Just another day on the savannah
So, I was wandering around and I found this lion looking out over his territory. Naturally, I thought the best way to approach was to sneak up on him – what could possibly go wrong? (It was either that or run at him yelling “kitty!” – I thought this would work better.)
It took a little while, but now we’re the best of friends. He gives the very best cuddles.
He even supports my shopping habits. As out of control as they can be at times. You can get your own lion at the Zodiac event – if you can get there before it closes tonight. I’ve been having problems teleporting. It’s from Studio Sidhe – I don’t know if it will be available after the event. My shoes (Handverk) and skin (Candydoll) are also from the Zodiac event. I think the awesomeness of the shoes are pretty self-explanatory… they’re claw pumps!
Now, for a closer view of this great new skin from Candydoll. The eye shading is so wonderfully dreamy and soft. I did add freckles from Essences and Glam Affair, but that’s it. My favorite feature though, has got to be the mouth. The barest hint of teeth opens the mouth just enough, but not too much – you know what I mean?
The top is from Vintage Fair – the pants are from Maitreya. I’ll add credits shortly!
Styling Credits
Top: House of {Torn} – Donna Blouse (Brown Print; at Vintage Fair)
Pants: Maitreya – Suede Leggings (Olive)
Shoes: Handverk – Claw Pump (at Zodiac – Leo)
Skin: Candydoll – Leona (Latte; at Zodiac – Leo)
Freckles: Glam Affair – with Leah, LAQ – Freckles 01, and essences – Freckles 01 and 02
Hair: Lelutka – Daisy (Glucose)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Amber
Bandana Day
Hair Fair 2012 is coming to a close today, which means it’s also bandana day – time to take off our virtual wigs to remove our hair and show we care.*
If you want to purchase a bandana and participate, they can be found on any of the four Hair Fair sims (Garden, Sand, Flower, Water) in the Wigs for Kids booth. The bandanas available were created by incredibly talented designers and bloggers, and each are only 50L (and transferable!).
I knew I wanted to combine the beautiful scarf bandana from Lelutka with this great Summery dress from Maitreya. The dress has been sitting in my inventory for a while just waiting for a chance to show up in a picture.
*A paraphrasing of the Hair Fair slogan for Bandana Day – I didn’t come up with it on my own, I’m not that clever.
Styling Credits
Dress: Maitreya – Mignon Dress (Russet)
Shoes/Sandals: SLink – Rigged Mesh Barefeet/Ilena Sandals (Brown)
Scarf: LeLutka – Faith Scarf at Hair Fair (Bandana for Wigs for Kids)
Skin: Glam Affair – Roza Natural 03 (at Collabor88 July)
Eyes: IKON – Utopia (Light Forest Green)
Sand/Beach House: Trompe Loeil – Sunbleached Skybox (at Collabor88 July)
Poses: Glitterati
There really isn’t anything else like it…
My best friend spent most of the day controlling my television, which can be one of the most boring things ever. While we have a lot in common, she has a penchant for watching reality TV that can be just painful. There’s only so many times I can watch the Real Housecats of San Bernadino before I want to claw my eyes out. It usually leaves me sitting around wondering when can we ever do something else.
Not that I do much other than watch TV when I’m alone. But I think that has a lot to do with my never getting to choose what’s on my television – like ever. When I do get to choose, it’s almost always something on one of the history channels. There’s this channel – the whole channel is like a train wreck. It’s the “wealth” channel on cable. I don’t know if you’ve watched it, but it often has programs like you’d find on the history channel – you know, when it still showed stuff about history instead of reality shows. Anyway, it had a show on about Roman history and I couldn’t stop myself from watching. I tried, but I couldn’t stop.
I’m a little dubious of their “sources” – it’s like facts had no bearing on the show.I’m not talking about little mixups, but mis-identifying emperors, or who built the Coliseum – you know, little things like that. They’re a TV show, they should check their facts – in my humble opinion. And where do they find their “academincs”? Seriously, who would hire these people? Sigh.
Styling Credits (will add more links shortly; until then, SLurls can be found on the SL Locations page at my blog) (more…)
Dance Par-tay!
A super cute outfit like this, and it makes me want to dance. And dance, and dance, and dance…
Okay, that was exhausting!
Dance animations – several, in fact – and sits (for when you collapse from all that dancing) are included in the Loungin’ Floor Pillow from {what next}. The yellow version is a donation item at Culture Shock.
