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Pixel Icon Raffle! - Winners!I have now raffled the winners! > v <
First winner is ~Kiwi-San and the second one is ~Frangasm.
Congratulations! ^ - ^
Here's the screenshots: (If the image won't load click here.)
You can now delete this journal from your favourites.
Thank you for joining everyone! > v 0
Samples of my pixel icons:

10,000 Point Give-AwayAlright, my brother just left dA, so he gave me the rest of his points (20,000)
He told me because the Deviant Art community was so good to him (he said he met a lot of great people) that as a thanks I should give away half the points.
So, I'm going to hold a contest to make things fun.
You must:
*Watch me
*Advertise this journal
*Comment your journal here
*Favorite this journal
1st place gets 10,000 points
2nd place gets 2,000 points
Good luck guys

OPEN Raffle/Giveaway! [1000 points + Free Chibis~]I barely noticed that I reached 1,000 watchers! :iconpapcryplz::iconpapcryplz::iconpapcryplz:
I can't thank you gaiz enough. AND OMG--
Just thanks so much for liking my art and stuff. It means so much to me. I can't even describe it in words. :iconuhuhuhuplz:
So how about I describe it in a picture instead? A picture is worth a thousand words~
:iconureshiiplz:
So let me give back and thank everyone by doing a raffle! YUSH!
So let's begin!
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How do I participate?
You /must/ be a watcher to participate. Please do not watch me if you are just entering for this raffle. ;_;
If you are already a watcher, just favorite this journal. (:
Can I be entered more than once?
Yeup<3 If you make a journal about my raffle and show me proof (like a link to your journal), you get entered 1 more time.
If you comment here with corny/cheesy pick-up line or a funny picture,

CONTEST! Win 1500 points! P.Membership! And More!

Draw My Naruto OC Contest!!!
Manku Urakami
Shippuuden – right outfit

colors take from here http://tonemi.deviantart.com/art/Manku-Urakami-345814033
Pre Shippuuden

Her pairing Sora - http://s001.radikal.ru/i193/1305/de/d7f6152c3bc8.png
I want join! What I'll do?
If you want join:
*READ A RULES.
*I don't do some list of contest members, if you want draw for my contest, just do it!
*MOORE CREATIVITY!

*Send me link in finished draw here in comments, or in notes.
*I'll put your draw in *Entries
*Congratulations! Your' a member! :iconimsrspervplz:
Rules

Draw my Naruto OC Manku Urakami. It's can be all thet u want, fan art, face screenshots, couple art or else.

ART must be drawd for my contest! Not commission for me, not AT's, only new and your draws.

No base! No trace! Only own draws!

You may enter only one draw for every contest c

Microsoft Employees Disrupt Wii U Best Buy EventsRemember how Nintendo was showcasing some of their E3 games at participating Best Buy stores around the country? Well, apparently Microsoft employees have been hired to go to these events and preach about the Xbox One and make comments like "why would you buy a outdated Wii U when the Xbox One is right around the corner?"
However, the employees aren't getting what they hoped for. Most customers just start bashing the Xbox One in response. Seriously, Microsoft, the people attending these Best Buy Wii U events are people who are intimately familiar with the crap you pulled at E3. They ain't takin' your shit.
At first I thought this might just be a case of one really loyal Microsoft employee taking matters into his own hands (especially since the original source was /v/), but reports have come in from numerous Best Buy's around the country that indicate many Microsoft employees have ambushed the demo lines trying to persuade people to switch to the Xbox One.
Since so many reports have com

Weekly 100 Points Giveaway [OPEN] Week 3Alright, time for another one

There will be 2 winners ( 50

each ) on this giveaway.

It's easy to participate

This journal.

Share your favorite youtube channel.
And that's it :iconfeelingfreeplz:
The winner will be announced June 23
Extra: Please comment if you take point commissions :iconmikulaplz:
Good luck everyone.

