Of Stars And Butterflies

I Finished My 50 Emma Watson ICONS!

2008-02-09T22:45:20Z

Teaser:

In all it's full glory, here are my 50 icons featuring the always lovely and majorly awesome Emma Watson. Who knew this set would take me sooo long. It took me a couple of weeks to make these. I finally finished it yesterday. I think the hard work paid of cause I really love how some of them turned.

Feel free to snatch up any of these icons as long as you comment here and credit me by linking back to my LJ.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

Ransom Notes and Cutouts

2008-01-25T04:33:57Z

Hello all!
Just wanted to make a quick post to show you all my newest wallie and R/H manip.

It features Gemma Ward. :) Please tell me what you think about it. I don't mind when people say like "oh that's great" or "what a fab piece" etc. But I almost hear that so much that I don't believe it anymore. Anyways I will stop blabbering and just say that I would love to hear some constructive criticism. :D

I also made this Ron/Hermione manip just now. Tis my first R/H manip so I had great fun making it. The last HP manip I did was Hermione/Malfoy which was wickedly fun. haha Though they are such a fantasy pairing.

I would also like to say that I'm sorry sorry for not commenting on any of my dear friend's entries. I appreciate you all for commenting here and I know I should return the favor. I just wanted to let you all know that I haven't forgotten.

You Can't Stop the Beat (New Artwork!)

2007-12-06T03:09:40Z

Hello lovely ladies!
How are you all doing since I last saw you all? Well I hope.
My life has just gone into overdrive. It's nearing the end of the semester so I'm trying to juggle 3 final projects right now. Hmm don't ask how that juggling act is going. Some of it's better than other parts. I'm always so exhausted after getting back from doing work for some projects that I never get around to the other one. I have a 6 page paper due next week and I don't have much written! Ah but I'm so tired right now that I don't even want to work on it. Urrr I dunno what to do!! Crazy madness is what it is!
On a completely different not I want to show you guys some new art I made.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3352/rainingws6.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4563/cardboardcouturerb2.jpg

The first one is of Dan Radcliffe and the second one is of Jenna from this season's cycle of America's Next Top Model, which is a wicked awesome show btw!
Hope you guys like them! Tell me what you guys think!

Something to Check Out

2007-11-01T03:49:12Z

Hi Guys,
How's it going?
I'm doing alright! Just really overwhelmed as of late with uni. Still can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that I'm in uni! It still baffles me when I think about it.
Anyway I've been so busy lately that I haven't really been able to make graphics, which makes me really sad. I feel really bad cause I want to so bad and because I haven't been able to update my site really in a while with new work. :( But if you guys go to my site you can see two drawings that I did for class. :) They aren't that good but I'm still proud of them. Check them out here: http://magicdust.atspace.com !
The one thing I really want to show you guys is a new video I made. Yes it is another Pride and Prejudice video but I think it is a lot better than my previous one. :D I did it to the song Come What May from the film Moulin Rouge, which I've heard is an absolutely fantastic film. Anyway check out my video and tell me what you think: http://youtube.com/profile?user=Riverbuddy . It's the one titled "Pride and Prejudice - Come What May". :)
I hope you guys like it.

Fashion Galore!

2007-10-19T15:52:34Z

Hey guys,
What's going on? I haven't updated in such a long time. I'm in over my head in school work. haha I can't even remember all the things I have to do.

So I was on the computer the other day just watching videos on youtube. And well I've sort of turned into a fashion fanatic so naturally I was watching all sorts of runway videos. And I have always wondered what would happen if a model fell down on the runway. I found a bunch but these two videos in particular struck me.

I would be horrified if that happened to me. But I can't deny that I found it amusing. haha Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6UYLmyo9YY&mode=related&search=

And this last one is priceless.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iCLwECZ7JhE&mode=related&search=

I thought I would just share that with you guys. :)

December Boys

2007-09-16T18:05:52Z

Hey Guys! Have you heard of Dan Radcliffe's new film project? It's called December Boys! And it came out on the 14th of September. I would highly recommend that you all go and watch it cause I've heard that it is amazing! I hope to watch it soon.

