Fantasy Faire 2013 - The Green Queen

The Green Queen surveyed her realm with quiet, content happiness. The land was flourishing under her benevolent rule, and the people prospered. She walked around in the castle garden, caressed a tree leaf now and then. Everything felt so... alive, vibrating, growing, multiplying. The Green Queen kneeled down and touched a flower. She was serene, yet a shadow of sadness veiled her heart. Her time in the realm was so brief.

Indeed, she was to abdicate in a few weeks and her throne would pass to the Golden Queen... who, when her time came, would surrender the lands to the Red Queen and she, to the White Queen. The Green Queen was still sad, but when she remembered that the White Queen's reign would last but a few months and then she would ascend the throne in her full emerald glory again, she smiled and caressed another leaf.

I've known of the existence of the two guys behind "22769" for quite a long time - I always pay attention when a friend, whose habits don't include showering anybody with easy compliments, speaks of someone in the highest terms possible. Alas, it also seemed that Paco Pooley and Manuel Ormidale would focus their attention mainly on modern clothing... well, they treated steampunk fans to some tidbits from their "22769 Vintage" series now and then, but that was all, as far as fantasy stuff went. Yet, a flicker of hope scintillated in the horizon... Paco and Manuel wear elf ears, together with their jeans and t-shirts and sneakers! And indeed, the call of the pointy ears has proven too strong to ignore, and this year 22769 have their store in the Fantasy Faire, filled with goodies for the fantasy folk to enjoy.

... and you two, you will continue the vintage line, will you...? Pretty please?

Outfit: "Queensdress" in Green by 22769 - FF exclusive (160 L$) that you can find in Paco and Manuel's store at Lumenaria.

Hair: "Poison" by EMO-tions in Brown - the hair is a "golden oldie" (245 L$) but you can find the latest creations of Mirja Mills at Evensong Woods during the Faire.

Ears: "Young Elven Ears" by 22769 - another FF exclusive (140 L$) which is a bargain as the ears come with a colour HUD so you can match the shade of your ears with any possible skin you have.

Skin: "Rainbow Skins" in "Corpse Pallor" by Grim Bros - you can pick up the gift package for free in the Grim Bros main shop and it indeed contains many skins in the colours of the rainbow, and some. Cutea Benelli is also present at the Faire, go visit her boot at Ravenshard.

Tattoos: "Demon Fades" in Cilantro (on hands) and "Soul Ink Reloaded - Jana" (around the eyes) - both by The Plastik. The tattoos are both previous hunt gifts (now available for 249 L$ and 89 L$ respectively) but Aikea Rieko has new creations to offer, so go and visit her store at the Fantasy Faire at Evensong Woods, and don't forget to pick up the two low lag avie gift packages, also by The Plastik, at the landing point.

Eyes: "Komodo Eyes" in "WisdomSage" by Sterling Artistry - this beauty is also a FF exclusive (85 L$) that you can find in Silverr's shop in Titans' Hollow.

NSA4 Hunt - Forgotten Doll

She couldn’t recall the name of her owner any more. She remembered that the girl had worn nice frilly starched dresses, Nanny had carefully curled her blond hair every morning so that the corkscrew locks would tumble down on her shoulders, and she had had a pair of big blue innocent eyes. But her name....? Mabel? Victoria? Abigail? Gertrude? Maybe it was Mabel... or was it Maude? All this had happened more than a hundred years ago, after all.

Mabel-or-Maude was a rich and happy child and she used to adore her lovely doll. “She’s almost like a living girl! Look, Nanny! She can move her arms and legs, and her eyes open and close!” – and she gave the doll a hug, or she went to comb its soft, natural hair. All was so idyllic... until one day, when everything suddenly changed. Mabel-or-Maude and her nanny went for a walk but only Nanny came back and she was crying, then everybody in the house was crying, too... then they packed in big trunks everything Mabel-or-Maude had ever owned, including her beloved dolly.

Ever since that day her life had been silence. Now and then she could hear some rumbling noise or maybe some steps in the attic of the huge abandoned house... but soon everything became silent again and all she could do was remembering and waiting... and remembering again.

