Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Operation Squeegee July 1st to 15th

Operation Squeegee will run from July 1st - 15th, and will have lots of events and publicity associated with it, as well as a vendor merchandise area with donated items for sale!

Funds raised through Operation Squeegee will go to The National Wildlife Federation. Funds that are donated to the federation will support the following efforts:
  • Development and deployment of the National Wildlife Federation's Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams, a volunteer network that is being organized to monitor the coast for wildlife impacted by the oil spill. Beyond the initial surveillance needed, this effort will then shift to long term volunteer restoration programs.
  • Restoration of vulnerable nesting and breeding grounds, as well as other delicate ecosystems found throughout the Gulf Coast for water birds, sea turtles and other animals.
  • Public education about the oil spill and its impacts on wildlife, including our online efforts at www.nwf.org/oilspill and informing the press and others about the impacts the oil spill is having on coastal communities and wildlife.
  • Policy work at the national and state level to support restoration of habitat in the Gulf Coast and better protection of our waters and coastlines. ~ As seen on the Operation Squeegee Blog.

Although I have closed `*~Zanzibar creationZ~*`, for the time being, I could not pass up an opportunity to make something for such a worthwhile cause as this.

My items will only be for sale at the Merchants Area for the duration of the fundraiser and with %100 of sales going towards the National Wildlife Federation. See below each picture for details of what is included. And make sure to click the pictures for a larger view =)

Poseidon Purple and Twilight Red Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Cut off denim shorts with knee length tights under {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt in both a long and a short option {prim sleeve cuffs}
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride {High Top & Ankle Top} scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Poseidon Purple - carry him above your head, Twilight Red - hold under your arm} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.

Sunrise Orange and Barnacle Blue Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Cut off denim shorts with knee length tights under {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt in both a long and a short option {prim sleeve cuffs}
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride {High Top & Ankle Top} scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Sunrise Orange - Carry him under your arm, Barnacle Blue - Carry him above your head} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.

Ocean Blue and Seaweed Green Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Cut off denim shorts with knee length tights under {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt in both a long and a short option {prim sleeve cuffs}
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride {High Top & Ankle Top} scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Ocean Blue - Carry him under your arm, Seaweed Green - Carry him above your head} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.

Ocean Blue and Seaweed Green Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Standard jeans (above the butt crack) {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Ocean Blue - Carry him under your arm, Seaweed Green - Carry him above your head} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.
*Jeans and boots can be worn with just the foot attachment of the boot under the prim cuffs of the jeans OR no prim cuffs and full boot attachments.*

Poseidon Purple and Twilight Red Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Standard jeans (above the butt crack) {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Poseidon Purple - Carry him above your head, Twilight Red - Carry him under your arm} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.
*Jeans and boots can be worn with just the foot attachment of the boot under the prim cuffs of the jeans OR no prim cuffs and full boot attachments.*

Sunrise Orange and Barnacle Blue Octopus Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Standard jeans (above the butt crack) {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Octopus {Sunrise Orange - Carry him under your arm, Barnacle Blue - Carry him above your head} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.
*Jeans and boots can be worn with just the foot attachment of the boot under the prim cuffs of the jeans OR no prim cuffs and full boot attachments.*

Tomkin Turtle and Tiller Turtle Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Cut off denim shorts {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride {High Top & Ankle Top} scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Turtle {Tomkin Turtle - Carry him under your arm, Tiller Turtle - Carry in front of you in your hand} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.
Neck Tie

Tomkin Turtle and Tiller Turtle Rescue
You get both outfits in this package.
Standard jeans (above the butt crack) {prim cuffs}
Two layer shirt {prim cuffs and collar} can be worn seperately or together
Wellies with a little frog hitching a ride scripted to 'squelch' and leave behind muddy/oily prints & a 'ribbeting' frog when you touch him
Animated Rescued Turtle {Tomkin Turtle - Carry him under your arm, Tiller Turtle - Carry in front of you in your hand} can be worn with all AO's so you can still use your standard walk/run etc.
Neck Tie
*Jeans and boots can be worn with just the foot attachment of the boot under the prim cuffs of the jeans OR no prim cuffs and full boot attachments.*

I would like to thank Lucien Brentano and Rubystarlight Writer for their help in putting these outfits together. Lucien provided the script to make your Wellies 'squelch' and Rubystarlight provided the poses that animate the Octopus and Turtles. Without the help of these two amazing creators, this little outfit of mine would not have been a success.

