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Jo-Ann Stores is posting impressive sales and earnings numbers and is an example of a retail sector on which Walmart doesn't have a steel grip.
Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the experts on how to keep cool.
Mediaminer - Recent FanArt in Mythological
- CaprEquineStag
AnotherspeciesImadeupcalledtheCaprEquine.Thisisthemaleofthespecies,calleda'stag'.Donewithsharpiesandcoloredpencils.Inspiredfromtheibex(wildgoat),horse,caribouandokapi. - DaphnechasingLysander
DaphneandLysanderaregreekD&DcharactersthatmyboyfriendandIplay.theyloveeachother,buthaveahardtimetellingeachother.DaphneisanAmazonandLysanderisawomanizinggladiator. - Deidra
Deidra,acharacterthatimadeforastoryimightbewriting.SheistheElvenmagusinchargeofthekingdomsmagics.Thisismyfirstattemptatdrawingonacomputerplsletmeknowwhatyouthink.:) - NagaGirl
ThisisYunatheNaga.Asababyshewasfoundbyahumancouplewhotooktheinfantinandraisedherastheirown.Despitethefactsheishalfsnake,sheactslikeanordinaryteenagegirl.Strangely,shedoesnotrealizesheissodifferent. - darkangel
- goddess
snakecharmer - libertyroyal
loveunicorns.neverusephotoshopeither;-) - Anthro-Dragon
Asketchfromawhileago;mainlypracticeshading. - EpicBattles
Ihadalittlehelpwiththisone.AfrienddidaroughoutlineandIdidtherest.Ilovehowitturnedout!Thecoloursaregood,thesizesmatchup.It'sjustpoyfect!!:P - Cymaris
ThiswasagiftartdoneformydearfriendRae.Thisisheroriginalcharacter!Donotsteal! - Mermaid
ThisisamermaidthatIdidawhileago.Itriedtomakeherlookmore\fishlike\ifthatmakessense. - BrokenDream
SpeedpaintingtypethingIdidbecauseIcouldn'tsleep.I'mactuallyhappywiththewayitturnedout,atleastforthetimeIspentonit.Can'tthinkofanythingtosayaboutitthough^^;Toolsused:Photoshop&tabletTimetaken:4-5hours - Mermaid
- MermaidStages
Ididthismainlytokeepfromburningmyselfoutonportraits:)Tookaroundsevenhours.I'mnewtocellstyle,soIfiguredthiswouldbeagoodtimetotry:DAnatomyisoff,butI'mhappyabouthowthehandturnedout.Thoughhavingherarmlikethatisabitboring...AsyoucanseeI'ma-very-messysketcherandIgorightfromthesketchtothelineart(Nocleaningup):D - Zeno'sTrueNature
[[originallyuploaded:April5,2008]]\Vampires...They'revicious,untrustworthycreatures.They'revile,greedy,andproudandthinkthemselvesasgod-like.Theyhavetheabilitytoaltertheirappearance...Ifthey'reattractedtoaparticularscentofblood,theywillstopatnothingtohuntdowntheirprey...Ifgiventhechance,theywilldrinkyourblooduntilyouareaninchawayfromdeath.\-XakThisillustrationdepictsZeno'struenature...Histrueform.Thisisveryrareforme,becausemostofmyinkdrawingsusuallygetruined,butthisoneturnedoutverylovely.PleaseenjoyandletmeknowwhatyouthinkofZeno! - Decend
Iwastryingtodrawfromadifferentangle.LOLItdidnotworkouttowell,butitwasfun. - Swooshy
;pIhavenotbeenonthissiteinyears.LOLI'msadthatthe1MBlimitisstillaround...Anyways,thisisSwooshy.IDKwhatheitissoIcouldnotfigureoutwhatsectiontopostin.lol - ThinkingofYou
Wasjustthinkingofmyspecialsomeonebeforedoingthis.Anyways...Iwasoutofwatercolorpaper,soIpaintedthisoncardstock,andaddedsomecoloringtoitwithsomecrayolacrayons.Ilovethispicture...It's...so...so...PSYCHADELIC!THECOLORS....THECOLORS!!!@_@ - DragonRoseGarden
OneofmyoriginaldragondesignsinspiredbytheworkofAmyBrownherself.Thispicturewasactuallycreatedusingmarkers,gelpens,andaballpointpen...Iusuallydonotdabblewithmarkersatall!I'mquitepleasedwithit!Enjoy~~ - SovereignofSilence
AcrilliconMediumCanvas - Embyr-BattleReady
