There’s Robin, Wren and Dove.  We’ve all heard about a boy called Falcon.  Would this borrowing from the world of birds wear well on a daughter?

With a Happy Birthday to my sister, today’s Name of the Day is Lark.

There are dozens of larks – the white-winged, the short-toed, the roufus-rumped and even the spike-heeled.  But that’s amongst the avian population.  As a given name, Lark has only darted into the US Top 1000 once in the 1880s – for boys.  I suspect the nineteenth century Lark sighting was related to Larkin, an old school diminutive and a surname derived from the then-popular Laurence and Lawrence.

Lark comes to us from the Germanic lerche – songbird.  The verb lark – as in frolic – probably traces back to the Old Norse leika – to play.  There’s more to the verb’s story, and you might argue that the irreverent undertones cancel out her nature name potential.

There’s a literary angle to this choice.  In Romeo and Juliet, the ill-fated couple awakens the morning after their wedding night to birdsong.  Juliet tries to convince her groom that he can stay a little longer:  “It was the nightingale, and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.”

You’ll sometimes see lark listed as the opposite of night owl – another term for a morning person.

Parents today might think of actress Lark Voorhies.  As Lisa on ear;u 90s teen comedy Saved by the Bell, she was a rich girl and aspiring fashion designer.  The actress is still working, but her star has fallen since the original cast graduated.

Lark has been in use in the twentieth century – but mostly as a product name:

• Copper brought nineteenth century miners to Utah.  One of the communities they established was called Lark – but in the 1970s, the mines closed and today it is considered a ghost town;
• Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Thurman Ruth was a member of The Larks, a vocal group from the early 1950s;
• In the 1960s, Lark was a brand of cigarette – and still is in Japan;
• Studebaker once built a Lark;
• During the 1940s through the 60s, passengers could travel from San Fransisco to Los Angeles on the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Lark.

All of this doesn’t make much of a case for using Lark as a girl’s name.  And yet, the US Top 1000 is littered with nature names, including:

• Florals like Lily (#24), Daisy (#161) and Violet (#184);
• Seasons Autumn (#89) and Summer (#171).

All of this has prompted parents to reconsider less familiar botanicals like Ivy, Iris and Willow.  Lark shares the final -k sound with #52 Brooke – again, a relatively recent entry into use as a given name, but a widely accepted one.

If you’re seeking an unexpected nature name and prefer a frills-free choice for your daughter, Lark could fit the bill.  Or if you love Lauren but don’t care for the nickname Laurie, Lark might be a nice alternative.

Sweater: *MIU* —- Ribbon Knit

Dress: {Lark} —– Plaid Dress

Leggings: !Nayar —– Star Fishnet

Purse: -tb- —– Ruffle Purse

Shoes: [SC] —– Elsa Boots

Hair: CriCri —– 2Wave04-B

Skin: Redgrave —– Chloe

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From 1031Skates:
“It looks as though Vin Diesel rides one of our DRI decks. Who would have thought.Photo curtesy of Todd Schwartz @ GardenSK8 in Pine Brook , NJ”Now I need to see a video of Vin Diesel doing an ollie.

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Spotted at JustKillMePlease.
Video premiered yesterday in Cincinnati and featured Taylor Nawrocki, who, I believe, is also from Lazy Sunday fame.

Skatopia and the DC Skate Plaza are on Playboy’s Top Ten Skateparks in America.
P.S. Don’t blame me if you get caught wandering on Playboy’s site. That is your own fault.

Dan Forkin got a Mag Minute feature from The Skateboard Mag so check that out and support Dan.

Kristian Svitak left Innes, the reason? We don’t get one but he does say that now he doesn’t have a clothing sponsor he might just be a nudist.

Spotted at Transworld:
Habitat recently launched its own footwear company with Guru Khalsa, Marius Syvanen, Austyn Gillette and Alex Davis forming the team. Below are pictures of 4 of the 6 new shoes that they will be releasing. Skateshop owners, if you want to add them to your inventory click here.