Styling Credits
Top: Apple May Designs – Lola Top (Dust; at Culture Shock)
Jeans: mon tissu – Nora Skinny Jeans
Shoes: epoque – Revolution Pumps (Floral; old hunt item)
Skin: Akeruka – Lisa (Olive)
Hair: Lelutka – Expert (Burnt)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Oak Leaf
Lipstick: Redbird – Matte Nude Lip (for Culture Shock) R
Lipgloss: mock cosmetics – Lucir Lipcolor
Cushion/Poses (yep, even the dancing): whatnext – Loungin’ Floor Pillow (for Culture Shock; yellow is donation item)
Good use for paper…
I deal with a lot of paper every day, and sometimes I think the best use for it is as confetti. On the other hand, there are other options…
I’ve had my share of medical files as well – probably more than my share – which is part of why I like this collar from .Shi (for Back to Black) so much. The journey through and to mental health can be extraordinarily frustrating, and awareness is a huge step in the right direction.
I know I’m running close to closing time, but quickly get over there and learn a bit, there is a lot of good information around. That isn’t even mentioning the personal stories that people have shared, sometimes all it takes for someone to get help is for them to know that they aren’t the only ones going through this – they’re not alone. No, we’re not alone. So… go, learn…shop.
Credits
Collar: .Shi – Paper Fashion Collar (Back to Black)
Bra: Glam Affair – Intima (Marta)
Pants: Celoe – Lolong Trousers (Iroko)
Shoes: Pixel Mode – Luna Leather (Rustic)
Skin: Akeruka – Lisa 1 (for Back to Black)*
Hair: Lelutka – Inverted
Eyes: Poetic Colors
Pose: Fri.day
*There’s a closer picture that shows off this awesome skin better that you can find on my Flickr.
Morning Light
That time of day when you’ve been out (or in) and it feels like the rest of the world is finally asleep – when the first light of morning creeps in… that’s my favorite.
I think I’ve missed too many days to really do the 12 days of lingerie, but I do always enjoy the look of a well made corset (in either life).
Credits
Corset: Dilly Dolls
Underwear: Plastik
Shoes: Pixel Mode
Skin: Glam Affair
Hair: Lelutka
Eyes (you can see them in the other picture on my Flickr): Poetic Colors
Pose/Prop: Glitterati
Cabin Fever
It started to feel like Spring for a little bit there, but now the bite is back in the air, and it’s just plain cold again. Too cold to be outside once I get home from work. Honestly, I’m a little worried about what the rest of the month is going to hold weather wise. We’ve had a late February/early March blizzard before…
What was I doing before I started to sit by the window? Mostly roasting marshmallows.
Credits (SLurls can be found on the locations page)
Sweater: mon tissu
Tank top: d.select
Shorts: League
Socks: Maitreya
Skin: PXL Creations
Hair: Lelutka
Eyes: Poetic Colors
Pose: Del May (Window – Funky Junk)
Drafty
Waiting around for someone to show up … or a blogger to post (like me) – you start to notice how drafty it is up here in the attic.
I have a weird little thing where I can’t blog if I’m kind of blah in my physical life. Part of it is trying not to use this forum as an outlet for venting my frustrations, part of it is I have no motivation to do much of anything when my physical life isn’t going so well – for whatever reason. In any case, I’m trying to get over that. Not to use this as a forum for venting necessarily, but as an outlet that keeps me doing something I enjoy – because I do enjoy putting together what other people create and taking a picture of it. And just maybe that will help break the cycle.
Anyway, enough of that. Many thanks have to go to Luna Jubilee for her original 52 Weeks challenge – and keeping it going for round 2. I haven’t quite kept up, but I promised myself I would finish round 1, so here goes. I have everything styled – I just have to get to taking the pictures. Aaaand, I have to get to taking pictures of the other things I’ve put together during my extended holiday break.
Credits (SLurls can be found on the locations page)
Sweater/Dress: Ducknipple
Shorts: mon tissu
Leggings: mon tissu
Boots: Surf Co
Skin: Curio
Hair: Lelutka
Eyes: Poetic Colors
Pose: Long Awkward Pose
A little bit of Chrissy
Where are Jack and Janet? I forgot my key again!
The first time I saw this hair from Truth, I immediately thought of Chrissy Snow from Three’s Company. So, a little bit Chrissy for my Jazzberry post (I’m catching up!)