Cool New Pics of Emma

2007-09-09T03:39:08Z

Hi Guys!
How's it going? My life is crazy right now that university has started. It's quite a different lifestyle, that's for sure! Well today I thought I would share with you some pictures of Emma.

You guys might remember that a while ago I posted the pics of Emma from her Tatler photoshoot. Well we finally have all of them now, including outtakes! And here are also some pics of Emma on set of her new film project, Ballet Shoes.

Tatler Photoshoot
(sorry for the ugly
thumbnails, I forgot to remove the dimensions when I was uploading)

On Set of Ballet Shoes

Doesn't she look so cute with that uniform on? :) I think it is fabulous.

Pride and Prejudice Video and Magic Dust

2007-08-27T03:46:24Z

Hi!
I made a fan video of the Pride and Prejudice(2005) film. I thought you guys might like to see it. You can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nj-C7wVReQ . I loved making it so much. I swear I must have watched my video over 50 time in the process of making it. haha I hope you guys will enjoy it.

I think I told you guys a while ago that I was changing the layout on my site. Well I've finally did it. Magic Dust ( http://magicdust.atspace.com/ ) is all pretty now with a new layout and loads of new stuff. Hope you guys will check it out and leave a comment. :)

Art Work

2007-07-15T15:53:07Z

Hi guys! I just wanted to share a new wallpaper I made. It's for a photoshop battle I'm doing with one of my friends.
Basically what you do is pick a theme, in this case we picked Liv. And then we make 9 rounds of wallpapers. No one really wins but it's really a lot of fun. :) Well I started the battle with round 1.

Round 1:

Does Anyone Know How To...

2007-06-16T17:49:02Z

I've gotta a question for you guys. :) Does anyone know how to code a really nice looking navigation bar. In particular I had something like this in mind: http://link-lounge.com . A navigation like that but I want to be able to make the entire cell change color when it is hovered over. Do you know what I mean? I don't know how to do that. If anyone could help me out I would love to know how to do that. Thanks!

Apart from that I have nothing else to really say. Except I just caught the worlds worst cold! I'm exhausted and all stuffed up now. :(

Emma-ness and Icons!

2007-06-14T00:50:17Z

Emma has done so many great photoshoots lately! I just had to share them with you guys. She looks so classy and elegant. :) I also made some icons too!

Teaser:

Photoshoot for Tatler

Photoshoot for Bravo

Aren't they just the most stunnings pictures? The clothes are to die for!! I really love that sun dress and the outfit with the black high heels! I bet Emma just went crazy over the wardrobe. haha

And here are some of the icons featuring Emma. I need to make more icons with the Bravo images. Will have to do that soon.

Take any of the icons if you want but please remember to credit me and comment. :)

Calling All Green Screeners

2007-06-10T17:56:25Z

Hi Everyone,
So myself and SamwiseAtHeart have been thinking that we miss the good old times when the old crew used to be around in the GS. We were talking about all the crazy and funny things we did. And then we had this idea to have a little Green Screen reunion. Yep that's right. The reunion is going to be on the 11 of June(that's tomorrow). It's going to be in the Lothlorien Psychiatric Institution(which is in The Prancing Pony) aka the PW. :D I know I would love it and Sammy would to if you guys could stop by tomorrow for old times sake. Even if you were mostly on the PF you are still more than welcome to join us in the PW. If you could spread the word to all the GS members old and new that would be great. We are baking cookies and everything. :D It's going to be loads of fun. Hope to see you guys there.

Pride and Prejudice is Beautiful

2007-06-07T04:04:14Z

Yes that is right! I just watched the newer Pride and Prejudice film with Keira Knightley in it. Can I describe how I like it to you guys? *pauses* NO!! It was indescribable. But nonetheless I will try to communicate how much I loved it. At first when the film started I was a bit hesitant having only seen the BBC version, which is very different. But I really came to love the quiet melodic feel to the film. I loved how there was no climatic uproar. It reminds me of Finding Neverland. They both had the same cinematic make up.
I've been listening the music from the P&P film for a long time and to finally hear it in connection with the film was wonderful. I just felt this wonderful calm happiness take me over after watching the film.
Bingley was the cutest in that film. His smile and awkward social behavior. And when he was practicing proposing to Jane. Oh my I had a good laugh. And I was over joyed when Jane accepted him.
And what can I say about Lizzy and Darcy? Keira and Matthew had such awesome on screen chemistry. They were perfect for the parts. One of the last scenes when they both meet out in the field in the dawn was so wonderfully sweet.

