Maxi Gossamer group gift bangles

Today (March 23, 2012), Maxi Gossamer sent a group gift of pretty bangles to her update group, Gossamer Jewellery. Join Gossamer Jewellery group for free, and check notices to get your own pretty bangles!

Others:
-Hair: Pomme D'Amour - Ballet
-Skin: Ohna's skin - Glow
-Bikini: Whippet & Buck (previous group gift; no longer available)
-Pose: estetica: I could be sweet and I could be sweeter

Blah and Drowsy

Much happiness abounds in Edenland upon learning that Bettiepage Voyager has reopened the Drowsy sim and there are gifties! I first read it here at YukaChoco Magic's adorable blog and I squeed at a few friends and TP'd right over.  Here is the skinny on the amazing goodies:  They aren't just sitting out for you to grab.  You are going to have to work for them but anyone I know that knows about BP agrees she is genius and the redesigned sim is a wonder to explore.  You are going to be looking for 8 old leather boxes.  The first one is near where you tp in so you can see what you are looking for.  Drowsy is no-fly so you get to hike around - I ended up under bridges and in caverns but Marleen Vaughn and I divided the search and that made it easier and a lot more fun.  (You can TP each other.)

I ran into Weronika while out and about yesterday and promised her she would be the first to blog the next thing but I also got a notice from Blah about new group gifts and lucky boards so I went to check it out, so I guess I'm a liar, too.  The VIP group is 100 L to join but within a matter of minutes I had scored some new group gift lingerie, a subscriber gift and 2 items from the group only lucky board.  There are also 2 boards for non-members with exclusive items as well as gifts for the non-pay group and subscribers, so I am quite impressed with hOShi Kimono's generosity with customers (and everything comes in tat layers for more bonus!).  All in all, not too bad of a day!  I'm sure with a new month of hunts and the upcoming holiday of luv (hurls), we will be seeing a lot of pink and red.  Bring it.

Credits: (slurl for BP is landing point)
Look 1:
Hair: BP: tanken helmet net/chin: in leather boxes/old2: free
Bag: BP: binocular telescope case: in lether boxes/old1: free
Dress: Blah: My Cyber Love Dress (red): VIP group only lucky board (join fee)
Makeup: Mock: Deep Sangre Eyeshadow: group gift (join fee): Psst.  any of you doing Luna Jubilee's round II of 52 weeks of color challenge will love Mock's latest gift to her group that includes the next several weeks of makeup inspired by the color challenge!
Jewelry: Chop Zuey: Venetian Wine Earrings and Ring: group gift (join fee - but omg the gifts are amazing!) note: sim is currently offline - I will update the slurl when I can
Skin: LAQ: Ebba: not free

Look 2:
Hair: BP: bunny hood/braid 2: in leather boxes/old8: free
Bear: BP: Drowsy wood bear: in leather boxes/old5: free
Lingerie: Blah: My Sweet Lingerie - Love Therapy: VIP Group gift (join fee)

Corazón en forma de uva

This will be just a quick post since I don't really know what to say but here are a few things I came a cross that I think are absolute gorgeous. P.S. The title says Heart shaped grape why you wonder? well, I'm wearing my heart tattoo under this stunning necklace named Uva (grapes). Silly I know but it works. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Click image to go to view the entire look in my photostream

Hair by FP (Faceplam Designs) on the Marketplace Full pack for 0L

Jewelry by Miel Group gift *changes into seven different colors/textures :D

Nails by Mstyle not free.

Body suit by MONS Group gift *now only 100L join fee but not sure for how long!

Skin with teeth by Mother Goose "Bomi" for 1L

Eye tattoo layer make up by Mock Cosmetics (Mynerva previous gift) *no longer available?

Leg tattoo (not shown) by actchio. not free *not available due to being closed

Shoes (not shown) by HOC not free

Chest & hands Tattoo by me not yet available.