Styling Credits
Shirt: BOOM – Surf Polo (Hot Pink)
Shorts: Lelutka – Soho Shorts (Straw)
Socks: BOOM – Tube Socks (Brown)
Shoes: Urban Bomb Unit (UBU) – Lo Tops
Skin: Curio – Summer Humid 1 (Petal)
Hair: TRUTH – Trixie (Swedish)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Blue Surf
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (LAP)
52 Weeks of Color – Jazzberry
A Little Lift
Sometimes… it’s nice to let someone else do the lifting and just hang on. Like, when you need a nap.
Unfortunately, I’m not sure if these skins/hunt gifts are still available, but they were around as of the middle of last week. I’m still posting this because I really like how the picture came out, and I’m sure that the Elven tones of these skins will include a shade similar to this one (there’s usually a very light shade available). So, check out the amazing shading work (especially their bodies and the eye makeup!!!), pick up one of the pre-releases that is in store, and start waiting impatiently (like the rest of us) for the full release.
Styling Credits (Links can be found on the SL Locations page – look up by the blog header)
On Daybreak:
Top/Pants/Skin: Plastik – Platinum Hunt gifts (was still available as of 9/5, not sure if it is still there)
Hair: Lelutka – Rykiel (Strawberry Blonde)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Grey Sky (new line freebie)
Shoes: epoque – Mesa Boots (Nude)
On Domhall:
Pants/Skin: Plastik – Platinum Hunt gift (same drill as before; this is my new favorite skin on him – the shading is perfect, it fits his shape better than any other I’ve seen)
Hair: LoQ – Grappa Cellini (Pale Blonde)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Silent Lake
Feet: Slink – Barefeet
Pose: Glitterati
Rock On
For Mary, who has an unhealthy obsession with Dalton and Glee.
More pics on my Flickr. (None of the others have been played with in Picnik.)
Styling Credits
Outfit: Sweetest Goodbye – School Girl 2 (Black and Red)
Shoes: Urban Bomb Unit (UBU) – Lo Tops
Skin: Laqroki – Olivia (Milky)
Hair: Lelutka – Material (I Don’t Bleach)
Sunglasses: Duboo
Pose: bent
I feel… tired
I didn’t really mean for this to turn into my just posting pictures and not really writing anything (not that there’s anything wrong with that, it just wasn’t my intention for this blog), but things have been a little blah lately and I haven’t really had much to say.
That isn’t really fair to the amazing creators who make me smile every time I open up their notecards. I’ve been especially excited over Gala Phoenix’s latest faces for Curio, Lelutka’s latest hairs, and epoque’s new line – LOVE. I don’t think I really need to say how much I adore Aikea Rieko’s work. There’s a reason I have a whole folder dedicated to it on my Flickr. I could fangirl over these wonderful designers forever, but I won’t because I like to think I have a little decorum… not much, but a little.
Styling Credits
Dress: The Plastik – Airen (Lemon)
Shoes: epoque – Revolutionary Pumps (Floral; Seasons Hunt gift)
Anklet: Maitreya Gold – Dragonfly Anklet (Comes with flip-flops; you can see it on my Flickr.)
Skin: Curio – Chic ChiChi 2 (Petal)
Hair: Lelutka – Inverted (BlondeFun)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Sunbeam
Poses: Long Awkward Pose (LAP)
52 Weeks of Color – Lemon (catching up, woo!)
Dancing with Myself
Ever have one of those songs that just gets stuck in your head after reading the name? Yeah… read the title one more time?
Oh oh oh.. dancing with myself… singing it yet? I’ve had it in my head for three days, so I thought I’d pass on the fun.
Sorry about that. More pics, including how I feel after nonsensical posts, on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Dress: R.icielli – Suellen Dress (Fresh; group gift – not sure if it is current, but I think so)
Shoes: Kookie – City Wedges (Nude)
Bracelets: Zaara – Pallav Bracelets (Clear)
Earrings: Zaara – Ansuka Pearl Drop Earrings (Night; at My Second Wardrobe)
Ring: Zaara – Raga Oyster Ring (Black Pearl)
Skin: Curio – Airhead Tease 2 (Petal)
Hair: Lelutka – Loose (Sweeden)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Summer Breeze (freebie)
Poses: Long Awkward Pose (LAP) and pda
52 Weeks of Color – Celadon
Jade Waiting
Sometimes you’re just left waiting around. It helps, however, to have a comfortable place to sit.