Well if you know anything about me, you would know that I had to make a wallpaper about the film. Right after I watched the film I jumped on the computer to make this wallpaper. The piece features Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. I felt so inspired by the beauty of the story and the way in which the film was so delicately portrayed. It was so amazing! I really wanted to convey how I felt about the film through my piece.

Enjoy!

Help Wanted!

2007-05-28T22:51:56Z

Hey Guys!
I am in need of some help. Are any of you really good at html and css? Could any of you guys help me with some css problems I'm having? I've searched through my coding over and over to find the problem but I can't find it. If anyone could help me I would be forever greatful! :) Thanks!

Teen Vogue Trio Mania!

2007-05-24T04:04:38Z

I've been wanting to post this for forever but only finally got the time!
In case you haven't heard our lovely HP Trio(Emma, Dan, and Rupert) was featured in Teen Vogue magazine. There is an amazing article and a drop dead gorgeous photoshoot! I also made some icons!

Teaser:

Teen Vogue photoshoot:

BTS:
<---love that picture :) pizza!

And ofcourse if you don't know by now I'm one of the biggest Trio fans you will ever come across! When I heard that they were in Teen Vogue, I literally jumped a mile out of my seat. haha Ya I got really excited! :)

What set of photoshoot images would be complete without a set of icons? I made a couple of icons from the pictures.

If you take anything please comment. And don't forget to credit for the icons. I would also appreciate some credit for the photoshoot images. Though they aren't my scans, I did spend a lot of time correcting the images and making them look as good as they do now. Thanks!

Artness

2007-05-09T04:07:08Z

Hey guys! I just wanted to share some of my latest artwork. It has been a while since I've done that. I'm reposting my Sweet Escape wallpaper since it was in an Flocked post.

This first one is a wallpaper featuring Coco Rocha. The second one is a wallpaper of Liv(hooray!). I saw that picture and I was like "omg new picture"! Well I dunno if it is really new but it was to me. haha So yes I made that. And the last one is a wallpaper I made today. I must say I'm quite unpleased with the turnout of last one. I kind of got frustrated with that one when I was making it.
Anyways I hope you guys like them. Feel free to use them to decorate your desktops. But please no reproduction of the work(you guys know how it goes). :)

Pride and Prejudice

2007-04-11T02:16:03Z

Hello! I made my first ever set of Pride and Prejudice icons! I wanted to share them with you guys. They features the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. I took Romanticism last semester for my english class. And ofcourse Pride and Prejudice being a Romantic novel we studied it and watched the BBC Pride and Prejudice. I loved loved loved the film to pieces! It was so beautiful. I adore all romantic era films so much. I can't begin to tell you how fond I grew of all the characters. And there is no sweeter couple than Darcy and Lizzy. :)

Please feel free to use any of these. But please do credit me and comment here.

Tomorrow Is Always Fresh With No Mistakes In It

2007-04-04T21:39:14Z

Hey Guys! I'm still here! I didn't feel like writing before cause I didn't have much to post about. So talk about bizzare but there is ice/slush on the ground in the middle of April! That's the last thing I expected to happen today.
Oh yes remember how I told you guys that I wanted to show you something? Well it's all finished now. What I wanted to show you guys was my site, Magic Dust(which a couple of you have visited). Well the special thing is that for the first time I completely hand coded the entire site! I usually had to rely on a html program but not this time! I've been working on learning coding and it finally payed off! I coded the whole thing and also made my very first stylesheet! Can you tell I'm excited? I am. :) Apart from the coding I love how the header came out too. I would love it if you guys would take the time to go visit my site. http://magicdust.atspace.com Don't be afraid to leave me a comment on Magic Dust. :)
I also thought I would share two art pieces with you guys.

