The American Countryside

On August 27, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Furniture, Home, Hunts, LandscapingLeave a comment

There’s a bit of excitement in the air as the month draws to a close when the doors will open for the next round of the Arcade. The gallery is now up, but I’ve not really had a chance to sit and go through it just yet. Though what I’ve seen so far in the blogs and flickr it’s another great round of amazing stuff starting with another set that I’m showing today by Hive.

The American Countryside gacha is just fantastic. There are 17 commons and 2 rares, which are the barn and the shed and the reward for hitting the machine 25 times is the fence kit that has a secondary color option on touch. The two rares have a texture change option — for the barn: the bottom front panel and for the shed: the side displaying a faded american flag.

So many wonderful pieces to use as a single unit or as a complete set to decor your own homes.

Have a great Saturday!

Credits:
*American Countryside by Hive @ The Arcade
-The Old Shed RARE
-The Old Barn RARE
-Lighted Piggie
-Broken Farmer’s Market Sign
-Country Drum Fan [silver]
-Dinner Bell [post white]
-Bin of signs
-Forgotten Basketball Hoop
-Spare Bins
-Forgotten Clothesline
-Wash Tub [Silver]
-Wash Tub [Rusted]
-Corner Section
-Entrance Gate [With Sign]
-Country Drum Fan [Onyx]
-Barn Lamp
-Milking Stool
-Dinner Bell [Rusty Red]
-Butter Churn [Open]
-Butter Churn [Closed]
-Hay Hooks

Other items used:
Hay Bale (Pile) by The Artist Shed {past hunt gift}
Field Tools on the Wall by Moon_Sha
Bales of Straw by Clutter
Dirt Road by Happy Mood
Garden Tree08 – Yellow Green by Happy Mood
Shrub – Yellow Green by Happy Mood
Itchy Grass [Brown] by *alirium*
Puffy Grass [Brown] by *alirium*
Grazing Horse Whiteby United InshCon
Standing Horse Bean/Whiteby United InshCon
Walking Horse Blackby United InshCon
18 – New Beginnings – Hen Set by 8f8
17 – New Beginnings – Geese by 8f8

Enjoying the birds sing

On August 25, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, Home, LandscapingLeave a comment

Doing a second post today as I’ve been trying to catch up a little in the last days I’ve been able to log. What I am showing is this delightful garden set by unKindness, which is available at this round of Collabor88. There’s so much you can do with this set, either indoors or outdoors and the pieces range from 1 land impact to 5 and benches have about 10 sitting animations. The other decor items being featured are the little birds chandelier and the twisted oak bird bath, which are new releases for Whimsical. These two come in a light or dark version.

Just in case you missed me in the picture… I’m right there on the ground enjoying the summer heat as the birds sing a melody. Only in Second Life can I really enjoy being outside in 80 and above degrees Fahrenheit weather. I’m wearing a boho top and denim skirt by [Lakshmi] available now at the ongoing round of On9. You have 3 more days to catch the great designs and savings at this event.

Credits:
*Yasmin Boho Top (Solid)(Maitreya) by [Lakshmi] @ On9
*Raina Denim Skirt(Maitreya) by [Lakshmi] @ On9
Hair: E816 Hair Classic Black by Tram

Scene:
*Garden Soiree Set by unKindness @ Collabor88
– Garden Soiree Table
– Garden Soiree Branches
– Garden Soiree Candles
– Garden Soiree Place Setting Cream
– Garden Soiree Place Setting Grape
– Garden Soiree Place Setting Black
– Garden Soiree Bench Gold
– Garden Soiree Bench Grape
– Garden Soiree Bench
– Garden Soiree Bench Apricot
*T. Oak BB & Little Bird Chandeliers by unKindness @ Whimsical
– Little Bird Chandelier Light
– Twisted Oak Bird Bath Ancient
Forget. Swallow [Mist Gray] by {anc}
Forget. Swallow [Sun Yellow] by {anc}
Snakeweed{4 Seasons} by Little Branch
Itchy Grass [Gold] by *alirium*
Puffy Grass [Brown][ by *alirium*

Pose: Rilassato by Sage Poses

A day out in the country

On August 25, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, Home2 Comments

Today I am featuring the upcoming new release by JIAN of their lively labs that will be at the upcoming September round of The Arcade. These are just a few of the dogs in the collection… the animated ones and if you think these are cute wait until you see the static decor ones.

