Decoy Top from August Collabor88 paired with Yse skirt from Baistice for FaMESHed
I shot these pictures earlier this month, before Collabor88 closed and re-opened with the new September collection so many items are from the August Collabor88 session. You can look for them at the stores. I have had a hard time just starting this blog post and it will probably be short.
Gidge was so busy all weekend, COLLABOR88 plus the Arcade plus yard sales plus the normal blogger girl stuff, shopping, standing on a pose stand, shopping, standing on a pose stand, a wee bit of entertaining, well, she got tired and passed out in her new bed. I got this one at a yard sale and it’s cute, it’s at THE ARCADE. I’m not entire sure it’s me, but it’s a fun prop. Continue reading
I feel a bit like the Lorax today. One of my favorite sim-builders and tree-makers is contemplating closing up her in-world (extremely beautiful) sim after October, and the idea of it hurts my heart. I’m walking in some of her woods here (you can buy it as a nice big low-prim chunk) — the woods are called Saiygewood, and they are sold at Balderdash on Oubliette.
Nature, oddly enough, is what drew me to Second Life. I started an account with a vision in my head — I wanted most to recreate the mental place that I go to while I meditate. It’s an outside space surrounded by trees; an ancient stone circle under the clear sky. I’ve created this once or twice in various Second Life abodes, and each time, I’ve used Saiyge’s trees to give life to my dream.
I’m going to be living in Balderdash on and on for the next few weeks just to soak up the lovely ambience before it fades. I feel like an Elf in Rivendell right before the end of the fourth age. If you want me, I’ll be walking in the trees.
Balderdash – Saiygewood – The Dreaming Forest
Poses: Marukin – Autumn – C88
Boots: League Lauren Wedge Boots in Tan – C88
Skin: Belleza Leila Pale 1 – C88
Glasses: Hate Me and Eat Me – My shades – gold
Skirt: tres blah leather skirt – gold – C88
Neckbow: Lassitude & Ennui Ophelia Bow & pearl choker
Shirt: Plastik The Clockwork Collection Kalina top
Hair: Lamb – Isolation – Honeycomb Roots
Tattoo: Wicked Tattoos – Checkered tattoo
Hands: Slink hands in relax
Socks: Vintage from Shiny Things
I don’t know why SL has conspired to make Acha look like such an eccentric English dandy today, but I approve. The frock coat is from fashionably Dead for C88, the plus-fours are from Schadenfreude for the same. The sweet specs are from Adore and Abhore. Now it’s time to retire to my skybox study and read all those books of ancient lore that I got at Arcade…
Pose box: Pretense Area 51 Pose Box – Three colors
Hair: fashionably Dead Swept Away Hair in Pastel 1 for Designers United
Coat: fashionably Dead Romantic Coat in Orange for C88
Skin: Belleza Leila Arcade 1 RARE
Glasses: Adore and Abhore Holo Glasses in Gold – Unicorn
Blush: Miss Shippe’s Studio coral blush for gingers
Shoes: Ingenue Paola flats for Slink feet in peach
Feet and hands: Slink flat feet and relax mesh hands
Pants: Schadenfreude pumpkin fanceh pants for C88
Tattoo: ~silentsparrow~ Lapis – Merricat tattoo, full body
Horns: MiaSnow horns demon – gold
Necklace: ~silentsparrow~ (tigertiger) chapiteau locket
Sascha Frangilli released a cozy casual dress perfect for boots and tights in white, and I decided it’s Winter White so that makes it ok. Continue reading
The new round of Collabor88 is set to open imminently and the fall is upon us. I couldn’t resist putting the fun, fall bazaar inspired jacket dress I’m ready for fall, the summer has been one long hot experience. Continue reading
This morning, my old friend Siddean was kind enough to hold my hand and talk me through putting on her feet. “There are no appliers for Miasnow’s zombie-grey skintone,” I whined, but then I remembered that Helena Stringer has half-promised to work on appliers for us alternaskinned folk. Some day! But meanwhile, I put on the Belleza Arcade skin, and found that the Slink appliers had their own little sign in the Belleza shop. It was far too easy, one little click. Sorry I’ve avoided you for so long, pretty Slink feet! (I blame the fact that I wear Jackal’s boots all the time.)
