Chiffon Wings: Child of the Staright

29 June 2016 @ 07:24 am

After a 5 year hiatus, and a new laptop, I've started making icons again, and a lot has changed since I posted to my former icon journal locations, so I decided a new one was in order. You can now find me at

undomielicons.

And a teaser from my first post.

Please: Comment | Credit | Do not alter - Textless graphics are not bases | Resources

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01 November 2011 @ 12:33 am

Happy Halloween!

Better late than never, I suppose... and yes, I totally "cheated" and used tonight's cap for

bowtiesnbonnets for this. ;)

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blank - no idea what to write about for NaNoWriMo!!!

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05 June 2011 @ 12:58 am

Hi!

I've had my old layout up since last August, so I decided it was time for a New Layout, and when I'm not busy making/posting caps to

bowtiesnbonnets, I've been working on some icons to post at

lace_parasol and

windsong_icons. So, hopefully within a few weeks I should have something to post! (Life has been really busy lately, so I haven't had a lot of time to work on them.)

Hope you're all doing well! Tell me what's new in your life, if you want to. :) I've been exploring new interests, like belly dancing! I've also been loving the latest season of Doctor Who, and Alice in Wonderland (2010).

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Currently Hearing:: The cat eating

Currently Feeling:: busy

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14 March 2011 @ 03:19 pm

Exciting New Project!

I've been busy for the past six weeks or so putting together a "Cap-a-Day" community with my dear friend

jess_squirrel at

bowtiesnbonnets, where we'll take turns each week posting caps from favorite movies and television shows. I do hope you check it out and watch!

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Currently Hearing:: The Cinematic Orchestra - Arrival of the Birds

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09 August 2010 @ 10:15 pm

New Layout

Featuring Amy Pond, from Doctor Who. It features one of my current favorite quotes.

"The good things don’t always soften the bad things; but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."
-Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor

One of these days I'll figure out some use for this journal that's more than just announcements of things like layouts and communities...

Tags: layouts, personal

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Currently Hearing:: The air conditioner

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05 July 2010 @ 04:36 pm

New Icon Journal

I will now be posting my icons to two places - at

windsong_icons with

autumnjoy, and

lace_parasol with

maiden_of_stars. They are both very dear friends and I'm honored to be working with them. :)

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hot

Currently Hearing:: The air conditioner

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01 July 2010 @ 10:18 pm

Tumblr.

When I haven't been iconing, I've been quite busy on my Tumblr's. And yes, I have several.

A Merrier World - A collection of words and quotes.
Chiffonwings - My random, fandom, things that make me me blog.
The Secret Life of Daydreams - A fashion style and house design "inspiration board".
Said The Princess - Ethereal... Whimsical... Beauty.
Teacups and Rain - Whatever doesn't fit the themes of my other blogs goes here. Generally, it's Something Beautiful, but occasionally it might be funny or cute. :)
I'm On A Special Diet: This is Gluten Free - Pictures of foods that are gluten free.

If you follow me, would you mind leaving a link to your tumblr here so I know who you are? :) I can't promise I'll follow you back... I'd love to, but it can take me hours to keep up with my dashboard now, and so I'm constantly trying to weed out the ones that don't seem to have as much in common with my interests as I first thought, but even so, it's still overwhelming.

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Currently Hearing:: Phillip LaRue: Chasing The Daylight

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11 May 2010 @ 10:39 pm

New Layout

I made a new layout yesterday. I stuck with the Twilight theme so I can still use the lovely icon mata090680 made for me as my default icon. I hope it's not too dark for you as it is rather dark on one of my monitors... it looks weird though if I try to brighten it up. Hope you like! :)

Tags: layouts, personal

Currently Feeling:: blah

blah

Currently Hearing:: U2: With Or Without You

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08 May 2010 @ 04:31 pm

New Moon Picspam

I didn't start out planning to make a picspam. I was just going to make a quick text list of the things I liked best about the film to share with my friends. Then I decided that it needed illustrations, and voila! Picspam! Two weeks later, and this is the result. I hope you enjoy! There's lots of little comments about what I enjoyed. Also, be on the watch at

windsong_icons. I made lots of icons from these scenes that I'll be posting in parts over the next month or so.

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Currently Feeling:: pleased

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Currently Hearing:: Patrick Doyle: Not A Beau For Miles

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17 April 2010 @ 10:22 am

Anyone know of a good webhost?

I am looking for a new webhost, and if you can suggest one, it would be greatly appreciated! It's been so long since I've needed one that I don't even know where to begin to look. I would prefer one that has a yearly, rather than monthly plan, but I'm open to anything at this point. Thank you very much!

P.S. I thought I'd let you guys know that for the first time in about a year, I have half a batch of icons made and ready to post. I'm hoping to have time soon to finish the other half and post it at

windsong_icons. (It's been a stressful, exhausting year, let alone several computer problems, that have kept me from making them.)

