It's that time... just in case you missed some of my Summer of Giles posts (and because I like to have everything in my journal anyway), here's the first of two posts of everything I've put up so far.

04x wallpapers
06x banners
37x icons
02x layouts

the teasers:
     

( Icons --- Giles: How did you know it was me? / Buffy: Your eyes. You're the only person in the world that can look that annoyed with me. )

( walls & banners ---- But that's the thrill of living on the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage. Pardon me for finding the glass half full. )

( Layout #1 )

( Layout #2 )

64 Giles Icons
   

( Whoa, Giles has a TV. Everybody, Giles has a TV. He's shallow like us. )

teasers for the wallpapers:
 

( I had very definite plans about my future. I was going to be a fighter pilot. Or possibly a grocer. )

( august thru sept )

From my summer_of_giles posting day - the fic tributes, in their entirety (gushing included)...

Set I:
This is another open love letter.  I seem to be sending them out a lot lately, but that's because there's plenty of love in this fandom, and I couldn't leave Giles out of it.  For those of you who saw my spring_with_xan posts, you'll know what I'm talking about.

For those of you who didn't, I wanted to create graphics for my favorite Giles stories and for my favorite Giles authors.  It's going slowly, but this post today will hopefully reflect a little of the fangirl adoration I share for two radically different but equally amazing authors mireille719  and janedavitt.  Both of have a habit of writing the Giles I fell in love with, and yet both bring their own interpretations of his personality to the front so much so that I fall in love with him all over again after reading their fics.

Behind the cut you'll find links to wallpapers that include some of my favorite lines from each fic, so you can enjoy the memory of the fic even when you're not reading it!  And, of course, links to each fic in question so you can read them if you're so inclined!

( here are two tributes that hopefully show how grateful I am )

Set II:
There are some fics that stay with me, with sound or shape or form. Sometimes they're richly textured enough that they leave an indelible imprint on me.  Doesn't matter how long the fic.  Sometimes it just takes a couple of words. 

So below the cut you'll find my adoration for savoytruffle and lostgirlslair and glimmergirl expressed via images (paltry, but hey, it works), and a couple of fics that, if you haven't read them, you really really need to check them out.

( this way to the three tributes that hopefully get close to the fics they're based on )

No previews this time, but if you like Giles at all, please check out the Giles manip.... it makes me very very happy for some *strange* reason.  The Buffy is a manip created for prompt 049 at still_grrr .  And I just have to say... painted manips are HARD! 

oh, i'm also reposting the Buffy and Giles thingy I put up yesterday so I can link to this post from graphics comms

( I'm doing homework...every once in a while )

Why yes, I have had time to make some recommendations!  So check out the following if you're looking for yummy fandom fun.  I didn't get to do as many lists as I thought I was going to this year, but I love what I picked!

three banners (Giles/Buffy & Giles/Faith), and January - May of a 2008 Giles Calendar

teasers (and icons):
    

( banners and calendar )

It feels like it's been forever since I've posted graphic-type things.  I keep getting dissatisified with my icons, and then liking banners but really only being motivated to create them *for* people (which is actually really fun, but I'm feeling lazy about gathering those together at the moment into one post).

Anyway, here's the other stuff I've done lately.

Teasers:
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( inside find 16 icons and 10 banners )

I just realized that when I did my SOG post to my own journal, I forgot to include the layouts I made *is a dork*.

So here they are.

Preview: 

( Layout instructions for I'll Be Your Watcher )

Preview: 

( Layout instructions for Air Kisses )


Preview:  .

( Layout instructions for Memory of a Kiss )

a couple of days ago I posted that I'd make some banners if people wanted them.  And WHOAH the response!  HEEEE!  You guys rock cuz you let me make graphics for your work.

So here are the results.  Now, the reason why you should check below?  Because it is my total pleasure to create fic banners for such fantastic fics!  I get to give virtual prezzies to some of my favorite peoples - this is what the fandom fun is about.  So if you haven't read the works yet, go, forth, read!  I guarante you'll have a great time!

( this way to the pretties )

A while back I asked for links to Buffy/Giles stories that might intrigue people who don't normally read the pairing.**  Not the stuff we all know and love as B/G readers, but fics that are maybe unusual, intriguing, and perhaps explore the relationship in unexpected ways.

And now I give you the results of my reading and wandering through all of the lovely recs made by some truly wonderful people interested in helping me out!

