I'm asked alot of the same questions over and over, so here are the most common. Please check here before you neomail me.
Your graphics are great! Will you make me a custom layout/lookup/other graphic?
Sorry, no. I make some customs for guild members of mine, and close neofriends, but other than that I don't have time. If there is sometime you REALLY want to see, neomail me and I'll try to make a layout in that theme for this site.
What if I pay you or give you items?
Still no, sorry. Besides, that's against the T&C of Neopets.
Will you join my guild?
Nope. The Burrow Beyond is the greatest HP guild on the planet, and I have no intention of giving up my post as Headmistress there.
Can I join your guild?
Right now, we're private, but please feel free to fill out an application here. We are a semi-literate, active HP guild, and we don't put up with spammers, scammers and the like, so only apply if you are going to be active and have good behavior!
Where do I put the userlookup codes?
You put it in the About Me section of your user preferences, here
Where do the guild layout codes go?
Put them in your guild's Welcome Message. (You can only do this if you have layout admin in your guild. If you do, go to 'Guild Layout', then click on 'Modify Guild Preferences'.)
How about the petpage layouts?
Go here and click 'edit' under the pet whose page you'd like to change.
Ok, I found them, but where do the pet lookups go?
Paste the code in the description of the appropriate pet here
But where do shop layouts go?
In your shop description, located here
Can I change the text/links?
Yes, but only where it says you may change it. Text that can be edited will be in caps LIKE THIS. Links to donation shops and the like may of course be edited. If you mess with anything else, you may destroy the layout.
Will you teach me how to make/code graphics?
No. There's not enough time in the universe for me to teach everyone that asks. The best way to learn is simply to practice. No one ever taught me how, I just fiddled around until I got stuff to work. I recommend searching on google to find great tutorials on how to make and code graphics. The neopets HTML guide located here and lissaexplains.com are great places to learn about coding.
What programs/sites do you use?
For creating graphics, I use Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9 that I bought for $80 in June 2005, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 which I got in April 2006 for another $80. I host my site on Lunarpages (it's a paid hosting account which runs me around $90+ a year), and my images are stored on photobucket.com, and my hosting site. I also use a Wacom Graphire Tablet to make some of my designs, which I purchased at Best Buy sometime in the summer of '07 for $75. As of July 2009, I have started using Photoshop CS4 in some of my designs which I bought in April of 2009 as part of the Design Premium Creative Suite 4 package from Adobe for over $400. As you can see, I've got a lot of money invested in this place.
Where do you get your pictures from?
neopets.com, the-leaky-cauldron.org, veritaserum.com, mischiefmanaged.co.uk, mugglenet.com, mugglethai.com & various google/ask jeeves searches.
How long have you been making graphics/doing coding stuff?
Pretty much since I started neopets, which was in August 2003.
Will you be affiliates with me?
Perhaps. I will be adding an Affiliate application form sometime soon.
Can I be staff on Forgotten Magic?
Not at this time, no.
The lookup/layout I'm using doesn't display properly!
All graphics on this site are designed for Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. These are the specifications most people use, so to most people, the graphics will show correctly. The layouts have also all been tested in Firefox and Safari, but they tend to look the best in IE.
I'm getting an error when I try to enter my links.
On neopets, you may only link to pages on neopets.com. Try linking to a petpage and having the link as text on the petpage instead.
For FAQ about me, the webmistress, please see my page here.