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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Istanbul Fashion Days 09

Yesterday the Istanbul Fashion Days started and I attended the Young Fashion Designers' Contest. I consider myself very lucky that all this is happening while I'm still here, so there's lots of pictures in the upcoming days...
Stay tuned! ^^

Source: Istanbul Fashion Days

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Art Energy Design Contacted By The State Department.

August 25, 2009
For Immediate Release

Art Energy Design ™

The Power Flower ™

Contacts:
David Edwards, Creator, Designer: 412-487-0621, dave@artenergydesign.com
Rick Byerly, Marketing, Sales: 412-400-3778, rick@artenergydesign.com

Art Energy Design Contacted By The State Department.

Pittsburgh, PA- David Lee Edwards, founder and designer for Art Energy Design, was contacted by the U.S. Department of State to submit a proposal for 30 smaller Power Flowers to be potential gifts for the G20 Pittsburgh Summit delegates and the team is currently awaiting word from the State Department.

Edwards notes, "The sculpture's functional design represents the transformation of Pittsburgh toward sustainable industries for environmental technology. The choice of our city for G20 speaks to a growing world understanding of our potential."

The Power Flower is a twelve-foot wind driven kinetic sculpture in the form of a potted sunflower. Sun and wind energy are collected with a wind turbine driven by spinning flower petals and photovoltaic solar film leaf surfaces. The flower provides power for public use. The sculpture also powers colored LED lighting for dynamic night illumination. A weatherproof controller maintains safe power levels and timed programmable lighting. This is housed within ample signage for graphics and mission statements. The sculpture is transportable and sets up easily for events and exhibitions.

David Edwards, founder of Art Energy Design explains, "The attention grabbing nature of large kinetic artworks is a great way to open a conversation about energy generation within the urban landscape."

Art Energy Design creates public sculpture and designs with sustainable technology application tools. The team is currently taking orders for custom sculptures for schools, businesses and institutions at large.

Art Energy Design also recently received support in part by a Seed Award from The Sprout Fund. The Sprout Fund’s 7th annual Hothouse summer benefit features The Power Flower on Saturday, August 29th, 2009, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Walnut Capital’s new Bakery Square development on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’s East End. The Power Flower will also be featured at a Fair in the Park, which occurs from September 11th through September 13th, 2009.

A Fair in the Park, an annual contemporary craft festival presented by The Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh will feature The Power Flower, which occurs from September 11th through September 13th, 2009. The Power Flower appears at the festival courtesy of the Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors. 20,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which is in its 40th year. The festival times are as follows: Friday: 1 PM - 7 PM, Saturday: 10 AM - 7 PM, and Sunday: 10 AM - 5 PM.

About the Sprout Fund:

"The Sprout Fund enriches the Pittsburgh region’s vitality by engaging citizens, amplifying voices, supporting creativity and innovation, and cultivating connected communities. Founded in 2001, Sprout facilitates community-led solutions to regional challenges and supports efforts to create a thriving, progressive, and culturally diverse region. With strong working relationships to many community organizations and regional stakeholders, The Sprout Fund is one of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s leading agencies on issues related to civic engagement, talent attraction and retention, public art, and catalytic small-scale funding. With ongoing local support and continued appreciation by the communities it serves, The Sprout Fund will continue to catalyze creative solutions to pressing challenges, engage people in community conversations, respond to the needs of its target audiences, open doors to civic participation, and promote responsible stewardship of community interests."

www.sproutfund.org

More information about A Fair In the Park can be found at www.craftsmensguild.org.

For more information about the Power Flower call Rick at 412-400-3778, email Rick@ArtEnergyDesign.com or visit the Web site at www.ArtEnergyDesign.com .

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Golden leaves in your hair

Sophie Srej by David Bellemère for Marie Claire Italia September 2009

I know a girl who would pull this off amazingly well: adorable Miss Cleo!
She's thinking about making her own hair accessory collection, so if you're interested you shouldn't miss it!