( B/G fics that are completely worth the read...even for the afraid )

* this fandom squee brought to you because entrenous88 is right - we should be celebrating our fandoms!
** disclaimer: if you don't like reading b/g, it is doubtful that reading it will change your mind. but if you're open to the possibility, but feel that you haven't encountered fic that works for you... maybe that's what this list might be for. i am not on a mission to convert the unconverted, promise, just trying to hold a door open for those who might want to walk through it.

My roundup of my summer_of_giles postings ... it's all over... *SOB* ... but the love goes on...

teaser/preview:
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+ please let me know what you think
+ please don't modify (talk with me, I'm happy to modify for you!)
+ please don't link directly
+ icon/graphics website HERE, resources HERE.


( \\giles wallpapers\\ )


( \\giles only banners\\ )


( \\giles\spike+xander+jenny banners\\ )


( \\50 giles icons\\ )

windandsummer requested Giles/Xander and Giles/Spike colorbars... and so I got all excited and made them!  And some icons, to boot.

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( icons anyone? )

( colorbars anyone? )

( and in other arty stuff... )

Also, some fabulous person nominated the banner I made for soft_princess's Dreamland fic at the Bodice Ripper Awards.  Thank you kind and sweet person!!

In honor of the weekend, I guess... two sets of Buffy/Giles stuff based around the episode "Helpless"  (one more loosely than the other)

.:.

( this way )

It's coming up on Valentine's Day, and since I haven't put much out by way of graphics, I thought I'd make some banners and sorta story art (for stories that haven't been written yet, so you writers out there, that's a hint, really it is!) AND icons, of course.  All Giles pairings - my favorite ones. 

So Happy Early VD!

teasers:
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( this way to the pretty banners )


( this way to the pretty walls/story art )


( this way to the icons )

 Rather than do a fic year in review I thought I'd do a kind of summary of my graphics.  Below you'll find the pieces I kind of fell in love with (or the ones that turned out far better than I had any right to expect, or heck, the ones I was most surprised by).

( //icons// )


( //wallpapers// )


( //manips// )


( //banners// )

teasers:
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what's inside?

[4] buffy icons
[9] giles icons
[9] giles/xander icons
[2] giles/buffy icons
[9] xander/cordy icons
[1] faith icon
[5] adam brody icons

[4] walls (2 buffy, 1 b/g, 1 adam b)
[2] manips (1 faith, 1 dru)

( when left to my own devices I guess I get a little graphic obsessed )

Teasers:

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+ please let me know what you think
+ please don't modify (talk with me, I'm happy to modify for you!)
+ please don't link directly
+ icon/graphics website HERE, resources HERE.

( sharable banners )

( sharable icons )

( nonsharable banners )

( associated nonsharable icons )

I forgot to repost my summer_of_giles entries in my own journal.  So, here they are, in their entirety.  This post is not for the faint of dail up.

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Inside:
[84]x icons (includes Giles only & Giles with as many pairings as I could make + icons from walls and manips)
[06]x walls (G only, G/Wes, G/S, G/B)
[07]x banners (G only, G/Wes)
[08]x manips (G only, G/Wes, G/S, G/F, G/B)

( this way to see the many faces of Rupert Giles )

I don't know about you kids, but I'm getting a little stale on the icon thing.  So this will be my last icon post for a bit (not graphics - I seem to still like those) but icons. 

The idea with this set was to capture the space in between... I'm not sure if it totally worked.  You tell me.

Teasers:
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( the space in between )

Teasers:
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( please proceed in an orderly fashion... )

I've decided to do put together all of my favorite pairings in wallpapers in time for Valentine's day... so, here's the 1st installment.  What's inside you ask?

1 Willow/Tara wallpaper
1 Willow/Buffy wallpaper
5 W/B related icons
4 W/T related icons

AND, some random icons I'd created or redesigned... Xander, Giles, Wes/Giles, Buffy, Buffy/Giles, and Wes

Teasers ...
 

( click for the pretties ... )

Once again, thank you everybody who filled out my little poll!  That being said, most of these were made a couple of days ago, so I haven't had time to take your responses into account.  Don't worry, I will in the future!

( Giles, Wes, G/W & B/G pretties... oh, and icons too! )

I'm procrastinating.  Yes I am.  And in honor of that, here are two B/G backgrounds...

( click to see the pretties )

Oh, and if anyone is bored, and wants to play with photoshop, please take a look at the open challenge at beegee_icontest and enter!  We need more icons, since only 2 people have entered....