There's a [Blossom] Over the Rainbow

Well to be precise, [Blossom] has re-opened it's door at the Over The Rainbow Market!

Oh my gosh , you guys, so exciting!

First off let me tell you a little about [Blossom]. For those of you new to things I opened [Blossom] a few years ago. Due to some RL changes and my mainstore sim being closed, [Blossom] shut down in July of 2013. At the time I wasn't sure if or when I would be able to open again.

This past week has been a whirl wind of excitement, chaos and well stuff I don't need to air in public!

Thanks to my amazing family on Cali, I was given the opportunity to re-open my store. I've got tons of mesh and scultped clothing and shoes.

To celebrate our re-opening I have created a brand new dress for you all! There are 6 great options, each at a low price of 100L!

You will Find 3 basic color options and 3 floral top options! I really hope you enjoy!!

You will also find a brand new group gift in store as well as many older group gifts/freebies out for you too!!

The group is 25L to join and please be sure to wear your tag!

You can find the new [Blossom] Main store Here!

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And now for the big news!!!!

My family has done something pretty cool. In fact they took a life long dream of mine and started making it a reality.

Over The Rainbow Market!

Over the Rainbow Market is a full service family friendly sim. You can look forward to a kitty/animal market place with seceral different sized stalls and stores to meet everyones needs.

There is also a Lovers Lane for Kittycats! Have you got a cat looking for a mate, or perhaps just too many cats to hold on to? Renters, you can sell your live and loveable cats on the cute little mushroom garden. Lovers lane is located in the enchanting Fairy forest. There are hidden snuggle spots for those romantic (but G rated) outings.

If you are like me, gachas can really break the bank sometimes! Be sure to check out the Over the Rainbow Yard Sale and kiddo playground! There are current stalls for rent as well as some items already set about from the most recent Arcade and Woodland creatures gacha events! Grab a stall and start selling!!

If you happen to be looking for a little time out, check out the various views around the sim, you can explore an old lighthouse, browse the up and coming Market area- home to [Blossom] and Coming Soon Mars~is~a~cloud and Soul Shards. Offered near by is a fun dock filled with all your needs for a little Neo Realms Fishing!

This is a really special project and we hope you and your family will stop by and enjoy it as much as we do!


There are tons of great things to see and explore on this sim! Stop in soon!!

For rental info- grab an open stall and contact one of the owners for a tag. If you need a specific stall or option contact AubreyG Bracken for your rental needs!

Dirty Lil...

Secret , of course!

One of the questions people seem to always ask is if I'm married in SL. The answer is always a big fat YES (to my rl hubby just to clarify). I guess some folks get confused because G rarely logs on these days. Mostly because he's out playing in his new RL man cave. Men, so easy to please. It's become a bit of a joke and some people choose to believes he's really just one of my alts. Whatevs.

You can imagine the  joy I had when I stumbled upon a new (to me!) store 'Dirty Lil Secret'. This store is chalk full of goodies and has a few new and older group gifts still around. The most recent group gifty (free to join!) really caught my eye.

 

'My Heart Belongs to What's His Face'

I literally cracked up and called the hubster in. We had a few snickers over it and I decided it was the perfect V-day outfit! SO fitting really.

I paired this adorable dress with the bandage leggings I snagged at the Back to Black fair, by [Sleeping Koala]. I am so so in love with these. I've always had this love for leggings but I just haven't found a lot that go with most of my clothes. I've been wearing these for quite a few days now and I just can't help but be in love with them.  Annnd of course, shoes by [Blossom] 125L @ 50% off! Sale ends tomorrrow!

Until Next Time! XOXO

LOTD: Skinny Budget 4 Lisa Frank style

Afternoon lovelies!

Does anyone remember the awesomeness of Lisa Frank?! When I was a kiddo Lisa Frank was all the rage. Bright colors, awesome patterns.. stickers, stationary, you name it. It was all a pretty big deal if you had all the sets and such.