Make sure you keep an eye out in the coming week for updates as to the location of the Operation Squeegee Merchants Faire, join the group inworld and following along with the blog to keep up to date with events and news.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Tank Dress coming to *Dreams*

Let me just say...I love this little dress. I got a message in SL yesterday from one happy kitty, Sanura, telling me she had just made her first dress. As well as telling me about her new dress she passed over a fat pack folder for me to check out the goods myself. What may appear to be a simple tank dress can be....just that. A tank dress to just chill out in.

The beauty of this dress, along with all Sanura's other designs at *Dreams*, is that it comes in ALL layers so you can mix it up or wear it just as a dress and not lose your tattoo underlayers. I decided to try out a few styles just to give you some sort of idea just how versatile this dress can be.

Although the dress is not yet released at *Dreams* I can tell you that if you want a sneak peak, Sanura will be putting out two dresses tomorrow for Humpday Happiness. A light blue and light pink dress will be available for 69L. When they are released fully you can purchase them individually for 100L or the rainbow fat pack of 8 colours for 400L. You can't go past a bargain like that.

Styling Credits:

Main Picture
Hair: Joanna in sangria from Truth
Skin: Acorn Frex [Light] Elf-soot2 from Curio
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in azur from Negaposi
Jewellery: Banded Ring - Earth from EarthStones Designs
Shoes: Hampton wedge in black from ETD
Poses by Glitterati and SEmotion Studio

Styled Picture
A)
Hair: Soon Enough in dark brown from Tiny Bird & Reek
Skin: Acorn Frex [Light] Elf-soot2 from Curio
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in azur from Negaposi
Jewellery: Lampir Cross red/silver-Jasper from EarthStones Designs
Belt: White leather belt from BAX
Pants: Churidar slacks in white from Zaara
Shoes: Bella sneaks from MK Fashion
Pose by {.:exposeur:.}

B)
Hair: Sylvia streaked in swedish from Truth
Skin: Acorn Frex [Light] Elf-soot2 from Curio
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in azur from Negaposi
Jewellery: Slandra 105 silver necklace from Maylo Designs
Belt: Taken from White satin pants from Redgrave
Shoes: Thigh high huntress in black from Aluinn
Pose by Sinsity

C)
Hair: Makenzie in night from Truth
Skin: Acorn Frex [Light] Elf-soot2 from Curio
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in azur from Negaposi
Tattoo and Stockings: Taken from Evil Kitty outfit from !K&L!
Shoes: Biker girl from Redgrave
Pose by Glitterati

Monday, May 31, 2010

What is DSN?

Upon going through my mountains of folders and finding that I 'had nothing to wear' today I decided it was time to sort my 'DSN' folder. I was talking with Bill at the time, him being newly introduced to the SL world had no idea what I was talking about. It was then during one of my outfit changes that, my RL housemate/SL Sister, Ember walked past my computer saying "Oooo cute, where did you grab that from"?. When I said it was a DSN gifty, she too looked at me like I had a third eye protruding from my brow. So it seems that it's not only just the 'noobs' that have no idea what DSN is.

DSN - Designer Showcase Network - is a group of designers that offer select items from their store as free gifts to anyone registered in their category with a DSN Kiosk. I checked this afternoon and there were currently 362 Designers registered as offering gifts to subscribers.

The process is all quite simple. You locate a kiosk (there's one here in one of my favourite boutiques) and click the sign. A pop up box appears on your screen and you select which group/s you would like to be registered in. You can select one or all. The choice is yours. Then sit back and wait for the designers to release new items into their DSN vendors, you then get said item delivered to you. If at any time you decide you don't want to receive the free gifts (like who would want to give up freebies, huh) all you do is locate a kiosk, touch it and remove your choices. Simple as that.

The categories to choose from are:
1) Full Avatars
2) Vehicles, Weapons & Gadgets
3) Skins & Hair
4) Animations & Poses
5) Jewellery & Accessories
6) Female Fashion
7) Male Fashion
8) Home Decor
9) Business, Services & Tools

The fact that the two closest people to me SL at the moment, one being fairly new and one being over 3 years SL old, had not heard of DSN spurred me on to take a few happy snaps of recent items I have received via my Female Fashion subscription and spread the word to you all.