10,000 Watchers! +PointsWow, 10,000 watchers! Shame it happened at the worst time (giveaways temporarily deleted).
Still...thank you all for sticking with me!
I guarantee we will have things running as normal again soon!
Much love,
Moomin-Man
PS: I'll giveaway 400

away at random to celebrate! Leave a comment and I will enter you for the chance to win!
1st 200

2nd 150

3rd 50

Join me on swagbucks! Get paid in gift vouchers if you don't have a credit card!

Please Pants Responsibly (Paper Notebooks FTW)

There are two ways to write a novel. Plotting (you make an outline, a plan, a roadmap if you will, and then you sit down and write it) and pantsing (you write "by the seat of your pants, throwing caution to the wind). So when I get asked if I'm a plotter or a pantser, I'm all like er, uh, hold on, let me? Pantser? I think? But I kind of, um, do planny things?
And it gets kind of awkward because in these inarticulate moments I have managed to confuse everyone including myself. And probably spilled a drink.
In recent discussions, however, I've had a bit of a revelation, silly as it is. I've realized that I -- like many writers -- am a plotter/pantser hybrid. And perhaps what I'm doing is something we could call Pantsing Responsibly. And, maybe, just maybe, I could share some of my responsible pantsing tips with other writers. Starting with paper notebooks.
Anyone can find a notebook. If there isn't alread

A giveaway??? Rules are below. (80 pts)Yea... and if you don't read the rules, you won't get anything out of this.

The whole reason I'm doing this is because my group, #Traders-123, has reached over 100 members! And speaking of 100, I also got over 100 watchers!!!

What you have to do
Favorite this journal... you don't have, you don't enter
Comment saying you entered; I'll be lenient on this one
Advertise; you don't have to but is looked up upon
No duplicate accounts; seriously, you need points THAT bad???
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Prizes[Star!]
[Bullet; Green] 1st place is 50 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 2nd place is 30 [Points]
[Bullet; Green] 3rd place is a llama.
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Deadline is July 4th. (It's an easy date to remember)

And some art exposure! (Just some random and a

The Used Game ParadigmOver the course of this past generation I've been watching the video game market react to the way it's been forced to deal with increasing changes. I've come out against used game sales and even written a journal about boycotting GameStop because (like most people at the time) I believed they were the root cause of all the problems the video game industry has. But that's something I don't believe now as intently as i did then. From where I sit, piracy and used games sales are a problem, but not in the way game companies want us to believe that they are.
Used games are a good thing for consumers. We get to try games out, and if we don't like what we see or finish it early, we trade it in and try another title instead. It's a very good system for us since video game rentals are much harder to come by. Most video rental stores in America have gone extinct and outside specific Red Box Kiosks there aren't a lot of places for consumers to rent video games. The exception, of course, being thr

CONTEST TIME!LOVE LOVE LOVE
Hello everybody!
This journal is for comunicate to all about a new contest organized by: :iconrinashuu: :iconmissuses: :iconChiiochi:
Here is a little explication about the contest.
The Theme is "Pinku pink Friends", they are a group of OC's made of our 3 characters: Chisa, Missu and Chiio.
The description of the group is: a group of friends, like sisters, they are very close and insaparable friends.
This contest starts on June 10th and the deadline is on August 10th! All entries need to be sent to the
organizers in comments or notes.
RULES:
1. All the entries need to have the 3 characters on it.
3. Max of 3 entries for person.
Allowed
1. Chibis, full body, thigh up, headshot, etc
2. Pixel icons
3. Digital and Traditional art
Not allowed
1. Bases
2. Tracing
3. +18
4. Copy other users entries
All entries need to follow the rules or they will be disqualified.

