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Dreaming of A Christmas with You

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http://Dreaming of A Christmas with You

Well, it’s taken a while, but I’m beginning to understand why some bloggers don’t name their images and their posts, but just number their looks. Although I’ve never ever found it difficult to get started putting a look together, some days (or nights), it’s just hard to get started with something to say, let alone title an image or a blog.  And then suddenly it hits you… maybe a song comes on the stream, or a stray memory triggers something, and you know what you want to say.  It may not be perfect, but hey, it’s just a blog, right? The point is to show you these awesome items that I’ve found… and these really are awesome, aren’t they?  And while I was trying to show them to you, I ran into HUGE issues with the new WordPress editor and trying to embed my image from FlickR.   Not what I needed this morning!  Now to get back to my daydreaming… 😉

  • Dress:  Modern Nostalgia – Netata (POE Hunt Gift!), now this incredibly sexy little winter dress is one I’d pay for if it wasn’t FREE! I just LOVE the little armbands & the way it totally hugs my curves… great knit texture, incredibly short in the back without being indecent (trust me on that one lol). Sized for Tonic, Belleza F/I/V, Slink H/P, Maitreya, & EbodyCurvy.  Store #42, Hint: Just gonna hide in this plant and spy (For LMs & Hints to the entire Grid-Wide POE Hunt, which runs through the 31st, click HERE)
  • Shoes: [Sheba] Creations – Aspen Boots Fatpack, sized for Tonic, Slink, Belleza, Maitreya, eBody & Altamura; just 269L with a 40-color HUD that lets you set the main color & the trim/bow color separately for an almost unlimited combination to match every outfit! Demo available.
  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty w/ Booty Control added for that little extra oomph!  Looks amazing in a tight little knit like this!
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Brows:  LAQ – Brows 1
  • Hair:  Doe – Kimmie, includes cat hat
  • Stockings:  Cute Things Fashion – Stockings A, 5L on Marketplace
  • Jewelry:  Sage – Polly Reindeer Earrings & Pin; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Pose: :LW: Poses – Heartbeats, includes Hot Chocolate Mug prop; available at Liaison Collaborative
  • Location:  Ippos

Is That Santa Coming?

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http://Is That Santa Coming?

I’m still not done with all my holiday shopping, and I’ll admit I haven’t even BEGUN to start wrapping up any gifts, but I’ll admit it… I’m ready for Santa. Maybe the Grinch has just got me in his grip for a day or two, maybe it’s the birthday blues, maybe I’m just tired of all the non-stop Christmas this and Christmas that and the TRAFFIC and the CROWDS, but right now, this moment, I’ve had enough.  (And yes, this happened with Halloween too; maybe it’s just because everything and everyone just goes so overboard and it’s just such constant bombardment day in and day out. I recovered at Halloween; hopefully I’ll recover now too!) So yes, I’m looking to see if Santa is coming, cuz I don’t know about you, but I’M READY!!!  (At least I’m not saying “Bah Humbug!” and I’m definitely dressing — and blogging — in the Xmas spirit!)  😉

  • Dress:  Graffitiwear – Sweater Dress, 6-texture HUD (see below for textures; really, REALLY hard to choose which to wear!); sizes for Tonic, Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Hourglass, Physique, Ebody, TMP, & Classic Fitmesh; 50% OFF at TheEvent for December!

 

  • Skin:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – NEW! Cynamon, a beautiful lightly freckled skin based on Omega GENUS & LAQ bento heads, worn in cashew AS IS, right out of the box; 14 tones EXCLUSIVELY available at the Seduction Fair from Dec 7th – Dec 21st; buy them individually for 175L or in packs of 7 tones (Lights/Darks) for 800L each. Demo & shape also available.  See below for a sampling of both light and dark tones of this absolute stunner of a skin with no added makeup…
  •  Prop:  Kaerri – Christmas Convertible (POE Hunt Gift!), is this the cutest thing or what? Even includes a drive animation! Store #32, Hint: It’s not Christmas without flowers (For LMs & Hints to the entire Grid-Wide POE Hunt, click HERE)
  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Eyes: Azdesign – Reel Green V2 mesh eyes
  • Hair:  Fabia – Gerda, includes HAT w/ separate HUD, exclusively available at the Seduction Fair from Dec 7th – Dec 21st
  • Nails:   DaneMarkZ – Peace-Love-Joy Nailpolish
  • Lingerie:  Tonic – Corazon Thong (16 color HUD in three levels of sheer)
  • Boots: Chic & Shoes – Macy Boots, 40 color HUD with separate tabs to change color for the boot & for the strap + 5 metal colors
  • Jewelry: Earthstones – Poinsettia ‘n Bells Necklace & Earrings, 50% OFF for Members Only Special; Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Pose: :LW: Poses – Get Free
  • Location: Northern Lights (free rezzing!)

