Hello everyone
I don't recall (to my shame) whether I had made an introductory post when I first registered here (in fact - now that I think of it - I don't think I ever did), but I am going to do so - now.
I'm Faelwen, an aspiring elven designer, eternally in love with Middle-earth. I'm also addicted to fantasy gaming (current favorite is GuildWars) which allows for Role-Playing characters. My favorite LOTR movie is the Two Towers, favorite male character is Faramir, and favorite female character is Arwen. As for the books, I'm partial to the Silmarillion and The Hobbit.
As I've stated before, I tend to dabble in GFX and have a small design den which can be explored here:
http://www.zazzle.com/nifrodel
Other than that, I'm female IRL, married w/pets (no children) and currently live in the United States - although I'm Canadian.
I'm looking forward to stopping by here more often and chatting with you - hopefully, getting to know you better.
Until we meet again - Aa' menealle nauva calen ar' malta...
Secondly, 
!!!!! I'm Aranel but I go by many other nicknames like Nellie, Nellers, Ara, AFsie, Fae...just to name a few. 
Ooooh, an aspiring elven designer, sounds fancy and pretty neat. Ah, well you'll definitely fit in then, because all of us here are fans of Tolkien and his works. I'd also love to get to know you better, don't hesitate to drop me a PM anytime. 
I'm Nerissa on here, although you may call me Neri if you like. I'm also related on here to the people who posted before me... although more distantly. 
There is a thriving graphics section on here, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. By the way, excellent taste in favorite male characters... 
I see you enjoy the Irish too... I'm a fellow fan with you there! Anything celtic is sure to catch my attention.