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

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:)

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*)

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

In the Pink

  Hello all! I haven't done a straight up gift post in a while so here I go! A few of these come from the SaNaRae event.  All the creators there are super cute so go and buy things and not just grab the gifts. :P I initially went there to grab some adorable ice cream treats from the Yokai gacha but then I saw they had a bunch of gifts for the SaNaRae update group there too (just wear the group tag and click the snowmen). Nice.

  I love this awesome background set gift from Anxiety.  Every month they have creative and fun gifts. I'm sure a million people blogged it already because it's great but whatever I want to also. :P
  Also, I was wearing makeup when I took this picture but it disappeared every time I turned it up to Ultra settings, Anyone have any idea why?  Thanks!
  Check the credits below for all the details in the photo!
WORN:
Background: Anxiety, group gift in store (75L join fee) "heyboy"
Necklace: Supernatural @ SaNaRae, gift for the event group "Baby Choker"
Dress: Look at Me @ SaNaRae, gift for the event group "Seanna"
Nail Appliers: yumyumnail @ SaNaRae, gift for the event group
Hair: Sintiklia, gacha item rare "Kaitlin"
Pose: Pacagaia @ SaNaRae, gift for the SaNaRae update group "Saranghae"
Skin: Pink Fuel "Melody"
Head/Eyes: Laq "Madison"
Body: Maitreya "Lara"
No direct slurls to the items at SaNaRae because it's a very small event area and you should look at the items anyway :P

New Kane

  I bought this dress and hair and when I was trying my new purchases on I was in love; however, I had to admit I look like I could be a modern cutesy version of the villain from Poltergeist. I decided to embrace it. I am always one to appreciate a creepy-cute look.

  Can we all just admit if you were a child in the 80s/early 90s that the reverend from Poltergeist scared the crap out of us? Or was it just my mom that let me watch scary movies? Either way, aaahh!
WORN:
Hair w/Hat Attached: Lamb "Long Snake Moan" (past FLF)
Dress: Dead Dollz "The Chilling Dress" (past FLF)
Skin: Pink Fuel "Melody"
Mesh Head: Laq "Madison"
Mesh Body: Maitreya "Lara"
Background: Foxcity

ZOMG

 I will probably use this skin and makeup in more posts so that I can show it better but I had to take a pic and mess with it RIGHT AWAY because I love them so much. This is very much one of my favorite skins in SL right now.  And this lipstick? Flawless.  Pink Fuel never fails.  What's her magic secret? IDK but I am jealous and grateful at the same time.  I thought the vintage feel of this skin would work with this cool hair from Besom. I look like a sex kitten, meow!

  The skin comes in 11 different skin tones, which is better than a lot of brands TBH.  There are a whole bunch of eyebrow color options, including a no eyebrow options which is great for when I want to use eyebrow appliers! The makeups are included separately from the base skin, whereas they are usually all together, so the price point is lower than ones where everything is included together.
  My lipstick is from the Pin-Up Pout pack at the Harajuku event. There are a butt load of color options to begin with and then there is a tintable option also. Nice! There is a choice of how much coverage you want also, from full to ombre with some other choices in between.  Pink Fuel also likes to give us options and I am very happy with that.
  I am feeling the mismatched eyes every time I wear the Catwa head and IDK why.  Whatever the reason, Banana Banshee has me covered again.  Their appliers for the Orlah pack include options to choose left and right eye color separately (as well as light or dark versions.) You can buy them in single colors as well but where is the fun in that? :P
  Not gonna lie, I have no idea when or where I got this Besom hair.  I did a peek around the store and didn't find it.  If anyone can help me out by telling me if it's still available I would much appreciate it.  Thanks! :D
WORN:
Skin: Pink Fuel
Lipstick: Pink Fuel @ Harajuku Event
Eyes: Banana Banshee @ Twenty Event (ends the 30th)
Hair: Besom (not sure where it is in store, if at all)

It's My Birthday and I'll Cry For Help If I Want To

  Having a birthday the day before Halloween is so much fun for me. I love creepy things and I love birthdays so it's just meant to be.  With all the creepy things going on in SL it's hard to choose what to blog so I am just blogging the dress I have been wearing lately, along with some new (free!!) goodies. Enjoy!

WORN:
Dress: Dami @ The Arcade, 75L gacha item
Hair: Astrology, daily Halloween "advent style" VIP gift, 50L join fee
Eyes: The Little Bat @ Pulse Neuro-Drain event, hunt gift (50L to join the hunt)
Lipstick: AlaskaMetro @ Trick or Treat Lane, free tester color (full pack of colors is 75L)
Balloons: A.D.D. Andel, not sure if available for sale anywhere anymore

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

Grrr Rawr

  I was just feeling my look so I thought I would post it! Not doing any super serious post or anything, just a little something while I continue working on sorting the horror that in my inventory pre-2017. Seriously...it's scary.

Worn:
Dress: Moon Elixir
Hair: Olive, lucky board prize
Tattoo: SilentSparrow
Body: Maitreya
Head: GenusProject

Still Here!

  So far so good! Still in SL, still living life, things are looking good! I am not quite finished figuring out exactly how I want my shape to be but I am getting closer.  I like this skin I got from Glam Affair a lot though and this lipstick and mascara from Stellar make me feel like a cool chick. I really like how mesh heads work these days, with being able to adjust the opacity of things. I was able to adjust this matte lip to give it that lightly rubbed off, stained feel. I like that a lot. 
  Anyway, Just a look of the day.  I got invited to do some guest blogging for a blog I have read for years and years in SL and I am pretty pumped so I look forward to announcing that soon! Ciao!

Details: 
Skin: Glam Affair (head applier was from FLF, body was freebie)
Hair: Sintiklia, free in the lucky board
Lips and Eyelashes: Stellar
Collar: Valentina E.
Top: Osmia
Head: Catwa
Body: Maitreya
Eye Appliers: Banana Banshee

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.

It's Been a While!

  Hi guys!  It's been about 50000 years since I have blogged here because of my long SL break.  Well today I wanted to make a post!  I found this outfit from Lassitude&Ennui and I just had to show it.  My photography skills really need brushing up after this break so I am not sure if you can really see how awesome this is but I promise it's great.  Lots of colors available!  See it on Flickr HERE.

WORN:
Outfit and Boots: Lassitude & Ennui @ The Gacha Garden, gacha items
Hair: Wasabi Pills
Tattoo: Silent Sparrow
Body from Maitreya and head from Lelutka

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

The Twilight Bunny Zone

  Chop Shop always inspires me to do things I wouldn't normally do.  I very much wish I had this level of creativity to access when I need it!
  This is my take on a Twilight Zone Playboy Bunny, with lingerie courtesy of Jack Spoon.  Hope you like, credits below!

WORN:
Bra: Jack Spoon, basic layers and Maitreya appliers in multiple colors included
Mask: Chop Shop, black and red versions included
Hair: Catwa
Skin: Glam Affair (not sure where the freckle applier came from, sorry)
Mesh Body: Maitreya
Lipstick: La Boheme @ Cosmetics Fair, 10L gacha

Tuli, Three Ways

  So one of my all time favorite skin brands, Tuli, has some new release goodness out.  I want to share some photos with you and the the details will be under the cut so that this doesn't overwhelm the feeds and such. :P