Let Creativity Abound!

22 // taylor swift
 
Since I have no good set inspiration, I'm making on of these. :p
 
So proud of Taylor for taking home eight Billboard awards last night! :D
 
05.20.13

So I realize this set is not very good, but since I have sets for 1-5, I figured I might as well publish it. :P
 
05.12.13

touch the sky // julie fowlis
 
You can kind of just ignore this. I'm working on a new novel, and this is one of the characters. I'm trying to figure her out a bit more.
 
05.10.13

i see the light // tangled
 
Well... I'm back. After being gone for nearly a month. *Facepalm* I swear, I didn't even realize I'd been gone so long... School and everything...
 
I'm sorry, though. And it's finally SUMMMER! So I should be around more. Hopefully.
 
And I actually quite like this Rapunzel set. :D What do you think?
 
05.08.13

The winning set for the group logo contest. :) Made by @kkamanda.

Chapter 3! Sorry it wasn't posted for so long.
 
If you missed chapter two, by @geeky-dancer, it's here: http://www.polyvore.com/kkr_chapter_o2/set?id=74059087&lid=2322931
 
And the whole story thus far is in this collection: http://www.polyvore.com/kingdom_keepers_return/collection?id=2322931
 
Enjoy!
 
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After my conversation with Wayne, I lay awake for hours, stewing over the task I’ve been given. How am I supposed to make friends with Aunty Lindsey? How am I even supposed to meet her? I suppose I’m going to have to risk sneaking into Hollywood Studios, to the Base. But one of the first KK-rules is never going it alone in the Parks.
 
My alarm goes off at six, and I groan in frustration. It’s all I can do not to throw my clock across the room.
 
Moving slowly, I get up and pull on a gray sweater with Minnie and Mickey on the front, black skinny jeans, and soft gray boots. I go through the motions of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and combing my hair. I slide in a barrette and yawn at myself in the mirror.
 
It’s going to be a long day.
 
In the kitchen, my mom has oatmeal and buttered toast ready. As I take my seat, she asks, “Are you ready for that English quiz today?”
 
I swallow a groan and nod. School is the most important thing in the world to my mom—she acts like life depends on straight A-pluses.
 
“Good,” she says.
 
I quickly shovel down my oatmeal, hoping to talk as little as possible. I wonder where Dad is—he’s better than she is about putting pressure on me, although he still sees grades as important.
 
“Hey, Mom,” I say as casually as I can, taking a bite of toast. “I was thinking last night…”
 
“About?” she says.
 
“Um, Aunt Lindsey.”
 
Mom almost chokes on her coffee. “What?! Lindsey?! Why in the world were you thinking about her?!”
 
“Ah…” I look at her face. Her eyes are glittering with anger, and her mouth is in a hard line. Yeah, this is the wrong approach. “I was just… Er, wondering about family trees.”
 
Mom frowns at me. “Oh. Well, Lindsey was never good with boys. She definitely doesn’t have a husband or kids to put on a tree.”
 
I exhale in relief. Thank goodness she bought that. “Yeah, that’s what I thought.” I stuff the rest of the toast in my mouth and jump up. “See you later, Mom!” I kiss her on the cheek, grab my backpack, and run toward the bus stop.
 
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Of course, the day does not get better from there. Before first period even starts, Emily comes up to me at my locker. I’m in the midst of scouring Facebook on my phone for Aunt Lindsey, and have to shove it in my backpack before she sees.
 
I feel awful not telling my friends about Wayne’s mission… But I know he wants it to be secret.
 
What Em says me doesn’t make me feel any better. Her twin sister—Rachel—got a threat note this morning against all of us… delivered by Jeffery Gibbs, a boy who used to have brown eyes but is now wearing green contacts.
 
An OTK—Overtaker Kid. Back in the era of the original Kingdom Keepers, the Overtakers put spells on kids from the KK’s school and use them to spy and sometimes even launch attacks on the Parks and/or Keepers. OTKs are nothing to mess with.
 
I can barely concentrate in my classes. Even the English quiz barely registers with me. In fourth period Biology, I see Jeffery. His eyes are indeed now a vivid, creepy green. I can feel him watching me all through class.
 
I am exhausted by lunchtime. I saw Lacy third period and warned her she was eating with us. I grab Jay on my way into the cafeteria. Emily and I had agreed to eat together when we met at the water fountain between periods.
 
