The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

On December 23, 2016 By AlexaIn Events, Home, Hunts2 Comments

I mentioned in my last post that I had decorated a whole cottage with all Christmas decor. It was mainly to relax and get my mind off other things and also because I didn’t want to leave things unpacked without at least looking at them even if I didn’t get around to using. Today I thought to show it with several photos, plus it helps to have a visual for any future use.

For the most part they are items received as Christmas Gifts at ongoing events, advents, hunts, group or subscriber gifts. I will list the sources below under credits, though not individually as it would take a lot of time of which I don’t have.

I hope everyone is enjoying the spirit of the holidays. Also, unrelated to this post. I forgot to mention in my “Tidings of Comfort & Joy” blog post on Wednesday, the free Christmas gift by eXxEsS. The hair shown in that post with Christmas baubles on each side is this year’s holiday gift. You can take a peek here and find it the main store.

A few things to note. All the gifts by the La Galleria are for being a subscriber and most of them should still be available if you sign up at the landing point and click the history to grab the weekly note cards to see where the gifts are located.

The gifts at the arcade if you didn’t notice were under the huge Christmas tree right in the middle of the arcade.

Unfortunately, the Chapter Four event is over and you missed out if you didn’t grab them before the event was over. Most of the events and hunts listed are over at the end of the month. The advent gifts for this year’s KittyCatS are all still available just by clicking each day. The gifts at Midwinter Fair are available without needing group space at the event until December 31st. Plus make sure you check out all the other wonderful stuff at the event as it has some great home and garden as well as great fashion too though it’s more fantasy related.

There is quite a few pieces by [CIRCA], which are part of their Holiday Advent Tree. You do have to join a free group in-world and items cost from $1-$75 lindens and some at $0 lindens. Each day items are added and kept circulating for 3 days. I didn’t receive these items until a few days ago so this is short notice as I mentioned in my post yesterday, but the gifts from days 8-24 will still be available starting tomorrow as the advent tree for those days will be opened again.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and if you want to know about anything specifically pictured, feel free to ask me.

Have a great one!

Credits:
Christmas Gifts @ The Cosmopolitan Event {event group required}
Christmas Gifts @ Midwinter Fair
Christmas Gifts @ We ❤ Role-Play {event group required}
Arcade Season Gifts {under Christmas tree}
La Galleria {gift locations in subscriber notices}
Finishing Touches {subscriber gift and in-store gift}
Christmas 12 Days Gifts by ECKLE {group required }
Christmas Gifts @ It’s the Season Cart Sale {plus items in turtle dove around sim}
Christmas Gifts @ The Chapter Four **now over**
DRD {The Krampus Hunt & group gift}
LeLutka {Dec. Group Gift} {Christmas tree}

Second Life Hunts:
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe Hunt $1L
Home For The Holidays Hunt $1L
Naughty or Nice Hunt $1L
Candy Cane 8 Hunt $2L
POE9 $0L

JIAN @ The Fantasy Collective
Trompe Loeil @ Collabor88 {cottage}

Blue Christmas

On December 21, 2015 By AlexaIn Events, Furniture, Home, Landscaping, Life1 Comment

I’ll have a Blue Christmas without you
I’ll be so blue just thinking about you …

And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That’s when those blue memories start calling….

I’ve been in a reflective mood lately. No doubt brought upon the fact it will be Christmas in several days and this time of year has a way of tugging at your heart. The big day preceding the eventual New Year’s that is yet to come and you begin to ponder a little on what life brought you this past year and even may wonder what could come of the new one.

I’ve gone down that road here lately. Personally, this year has been a hell of a roller coaster for me as I’ve shared before and despite it I find that I have no real hard feelings. I think by now life has taught me that you are better off making peace with the things that happen and let it go. It’s especially true for those things that in the larger scheme of life are insignificant.

No, it’s those other things that pull on your heart strings, the kind that stirs your emotions and feelings that you have a harder time letting go of. For me it’s been a love that I’ve had a harder time letting go of. The irony here is that I’m often seen as not being completely open as a result of guarding my feelings like a fort. It’s true and maybe something that I need to work on.

Despite the hardships of this year there are still many things to be thankful for and I try never to lose sight of those. As the saying goes… “All great changes are preceded by chaos.”

The song below is very special to me and I was listening to it as I was writing.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts and may your Christmas time be full of wonderful joy whether it’s here in second or real or both…for real feelings know no distance.

Credits:
*”Sweet Maine Cabin” & Wood Dock – DaD Design @ The Cosmopolitan Room
*Wilderness Lamp Birch – unKindness @ The LTD Event
*Country Lane Lamp Sign Frosty – unKindness @ The Liaison Collaborative
*Country Lane Bench Winter – unKindness @ The Liaison Collaborative
*Fluffy Pines – Dysfunctional Designs
*Pair of Waving Snowmen – Dysfunctional Designs
*Mean Snowman – Dysfunctional Designs
*Headless Snowman – Dysfunctional Designs
Hanne Log Ple – {what next} @ Collabor88
Wintery Porch Sign – {what next}
Box of Cookies & Vermont Mug (Cream) – {what next}
Snow Ground – Happy Mood {Group Gift}
*Festive Potted Tree – Jian
Aneto Skis – Cheeky Pea

Bites her lip, he didn’t answer.

On April 14, 2015 By AlexaIn Events, Fashion, HomeLeave a comment

Credits:
Hair – !lamb – Craft Spells
*Outfit – MoDANNA – [Rones Collection] One Piece Outfit White Pants @ The 100 Block Fashion Fair
Watch – Mandala – Billionaire Pride (Silver)
Shoes – Enfant Terrible – Ulaas Heels {was for a specific event – the Ulla Event}
Phone – [kunst] – kPhone 3C/wood @ The Men’s Department

Scene:
*”Sunny Spring” Rattan Complete Set – Heart Homes @ Cosmopolitan Room
*LB_BirdFlower_v1 {With Flowers Menu} – Little Branch
Enchanted Woods – Studio Skye
Mezcal Bottle – [kunst] @ Uber
Antipasto Italiano – GA Home {past gacha}

Pose: Call Me Set by aDORKable Poses {in-world store closed}

*Review copies.