The second one is actually one I entered for the art competition at WotR. I won first for it so I'm happy. Though I had a hard time trying to make something that looked good with just that one image of the Light of Elendil.
Well that's all for now. Btw, who went crazy when they saw the cover of the 7th book? I did and I think it looks quite lovely.

Another Day In Paradise

2007-03-16T16:31:31Z

Over the fields we go, through the sweets of the purple clover,
Before us the dells are abloom, and a leaping brook calls after,
Feeling its kinship with us in lore of dreams and laughter.

Out of the valleys of moonlight elfin voices are calling;
Down from the misty hills faint, far greetings are falling;
Whisper the grasses to us, murmuring gleeful and airy.

The wind is our joyful comrade wherever our free feet wander,
Over the tawny wolds to the meres and meadows yonder;
The mild-eyed stars go with us, or the rain so swiftly flying,
Racing us over the wastes where the hemlocks and pines are sighing.

Across the upland dim, down through the beckoning hollow-
Oh, we go too far and fast for the feet of care to follow!
The gypsy fire in our hearts for the wilderness wide and luring;
Other loves may fail but this is great and enduring.

Other delights may pall, but the joy of the open never;
The charm of the silent places must win and hold us forever;
Bondage of walls we leave with never a glance behind us.
Under the lucent sky the delights of the rover shall find us.

- Lucy Maud Montgomery
(1874-1942)

Hey Guys! What a week it has been! How is everyone? Nothing of great consequence to report today. I just thought I would start of with a poem. I felt in a nature sort of mood so I picked that beautiful poem. I think I did enough school work this week to last me an entire life time! And yet there still seems to be more and more work to do! As the years go on getting an education is tougher and tougher! Just watch in about twenty years you will have to slave away even harder to get a decent paying job. Sometimes I feel like it is just too much! Our entire youth is consumed in education and by the time you get out of school your already in your late twenties! I get a little unhappy sometimes cause there are so many things I wish to do right now at this point in my life but really can't. I'm not saying that education isn't important cause it really is! I just think it gets to intensive sometimes. And as a student I get so caught up in my work, I forget to enjoy everything else in life. Hmm it's a rough life, let me say.
What else? Oh yes I've been working on something super special, well at least for me. And I want to show you guys when I've completed it. You will probably hear about it the next time I post. But I've been working on this for a good two weeks now and I think it is coming out splendidly!
You know it has been in the 50s all week and today we are suppose to get a foot of snow! The weather is so bizzarely wierd! Atleast it keeps things interesting.
And in celebration of the wonderful Potter summer we are going to have! I thought I would show you an animated icon I made of my favorite Trio!

Just Because

2007-03-10T01:24:40Z

Hey guys! What's up?
Today is Friday!!! That alone is enough to make me excited. I had a pretty good day today. School was okay today but something really tramatic happened. I lost my graphing calculator a couple of days ago. You don't think that is tramatic? Oh it is!!! My life revolves around that little calculator! I need that for all my math courses. Apart from my other math class, I'm taking an AP Statistics course right now and I need that graphic calculator in that class to be able to learn anything. I honestly thought I was going to cry when I couldn't find it. I have absolutely know idea what in the world I could have done with it! Well I am throughly upset about that and I will probably have to get a new one which isn't very desireable cause they are very costly!
Well apart from that I just came home from shopping at the mall. I got this really cute blouse that kind of looks like a dress but it is really a shirt. :) Shopping makes me very happy. :D
You know what I'm listening to right now? What Dreams Are Made of by Hilary Duff. I'm sure a lot of you have seen the Lizzie McGuire Movie. Call me wierd but I adore all the old songs like that and all the late 1990s pop groups. They are so much fun to sing along to!
Well that's all I have to report on today. Bye for now!