Quest

Basin

Lark

Ibex

Did anyone miss me?  or notice I was gone?  :|  
I am moved, have internet hooked up, and the house finally closed, so I can finally start looking at my humongous pile of stuff I need to blog.  *sobs quietly* 
What I decided to do was easy myself in slowly.  ;p  So I am doing a teeny little outfit and a skin that I think rocks.  These things aren’t new anymore, so you probably have seen them on other blogs, but I hope I have put my own little twist on it.

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~The skin is the most recent group gift from Staged, called Judy in Frost.  There is a 50L join fee for the group, but I think it is well worth it!  The body on this skin is smokin’ hot, which is why I decided to show it with this very, very small outfit.  ;p  On previous Staged skins, I wasn’t really a huge fan of the nipples, but the ones on this skin I think are really nice!  Very nice improvement, in my opinion.  The belly is super sexy and look at the butt!  It looks just adorable in these little christmas panties…
~which are a gift from {Torrify} !  You get 3 different colors and you also get the candy cane for your mouth!  So cute!
~The adorable sweater is a gift from {Lark} at the Elliot location.  I just adore this sweater, the textures are wonderful, and the bow and buttons are prim.  I really think the buttons on this sweater are such a nice touch. 

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~Here is a closeup of the Judy skin face.  Really lovely…I am a huge fan of the lips and the nose. 

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~The bracelet is the newest group gift from Earthstones.  There is a 250L join fee for this group.  This bracelet goes with a necklace and earring set that is still out as a VIP Group Gift.  The newest gift also includes a ring. 
~The shoes are not free, but they are quite fabulous.  They are one of the newest releases from Kalnins and are color change in SO many different ways.  Each part of the shoe can be colored separately.  The HUD to change the shoe, nail and skin colors is quite user friendly. 

Skin:  Staged Group Gift  Judy Frost (cleavage)  50L Join Fee/ Free 
Sweater:  {Lark} Cropped Sweater Cardinal  Free
Panties and Mouth Thing:  {Torrify} Christmas Gift Truffle III  and Candy Cane w/Holly   Free  
Bracelet:  Earthstones VIP Group Gift Bullseye Gold Bracelet – smoky quartz  250L Join Fee/Free 
Shoes:  Kalnins Dragoness (review copy) 
Eyes:  Poetic Colors Summer Cool Night 
Hair:  ::69:: Glow 30 Dark Auburn 
Poses:  Glitterati  and LAP 

Location:  Evie’s Closet Sim – Oubliette

Tannis Hegan Rectangle Bag.

Canvas and leather. Made in Canada. Via Lark.

This past week I’ve been playing in a Maple Perver. I just want to show off my character before the server shuts down!  I named my character  Alouette. Because I like that name. It sounds holeh and sexeh.  Even though it means “lark” in French.  A lark is some kind of bird.  Some kind of sexy bird. Sexy divine bird.

I wrote lots of captions on top of the pictures because I wanted some words to go with the pictures.

This is how Alouette looked.

Alouette guarding the fort.

And she grew up.

Losing the cute look.

For a more mature and sophisticated look…

Evolution happens.

Climbing the rope to her goal…

She can touch the sky.

Training. Practice. For the medal.

Enhancing skills as life goes on.

Though it’s okay to be alone…

Friends are an enhancement. Any type will help.

Up high in the sky.  Or deep down in the sea.

Reach for the castle! It ain’t no hastle!

Chill…

‘Coz you gotta make dat moneh.

I’ll add more later.  My screenshot button for Maple doesn’t work so I have to Print Screen and copy it to paint to save my shots. It might not sound like it takes long, but it does for my computer.

I honestly think I did good with my CS clothes and hair.  My hair is different, underrated, while I had subtle hints of various colors, notably the shirt.  The black makes the blue from the crystal earrings and the scarf looking thing shine. Made the dark sexy with the shorts and the dark mysterious with the cape and hat.  Hair is yellow to show more of a feminine side, and I notice yellow isn’t used much in Maple.  With violet eyes illuminating a sparkle foreshadowing the colors by complementing the dark hat…  Although I saw three people with the same hat as me, sigh.  Anyways, the black and blue can represent for a winter wear, as the yellow and the shorts symbolize for summer.  Perfect for a permanent wear.

ps- All this Cash Shop dressing makes me want to redo my IRL closet.

