The Legend of Zelda : part 3

Nicki's house was a wonderful place.
It was big, and a whole new place for the golden hamster to explore. But something was still missing: she didn't have a name. And every hamster needed a name.
At the time, Nicki had a game that she liked to play, called the Legend of Zelda. She was very good at it, and so she decided to name the golden hamster Zelda.
Zelda missed her friends at the petstore, and she missed her sister too, but she loved her new home and she didn't want to leave.

Then one day, one of Nicki's friends bought a hamster, too. Her name was Dee, and her hamster looked just like Zelda. When Dee came to visit Nicki, she brought her hamster with her, introducing her as Goldie, and so the two hamsters met. And that was when they discovered; they were sisters.

Holiday Contest!

Here's to the holidays with a very wintery new contest.

RULES:
Design a christmas card and adress it to one of the characters.
Say a few words about them, and include either a holiday illustration or a drawing of the character you choose.
Contest ends on December 22, 2012 at 12:00pm.
1 entry per person, or entries will be disqualified. All entrants must live in Canada.
Please send all your entries to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com by the due date.

THE PRIZE: an all-exclusive mini Nibbles story including the secret hamster, Frost.

Good luck, I can't wait to see all your entries!

Guess What?

Have you missed The Adventures of Nibbles while I've been gone?
Well, I hope the answer is yes, because guess what? WE'RE BACK!

That's right, Nibblers. Nibbles is coming back with power, and just in time for the holidays! We'll have new items, new contests, new polls, you name it.

Tell your family, tell your pets, tell your friends, you can even tell your enemies.
Believe me, you won't wanna miss it.

XOXO~!

Contest winners!

So, there are three winners for the Scavenger Hunt Contest, and here they are...

1st place:     KLARA BAJLON
    prize: Glen's Chocolate Truffle (exclusive)
2nd place:  ETHAN DROSSOS
   prize: 100 nibblets
3rd place:  ALEXANDRA SIKLOS
   prize: 50 nibblets

Congratulations, all three of you! You did a great job and will all recieve your personal prizes.
Please enter my next contest too!!!

Nibblicious Challenge 004

The first ever Nibbles Scavenger Hunt!!!

This challenge is a bit different than the others.
Here, there is a list of 5 items you must find for the scavenger hunt. I will be giving away three prizes instead of one; 50 nibblets for 3rd place, 100 nibblets for 2nd place, and a limited edition Glen's Chocolate Truffle for 1st place! Here are your instructions:

THE CHALLENGE: find these 5 items, then email me a photo of each one (or just show me, if you get the chance!) 
Items:
1. A button
2. A mask
3. Any article of black clothing
4. A piece of lace
5. A spy tool (magnifying glass, fingerprint reader, decoder, etc.)
THE DETAILS: email me your photos to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com (Extra points if you can find a way to give me the items)
THE PRIZES: In first place: Glen's Chocolate Truffle. In second place: 100 nibblets. In third place: 50 nibblets.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE!!!

Nibblers: Goldie has died.

Sometime last night, my very own hamster hit her finish. By how I found her, we can assume she died of old age, probably while sleeping. This will be my last hamster, so unless I find someone getting a pet I will possibly throw out my supplies.

In honor of both Goldie's and Zelda's death, I have created two memoirs, one in gold (for Goldie) and one in bronze (for Zelda). These will be placed in a 'peace garden' so that we will always remember the two loving sisters.

We will never forget them!!!

Valentine's Contest!

Excited for V-Day? We are too, and here's another contest, just in time!


YOUR CHALLENGE: create a Valentine's Day card for your favourite Nibbles character.
DETAILS: contest ends on February 14, 2012. Please send all entries to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com. Contest open to residents of Canada only. If you attend John Fisher, please give your entry to Cosmo.
THE PRIZE:  you could win one Glen's Chocolate Truffle!!! (limited edition item)


GOOD LUCK, NIBBLERS!!!!

The Legend of Zelda (part 2)

If you have ever been to a petstore, than you know how exciting it can be. Nicki was no exception.  "There are so many to choose from!" she cried, staring into a cage. It was true. There were a million different hamsters, all with different colours, sizes, and shapes. She ran from cage to cage, trying to get a glimpse of each one, but there were too many. She smiled at the tiny gray ones sleeping in the corner of their cage and laughed at the big brown ones as they fought for food. She loved them all, so how could she ever pick just one?
Time passed. Nicki had narrowed them down to her three favourites, but she was stuck at a tie. All three of them were beautiful. There was the little black one, munching on a carrot. The fat caramel one, napping on it's wheel. And third, a pretty gold one, just sitting there, watching her. They were all so cute. But she had to pick just one.
"Nicki, we need to get going. If you're going to pick one, please pick it now." her mother said. A stricken look passed over Nicki's face. She turned quickly to face her mother, but something was standing in her way. She took a step back to get a look at it. It was a cage. Inside the cage was a hamster. A wonderful, perfect hamster. She was a beautiful shade of gold, with big, black eyes that stared back at Nicki like a mirror. The hamster squeaked.
Nicki's eyes opened wide. "This is the one," she said instantly.
And so it was.