The complete collection consists of 19 dogs, 16 commons and 3 rares with 1 reward to collect after you play their machine 25 times. There are 4 rezzed wandering pups, 4 worn companion pups, 4 held ones and 4 static decor pups. Then there is 3 animated adult labs that are rare. The decor pups are not shown in this post, but I can tell you as mentioned above they are cute and just adorable. The colors of the dogs are white, chocolate, black and golden, which I’ve made sure to feature one of each color in this post.

Besides the static ones all the animals have unique little things they do. For instance the adult animated worn companions are idle, walk, runs, chases its tail, pants, barks and digs in the dirt as shown here. I really loved seeing this as it just brought it to life for me. To give you another idea the small companion pups are idle, walk, run, pant and bark as well as yawn and scratch its ears as they walk with your avatar.

I can’t wait to show you the rest soon!

Credits:
Featuring~
*Lively Labs Gacha by JIAN @ The Arcade **September 1st**
-Adult (Companion) RARE
-Adult (Wanderer) *REWARD* {Black and Chocolate shown}
-Black Wander Pup
-White Companion Pup
-White Wander Pup
-Chocolate Companion Pup
-Golden Held Pup

Wearing~
Hair: Sylvia by MINA @ The Gacha Garden
Meryl Top Maitreya by Addams
Halsey Bootcut Jeans Maitreya by Vinyl

Scene:
Garden Tree 08 – Yellow Green by Happy Mood
Fence Posts by Sensorya Xue {old item and part of a stable build}
Walking, Standing & Grazing Horses Beige by United InshCon
Itchy Grass [Gold] by *alirium*
Puffy Grass [Brown] by *alirium*
Dirt Road by Happy Mood

Pose: Beach Stroll by Bounce This Poses {female pose used only}

She was a brat in his eyes

On August 24, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, Home, Landscaping, Life, Role-PlayLeave a comment

Yep, a spoiled annoying ill mannered child here… laughs. I used to get annoyed with this guy that I was once involved with.. who would on occasion call me a brat. I’m absolutely sure he thought that I was a bit spoiled at times. In the sense that I was used to getting my own way… petulant at best if I didn’t get it either. I know it.

In any case, today I rather think that I was an adorable charming brat, because truth be told I’m not about to change now and I rather like me a lot. ❤

Credits:
*Leighton Dress – Maitreya by {Reverie} @ Uber ***August 25th***
*Boots: Scilla by Empire **August New Release at Main Store**
Hair: Poca by pr!tty {not available}
White Lion Cub by [Black Bantam] {not available}
Umbrella Bag/Black by David Heather

Scene:
*Next Stop Set by Bee Designs @ Tres Chic
{Clock, Suitcases & Bench w/ Guiatar}
*Quaint Shack RARE by Hive
*Mystic Oak {4 Seasons} by Little Branch
*Snakeweed{4 Seasons} by Little Branch
Shrub – Yellow Green by Happy Mood
Old Side of London – Jeep RARE by Apt B {past gacha}
Urban Road Straight by [Tampon Inside]

Pose: A Single Day by Le Poppycock {Pose altered left hand w/ holding animated cub}

Por fin

On August 21, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, HomeLeave a comment

“It may have been in bits and pieces, but I gave you the best of me.” ~ Jim Morrison

Credits:
*Hair: Carley by enVOGUE
*Top: Sabine Top [Maitreya] by Zibska @ Fetish Fair 2016
*Shorts: Hotpants – White by The Annex @ On9
*Shoes: Hollyhock by Empire @ Whimsical

