The Shoebox Girl

Classic icons al ataque!

2008-02-10T12:30:09Z

Classic films and stars icons that look like these:

x01.hitchcock & cary grant x01.doris day & rock hudson x02.Greta garbo x04.clark gable x02.judy garland x01.the philadelphia story x01.sandra dee x04.norma shearer

Classic movies icons
01.hitchcock & cary grant 02.doris day & rock hudson 03.04.Greta garbo 05.06.07.08.clark gable 09.10.judy garland 11.the philadelphia story 12.sandra dee 13.14.15.16.norma shearer
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.special fonkey icon for fronkey_squeezy	.17

And two collages that served me as wallpapers


Hitchcock and Cary Grant "The Beauty and the Beast"	Myrna Loy being absolutely fabulous.

(800 x600)	(800 x500)

So late, insanityonline1, so sorry.

2008-02-10T11:38:40Z

Crap.

And two Marg icons for ya ;)

Icons from my drawers: Classic Film icons

2007-11-25T18:33:10Z

CLassic films are love. That's all.

With Gods and Goddesses such as:

CLASSIC ICONS .cary grant .humphrey bogart .lauren bacall .vincent price (3) ."notorious" (3) ."indiscreet" ."the nanny" .angela lansbury .errol flynn . douglas fairbanks jr .maureen o'hara .gary cooper. "an affair to remember" (4) .deborah kerr (3) ."the thin man" .sean connery .rodolfo valentino ."an american in paris"
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.09	.10	.11	.12
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.17	.18	.19	.20
.21	.22	.23	.24
.25	.26	.27	... the end.

Icons from my drawers: TV Icons

2007-11-25T18:02:44Z

Erm... I guess I should have posted them before cause now there are so many! I think I will make different posts for each type. Sorry for the spamming on your friends page.

I'll start with TV icons...

(I know, I shocked myself when I realised I was iconing Marg!)


TV ICONS
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Thank you for those Weeping Willows caps, ericasj , they did inspire me!!!

Firmin.

2007-11-14T23:56:06Z

Firmin. By Sam Savage. It made me smile and made me cry. In the subway. And people gave me those old funny looks but I didn't care at all cause I was Firmin and Firmin was me. Even though Firmin is a rat in a Boston bookstore in 1960s and I'm a 21st century woman. The only difference would probably be that Firmin is far more tender, far more intelligent and far more beautiful than I will ever be.

That book has made it to my all time top ten.
And there it'll stay.

Really, really, really, fronkey_squeezy, snoekie68, wanderlonely, insanityonline1 and probably happy_smith: You MUST read it.

Goodbye Deborah.

2007-10-18T20:28:32Z

I've just learned that Deborah Kerr died on Tuesday and it makes me so sad. She was a teacher and a friend in my own little world. The world is a bit uglier and I feel a little lonelier tonight.

BBC clip

New season, new look.

2007-09-11T11:13:45Z

After spending three to four hours to remove the chair from the picture below just to see if I could, I thought I'd better use it for something, hence, a new layout. And this time, I did it all myself: The coding, the art, and even the textures. (Not to mention the magic of making the chair go away) Feels good. ^^
--> basilea

"Joanne and the chair."

a blonde mamma mia

2007-09-08T16:18:57Z

Look snoekie68, the first Mamma Mia pic.

So weird to see a blonde Donna for me. But I love that dress, it's so greek!

Something old, something new, something blue.

2007-09-07T15:06:44Z

Icon randomness. From Bette Davis to Vaya con dios with a touch of favourite writer Jose Luis Sampedro.


.joan baez (2) .vaya con dios (6) .elvis (2) . james dean (1) .bette davis (7) .jose luis sampedro (2)
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And just because.
Vaya con Dios - Don't cry for Louie (3.5 mb)
Vaya con Dios - Nah Neh Nah (3.1 mb)

I've just found this old Marg one lost in some folder. I guess I didn't like it much back then but I like it now. 0_o

A muse came and hit me with her laud. It hurts.

2007-07-01T23:36:03Z

But she made me do some nice icons and a whole new layout. I was tired of the waving guy already, happy layout but uncomfortable to use.

So I got Sophia now: basilea

And some icons. Mostly classic films and stars.


.sergio dalma .aishwarya rai .sophia loren .lucille ball .the philadelphia story .the prisioner of zenda .classic hollywood dancers .the man who knew too much .move over darling .marlon brando
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Oh what a day.

*addendo
And just cause everybody said so I guess I'm one day late to your birthday but anyway...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY crusherbevdr!!!
Hope you had a great time!