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I should really keep up with this blogging malarkey. I keep finding lots of bits & bobs but keep forgetting to share all my inspiration and finds with you guys. I will update on a regular basis from now on though, promise….. I’m finding twitter to be a helpful tool for finding new designers and design studios. Follow me.

I seem to have gone back to my letterpress craze and the obsessive blog browsing is also kicking in, I could seriously browse blogs for days on end but it’s stopping me from doing any of my own work which is in desperate need as i’m feeling very useless without paper, printer ink, pens (they run out before the pen even touches the paper) and a lack of motivation to do my own work…. and also now I lack a letterpress which I am in dire need of or in my case just want, so if anyone wants to buy me one your very much welcome.

Adam Ramerth at Lark designed this unique set of letterpress wedding invitations which I must say go beyond the usual traditional bland choice of wedding stationary. Studio On Fire have also done an amazing job with the letterpress work. Niiiiiice!!

Which Christmas song(s) did you enjoy learning the most this fall?
(polls)

New to the Row, we have two stunning dresses from Sienia Trevellion of Lark.

The first is a stunning lace dress. It has a black overlay of lace and the dress comes with three options for waist bands of the skirt or a shirt bottom.

The next dress is a sophisticated tweed dress with matching accessories. The necklace, bracelet, earrings and belt all compliment the color of the tweed.

Both dresses can be found at Lark on Crush Row!

This week brings us two new items from Lark.  The first is a stunning dress, reminiscent of later days.  It is a brown dress with a lace overlay.  This over lay covers most of the dress, sleeves and skirt, giving it a splash of class.  The dress color shown is Brown Nuthatch.

The other dress is a wonderful tweed dress in grey.  This complete outfit comes with the dress and the jewelry.  All accessories that come with this dress compliment it even more.  This dress can be worn for business or a night on the town.

You can find these dresses at Lark, on Crush Row

Rarely Used list of Girls (2005) only 3 have entered the top 100. Are names really slow to enter and creep or do they suddenly appear at like 600?

Aeron, Aine, Allegra, Amity, Arabella, Ariadne, Artemisia, Aviva, Avril, Beatrix, Britt, Calla, Caprice, Cassia, Cecily, Daria, Dimitra, Donatella, Eleni, Ellery, Elodie, Emeline, Emlyn, Esme, Fifi, Finola, Gaia, Gemma, Hadassah,Hermione, Hollis, Honor, Isadora, Jemima, Junia, Kateri, Kiki, Lark, Lavender, Lilias, Linden, Lyra, Maisie, Mattea, Mehitabel, Melia, Mercy, Niamh, Olympia, Orly, Pippa, Romy, Shenandoah, Shoshana, Stefania, Tamsin, Tayla, Thomasina, Tilda, Topaz, Tova, Vashti, Venice, Verity, Zilla.

Arabella 2005- 795, 2006- 649, 2007- 648 2009-657

Gemma 2008- 888

Hadassah 2007- 996, 2008-988

and the SSA website has gone down for me so I can’t find the rankings for Tayla for the last 5 years?

I have been playing in the studio all week, or rather I should say, I was a bit frustrated in the studio this week. Every time I would start getting frustrated I would just start singing to the top of my lungs…I hope the neighbors could not hear me because they would be like what is wrong with that lady!! Believe me I can not carry a tune, oh well I don’t care, makes my heart soar anyway. So the reason for the frustration was the casting I was trying to teach myself to do, there is quite a bit of a learning curve that is for sure, but persistance pays off and if any of you know me, you know that when I am challenged with something new to do, I will eventually figure it out, it will not get the best of me. I must say that I am quite happy with the outcome. This opens the doors for my creativity and designs in a way that I have been dreaming about for a long time. Whooo HOOOOO… I love the whole creative process…from thought, design, and creation.

So maybe I got bored when I am supposed to disappear into a hiatus for one month. This time, it’s about the jacket from Niniko that was put on sale for 50L fridays and also the skin from Fishy Strawberry that was on sale last Halloween. Okay less text and let the pictures do the talking.