Pose: Ground Sits / Pose 6 by Kirin

Scene:
*Magazine Rack – Walnut by ChiC buildings @ On9
*Curved Lamp – Walnut by ChiC buildings @ On9
*Bidikx – 01 by [BDKX] @ On9
*The Loveseat Bed Slate by Hive
*”Va Voom” Area Rug – Damask – Silver Grey by [CIRCA] @ Genre
*”Va Voom” Area Rug – Damask – Black by [CIRCA] @ Genre
Lucia Potted Olive Tree by {what next} @ Collabor88
Vintage Fan – Ivory by {what next}
Super long Hanging Hedera by Soy
Mesh Blinds Wide Long – Teak by LISP
Hanging Candle v2 / Bronze by Floorplan @ Collabor88
PC Desktop by Hideki
Wicker Bentwood Chair by Apple Fall
Building the Apartment by Hideki
Lilo’s Pineapple Lantern by Kalopsia
Maps Basket by Pilot
Maylee Skybox by Pilot
Happy Hour Tray by Dust Bunny @ Collabor88
Stacked Spell books by MudHoney
Hand-Rolled Smoking Decor by DIGS

Taking a moment to myself

On August 17, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, Home, LandscapingLeave a comment

Over the next few weeks my time in-world is going to be a little limited, but I really needed to come in and do one more post for the “In Your Shoes” event that is ongoing now and will end on August 21st. Please remember, that 30% of the proceeds from this will be donated to the Mexican Diabetes Association in support with the Virtual Miss Latin America organization.

Hope to see you soon again.

Credits:
*Jewels: Aellae Set by Zibska @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival
*Shoes: Stilletos Chante Slink by ::Kendrasy Creations:: @ In Your Shoes 2016
Hair: E816 Hair @ Tram
Pipe – Leonard! – Bubble Pipe
Dress: Hana Dress by Mutresse @ Collabor88

Scene:
*Rusted Farm Sprinkler (2) by [Schultz Bros.] @ Cosmopolitan
Old Grass by S.R Creations & Clip Arts Pre Fabs

Pose: Dead to the World Male by Del May

Piglet farm

On August 14, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Furniture, Home, Landscaping2 Comments

When I first saw the barn, windmill and sprinkler items from [Schultz Bro.], there was no thought on how I would show them until I laid them out and thought of what animals to use in the picture. It just happened that this past Friday, a friend who lives in Tennessee, was transporting a pig she saved from the slaughter house to one of these facilities where they take care of pigs.

That’s how my piglet farm came to be. She doesn’t run a farm, but she has several acres and has a love of animals and was telling me that she needed to invest in a larger barn if she took in anymore animals. She already owns horses, birds, dogs and cats and no telling what else.

Now to what I am featuring today. Schultz Bros. has put together another fantastic realistic set of items that will be released at the upcoming round of Cosmopolitan that begins on August 15th. These items are not sold together as a set, they will be available individually. The homestead barn is realistically textured and detailed and it only has a land impact of 29 and the separate barn light is 1. The old windmill has a land impact of 10 and has female and male and unisex animations. The rusted sprinkler shown is the larger of all four pieces in this set of sprinklers. The land impact ranges from 2 to 13, which is shown here only partially.

Everything is 100% mesh with copy and mod permission. Truly fantastic pieces if you have a love of old stuff and the country life style.

Have a great Sunday!

Credits:
*The Homestead Barn by [Schultz Bros.] @ Cosmopolitan **August 15th**
*The Old Windmill by [Schultz Bros.] @ Cosmopolitan
*Rusted Farm Sprinkler – Broken (7) by [Schultz Bros.] @ Cosmopolitan
Dirt Ground- Heavy by [TUFF]
Pigs by Just Animals
Old Spigot / Water Trough by POST
Barnyard Buddies :: Hay Bales by JIAN
Trees by [we’re CLOSED]
Shrub Large Green by [we’re CLOSED]
Shrub Large Bare by [we’re CLOSED]
Kattegat Series: Shelter & Goods Folke by Del-ka Aedilis
Old Grass by S.R Creations & Clip Arts Pre Fabs
Wooden Fence by Sensorya Xue {Modded}

She found peace in the moments left alone

On August 13, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, Furniture, Home, Life2 Comments

Credits:
*Hair: Michelle by Iconic @ On9
*Dress: Bodycon Maxi Dress by NYU
*Shoes: Yarrow by Empire

