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Post 186: "Shut Up, Merlin"

2026-04-18T15:02:17Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for: iconbattles, iconthat, perioddrama_ic, retro_icontest and icontalking : [39 icons created]

( - Merlin, 2008 TV show )

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Post 185: "You're right. People are good. Don't let this change your mind."

2026-03-16T19:04:25Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This is for fandom10in30 & icontalking . [12 icons + 1 texture set]

( -Henry King Jr. (Brainwave Jr.) Stargirl )

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Post 184: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

2026-02-01T21:28:37Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This is a post for retro_icontest , iconthat & perioddrama_ic : [31 icons]

my old post for somein30 challenge found here: https://lullabycharmed.livejournal.com/47901.html

( -Loazi )

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Post 183: "Mornings are for coffee and contemplation"

2026-01-01T06:01:11Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

Wow, my first post for 2026! Happy New Year everyone! <3 I just finished watching Stranger Things & watching PBS reimagining of Agatha Christie's disapperance but they changed it to her solving a mystery!

The following icons are created for bestof_icons remake, iconthat , and retro_icontest . [25] icons
( - Hopper, Stranger Things )

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Post 182: Look back on 2025 progress

2026-01-01T00:45:39Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

Oh my gosh, I forgot today is the last day of 2025, I better get ready writing 2026 soon! I noticed either I created icons at least once a month or three times a month (June/October looking at you), but the number of icons I create have decreased but that may be due to the fact that I am currently finishing my dissertation/doing internship (which is my job) and just juggling other demands that make creating more icons harder for me. But I do want to still be productive next year, and grow as an icon creator.

January


I started off this year by creating remake icons for bestof_icons , creating icons for monthlyinspo  (which I miss this community), screen_icons ,iconthat ,stocklove_ic , and iconcolors . I found a cool technique to make levels and blocking which I had so much fun using for these icons.

February

I created icons for monthlyinspo and stocklove_ic , where I was focusing more on coloring and lighting. Also, for my alts, I focused on text work, which is something that I don't like to do but I want to grow as an icon creator in this area.

March

I created icons for monthlyinspo and stocklove_ic , where I was focusing more composition work and coloring.

April

I created icons for monthlyinspo , retro_icontest , and icontalking , this is where I focused on text work, simplicity and using five layers or less to create icons (which was super fun to do!)

May

I had a blast in the past for the retro_icontest challenge which was following somein30 challenge which always pushed me as an icon creator, I had different challenges that I made sure to follow. Also, fandom10in30 focused on cropping, and perioddrama_ic focused on book covers. I made some random icons focusing on the texture and composition on them.

June

I created so many icons for June, especially for retro_icontest which was all about those decoratives so I had fun exploring different decorative textures, discovered my love of painted effect for monthlyinspo and perioddrama_ic , and focusing on coloring for fandom10in30 .

July

I created icons for retro_icontest and alts for celebrity20in20 . I focused on coloring, painted effect, and complexity.

August

I was away for vacation but I did answer an ask the maker question about how to make gif icons, and created icons for fandom10in30 and icontalking . I focused on complexity, warm coloring, and text work.

September

I created icons for monthlyinspo , retro_icontest , and stocklove_ic . I had so much fun focusing on coloring, composition, and text work for this post. Also, I was asked in two challenges what I did in the summer which was basically analyzing my data for my dissertation/writing my dissertation and relaxing on vacation.

October

I created icons for perioddrama_ic, iconthat, icontalking iconcolors disney_20in20 and tvmovie20in20
focused on the use of textures/composition.

November

I created icons for fandom_itest[Bad username or unknown identity: perioddrama_ic ] fandom10in30 , icontalking and screen_icons and focused on the use of textures/composition.

December

I created icons for icontalking . I focused on coloring, lighting, textures, and composition.

Closing Thoughts: I feel like I've probably started out wanting to work on my goals that I usually have working on more complex compositions. So to work on my same goals - complex composition and text work especially when I have the time to do so. - note - same closing remarks as last year!