Details after the cut,

Hair – (epoque) The Fear Black Tones

Skin – Fishy Strawberry Jacqueline Pitch

Lashes – Redgrave Twiggy

Ciggy – Tabaco Kumaki Glasses (men’s hunt)

Hair accessory – DP yumyum katyusha (group gift for double paradox)

Moleskine book and pen – Scribble (reach)

Jacket – Niniko soft riders (grey)

T-shirt – {lark} dollarbie! comes in other colors

Gloves – Paperdoll (halloween hunt)

Jeans – bijou

Shoes – N-core (group gift)

Poses – {flowey}

That’s it, see ya when I see ya.

X

Currently listening to: Grizzly Bear – Knife

In this look are two of my newest obsessions; The neyya heels by Maitreya and the Niu skin by Imagen. The neyya heels are so fabulous and can make any look glamorous in a second. And the Niu skin is adorable and has such a loveable face. The jacket is from !Dada!, which was an Albero Autumn Fair exclusive, so it’s not available anymore.  And this new released hair is from AY.line. There are other equally adorable hairstyles there along with group gifts.

Skin: (IS) – Niu – Oeste – Rita

Hair: ++AY.LinE++ – Azusa[[Cocoa]]/Head size 60

Jacket: !DADA! – autumn leaves jacket(Albero autumn fair exclusive)

Dress: {Lark} – Bustier Dress – Bustier Bottom(opening gift)

Tights: ~Ivalde~ – Tights from the Aksana black set(Lucky Chair)

Hair-piece: PIDIDDLE – Hair Dangle – Gatcha Gatcha Fest 002

Twig: *UB* – Yummeh Twig *.*

Nail-polish: Ibizarre – Nail polish – diamont black

Shoes: Maitreya – Neyya * Toe-cap White

RAMfest IV, will take place on the weekend of 26- 28 February 2010, at Nekkies Holiday Resort, Worcester.

It’s time once again to journey headlong into the crazy-wonderful world of RAMfest.  After what was certainly one of the most memorable events in Cape Town in 2009, 2010 is set to be the Year of the Spectacular. Audiomatik Events has secured a phenomenal line up, including Pendulum from Australia, Johnny Foreigner from the UK and top SA acts including Fokofpolisiekar, Taxi Violence, Jack Parow and The Dirty Skirts. RAMfest is also proud to present performances by much loved bands that have not performed in SA for a while: Boo!; Lark and The Narrow.

There has been a bit of a spruce up and spring clean and the furniture has been moved around a bit at Nekkies Holiday Resort, creating a smashing new site layout. When you get here, it should feel beautifully brand new and reassuringly familiar all at the same time.

Thanks to all of our dedicated followers, RAMfest is South Africa’s number 1 alternative music festival. RAMfest IV will surpass its predecessors, both in scale and in skandes.

Join our RAMFEST IV, 2010, event page here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=80072657682

Line up:

MAIN STAGE

Pendulum DJ set & Verse (UK/AUS),  Johnny Foreigner (UK), Boo!, The Narrow, Lark, Fokofpolisiekar, Taxi Violence, Isochronous, Desmond & the Tutu’s, Kidofdoom, 7th Son , The Rudimentals, Tidal Waves, Red Five Point Star, Half Price, The Monroes, 3rd World Spectator, Cutout Collective, The Ragdolls, Stereo Zen, The Sleepers, Heldervue, The Realist, Jack Parow, The Dirty Skirts, Checked Zebra …..more to be announced soon!

METAL 4 AFRICA STAGE

We at www.metal4africa.com are very pleased to announce our formal involvement at the upcoming RAMfest IV with our own festival area.

You can expect a complete stage and festival area dedicated solely to your metal/alternative needs, benefitting from the infrastructure of a well-established premier music festival, and all the elements which you have come to enjoy and expect from Metal4Africa events crammed into one package, and at a competitive price – still lower than the national average for festivals of this caliber.