Anywho I was doing my normal blog snoop when i stumbled on the latest posting from Freebies for Cece. I won't lie I immediately reverted to a small girl and fell back in love with Lisa Frank all over again. The dress Cece was showing was literally something out of  the Lisa Frank handbook for adults. Loves.LOVES

I absolutely had to scoop this dress up and I was even more amazed to learn it was a FREE group gift from *CK* Crazy Kitty!!! I hopped on down and immediately my eyes were overloaded with bright funky color combos. If you are into that sort of deal... this place is for you. There are numerous group gifts, lucky chairs and prize things all around.

 

Because of the bright funky nature of the dress I kept everything else a bit simple this time around. I decided to pair it with the freebie item I have out at [Blossom]! 

Oh yeah...Remember I last mentioned I'd decided to make shoes? Guess what?! 

LOTD- Just a little something

Hello lovlies!

I just wanted to share today's look with everyone. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about it honestly. Aside from the skirt I'm not showing much new or unseen.

Check it out!

Worn:

Sweater- Mon Tissu
Undershirt- Jane (Old Subscribo)
Skirt- Ingenue (this past 50L Friday item.. was still out as of an hour ago)
Boots-[ E]

I putzed around with the beige skirt and a blue sweater but the combo wasn't quite what I was hoping to be. Also it should be noted that this skirt is mesh. It comes with glitch pants and a mesh piece that is only between the legs to give that super tight effect. The mesh comes in two different sizes and there is a demo available for anyone still not sure of mesh fitting yet!

That's all for now darlings! Have a good rest of the weekend!

Until next time! XOXO

Newbie Style Challange-Get your newb on

As we all know I adore blogger challanges. I especially like a challange of making an avatar from scratch using a budget. If you haven't guessed by now I am a huge lover of anything cheap or free. I do spend money in stores but I also thing a healthy amount of gifts entices someone to spend money as a 'Thank You' as well as allowing a person to sample items without wasting money on something that might not be quite what they had hoped.

That being said when I saw Gogo of Juicy Bomb had started the Newbie Style Challenge II, I was Super excited. You can read the rules and such -here-

If you have spent any time in SL with me then you know I have an alt addiction. Most recently I cut back to those linked to anything I still do in SL. There was a time when I would create an alt just to 'make her/him over'. I would hunt all over SL just to prove I could make an avatar that cost 10, 20, 30L..even free. SO the 550L limit for this challenge sounds like a fortune.

I started out as a brand newbie with a new alt I made. I decided to make not one but three looks in total.(I may do more in the future! keep posted)

Look 1:

 

Worn:

           Hair: D!va- Group gift (there are tons here + free group join!)   = 0L

Scarf: Mr. Poet- Store Freebie (Boxers also + 2 Lucky Boards   = 0L

Dress: Riddle (+ 2 shirts Gift @ Fab Free HQ-TONS of goodies) = 0L

Boots: Vinyl Cafe (Dollarbie a day location- past  are 50L now)  =50L

total: 50L

Look 2:

 

Worn:

Hair: D!va- Naomi 20000 members (Group gift)    = 0L

Necklace: Milady's -  (Marketplace)                       = 0L

Dress: Entre Mares - (Fab Free HQ)                       = 0L

Shoes: Maitrya- Subscribo Gift                               = 0L

Total: 0L

Look 3:

 

Worn:

Hair: D!va - Haruka (Group Gift)                       = 0L

Sweater: ~Sweet Poison~ - (Marketplace)        = 0L

Skirt: JANE - In store Gift (Tons others too!)     = 0L

Boots: COCO- Group Gift (Tons more!)              = 0L

Total: 0L

About My Body!:

Shape: Made by me :)                                               = 0L                    

Skin: Mamboo Chic- Lucky Board       = 0L

           Eyes: TechnoLati- Hazel Blue on Marketplace         = 1L

 Total: 1L

Over all Spent: 51L !!

Additional Notes:

I also snagged some great things that aren't sp easy to see! Oracul offers one of the BEST freebie AO'S I've seen. You can snag it at the Fab Free HQ. It comes with a male AO as well and it's Copy/Trans!