"So what's wrong?" Lacy asks as we all take seats at a corner table. I find myself wishing that Newman and Leo were here. They don’t go to our school; we’re going to have to brief them later.
 
I nod at Em. "Show them the note."
 
Emily exhales and grabs the note out of her bag. She stares at it for a minute and finally quickly puts it in front of Lacy and Jay. "My sis found it," she says, staring at her hands.
 
I wait while they read it over together, their heads nearly touching. Jay finishes first and looks up, his bright blue eyes wide.
 
"And Jeffery Gibbs now has green contacts," I announce. "Rachel said it, and I just saw him in fourth period. There are more OTKs."
 
"And you didn't tell me this earlier, because…?" Jay asks Emily.
 
"It just happened today!" Em says, looking up.
 
"Yeah, well I know you saw us in Starbucks this morning."
 
"Then you must know I was being polite and not interrupting," she mutters, her cheeks a little red. Poor Em—she has this huge crush on Jay, but he and Lacy are a thing.
 
"How did you find out, Angie?" Jay asks, totally ignoring Emily.
 
"She showed me at my locker," I explain. "Rachel came up, and we tried to convince her that this—" I point to the note "—is all a game we're playing with Jeffery."
 
"Some game," Lacy says, finally looking up from the note. "I mean: death threats?"
 
I glare at her. "What would you suggest? We can't tell her the truth!" Rachel is a blabbermouth, I finish silently. I don't want to say it out loud and make Emily feel worse.
 
"We had a whole argument this morning. She is very close to knowing the truth. I swear, I almost told her this morning. You know how hard keeping a secret is from a twin? It’s not fun. I don't think I can do this any longer." Emily puts her head on the table.
 
"It's not like the newspapers haven't written enough about the Kingdom Keepers," Lacy adds. "All of the original KKs' families found out before long." She shivers. "We might even end up in the Syndrome, if Jeff's threats are to be believed."
 
I wince. My parents would FREAK if I ended up in Sleeping Beauty Syndrome—stuck asleep as my DHI. "I know. But we have to be really careful who we trust."
 
"What do we do? My sister could be killed!" Emily exclaims.
 
"Shh! Keep it down! We need a plan. Meet up at the ice cream parlor right after school. Got it?" Jay asks.
 
"Yeah," Emily says, her eyes back down to her hands.
 
"I'll text Leo and Newman and tell them to meet us," I add. "Do you think we should tell Finn?"
 
"I think so," Lacy says. "I mean, he can help, right?"
 
We all shrug and nod.
 
The bell rings, and all of us stand. "See you later," I say grimly, walking out of the cafeteria.
 
The rest of the afternoon drags by. It’s only in sixth period, when I take a seat next to my friend Grace, that a possible solution to my aunt-problem comes to me.
 
I lean over and whisper, “Hey, G.”
 
She looks at me, her baby-blue eyes curious. “What’s up?”
 
“Would you be up for a little outing this weekend?” I ask. If I can get her to go to Hollywood Studios with me, I know I can sneak backstage to the Base.
 
Her eyes narrow. “What kind of outing?”
 
“Disney World. Pllllllllllllease,” I beg, keeping my voice down.
 
She sighs. “Oh, all right. But you better get permission to be there, Miss DHI.”
 
“Of course,” I say. But I’m thinking: not a chance.

there's a place for us // carrie underwood
 
So, this is just me playing around with the app and trying to figure things out...
 
I'm sorry I haven't been on much. School is... a miserable thing. :P
 
Created in the Polyvore iPhone app. http://www.polyvore.com/iPhone
 
03.22.13

So somehow, the logo for the Kingdom Keepers group vanished. . . I guess it was one of scarscar's sets. . . ?
 
Anyway, I'm going to use this as a logo for now. If anyone is interested in a contest to make one, that would be good, too. *Hint, hint*
 
If you're a KK fan and haven't joined yet, PLEASE do. :D http://www.polyvore.com/kingdom_keepers/group.show?id=19153
 
03.10.13

Nina Dobrev as Amanda Lockhart
Tara Lynne Barr as Jessica Lockhart
 
One: http://www.polyvore.com/kingdom_keepers_dreamcast/set?id=64800367&lid=471532
& Two: http://www.polyvore.com/kingdom_keepers_dreamcast/set?id=72269651&lid=471532
 
Okay, this one's better, right? Eh...
 