A B Turbo, Betray The Emissary, Cold Hand Chemistry, Day Turns Night, Enmity, Facing The Gallows, Guns Go Bang, Mind Assault, Moment Of Clarity, New Altum, Pestroy, Reverse The Sands, SacriFist, Strident, Symphonic Schitzophrenia, The Warinsane

Also featuring:
The Untamed DJ’s (Zepplins, The Doors), DJ Zuul (Mordor, Eye Of Horus)

ELECTRONIC STAGE

“Dynamo Robo Disco”, Pretoria’s most advanced audio-visual dance-floor-destroying experience is charging it’s batteries and powering up to bring the fun to Cape Town. GRIET presents ‘ROBO-RAM!’ RAMfest’s first official dress up after party!
The brainchild of Sassquatch (co-creator of the Sovereign Academy) every Dynamo is powered by a dedicated team of musicians, DJs, designers, animators, illustrators and stuff-makers and brought to life by the small army of robots that flood the dancefloor. With a heavy emphasis on elaborate decor, live lighting and video performance and fun dresscodes based around variations on the robot theme, Dynamo sets its sights on pushing the envelope on event design further than any other series of South African parties has done before.
Now Dynamo is taking the robot apocalypse on the road for a single night of mechanical mayhem at this year’s RAMfest. With the Redbull Van as a platform for constructing “ROBO-RAM!” RAMfest’s first dress up, get down and tear it apart robot after-party!
When the bands are over go back to your tent and transform into the cyborgs we all know you are and come rock out to Yesterday’s Pupil, Sassquatch and Richard The Third who will power you up with their disco-punk-electro-rock sets.

Don’t forget to pack that Hawaiian shirt we all know you have lurking in your closet because on Saturday morning we’re throwing a beach theme party down by the river starting at 11:00am. There will be cocktails, deck chairs, umbrellas, beach fun-stuff and DJ’s all day long! Moe Joe (Kidofdoom), Richard The Third, Mr. Sakitumi (Lark) and Sassquatch, more DJ’s to be announced!

The last dress up afterparty at RAMfest is ‘Strike of the Ninja Thunderkick!’ featuring Cape Town’s grand master of the electro dance floors, HAEZER and the king pin of Drum’n'Bass, Niskerone! Bring your glow sticks, dust off your Karate Kid headbands and head over to the Redbull truck for the final showdown!

Yesterday’s Pupil, Haezer, DJ Sassquatch, Richard The Third, Niskerone, Moe Joe, Mr. Sakitumi … more to be announced soon!

AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The fourth installment of AIR GUITAR SOUTH AFRICA will once again take place on Saturday afternoon.
IF YOU THINK YOU GOT THE MAD STYLE …ENTER!!!!
contact info@ramfest.co.za and we’ll send you all the detail!

WHAT`S NEW AT RAMfest IV?

SNOW CAFE – MULTIMEDIA CITY
Snow Café is a multimedia tented area offering various forms of entertainment. Drop in, relax and blow off some steam. Our friendly staff will make you feel right at home and will ensure you are energized for that next round!
What is on offer:

* Big Screen Cinema by DVD Nouveau
* Internet Cafe
* Gaming consoles
* Cellphone charging
* Cocktail & Snack Bar

LAYOUT
We will change the layout of the festival this year to make space for more and better camping. Nekkies will undergo a make over with never before seen structures to create a getaway to FANTASIA. Come blow your mind!

ENTERTAINMENT AREA
Both stages, bars and stalls will be inside a fenced off entertainment area. NO GLASS or CANS will be allowed inside. please decant into plastic containers if you want to bring your own drinks in. Booze will be cheap and cold at the bar.

BEER GARDENS
2 x LARGE TENTED bar areas, with tables, benches and parasols = BEER GARDENS.

PARKING
first come first served,you may camp at your cars untill the venue is full, after which you will be directed to a new parking area where you’ll have to leave your car and walk in with your tents and goodies.Don’t worry it’s not far… if you’d like to camp with your car make sure to come early. gates will open on the Thursday allready.

STAGES
We have a new, Bigger and Sexier stage design for the Main Stage, The METAL4AFRICA stage will be hosted in a Marquee and wait till you see the electro stage!

ATM’s
..will be placed around the entertainment area. We promise not to run empty.