LIGHT TONES:  Cynamon Marshmellow / Cynamon Caramel

 

DARK TONES:  Cynamon Cashew / Cynamon Almond

Double Trouble in High Heels

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http://Double Trouble in High Heels

http://Judith in Trouble

Oh my, this outfit by Tonic is named so perfectly! It’s caused me so much Trouble in so many ways lol! First, I spent a ridiculous amount of time deciding which color to wear, because I kept liking each one more than the next… and then because the adorable little shrug has its color set separately, I kept debating whether to have it match the darker color of the dress or look totally separate. Don’t even get me started on the HUD for the shoes where you set the color of the main body and the bow separately! Then it looks so amazing on, well, let’s just say it garnered some attention and several IMs asking me where I’d gotten it. All the info is below, but because it IS by Tonic, it’s exclusively sized for us Tonic gals, though even if you have another mesh body, I always recommend trying things on… you never know! It may be worth the trouble! 😉

  • Outfit, including Shoes:  Tonic – NEW! Trouble, with a 16-color HUD for both the knit shrug & the scoop neck mini; another matching HUD for the vintage peep toe pump.  The fabric details on this are fabulous as always with Tonic; & the buttons on the shrug, not to mention the way it hugs & hangs & shapes all at the same time! Only in Tonic sizes (curvy & fine); even includes a thong!  And this is Double Trouble, because it’s not only a brand-new EXCLUSIVE at TheEvent for December, it’s also 50% OFF!
  • Skin:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – NEW! Judith, another GORGEOUS skin based on Omega GENUS & LAQ, worn in butter browless; 14 tones EXCLUSIVELY available at The Secret Affair from Dec 5th – Jan 5th; buy them individually for 175L or in packs of 7 tones (Lights/Darks) for 800L each. Demo & shape also available.
  • Makeup:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – Omega Eyeliner 03, another one of the gifts on the Advent calendar! NOTE: Here’s how the Advent Calendar works. Each day you’ll see the current day’s gift box on the tree with hover text saying “Come get your present!” Simply right click & pay 1L (you’ll get it right back). Previous gifts are shown with hover text “You’re a little late, but you can still get your gift for 99L.” New gifts open around midnight SLT each day, & are randomly put into the boxes; inside each box are male & female gifts. Remember: the advent poster is RANDOM!;  LAQ – Red Lipstick
  • Jewelry:  Glitter – Mistletoe Mesh Jewels Set (POE HUNT GIFT!), Store #83, Hint: Santa always brings gifts to all good girls (For LMs & Hints to the entire Grid-Wide POE Hunt, click HERE); Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Bridge Scene:  PixelArt Pose Props – Peaceful Bridge Pose Scene, includes couple & single poses & falling snow… absolutely beautiful for ANY photographer.  Store #72: Hint: Don’t make a scene, there will be gifts for everyone! (I’ve posted this before, but it’s worth posting again! See my Dec 7th post for an inset of the full scene)
  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Brows:  LAQ – Brows 1
  • Hair: Argrace – Misaki
  • Freckles:  Izzie’s – Freckles & Heart Mole (LAQ Omega); DS’Elles – Freckle Body (Belleza, Slink, Maitreya, Omega)
  • Nails:  Nail It Good! – Tis the Season

Snowflakes

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I love so many things about snowflakes, but one thing is certain — they can be soooo bright when the sun hits them! Certainly not an earth-shattering observation, but one that may have me looking for my sunglasses next time… maybe I can find a Christmas pair among all the holiday goodies in Second Life?

  • Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins – Adventure, worn in Butter, browless, another of the AMAZING skin gifts on the Advent calendar at the store.  NOTE: Here’s how the Advent Calendar works. Each day you’ll see the current day’s gift box on the tree with hover text saying “Come get your present!” Simply right click & pay 1L (you’ll get it right back). Previous gifts are shown with hover text “You’re a little late, but you can still get your gift for 99L.” New gifts open around midnight SLT each day, & are randomly put into the boxes; inside each box are male & female gifts. Remember: the advent poster is RANDOM!  
  • Makeup:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – Lipgloss 01, another one of the gifts on the Advent calendar! Love this one, very simple, just adds the perfect touch of gloss with the very lightest tinge of pink.
  • Pants:  MOZ Designs –  Gabbi Zip Capri Leggings; I know “capri” makes it sounds counter-intuitive, but I LOVE these as part of a wintry outfit… Not only is the fit perfect, they’re just the right length for wearing with all those boots without having to worry about any edges popping through!

And from my VERY FAVORITE HUNT that I’ve participated in for YEARS, the Peace on Earth Hunt, full of awesome FREE items donated by over 100 designers across the grid; the following 5 items are ALL POE Hunt Gifts. I’ve included the hints; for hints and LMs for ALL the stores, click HERE:

  • Sweater:  #bye Best You Ever – Winter Sweater, in fitmesh sizes, Slink, & Maitreya. Love the off-the-shoulder slouchiness that still manages to be sexy. Store #88; Hint: In a little nook and cranny you’ll find me!
  • Hat: Hats by Couture Chapeau – Knit Hat Christmas. The hat’s not stretchable, so depending on the size of your head, you may need to find hair in your inventory that’s either relatively flat (definitely not in MY inventory) or unrigged &/or resize-able (I had lots of choices here).  But it’s so cute, it’s totally worth the effort! Store #46; Hint: The Cs have it
  • Jewelry:  Beloved Jewelry – Snowflake Jewelry Set (Earrings, Necklace, Ring); this very beautiful & delicate set includes texture change & resizer versions. Store #111; Hint: Twisted Ribbons Are Pretty.
  • Nails: DaneMarkZ – Five Shades of Winter Nail Polish (black, green, blue, red, & white). Store #34; Hint: It’s the most cozy time of the year♥
  • Bridge Scene:  PixelArt Pose Props – Peaceful Bridge Pose Scene, includes couple & single poses & falling snow… absolutely beautiful for ANY photographer; see below for full scene.  Store #72: Hint: Don’t make a scene, there will be gifts for everyone!

And then just other details about what I’m wearing:

  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Brows:  LAQ – Brows 1
  • Hair: TRUTH – Elie (comes with an unrigged w/ click to resize version, which is critical with a hat like this)
  • Freckles:  Izzie’s – Freckles & Heart Mole (LAQ Omega)
  • Boots (unseen, but they go PERFECTLY):  KC Couture – Jora Boots

PixelArt Pose Props – Peaceful Bridge Pose Scene

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

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http://Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

I have to say this was one of my favorite blogging shoots since I began blogging last year. I experimented for a while on my home studio platform, making the set. The awesome pose set includes the window/wall but on most shots, I found it left me wanting more… so I put two together to create more of a room, then decorated it for the holidays. In my head, I visualized snow falling outside, and so the search began for a wintry sim with falling snow that would allow me to rez… surprisingly difficult to find. Beautiful snowy sims, yes; rezzing allowed, yes; both together, no. Until I found Footprints in the Snow, which for a nominal group fee, allowed me to rez in the beautiful wintry scene with the falling snow. Set-up was easy since I’d already done it, I start shooting and OH NO! For some reason I never realized that if it was snowing OUTSIDE the window, it was also snowing inside my little room set! I was determined to make it work anyway, and interesting enough there are windlights that don’t pick it up that much (and others that really do, which is good to know for when I really want all that falling snow effect all around!).  I was able to easily edit out most of those flakes that did make it through, though you might wonder where some of those shadows are coming from lol… now you know! Personally, I think the final result is well worth all the work… maybe we’ll get lucky and have a snow day… hmmm, wonder how we’ll occupy our time?  😉

