I had a very nice birthday last Sunday. I had to work, but otherwise it was a lovely day and peaceful. I got a Brownie Bowl from DQ and a steak dinner from my oldest, $50 from my middle son, some chores done and a box of Coffee flavored candies from my youngest. I got a Safeway gift card for food from my parents and $25, and a very sweet friend bought me an ice cream cake from DQ and Bead Creator 4.0, which I've been wanting FOREVER! And on DA, the sweet *imaginedmoments made this for me:



So all in all, it was a lovely birthday!

I want to also personally THANK everyone who has faved my newest piece, Sea of Despair. I have been so busy with work, with feeling crappy from FMS and back pain, and beadworking that I haven't really had much time to spend on DA. But I appreciate each and every fav! I am so sorry I haven't been able to thank everyone personally - I hope at some point to be able to spend a little more time here.

New beadwork piece up for sale!

If you're interested in purchasing it, here's the link: 3286.c0.m14"
See it here!! I am working right now on another amulet back with a sea scape on it, with Angel fish. It is taking quite a bit of work on this one. Once I get my beading program in the mail, I can even take requests and make patterns from .jpg images!

Reading Laurell K. Hamilton's newest book, Blood Noir - fantastic! Love the Anita Blake series and she is my favorite author.

Hoping everyone has a fantastic week. Check out the new features!

~healersmoon

Congratulations to the contest winners for this great contest by

1st Place
Tears of Stone by *aphostol


2nd Place
The Eye of the Storm by *Iardacil


3rd Place
The Widow by ~Xx-Black-Soul-xX


Honorable Mentions



Again, Congratulations to these great artists!!

THE RULES

1. Make 100 pieces each one having a theme listed below. Only one theme per piece!
2. No time limit so have fun!
3. Pieces should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the DA etiquette policy. Your pieces can be anything from sketches and doodles to great masterpieces. Just have fun with it.
4. The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that [A] You are in the challenge and [B] What you have completed.
5. Make sure to update this list with a link to your deviation.

has done 16 out of 100 Themes!

Themes being working on: hold my hand, solitude

The Themes

1. Introduction

2. Love

3. Light

4. Dark

5. Seeking Solace

6. Break Away

7. Heaven

8. Innocence [link]

9. Drive

10. Breathe Again

11. Memory [link]

12. Insanity [link]

13. Misfortune

14. Smile

15. Silence

16. Questioning

17. Blood [link]

18. Rainbow

19. Gray

20. Fortitude

21. Vacation

22. Mother Nature

23. Cat

24. No Time

25. Trouble Lurking

26. Tears

27. Foreign

28. Sorrow [link]

29. Happiness

30. Under the Rain [link]

31. Flowers

32. Night

33. Expectations

34. Stars

35. Hold My Hand

36. Precious Treasure

37. Eyes

38. Abandoned

39. Dreams [link]

40. Rated

41. Teamwork

42. Standing Still

43. Dying

44. Two Roads [link]

45. Illusion

46. Family

47. Creation

48. Childhood

49. Stripes

50. Breaking the Rules

51. Sport

52. Deep in Thought

53. Keeping a Secret

54. Tower

55. Waiting [link]

56. Danger Ahead

57. Sacrifice

58. Kick in the Head

59. No Way Out

60. Rejection

61. Fairy Tale

62. Magic [link]

63. Do Not Disturb

64. Multitasking

65. Horror [link]

66. Traps

67. Playing the Melody [link]

68. Hero

69. Annoyance

70. 67%

71. Obsession

72. Mischief Managed

73. I Can't

74. Are You Challenging Me?

75. Mirror

76. Broken Pieces
[link]

77. Test

78. Drink

79. Starvation

80. Words

81. Pen and Paper

82. Can You Hear Me?

83. Heal

84. Out Cold

85. Spiral

86. Seeing Red

87. Food

88. Pain [link]

89. Through the Fire

90. Triangle

91. Drowning

92. All That I Have

93. Give Up [link]

94. Last Hope [link]

95. Advertisement

96. In the Storm

97. Safety First

98. Puzzle

99. Solitude

100. Relaxation