MARKET
We strive to bring you the best in festival foods, affordable yet healthy and delicious. Catering for everybody’s needs.Clothing and other festival paraphernalia also…
The Greek merchant’s merchandise stand with credit/debit card facilities.
for bookings please contact info@ramfest.co.za or 021 8833607 during office hours

CAMPING, SWIMMING and BRAAIing
RAM is a full weekend camping excursion, bring your tents caravan’s and camping gear.It is HOT that time of the year bring extra shade i.e Gazebo’s stretch tents, sun hats, umbrellas. There is a large Swimming pool and a river, don’t forget your inflatable’s. There are many designated braai areas around the camp site and braai wood will be for sale.

MEDICS
As always there will be professional medics on site, with all necessary emergency equipment, bring your own headache tablets and please PARTY SAFE!

GREEN
Environmentally Friendly: If It’s Green …Smoke It! haha
Please help to keep us as environmentally friendly as possible. Bring rubbish bags to keep your area clean.Rubbish bags will also be handed to each car on arrival. All rubbish bags will be collected by our cleaners and sorted into the relevant recycling bins. PLEASE LEAVE GLASS AT HOME!!

CARPOOL / LOOKING for a LIFT/ OFFER a LIFT
http://www.liftsplit.com/
the GREENER way of getting to and from the festival

KREEF HOTEL is happy to announce that they will be setting up their point five star festival tent hotel at the RAMfest 2010 at Nekkies in Worcester. Pre-pitched bow tents with mattresses & locks. Secure parking, lighting & 24-hour security – all inside the VIP area on the lawns around the swimming pool. Luggage porters (to help you rest your case), daily breakfast, coffee on tap, cell-phone (cameras, laptops) charging facilities and even a private little bar just for you. Clean toilets (a ply within) & our famous hot showers, exclusively for Kreef guests. All this and more super service crawling distance from the RAMfest stages, at a price to fit your pocket. Rock Hard, Sleep Soft.. KREEF HOTEL …the calm thing is to remain important.. BOOK NOW at www.kreefhotel.co.za

TICKETS
Tickets available form Computicket from 01 November 2009 (country wide)
Earlybird special (01 November – 04 January) R320
3 day wk/end pass: R350 outlets. R400 door
2 day Sat/Sun pass: R350 outlets. R350 door
1 day Sunday pass: R100 door only (entry from 08:00)

STRICTLY NO:Under18’s. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult, Glass bottles (please decant your drinks into plastic bottles), Littering (Leave No Trace, remove your camping litter!), Fireworks, Domestic animals, Graffiti, Bad attitudes, Weapons, Independent sound systems, illegal substances, Don’t drink & drive; P:L:U:R.

RIGHT OF ADMISSION RESERVED. Entry is entirely at your own risk. The promoters accept no responsibility whatsoever for injury, death, loss or damage of any nature to persons, vehicles & belongings. This applies even to negligence of any kind by the promoters, venue and contractors. All rights reserved.
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We would like to thank:
Audiomatik Events cc, Bundi Productions, Distell, Fender, Hunters, Klein Libertas Theatre,Marshall Music (CT), Oppikoppi Productions, SAB, Snowball Effect, Red Bull, liftsplit.com

What I’m wearing:
Skin:  Tuli – Bella – Sunkissed/Natural
Hair:  Truth – Lucinda -Chocolate
Eyes:  Tres Blah – Brown Eyes
Dress, Belt, Necklace, Earrings and Bracelet:  {Lark} Tweed Dress (dress and accessories included!)

This sounds ridiculous but I tattoo’d this black cat one of my closest friends Jeff and he got hit by a taxi leaving the tattoo shop. I guess it knocked him pretty hard on his ass and then almost hit him again trying to flee the scene. NYC rats.

Tattoo’d this Christ on Bryan not long after putting the newest flash sheet up in the shop. A few small changes.

Possible rookie grim reaper unsure about an early kill on Matt Van Cura who does nice tattoos at Lark on Long Island.

Also: Josh appears in this funny news segment from the Onion with the Snow Falcon I did on his chest last winter.