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

Hey, It's the Little Things in Life

Today has turned out to be an interesting day.  I was having a full blown panic attack the likes of which I've not had for years; the kind where I think I am having a heart attack and will die at any moment. Since I wasn't dead on the floor I decided to clean and worked through the worse part.  When I logged on SL a friend IM'ed me right away (which I hate!) and invited me to chat with some other people.  My usual response is to politely decline, but I didn't, and I got exactly what I needed.  Then Marleen Vaughn, who I remember from way back in the day from her store, Marly's, which I adored for her funky retro styles, contacted me about her new store, Vaughn's.  She is having a little hunt at her store for 3 items, the pipe, the scissor's necklace and the lovely grey top.  She is sweet and I am so glad to see her back in action.

Cupcakes has been having a hunt all month at their sim with fantastic prizes: Skins, clothes, eyes.  Several of the sim stores also have hunt items and all are free.  They are easy to find and it's a lovely sim to visit. I don't know why but I particularly loved the cold grey eyes that came in a large set.  Nice size, which I'm very fussy about.  Another little thing that I found on a recent journey is this Maori-style chin tat as a subscriber gift at Miss Shippe's studio.

It is refreshing to find that SL does include lots of cool people, some who are friends that care, some who do their own thing and make interesting items.  No drama, no heartache.  Just people at their comps, probably in their jammies drinking coffee or whiskey.  Good times.

Credits:
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Kimmy Hair (new release - LOVE!)
Pipe: Vaughn's:V.Oppenheimer Pipe: Vaughn's Halloween Hunt
Necklace: Vaughn's: V.Hannah and her Scissors: Vaughn's Halloween Hunt
Shirt: Vaughn's: V.A Dreadful Top: Vaughn's Halloween hunt
Eyes: Cupcakes: Eyes 2011 - Grey: The Great Pumpkin Hunt - Cupcakes - 3 of 13
Tat: Miss Shippe's Studio: To Moko Wakini: Subscriber gift
Skin: Al Vulo: Easy* Merry Widow (previous group gift - new gift out now!)

Do they Sell that Over the Counter?

I've been a shy fangirl of Katx Kirax of Bingo for quite a while now.  She has never had a huge store but she always injects her items with a sense of humor that I appreciate.  She recently released a sweet, little dollarbie that includes a cotton candy striped t-shirt, colorful nail polish, 2 face tattoos (1 tint-able) and a pose (not shown).  Then to top it all off she TP'ed me to Love Soul, where I won this adorable hair that was recently added to their lucky chairs, which perfectly compliments her tats. I had been trying to win it to no avail; it comes in 4 different color packs and are split between the chair in the main store and the one behind the food store.  I added the latest group gift from Pididdle, the envelope necklace, which I seriously need in RL to attach permanently to my son who is forgetting half the things he should bring home from school. Thank you to all the designers for the wonderful presents!

PS: Look for a new update on our 4th Anniversary event later today or tomorrow!

Credits:
Shirt and Stars tattoo: Bingo: Tshirt+Nail+Tattoo+Pose: 1 L
Hair: Love Soul: Kyary - Ash Brown: from Pack C: Lucky Chair Prize
Necklace: Pididdle: Envelope Necklace: exclusive color: Group Gift (join fee)
Skin: AMD: Catalina - Peachy: new release
Tat layer lashes: Mango Mango: Mono Rock Lashes: not free
Pose Prop: Tableau Vivant: Emo Dressing Room: not free

Tender Moments to Savor Forever

Just sayin'.

Sileny lies! Bright colors are not over. I am a fanatic stickler about no white shoes after Labor Day but today I'm siding with good old Nicki Minaj as covered by my second favorite ANTM judge, Andre Leon Talley, on Vogue Daily and continuing the pre-fall color show.  Heaven knows I can shop with the best of them (ask my friends) but today I found so many inexpensive goodies from some of my favorite designers!

Credits:
Shirt: Sn@tch: from Marcia outfit: @ The Car Wash Sale: 10 L
Jeans: JustB: Frayed Unisex Jeans - Light Wash: 1 L (September dollarbie)
Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai: Forgotten Love - Opal: @ The Car Wash Sale: 10 L
Skin: Al Vulo!: London Piccadilly Circus: Group Gift
Hair: Wasabi Pills: Nami Hair - Gingerbread: not free but awesome
Necklace: Bliensen + Mai Tai: Grim's Necklace: Beware of Wolves: not free
Belt: Veshi: Pashmina Belt: from a past TDR (where did your store go??)
Tatoo: Holli Pocket: Dirty Tats: I got this at a prior Grunge Soul Project but check her store

Modavia & The Secret Store

Modavia's inworld group has reached 5,000 members and The Secret Store was kind enough to give the FrouFrou dress in an exclusive color to the group to mark the occasion.  There are several links to great gifts in the group that is free to join!  Search Modavia Fashion Marketing.

