Blocking the Door

  So, I know this picture is weird with the table blocking the door, but I really liked the way it looked so...whatever. :P
  Anyway, I really love these hunt items from The Artist Shed.  I really could say that about any item they release though so not surprising. Not sure what to say other than much pretty, go get.
  The cross thing is meant to be carried but it looks weird on my avatar so I wanted to use it for something else. It can be found in this really cool hunt on the Hakoniwa sim called The Dark Forest hunt. Grab the hunt and search the sim for lots of gifts. The sim is so cool and the hunt is pretty fun so even if you aren't interested in the gifts you should check it out anyway.

OK, check out the slurls to go get these goodies!
Details: 
Table and Pumpkin of Flowers: The Artist Shed, hunt items, 1L each
Cross: Air @ The Dark Forest Hunt, hunt gift
House: Trompe Loeil, idk anything about it because it's not my house, I just took a photo there lol

Get a Facial For Free

  When I saw that Schadenfreude was offering a free snail facial at the Paripi event I had to run and get it ASAP. Who doesn't want slimy new friends!  My skin is gonna be great. Don't be jealous, just get your own!

WORN:
Snail Facial: Schadenfreude @ the After Paripi Fair, hunt gift
(Note most of the other stuff in this photo is either not for sale or is part of a set)
Skin: (Not available, I am making it and it's not done and it's taking 5ever)
Lipstick: Adore&Abhor (now known as Mango, Mango), part of a 25L makeup pack
Eye Makeup: Adore&Abhor (now known as Mango, Mango), 25L for the pack of colors
Eyes: Go&See, past hunt gift
Head: Genus Project
Hair Base: Tuty's, it's a tattoo layer, 150L

Batty FOTD

  FOTD=Face of the Day, not "Food of the Day" as one might think, should they know me. Though, I DO have some fantastic s'mores I made in the microwave right now, nom nom. Annnnyway...
   I have a couple bat-related items on that I am very excited to have. My eyes are a gift from A.D.D. Andel for Trick or Treat Lane. Also a gift from ToTL is my septum piercing from Purrrrfect Kitties. I am sure I will post many more bat-related goodies soon. I just can't help myself.
  My glasses are a group gift from Leronso. The frames change color and you have the sunglasses lens option as well.  There are some cool gifts from the past there as well. Some unique skins so check it out.
  OK so look below for more details. Thanks for reading and stay batty!

WORN:
Eyes: A.D.D Andel @ ToTL, gift
Piercing: PKC @ ToTL, gift
Glasses: Leronso, group gift (70L join fee)
Necklace: Venge, Kink or Treat hunt item
Skin: MangoMango!, free on MP
Hair: Astrology

IDK why but I put the MangoMango skin for sale a but ago and went I went back today it wasn't set for sale. I set it back for sale now so hopefully it stays that way, ugh.

The Artist Shed Appreciation

  Every time I see a new release from The Artist Shed I get excited.  All the items are well made, creative, and affordable.  This season has been so great because not only is the store releasing a lot of items, so many of them are free or cheap. Like...what the heck? How can a store be that generous? I know these things take a billion years to create and to constantly be giving them away (and at least one of her latest releases had proceeds going to charity as well) is a really nice thing to do.
  I wanted to show a little appreciation for all the hard work and generosity I see from The Artist Shed.  Here are some recent things I picked up.  I am not the greatest photographer when it comes to home items (or...anything really lol) but these items are so nice the photo is entirely unedited, aside from cropping. I think the photo turned out decent despite my lack of skill!
  So, yeah, thanks to The Artist Shed for making my SL a little better every month.  Stores that bring originality and creativity to SL is what has kept me coming back for over 12 years!
  Go HERE to get to The Artists Shed. On the wall by the entrance you will find hints and LMs to all the hunts and sales I listed. Enjoy!