>>Look for Part 3 coming soon!<<

winning story: NICOLA PURCELL

>> The current time stuff will be in normal writing and flashback in italics. Also it's supposed to take place before the wedding of Nibbles and Goldie<<

 I stare up at the cold, gray sky, I think about Zelda, and I wonder where she could be. I do hope we find her soon. If we don't, what will Goldie do? She'd get so upset if she knew what actually happened to Zelda.....

We were going on a walk, we were having such a good time. Me and Zelda were talking about our wedding and planning it even more. It was in 3 days. I was so excited. Me and Goldie, getting married.
'Yay! My wedding day is going to be the best day of my life!' I thought.
"Nibbles?" asked Zelda, "You haven't talked in a minute. I asked you a question."
"Oh sorry. Daydreaming again. What was the question?"
"What would you like to dance to?"
"I don't know..."


All of a sudden, there was a human right in front of us. They had a net. Me and Zelda both screamed, turned around and started running. Unfortunately, since she had been recently pregnant, Zelda could not run as fast as me. As I was running, looking back every second, I saw Zelda get caught.


"Zelda!!!" I screamed after her. " I'm sorry!!!"
"Nibbles!" And she was gone.

I couldn't even think of it. It was too sad. I do hope we find her soon. We just had to find a petstore.



Thank you again for your entry, Nicki. You did a great job!

Contest winners!

Let me just apologize for taking so long to announce the winner of this contest; there were so many awesome entries and it was hard to decide! But after reading over each one really carefully, I finally came down to a tie between two amazing entries, which will be posted on my blog one at a time over the next few days. Thank you to everyone who entered, you all did a great job! Here are the winners:

NICOLA PURCELL    &    ALEXANDRA SIKLOS

Both of your stories were very captivating and emotional, thanks again for your entries.
Congratulations, Alexandra and Nicola, you've each won 130 nibblets.

We mourn together.

Readers, I'm afraid I have to bring up some bad news. Allow me to explain;

All the hamsters in my Nibbles books are based on real hamsters, except Nibbles. That means that Goldie, Zelda, Rosie, Lala and Dypsy are all based on real pets. I am very sad to say that Zelda has died.
She was an inspirational hamster and we will always remember her.

The Legend of Zelda (part 1)

Here's a short story about how our Zelda came to be... but if you want to read more you will have to check my blog again soon.


Once upon a time, there was a girl named Nicki. Nicki was a very nice girl, and she loved animals. One day Nicki decided that she wanted to buy a pet. And not just any pet. Nicki wanted a hamster.
She asked her parents, but they didn't like the idea. "You need to be responsible," her mother said. "You need to be caring," her father said. And so Nicki was left without any ideas, unsure of what to do next.
After quite a while of thinking, she finally came up with a plan. She would be responsible and she would be caring. She would prove to her parents that she could own a pet. And so she did. For weeks she worked; she did her chores without complaint, she tidied her room twice a week, and she even scrubbed out the toilets. When three weeks had passed by, she asked her parents again. This time, they recognized all of the work that she had done, and, without the tiniest bit of begging, they agreed. "Tomorrow we will go to the petstore," her mother said. "But for now, you must go to sleep."
Nicki went to bed, but she was so excited that it was difficult to get to sleep. She couldn't wait until tomorrow. What hamster would she get? What would it look like? Would it be a girl or a boy? All of these questions swirled around in her head until she was so dizzy with thought that her eyes began to close. Nicki yawned. Maybe now she would finally get some sleep....


Come back to my blog soon to find out what happens next!!!

Happy New Year's!

Just wanting to say; Happy New Year's everyone, I hope you all have a great one...! All Nibbles items are 70% off to celebrate 2012, and we have a small Nibblicious Challenge for those of you whose lives aren't quite as busy as mine... here you go:

YOUR CHALLENGE: write a short story using one of the story-starters at the bottom of this post
THE DETAILS: story must be 1-8 paragraphs, challenge ends on January 6th. Please send your entries to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com . Challenge open to Canadian residents only. 
THE PRIZE:  you could win 130n !