The poses I used were freebies from Fab Free HQ and D!va (upstairs)

When making my looks this time around I wanted to focus on quality. Any old person can find a free outfit (If you can't then you deserve a smack upside the head ala Gibbs on NCIS.. :D). Rich textures and decent attachments make an outfit better than the system layer snoozer! The hardest things for me to find was decent hair (I tend to be ultra picky normally) and shoes. I never did go gaga over any of the shoes I found but oh well. Granted I could have used a chunk of that 550 to buy shoes or hair but I was more focused on an actual newb shopping.

Also noted: I could have made this super easy by doing hunts and current sales but I thought it smarter to show items that may still be around months from now!

Taking it one step further:

One thing we most often overlook is something as simple as a profile pic. Often spending 10L to upload is a big deal to someone new. (This is for anyone not using SL V3). During my quest for poses or photo studios to make a profile pic I found a rare gem. Studio Focus is a new photography location just getting started. As a special offer to new patrons they are doing one free shot to new group members. You can join the group - here-  and contact Sunnyboi Canis or Savannah OHare! (I'll be doing a write up in the upcoming days on these two so stay tuned if you are interested!

Check out the pic Savannah did for me:

 

Until next time! XOXO

Happy Halloween, but I'm feeling a bit Blah

Hey lovlies!

I had originally planned on showing something ghoul-tastic today in honor of Halloween butttt.. I ended up being introduced to this adorable store called Blah!

The stuff in this store is a bit out of my comfort zone but everything was so cute I couldn't resist sharing it with you all! It's a very 'American' store dipped in sugary sweetness. Imagine bright colors mixed with baseball T's, sweater dresses and  a great assortment of eyes, piercings and tatts! I am a total sucker for rich textures and cutesy items. You all really need to get over there and check things out!

Prices are absolutely reasonable and there are a ton of goodies to grab as well! hOshi is an incredibly generous designer who is active in hunts as well as offering 2 cheap gifts for Halloween and 3 lucky boards. Be sure to join her group as well because it's absolutely free as well as needed it to stalk the lucky boards and to get that free group gift in stores!

 

Pic 1: Top- Halloween cheapie (there is also a lingerie set offered as well!)

Pic 2: Top-  Lucky board item

Pic 3: Top- Group gift item!

The skirt shown in all three pictures is another lucky board item I snagged at Blah!

What are you waiting for?! Get on over there and snag some awesome deals!!

Shop till you like Mesh

I'm really feeling very over Firestorm's issues lately. I don't know if it's me or something on their end but goodness is SL sucking for me right now. I've been crashing at nearly every TP, lagging so baddly at my own house I end up on the other side of the Sim. Suffice to say in the past 24hrs SL has decided to HATE me.

I tried rocking a non-mesh beta viewer and it worked briefly until all the items I snagged to show ended up being mesh. and then well. GRR. Anywho.. Hold onto your panties ladies because I have been shooooppping!

Picture 1: Tights, and Mesh Dress: Jane (Dress is on sale this weekend for 50L! There are 2 other colors available as well as goodies from various other stores on the sim!)
                Shoes:Leverocci @ The Dressing Room

Picture 2: Dress: Raspberry Aristocrat: (50L weekend item as well! There is a hair available too!)

Picture 3: Dress: PurpleMoon: Group Gift (Gloves and Fuzzy Collar included)
                Shoes: N-Core @ The Fashion Garret

Tickled Pink

My days are so full right now I'm having trouble even finding time to sit down and edit the pictures I pre took. Friday is the big day and despite having no furniture but our bed and desks left my living room looks like a war zone. Or an episode of hoarders. Tonight we have goodbye dinners with my family and tomorrow the rest of our furniture is being picked up by friends. Madness. I hate clutter/messes/unresolved bits and pieces/ AHHHH!!!!


In the meantime hurry on over to My Precious and snag this adorable pink confection! If I'm not mistaken it's currently available to non-group members until tomorrow for only 10L so get on it right away!!

Yay for pink fluffy dresses that make me feel like a princess! <3!