Doll shape and skin: [dirty.little.secret] “Dolly” – Face Your Phobia Hunt prize (1 L$). The hunt is on until May 31^st.

Outfit: Grim Bros “Flutterby Darlin’” – No Strings Attached 4 Hunt gift (0 L$). It’s a lovely dolly dress that includes the butterfly attachments on the head, shoulders and arms – but this is not everything. Cutea Benelli has shown her customary generousness again and put the petite version of the outfit in the gift box as well. The hunt is on until May 31^st, so go and pay a visit to Grim Bros!

Hair: Laqroki “Camellia” in Black – freebie in the shop (0 L$).

Makeup: Acid and Mala “Maiko Doll” – it’s a previous hunt gift, now the pack containing six makeup versions is available for 60 L$.

Eyes: Avatar Bizarre “Anime Eyes” in Mica – previous Lucky Chair prize currently available for 35 L$.

Shoes: this pair of black mary janes has been sitting in my inventory for years, and now it seems their creator is not in SL any more. All I can tell you that they’re still pretty. :)

Poses: HelaMiyo “Puppet” - the pack contains five poses with a resizeable marionette prop not shown here (200 L$).

The pictures were taken at Noctis, a haunted ship-cum-furniture shop. :) 

Fantasy Faire 2012 - Raggedy Rosie

Rosie May Copperstone was poor. So poor that she couldn’t afford to buy a proper dress in her entire life. She wandered around in the country, sometimes she asked for food, but more often she begged for a piece of rag, an old shirt that nobody used any more, a skirt that was too small for the lady of the house. She was very apt with the needle, and quite soon people were calling her “Raggedy Rosie” because of her billowing, huge patchwork dress.

Then, one bright summer day, Rosie met her luck. A pair of lovely shoes lay scattered along the path she was taking, as if they had been waiting for her to pass by. Rosie May didn’t think twice, she put the shoes on... and after a few steps she felt so very odd. Why was she walking with such ease now, as if she were flying? And when Rosie May looked around she discovered she was indeed floating, the butterflies on her shoes came alive and a swarm of these beautiful winged creatures was also grabbing at each square inch of her colourful dress, whisking her away. People were talking about Raggedy Rosie for a long time thereafter... but nobody saw her and the patchwork dress again.

I still remember how I first arrived to the shop of Grim Bros. One day I saw a girl wearing a long, floaty dress with so many lovely details that I just had to find out about the creator… who happened to be one Cutea Benelli. I immediately TPd over to her shop, where I got a minor shock seeing what an unbelievable product range she offered… and how incredibly crazy and quirky some of her creations were. Ever since I’ve been a regular at Miss Benelli’s lair and whenever I feel like wearing a truly creepy funny demented avatar, I only have to look under the „Grim Bros” chapter of my inv.

Cutea has her shop at the Fantasy Faire and offers many RFL donation items, among which the explosively colourful yet lovely „Patchwork Princess” gown and the pale „Butterfly Mask” skin that completes the look. Yet my personal favourites are the „Butterfly Love” heels, not only because the colour of the shoes perfectly matches the blue of the butterfly mask, but also because the butterflies are animated and they gently flap and flutter… now who wouldn’t want a pair of heels like this?

You can find Grim Bros in the Meandervale sim. Check out the shop thoroughly, because you’ll find many more RFL items that you’ll certainly covet and, quite probably, also buy... and if you click on the white commando bunny that hops around in the booth, and you answer his riddle properly, you even get a lovely prize!

Dress: Grim Bros „Patchwork Princess” – RFL donation item (180 L$).

Shoes: Grim Bros “Butterfly Love” heels - RFL donation item (150 L$).

Jewellery: Finesmith “Enlightened” set – April group gift (0 L$).

Skin: Grim Bros “Butterfly Mask” skin - RFL donation item (40 L$).

Hair: Evie’s Closet “Butterfly Effect Hair” – Crazy Hair Hunt 3 gift (0 L$). The hunt is on until April 30^th.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry “Neko Felidae” Look – camping prize available in the shop.

