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[whimsicaldragonette]

Best of 2017

I was tagged by the lovely @snortinglaughter to share my top 5 creations of 2017. As usual, I’m gonna push the boundaries a little. :-) (Should come as no surprise to anyone, haha.) Ok. I am primarily a writer, so I’ll start with that. This year started slowly since I was recovering from 19 Years, but I wrote a couple things that were popular and some that I’m suuuuuuper proud of. (It’s funny how those things don’t always intersect.)

(These are all drarry, rated T)

1) Romancing the Sorcerer’s Stone (AO3) -- This one took me the longest to write. I’ve been working on it on-and-off for about a year, and I probably should have made it longer but I wanted to be done with it. Harry and Draco jet-set around the world on adventures chasing treasure and not noticing that they’re simultaneously falling for one another. Features subtle oblivious Drarry (that might become more resolved in a sequel?) and Astoria/Ginny where they spend most of the story pining after the boys and learning to stand up for themselves.

2) Inexorable Tide and Pounding Surf (AO3) -- This one got very little attention, which makes me sad because I love it. It’s basically just Harry wandering around the coast and redwoods of Northern California and being introspective after the war. And of *course* he just happens to find Draco working in a bookshop. XD

3) Just Harry (AO3) -- This one was supposed to be a silly one-shot but it got more attention than anything I’ve written thus far. Harry goes to a muggle college post-war, hoping to escape the fame and drama of the wizarding world. Of course his new roommate just happens to be one Draco Malfoy. Because fate and all.

4) The Difference Between a Cat and a Comma (AO3) -- This one also started as a one-shot, but grew into something more. Draco POV, eighth-year, a little angsty.

5) Some Other Metal Than Earth (AO3) -- a silly little eighth-year bodyswap fic where a potions accident leaves Harry and Draco inhabiting one another’s bodies and pretending that nothing has happened. They fail miserably.

Ahaha, here is where I’m gonna stretch the rules. These next five don’t beat out any of the fic, but I’m proud of them so I’m gonna share them (under the cut).

I am *also* an artist, though I don’t create as much fanart as fanfic, but this particular project really stretched my skills and I’m super proud of it. (It’s a wedding gift for my brother, but I don’t get to find out his reaction to it until April. In case you were wondering, yes he’s a major Star Wars fan and Luke has always been his favorite.) 6*) Luke Skywalker: The Price of Wisdom (AO3): This is probably my best portrait and pencil drawing to date. I love how it turned out. I also love prismacolor pencils. <3 And I also tried my hand at podfic this year, and though it’s not my main thing, I had a blast with it. So here are my podfics of @tootsonnewts Otayuri stories which are absolutely hilarious and I recommend them to everyone. And totally read the originals if podfics aren’t your thing. I promise. You won’t be disappointed. It was a struggle not to bust out laughing in the middle of recording. 7*) Unbelievable (AO3)

8*) wyd? (AO3)

9*) u up? (AO3) Oh, and I almost forgot, but I’m super proud of these 3-D letters and accompanying tutorial I made for my kiddo:

10*) 3-D letters tutuorial

I’m tagging @ryanthedemiboy, @probably-lucifer , @owlswithfins, @goldentruth813, @jacelys, @em-isnotavampire, @altergravity and anybody else who wants to do it.

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Made this for my mom for combination birthday/Christmas and I’m pretty sure she won’t see it here so I’m gonna go ahead and post it XD. It’s a big tote bag, a bit wider than usual. You could fit a couple large cereal boxes in here easily. I made it from a couple shirts and a pair of my husband’s jeans (bottom) , and a thrifted curtain (lining and handles). I didn’t use a pattern or measure anything at all, just eyeballed the measurements and entirely winged it, so I’m actually pretty happy with it.

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Drew/painted this minimalist Sirius Black for @ryanthedemiboy for Christmas, and now that he’s gotten it I can finally post it! :-) (reference here) I really love the way the eyes turned out. Ink and watercolor on... a scrap of some nice paper I had lying around, haha. Watercolor paper maybe? I didn’t measure but I think it’s like 5″ x 10″ or so.

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Prismacolor pencils on card stock. More fun playing with my new blending pencils and pens. :-) WIP - think I'm gonna add a silhouette on top in black....