Monday blues but Not so much

I've done a few posts already about Collabor88. It's not often I can step into a hodge podge store with a bunch of different offers and walk out with a ready made outfit. However with the newest Collabor88 collection that is exactly what I did!

Worn:

Outfit- Tres Blah-  C88 Mellow Dress- Blue/White
Hair: Lamb!- C88 Girlfriend in a Coma- KitKat
Necklace- Artilleri- C88 Wenche Necklace- Pink

Non-C88 Items:
Shoes- N-Core Group Gift (Comes Black with white dots and white with black dots-hud option!)

The days begin to mesh together

Hi lovelies! I'm so so sorry I've been gone! The good news is I have a new computer so I can take slightly less glitchy pictures and actually travel around SL without crashing every 2 seconds! This is so exciting!

On that note I did want to share an adorable find! All over the grid the stories of mesh are overflowing. This post will be no exception! I've mentioned Jane's goodies already!

If you are looking to try mesh out for free make sure to grab free gift from SLink! They were kind enough to offer an adorable pair of dark wash jeans to test out!

Also if you are more into the girly fashions Hucci gave out this adorable gift!

Squee!!! Isn't it faboosh!? If you are a member of the subscribo it was only given out a few days ago! Also given over the past few days was a cute golden cut out dress (not mesh) and a 50L gift card! So so generous!

PS. Can we all just take a moment to admire my MUCH less glitch-ed pictures!? Yay video card of awesome <3 My hubby spoils me so

Give it Away

I've been part of the .: Give It Away :. group for a long time now. While many groups come and go on my list I've managed to hold onto this one. I like the idea behind it really. Within reason we as members as well as some designers offer items up for grabs in the group. For the most part it's the whole " one man's trash is another man's treasure" idea. Sometimes there are gifts or lucky chair calls, anything to help each other out. I'm totally digging helping and bartering lately.

Recently in the group one of our faithful members was kind enough to offer not one but TWO gifts to add to our wardrobes. I'll be honest. I'm often leery about clothing given out in groups not owned by a designer.. Sometimes things just don't live up to my expectations. I guess that's why it's okay that it's free though!

Color me surprised when I actually LIKED what was given! Though one outfit was more on the masculine side, I really adored the shorts and tank sets! I just had to show them off!!!

I like to think these are just two looks of a very diverse me!

Worn: Left:

Hair: Shag- Black Jack- Powder -MHOH item
Outfit: !GR!-Stripped jeans and tank- found in GIA group notices- Comes w 3 tanks!

Worn: Right:

Outfit: !GR! Lovely Shirts and shorts- GIA group notices
Hair: Love- Native (banged)- fatpack w/ hair accessory- Please Make This in SL -Group gift

Please Make This in SL is a really fantastic idea! It allows us as customers and or designers to post RL ideas we've seen and would love to have in SL. The idea is that hopefully it will spark the attention of a fab designer or even a new designer out there and encourage them to make the items we post. You can check out the blog and flickr for more info or to submit some things you'd like to see out there! The native hair shown was one of the ideas brought to life! <3

Also, please note: the GIA group is by invite only. If you would like to join the group to try out trading, bartering and gifting I would be oh so happy to invite you! Just shoot me an IM inworld or any of the amazing members!

OR (because I'm awesome and let myself get harassed by land rental ppl just to help you all out!- You can join the group of the clothing creator! She also sent them to her store group as well. whew- deep breaths- If you are interested the owner also has freebies and lucky boards in her store as well! Yayness!

OOOHH My Mary Janes

Oh man. I mentioned recently Mary Jane shoes. I showed a pair in my last post that were pretty fantastic. However I finally unpacked and tried on the in store group gift. Oh my GAWD. I'm never taking them off! They are by far the hottest deep red Mary Janes I have ever seen. ~swoon~

Love <3

These made me feel feisty but as I was running a bit late today I had to  throw something together!

Worn:

Shoes: Mary Jane Shoes- Bonnie- Red- Group Gift (free to join!)

Dress: The Sea Hole- Glitter Mini Dress- Pewter- Collabor88 gift!