Sienia Trevellion is the creator of  Agent Orange (AO) has revamped her store, opened a new sim, and launched two new stores. Agent Orange goodies that you have come to know and love are spread all over the sim, like her  the new stalker shrine, perfect for Halloween or just serious obsession. The old location on Desperation Kelly is now closed and has moved to the new main store on Annamaria Bushido (94, 67, 29). The new sim is not only worth exploring because there are so many cool things to see but sprinkled through out is a multitude of Freebies and Dollarbies. Let me show you a few…

First up, 4 Cozy Sweaters in sultry fall colors that are great on their own or layering for just 1L!

{Lark} Cozy Sweater (1L) - Bluebird, Brown Nuthatch, Grey Jay, Purple Martin- Click photo for full details

• {Lark) Cozy Sweater – Bluebird, Brown Nuthatch, Grey Jay, Purple Martin
• [Decoy] Inferno 88 Jeans – Midnight, Light Wash, Dark Denim, Charcoal
• N-core PRELUDE Platform XtremeHeel Black – Nude
• DSN-French Manicure Nails – Studio Nails
• Designers United 2 – Crow Decor [glow] by Anemysk – Crows are Black Earring

The {Lark} Grand Opening Gift, Bustier Dress in Cardinal, for 0L! Great for mixing and matching, use all or just parts.

{Lark} Bustier Dress in Cardinal (0L)

Industrious – Grand Opening Gift (0L) – a funky industrial candle stick made of found objects. This gift goes great with the grunge look or the urban industrial look.

Industrious - Grand Opening Gift (0L)

The Agent Orange – Grand Opening Gift for 0L is an Ingenious breakup letter and smashed picture frame that comes with an animation to have you sulk and cry over the departing words of your ex. This is a classic example of Sienia’s sense of humor and even if you won’t use it you should pick it up for a giggle and a photo op.

Agent Orange - Grand Opening Gift (0L)

On her Midnight Mania Board, she has the Well of the Water-Nix (those of you who did the Macabre Hunt will recognize this one).

Agent Orange Midnight Mania Well Of The Water-Nix

Now that you have seen the Freebies and Dollarbies, Let me show you just a taste of the gorgeous and clever things she has for sale … I bought the stalker shrine just so I could worship Sienia and her great designs, but you can get your own and stalk anyone you want.

Agent Orange - Stalker Shrine (150L)

Industrious is chalked full of found object furniture and this part of the store alone makes it worth stopping by the sim, even if you aren’t buying it is a great place to hang out and chat since there are so many comfortable chairs to sit in, like this Lincoln Seeds Chair.

Industrious - Lincoln Seeds Chair - Click photo for full details

Moving right along to the precious new {Lark} Striped & Plaid Dresses with removable pockets and accompany AO to wear that thrusts your hands in your pockets for 300L each. The single pack includes the removable pockets and AO so it is up to you if you like having the slouchy pockets or not, no addtional cost.

{Lark} Striped & Plaid Dress (300L) Using Pockets & Hands in Pockets AO - Click photo for full details

Now to wear this dress I had to make a few adjustments. One, I had to go with my smaller version of my avi (65) and a zero butt. I also changed the attachment point of the skirt from the chest to my stomach because I wanted to wear a necklace. This was super easy to do. Basic editing skills are, however, required to do this.

{Lark} Striped & Plaid Dress (300L) without Pockets - Click photo for full details

Most of Sienia’s dresses are 150L but she has so many options and features with this one it kind of explains the higher price on this. There is a lovely little black dress that is a wardrobe staple must.

I should mention that I am really loving the skin I have worn in all these pictures. It is a new one being brought out by Babyhoney Bailey at her store, Djinn & Tonic. Her RL makeup artist talents really show through in her makeup detail. The eyes are darkly lined and the lips are so lush it looks as you just finished licking them.

I can’t wait till she brings out the full line. This one was a blog review copy so I don’t know how much they will be as yet, but word is a fat pack of 16 is going to be a steal and will potentially include a freckle option and a hair base option. Whether those are all grouped in the fat packs of 16 all together remains to be seen. What we do know is that baby honey is going to give you the option to match up every eye makeup with every lip makeup. So no more of those “I love the eyes on this version of my skin, but I really wish it came with this lipstick…” moments.

I am looking for great things from these two talented creators. Maybe in the future we might even see some collaboration.

