Cute icons, << Options

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

they are just like simple sayings icons but i think they are cute

[talcumpowder]

Text-only icons... Grrliz has a awse guide on them.
[ http://community.livejournal.com/grrliz_icons/105074.html ]
For some more examples of exactly what you can do with text-only icons... Well, I only made 106 of them. And yes. I have major problems, but that's not the point! Yours are boring and wouldn't attract someone's eye. With proper placement and font... You'll get something just as eye-catching (if not more so) than any other icon.
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For the cropping bit. Resize your image first (and yes, you want it to have scaling). And then make a new document (100 by 100 px), paste your resized image, and then drag it around until you've got a satisfactory "crop".
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Overall, if those icons were teasers for a bigger batch, I wouldn't check out the rest of your icons. They don't capture me. There's nothing special about them that makes me go "WOW! I wonder what the rest would look like".

This isn't meant to be mean. Just really honest, because I make so many icons. And yes, even mine turn out like crap sometimes. In fact, they do most of the time.