Posting a bit early because it's the 4th of July somewhere… and I just can't wait any longer.

And here's the real kicker. This is actually a gift from me to all of you. Some of you have been with me since the begining, some only more recently, and a couple more probably really only wanted the free art ( don't be ashamed of that, btw.) Even so. Thank you all for supporting me in both the big and small ways. I was in a rather dark place before joining FurAffinity and even the Furry Fandom as a whole. And in thes past 4 years especially, you guys helped me to, in a sense, find my humanity again.

I may be a bit of a dirty raccoon, but I am still a proud American Mutt.
Thank you all, truely from the bottom of my heart.

~ Rusty Mudstix

p.s. Still waaaaaay too many candles on that cake. Been nice knowing you all.

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 ultra_the_dragon is was the first to officially volunteer to come to my party and had the honor of officially lighting the candles… despite his young age... Not bad kid!

 the_fire_wolfie154 is also rather confused as to what's going on, I'm sure. That or he's thinking about how that is quite a delicious looking cake. I promise this one tastes much better than the last one.

Sadly, my Bro… or Sis,  Clow has been poodlfied into Shortcake. Luckily she found time in her busy schedule to do so, thus, I'm not complaining. She's already taken care of Joey once and is quite responsible as you can clearly see. She's got 911 on speed-dail for… reasons.

 Mardozer725 has come in his more adult Mightyeena/Lucario hybrid form. (Mostly because I have a thing for hybrids.) Although, he probably should have worn a belt, his diaper is showing. Not that that's a problem or anything. It's just that I'm so sorry to have scared the pants off you. At least you're protected from any potential accidents.

 ApolloJay89's Bubblegum self attended. She looks like she loves a good weenie roast, but I'm pretty sure she was not expecting a bonfire. It's weird, I sort of expected her to be more… "flexible".

 Quizguy Kole of whom is torn between running away and standing in shock of the fireworks. Also, what do you mean by "not again"? Did… did your sister have anything to do with this!?! Good (my various Egyptain) God(s) man! You of all people should have seen this coming!

 SaberMantis's Bisquet decided to come too. Oh he's so freaking cute! You'd never be able to tell that he's actually in his 20's. Oops, um… I probably shouldn't have mentioned that since  Foxridley was being such a good chaperone for the little ones at my party. Hope he doesn't want revenge for this. It's not my fault the kids love him so much.

It's been a while since I've seen  werewolf2045's Jason. It looks like he's gotten quite used to his new werewolf form. At least this time he's wearing pants… although, I don't know for how much longer. He does know that the apple cider wasn't spiked, right? Oh dear…

 iwin12 is more of a friend of a friend. Even so, she did offer to be the singer for the party, but I told her she could come less formally than that. After all, I'm sure she would like a break from all of her adoring fans. And have a nice quiet evening… well, at least as quiet as any one of my parties can get. Although we may want to skip the "Happy Birthday" song for legal reasons. (Artist's note, I do hope that is the right shade for your her. I didn't think you'd want her too look too much like Twilight or Rarity's shades, so I went with a violet like pink. Again, your refference was so epic that I do hope I had done your character justice.)

 Maxthewicked100 Is a bit late to the party At least he was a nice enough guy to hold the door open for the little baby dragon. Hey, you wouldn't happen to know any good fire extinguishing magic would you? I kind of doubt that I can even blow out all of these candles, even with my Vector (wind) Nature and abilities.

Speaking of,  MiaKoda~ You really didn't have to, afterall, like I said before this party is more of a treat for all of you to say thanks. Especially since you can barely flutter about with carrying a rather large present. You adorable widdle sweety pie you. Boop!~

 Theawsomeman1 and his daddy  IornStone77 (Aka Key Stone) are new the latest new comers. I don't know much about them, but I did have an open invitation for anyone to come. Besides, how could I say no to that cute little bunny face? Although, I doubt that his daddy knew what he was volunteered into. My parties tend to get a little… say'll we say, "out of hand". At least he's a good daddy going to the party in a pretty dress just like his princess. Now if she gets lost all he has to do is say, "Excuse me, have you seen a little bunny girl dressed just like me, except in this shade of pink?"

AND just look at how he is instinctively trying to protect his baby girl from the emanate threat he sees. Good for you good sir!
(Artistic note: I'm sorry I got Key's scar on the wrong eye. I forgot all about it when I was placing the character and needed to flip them for a better pose. This will be fixed with your personal picture. I promise.)

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Whelp, I think that's everybody. All 14 of the people who decided to attend. This was a very big project and I do hope that I can do more in the future. And just like with my previous party, if you guys want seperate images of each of your characters, except bigger (closer to the camera), I'll be happy to provide them with no backgrounds, or a simplified background for each of you. The only exception being for Key Stone and his little girl as they're kind of stuck together.

Again this is totally free, just ask and it will be done.

Now let us never speak of my real age again. Rusty is, in cannon, only in his 20's at most. Also Rusty's birthday is officially March 15th, not today. Just say'n....