OUTFIT: Cristallina Dress in Pink (also available in red, purple, green, black, eggplant, golden yellow, beige and blue) from Reale*
SKIN: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
HAIR: Sylvia Streaked in Swedish Blonde from >Truth<
EYES: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<<>>>
SHOES: Shandria V2 w/Tita Toes in Dark Wood from Pixel Mode
POSE: Model Pose #215 from SEmotion Studio

OUTFIT: Evita Set from **CIA Designs**
SKIN: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
HAIR: Green II in Crayon from Maitreya
EYES: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<<>>>
SHOES: Bella Sneaks (colourable) from MK Fashion
POSE: Model Pose #60 from SEmotion Studio

OUTFIT: Exclusive Layered Combo from .hc&co.
SKIN: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
HAIR: Poppyseed in Obsidian from !lamb
EYES: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<<>>>
SHOES: Girls Biker Boots (foot only worn) from Redgrave
POSE: Female Pose # 3 from Sinsity

OUTFIT: Cherry Babydoll from ^^Moulliez
SKIN: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
HAIR: Joanna in Sangria from >Truth<
EYES: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<<>>>
SHOES: Frenzy in Pearl from Maitreya
POSE: Cute Charlotte from [LAP]

Saturday, May 22, 2010

I very rarely shop on Xstreet. I'm more of a wander around SL and cruise the shops, get out and about type of shopper. But when I hear there is a sale on Xstreet, I am the first one there with my coin purse full.

Janie Marlowe, Owner of MISCHIEF (also branded as **Mis**) is having a sale exclusive to Xstreet. Her entire collection is for sale for only $30L each. That includes the fat packs. Every item ONLY $30L.

There are over 50 pages of products - 100's of items to choose from so there is bound to be something for every taste. I perused each and every item let me tell you. And I had trouble narrowing down my purchases to my budget. So just to give you a sneak peak as to what sort of things you can find in her listings, I have pictured my purchases below. Each pic has style credits below it rather than at the end of the post.

I hope you all find something you like. The sale is not on for much longer. (There is no end date given all I know is her group advertised sale for 'limited time') so hurry and grab a bargain while you can. And my apologies for my piccies. I am on the craptop at the moment so what looks great graphics on this looks likes a dogs breakfast to others. But I'm sure you'll be able to appreciate the outfits all the same. And one other thing. All my URL listings are on my desktop so I can't link to stores for accessories. But I will still put store names so you can search inworld.

Hair:Sylvia, Streaked (streaks tinted black) in Swedish from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Late for Class in Grey from Xstreet
Shoes: Ace's Card Chucks from Trixxy's
Pose:The Temptress #4 from {.:exposeur:.}


Hair: Poppyseed in Ink from !lamb
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Professor's Pet in Blue from Xstreet
Shoes: Super Sneaks Platform-Wedge V1.2b (colourable) from MK Fashion
Pose: Pocket Dress #4 from {.:exposeur:.}


Hair: Egomaniacal in Powder from !lamb
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Get Shorty Full Pack (Blush, Celery, Charcoal, Khaki & Sky) from Xstreet
Shoes: Ace's Card Chucks from Trixxy's
Pose: Female Pose #5 from Sinsity


Hair: Joanna in blood from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Ringleader in Forest from Xstreet
Shoes: Hampton Wedge in Black from ETD
Pose: Prim Skirt Stand #1 from couverture


Hair: Joanna in cherry from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Davis in Forest from Xstreet
Shoes: High Top Chucks from Mondira & Viviane Fashion
Pose: Model Pose #215 from SEMotion Studios


Hair: Joanna in sangria from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Fallen in Azure from Xstreet
Shoes: Hampton Wedge in Steele Blue from ETD
Pose: Strut Your Pose #1 from Sinsity


Hair: Egomaniacal in Onyx from !lamb
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Gimme Shelter Full Pack (Blueberry, Onyx, Cranberry) from Xstreet
Pose: Strut Your Pose #7 from Sinsity


Hair: Egomaniacal in Obsidian from !lamb
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Change in Steele from Xstreet
Shoes: Hampton Wedge in Steele Blue from ETD
Pose: Posh Pose #13 from Luth


Hair: Baby's on Fire in Resturant Ketchup from !lamb
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>>
Oufit: Dahlia from Xstreet
Shoes: Shandra V2 w/ Tita Toes in Dark Wood from Pixel Mode
Pose: Model Pose #201 from SEMotion Studios

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Luck O' The Irish

I recently had the pleasure of being introduced to a laddy by the name of Mr Rob Moonites. (I took out the numbers from his name to make him look a little more 'normal'. You can thank me for that later Rob hahaha).