Again, go HERE for The Artists Shed. Also go HERE for the store Flickr.
Items: 
Topiary: The Boo Bunny Hunt item, 1L
Lamp: House on Haunted Hill Hunt item, 1L
Shelf: Past hunt item, not sure if/when it will be available for sale
Jar: Cart Sale gift, 0L
Planter: Phantastical Phantasm Hunt item, 2L
Artwork:Cart Sale item, 10L
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The Bench is not from The Artist Shed, it is from Love Everlasting for the Lone Oak Harbor hunt. It's a nice bench and I am happy with it as it only cost 1L. I want to take a second though and complain about the hunt itself.  Slurls used on all the hunt websites are outdated. The Flickr account doesn't have every hunt item shown, for one, but most importantly there is no slurl to the sim on any of the official pictures. The sim is massive and semi-laggy and the items are not only hidden but spread out really far between.  The hunt object is very difficult to find not just because it is hidden like all hunt items, not just because it is a neutral color that blends into many of the items on the sim, not just because some of the locations are really stupid hard, but my biggest problem is that it doesn't rez unless you're really close to it. So you can't just wander around and look, you have to zoom cose to everything.  Argh. It took my like a half hour to find two items that I wanted.  Two. I found some other chests (the hunt object) but they weren't items I wanted, and frankly I didn't even find many of those.  I never complain about this stuff, ever. I generally only post positive things. But ffs this was too much not to complain about Bleh.  Sorry to end my happy post on a negative note, I just needed to rant about that. :P
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  One more thing: I want to make it clear that this post was not sponsored in any way by The Artist Shed.  I just genuinely appreciate the store and wanted to showcase it. I want to do this more in the future and I think this store is an excellent place to start.  Visit them today!

Feeling Green

  So how excited am I about Halloween coming up? The answer is Very.  I am very excited. October is the absolute best time in SL for me. The events! The gifts!  The shopping!  The spookily decorated sims! Even looking through Flickr at what all the people I am following post is a spooky SL fashion lover's dream. I cannot wait!
  The stuff I am wearing today is a mix of very old and very new. Yes, I know I have been doing a lot of old and some unavailable items lately, but I can't help it. Bakes on Mesh coming out has made me incredibly nostalgic. I keep digging out my old favorites and swooning over them. It has actually encouraged me to start creating again so watch out soon for lots of gifties coming your way, made by yours truly!
  I know the picture is really dark and blurry but...I just wanted to be a creepy green lady, sneaky through your house to get ya. Yes. I'm gonna get ya. Grrr! XD  OK, have fun!

WORN:
Hair: Analog Dog, new freebie in the bubble ball thing
Skin: Adore&Abhor (now Mango, Mango) @ Shop Free*Style, dollarbie
Eyeshadow: Adore&Abhor (now Mango, Mango): Not available (will put out soon)
Spider Queen Outfit: Robbie Roo's Whatchamagoos, Femoby Hunt item (ends the 30th)
Corset Top: Rotten Toe, can't find it on their MP so probably not available
Necklace: Safira, can't find but will try to keep looking
Eyes: Leronso, group gift, 70L join fee, many gifts available
Head: Genus Project
Body: Maitreya

In the Shadows

  It's almost the start of spooky season, my favorite time of the year in real life and in second life.  My birthday is in October, Halloween is in October, a buttload of my family and friends were born in October, the weather is (mostly) lovely, the smell of leaves is fantastic, fall fruit is great, pumpkin spice season is around, I can wear my hoodies and sweaters, no more dripping sweat and paying for air conditioning, all this and more. Gosh I love fall and October especially.  It's almost here!
  To celebrate spooky season almost being upon us I did a nice, dark look.  Some gifts included in the items too so that's cool!  I normally don't do dark lighting like this so I am a little nervous but I hope it worked out ok.
  Thanks for reading and check out the credits below!

WORN:
Gloves: Wicca's Originals, Twisted hunt gift
Dress: Luas (group gift, 50L join fee)
Necklace: Venge, Twisted hunt gift
Bandage: BonBon
Hair: Sintiklia (past gift)
Eyes: Germinal, Twisted hunt gift
Boots: Hucci (old group gift)
Body w/Stocking Applier: Maitreya
Head: Genus
Skin: Mango, Mango (not out yet, was old gift, will probably put on marketplace soon)
Location: Backdrop City
I just want to add this: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STORE SHOWS IN SEARCH! Or at least have it in your picks.  SOMETHING. It's really hard to track down some of your stores. Ugh.