Source: Ru_glamour

Monday, August 24, 2009

Off guard

Source: le Fashion

"I wanna be the girl he gives his hoodie to wear and cuddles up next to when it's cold. He'll be the one who comes up behind me, wraps his arms around my waist, catches me off guard and whispers, you look beautiful."

Here Are Another Post

HAIR: Used throughout - !Ohmai : Soah - $1 from The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64
Ohami blog

SKIN: (vive9) - vive freebies! - $0 - from The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/209/164/64

EYES: Used throughout - ~Hourglass~ & =HooT= Black Market Gifties - $1 - The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64
Hourglass blog

EYELASHES: DryadLashes-Neostalgia - (tinted black)- $10 - Closing sale - most items $10 in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Onyx%20Noir/16/128/2
Zephyr's blog (You can view more of her designs on her blog.)

CLOTHING: ::SUGARCUBE - skull and crossbones mini dress - $0; *MayoNaise* Black Market Gift - $1, BALACLAVA!! (iBM) opening gift - (scarf) - $0; Beetlebones Blackmarket Freebies in a Wine Bottle - $0 - The Black Market opening - many gifts $0 & $1 in row boats - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Citrago/190/157/64

SHOES: H & S Hunt 21 of 25 - SCUFFED boot - from the Heart & Sole Sim wide Hunt Aug 24 - 31 - $0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/85/135/26

POSES: used throughout from KS Creations

LOCATION: Serenity Keys - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morea/60/53/22

CLOTHING & SHOES: *Inga Wind's Butterfly Hunt*:
Seek 12 of *IW* Pontia Fae in Peach items in the butterflies in the store:
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Antheneas
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Glovs
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants Cuff L
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Pants Cuff R
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoe L
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoe R
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Shoebase
*IW* Pontia Fae in Peach Top
*IW* Pontia Fae Wings 1
*DS* Pontia Earring L
*DS* Pontia earring R
Additional pieces - NOT SHOWN - to complete look are available for purchase. There are additional accessories fitting the Butterfly Hunt outfit for sale in the store. You can buy them for 500 L. The package includes: panties, headset, magic wand with Derek's must have fun script, short skirt, gown skirt, & second pair of wings. Also ontia Fae jewellery, *DS* matching peach necklace (non colour change version), available in the jewellery section for 99 L.
Hunt items are $0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pitreavie/182/199/39
Inga Wind Clothing on Xstreet

LOCATION: Garden of Dreams .~*GOD*~.http://slurl.com/secondlife/Garden%20of%20dreams/217/74/25

CLOTHING: [LI] Aqua Box - $1 - from Lemania Indigo Designs - The outfit is out today, Sunday. August 23st at about 11:00 am and will be in the shop in the gift section for 24 hours at which point it will be moved to the changing room where it will stay for 7 days before being retired for good. - Slurl in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/28/98/22 or Slurl in changing room - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/39/242/1500

SHOES: [LI] Aqua Shoes - Retired 8/23/09 - $1 - from Lemania Indigo Designs - The outfit is out today, Sunday. August 23st at about 11:00 am and will be in the shop in the gift section for 24 hours at which point it will be moved to the changing room where it will stay for 7 days before being retired for good. - Slurl in store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/28/98/22 or Slurl in changing room - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/39/242/1500

CLOTHING: FacePaws - [FP] Watermelon Knickers, [FP] Blue Kini, [FP] Pink Denim Skirt with Beaded Tee - $0 (old line of skins 50% off upstairs) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Daffodil%20Island/162/152/21

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ITEMS: Heart and Sole sim is hosting a present hunt. The hunt will be from Aug 24 - Aug 31st. The prizes will be found at the following stores -
1) Heart and Sole - items 21 - 25 found inside store- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/47/132/25
2) Sommerfeld Furniture Designs - items 11-20 found inside and outside store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/191/27/21
3) Kitsune Couture - items 1-10 found inside store - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heart%20and%20Sole/188/169/24
The hunt is to welcome Kitsune Couture to their new home!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Hunts & More Hunts

Bare Rose's What a Wonderful World [Bare Rose 4YA Treasure Hunt] hunt opened to the public today and is Ending on the 24th.