After spending days and hours laughing at the irishman's jokes - I find he has a store. And not only does he have a store, but he makes some pretty neat clothes, for both guys and girls. Guys will find an awesome selection of fine mens clothes in *FIR* (pronounced like fear, not fur). The ladies will find their goodies in *MNA* (I'm yet to get the pronunciation of this one down pat. But I believe it is something like muhnah). Rob was kind enough to share a bloggers goody pack with me so that I can share his awesomeness with you all.


The *MNA* Sleeveless Tee and the *MNA* Panties - shown above in red, green, brown and blue - make for a great 'lounge around the skybox' outift. The sleeveless tee's are not too plain and have their own touch of cute to them with the clover leaf sitting on the chest. The hipster panties also feature the clover leaf and some well made seam stitching.

I did a bit of mix and match here to save photo space and I ended up liking my mix and match so much I made outfit folders with my new designs. The *MNA* Hard Candy Blouse shown in white, black, blue and brown can be worn with or without the belt (as shown above). It features cute little puffy sleeve prims, collar prim and well designed textured seams. The *MNA* Candy Skirt shown in lavender, aqua, pink and mint looks just as good without the skirt prim to be worn as shorts. Each skirt has their own little stitched seam pattern on the back pockets (as shown above in lavender).

To keep up to date on the latest fashions coming out of *FIR* and *MNA*, make sure to read the blog and also check the flickr pages for new releases.

Styling Credits:
Pic #1
Hair: Joanna in sangria from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>
Ears: Sad Elf Ears -Ham Ham- from ++PE++
Top: Sleeveless Tee from *MNA*
Pants: Panties from *MNA*
Pose: Runway V2 from *luth* (DSN Subscribo Gift)

Pic #2
Hair: Jess in sangria from >Truth<
Skin: Acorn Frex [light] Elf-Soot 2 from Curio Skins
Eyes: Dreaming Eyes in Azur from <<>>
Ears: Elf Ears from <>
Top: Hard Candy Blouse from *MNA*
Skirt: Candy Skirt from *MNA*
Socks: Duotone Socks Mit Suspenders in olive and lilac from Pig
Shoes: Those Shoes in Black, Pink, Brown and Purple from SMERSH
Poses: Female Pose Pack # 1, Fashion Pose Pack # 3 and Strut Your Pose Pack # 1 from Sinsity

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Neko Industrial Park....Fantasy Faire's version of Kitty Heaven

Let me take you for a walk through Neko Industrial Park at this years Fantasy Faire. Photos are completely unedited so you can see the sim in all it's neko glory.

Lets start at the sim border and have a peek shall we.

First stop - Boof. This store makes me want to nom on skittles.

Trouble Maker Designs had me wanting to join the giant cheshire cat circling the fish bowl on their roof.

Time for a quick pit stop outside Kiki No.18

ooo a Mouse*Trap....takes a peek for any free trapped mice

Ariana's Designs giant twitching whiskers had me mesmerized.

Well looky here. Awww poor mousey hanging from the roof of Zanzibar creationZ

I really wanted to rumble in the grass at De La Fae, but I was a good kitty.

ooo shiny.....wait....Aluinn tried to lure me away with her pretties.

The ladder outside Psychotic Neko seems to have caught a weary traveller.

And now a word from our sponsor. hehehe always wanted to say that.

I wonder if Earendilia sells catnip

At *Dreams*, they do come true.

So many pigeons to play with at Cat-A-Tonic, can I just pull the feathers off one, just one.

eeeeps, that's one giant paw print inside GKitteh

rawr.....a new skin perhaps? ND MD has it all.

After all the sightseeing through the stores I decided to head on back to the central sim to look around and spotted this cozy little bed so decided to curl up and have a nap instead.