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Currently Hearing:: http://www.rainymood.com

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08 December 2009 @ 07:20 pm

Things I Love: 03

by raptureicons

Food: ♥ GF Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas - the desserts look sooo good! ♥ Lemon Bar Cupcakes (not GF, but could easily be made so.) ♥ Apple Cup Pies (also not gf, but so very cute!) ♥

Crafty, Fashion, and Decorating:
Crafty: ♥ Fancy Velvet Headbands ♥ Amber Crystal Necklace ♥ Super Simple Scalloped Crochet Bunting ♥ WhipUp.net - Lots of Inspiration ♥ Salt Dough Ornaments ♥ Advent Garland and check out some of their other cute tutorials. ♥ Ruffled Messenger Bag ♥ Sandalwood Fan Favors ♥ Placemat Bag Tutorial ♥
Fashion: ♥ Vintage Inspired Accessories ♥ Bettie Bangs Tutorial ♥ Modern Interpretations of Fashions through the decades ♥ Inspired by... (500) Days of Summer - never saw the movie, but the fashions look pretty. ♥ Cardigans - Three Ways ♥ How to Achieve Classic Style ♥ Hats! ♥ More hats! ♥ Inspired by... Emma Watson ♥ Hammered Star and other pretty necklaces by The Vintage Pearl ♥
Decorating: ♥ Christmas Trees in Unique Containers ♥

Inspirational and Pretty:
Pretty: ♥ Cupcake Liners ♥ I love these photo's from the Born Shoes 2009 Catalog, and you can also "get the look" - Wild, and natural, and amazing. ♥ Blue, Rose, Black ♥ Icons by raptureicons - they're always so bright and pretty. ♥ Crown of Candy Canes - it's a magical look. ♥

Life:
♥ baking my first gluten free pie (apple) and loving the crust better than the "regular" kind. So buttery, tender, and delicious. Was the perfect ending for Thanksgiving. ♥ Playing the Chronicles of Narnia video games with my brother. ♥ Blueberry Ice Cream ♥ The Lost Ones ♥

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Currently Hearing:: Christopher Hopper & Wayne Thomas Batson: The Lost Ones

Currently Feeling:: busy

verrry busy

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13 November 2009 @ 05:04 am

Things I Love: 02

by eternalphoenix_

Food:
♥ Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - A little late for your jack -o-lanterns, but maybe Thanksgiving? (If it wasn't such an informative post, I would search for a more spiced recipe, but basics are always good, right?) ♥ Vegetable Broth It seems very versatile. ♥ (GF) Pumpkin Pie Bites - these have a lot of ingredients but they look really good. ♥ Banana's - one of the few fruits I used to hate, but now enjoy. ♥ Using Waffles for Sandwich Bread ♥ Apple Week - Apple Crisp (not GF, but could eaisly be made so.) - Candied Apples - Caramel Apples - Apple Cider ♥ Gluten Free Thanksgiving ♥

Crafty, Fashion, and Decorating:
Crafty: Matryoshka/Russian Nesting Doll Card - Adorable! ♥ Secret Treasures Bag ♥
Fashion: Inspired by Marie Antoinette ♥ Petite Crest necklace ♥ More Pretty Necklaces ♥
Decorating: Pretty Organized: Workspace ♥

Inspirational and Pretty:
Inspirational: ♥ I Love When God Shows Up ♥ The Best Tree in the World ♥
Pretty: ♥ Thursday Glimpse ♥ What A Cute Dog ♥ Pretty Flowers ♥ Things I Love: Violet and Lilac, Sleepy Blues, and Sweet Frosted - her blog is filled with beauty. ♥

Life:
♥ Harry Potter marathons and finding "No dragons were harmed in the making of this movie." in the credits. ♥ Fun purchases like a red and black plaid headband and gold sparkly nail polish. ♥ Spending time with friends. ♥

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Currently Hearing:: Adam Langston: Athelas and the Evenstar

Currently Feeling:: thirsty

thirsty

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31 October 2009 @ 10:46 am

Things I Love: October 31st, 2009

Things I Love
Things I Love is a new feature I am adding to my journal. Every so often, I will make a post linking to various blog entries, and occasionally other websites, with things that have caught my eye throughout the week(s). For the past couple years I have posted posts like these on my personal journal, but wishing to avoid public posts on that journal I decided to move them here. I have made two backdated entries with the archives of those posts. I hope you enjoy looking through these links!

Archives: December 2007-2008 ♥ January-March 2009

P.S. Happy Halloween everyone! :)

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Currently Feeling:: busy

busy

Currently Hearing:: David Arkenstone: The Road To Rivendell.

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31 October 2009 @ 10:38 am

Things I Love: Archive January-March 2009

Things: I Love Archive: January 2009 - March 2009
Please note that the author of this post may not agree with all views presented on these blogs. Sometimes, maybe not even all views expressed in an article posted here - sometimes I just find things interesting and thought provoking. Also note that most recipes linked to have not yet been tried by me. Oh, and I can't eat gluten, so anytime you see "GF" it means it's a Gluten Free recipe, but many of them are workable for you regular all-purpose flour people… if even all it does is provide inspiration.

