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i_hope_that
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.

Sorry I didn't do this yesterday, I was out for most of the day and then I was too tired to post :x but we still only have 3 entries, so I think we have to extend! Merry early Christmas to everyone and please get some icons in xD ♥

Please submit your entries HERE by Saturday, December 26!

Word theme: Joy
Image theme: Cast
Lyrical theme: Chicago by Sufjan Stevens

Thanks! ♥

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.

No entries yet! Hope to see some by Saturday, since the themes are pretty simple this week :O

Please submit your entries HERE by Saturday, December 19!

Word theme: Joy
Image theme: Cast
Lyrical theme: Chicago by Sufjan Stevens

Thanks! ♥

At long last, here are the winners \o/

( Winners: week 146 )

Reminders:
›› If you won and would like a banner, please comment to this post with the image used in your icon (if you didn't use the image theme). If you do not, your banner will not be made.
›› If anyone would like to volunteer with banner-making or suggest a theme, please comment here.
›› orangedew will be making the banners this week. Please comment to confirm you can do it :3

Thanks again to everyone who participated this week! Next theme is already up!

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.

23 Honey & Clover icons over here @ viiictory.

okay I'm just going to put up submissions and the tiebreaker will be resolved tomorrow morning~ By the way, one day I'll have to take stock of the banner workload. That day is not today, but I promise I'll do it soon :'D

This week's word theme is Joy. Getting closer to the holidays, so make a really happy icon for this theme! :D

This week's image theme is ( Cast )

This week's lyrical theme is ( Chicago by Sufjan Stevens )

Reminders:
›› You may submit up to three icons to this screened post.
›› Images used can be from either the anime, manga, or live-action renditions of Honey and Clover.
›› Please submit in this format:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2mo41e8.jpg
Which theme you used
›› Don't distribute your icons anywhere else until the winners have been announced.
›› If you have any questions, comment to this post.

The deadline for submissions is Saturday, December 19 26.

Have fun and good luck! C:

I swear that was the quickest vote tallying ever, so naturally it would end in a tiebreaker xD I'll close this post and do winners tomorrow morning.

›› To vote, comment to this screened post with the number of your favourite icon.

( Tiebreaker! )

First three votes decide it, so go to it! /o/

Yay, finally enough entries to scrape by this week c: And all very pretty, of course!

Reminders:
›› To vote, comment to this screened post with the numbers of your three favourite icons in the order of most preferred first, and one more for the Special Category (that must be different from the rest of your votes). So, your vote should look like this:
05, 03, 13
10 (the SC below the rest)
›› There is no SC this week due to the lack of entries. Oops, sorry to those who already voted when I had an SC up, I was going on auto pilot :'D You can change your votes if you like.
›› Please refrain from voting for yourself unless you truly believe your icon is the best.
›› You do not have to be a member to vote.

( Voting time! )

Voting ends Sunday, December 13.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're tall on adventurous spirit, but short on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about bargain hotels and hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!