I am loving Cupcake's Cecile skin which is still out in the Copper tone for 50 L in their Sunday Bake Sale area.  I paired it with the Lovely makeup set which is also only 50 L.  The darling hair is free at Rush, a cute blond bob.  I met the designer, Destiny Leimes, while I was there and she is a darling! It's a cute store and this is like the second freebie I've picked up from there recently, so she is generous, too! Thanks again!

Credits:
Dress: The Secret Store: FrouFrou - InBloom: Exclusive for Modavia Fashion Marketing Group @ the Modavia location
Necklace: Bang Bang: The Love Doves: new gacha necklace: only 35 L a pop
Hair: Rush: Bobby Bob: free
Skin: Cupcakes: Cecile - Copper: 50 L
Makeup: Cupcakes: Cecile Makeup - Lovely: 50 L

Peppermint Blue group gift

Peppermint Blue has a new group gift of jewelry for their group members! The group gift is the bangles and earrings that I am wearing below. Both come with resize scripts. Join Peppermint Blue (free to join) and check notices OR follow the slurl and touch the panel there.

Others:
-Hair: Exile
-Skin: *CandyDoll*
-Eyes: Fashism
-Tattoo Lashes: [[Mozz]] Tattoo Layer Eyelashes
-Top: BRB.
-Pose: Exposeur

420: Everybody Must Get Stoned

Waldos from all points of the globe are gathering today to consume the celebrated herb. For the unenlightened, 420 is a term that harkens way back to the 1971 (google it) by some people that are old now.  SL, being in all points of the globe at once.. is it?...yeah... I think...is celebrating today with start of The Stash Bash.  How do we celebrate in SL? Well, you know...with a party and a hunt (bonus).  Read on, good reader, for pretty pictures and details.  The hunt DOES NOT start until after 4:20 PM so if you go early some things may not be ready! Wipe those tears from your eyes.

The hunt kicks off with a party at Mudhoney at 4:00 pm (though you know half of them will be late, cuz, you know) with dancing and much happiness and good energy (munchies?).  Mudhoney is also the starting point for the hunt where you will be searching for bags of weed hidden in participating stores.  The hunt is a small one but those participating are prime and the goods can't be missed.  Neither the cops nor your mom will bust you for this one. 

Much coveted will be the Hookah Hangout Skybox from The Sea Hole.  Do yourself a favor and pick up two because 1) it's fantastic and 2) its no copy and should be rezzed in build mode, so if you are high and mess it up you won't be bummed when you don't have another copy.  While you are there, don't forget there are 2 prizes.  Oh man, I forgot to take a photo of the outfit. 

Sn@tch has a flipping fantastic Hippie Chick outfit in the hunt that comes with 2 different tank tops, a belly ringy and fab backpack.  I paired it with Ripe's Ganja Luv'in jewelry that includes a set for the guys, too.  Hempy Weezles of Ripe played a major role in organizing this hunt so give her the peace sign when you see her about. 

So Many Styles is offering a lacy blouse in green (duh). Look closely at the lace on top for the subliminal message.  

Blue Blood is offering the sexeh Adele lingerie in green. What was I looking for? 

No amount of Visine (or better yet, Opcon) is going to clear these eyes from doremi.  The lovely eyeshadow is also a prize from doremi. I love the horn earrings from Adore & Abhor.  Luckily for me Ducknipple's rocking necklace with handy pipe can also be copped and good to have if you left your steamroller under the driver's seat of your car. 

There are a ton more prizes. My pal, Jacqui Pobieski, blogged some other things on our blog, Crybaby, if you want more peaks.  There is a house from MiaSnow, poses from City of Dis, an awesome balloon from Tehro, more great clothes, etc.  Don't forget about this!

Other Credits:

All Hair: Elikatira

Skin: Curio: Pout-Tantrum at Project Fur

oh man... did I hear someone at the door?