Bakes on Mesh is Freaking Amazing

  So if you're looking for new release reviews or whatever then move along, lol. I just really want to talk about how much I love Bakes on Mesh. I know everyone else is but...I want to so whatever. XD  I have been posting things on Flickr about it, such as HERE and HERE, and probably will continue to. I just love it so much.  I practically cried when I was able to wear my freckles again. Here is just a fun look I put together:

  It's a completely unedited photo (aside from cropping and resizing, which don't really count) so things aren't perfect. But someone in Flickr mentioned they liked unedited pics so I thought I should give it a go. :)
  Now, things with Bakes On Mesh aren't perfect. If you remember back in the day before mesh body parts you'll remember that we had ugly flipper feet and low rez hands. That required different texturing than we do now. So old skins look...not great on modern hands and feet. Check this mess out:

    Some of this can be very easily fixed by creators who want to re-release old stuff. For stuff that isn't going to be re-released you just have to get a bit more creative with nails and tinting and other such things. :) 

  Anyway, I am excited to try this more and really pumped to see what happens with it in the future. Most of the stuff is no longer available but I will give some details where I can. Enjoy!

WORN: 

Skin: Fashionably Dead (can't find it so probably not available)

Hair: Kokolores

Freckles: Mango, Mango! (Was Adore&Abhor) 50L

Shirt: Deviant Girls (store closed) 

Necklace: Yummy (I can't find it so might not be available, not sure)

Head: Genus

Body: Maitreya

Earrings: Miwas, group gift in store (free to join!)

Lipstick: Pink Fuel (I think? I forgot to write it down D:)

LOTD I Guess?

  I just was wearing an outfit I very much enjoyed, as opposed to wearing random nonsense as usual, so I thought I should post. Have some details!

WORN: 
Hair: Moon
Eye Makeup: Sn@tch (currently on sale for $45 but will change soon)
Lipstick: Sn@tch, current 7Seas fishing prize
Bag: Tentacio, VIP group gift in store, color change ($100L join fee, other gifts available)
Dress: Siss Boom, lucky board prize
Eye Applier: La Malvada Mujer, group gift in notices (last day is today for it!)
Stockings: Sn@tch
Head: Genus
Body: Maitreya
Location

Here is what I am wearing, in relevant attachments:
Moon. Hair. // Madness
Maitreya Mesh Body - Bento Hand L V4.1
Maitreya Mesh Body - Feet V4.1
GENUS Project - Head Alpha
GENUS Project - Genus Jaws v1.0
Maitreya Mesh Body - Alpha
Leather bag
GENUS Project - Genus Eyes v1.2
Maitreya Mesh Body - Bento Hand R V4.1
GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - v1.5 - Mocap
-sb-resonate red maitreya
Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1

Little Girl's Style

  So my daughter was sitting near me when I was organizing my inventory and decided she wanted to help put together an outfit. I think we were successful.  She says it's her "aesthetic." lol. Some stuff is pretty old (the antlers, for example, are from 2013, oof) but pretty much all is still available. Check it out! I didn't edit this version at all except to crop the picture, so there are a few little weird clips and such. I might edit the one that goes on Flickr though. Not sure yet. We shall see!

WORN:
Skin: Pink Fuel @ Belle
Cheek Makeup: More More @ The Crystal Heart Academy, gift
Hair: Ayashi @ The Crystal Heart Academy, gift
Lipstick: Alaskametro (part of the Space Unicorn book)
Scepter Thing: Cureless @ The Crystal Heart Academy, free
Antlers: Half Deer, rare gacha item
Dress: Fashionably Dead, past gift not sure if will be available again or not
Tights Appliers: Sn@tch
Head: Genus
Body: Maitreya
Location: Backdrop City
Wings: Epic, I could not find them in the store. They aren't old or anything so idk why I can't find them. I get panic attacks when I can't find things for too long so I left to preserve the small amount of sanity I have left. Maybe someone else knows where they are.

Darkly Bright

  Hello! Let's do some summery goodness for normally spooky folks! Some of these goodies are cheap/free so extra exciting! Let's take a peek!

