Do you Color Challenge?

I started doing Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Color Challenge on my own blog this year and I've managed to do most week's colors.  I enjoy it because I get to go through my bursting inventory and put together looks as well as enjoying seeing what other people have done.  Here's how it works: Luna publishes a color the week before and then the following week you put together a look based on the color.  You can use as much or as little of the color as you wish.  No one is going to judge you - it's all for fun.  Once you have completed your post you link it back to Luna's post for that color (she always posts hers on Sunday).  I think it is a great way for new bloggers to get started for a few reasons: You can use as much of what you already own, you don't have to be on all the feeds, you can gain exposure and you immediately become part of a larger group of enthusiastic bloggers if you are interested as there is an in-world group that is free to join.

The ever generous Pixieplumb Flanagan from Baby Monkey is offering her group members 50% off all shoes in specially designated venders that match or closely compliment the color of the week.  The group is only 10 L to join and if you activate your group tag you can pick up a whole bunch of shoes in the special color.  She has already put out next week's color, Seashell Peachwhich is a tricky one as it is almost white.  This is on top of all the group gifts she already gives and specials on new releases.  Have fun with the challenge!

Cafe*Amie lucky board shoes

Hey all, it's been a little while. It's hard to find nice, simple sneakers in SL sometimes that are low priced. So I was really glad to see these sneakers in the lucky board at Cafe*Amie! There's also a brown version available as a group gift. The lucky board is for group members only, so be sure to join Cafe*Amie Update group for free or just touch the sign in store.

Mama's got new shoes...

Oh wow am I loving the new giftie from Hucci. Check out these adorable pink pumps sent out to their subscribo grp a day or so ago. These are MESH so you will need a Mesh compatible viewer to be able to see these properly. Close - up:




Go grab em while here they are still in the subscribo!!

Trini xx

Dancing on table tops NYE '12

¡Hola, hello & HAPPY NEW YEAR, FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! It's been a long while, I know. Who cares. Anyway I have some GOODNESS for you, that I hope you like & pick up for yourself, or for a loved one ;]

Foto Uno:
Nails - Mstyle not free
Boots - WCI (West Cost Influenced) found on Marketplace 1L
Dress (jacket included): [W.w.W] found on Marketplace for 1L
Hair - Exile Sub. gift
Tattoo - Etch'd not free
Jewelry (necklace & earrings) - Aglaia found on Marketplace for 1L


Foto Dos:
Left skin - Modish found on Marketplace for 10L
Right skin - Mamboo Chic Group gift 300L join fee

My Favorite Holiday "Stuff"

Most of my blogging time is spent on wearable items.  But without all the amazing "stuff" in SL, it would be as boring at the platform where I spend most of my SL time.  Lots of awesome creators of home items, animations and other things that make SL fun have jumped on the holiday bandwagon by either participating in hunts, advent calendars, 12 days of Christmas, and other ways and I wanted to take the time to feature some of my favorites.  This is in no way an exhaustive list but a few I found worth the trips around the grid.

I would be completely remiss if I didn't start with FD Decor.  My friend, Fallacy DeCuir, has her entire sim decked out with holiday goodies.  I swear it has more stuff than Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan, which is a place my grandparents lived near when I was a child and once caused my then 5 year old son to have his first anxiety attack, which he remembers to this day as "chest".  If any of you know Fallacy, she tries to make off as if she is some scary mean girl but I think she is a doll and anyone that makes little flowers with happy faces definitely has a bark worse than her bite.  You have to go there if only to see her sim.  When you get over the shock and find the main store, you will find several lucky chairs and lucky presents with awesome prizes.  She also has a log cabin in the Midnight Mania as well as participating in several hunts.

Next is C&D Designs.  Lovely Cherelle Capra, sister of Helena Stringer, fellow Free*Styler and maker of wild hair (we miss her terribly), has been creating for as long as I can remember.  Cher frequently sends out gifts to her subscriber groups (supposedly a big one is coming as soon as tomorrow).  She also has some spectacular items out in hunts right now.  The two builds in the collage are hunt items.  She also is participating in Royal Living's Snowman Hunt, which ends on the 15th.  Those items cost 45 L each but are huge gifts worth hundreds more.  I apologize for forgetting to take a photo.  Cher also has an advent calendar at her store for members of her inworld group.  The cost of each of those items is 1 - 10 L.  The group is free to join now until 12/24.  The group will have a fee after that and an extra special gift is planned for December 25 so get in now if you have the space.

Lots of bloggers have been showing items for the With Love Hunt.  It is one of my favorite hunts right now and I will easily shell out 10 L for such high quality items.  This includes a sample of some of the non-avatar items, though I did want to also mention Adorkable and Status, who have really nice pose packs in the hunt.

