Everybody, hello! I can't believe it's been so long since I've been here. (2 years?! I must be getting old. ;_;) I know some of you worried- for that I am really, really really sorry. I honestly can't apologize enough. :( I've been putting off posting this, because every time I think about it, I hesitate and doubt that it should be done. However, life's gotten ahead of me and laid out a path, and that path I've got to follow.

( if you're curious for details, clicky. otherwise... )

So (here it comes) this iconjournal is now closed- there will be no further updates from me. Everything that's here, however, is still good to go- please save and use the icons as you will! I put lots of time and (yes, now I'm getting sentimental, but it's true!) love into them, and it makes me happy when I see somebody using one from long ago :D I'm restricting comments from this post- not because I don't want to hear from you, but because this is a final sense of closing that I need to do (otherwise, I'll keep this journal open forever and be in constant denial of whether to post again or not o_o).

To everybody on here who was so kind to the LJ-newbie, to a Bleach fan who barely had a reckoning of who Byakuya was, to an iconmaker trying to find a style, a manga fan who had never read Ouran Koukou Host Club (gasp!) and to a girl going through a daily job at essentially the only manga bookstore in town- I really want to thank you. It's been a long time, but please don't ever think that you were forgotten. Even my little one has heard stories of some of our inside jokes (and roots for Rafa in all tennis matches, I'll have you know)! I really love you guys, and I'm really grateful for the time I had on here with you.

So, it seems it's time for my final adieu. Everybody, keep smiling, yeah? :)

XOXO, Kaz

After much travelling and computer-switching, I ended up on my sister's old laptop with a very old version of Photoshop and none of my brushes or images. However, the Christmas spirit perseveres, and I bring you 17 holiday icons, just in time for the big day ^_^

*waves to all*

Long time no posting, today is just a layout update (unfortunately). I'm still here, just very very busy ^_^;;

Anyway, so a new layout up (one that I worked rather hard on and am pretty proud of XD) AND~ since I have a lot of icons to catch up on, I'd like to know what people would like to see in my next batch(es, if there are a lot). So: suggestions?
Currently planned: Bleach (obviously- any specifics wanted?), Hot Gimmick, Paradise Kiss, Dogs (Haine and Naoto), some miscellaneous shoujo series, and maybe even a manhwa in there.

Okey dokey, I'm off to be busy some more, and hopefully the next batch will be up soonby Christmas ^_~

XOXO Kaz

OH.LORD. It's the icon batch that wouldn't end! Fought through the last several Nana ones this morning, then had the eternal struggle of uploading and coding. *stabby stab* Anyway, it's finally done, and though I won't say the next batch will be soon *unjinxes self* I gotta catch up on Bleach 196 and 197 (and finish the Dogs ones, Haineee~), so I'll work on those as hard as I can in whatever time I have ^_^;; Half of these I love, half I hate, half are experiments and half are tried and true; I just hope my brain learned something from all the randomness I did XDD

Another layout change, some fall-colored Badou love ♥

And although this icon batch is killing me in terms of cleanup and coloring, it's about halfway done ok ok, maybe a little less than halfway and I hopeplan to make mad progress this weekend. ^_^;; So, icons soon.

[/check in random blogging]

A rather simple batch of 44, all from Bleach, all manga ^_^ More (both Bleach and other series) coming soon! As for these, blame Kubo-sama and his Spanish kick for setting me off into one, too XD

Just a tiny update, new layout for the icon lj ^_^

More icons soonish, as soon as I find time to cap a bunch of episodes and root through more manga XD;;

ETA: Stardrop's once again down, as well as my email, please direct any request emails to stardrop.studios{@}gmail.com ^_^; Everything should be up in a few days' time, hopefully!

Icoooons! I've been trying to make the best of my free time and do one big batch XD So! Kyo no tema:

Long time no icons! I present a straight-up Bleach batch of 88 today (16 of which are from chappie 189). ^_^

Ah~ to have an afternoon off where I don't have to do anything but icon. I love it XD

So! Straight to the point: icons! ^__~

Tiny for me in any case XP
And oh yes, new layout, full of Flac-tastic goodness, because I figured I should abuse the use of paid styles while I can XDD

One-hundred and twenty-eight icons. 128. *dies* Remind me not to do this again until I have more energy T_T
(New batch record, though, and also a new Bleach-count record. Woo!)

A totally random post that really has nothing to do with icons, but to the person(s?) who (1) got me a paid account and (2) got me more pictures- you're too sweet, generous, and kind to little ol' me T_T You know who you are (and I think I have a good idea who you are as well ^_~) but THANK YOU! *glomps a bajillion times* ♥ ♥

Ja, spreche ich Icon. 80 of them today, I would have kept them and built up some more but my weekend is crazy busy and one hell of a giant icon batch would have resulted eventually if I waited any longer XP

6 more and I would have broken last post's record XP~ Anyway, new styles are flying around my brain but won't let themselves be known as of yet, so I'm trying to lure them out by switching things up a bit. Bear with me if you would ^_^;;

Oh yes, and my humor muse came back; good news for me since I thought she skipped off to Vegas or something XD



!~Warnings: Bleach 178/179/180, Yaki episodes 30/31~!

( a world class iconist must know these things! )

As in three milestones in one post~ my biggest icon batch yet, my biggest Bleach batch yet, and my favorite new layout yet. XD I had a ton of fun coloring pics for this batch~ so I hope you enjoy!

Oh yes~ Bleach 178/episode 31 spoiler warning!



( we found a kind of paradise )

Because I was bored, but not bored enough to make my usual giant batch of icons. Icons will come soon, though XD

Edit 5/12: 5 new banners added, as well as requests finished
sidh, tekdeath, electra_torch and seoinage, I have banners for you~ give a comment when you'd like them ^_^ (Thus they don't get lost amidst the comments already here XP)

( we're all mad here )

For the love of Renji, do not direct link. And, if you do use them, credit is muchly appreciated (even just a teeeny tiny FO-banner by biteme65 works for me, ne?) ^__^

This has been a public service annoucement brought to you by Kaz and broadcasted to the all_for_bleach channel for your viewing pleasure.

Was gonna save them up until I did ones from other series, but my week got booked (and I mean re~eally booked) all of a sudden, so I figured I should get these up now ^_^;



!~Chapter 177/Episode 30 spoilers for those who haven't seen them~!


( take my heart away )

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And a day early ^_^



( Icon'd! )

~The Usual~
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Not an icon entry at all, really ^_^;; (But one soon! ...ish! XP)

So: aori_tsuki, catootje, electra_torch, hagane_ready, lizalou42, piyo2himi, queenallie03, sidh, sparklyspider, tennis_chan, timeturner, zomgbie~

Would you all please check your community invites? ^_~

*runs away*

Edit: Crap, I did most of them wrong >_< Gomen gomen gomen if you get like... 3 invites each XD;;;; *shot*