Listen now.

On January 15, 2015 By AlexaIn Events, General, Home2 Comments

I was standing next to the dog on a stand going through poses when I came to this one and chuckled that it looked like I was scolding the dog and decided to shoot the picture like this. I mentioned yesterday that I had fixed my problem with shadows and if you look at the wall you can see the shadow of the window. That’s the result of using advanced lighting and a favorable wind light. I added a burst of light to come through the window with Pic Monkey and decided to go with a black and white for my final outcome.

Even though I don’t crash anymore, enabling the advanced lighting feature does seem to slow me down considerably. I’ll have to continue to play with it some more, though for now I like having the ability to use shadows.

Credits:
Hair – D!va – Yunie (Onyx) @ Collabor88
Top – Tee*fy – Laura Unbuttoned Knotted Shirt Blue Gingerham
Skirt – {amiable} – Mixtulle Lace Skirt White @ The Seasons Story
Hands & Feet – SLink – AvEnhance Hands Relaxed & Flat Feet

Scene:
Shed RARE – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Neva’s Vintage Lockers – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Neva’s Sideboard – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Fresh Milk Sign – Junk
Neva’s Antique Scales – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Dining Table – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Dining Chair – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Neva’s Fresh Apple Pie – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Drawer – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Bowl with Utensils – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Memos – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Coffee – Hideki @ Oh My Gacha
Neva’s Finial Wall Sconce – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Crate with Bottles – Ex Machina @ The Cosmopolitan Room
Tartan Stool – Hideki
Wire Egg Basket – Kopi
Florcitas – Ionic
Ultimate Great Dane – Zooby

Pose: Click! #2 by Del May

The Ghost Whisper

On October 17, 2014 By AlexaIn Events2 Comments

I have never really gotten the fascination with Halloween and even today there isn’t much that I find appealing in it. I will admit that it’s fun seeing the kids in their cute and fun costumes and I am referring to those adorable costumes like Raggedy Ann or Winnie the Pooh. Because honestly, I find it a bit disconcerting to see children dressed in costumes that have blood or human parts hanging and are really quite frightful. It’s stuff like this that makes me wonder at times if this is how we have become so desensitized as a nation. That’s a whole other subject left for a rainy day.

Even with my apathetic nature towards Halloween in real life, it could sound a bit contradictory and hypocritical that I am about to show you a Halloween product. We’re all adults here in this virtual world (or we should be!) and to each their own. I have even found myself in the last two years partaking in it by putting together some costume to wear around the grid, because I like to challenge myself with putting together something different so far removed from my real life. So if you’re one of those who like the fun and thrill of Halloween then check out one of the items that Aphrodite Shops has released for the birthday celebration at the Cosmopolitan Room.

This ghost whisper haunted living room set has quite a lot of animations in all the props you see in this picture, including my doll floating in the air. It’s all spectacularly animated for your fun and enjoyment.

Credits:

*The Ghost Whisper” Haunted Living Room Set – Aphrodite Shops @ Cosmopolitan Room

Hair – Soonsiki – Day Dreams @ Season’s Story
Necklace – Alienbear – 2009 Halloween Gift Back Necklace
Avatar – *COCO* – Doll Body
Head – *COCO* – Doll Heads {Group Gift}
Wings – *COCO* – Batwings {Gift}
Dress – Luas – Galadriel Dress Pales RARE @ Tales of Fantasy

*Edited – forgot to mention the cat is not part of the set.

*Review copies.

The penthouse please.

On October 14, 2014 By AlexaIn Events, General2 Comments

The Cosmopolitan Room is celebrating a second anniversary and has some great bargains like this on the daring side little red dress that I couldn’t resist buying for very little lindens. These heels made for slink feet that come in an assortment of colors for also a minimal amount.

Though I have to warn you ladies that you might get more than you bargained for. I didn’t expect to be propositioned with an offer to get married and raise up 5 or 6 prim babies and live happily ever after. Makes me kind of chuckle at the lines people use as a conversation starter today than lets say 20 years ago when I was more into the chat scene. Though I must agree with his remarks. If you can’t laugh at yourself and others in here, act silly and have a little fun and not take this too seriously, then don’t bother logging in. I told him a simple hello still works and his response is that it might get you in the door, but after that you had better have game and be on your toes lest she lose interest. I guess he makes a point as you know how finicky we women can be. Plus it doesn’t hurt the ego when you’re complimented, even if I take those things with a grain of salt.

Taking a break from trying to decorate a new home I went to Collabor88 hoping it wouldn’t be so crowded to move around and shop freely. It was better, though still fairly full and difficult to maneuver with the speed of my internet these days. I found this luggage cart, which reminded me of this elevator prop and well it lead to doing this picture.

Happy Tuesday everyone.

Credits:

Hair – Truth – Thalia in Blacks & Whites @ Mystic Realms Faire
Dress – Kaithleen’s Pawn Neckholder Mini Dress Red @ Cosmopolitan Room
Shoes – [hh]/Hilly Haalan – Noire Suede Heels Red @ Cosmopolitan Room

Props:
All Brown Vintage Bags/Luggage – Color.Me.H.O.F. {December 2012 Arcade}
Alyce Bench Leather Black – Trompe Loeil
Luggage Cart – Intrigue Co. @ Collabor88
The Ritz Elevator – comPOSEure {older item, not sure if available still}