Heroes!iconspam

2007-05-22T15:33:15Z

Not CSI but icons just the same.
Ah... can't wait to get the last eppy. It's downloading so damn slowly. grrrr. Good thing I have to go to class or I'd end up reading all about it NOW.

Heroes random stills / promos / caps			\|\| batch #01
			01. 02. 03.
			04. 05. 06.
			07. 08. 09
			10. 11. 12.
Comments are nice. Credit is not necessary.

*Eek. I have caps of this that I can't see cause I don't like being spoiled. This is crazy!

It was good while it lasted

2007-02-27T00:36:45Z

It's official. I give up on CSI. But I felt creative and I owe the show so many happy moments that I made a new layout just for it. And this pretty farewell banner:

I'm not giving up on Marg though. I never could. I just hope she gets more widescreen time from now on. *SHOUTS* C'mon you directors anywhere, she's awesome!!!!

Yawns 'nite all!

2007-02-18T23:48:25Z

My muse paid me a visit today. ^_^ She could have chosen a better hour though... anyways, iconing "the divine" was a great way to end up a weekend. I'm even tempted to re-read her biography now. What an amazing human being.

Garbo in her 20's vs Garbo in her 50's.

When you've got it, you've got it.

nana made me do it.

2006-10-22T01:53:34Z

goes back to bed now that all the pretty colors are out of her head.

nnnnnight y'all.

Around the world in 22 languages

2006-06-18T16:23:03Z

AROUND THE WORLD IN 22 SONGS

Music is much more than words and rhythm, it's a way to communicate with others. A language in it's own. We don't always need to know the meaning of the words and sentences in a song to appreciate it and get a message. We may not understand what the song says but we surely can make our own vision of it. Build our own story around it. Or just dance till our feet fall off!

[Tagalog] Lani Misalucha - Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin (3MB)
Thank you closedcircus for introducing me to her songs. Boy, it's hard to find an online store of filipino music!

[Turkish] Sertab Erener - Yanarim (3 MB)
This woman won Eurovision song contest two years ago. She sang in English then though.

[Swedish] Carola - Genom Allt (7MB)
This song makes me think of a woman who can fly. It makes me wanna jump and try!

[Spanish] Bryan Adams - Todo lo Que Hago (Everything I Do) (6 MB)
Tought it'd be more interesting to have a non Spanish speaker singing in Spanish. I put a Spanish singer in the English one ;)

[Quechua] Yma Sumac - Hori Canastitai (2 MB)
An old live song by the ultimate diva: A full 5 octave range. A name that means "most beautiful" and the last descenedant of Inca Emperor Atahualpa.
Quechua is the language of Peru and Bolivia native indians.

[Portuguese] Ana Belen & Carlos Berlanga - Aguas De Março (5 MB)
Gotta love the smoothness of this tune and the little giggling. Hard to choose between Portugal's or Brazillian portuguese but I just love Ana.

[Greek] Helena Paparizou - Gigolo (5 MB)
Another eurovision winner. Thought I'd have Nana here huh?

[Latin] Barbra Streisand - In Trutina (2 MB)
Well, I didn't say "alive" languages. I could have used a real soprano but Babs is Babs.

[Italian] Domenico Modugno - Vecchio Frack (4 MB)
Must love oldies. And Domenico. And must love the whistling.

[Hebrew] Noa - Marionettes (3 MB)
Funny silly song. It even includes a little operistic Italian. A love story between marionettes. l.o.v.e.

[Finnish] Loituma - Leva's Polka (3 MB)
Found this folk tune through some nutty internet clip. It plays with my head!

[German] Nena - 99 Luftballons (4 MB)
Thank you snoekie68 for this one. And all the many others!!!

[Gallego] Sergio Dalma - O Tren (3 MB)
A new version of an old song performed by a man who doesn't speak this language. He.
Gallego is one of Spain's 4 official languages. It's very similar to Poruguese.

[Gaelic] Enya - Athair Ar Neamh (3 MB)
I believe it is Gaelic but I can be wrong. Anyway, Enya is always a pleasure to listen to.

[French] Caroline Néron - Rien À Faire (3 MB)
Thank you fronkey_squeezy for this CD! One of the happiest beats I have.

[English] Paloma San Basilio - New York, New York (2 MB)
And a Spanish singer with an English song. :P

[Euskera] Joan Baez - Txori Txori (3 MB)
Funny that this is the only one I have sung in Euskera and it's done by an american singer.
Euskera is another Spanish official language. It isn't comparable to any other language. Some say it evolved from ancient Egyptian.

