~dawnsierra

Hey everyone!! *waves* *hugs & kisses all around*

Well I'm SO very sorry I've been absent. You see my computer had a complete meltdown. My information was backed up, well as much as was current, on our server. Unfortunatly.. that too may have been lost. We won't know until its fixed and well.. we can't afford the parts at the moment. (Don't ask me for further details.. as much as a geek I may be.. I'm NOT savvy when it comes to the technical aspects.)

Anywho my paint program(s), my webpage design program(s), all my years worth of projects (both webpage and art related), family & friend pics and ALL of my projects that I did have underway are effectivly GONE. That means if I told you "Sure.. I'll make a *blah*..I'd love to!" its probably not gonna happen. Again.. I'm VERY sorry..

Lets see in other news I lost one roommate, whos now moved in with another friend, is gone. *sigh* We miss her dearly but we definently keep in touch. In her place we got a new roommate! Yeahhh!
(So for those who know me well that makes me, my hubby and 2 roomies.)

Also, oh yeah, I almost forgot.. not only did my computer die but YET ANOTHER FRIGGIN MONITER BURNT UP! Arg! WTF? Seriously.. I'm cursed with the moniters I swear. lol Seriously I've killed several but this is SECOND ONE to literally crackle, flicker, send up wisps of smoke and die. It was my best moniter ever.. which makes it worse. A gaint black beauty.. damn I'm gonna miss it. So thats yet another thing I'll need... (good thing my birthday AND Christmas are on the way.. huh?) lol
*prays to God, Budda & anyone else listening* "Pleassseeeeee.."

For the time being.. well I have been half heartedly been doing some oil pastel work but no graphics. I'm using my hubby's computer and for one thing it doesn't have all my precious little program to keep me safe and warm.. the moniter/graphics card is just plain awful... its all blurry. So its unlikely I'll be doing any art/dolling... but who knows.. maybe.. big maybe there. Theres always MSpaint... so what if all I see is blur.. I can zoom.

Well I missed everyone and I'm sorry for not keeping ya' posted. I'm terrible about that I know. I hope all my viewers and friends alike have been well. *hugs*

much love,
-ds-



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Hey everyone!!! *big massive hugs*

Okay heres whats been goin' on...

Well first off my best friend is no longer living far far away in the big city.. shes moved HERE... and not just HERE but.. shes now my new roommate! Whoohoo! Unfortunatly the circumstances that led her to move here weren't all that peachy and cheery but thats alright shes doing really well. I'm so proud of her and glad to be rid of one of my old roommates. (Long story.. happy ending.)
So for the last month we've been moving her things in and rearranging the entire house. Also after all this time job hunting, when not bogged down with the flu, shes found a job! Yeaahh! Seriously shes the best... I'm so glad she's done so well and shes a joy to live with. Not the neatest girl in the world (haha) but she does help to cheer me up and never turns down on opportunity to pitch in.
Oh also I should mention my poor computer has had yet ANOTHER MELTDOWN! (Hence the 'Ka-BOOM!"..) My poor computer.. first it died and we backed up everything, got a new tower, I got nearly all my goodies set up and installed once more and now.. alas.. shes died AGAIN. My hubby says its the power supply.. so until we can afford a new one I'm stuck using his computer. Meaning no artwork aside from an occassional MSpaint doodle. Also meaning I can't continue practicing with my beloved tablet. *sigh* Oh well.. I'm sure my genius husband will fix it. He's kind of amazing like that...
Oh but heres another bit of good news. While I continue to try and help my new roomie settle in and wait for a new power supply... I'm learning to SEW. Yes its true! Me.. sew... seriously... Ok so your not impressed.. well thats ok. I've always wanted to but my Mother's medical condition got much to severe for her to instruct me before I had a chance to learn. My Mom was such a sweetheart though in letting me use her Bernina(sp?).. apparently its the rolls royce of sewing machines. Also my new roomie (haha.. again with the roomie news) knows how to sew and shes been teaching me how. So far I've managed a poorly made barbie dress.. not project.. pot holders! W00t! (If I actually make anything really decent.. I might add it to my gallery. lol)

Ok I'm rambling on a bit so I'd better cut it short..

Sorry for being off for so long but ya know.. real life always takes precedence.
I DID miss ya.. so don't go thinkin' otherwise.
I WILL continue drawing and creating and what not.. but at the moment.. it'll probably mostly via the sewing machine until my computer is working.

Well I think that about covers it..

Much love,
-ds-


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UPDATE:

By the way for all those who are interested in Sunrise Mountain's recent doll contest winners for The Girl Next Door Contest.. the judging HAS concluded and the winners ARE posted. Just go to my website for more info.
Congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to all those who entered!