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Currently Hearing:: John Williams: The Chess Game

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31 October 2009 @ 10:32 am

Things I Love: Archive 2007-2008

Things I Love: Achive: December 2007 - December 2008
Please note that the author of this post may not agree with all views presented on these blogs. Sometimes, maybe not even all views expressed in an article posted here - sometimes I just find things interesting and thought provoking. Also note that most recipes linked to have not yet been tried by me. Oh, and I can't eat gluten, so anytime you see "GF" it means it's a Gluten Free recipe, but many of them are workable for you regular all-purpose flour people… if even all it does is provide inspiration.

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Currently Hearing:: Howard Shore: Concerning Hobits

Currently Feeling:: busy

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19 October 2009 @ 10:08 pm

A question.

I have a question for all you graphics people out there. Are there any good graphics programs out there for under $100 US dollars? I have a friend who is wanting to get into icon making and is wondering what program to use and I really don't know what to tell her. I use PaintShopPro9, and I've had it for 4-5(?) years so I don't know what the current (affordable) standard is in icon world.

Also do you know anything about Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo x2 Ultimate? She found it on Amazon.com for $44.99 but I know nothing about it, and don't know if it would be what she is looking for or not.

Thank you! :)

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confused

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20 April 2009 @ 02:45 am

New Layout, and stuff.

Just a quick note that I put up a new layout. Twilight related this time. Pretty happy with the way it came out. :)

On a Twilight note -

lims_twilight is open for sign-ups for their next round. I won't be participating this round - having a hard enough time remembering to make my icons for

austen_lims but maybe next time. :) Still, thought I'd mention it if anyone wanted to participate. :D

And, just yesterday, my friend tinuviel428 created a new icon journal to house her icons. Check them out at

different_sky - her work is fantastic! I've always thought so. :)

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Currently Feeling:: hungry

hungry

Currently Hearing:: Robert Pattison: Never Think

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22 March 2009 @ 11:15 am

Austen Lims

austen_lims

I'm planning on participating in my first LIMS (Last Icon Maker Standing) and I'm a bit nervous about it - I'm always afraid that I'll forget to get them in on time and stuff like that, but at the same time I'm kind of excited about it! Anyway, thought I'd promote it.

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Currently Hearing:: Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Pride and Prejudice: Arrival to Netherfield

Currently Feeling:: nervous

nervous

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23 February 2009 @ 02:51 pm

So about a week ago...

I put up a new layout that I made.... I think it's a bit overwhelmingly yellow, and perhaps a bit too faded, but there is still something I really like about it, despite that.... and I don't really feel like fussing with it anymore. ;) The little text is paraphrased from the Switchfoot song "This Is Home" from the Prince Caspian soundtrack. I was listening to it a lot when I was working on the header and it just seemed to fit the feeling of it, so I used it.

Sorry all I ever do is post about layout changes on here. I have plans to work on some icons that I can post at

windsong_icons sometime in the near-ish future, and I'm also hoping to rework my paid account layout tutorial, with detailed picture instructions. It may take me a while to do it, but I'll get to both, eventually.

Currently Feeling:: cold

cold

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25 December 2008 @ 11:34 am

Happy Christmas to you!

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Matching Icons Here!

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sick

Currently Hearing:: Shadows Of The Myst - David Arkenstone

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21 December 2008 @ 12:00 pm

Randomness

It always throws me for a loop when I see an icon I like and then realize "Oh! It's mine!" :D

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Currently Feeling:: amused

amused

Currently Hearing:: Raid On the Castle - Harry Gregson-Williams

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25 October 2008 @ 02:53 pm

New Layout

This gorgeous layout was made for me by the beautiful and talented

padabee! Isn't it lovely?

(I've been meaning to put it up for about a month now, but I've been rather busy.)

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Currently Feeling:: cold

cold

Currently Hearing:: Within Temptation: Ice Queen

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18 August 2008 @ 06:13 am

New Layout

This beautiful layout was made for me by the lovely

pale_ink at

fairytalemoment. It uses my favorite screencap of Arwen, and I love how she made it in black and white. Gorgeous!

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Currently Feeling::

uncomfortable

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07 July 2008 @ 04:34 am

New Layout

I put up a new layout last night. It features my latest obsession... Twilight. I'm still undecided whether I prefer the header in B&W or color, so I may or may not be switching it back and forth over the next few days. Also, I'm hoping to edit my user info page soon. It badly needs to be updated.

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Currently Hearing:: Something playing quietly in the background.

Currently Feeling:: hot

hot

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10 June 2008 @ 09:13 pm

Icon Tutorial #9

Wow. I haven't written a tutorial since the summer of 2006! Yikes! This tutorial is based off of this set of icons and was requested by

elerrina_amanya. Part 1 explains the steps I take on almost every icon I've created for at least the past year, if not longer. I thought it deserved to be seperated from the rest of the tutorial.

Image program: Made in PSP9 (Probably would work on lower versions.) Probably is translateable to PS.
Level: moderate beginner to intermediate (Because of the adjustment layers.)
Additional Tools: These textures from

graphic_sl - Circle Texture, Curved Texture
Notes: Please do not duplicate my icons, or the icons in this tutorial. See tutorial for additional notes.

Tags: tutorials

Currently Feeling:: drained

drained

Currently Hearing:: Howard Shore: Evenstar

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