[Dutch] Counting Crows & Blof - Holiday In Spain (5 MB)
Thank you for this one too, snoekie68! Counting Crows do sing in Engish though.

[Chinese] - Coreless Guitar (3 MB)
Thank you wanderlonely, for the song and the aclaration on the language!

[Catalán] Sergio Dalma - Senyera Blanca (3 MB)
Same man as the gallego one. Only this time he uses his native language.
Catalán is another of Spain's official languages. It's s bit similar to French.

[Arabic] Natacha Atlas - Adam's Lullaby (5 MB)
I know this is an Arab language but I can't tell if it's some specific one.

[African] Hijas Del Sol - Abaeribo La Boberibo (A Capella) (2 MB)
These sisters are well known here and they sing in Spanish but every now and then, they add a song in the CD in their native language. Sadly, I don't know which language that is. Swagili maybe?

Anyone has a language I don't have? Feel like sharing a favourite? :P

Random Icons!

2006-03-27T23:06:12Z

Not in the mood for a real update so you're stuck with the bunch of icons I've done these past days. :P

The CHEMISTRY - MOONLIGHTING!



pics: david and maddie awesome gallery.
brushes: ewanism.livejournal.com (mostly)

The HOTTEST - MARG HELGENBERGER



pic: an evident gamble

The CLASS - DEBORAH KERR




brushes and textures: freshmakers (I suck and I'm not sure where I got them all!)

And the Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal passed away on Saturday after a long battle against lung cancer. I know you don't know the woman but she will be missed.

"I'd like to slowly tear my veins and pour all my blood at your feet / to prove to you that I can't love no more, and then die..." = download this song

Farewell to "the LADY"

Greetings from Rainbowland.

2006-02-27T00:00:26Z

Madrid woke up under a snowy blanket today. ^_^ That's what my mother told me cause when I did get up at 1 pm it was all gone. I so love to sleep late.

You've been this close to find some Heidi icons here. Watched a few episodes with my sister today and I almost borrowed her DVDs to cap them. I had forgotten how cute Heidi was. ^_^
As you can tell, that being my second cute face in this post, is easy to tell my period just started. I'm living in rainbow-land. That's also the reason why there are icons on this post. There's something about hormones that makes me wanna go open photoshop. *Shrugs*

They're only three - taken from current header - casue it's Sunday and that means tomorrow's monday and that sucks cause I can't stay up here.

Have a good Monday y'all!

Still in classic mood.

2005-12-06T16:26:10Z

My muse came back and she didn't stop hitting my head with her cane till I finished this. You've no idea how hard it is to pretend your painting with your mouse with a savage myth banging your head. And it was 4 am so I was even afraid all that "donk donk" would wake up the neighbours. Ah... stress.

Deborah Kerr
Texture by Oxoniensis. Brushes by Insomniac

"All successful people these days seem to be neurotic. Perhaps we should stop being sorry for them and start being sorry for me - for being so confounded normal." - Deborah Kerr.

And now I must go see my mom. I know I'm neglecting you people but my mom needs more of my time at the moment. Tonight, it's friends page night! Promise!

Me and my new clothes.

2005-12-05T23:31:56Z

Basilea was walking with her mom, happy in her new clothes: Bright red pants, high neck white sweater, beige hooded coat. The happy spring on her step makes her mom turn to her and smile.

Mom: You look pretty in your new clothes. Kinda childish.

Basilea looks at her attire.

Basilea (offended): I don't look childish at all.

A man walks by holding his three year old little girl's hand. Both Basilea and her mom stop and watch them as they walk away.

Basilea: Oh. That girl was dressed like me.

Both giggle.

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in "The Band Wagon" [800x500]

Texture by Insomniac. Brushes from MissM.

My life is so boring I can't even update.

2005-11-20T23:32:30Z

Nothing special or interesting happened in the past few days, and I don't want to bore you with another movie recap - Bonjour Tristesse... Aw! - so I'll just post these icons and then I'll go wash my hair. Hate mondays.

Random fanart...

2005-11-04T00:06:03Z

I don't have anything interesting to say so I'll just post what watching "The 5th Element" yesterday made me do:

This small (800x600) wally of the Diva:

and a few icons. I ran out of inspiration midway, that's why there are only two of lovable Leeloo.

Some little ones I made randomly... One pretty Marg, one sexy ericasj's Julianne and wanderlonely's Trisha.

And now, on these Spanish people no one knows... here's José Sacristán in his last Play. Nice guy, great actor, so-so collage. Made it for my sister, she's a big fan. In case you wonder.