Hello everybody! Its so good to be back!!!

I had a WONDERFUL time visiting with friends and family for the holidays. I was gone a bit longer than expected though. So to all those waiting for those goodies I promised ya' hold tight.. I'll get started ASAP. *hugs*
I originally went down to visit for Christmas but then my hubby decided to come up for New Years so I stayed for him and then we all went down to the bay and had a fantastic time with the family (dragging our friends along also.. who said they had a pretty good time too.) Margaritas and BBQ.. fireworks and champagne.. it was awesome. I even managed to avoid the evil evil karoke! Yeah me!

I have SO many messages to respond to so if I'm not able to answer each and every one I'm terribly sorry. I've been terribly busy since I got back. I've actually been back a few days now but having been gone nearly a month and with my hubby plus a couple of male roommates to boot well... lets just say cleaning has been a real chore. Now that I've at least got it reasonably tidy I can finally sit down and start drawing again. Speaking of which.. I GOT A TABLET FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!! WHOOHOOOooooo! I'm SO excited about it I can't begin to tell you. Thanks so much to my parents and my husband for all chipping in. I know it was a tad expensive but I love it, love it, LOVE it! I've only had a wee chance to fiddle with it so don't be expecting anything grand until I've at least got the hang of it.. actually don't be expecting anything grand period. lol Still though I can't wait to started playing it.. I just can't thank my parents and hubby enough. I love you..

Ok I'll hush now and get straight to work. I've got a couple of deviant friends who've been waiting ages for me to make something/anything half way decent for them so I'll do my best. Okay hushing up now (sorry just had 4 cups of that yummy fancy coffee I got for Christmas.. CAFFINNNEE!!)

Love to everyone,
Missed you all terribly (not only those of you I know but those whos deviations I've missed,)
-ds-


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ITS DONE!!!!

Sunrise Mountain is finaaalllyy done and uploaded so please please please go check it out. If for any reason you have trouble using the domain url you can use this one instead.
I may submit the website design as a webpage type deviation not sure yet. Honestly I'm so happy to finally have it up. I'll continue to add to it for now I only have a few more tutorials in mind I'd like to add and some more dolls for my little collection.

I hope everyone will be happy with it. Remember its a work in progress and not unlike me... its not perfect.

much love,
-ds-



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Well my birthday was both very very good AND not so good. But we basicly got to do some things my hubby and I had been wanting to. We went to a reasonably priced family restaurant and then off to the cheap theatre to see Serenity once more. Gosh that movie is good but damnit... I wished they hadn't of killed some people. Arg! Oh well I don't wanna' give anything away to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
Oh just wondering.. has it occured to anyone else our Dan Radcliffe aka "Harry Potter" turns 18 soon? hehe rofl

Anywho the site, the site, the site...

Well the website is was essentially completed then we decided to give it a snazzy PhP script but then the server hosting it had a major security problem. So the script is a bust however in that time I decide to launch the site with a contest all ready and waiting but then I needed to complete the graphics for it.. yadda yadda. Now the site is pretttty much done. I still need to convert the trophies to gif format and maybe maybe make a special title for the contest. BUT now a new snag... well not so much a snag.. lets say a major potential snag. My Father gave use some spare computer parts to fix my hubbys computer and upgrade mine as well. Which was awefully sweet of him (Thanks Dad!!!) but thats means my computer is going to have to have EVERYTHING backed up. Then the poor thing is going to have its guts torn out, new stuff packed in, etc etc, so on and so forth and in the end hopefully allll my precious crap will be up and running. If not I may end up having to reinstalled my paint programs, webpage design programs, and allll my other precious junk. Well lets be honest if it all goes wrong I could make due with MSpaint and Notepad.. but I don't really want to.
I don't know how long all this mess will take but I'd care to guess if all goes as usual I should have the new site up around Monday or Tuesday. I doubt anyone out there is waiting with bated breath though.
Oh and please please forgive me but I MIGHT be msging a few dollers on devart to try and get them to come have a peek at the site and encourage them to enter my silly contest. It'll be quite easy though I have more difficult contest ideas in mind for the future. I'd really love lots of helpful feedback when its all said and done more than anything else.

I'll be so happy to have it done though. The longer I hold onto the site the more I want to change. I'm already disatisfied with some of main page artwork. *sigh*

Oh I hope all my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Enjoy your weekends off!! lol

Much love and as always I await to hear from you regarding the site, my gallery and anything else thats clearly a cry for attention.. hehe
-ds-



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