PRIZES!
FOR THE FIRST PLACE
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500 points GIVEAWAY!Hi Good Day~ Pusheen here~ I am hosting this 500

giveaway and this is my first time x) I am doing this to help others out there to have points~
This will end at July 2, 2013, 12:00 GMT
-3 winners will win home the bacon! A total of 500 will be given out at random using random.org!
PRICES

1st winner - 300

and a free feature in all of my three lists, watch fave and llama

2nd winner - 150

and a free watch and llama feature

3rd winner - 50

and a free watch feature
RULES

You must FAVE this journal.
You must make a journal about this giveaway, tell a friend or spread to your group .
[Star!] Watch me.
[Star!] Comment below the link of your journal about my giveaway~

SUPPORTERS OF THIS GIVEAWAY
Since this is my first time hosting a giveaway, I am willing to help the deviantart community this way. I

Win a Premium Membership! [Raffle]Ohaii everyone! Chieri here. >u< Still not dead yet. ~~Still just smelling like it.~~
I know I have been quite inactive the past month, alot of private stuff going on and upcoming exams, but I will try to be more active again from now on. I miss being here with you guys and drawing so much. I will try my best to at least submit something regulary and reply to all notes & comments sooner as I did lately. (I really apologize for the wait.) I promise. You may slap me really hard if I neclect it again.
As a little consolation / thank you / because I want to, I decided to raffle away

3 x a 1 Month Premium-Membership
^_^ Because I have some leftover points on my hand and I love hosting little events and raffles.
I hope everyone will enjoy participating. It's easy!
As usual I will use random.org to choose the 3 lucky winners, providing screens that everything will be 100% fair.

SPIKE updatesJust thought I'd share with you guys some updates on the progress of finishing my "SPIKE" novel.
A lot of people have asked me how it's going, when it will be published and stuff. I really appreciate getting asked these things because it shows that people are actually interested in my writings, and that it just such a great feeling

I've got two news for you guys today though: one bad news and one good news. Let's start with the bad news.
I haven't finished writing SPIKE yet.
And I honestly don't know when it will be finished - which oddly enough brings us to the good news:
I've made a new, major decision in the SPIKE story that I think a lot of you will be happy to hear. As usual I don't want to spoil too much, but there is a part in the story where Spike and Sam are separated from each other for quite a long while. At first I was planning on only writing from Spike's point of view, like, what he's experiencing during this separation period. I figured that since he's the main cha

Music Is My Inspiration ContestWell guys I've decided to start my own contest, because I had awesome feedback on the idea ^_^
It'll be my first contest that I've held...EVER! So it's very exciting :3
So, about the theme of the contest. Well whenever I've felt down and blue because I've been slapped upside the head with an art block, I like to wallow in self pity and blast my favourite tunes XD (LOL) It's extremely therapeutic

and it really does help to inspire me with new ideas

.
A perfect example would be my OC's Medi-kate & Black Nova, both created from inspiration from music.
http://fav.me/d609vsk http://fav.me/d5tfe4z
So basically the gist of it is, I want you guys to listen to some music, find a song that inspires you, pick one of my OC's, and create something awesome

With all that being said, let's get down to the nitty gritty details!
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Theme: Music Is My Inspiration
Deadline: 2 months from now (12 August 2013)
Rules:

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by ~MagpieVon, Nov 1, 2012, 4:04:13 PM
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Hello All!

First of all, I want to offer my sincerest apologies for the lack of activity in BleedingHeartsPoetry as of late. The former head Admin !li1121 is obviously no longer an active deviant. He stepped down a few weeks ago in order to pursue real life.

I know the submission folder has reached its limit. I have been trying to think of ideas for how to handle this for a few days now. I don't want to continually create new feature folders every time one fills up. If anyone has any ideas--perhaps organizational ideas--that would be greatly appreciated.

All of this being said, my own life is very hectic. I am 23 years old, a wife, and working for an insurance company that requires mandatory overtime every week. The last thing I want to do is close down BleedingHearts. It was the first group I ever created, and it is still dear to me, despite my absence. What I am looking for is help.