  And here is a completely unedited close up just for fun. Love the cheek highlights!

WORN:
Bikini: Sn@tch, 7Seas Fishing Prize
Lipstick and Cheek Highlight: Alaskametro @ Gloss, Wearable Demo
Skin: 7 Deadly Skins, 5L limited time (check the sunflowers, this is #8!)
Tattoo: Speakeasy, past gift from Access (not sure if it will be available for sale or not)
Hair: Besom (Called Jade, can't find it in store)
Head: Genus
Body: Maitreya
Eyes: Go&See, past hunt gift
(I know some of this stuff isn't available anymore, please don't kill me, I am busy lady and couldn't get to them *cry*)

Foxy Summer

  Hey summer pals! Before the Second Life birthday event ends you need to go! Got a couple of freebies here to make sure you snag (all but one of the booths has a gift though so catch 'em all like they are Pokemon!) I have some fun goodies from other places to show you as well.
   My little foxy ice cream was from Musu at the Equal10 event. It was a gacha item but every one is adorable. I got a piggy and a bunny too!

  

  My Genus skin applier is from Pink Fuel and is one of my new all time favorites.  There are so many options with it! You can get three different eye shapes, which honestly makes it like three different skins in one. I am terrible at listing all the things other than "omg this is amazing and I love it aaaah" so I want to direct you to the Flickr Page of Mochi Milena, the creator behind Pink Fuel. Seriously. check this out!

  OK everyone, check it out. Have fun this summer, stay hydrated, don't spend all day on the computer if you don't have to, and stay fly!

WORN:

Genus Skin Applier: Pink Fuel @ Belle (Delina) 

Top: Addams @SL18B, free (Magaly Halter Top) It's a fatpack!

Shorts: Vive Nine @ Access, Access group gift (Pride Shorty Shorts) *See note

Fox Ice Cream: Musu @ Equal10, gacha item (Fox Icecream!)

Hair: Iconic @SL16B, gift (Stephanie)

Head: Genus (Classic)

Body: Maitreya (Lara)

*The Access event where the shorts were free ends today.  I do not know if they will be available for sale at Vive Nine after this. 

Pink Fuel and More

  Hi all! I got this awesome skin from Pink Fuel for Skin Fair and I am all about it! I put together a look with freebies I got so enjoy some fun!

  This skin is Emiri. It was originally a gacha skin in three tones (those tones are still in the gacha only) but now this skin has been expanded to include a billion other tones for purchase. It comes with several brow colors, a no brow option, and 9 lipsticks. It's a pretty good deal and very high quality.  It's for the Genus head only so keep that in mind!
  My hair and earrings are from Analog Dog and Romanzi at the Imaginarium. You have to join the Gimme Gacha group to grab them. The place was surprisingly empty considering the adorable gachs items for sale and the ton of gifts. Check it out if you can! My head jewel thing is a fishing prize at Sn@tch. I love it so much. I always try to hit up the fishing area at Sn@tch each round and the initial pole purchase cost has been repaid over and over many times over the years.
  OK have fun and check out everything at these places listed above. Some very cool stuff!
WORN:
Skin Applier: Pink Fuel [PF] Tomie - Genus Skin Applier, available @ Skin Fair
Earrings: Romazin - Earrings GIFT, free group gift at The Imaginarium 
Head Jewels: Sn@tch Sashi Jewels (Nose Attach):::, fishing gift
Head: GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - v1.5 - Mocap
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1
Hair: Analog Dog AD - Annoh - dark blondes, free group gift at The Imaginarium (it's a fatpack!)

Free For V-Day?

  Hoo Mah Gah *Takes breath* THERE ARE SO MANY AWESOME GIFTS AND STUFF AROUND FOR VALENTINE'S THIS YEAR OMG.
  Anyway, I have a few on that I like from various places. My favorite item I have found in a long time is this skateboard by Junk Food. Anyone that knows me would know that a store selling lots of food stuff would immediately get my love. The store having this fantastic skateboard and AO is just another thing I can love about it!
  I am having foggy memory days lately so I forgot some of what I have on (sorry asaaaah) but I will try my best to list. Enjoy!

