Joy!

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ~ Rumi

I am filled with joy. It’s that simple. I have a terrific life, a wonderful family, a great set of friends—in SL and RL. Many people fill me with that joy including my every day best friends, my friends and confidantes. You give me your lives, and I give you mine, my love and happiness, my fears and sadnesses. Thank you.

I have been blessed as a blogger too because I have received the gift of seeing many creators’ work, of discussing it, of learning from them, of seeing their visions. Thank you to the many creators who share their work with me!

Poulet Koenkamp has made this darling dress for the holiday with beautiful satin fabric and great gold sashs. I topped it with the complimentary red fur bolero that Mimikri Kit has generously offered as the demo piece at Tres Chic (and it fits wonderfully). Glamistry is offering three additional random colors for FREE if you go to his website, http://promo.glamistry.com and use the code word ANGELS. It does work.

The Logo Alex mesh head affords not only easy expressions (because you can click the eyes or the mouth separately to create mix and match expressions) but also now makeup options. It’s actually a huge problem for me because I spend hours trying on eye makeups and lipsticks and get nothing else done. Of course, Umazuma Metaluna has not made this any better because she includes brow options and lipsticks with her latest skin, an applier for this head. Damn you, Uma! *Shakes my fist!* My sexy waves come courtesy of Shylah Honey at Tres Chic, a perfect look for this holiday and for the new year.

Hair: *~*Damselfly*~*Sistine Rigged Mesh by Shylah Honey for*~*Damselfly*~*, available at Tres Chic *

Mesh head: LOGO Alex v3.0 Omega by Maximillion Grant for LOGO *

Skin applier: [theSkinnery] Kylie (Logo Alex Applier) honey with [theSkinnery] Kylie (Logo Alex Applier) Lipstick Palette 12 by Umazuma Metaluna for [theSkinnery] *

Eyes: Weaponized Sugar Eyes – Spring green by weaponizedsugar for Weaponized Sugar

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V3.4 by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya

Jacket: Mimikri – Fur Jacket / Alba red_FM_Maitreya by Mimikri Kit for Mimikri, available at Tres Chic *

Dress: :: PM :: Joy Dress – Red/Gold by Poulet Koenkamp for PurpleMoon Creations *

Shoes: Glamistry : ANGELICA Heels – maitreya by Glamistry for Glamistry *

Décor: Apt B // Simple Xmas Joy Board by FadeArcade for AptB, available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses by Valencia Southard for Marukin

In It a Piano

There was an old, old house renewed with paint,
And in it a piano loudly playing.

~ Robert Frost

 

Shiny Shabby opens today and with it, a whole lot of great shiny and hardly shabby items, all made for this event that relies on the theme of vintage and gently used items. Miffyhoi Rosca is a natural creator for these event, and she has made a darling long mesh dress with a calico print, belted at the waist with wonderful puffed sleeves. Paired with a matching headpiece and Shaleene Kenin’s darling sandals (which I realize you can barely see but they are darling, trust me), the look is vintage.

The fair is chock full of the kind of shabby chic furniture people love in SL. This piano from Agustov includes a passel of great poses, including this piano playing animation (that went rhythmically with the Radiohead I was listening to when I shot the photos, though the vision and sounds didn’t quite match). Tab Tatham made my lovely white pieces, part of a set of intriguing decor items which include this wiry plant. They are mod, so they can be tinted. My mesh chair, from AptB, includes tons of texture change options for different parts of the chair, so you purchase one chair and can redecorate over and over with a few clicks. Instead of having to choose an entire look, you can mix and match metals, woods, even the two different chair cushions, and everything has that wonderful burnished look.

 

Umazuma Metaluna is releasing a new skin for Shiny Shabby, this delicate, winsome skin with a subtle blush and her wonderful Intensity Lip system, which allows for custom tinting. Truth Hawks must have known that vintage pretty would come calling because his latest release was a perfect match for this look with its gentle waves and beautiful roll to the back. Katya Valeska made two sets of poses for the fair, including a couple you see in these photos.

Hair: TRUTH HAIR Dulce by Truth Hawks for >TRUTH< *

Hair piece: =Zenith=vintage lace pearl head piece (tiffany) by Miffyhoi Rosca for =Zenith=, available at Shiny Shabby *

Skin: [theSkinnery] Julie – Bare face(honey) CB CL1 with [theSkinnery] Julie Lip Intensity 3 (modified) by Umazuma Metaluna for [theSkinnery], available at Shiny Shabby *

Eyes: #adored – firstborn eyes – green by Constance Daehlie for #adored *

Dress: =Zenith=Vintage Chiffon Long Dress (tiffany Flower) by Miffyhoi Rosca for =Zenith=, available at Shiny Shabby *

Hands: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands – Casual by Siddean Munro for Slink

Nail Appliers: Nailed It – French Manicure – Pastels Set HUD by Giela Delpaso for Nailed It *

Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Flat by Siddean Munro for Slink

Shoes: Pure Poison – Le Ballet Flats – Beige for SLINK by Shaleene Kenin for Pure Poison, available at Shiny Shabby *

Furnishings:

• 7 –  Piano PE-9A 1946 by Agustkov for Seven Emporium, available at Shiny Shabby *
• junk. window frame lights., junk. plant stand., and junk. cream animal rug. by Tab Tatham for junk, available at Shiny Shabby *
• Apt B // Shabby Chic Chair -PG- by aptB, available at Shiny Shabby *

Poses: an lar [poses] Simpli by Katya Valeska for an lar [poses], available at Shiny Shabby *