STORY STARTERS:
#1: "Wake up, Nibbles!" Goldie shouts at me. "We have to hurry if we want to get to the beach in time!" I yawn and turn over. Goldie's so persistent.Sometimes I secretly wish she would just....

#2: As I stare up at the cold, gray sky, I think about Zelda, and I wonder where she could be. I do hope we find her soon. If we don't, what will Goldie do? She'd get so upset if she knew what actually happened to Zelda.....

#3: Still holding the dagger, I realize I'm sweating. Goldie and Zelda look so scared, but they know just as well as I do that I've got to do this.  I close my eyes. I can't watch. And then, in a single motion, I swing my arm down, down, down.....

#4: What a perfect day, I think to myself happily. If only my whole life were like this! If only the others were here to see it, it would be even more perfect.I wonder where they are, anyways? No, I musn't think about that right now, I've got to think of happy things, like....


GOOD LUCK ON YOUR CHALLENGE!!!
  

Finally, a new contest!

Sorry to keep you all waiting-- I know it's been a while since we've had a contest, but here goes;

YOUR CHALLENGE: come up with 10 words to describe one of the characters from the Nibbles Books. Pick your character carefully, you can only choose one! (Extra points if you can make all the words start with the same letter!)
THE DETAILS: contest ends on January 12th, please send all entries to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com *
THE PRIZE: you could win Goldie's Snowman!

*NOTE: If you attend John Fisher, please give your entry to Cosmo.

Hey, everybody. Listen up!

Have you heard the news? I've got a new blog! Here's what it's all about;


I am Beautiful is a blog for girls who are struggling with all of life's little problems, like grumpy moods and bad hair days. Ever wondered why you feel like you're being punished when you haven't done anything wrong? We've all been there. Find out how to deal, it's just a click away:


IamBeautiful-blog4girls.blogspot.com


Take the time to check it out, I;m sure you'll like it!

Come celebrate the holidays with us!

Nibbles and his friends are celebrating Christmas, and we're inviting you to join us!


Starting on December 17, all items are half price, and this blog will be filled with lots of exciting activities, so visit as often as you can!
I'm also going to be posting more of Book 2 soon, so keep checking for that too!


Merry christmas, everyone! ( NOT Happy Holidays)

Book 2; chapter 1 (con.)

                                                                          Chapter 1
                                                             (Nibbles' point of view)


I'm not really sure how I got there-- just standing in the holly bush --when all of a sudden the world was extremely bright, and I closed my eyes. Instinct told me something bad was about to happen, but I couldn't open my eyes; I would be blinded.
From there on, my fate was sealed.
"Get him inside," a gruff voice said. Rough hands grabbed me, and I was tossed into a metal cage.
A high-pitched squealing sound pierced my ears, and I finally opened my eyes. The world was black.   It took a long time for my eyes to adjust, but when they did, realization struck.


***{I will be adding more soon, keep checking!}***

Aren't we all just SO excited for Book 2?

Just because you're reading this, I'm giving you a preview of Nibbles Book 2, Chapter 1:




                                                      Chapter  1 
                                                (Nibbles' point of view)


Summer is my favourite time of year. Especially the first day --sometime in July-- when it's warm, the sun is shining, and the children are playing and laughing. This year was no different; it was a beautiful day, warm and sunny, and everything was in it's place.
Everything except me.






Want to read more? Keep checking my blog for the continuation of Chapter 1!

Specialty Contest

To celebrate the wedding, I have prepared a specialty contest in honor of the bride and groom!

YOUR CHALLENGE: tell me your  #1 all-time favourite thing about Nibbles. It can be about the blog,
the books, or anything that has to do with Nibbles. (keep in mind that all your ideas will be added to the Nibbles Golden Treasures book, a memory guide that includes all things Nibbles. If you don't want your entry to be shown in the guide, please tell me)
THE DETAILS: send all entries to 4nibblesthehamster@gmail.com and remember; every time you enter a contest (even specialty contests) you will recieve a Gold Star! [contest open only to residents of Ontario, Canada]
THE PRIZE: the winner of this contest will recieve one signed copy of Nibbles book 2 (not yet released)

GOOD LUCK!!!

Congratulations Goldie & Nibbles!

Goldie & Nibbles... Tie the knot!
here are our special moments...

Here comes the bride...

and the rings...

the bouquet...

Our Dear Flower Girl, ROSIE...

THE CAKE!

OUR BAND!...

ANNOUNCING THE HAPPY COUPLE!

Please sign our Guest Book in the comments area...

We thank all our guests
for joining us

on this very special day!