Prior best icons: please do not recommend any prior bestof_icons as seen below.

2025 -to be determined | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

ICON NOMINATIONS - JOIN IN! | MY THREAD

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Post 181: Aren't you glad to see me?

2025-12-29T22:14:49Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

05 icons for icontalking :

( Aren't you glad to see me, orange? :) )

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Post 180: "Baby, it's snowing outside"

2025-11-29T23:54:47Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for fandom10in30 , icontalking and screen_icons

[Total: 29 icons]( - Anon )

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Post 179: "the yin to your yang"

2025-11-02T19:20:48Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

These icons were created for: fandom_itest (icons 1-3),perioddrama_ic (icons 4-8), and screen_icons (icons 9-14) and one random icons.

[15 icons]( -anon )

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Post 178: "...there's good in everyone, too. Every single one of us."

2025-10-20T22:59:40Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

Full quote: "Sometimes we feel anger or jealousy or hatred, even if we don't want to. But the thing Eclipso did not understand is that there's good in everyone, too. Every single one of us."

This is for tvmovie20in20 Round 21: [total: 24 icons].

( -Stargirl )

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Post 177: "What is grief, if not love persevering?"

2025-10-11T21:23:23Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for disney_20in20 challenge:

22 icons from WandaVision

( - Vision from WandaVision )

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Post 176: "We are all fools in love."

2025-10-05T23:30:23Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This entry is for the following: perioddrama_ic (icons 1 - 7), iconthat (icons 8-14), icontalking (icons 15-17), and iconcolors (icons 21-23), retro_icontest (icons 18-20)

[Total: 23 icons]
( -Pride and Prejudice )

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Post 175: "If you don't challenge yourself, you will never realize what you can become."

2025-09-14T21:18:54Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for the following: monthlyinspo , stocklove_ic , and retro_icontest .

Fandoms: Loki, Lady Gaga: The Dead Dance, Ms. Marvel, Emma, Wednesday, Games of Throne, and Stock
[19 icons]
( -Anonymous )

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Post 174: "'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

2025-08-28T16:32:41Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is my entry for fandom10in30 and icons created for icontalking blocking challenge.

I used the following fandoms: Doctor Who, Bridgerton, Gossip Girl, and The White Queen

[15 icons total]

( -Albert Einstein )

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Ask the Maker Guide: General Guide/Tutorial for Animated Icons

2025-08-09T16:07:42Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

garonne asked icontalking.dreamwidth.org/94046.html:

"I would love to know how you add moving backgrounds to your icons, for instance the animated circle in this icon with the "we are all stories in the end" text. Even to know what keywords to search for tutorials would be really helpful! I guess it is something like an animated gif?"

The icon in question:

( Read the rest here... )

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Post 173: " I wish I could go with you."

2025-07-01T22:23:21Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

5 icons for retro_icontest . [Total icons: 12, 7 alts (1 for retro_icontest & 6 for celebrity20in20).

( -Marie Antoinette )

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Post 172: "Let us live like flowers-wild and beautiful and drenched in the sun."

2025-07-01T00:58:17Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This is for fandom10in30 : [15 icons]

( —Ellen Everett )

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Post 171: "Summer means happy times and good sunshine."

2025-06-17T20:42:03Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for monthlyinspo & perioddrama_ic : [17 icons]

( -The Summer of the Swans by Betty Brock )

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Post 170: "The purpose of our lives is to be happy." — Dalai Lama.

2025-06-11T23:12:20Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This post is for retro_icontest decorative challenge (with 12 icons and 6 alts/other icons):

( More here )

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Post 169: "May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope."

2025-05-01T16:30:31Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

These icons are for retro_icontest & fandom10in30 &  perioddrama_ic : [41 icons]

My original somein30 challenge post: lullabycharmed.livejournal.com/46169.html

Let's compare them to this round:

I didn't do this round in order but I put my notes on top (lol)


( - Emily Bronte )
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Post 168: "Long is the cycle of birth and death to the fool who does not know the true path."