WORN: 
Skateboard w/AO: Junk Food, 25L Lovesick hunt item
Shorts: Monument, Lovesick hunt item
Choker and Glasses: Sn@tch, free 7S fishing item
Top: Monument, XOXO Gift (get the hud for it here)
Hair: Astrology, Lovesick hunt item
Lipstick: MangoMango, 6L
Tattoos: Silent Sparrow
Head: Catwa
Body: Maitreya
Shoes: Ingenue
Skin Applier: I forgot but I think it was WoW Skins past GG
Eyeshadow: Milkteeth, gift
Location: Backdrop City

Neon and Gifts?

  Wow much creative title.  Oh well, haha, don't judge a book by it's cover? A blog post by it's title? Hmm. Maybe I should work on that one. Anyway.
  I found some gifts and some not gifts that I am feeling lately. Most of them are pretty old but like they are new to me so :P  I will just get straight to the credits and save the babble for another day!

WORN:
Bodysuit: Canimal, group gift "Le-Fay Bodysuit"
Necklace: OLQINU, Caderu hunt gift (start HERE) "Heart Necklace"
Eye Makeup: Milkteeth, free "Crystalk Eyeshadow Gift"
Lipstick: MangoMango, 6L "Splatter Lips"
Purse Thing: Tentacio, part of an outfit "Dana Dress Green"
Hair: Clawtooth (past FLF item) "Girlfriend in a Coma REDUX"
Head/Eyes: Catwa "Kittia"
Body: Maitreya "Lara"
Pose: Marukin
Location: Backdrop City

Oh So Much!

  There are too many awesome things for free or cheap right now. I can't handle it. I have blogger overload. I end up not posting anything because there is too much.  I suppose there are worse problems to be had.
  Anyway, I decided to just quickly blog what I had on and go with it! I will try to do more posts if I can get over this mountain of inventory sorting!

Worn:
Dress: EccentriciXi, Apple Island sim hunt gift
Right Eye: Banana Banshee @ The Seasons Story
Left Eye: *(OO)*YUKI_@ Kustom9, 9L
Necklace: Evani @ Kustom9, 9L
Skin Applier: Genus @ The Arcade
Head: Genus
Body: Maitreya
Purple Under-eye Makeup: MangoMango, available soon
Hair: Ploom, no longer available, very old
Background Set: The Happy Hat, hint gift (I think it was 1L?)
Hairbase: Alaskametro, old so not sure if still available

I'm Back...I Think?

  Aside from popping on two or three times in 2017 reluctantly and a few times here and there in 2016 I haven't been in SL in a long time and when I was I really didn't enjoy it much. I have issues in RL to deal with but aside from that I had someone in SL that I trusted a lot repeatedly break my trust and it just...killed it for me.  If I was going to be stressed out in RL I was going to find a stress-free way to have fun, not a drama filled one! So I played regular video games instead (say hey to me on Overwatch lmao.) But now I feel like I miss playing with everyone (I still see some people in RL Facebook and I do check on Plurk a bit even if it seems like I don't because I don't actually say much so I still care, don't worry lol) and I miss playing dress up and I miss creating and gosh darn it I even miss my KittyCats! So it's time to start fresh now that I have had time to learn to enjoy the game again.

  Will I blog a lot? Not sure.  I was a bit sad to see that People let Free*Style die while I was away.  Breaks my hearts a little and I am not sure if I have the energy to try to revive it all on my own.  I can blog here sometimes for sure but how much I don't know.  I definitely won't stress myself out and will just do it when and if I want to, whether it be once a week or once a month or once a day, who knows?
  Will I create stuff?  Not sure either.  I hope so though! I have ideas all the time. I need to learn how to work with some of the new systems and what people use.  I will probably start really slow, maybe make a couple small things and pop a thing on marketplace, maybe make a freebie and donate it somewhere for noobs, idk.  Who knows? It's an adventure waiting to happen!
  Finally, will I stick around for real? Well...not sure.  My health is really still a big old question mark. As far as I know I am not dying or anything but I feel like shit all the time and if I find that being in SL makes me feel any worse than I do then I am out.  I don't want to take any of the small amount of time I have feeling good out of my RL because of a hobby when that good energy could be spent with my family. So, we will see.  But I hope I can stick around because gosh darn it I really missed a lot of you. :)