Butterflies: Talevin’s Designs “Staff of Butterflies” – MM Board prize (0 L$).

Poses: No Strings Attached “Frankenfae” in the first picture and Long Awkward Poses “Butterfly” in the second one – neither are available any more.

The pictures were taken at Alirium Gardens.

Happy Easter!

… what I forgot to tell you earlier, though, was that Adira started her hunting trip on Ostara day, when all living creatures feel Spring in their blood and celebrate the rebirth of the world. Our huntress sniffed out her prey, but instead of jumping on it and savaging it with her razor sharp knives, she found herself sitting in the very middle of an apparently enchanted field that she had never known existed, and fluffy bunnies were frolicking around her in the fresh green grass. All Adira ate that day was carrots, generously offered by her hosts, the rabbits... yet she felt she was wined and dined by the mightiest kings and queens of the world. 

Happy Easter to you, too! :D

Bunny avatar: Risusipo. The bunny avie in the green dress is a former hunt gift, but if you’re equally happy with a bunch of extreme cuteness wearing a pink or yellow outfit, it’s available in the Risusipo shop – 220 L$. 

Easter basket: the basket with the eggs and the slightly psychotic white bunny is a former group gift from Grim Bros. ... who else? ;-)

The picture was taken at Greenhouse.

Croakie And Cutie

Jannina and Johanna Undershroom were twins, but sometimes even their mother had doubts about her two girls being siblings. Both were born with the fine green skin of the meadow pixies of the land, but the similarity ended there. Jannina was a real beauty, while the same inherited features became somewhat distorted on Johanna’s broad, froglike face… so much that their kinsfolk started calling them „Cutie” and „Croakie”. As the two girls grew, yet another difference became painfully obvious, though… that Jannina’s dreamlike traits covered a selfish and arrogant character, while plain Johanna was a nice, pleasant and helpful soul. 

One day the twins were doing their usual rounds in the woods, when they heard some feeble moaning from under a parasol mushroom. The moaner was a tiny and ancient man, and everybody well versed in the magical lore knows that such tiny and ancient men are usually powerful magicians in disguise. Furthermore, our learned readers also know that said tiny and ancient men usually ask for some favour, then they duly punish anyone answering their pleas in a high and mighty manner, while they fabulously reward the meek who lend them an ear and two hands.
The tiny person under the mushroom was an exemplary specimen of his kind, and so were the girls. Jannina answered his begging with a shrill and cheeky laughter, while Johanna just smiled and rolled up her sleeves… and later, when they returned to the village, their people just stood around and speechlessly stared at them. Because „Croakie” was a beautiful meadow pixie now, while „Cutie” wore some bright scars that disfigured her smooth beauty… as if their respective characters had been openly written on their small otherworldly faces.

Some more Crazy Hair Hunt 3 stuff, this time from Cutea Benelli of Grim Bros. Miss Benelli, you’re delightfully demented, but this is why we love you! :D

First picture:
Hair: Grim Bros. “Miss Flora Fauna” – Crazy Hair Hunt 3 gift (0 L$).
Skin: Grim Bros. “Rainbow Skin” Blue Cream – gift in the shop (0 L$).
Eyes: Sterling Artistry “March Festive” – monthly gift still available in the shop (0 L$).
Dress and earrings: Simply Fae “Eithne”Green Medieval Dress – 350 L$.
Pose: Sterling Artistry “Emoting Hands” – 30 L$ for one pose, 250 L$ for a 10-pose pack.

Second picture:
Hair: Grim Bros. “Miss Fernia” – Crazy Hair Hunt 3 extra gift (0 L$).
Skin: Nuuna’s Skins “Halloween Witch” – freebie available in the shop (0 L$).
Eyes: Fallen Gods Inc. “Blood Eyes” – freebie available in the shop (0 L$).
Dress: Aussie Duchess “Claire” – previous MM Board prize, not available any more.
Pose: Sterling Artistry “Emoting Hands” – 30 L$ for one pose, 250 L$ for a 10-pose pack.