More pics on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Shirt: Fri.day – Dion Shirt (Snake over Badger)
Shorts: Fri.day – River Shorts (Faded)
Shoes: Ingenue – Bridget Flats (Tangerine)
Skin: Laqroki – Julie 01 (Milky)
Hair: Lelutka – Lohan (Irish Red)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – October Wind
Pose/lounger: [what next] at Ch1c birthday event (event runs through this coming weekend)
52 Weeks of Color: Jade
Thinking of Frescos…
Nothing terribly exciting to say, just totally in love with these print dresses from MichaMi. I feel like I’m wearing a fresco. I took these pictures a few days ago, but I wanted to do something a bit more with them, so I hadn’t posted until now. (Which is just another way of my saying that you will likely see them again.)
I decided to post now – not just because I feel like something this cool should get love (and it SHOULD), but also because one of the colors is at The Dressing Room right now, so you can get it for less than normal. (Not that they are terribly expensive to begin with, they are definitely not – that’s another thing I love about MichaMi.)
Styling Credits
Pic 1/Pic 2
Dress: MichaMi – Print Dress (Plum/Green)
Shoes: R.icielli – Sophia Pumps (Mustard; TDR item)/Courtisane: Esprit de Sable (Old White; not sure if these are still available)
Skin: Lelutka – Gem Makeup 08 (Hush)/The Plastik – Ataciara Bare (Melody)
Makeup: The Plastik – Pattern Makeup (Summer; Pic 2 only)
Hair: elikatira – Hye (Red 05)/Rhythm (Blonde 02)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Tired Lilac
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (LAP)
Non Sono Una Signora
There’s a lot I could say about Mila Tatham’s “Non Sono una Signora”, but I think I’ll let it speak for itself.
Okay, enough of that. I love this. I love the way it came together, but mostly I love the dress and the headpiece. They remind me of Rome, actually, and how you can walk down the street and into a random Church and there is an original painting most people only see in textbooks, just on the wall. When I first moved there, I didn’t get that. It weirded me out that these priceless works of art were just sitting there, not in a museum.
What I began to understand, though, is that the art doesn’t belong in a museum. The whole city is a museum (of sorts). Art belongs where it is intended by the artist – whether it is on the wall of a Church, or being worn by someone walking down the street. Everything is an exhibition. That’s something I have missed since I left.
Styling Credits – more pics on my Flickr.
Dress/Dress Extension/Headpieces: SoliDea FoliEs – Non Sono Una Signora R
Shoes: elikatira – Move Pumps (Smoke)
Skin: Glam Affair – Mary (Natural, TDR item)
Hair: Lelutka – Rykiel hair (Irish Red; first pics)/SJ Hair (Glucose; last pic)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Haunted Garden (Fashion for Life item)
Poses: Exposeur
Superhero-ine?
While I was putting together my last outfit, I tried on this top/cape from Lelutka – and I loved it, but I couldn’t help feeling a little bit like a superhero-ine… or a superhero fangirl anyway.
At least one more silly pic on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Top/cape: Lelutka – Echo cape (Green)
Skirt: Leezu – Mia corset skirt (Olive)
Hat: Lelutka – Delta hat (Green)
Boots: Gos – GTFO boot (Black)
Bangs: TRUTH – Odette Bangs (Marmalade)
Skin: PXL Creations – Gaia Natural Eye (Natural)
Eyes: UmedamaHolic – Rebirth Eyes (Earth)
Pose: Slash Me Poses
Olive you
Leaning in wait on an old wall, in an old city that will never live up to what it once was (and that’s okay)…
Wish I could remember what I was waiting for.
More pics on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Jacket: Lelutka – Charlie Jacket (Green)
Bra: Glam Affair – Intima, Marta (bra, part of set)
Skirt: Leezu – Mia Corset Dress (Olive)
Boots: Kookie – Enya (Black Wash)
Hair: elikatira – Glory 2 (red 05)
Skin: PXL Creations – Gaia Natural (Natural Eye)
Lipstick: PXL Creations – Gaia Natural (Copper Lip)
Eyes: UmedamaHolic – Rebirth Eyes (Earth)
Pose: Long Awkward Pose (LAP)
Covered in Daisies
Daisies have always been my favorite flower – simple, pretty, all that good stuff – so why wouldn’t I want my clothing to be covered in them?
