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This is your mid challenge reminder for challenge 121. So far there are just the five icons so I could really use a lot more before the midnight EST deadline on Friday night.

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Merry Christmas to you all, I hope you have a safe one.

( Congrats again everyone )

Don't forget to enter challenge 121

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For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

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I will have banners up later this week but in the meantime don't forget to enter challenge 121

Challenge 121 this week is the word Excitement. You can icon someone who is excited or somehting that makes you excited, it is entirely your choice.

Rules:
- You can enter up to FIVE icons
- You can use any pictures you choose
- All your icons must be of something 'excited'.
- Icons must be new and exclusively made for the challenge and not shown anywhere beforehand
- All icons must fit lj standards (100x100 and under 40kb)
- There is to be NO animation
- Icons are due by midnight EST on Friday January 1st (yes, it is a two weeks challenge)
- Icons are to be submitted on this post, all comments are screened.
- Good luck, have fun and if you have any questions comment here and I'll get back to you asap.

Entries: 05

There are 12 gorgeous icons this week so thank you everyone.

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Don't forget to enter challenge 120 before midnight EST tonight.

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

This is your midweek reminder for challenge 120. So far there are just the three icons so I could really use a lot more before the midnight EST deadline on Friday night.

Enter here

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

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I'll have banners up later this week but in the meantime don't forget to enter challenge 120