With my feet on (and a pair of Betty’s Paola flats), I went for a late-summer stroll through Forest Feast. It’s flat-out gorgeous there, and I realized that I’d never seen it properly rezzed before. I’m wearing Katat0nik’s coat and scarf for the upcoming Collabor88 release (It’ll be out soon!). It’s such cute Autumnal coat that I long for late December, when it’s actually a little cold in Florida.
Oh — those dirty knees. Well. I figure my avatar was probably kneeling in the dirt at Forest Feast curiously examining her new feet.
More pretty Forest Feast and outfit credits behind the cut!
I don’t normally like to post things so close to closing time, but I really enjoyed my outfit today, so alas, I am going to share it anyway.
Collabor88 closes it’s doors at 11:59pm slt tonight, so you only have a little time left to go shopping. The new round starts on Sunday.
I bought one pair of these shoes originally, then found out you can mix and match through the huds. Sadly at the time I did not find the fatpack, and after buying 5 pairs I’m super tempted to ask to pay the difference and get the fatpack, they really are too much fun to play with.
Credits
Skin – Dulce Secrets – Mikaia Skin in Cognac Tone/Smoked Makeup – @ Structure Your Skin Project
Hair – The Stringer Mausoleum – Clara Bow in Darknight
Eyes – CNZ – Real Eyes with Colour Change Hud @ Stuff in Stock
Lashes – N/A
Dress – R2 – A/D/E Kirabi in Navy/Gold @ Collabor88
Stole – Ryvolter – Mink Princess Stole in Champagne @ Collabor88
Shoes – Schadenfreude – Casinelle Shoes @ Collabor88
Jewelry Set – HANDverk – Zelda Set in Green @ Collabor88
TP to Structure Your Skin Project
TP to Stuff in Stock
TP to Collabor88
Poses – KS2Kool
Location – The Rose Theatre & Art Gallery
I have done very little since I received that e-mail early Wednesday morning telling me that Squinternet had reached the end of her journey. I posted an announcement in her groups and on the Love Donna Flora blog and crawled into bed for a good cry. Crying can be so cleansing. Unfortunately, it upset my cat who proceeded to demonstrate loudly and longly that he can cry harder and louder than me. This touch of the ridiculous made me laugh.
Grief is like a cloud, fogging my brain. But one thing I know, I am not alone in my grief. Squinternet (Giulia) was widely admired and literally hundreds of people have been touched by her artistry and her kindness and they all feel her absence. I hope those who loved her find comfort in the knowledge that she was well and widely loved and that thanks to the generosity and openhearted spirit of the Second Life community, she got to see that before she died. In many ways, Love Donna Flora! was a memorial – one that she attended. People shared their hopes, best wishes and their love for her at the event and on the blog with blog posts, messages and open-hearted generosity. And she got to see it for herself.
Calico Ingmann just created this lovely hair, Clara. When I saw it, I scratched my head, because I was certain I saw the inspiration for this somewhere… and then I fell down the rabbit hole of Pinterest boards about braids and suddenly it was 1 am. At any rate, I adore it, and want the skill in real life to braid like this. (And like these.) Go check out her shop, here.
I am wearing it with new little pastel wings that Allegory created for today’s FLF. They aren’t just pastel, but come with a monochrome hud as well for one’s more somber chibi wing needs. The rest of my stuff is from Arcade, of course. But the ultimate point is: FLF means it’s Friday! Soon we shall be sleeping in and drinking coffee in bed!
I also went poking around the sim of Azuchi yesterday. It is home of AMM designs (I think that’s the name), a retailer of Japanese home and garden goods. The sim is carefully designed — a great Daimyo’s castle set up on a hill, with the rest of the little medieval Japanese town spread below it, down to a tree-lined coast. The sim has many little nooks for exploration and relaxation, including this very pretty bower by the sea.
Behind the cut are more photos of my outfit, and a few more of Azuchi.