  • Outfit:  [WellMade] – Mabyn Romper w/ 6-color HUD; sized for Tonic, Belleza F/I/V, Slink H/Physique, & Maitreya; the texture on this wonderful little piece of lingerie is truly AMAZING! It really asks to be reached out & touched! At the Designer Circle Nov 18th – Dec 8th.  Demo available.
  • Skin:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – Kirstie, worn in Butter, browless (my favorite light color, just absolutely perfect for my shade of redhead!); choose from packs of 7 light or dark tones, or from 14 individual skin tones; the really stunning Kirstie shape & demos are also available. EXCLUSIVELY at the eBento event, Nov 10 – 30th. 
  • Jewelry:  Mosquito’s Way – Natalie Necklace, Short (POE Hunt Gift, also comes with a longer version) adds a subtle touch of the holiday spirit, and in my book that makes it another MUST FIND on the POE Hunt that begins in just a few days on Dec 1st! This is store #85; hints become available HERE when the hunt opens!
  • Decor: Beyond Majestic – Up On the Rooftop (POE Hunt Gift) – another awesome find on the POE Hunt, this includes the garlanded fireplace, the boxed presents, the wooden triangle tree, the Ho Ho Ho sign, and the cup/saucer/plate on the mantle for Santa… perfect holiday decor!!! This is store #102;  once again, hints become available HERE on Dec 1st!
  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Brows:  LAQ – Brows 1
  • Hair: Analog Dog – Margaret, Dark Reds
  • Freckles:  Izzie’s – NEW! Freckles & Heart Mole (LAQ Omega)
  • Eyes: Azdesign – Reel Green V2 mesh eyes
  • Nails: Plastik – Yanyan
  • Pose:  Focus Poses – Frosty Morning 2 (includes window/wall/floor & set of 10 poses)
  • Prop:  MOoH! – Christmas Puppy in Santa’s Sack (from last Xmas)
  • Location:  Footprints in the Snow (allows rezzing upon group join)

 

I’m a-twinkle, but I’m no twinkle-toes

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http://I'm a-twinkle, but I'm no twinkle-toesThe last few days I feel like Dorothy wandering through Oz, though the line running through my head is “things change so quickly here.” Just a few days ago, all the sims were full of autumn splendor. Now more and more of them are turned to winter’s chill. However, for the first time in years, I’m living on an estate where I’m not winterizing my own property which is causing me a bit of a dilemma in terms of blogging… although there are many absolutely stunning winter sims, I haven’t been able to find too many that allow rezzing. I’ll talk about that more in tomorrow’s post, but for now, I’m just going to get off my feet for a while, and let them thaw out!!! 😉

  • Hair:  .EscalateD. – Poppy, totally fun “do” for the holidays, she comes with lights that can twinkle & glow or not, & multiple HUDs  for special dip-dye & ombre… she’s so much fun to wear, Poppy is a MUST FIND on the POE Hunt that begins in just a few days on Dec 1st! This is store #31; hints become available HERE when the hunt opens!
  • Top:  StormCrow Design’s – Sabrina Off the Shoulder Sweater/Shirt; 10-color HUD changes the top portion of the shirt, 6-colors for the main portion & choose between black or white buttons; sized for Belleza F/I/V, Slink H/Physique, & Maitreya (I’m wearing the Lara size, & it fits my Curvy body really well with just a few clicks of the ever-useful Tonic alpha HUD); at the Designer Circle Nov 18th – Dec 8th.  Demo available.
  • Shoes:  StormCrow Design’s – Shirley Ankle Boots; 10 color HUD. Although I must be absolutely crazy to wear these sexy open-toed, open-sided shoes in the snow, they look so fabulous I just couldn’t resist! Also at the Designer Circle Nov 18th – Dec 8th.  
  • Skin:  7 Deadly s[K]ins – Kirstie, worn in Butter, browless (my favorite light color, just absolutely perfect for my shade of redhead!); choose from packs of 7 light or dark tones, or from 14 individual skin tones; the really stunning Kirstie shape & demos are also available. EXCLUSIVELY at the eBento event, Nov 10 – 30th. 
  • Body: Tonic – Curvy Beauty
  • Head: LAQ – Athena (Bento)
  • Brows:  LAQ – Brows 1
  • Freckles:  Izzie’s – NEW! Freckles & Heart Mole (LAQ Omega)
  • Eyes: Azdesign – Reel Green V2 mesh eyes
  • Nails: Encore – Shades of Green Nail Appliers
  • Jeans: ArisArisB&W – Alus61 – Adoration Jeans, w/ 20 texture HUD
  • Jewelry: (Second Mirage) – Christmas Tree Earrings (appears to be an extinct vendor); Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
  • Location:  Let It Snow! A Winter Wonderland!