Thanks for reading my stuff and here is some info!
Hair: Analog Dog, free (in the ball)
Skin/Crown/Jewelry: Jumo, group gift at landing point
Eyes: Banana Banshee
Pose: Status
Head: Catwa
Body: Maitreya

P.S.- Thank you Rose, Persey, and Putrid for the stuff you've been doing for me to help me get restarted so far, it's very much appreciated.

Random Spoopy LOTD

  I was sorting through inventory and recent purchases and managed to put together this outfit.  I like it very much!  This feels like something I would and could actually wear in RL if I was going out to the club.  I don't go out much anymore now that I am a mom and wife but dang this makes me want to.  Anyway, details below!

WORN:
Hair: Little Bones @ C88
Dress: Pixicat, the textures are animated!!!!!!!!!
Tattoo: Speakeasy @ The Seasons Story, free
Necklace: Pixel Box, free on marketplace hunt
Choker: Breed, 10L
Mesh Head: Genesis Lab, gacha item
Eyes: Genensis Lab

Collecting

  I love the MadPea adventure games. This month's game was one of my faves so far.  The sets for the game were so pretty!!  I wanted to wear something simple and cute to do the hunt, no mesh body parts or anything crazy to cause more lag than I already was going to experience, and I found these things in my recent item folder to make a cute (and affordable!) look.

  I took so many pictures of the last portion of the event, being careful to not show spoilers of course, and I took forever whittling it down to four options.  I was trying to decide which one to use when I realized that three of them had massive mistakes in them.  So that was decided LOL.  I liked them a lot though so I am putting the three unedited shots in one here.

  I highly recommend you check out The Collection game if you have some extra Ls and a couple hours free time to spare.  I chose the silver package because I wanted some prizes and was too broke to afford the gold at the time LOL.  If you can afford the gold, however, you should go for it because the creators are fantastic!  Check out the beginner's how to guide HERE and feel free to join the MadPea group for help or even ask me for tips if you see me online.  Enjoy!
WORN:
Dress: Somnia, color change
Hair: Magika
Skin: Mother Goose's, lucky board prize I think
Poses: Marukin
Shoes w/Socks: SMC, lucky board prize
Opera Glasses: Fancy Decor @ The Collection, silver prize at the end of the game
Lamp and Backpack: Various items from The Collection that you pick up along the way

Post-Apocimals

  It's too hot in my apartment to write anything.  Check out the credits while I float away in my own sweat, taking the animals two by two.

WORN:

Dress: Sn@tch
Goggles: Contraption, lucky board prize
Hair: Lamb
Eyes: Chop Shop @ The Thrift Shop (one eye each from light and dark set)
Wolf on Neck: Jian @ Gacha Garden, gacha item (rare)
Other Little Creature: AII, gacha item
Avatar: Utilizator
Avatar Skin Applier: Milk Teeth @ Animagical, gacha item
Shoulder Armor: Cila @ Okinawa Summer Festival, gacha item

Kitty Fun

  Just doing a quick random post today to get my blog mojo flowing free.  The bright colors of this kitty dress from Somnia made me smile and therefore made me post!  There are tons of colors available and there is even a different color set available for the fundraiser at The Lexi Project.  There is a little tail texture on the back and an optional color change bow.  Adorbs!  Check out the details and enjoy!

DETAILS:
Dress: Somnia, color packs available at the Main Store or The Lexi Project
Stockings: M.I.X., 1L, multiple colors included
Nail Appliers: Love Soul, gacha item
Hair: Analog Dog (two styles worn together)
Hands: Slink
Eyes: InkHeart, free (tons of other free things and hunt gifts and cheapies here too!)
Skin: The Sugar Garden
Eyelashes: Chemistry, free
Blush and Eye Makeup: Adore&Abhor (part of a pack)
Tattoo: Got years ago from a store called Heart Attack and Vine that I am pretty sure is long gone. :(