Discovered in the Holly and the Ivy - Day 1! Welcome to the challenge!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Happy Discovered in the Holly and the Ivy Day! It's the first day of our challenge, and the tenth Christmas/winter/solstice/let-there-be-light type December challenges, and this year we're starting with a big reveal - pulling the curtains on the comm banner created by minori_k. Are you ready...? This is what you will see at the comm, whenever you go over to visit....


Could there be a more beautiful banner for our challenge? *vbg* I have been dancing around my laptop for days, waiting impatiently until everyone could see it!

But I'm hoping our first day won't stop there - I thought that maybe as a thank you to Minori for such a gorgeous banner, we could try a wee Drabble-Ficlet-Tinywriting day? Can we write and post Drabble-Ficlet-Tinywritings throughout the day, inspired by Minori's lovely banner? There's a miniature version of the banner under the cut below if you'd like to post it with your offering - it would be lovely to see Minori's banner scattered through our flists today, with wee moments of Pros to go with it! What do you think? I'm dashing off to Job 3 in a minute, but I'll be composing as I go... *g*

Let's let Minori know how much we love her Pros (in any way we can... *g*) - post any time today, up until midnight lad's time (GMT), and then it will be Day 2. Pros in December has begun! *vbg*

Mini-banner for posting with Drabble-Ficlet-Tinywritings today


Thank you, minori_k!

Comments

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lovely banner - she's really done you proud :0)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Minori did such a wonderful job - just as I knew she would! *g*

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

What an absolutely gorgeous banner! I'm sure it will inspire lots of Pros-y writings. :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it beautiful! And definitely inspirational - it's worked already... *g*

Thank you so much!

[minori-k.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! It has begun already! I am so happy to know that you and other Pros fans like this banner :-) Your lovely comments are true rewards for me!!

I'm so honored to be a part of this challenge and my drawing inspires lots of Pros fans :-)

Thank you so much for a lovely plan!

RE: Thank you so much!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, it's so nice to have your banner up there! *g* And there's been fic too - longer fic than I was expecting, as well! *g* Happy Banner-Unveiling day!

ETA - and I keep meaning to say what a cute icon you have this year, too!

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

This is so brilliant! :))

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous, isn't it... *g*

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous work, as always. I love, of course. how close they are, and how focused they are on each other. *g* The colors are beautiful, and it's all properly Christmassy. Thank you minori_k!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Very much thank you minori_k! And on top of this, she has her own day later in the challenge too!

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[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

What a way to kick off the festivities! Lovely banner! :D

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's just gorgeous, isn't it - a very worthy start!

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the beautiful gift!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is beautiful, isn't it... *g*

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Lovely banner, I like the smooth and detailed drawing. They are both really in a festive mood :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's really beautiful, isn't it - I'm sure it'll inspire lots of festive moods!

[boothros.livejournal.com]

Oh that is just SO very pretty, thanks Minori!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is, isn't it! *g*

[dollidaydream.livejournal.com]

It's so lovely! I love the graceful arcs of the holly and the ivy. It's very festive and sentimental. Just perfect, in fact!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Perfect is a good description of it, isn't it! *g*

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

I love the banner, so festive, well done and thank you, Minori!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely banner, isn't it - well done indeed, our MInori!

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Lovely banner, with the lads all decked in holly and ivy. Great Job, Minori_k!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is gorgeous, isn't it! *g* (And nice that it was inspirational, too... *vbg*)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Gosh but this is adorable! Makes me want to hug the stuffin' outta these lads. Sweetness abounds! Thanks so much.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee - it does rather make you want to hug them, doesn't it! Or maybe watch them hug each other... *g*

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! Now to get inspired...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

*waits patiently for your inspiration*

It is gorgeous, isn't it!

Truly the epitome of the season and our lads

[longstrt.livejournal.com]

This is just what we should all be thinking for our lads. Really great banner. Thank you so much.

RE: Truly the epitome of the season and our lads

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is, isn't it! *g*

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

This is a beautiful banner!
Thank you so much!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is a gorgeous banner, isn't it! *g*

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Hooray! And what a perfect way to start the month! :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It is a perfect way to start the challenge, isn't it - and we can see it whenever we visit the comm! *g*

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

Lovely - thanks, Minori!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It is lovely, isn't it! Thank you indeed, Minori! *g*

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

So very lovely. . . . we are lucky to see it again every day this month :)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous isn't it - and yeay for seeing it whenever we come to visit the comm!

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Lovely banner - but does anyone else find the comment from Livejournal creepy?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It is a lovely banner, isn't it!

I don't find the you-made-the-top-twenty-five-entries-on-lj creepy at all (why creepy?!) - though I do find it surprising, and think there must be alot more people looking who never comment or come to play here than we know! Or, sadly, that there are many fewer people on lj (I presume the results are only the English-based lj, not all of lj). I'm not aware of any other forum that lets us do what lj does, though, so I hope it's the former!

[murphybabe]

What a beautiful banner! Thank you, minori_k, you do wonderful work, and this is just perfect for the 10th DIALJ :)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous isn't it - a happy tenth anniversary indeed!

Wonderful

[airelle1.livejournal.com]

Lovely as always, Minori! You're such a talented artist, words fail me.
Thank you for sharing!

RE: Wonderful

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

She really is a gorgeous artist, isn't she! *g*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Fabulous banner! Thank you both - it's starting to feel a bit more Christmassy at last!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Isn't it gorgeous! And hee - getting ready for the discoveredinalj festivities always makes me feel quite Christmas-y - even if it is still December!

[loyseofverlaine.livejournal.com]

A lovely banner to get us in the Christmas mood. The greens balance so nicely through the picture.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is gorgeous, isn't it - as you'd expect, from our Minori! *g*