Base body used for all my pictures (save one) in this post:

• Djinn & Tonic – Face1 – Lip Vamp (Coming Soon – Blog Preview Copy)
• [SLB] Eyes – July’09 – Green B
• >TRUTH< Gogo – night
• Irresistible Look Eyelashes-Crissy Designs

Sienia’s pics have her own base and I cannot comment on what those parts are.

Thanks to Hallie for the heads up about an Opening Gift and some dollarbies at {Lark}.  I headed over last night to pick them up and was so impressed!  I love these tops!!

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~This top and the ones shown below are all dollarbies at {Lark}.  They have wonderful texturing, wrinkling and shading and the prim cuffs are a perfect touch.  I love the low scoop back.  There are a must have!
~This skin is a new group gift from Amacci.  It comes only in this bronze tone.  Someone was complaining on SCD SL Secret today about the lack of freebie skins in dark tones.  Ha!  Just to prove them wrong.  
~The scarf is only 5L at Zeery.  There are several other cheapies and freebies in the store. 
~The jeans are an Xstreet freebie that I saw on the Freebie Telegraph and the hair is a new release from Dark Mouse. 

Top:  {Lark} Cozy Sweater Gray Jay 1L 
Scarf:  Zeery Neck Scarf Grassy Stream  5L 
Jeans:  Sun Made Fashions Xstreet Exclusive Freebie  Free
Belt:  *COCO* Group Gift Belt   Free
Skin:  Amacci Group Gift Erika Skin (bronze)   Free
Jewelry:  alaMood Haunted Set Bangle and Earrings (review copy)  Thanks, Jori!
Eyes:  Exodi VIP Group Gift Zbilja Spirit Leaves  Free 
Hair:  Dark Mouse Cyntra Dark Black  (review copy)  Thank you, Mouse!

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~Here are the other {Lark} top colors available.  They are 1L each, and come in all layers so you can wear them tucked or untucked!

Top:  {Lark} Cozy Sweater Bluebird, Purple Martin and Brown Nuthatch  1L each 
Necklace:  Bliensen + MaiTai Ottobre Necklace  (was free at Juicy Anniversary, not sure if still available)  
Eyes:  Exodi VIP Group Gift Zbilja Spirit Crystal Blue  Free 
Hair:  Truth Rebecca Night 

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~This adorable dress is the Opening Gift at {Lark}.  It comes with capri length leggings also.  It is hard to see, but there are 3 buttons down the bodice.  The whole thing is very nicely textured. 
~The shoes, which have little red bows on the back, are the Mix&Mingle Hunt gift from Coriander. 

Dress: {Lark} Opening Gift Bustier Dress Cardinal  Free 
Jacket:  Aoharu BT Short Jean Jacket Blue 
Necklace:  Otaku Designs Spider Necklace 1L 
Bracelet:  PRIMALOT Lucky Chair Prize Fourbi dark red  Free 
Shoes:  Coriander Mix&Mingle Hunt Prize Black/Red Bow Pumps  Free 
Skin:  Belleza Jesse Sunkiss 10 Cleavage 
Hair:  ::69:: Neguko Offblack 

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~The Sn@tch VIP Group just released a new gift.  It is Jellybean Hates this Dress in a special color.  I am wearing the top only option.  It also comes with stockings and shoes. 
~This skin is the latest Exodi VIP Group Gift, and you get all tones.  It went very nicely with this pink Sn@tch dress! 

Top:  Sn@tch VIP Group Gift Jellybean Top (300L join fee)  Free
Skin:   Exodi VIP Group Gift 80’s Night Cedar  (250L join fee)  Free 
Necklace:  *SiSSi* Rock mah Skull (review copy) 
Bracelet:  Dark Mouse Discount Store Black Buckle Bracelet (all colors) 10L
Earrings:  Dark Mouse Discount Store Black Pearl Earrings (from Triple Pearl Set)  25L for set
Jeans:  PAPILLON Gift Cuffed Jeans Free 
Eyes:  Poetic Colors Summer Lavendar Fields 
Lashes:  Cake Bedroom Lashes 
Hair:  ::69:: NW Charcoal 

Poses:  Long Awkward Pose  (Blogger Reward Pack)