HAIR: Apple Pop lucky board hair - +YUZUKAMIYA+Ichika+BLACK&GOLD - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Themis%20Island/56/152/2
Apple Pop blog

SKIN: Starlight - Koronis (Another Skin) - Koronis (eye B, nose A) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lippert/75/176/180
Another blog!

EYES: *Clover* Real Eyes #8 (non-free)

CLOTHING: All clothing & shoes from the Bare Rose 4th anniversary hunt.
Chapter 1 starting point of the hunt (buy book to get the story, hint, and location of next chapter): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bare%20Rose/54/228/400
Check the ballroom on the Black Cat sim for bonus items.
Tori's Blog covering Bare Rose items along with her own creations.

LOCATION: Skyboxes from the hunt.

HAIR: Apple Pop - +YUZUKAMIYA+Reiko+Bordeaux - $0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Themis%20Island/56/152/2
Apple Pop blog

SKIN: !CN AMY MILK skins - CYBERNETIC SKINS - $1/skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybernetic/182/97/23
Ty, Othniel for pointing out the post on FAB FREE about these skins.

CLOTHING: (only a portion of the prizes shown) All items from The Starlust Panty Raid hunt & non-hunt items from the merchants located on the sims purchased for $0 or $1 - info from Sugar Cube panty raid notecard - $1 & $0

THE 2ND ANNUAL STARLUST PANTY RAID
A Hunt for Underwear/Underwear-Related items!

WHEN? : Friday, August 14th- Sunday, August 30th

WHAT DO YOU DO? : Hunt for sculpty clamshells hidden throughout the many sims of Starlust! They can be ANYWHERE (inside stores, outside stores, underwater, anywhere is fair game!)

The clams will be either free or $1L. Right click to buy!

You can begin your hunt in any of the Starlust sims (some may have more people than others, so feel free to begin in any of the sims!)

HAIR: LH_hair55_camp_jody01_marron_M - Little Heaven camp for hair - Little Heaven just celebrated their 2nd year too! ^.^ Congrats - (not sure if this style is still available - camp chairs are in the hair section) http://slurl.com/secondlife/LITTLE%20HEAVEN/115/74/23

SKIN: JE*REPUBLIC-2ND ANNIVERSARY SKIN - Happy Anniversary Jun!!! - $1 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wayland%20Eagle%20Bay/55/58/24
Je*Republic blog

CLOTHING: Cilia handed me a bunch of info to share with you guys...

Here are the latest news from Cilian'gel:

_Last week group gift was a gift box to wear :D

_The new group gift is a fairie set with 4 different skirt options and many ways to dress up.

_Also starting today a special Cleopatra Hunt at 2 new Cilian'gel store locations.
STARTING:
on the 21rst of August at 1:00 am SLT
and for 2 weeks long
INTRODUCING 2 NEW CILIAN'GEL STORE LOCATIONS for the starting points:

Look for the babydoll set... Go here:
Cilian'gel and 4Evva Main Stores, Jumanji (185, 192, 23)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jumanji/185/192/24

Look for the gown set... Go here:
Cilian'gel boutique, Durango (175, 161, 118)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Durango/175/162/118

LOOK FOR:
3 Golden leaves at each location (see example on board)

You will ALSO find a SURPRISE FREE GIFT in a big shopping bag. This is a wearable item ALSO for the big strong guys! ;D

I wish you lots of fun for this special Cleopatra hunt!
If you have any questions, just IM me or send a notecard. I will always do my best to help :D

Peace and Love
Cilia Shepherd ;-)

SHOES: Shoes worn with Cleopatra hunt dress - #130 Wetherby's Shoes - $20 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wetherbys/100/230/22

LOCATION: Egypta - Ancient Egypt, Egyptian, Middle East, Arabian - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Panta%20Ta%20Ethne/181/49/24
and
The Garden at Panta Ta Ethne - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Panta%20Ta%20Ethne/135/120/35