go to her webpage where for only $919.95 (plus shipping and handling) you can start to enjoy the benefits and pleasures of….
BAG-PAP!


Get yours today!

Okay, here goes. Who ever thought a Swift Nasal Pillows could look sexy?

What do you think? Funny or sexy?



My husband took the pictures. There was another one he liked better!

INELIGIBLE ENTRIES:

Roxy wanted to be in the contest too!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ENTRY IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CONTEST PLACEMENT.

Below, please find the ULTIMATE pantyhose strap. This little invention is an actual improvement over that of Rested Gal Laura, as that sweet little mask doesn't MOVE! NOPE! NOT AT ALL!



Interest in this product has been expressed for use as an 'official' accessory to the Twilight NP, and marketing discussion has given this the working title of:

AURA

The working title was chosen due to the surround of the pantyhose fabric, and the lovely glow given the outlook of the wearer. Further market research may cause a name change more in keeping with the blockage of light due to the dark color of the pantyhose fabric. Any further developments will be reported on the best forum on the Internet, http://www.xpaptalk.com.

This has the added benefit of being a deterrent to any night time burglars. Those who dare to enter a home, or bedroom, when confronted by this specter may just have a case for dismissal of their case. Reason: the cruel and unusual punishment to which the perpetrators were exposed whilst performing the break-in.


PLEASE NOTE: Any resemblance between the photo above and the hedgehog avatar wearing the gas mask is purely coincidental and in no way reflects the attempts of birdshell to plagiarize a contest entry. Anyone wishing to use the photo above as an avatar may PM birdshell, but...WHO would?

OK, FOLKS!! This is the last day for contest entries.

We are getting down to the "wire"--and so, I just had to post this decorated Breeze.

Is this what y'all meant by "kinky"?



Just a reminder: This is not a competitive submission, just one to have some fun. Since I'm running (after a fashion ) the contest, I wouldn't feel right entering the contest.

It just wasn't right to have an empty category--not when I had an idea for an entry.

[Guest]

I would just like to tell Karen thanks again for taking the time and effort to bring a little fun into our lives. I wish more folks had jumped in and played along but be that as it may, those who did sure enjoyed themselves! I hope you enjoy all the entries and please don't pass this by. Cast your vote and maybe throw in a little note for Karen!

Mary

[Catnapper]

I also want to publicly thank Karen for doing a great job. I know lots of people viewed the masks even if they didn't comment or decorate a mask. Now is the time to say how much you appreciate her organizing work.

I enjoyed participating and seeing all the other masks.

Thanks Karen.

[bookwrm63]

Bump......now vote!

[birdshell]

Thank you so very much for your compliments. I really enjoyed doing the mask contest myself, although it took a bit more time than I had expected.

A big THANKS to those who posted entries; having the contest made me learn how to use my camera and upload photos. That is a great thing for me, and was dead easy.

Please remember to vote!

Karen

[birdshell]

Please note that the voting will end on Sunday, April 1, 2007.

[rested gal]

Karen, you did such a great job organizing the contest. All the entries were fun to see. Kudos to you, and to everyone who worked up those clever entries.

Thanks for showcasing the super sense of humor of people who dressed their masks up for fun! LOL!!

[MissDozer]

I'm delurking to say how much I love these masks! Kudos to all who participated in the contest!

[gulfpearl]

Thanks Karen for all your work even though there wasn't many entries the ones that were entered were all good . VOTE FOLKS

[kteague]

Entries - Thanks to those forum members who put forth the effort to give the rest of us the opportunity to lighten up for a bit. And a special thanks to the family members who got involved - kids, you were GREAT!

MissDozer - so the name for a first post is "delurking" huh? I love it! Welcome.

Karen,
Thank you so much for pulling this together. Sorry I didn't get mine submitted on time - been a bit of a rough time for me and was out of sync. When things settle down (preparing to move) maybe I can post it just for fun as you've suggested. And thank you for your efforts to making life a bit more pleasant for others here. You've been a tremendous source of encouragement to me. Thanks again. Will vote now.

Kathy

[birdshell]

Thanks for all of the thanks. It is really a joy to do things with and for the wonderful people on this forum. I would encourage anyone to continue to post decorated masks for fun; that is really the point of the contest.

If you have not voted yet, would you please? We would like to have many votes, even from those who may not have been happy about the contest originally.

Karen

[birdshell]

Please vote!

[felineperson3]

Thanks Karen for all your efforts in organizing the contest to create a little fun for everyone on the forum--those that took the time to be creative and the rest of us getting to enjoy seeing the efforts of those that contributed.
Best wishes and pleasant dreams to all!

[SleepGal]

Good News!!!

Bag-Pap is now available from all online cpap suppliers!!!


APRIL FOOL!!!


SleepGal

[Patrick A]

I like them all a lot of thought went into each of them