Scene:
*Industrial Sofa v2 – Light by Shutter Field @ On9
Flora’s Trellis – White by Kalopsia @ Uber
Round Curtain by Dust Bunny @ Collabor88
Hanging Candle v1 / Bronze by Floorplan @ Collabor88
[Fox] Planter . Flower, Grass & Cactus by Sway’s for Fifty Linden Friday
Potted Traveler’s Palm Tree [Yellow] by Soy for Fifty Linden Friday
Potted Cheese Plant [White] by Soy for Fifty Linden Friday
Madeleine’s Croquembouche by Kalopsia @ The Chapter Four
Madeleine’s Plate Pile by Kalopsia @ Uber
Flora’s Battenberg Cake by Kalopsia @ Uber
Spanish Tortilla by Ionic @ The Chapter Four
Lace Table by Ionic @ The Chapter Four
A Forest Stage House by Ionic {From July Forest Event – No longer available}

Pose: Linger ❤ by NRage

Only one of us can be the star

On August 11, 2016 By AlexaIn Furniture, Home, Landscaping, Uncategorized2 Comments

On Sunday I will be traveling and not sure how often or how good my internet will be to log in and blog. This means I have from today until Sunday when I leave to be able to get in as many posts done in both blogs to show some of the great things you can find at ongoing events.

Today I am featuring a few things from all over the grid. The first are these amazing peacocks by JIAN at Collabor88, which is celebrating their 5th birthday. It’s been only 3 days since they opened and trying to get in right now may prove to be a little difficult. The peacocks come in a worn, rezzable or static version, plus two texture options. Shown is the blue texture, the other is albino and all this for just $288L during the event only.

The wood bench is by Industry 7, available at the newest round of The Liaison Collaborative. Two versions, a wood or metal and each come with 13 female/male sitting animations and 6 couple. I need to point out that I am not using any of the sitting animations in the chair. This is due to the fact that I needed a pose that would show off the shoes and dress a bit better and the sits in the chair are more geared to wearing pants or dresses that are straight.

On9 opened its doors on August 9th and I’m wearing this lovely striped dress by Snowpaws, a women’s fashion store that has been around a long time. You will be able to find this original mesh dress in 5 options of the stripe and non kind.

The last item being featured are the shoes. On August 14th, “In Your Shoes” will open it’s doors and Oh lala! is participating with these heels called Popy. They are white with a color bow in front and in back with a ribbon that weaves around the heel and are made to fit the Slink high feet.

Your support of this event by buying shoes will go a long way. As 30% of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Mexican Diabetes Association in support with Virtual Miss Latin America Organization.

Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!

Credits:
*Dress: Amery Dress – Black Stripes 1 by Snowpaws @ On9
*Shoes: Popy Heels Black by *Oh lala!* @ In Your Shoes ***Opens August 14th***
Hair: Sinbi by [monso]

Scene:
*Peacocks by JIAN @ Collabor88
*I’m a Star_Bench_Wood by Industry 7 @ The Liaison Collaborative
Sugar Maple .v3 {Seasons} by Little Branch
Shrub – Yellow Green by Happy Mood
Dwarf Forest [Old Gold] by *alirium*
Dwarf Forest [Ember] by *alirium*
Morning Dew Grass by T-Spot

Pose: Neska S 3 by NRage @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Behind the gate

On August 9, 2016 By AlexaIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Credits:
*Hair: Nadine by enVOGUE
*Dress: ‘Flora’ Dress – White by {Reverie} @ Mesh Body Addicts Fair
*Shoes: Primula by Empire @ Mesh Body Addicts Fair
Head Accessory – Southern Magnolia Wreath [mix] by *LODE* @ The Chapter Four

Scene:
Broken Gate, Posts and Side Fencing by Razor Bird
Dotty Wild Grass {colorful} by Garden by anc
Slight Wildgrass {flash green} by Garden by anc
Dirt Road by Happy Mood
Cherry Tree {4 Seasons} by Little Branch
Neva’s tricycle Rare by [ kunst ] {past gacha}

Pose: Vanilajoy by Bauhaus Movement