23 days until KK6 comes out! :D
 
03.10.13

Sorry I haven't been on for almost a week! I was out of town over the weekend, which I meant to tell everyone... But I forgot. :P
 
Anyway, remember Larken? My THGC character? The one I last wrote about two months ago? :P Well, I've now finally gotten around to continuing her story.
 
Okay, just in case it's not clear, the cast for this this set:
Larken Mordrel: Hailee Steinfeld
Wylla Grey: Anna Popplewell
Luka Grey: Skandar Keynes
Lisse Grey: Georgie Henley
 
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The first time that I feel any joy at being a victor is Parcel Day. As the packages of food are handed out, shouts of joy ring through District 6.
 
I take my own packet of food and supplies back to Victor's Village quickly. Rosella, Mom, and Dad are all gone at work, so there's no one there to talk to.
 
I have made a deal with myself about what I will do today.
 
Not giving myself time to overthink things, I quickly leave again, heading toward the outskirts of the district.
 
The farther I get from the main part of town, the less people I see. Finally, I come to the District 6 Cemetery. It's not a very exciting place... Just rows and rows of the same gray, stone markers. The only indication of who a grave belongs to comes in their name and a pair dates, stenciled in the same place on every grave.
 
It's pretty depressing.
 
I halt at the edge and study the stones. How many of these markers belong to tributes? I don't even want to think about it.
 
I wander down the closest row of graves. Sarryck's will be close... Recently made.
 
Sure enough, only a few minutes brings me to a freshly carved stone that reads "Sarryck Gray".
 
Swallowing tears, I take a seat on the ground next to. "Hey," I say, my voice a little hoarse.
 
A distant birdcall is my only answer.
 
I sigh. "I'm sorry, Sarryck. About everything. So sorry. I wish - "
 
"Larken?"
 
I scream and spin around, my hands going automatically toward my waist, as if I still have knives hanging there.
 
Sarryck's youngest sister jumps back in surprise, staring at me with wide blue eyes.
 
"Oh!" I gasp. "Oh - it's you!"
 
She blushes. "I. . . sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." She swallows. "My name's Lisse. I don't think we've officially met." She sticks out her hand.
 
"No, I don't think we have." I can hardly think of what to say. Lisse is maybe thirteen, and here she is talking to me like an adult. Like I didn't basically kill her brother. I scramble to my feet and take her hand.
 
Over her shoulder, I see the other sister and the brother approaching. In just a moment, they have reached us.
 
"Hi, Larken." The older sister smiled sadly. "How are you?"
 
"I'm. . . uh, sorry. I didn't think anyone would be here," I stammer.
 
She raises her eyebrows. "That's all right. I'm Wylla, by the way. This is Luka."
 
He nods at me, studying me with emotionless dark eyes. I nod back.
 
There is a rather awkward pause. Finally, Lisse pulls something from her pocket and crouches down to put it against the grave.
 
My tongue feels like it's made of lead, but I manage to say, "Listen. . . I - I have something to tell you."
 
Wylla cocks her head. "Uh, okay. What is it?"
 
I can't look at them. Instead I focus on a tree behind Luka.
 
"When we were in the arena. . . Before he died. . . Sarryck asked me to tell you. . ." My voice cracks. "To tell you that he loved you."
 
Tears shine in Wylla's eyes, as well. "Thank you, Larken," she says, her voice low.
 
I nod. "I'm so sorry. I wish - I wish he'd won."
 
"It's okay," Lisse says, from the ground near the grave. She has tears on her cheeks, but her voice is steady. "He wanted you to live. He told us - he told us goodbye before he left."
 
Luka speaks for the first time. "What happened wasn't your fault, Larken. It was the Games's, it was the Capitol's, it was Snow's - but it wasn't yours."
 
I stare at the three of them. Just like Sarryck, they're so different than I expected them to be. So forgiving.
 
"Your brother," I say, "was amazing. I can't tell you how much being his ally meant to me."
 
Wylla smiles and reaches out to give me a hug. "Thank you for being his friend, Larken."
 
We stay at Sarryck's grave for a while, and then begin walking back toward the District. My heart feels lighter than it has in quite some time. I have hope now. I have... forgiveness.
 
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So, yeah. There's that.
 
I'm not gonna title this set for just a minute... I want to see how many I've made.
 
EDIT: Oooh, 739. . . Nice. Okay, now titled.
 
03.05.13