Embyrinherbattle-armor.DoneinballpointpenandPrismacolorcoloredpencils.Commentswelcomedandappreciated. - BreathofLife
Ididthisasagiftforthepregnancycrisiscenterthatsopeninginthearea.I'mreallyproudofit,buttheresomethingoffaboutit,maybethecolors?I'musedtoworkingwithdarkercolors,soitwastotallyoutofmycomfortzone...andthehairisreallybotheringmy^^;Tookabout50hours,soit'sdefinitelythemosttimeconsumingthingI'vedoneyet.Donemostlyinphotoshop,withthetablet. - Fala
Thisisanoldroleplayingcharacterofminefromafewyearsback.:D - IntheForest
ApaintingofanelfIdidawhileback.:D*edit*:AnsweringRini'squestion,thiswasdoneinPhotoshopCSwithatablet. - WingthePhoenix
Wing-ThePhoenix\ICreate\(Fire)Theatrical,Noble,BossyWing(c)Jackal&AstralIllusionsPleasedonotcopy,reproduce,orsellanyofmyartwork. - Free
Haveyoueverhadoneofthosedays/weeks/monthswhenyouwishyoucouldjustbefreeforamoment?Well,here'salookattheelusivefeeling.^_^Hewasadoodlethattookonalifeofhisown...startedonmygrocerylist.^^;Ipointedlyworkedonforeshortening,butotherwisehebasicallydrewhimself.Wemaynotseeany\parts\,butImarkeditadultjusttobesafe.Thishastobeoneofmynewpersonalfavorites... - evildragon
ididthispiconwoodtochangingthecoloronitforthewoodpleasecommentthankyou - dragon
thisisgonnabemytattoothatiamgonnadomyself - Chanirra
Chanirra,oneofthemostrespectedwarriorsoftheNoyuTribe.Helikeshissolitudeandseldomtravelswithcompanionsalthoughhejoinsgrouphuntswhenhisbrotherspressurehimintoit.Helovesraremeat,especiallylamb(probablybecauseofhiswolfishheritage)andhedoesnotlikeeatinginrestaurantsbecauseofhiseatinghabits.Silverwareintimidateshim.DoneentirelyinPhotoshopwithamouse.Artworkiscopyrightedme.Donotcopy.IhavegottofinishthestorysoIcanpostit. - Faerie
2weeks.Graphite.MatteFixative.Ilikeher...She'spretty.:D - littleIsreal
Thiswasarequestfromafriend....hesawmyotherdrawing,\Nepennthee\,andIalsowantedtoseewhatIcoulddo.Notbadformyfirsttrydrawingafull-bodyguyD:Though,Icouldhavedonethehandsalittlebigger..alsothelegsseemabitodd^^;;@ - Nepennthee
ThisisadrawingIworkedonforabout2hours...It'sjustmydrawingofmyGaiaavatar. - Faia,TheNyx
Heresheiseveryone.ItoldyouIwoulddrawapictureofFaiaforyou.Ihopeyoualllikeit.Wellhereyougo. - Thewinddidit
Idrewthispictureforafriendaftershecomplainedaboutherbossatwork.Yeahthat'sherinthehoodpayingaFairytodoherdirtyworkforher.It'sareallyroughpicturedrawncompletelybyledpencilandulpoadedthroughmycomputer'sbasicpaintprogram. - MyMuses
Thesearemymuses,wellKaiandMizuaremine,wonderwhymyaccountiswhatitis.Hmmm.jk.AnywasthethirdoneisSondra'smuse/ImovedthisfromSondra'saccount,akawildchickfox.Shesaiditwasokay,becauseimadeit,andnowthatihaveanaccounthere,mystuffthatissoulyminecanbesubmittedhere. - DarknessWaiting
Idrewthisinpaint...Idon'thaveadobepaintshop(muchlessknowhowtouseit).Thereisadeepermeaningtoit.Canyouguess?ThiswasbasedonapoemIhadwritten,called\ThreeEvilColors.\Thatgivesyouahint.-.0 - KearaRedDragonofEgypt
Prettymuchtheembodimentofmyveryheartandsoul - Kog
Kog,amassivebeastwhotowersseveralstorieshigh.Hisstanceismuchlikethatofatypicalgorillaandhisbehaviorismuchlikeonetoo.Hisbonestructureisontheoutsideofhisbody(exoskeleton)whichmakeshimatoughopponentbyanystandards,however,whathegainsinshearpowerandsize,helacksinmentalcapacity.Heisratherstupid.Hewascreatedbyanevilgeneticscientistnamed\Splicer.\Koghastwobrothers,bothcreatedbysplicer,oftheairandsea.AnoriginalcharacterIdevelopedforthe\Everyman\comic.ThedrawingisabitfadedduetothefactthatIcouldnotgetmydigitalcopytoloadproperlysoIhadtoprint,a