Funny story… the name of this dress is “Margherita”, which means daisy in Italian (that’s not the funny part). Margherita is also a type of pizza (personal fave and totally delicious, as lots of you probably already know)… so, daisy pizza?
Styling Credits
Dress/Hat: Solidea Folies – (Margherita)
Shoes: R.icielli – Sophia Pumps (Mustard)
Skin: The Plastik – Ataciara London Fog (Melody)
Lip Stripe: la petite morte – gray stripe (Kozmetika opening gift)
Hair: Lelutka – Megan (Irish Red; edited to fit under the hat)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Spring Meadow (previous freebie)
Pose: pda – no longer available
Surely this isn’t the uniform…
A little over a week ago was the anniversary of the founding of Rome, a city very dear to me for lots of reasons I won’t babble on about right now. It got me thinking that I really wanted to do something with the helmet that had been sitting in my inventory for for too long. This just kind of came together.
More pics on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Helmet: Lelutka Ultra – Roma Helmet
Lingere: Glam Affair – BTW Set (from Chic Limited; available until 4/30 now available in store)
Skin: Glam Affair – BTW Skin (from Chic Limited; available until 4/30)
Hair: elikatira – Breathe (Black 04; edited)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Grey Sea
Pose: Del May
Happy St. George’s Day
Well, it’s almost gone here, and it’s a few hours gone in other places, but Happy St. George’s Day!
Styling Credits
Jacket: AOHARU – Tweed Feminine Coat (Red; old 50L Friday item, not sure if it is still available)
Top: Fri.day – Basic Cami (White; Free item)
Jeans: Fri.day – Low.Rise Jeans (Midnight; previous hunt item)
Shoes: Fri.day – Dream.Booties (Red)
Skin: Laqroki – Nellie 01 (Milky)
Hair: Lelutka – Lush (Irish Red)
Eyes: UmedamaHolic – Rebirth Eyes (Frost Columns)
Pose: Exposeur
Beary Friend: Brit Bear from A Little Bird Told Me – free for St. George’s day
Project FUR…
All the cute, fuzzy animals need our help and lots of people have been showing you how you can contribute. I have peppered a few items from Project FUR through my past few posts, but I want to show you some of my favorite things available at the main event. Like with RFL, I will add mainstore links after the event is finished, but for now, go check out Project FUR!
This dress is beautifully made. A lot of times it is hard to find a glitch layer and prim that actually blend together well. Not just because of a grey-ing issue, but they just don’t always seem to “fit”. That is never the case with anything I have worn from Appolonia Criss of Chantkare.
This sweater looks so comfortable and I LOVE this skin. I only hope that LAQ releases a full line after Project FUR is complete.
I feel like a ballerina.
More pics – and more awesome items on my Flickr.
Styling Credits
Skyboxes and Skirts
Like a lot of people in Second Life, I’m wary of system skirts. They sit above the avatar mesh, they can look funky even if you edit your shape, you know the drill. So, when I found the pencil skirts of Vanitas Vesture, I was beyond excited. These are beautifully made system skirts that look great. I love the belts that come with them – just what I have been wanting.
Gorgeous! More pics on my Flickr.
Styling Credits:
Pic 1
Top(s): Whippet & Buck – Cole Boatneck (Fusion Coral – old Stumblebum exclusive)
Skirt: Vanitas Vesture – Meticulous Pencil Skirt (Pacific Mocha for Pacific Crisis Fundraiser)
Shoes: Lelutka – Saffron Pumps (Neutral Terracotta)
Skin: Plastik – Ataciara Blood (Melody)
Freckles: Plastik – Ataciara Freckles Tattoo Layer
Hair: elikatira – Hye (Red 05)
Eyes: Poetic Colors – Tired Lilac
Pose: LAP
Pic 2
Top(s): Whippet & Buck – Claven Lace Top (Rose under Antique)
Skirt: Vanitas Vesture – Meticulous Pencil Skirt (Pacific Red for Pacific Crisis Fundraiser)
Shoes: Lelutka – Saffron Pumps (Soft Tan)
Skin: Curio – Lustre Luxe 1 (Petal)
Hair: Fri.day – Miley (Passionate Red)
Eyes: UmedamaHolic – Rebirth Eyes (Earth)
Pose: LAP
Skybox: Tweedle – Tatami Room Skybox (for Pacific Crisis Fundraiser)
Stuff and Things 