Hair: Shag- Black Jack- Shadow- MHOH

" When I wear - my mary jane's shoes
I can escape - from a blues
The whole world seems a little bit brighter, brighter
My heavy steps get a little bit lighter, lighter"

LOTD- August 8th

Hi guys and gals! I've recently mentioned tons of sales and discounts going on! I thought I'd show you a bit of a mash up of some of the goodies I got over the weekend!

The skirt and white top worn are from the Ricielli Summer Hunt going on right now! There are a total of 20 items in the hunt ranging from jewelry to jackets to dresses. You can really get a great head start on your wardrobe with this set. Each hunt item costs 15L. While not free it is certainly a steep discount off the normal pricing!

Also if you haven't heard yet, Collabor88 just started today! Essentially it's another designer discount store! Who can ever have too many discounts?! Each month a special group of designers will come together in one location to  give away items. All items are priced at or under 88L! You can visit their website for more information. Be sure to join the group and grab the awesome fatpack of donated dresses in the notice history! I'm wearing the Collabor88 item from Truth! This awesome girly pony tail reminded me of something Taylor Swift would be rocking on the red carpet. For only 88L you get the fatpack of all Truth colors! There is a dainty ribbon holding it all back that is color change as well!

The list of designers include:
Artilleri
Barnesworth Anubis
Boom
Earthstones
Elikatira
Fashionably Dead
Grixdale
Illusory
Ingenue
Lisp Bazaar
Marukin
Nylon Outfitters
Pig
R2 Fashion
Sauce
The Sea Hole
Truth Hair
Whippet & Buck

Finally is you haven't heard of Mary Jane Shoes you probably live under a rock.  few months ago I had the pleasure of helping creator and owner Infiniti Mirihi with her very first fashion show! I adore her shoes and was so pleased to get to be a part of a very special event! You should also know Infiniti is SO so generous to her customers! She always has group gifts, hunts and deals going on  in her store. The shoes worn in the picture above are one of her most recent gifts. She graciously gave away the adorable Euphoric Leopard stilettos as a thank you for her group reaching over 3000 members! One thing that sets Infiniti apart from so many other designers is her original sculpts and textures. Quite often she will add hidden touches to her work to set them apart from the rest! Her attention to detail is amazing! Be sure to stop in as well and wear your new group tag as there are another pair of amazing shoes for you to grab as well!

Nap Time

Hiya folks! So so sorry to have been a bit of a flake lately! I was actually in the hospital! Yuck, I know right! I'm feeling much better now even though I didn't really get any answers. I hate condescending doctors.

Anyways, in honor of my slightly mussed RL look and feel today I'm making it pj day here on the blog! Check out some comfy looks!

Worn:

Outfit: DCNY-Racerback Set- Vermillion and Grey- Truth District Group Gift(Found in store)
Slippers: Friendly Jonsons (Bunny Slippers) Free on Marketplace (Pink &White versions included)
Hair: D!va- 2nd anniversary hair- Onyx- Group Gift (Free to join! TONS of group gifts and lucky boards around the store!)

That's all for now! Going to catch a few ZzzZzz's!

Shine On

Guess what thrifty fashion folks?! Shine is having a 50% off sale for all their military inspired looks! The sale is a limited time only deal but no specific end date has been mentioned!

With the 50% discount prices ranged from 45L-150L for various pieces. If you are looking for even more steals there is also a great purple fringed military jacket as a group gift. There is no fee to join the group!

Happy shopping!

Group Gift Alert!!-Purple Moon!!!

I am in love with the new PurpleMoon Creations 9000 Group member gift! Poulet Koencamp has truly outdone herself this time. The details on this fantastic gown are superb!

If you aren't a member of her group you need to be! While there is a minimal fee, the gifts outweigh the slight cost!

Formal Complaint

When you are new or even just low on fund like me, finding good quality formal wear takes time and a bit of hunting. If it were not for the generosity of some amazing formal wear designers a lot of us would be walking around in hand me downs and badly textured trends from 2006!