Just Another Day

2007-02-27T22:25:51Z

Hi everyone! How are well all doing?
Nothing new going on for me? So who got to watch the Oscars? I didn't get to see them cause I was away for the weekend and I only got back Sunday night. Well I got home before the Oscars started but I had way too much homework to do. But I did catch some of the red carpet reruns yesterday, so that was fun. Gosh the gowns were all amazing! One that particularly stunned me was the red gown that Nicole Kidman wore! Wow it was so bold and stunning. I also loved Reese Witherspoon's dress and Kirsten Dunst's dress was cute. I didn't much care for what the two Kates(Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet) wore. I usually love Kate's outfits but not this time.
So I heard that The Departed won Best Picture! I didn't see the film but it sounds like everyone loves it a lot! It sounds like it is a very interesting movie so I'm sure it deserved the award.
Haven't really got anything else to say. Just another ordinary Tuesday full of loads of fun school(note the sarcasm). I just watched the movie RV. It was a fun film, well any film with Robin Williams is great! I laughed a lot!
I made some Liv icons that I thought you guys might enjoy. They have pictures from Liv at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and Pilgrim.

As always you are more than welcome to take any icons as long as you credit me and comment here. No hotlinking!

Icon Fun and Randomness

2007-02-22T01:59:27Z

Hello! How's everyone doing today? Okay I'm really bad at just rambling about myself. haha Let's see if I can pull of a post that doesn't lull everyone to sleep.

Hello! How's everyone doing today? Okay I'm really bad at just rambling about myself. haha Let's see if I can pull of a post that doesn't lull everyone to sleep.
I know we have some Harry Potter fans here. So who is excited for 5th film? I am thrilled! Okay so I confess I am a bit more excited for the 5th film than I am for the 7th book. It's not that I don't like the books cause I adore them! But I don't really bottle up with excitment for the book until it's in front of me and I'm reading it. :)
Speaking of Harry Potter, who heard about Dan's role in the West End play Equus? It's a pity I will never be able to see it. I really hope Dan is enjoying this new stage experience and I wish him all the happiness with it.
I don't know about you guys but fantasy is one of my most favorite film genres! I went and watched Bridge to Terabithia on opening night! It was such a beautiful film. I've heard about the book when I was younger but I never read it. But the film just touched my heart. It even got me crying. Annasophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson are two spectacular actors! I applaud them both for there awesome performance! Jess(Josh's character) really broke me into tears. I just wanted to give him hug. And Leslie(Annasophia's character) was such a spunky character. She brought a smile to my face.

Well what a way to end a post then with icons! Yesterday was my icon making day. I made some Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Model/Fashion icons.

The Lord of the Rings

Harry Potter

Models/Fashion

You guys are more than welcome to take any of the icons as long as you credit me and comment! Also please do not hotlink!

EDIT: Btw this is a bit random but has anyone heard from ladyarwen241? I haven't heard from her in months so I don't know what happened to her. I tried emailing her but she never replied.

Strike A Pose

2007-02-18T04:35:54Z

Hey Guys! Thank you to Ellie and Cele for the lovely comments on my LJ. :)
So I thought I would make a special art post today. All the art is fashion/model related(hence the title!). The first wallpaper features a model, whose name I do not know. But nonetheless I was quite stunned by the gorgeous pictures. And the second wallpaper is one that I made yesterday. It features Sasha Pivovarova! I actually really was amazed by how nice the second wallpaper came out. I'm quite proud of it. :)

Oh yes here are some icons. The images come from a Vogue photoshoot called Paint the Town. It is one of my all time favorite photoshoots.

Feel free to take but credit and commenting is a must. I would love to know what you guys think of my artwork. :)

New Artwork

2007-02-04T04:17:06Z

Hey,
Well I just spent sometime conjuring up a new art piece. It's a wallpaper that features Miranda Otto. And I thought I would share it with you guys.

I hope you guys like it!

Oh my goodness!

2007-01-30T02:22:39Z

Okay after so many people have told me to get a LJ, I finally did! Just for the fun of it! It's all quite confusing right now. There are to many buttons and options for me to handle. haha Well I don't have much to say just that this is my first ever entry(omg!). :)