The first picture was taken at Hazardous, the second one at Da Vinci Gardens.

Weired meetings in the mountains

When wandering through the mountains i met a piper. Well she was more playing kind of a flute. Curious i asked her what she is doing. She gasps "im late i wake all for the spring". Raising an eyebrow i wanted to mention that it is nearly autum. But she allready was on her way. Jumping through the hills in her thorn boots and playing the flute.
Dress: Grim Bros. little green doll dress (0 Linden No strings Attached hunt)
Boots: Caverna obscura : Hazard Boots (0 Linden Lucky board)
Flute: Satoko's instruments : Satoko's Tumnus Flute Set (0 Linden Lucky chair)

Hugging Cushions

Testing how it might feel to be pregnant with the help of a cushion. But it does not really work well.
But its a start.

The maternity poses are available at No Strings Attatched. They are named Mother-to-Be and on the description they are made to show the blooming figure but if you are not blooming you could just care for a cushion for example. Besides all cushion jokes those poses are lovely and worth to have a look at.
The dress comes from the Grim Bros. midnight mania board. It has a nice colour and i like the little flowerish patterns.


Poses: 'NSA' - Mother-to-Be (200 linden with mirrored poses, 150 without and 35 Linden for one)
Gown: Grim Bros. : GEMMA EARTH and forest gown boxed gorillagift (0 Linden Midnight mania)

Freebie mix

Writing stories for blogging items takes much time. So i decided to be rather lazy and show just some freebies. Some might have been allready shown on bunches of other sides but i decided to ignore that simply.

Ducks are animals i somehow dislike. I like feeding them but then i try to throw the food as wide as i could so they have to swim a long distance. Or i try to feed only the outsider duck and chase the cool ones away. Philippe Shilova who built the nice hawk i blogged last week has now a duck with pond in his midnight mania. Both are low prim objects. The duck is rather wild and swims everywhere around. But in the pond its quite nice and behaves well.
Duck and Pond: Country of the kings of fantasy : duck 2- pack with pond

To be honest i have no clue how this jumper got into my inventory but it says groupgift from Trashy Girls In Style. So i went to the store and had a look at the subscriber and saw that it is still there in the history. It comes with a sheer and a non sheer top. The sheer top looks like wearing a bra under the top so all bits are covered. The hairdress is a freebie from A.M.K.R.
Jumper: ::TGIS:: Red Print JUMPER - (Group Gift 0 Linden)
Hairdress: A.M.K.R FREE Hair accesorie (0 Linden)

The red hair was a wonderful subscriber gift from clawtooth. The silverhair says that it is white hair but actually it is grey. I was rather glad when winning the left outfit. It is from NV and the midnight mania board didn`t lock for days. Thats a problem which doesen`t exist for the right top. Its from OoEas and those midnight mania boards normaly get locked.
Left:
Outfit: [NV] OUTFIT JUSTINA BOX (0 Linden midnight mania)
Hair: Clawtooth: GROUP GIFT Mrs.Mittens 2 - Valentine (subscriber gift)
Right:
Top: OoEas! Cotton Fair Top (Lilac,MM Edition) (0 Linden midnight mania)
Hair: *Hazzard* -Arrair- White Hair (0 Linden midnight mania)

I also was rather keen on this cheeseburger dress. And i got it. I suppose its a dress which attracts many men so i better wear it only at home. Else everybody would want to nibble at me. So for my own protection i have a pirate with me.
Dress: Fierce :**Mc Fabulous mod/trans BOXED
Shoulderfriend: Grim Bros. UNISEX GORILLA Gift Boxed : talk like a pirate buddy

I nearly missed the Vitamen gift this month. Now im glad that i didn`t. The boxers are rather nice i like the colour and the fish are very friendly. The tattoo was a gift on a very cool lucky chair. Its a dancefloor and when your letter comes up you could jump on it and dance for some time. The dance is rather silly so its very funny.
Boxers: VITAMEN Monthly Freebie For May @ House
Tattoo: ** KANIVAL TATTOO ** - 80. Floral Butterfly