Page Eames from LaFlat gave me permission to use her and Plurabelle Laszlo of Bliensen&MaiTai's ad texture for their 12 days of Christmas event which began today.  The two designers will provide free gifts for the next 12 days at their adjoining shops.  I adore these two women and highly recommend the visit.

A new place to me, Dirty Little Secret, has a in-store hunt going on through the 25th with 10 prizes to find.  I am showing one, the tree stump lounger, but there are others from furniture to cuffs/collars.  They are hidden in the store and enclosed area as well as the skybox store.

Baby Monkey's 12 days of Christmas begins tomorrow with this gift.  Yeah, this stuff is wearable but this is always a very popular event and includes shoes and accessories.  It is free to everyone.  The group is currently closed to new members as there is a big celebration but make sure to check out the numerous lucky boards, the midnight mania as well as super-cheap (like 10 L) cute shoes during your visit.  You can find the item hidden in one of the ornaments on the tree.  Pixieplumb Flanagan has told me she will keep each gift up for a few days in order to give more people a chance to get them.  A new gift will be added daily.

Other places I've really enjoyed this holiday season have been the Advent Calendar at KittyCats, which Sileny mentioned in a previous post.  All items are free and I was able to get past gifts which I had missed, which was a really nice feature.   Also, Sway's, as in previous years has a fantastic advent calendar.  Her's are a bit challenging because you have to go find the hints but it has definitely been worth it.  Zacca and nonino have joined in this year and made it really special.  Adorkable has also been giving out a free pose every day during the holiday season and there are still several more to pick up.  She is also participating in the With Love and POE hunts so she is offering an insane amount of free poses right now.

All these designers have put in countless hours at little to no compensation to provide us with wonderful gifts.  When I think about where to spend my lindens, I feel it's important to support folks like the people I've written about above.  Give back if you can!

Credits:
FD Decor Collage: (clockwise from flowers): Candy Cane Hunt, POE Hunt, Lucky Chair Prize, Traditional Christmas Hunt, Lucky Chair, Lucky Chair, Lucky Chair.

C&D Designs: (clockwise from fishing shack): POE Hunt, H&G Traditional Christmas Hunt, Subscriber gift (today), packaging (sometimes I love this as much as the gift! Am I alone out there in this?)

With Love Hunt: (clockwise from Lamp Post): each item 10 L
Lost Angel: Winter Street Lamp: multipose
Awesome Blossom: Madison Loft Skybox
Artilleri: Bixleta Toaster Fatpack
Intrigue Co.: Unicorn Carosel (w/ and w/o rainbow - but why wouldn't you?)
oOo Studio: Cozy: multipose
Hanaya: Canadian Cedar Greenhouse (winter)
Adorkable Poses (not pictured)
Status Poses (not pictured) sim seems to be down!  Look up Gidge Uriza's profile, leave her random IM's and find the store location in her picks.

LaFlat/Bliensen & MaiTai 12 days/12 gifts

Dirty Little Secret: 2011 Holiday Hunt

Baby Monkey 12 Days of Christmas - begins TOMORROW

With (mesh) Love

Eden did a great preview on some of the hunt items already for the With Love (again) Hunt, but I picked up some of the mesh stuff and I wanted to share because I'm so amazed. The hunt started today and ends January 6th, so you have some time to find these things.
First item I'm sharing is the dress from ISON. It comes with glitch layers, and uses standard sizing.
The other item are the wedges from Leverocci. Check out the close up below!
(Reminder: each hunt item is 10L each, and you can find direct slurls and hints here. Both of these items are very easy to find as well!)


Others:
-Hair: Truth Pandora
-Skin: Heartsick Devotion - Destiny
-Eyes: Fashism
-Tattoo Lashes: Mock Cosmetics
-Poses: Frooti (from mixed bag 2)

Some lucky chair stuff

I wanted to show you the items in the lucky chair at Duh! I love Duh for their inexpensive shoes and accessories, and recently, the lucky chairs have been updated with this bag in white and these shoes in white. You can find them on the second floor.

I decided to pair them with one of the not so new lucky chair prizes at elymode, these leggings in this color. Some notes about the shoes, they come with an alpha layer included, and this bag comes with sliver and gold chain options and also with and without pose as well.

(I usually use a white background but since white on white is blinding, I changed it to black. I can't always say that I'll do this style of posting by the way. I prefer doing features.)

Edit: Oops, I did not notice that I didn't put a slurl for elymode until this morning. Sorry.

Other stuff:
Hair: Fab-U-Lous
Skin: the body co.
Tattoo Lashes: Mock
Top: fri.day, 0L
Poses: estetica: saw her standing there, simplicity

Shoe Quickie!

OHAI! My computer broke and I couldn't blog for a while and now I am back and I have ten million things I want to show you! I don't really know where to start so I guess I'll start from the bottom up and show some shoes. :D

Shoes: Baby Monkey, free in the lucky chairs. Also check for MM boards, group gifts, and all sorts of good deals.