I would like to find a few good admins who are online every day to help me run BleedingHearts, because I simply cannot do it on my own. If you are interested, please send the group or myself personally (~MagpieVon ) a note with the following criteria covered in the comment section:
1. Why would you be a good candidate for the job?
2. Are you able to be online at least five days a week to check in on the group?
3. Do you have any ideas for bettering the group?

So once again, if anyone has ideas for folder organization, please leave a comment or send a note. If you are interested in an admin position here at BleedingHearts, please send the group or myself, ~MagpieVon a note.

Thanks for the understanding, Everyone! I beg that you'll be patient during this period of change and hang in there!

~*Magpie

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~Panacea-Revival Nov 8, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Hey, I would be interested in becoming an admin for the group; and to answer your questions:
1) I'm a writer, artist and I love to read the work of other people - I have a good sense of what the group should accept.
2) I am on deviantART everyday for at least an hour.
3) I have a few ideas but they may need perfecting; but I agree with the other comments about making the categories more precise and get rid of the feature folder.

~newkidwithoutbraces Nov 3, 2012

Hi Magpie. I would very much be interested in becoming an admin for BleedingHearts, and to answer your question, here are my answers:

1. Why would you be a good candidate for the job? I am a creative, open minded person. I am a writer and an artist myself, so I love reading other people's work and have a fairly good sense of what would be acceptable to what group.

2. Are you able to be online at least five days a week to check in on the group? 9 times out of 10 I should be. the 1/10 refers to if my internet would go down or if I was away on holiday. In the prior event, there's not much I can do but in the latter, I would try and give you advanced notice, whenever possible.

3. Do you have any ideas for bettering the group? I have a few ideas, seeing as I was considering looking into creating a group myself. I am not entirely sure of their quality standard but they are there, I assure you. I also agree greatly, with the cementers above; to make the categories more precise and to get rid of the feature folder are both amazing ideas!

^namenotrequired Nov 3, 2012 Student Interface Designer

Omg, ~MagpieVon, good to hear from you! How's Ren / Ann?

I don't think I have the time to look after yet another group myself, sorry, I hope you find someone!

~MagpieVon Nov 3, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Hello! It's good to actually have some more free time to spend on deviantART again! Ann's doing very well! She's VERY busy with school, not to mention internet at my dad's house is VERY slow. I know she does miss deviantART, and often asks about people she follows. I try to keep up with everyone. I'll tell her that you say hello next time I talk to her! I'll be seeing her next weekend!

^namenotrequired Nov 4, 2012 Student Interface Designer

Ah, great to hear, cool!

~The-Archaeon Nov 2, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Why not create different categories for the submissions? Like when we submit art we have to classify it as "teen romance," "macabre," etc etc.

Why not just do the same?

~MagpieVon Nov 3, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Yes, I've been considering this. This is what I do with my other group,

. My only issue with this is that pieces tend to get submitted to the wrong category frequently, so I would always need a staff member to go through each piece to make sure it's being submitted correctly. This can be very time consuming. I'm still heavily considering this option, though! Thank you for the input!

~The-Archaeon Nov 3, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I volunteer! haha

But you could have everyone just submit to a featured folder where they would then be sorted "properly," so to speak. And like I said in the note I sent you, I check my dA daily, so I wouldn't mind taking the time to do this.

~valleigh Nov 1, 2012 Student Writer

You can create more folders so you don't need a feature folder, too many things gets over looked there, I know how you feel being busy, I'm 25 married goes to school, and work full time, and I'm a founder of a group too, If you need advice or help note me, I would gladly help. :0

~MagpieVon Nov 3, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I'm thinking about organizing per category of writing (i.e. romance, family life, general, etc). The only issue I have with this is that it tends to be very time consuming, given the fact that a staff member would need to go through each submission to ensure it's being submitted correctly. This is the system I use for my other group

, and I've noticed that pieces are frequently submitted into the incorrect folder. It's definitely still one of my top options, though. Thank you!

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