I make it a habit to grab any good quality formal dress I find because you never know when you have a red carpet worth event to strut for! I was lucky enough to find a fantastic dress today for only 1L and I also have been saving one look just for this occasion!

If you happened to read back a bit I showed you the upper part of Gizza's male anniversary gift. This gorgeous creation is it's female counterpart! The details on this dress are amazing quality. The sexy slit, delicate floral and lace details are one of the best quality gifts I've found in a very long time. Both the gown and the male tuxedo are group gifts that you can get -Here! There are also tons of other free group gifts around as well!!

The second lucky find was this pink vintage gown. I love the soft flowy feeling of this dress so so much! ViLada is a new store to me. I'm sure a lot of you have already passed through but this was my first time finding this store. Imagine my excitement when I found she was offering this gorgeous confection for only 1L for a limited time only!! If you aren't into gowns there is also a group gift set along the wall behind this gown!

With these two gowns as a starting off point there is no reason anyone should remain formally unfashionable!!

I'm Baaack!!

And boy do I have goodies for you! I'll probably make this multiple posts so as not to overload you with just one! I finally found a viewer that at least lets me cruise around and take pics without crashing! Yay! I spent the afternoon running around gathering so many adorable things to make up for a missed day with everyone! Enjoy

To start off with I found some adorable dresses around the grid.

 Dress: Red Passion- Asia Fuxia 1L

Dress: *evergreen*- Floral Cami- Komorebi Mall Gift

Shoes: Likka*House- Lilly Flip Flops- Lucky Board (Comes with outfit not shown)

i LOVE to Romp around

For some reason I am a huge fan of the adult onesie also known as a romper or jumper. They make my heart sing. But only in SL, because let's face it, my rl behind would not be hot in that. No no no. I've managed to gather an ever grown collection of them over the past few months. Khloe = Addict.

This is my new one!

Pastel heaven. SQUEEEE

Worn:

Romper: Love- Group Gift- 50L fee to join

Shoes: (epoque.s) - Floral Pump- Seasons Hunt (Look for the shark here!)

Jewelry: Pixel Mode- pearl earrings and necklace- Recent group gift

Hair: Hair Shop Nodaka- Hair is no longer availabe however the store has tons of awesome other styles. Colors run between 30L and 50L with 2 lucky boards, a dollarbie, gatcha and group to join for gifts. It's well worth stopping in!

Check out a close up of these awesome jewels. Perfect for a casual day out with friends or a sophisticated night on the town!

I have a super exciting look planned for tomorrow so stay tuned lovelies!

Teach me how to Dougie.. oh yeah.. and LOTD

I really need to get a life. Or at the very least, a job. I woke up this morning to the wonderful surprise of Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake  doing 'The History of Rap: Part 2'. I about peed my pants laughing. I ended up watching the first edition as well and I just can't decide which cracks me up more!

In a moment of total excitement I remembered I had received a free Dougie gesture a few weeks ago. It's a bit loud and obnoxious but if you are feeling in the mood to get down and boogie

 

There's me getting my 'Dougie' on. If you want a copy of the gesture hit me up in world. I got it as a free group giveaway but it's no longer in the group. It is however copy/trans. so yay!

Now for the real stuff! I was feeling a bit urban fashionista today, so I threw together a bit of a mismatched look! Check it out!

 

Worn:

Top: Jane- Intrinsic.bk,charcoal

Bottoms: House of Beningborough- BB Cargo Pants (previous freebie, no longer available. There is a weekly freebie gift in store and these pants can be bought in black)

Shoes: Gabriel- Gladiator Sandals-Black Group Gift (also available in brown, many other gifts available as well)

I wanted to take a second and point out the hair I'm wearing. It's the Seasons Hunt gift from Plume!(Look for a little shark!) Isn't it great?! The flowers, hair pins and what not are color change. The only downside to this hair is that it does need to be worn with a hair base unless you plan to rock the shaved sides look. If you don't have a hair base already you can grab the free Joy hair from Analog Dog as it comes with TONS of hair bases!

I made the little alley I'm standing in. Aren't I craft. Haha

That's all for now. Back to wedding plans! Weee!!