2025-04-20T17:43:03Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

This is post entry for monthlyinspo & retro_icontest (April) [29 icons]

( - Buddha )

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Post 167: "There's nothing like a shipwreck to spark the imagination of everyone who was not on that

2025-03-19T21:05:12Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

These icons are for: monthlyinspo & stocklove_ic

[35 icons]

( Read more... )

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Post- 166: "If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied."

2025-02-19T23:07:41Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

35 icons for monthlyinspo ,stocklove_ic , and alts.

( -Leo Tolstoy )

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Post 165: "Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your grow..."

2025-01-21T19:33:35Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

[57 icons total for January 2025]
( -Kurt Vonnegut )

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Post 164: look back on 2024 progress

2025-01-02T01:58:26Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

So here, I am looking back on 2024 even though I am writing this in 2025. Some of my entries have been back-posted in a different date. Some months (like July and August) were back-dated and posted in December, but I labeled the icons that were created in the appropriate months.

January

+I started off the year by creating icons for retro_icontest , monthlyinspo ,perioddrama_ic , iconthat , and stocklove_ic . I focused on my compositions by focusing on coloring. I have three posts for January.

February

+I created icons for fandom10in30 , iconthat , monthlyinspo , screen_icons,
stocklove_ic and retro_icontest. I focused on cropping, lighting, and coloring. I have two posts for February.

March

+I created icons for monthlyinspo, screen_icons , perioddrama_ic , iconthat , and retro_icontest . I focused on complex compositions. I have two posts for March.

April

+I created icons for fandom10in30 . I focused on cropping, lighting, and compositions and it was all about the FRAMES :). I have one post for April.

May

+I created icons for monthlyinspo, stocklove_ic , and fandom10in30 I focused on cropping, lighting, and compositions. I have one post for May.

June

+ I created icons for stocklove_ic and monthlyinspo. I focused on lighting and coloring. There is one post for June.

July

+ I created icons for retro_icontest, stocklove_ic screen_icons and monthlyinspo. I focused on coloring, negative space, compositions, and textures. There is one post for July.

August

+ I created icons for : monthlyinspo ,stocklove_ic , screen_icons , and stocklove_ic . I focused on coloring, negative space, compositions, textures, and stock! There is one post for August.

September

+I created icons for monthlyinspo, retro_icontest, iconthat , perioddrama_ic , and icontalking I had so much fun focusing on coloring, composition, and textures for this post. There is one post for September.

October

+I created icons for

characters20in20 and focused on the use of textures/composition. I created one post for October.

November

+I created icons for icontalking

stocklove_ic,characters20in20 and monthlyinspo and focused on the use of textures/composition. I created two posts for November.

December

+I created icons monthlyinspo ,

screen_icons , stocklove_ic , and icontalking. I focused on coloring, lighting, textures, and stock. I created one post for December.

Closing Thoughts: I feel like I've probably started out wanting to work on my goals that I usually have working on more complex compositions but due to time crunch I ended up doing my style (negative space I guess or even doing stock icons). So to work on my same goals - complex composition and text work especially when I have the time to do so. - note - same closing remarks as last year!

Prior best icons: please do not recommend any prior bestof_icons as seen below.

2024

2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

ICON NOMINATIONS - JOIN IN! | MY THREAD

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Post 163: remakes for 2024 to 2025

2025-01-01T23:44:43Z

Posted by: littlemissnovella

So I was asked the following icons to remake:
Old icons (2024)

New icons (remakes):

1. I decided to keep the same subject (Cheryl from Riverdale) and used a more red background (or pink in this case).
2. I think the subject is from Thor: Love and War so decided to keep Valkryie as the subject.
3 and 4. So decided to use Penelope from Bridgerton and kept the Green theme going for her :)
5. I wanted to make Groot be in a dark forest instead.
6. I wanted to use text to quote Elle's quote about orange being seriously distrubed LOL :)
7. I wanted to reverse the color scheme of Marie Antoinette (meaning yellow will be the background and blue will be the color of the dress). The background ended up working like this :)

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