Starry Button Eyes

It was just a plushie toy, and a homemade one at that. The mother of Him had sewn it out of an ancient lime green towel. She hadn’t ever been very experienced at needlework, so “Flufee”, as He called it a minute after He was given this modest birthday gift, came to be a bit lopsided, with buttons for eyes and some awkward stitches holding its rag body together. Yet, adoration was mutual and instant. He loved Flufee, and Flufee loved Him... so much that Flufee could forgive Him even when He dressed it up in an equally ancient pink babygro. They did everything together at daytime and they slept together at night... and in their shared dreams they both were alive, two lime green plushie toys, laughingly jumping from star to star.

Well… this is your blogger post Fantasy Faire 2012, still wearing virtual pyjamas after a week’s rest, and still a bit among the stars. We had the most amazing ten days that raised 25,080 USD for cancer research, but Fantasy Faire 2012 proved to be truly special not only for that. It was people, people and again people who created real magic... the omnipresent organisers (humans and dragons :)) who managed on a few hours’ sleep and buckets of coffee, and made everything roll smoothly. The designers who outdid themselves and offered splendid creations on eight breathtaking sims ... and the visitors who could experience the surreal yet very real feeling of belonging to a community in a virtual world. I had met people before who – due to a severely debilitating illness, the consequences of an accident or just because of the rigid rules of their RL community – felt that their lives truly opened up and gained a new perspective when they logged in SL. At the Faire I could see how cancer patients, survivors and family members were willing to share their very personal experiences, how people were ready to listen, and how this dialogue made both parties truly richer... in a way that you can’t measure by Linden Dollars.

Thank you for all this... and meet you next year, everybody, all right? :)

Avatar: Dirty Lynx "Flufee Star" full mesh avatar - 149 L$ on the Marketplace. 

Pose: Poise "Singin' in the Rain" - Pose Fair 2012 freebie (0 L$). 

The picture was made at Sea Mizin, LEA27. 

Fantasy Faire 2012 - Be Purple... And Relay

There’s no story to this picture... because the organisers, the creators and the visitors of the 2012 Fantasy Faire have said and done so much that I can hardly add anything.

It’s the last day of the Faire, yet it’s still not too late to participate in the Fairelands Saga Hunt. You need to purchase a HUD (it costs 100 L$ and what you pay goes to the RFL fund, of course), then you must find eight shards of the broken Faireland Mirror (one piece is hidden in each sim)... then, when you’ve found the shards you may visit the sims again and pick up the gifts hidden in books that you can find in the participating stores. Once you have collected at least one gift book from each sim, so that your mirror is clean, bright and whole in the HUD, you can go to the Faireland Library and collect the endgame prizes, also hidden in books.

The prizes are fabulous indeed... however, if you pay attention to the people hunting with you or just visiting the sims or hanging around, you may find even bigger treasures. There are creators with limitless imagination, who are also smart and nice to talk to, so don’t hesitate to say hello and thank for the gifts they’ve prepared for you... they’re also human beings, and your appreciation makes them truly happy. There are people among the visitors who are cancer survivors and may tell you amazingly painful yet optimistic stories, and there are people still in therapy who, despite all the physical suffering, are bright and funny. Your SL inventory will certainly grow after you’ve completed the hunt... but so may your friends’ list, and that’s even more valuable than the fabulous pixel goodies. Happy hunting, people... and walk with your ears and hearts open, will you? :)

Skin: - Favourite Genes “Ethereal” Scaled - Fairelands Saga Hunt gift (0 L$).

Modesty layer: Fallen Gods “Purple Fairy” PG cover, included in the "Crystal" skin packs (0 L$).

Hair: Wasabi Pills “Hawk2” mesh hair – 250 L$ for a colourpack that contains a “normal” and a “boobs” version of four various shades, the matching hairbases and a HUD to change the hairband colour.

Eyes: MacMoragh and Muse “Bird Eyes” Hawk – Fantasy Faire 2012 gift (0 L$). Aine, thank you for the home delivery! :)

Wings: Forest Feast “Fairy Wings” - Fairelands Saga Hunt gift (0 L$).

Candle with pose: *elymode* “Contemplation” – Pose Fair 2012 gift (0 L$). The Pose Fair ends on April 30^th so you still have some time to visit.

Honey magician

If it would have been only about the sweetness honey wouldn't have been important for the fairies. They knew how to get sugar and some of them were amazing cooks. But honey was not only tasty it also could help with wounds. For a human it wouldn't have been a problem to get a swarm of bees but its a difference if an animal is as big as your fingernail or nearly as big as your head. It took a while until they found a way to tame bees. It was a brave fairy who found a hurt beequeen one day. She spent some time to heal the insect and they became friends. This was the first time when the fairies got honey without any danger. Later there were fairies which only cared about the bees. All the bee caretakers had a little wand which allowed them to communicate with the bees. They brushed their wings and helped them cleaning their legs. It was a great solution and at some day they even got the bees to carry them around.
Elvenbreath is a well known creator for fantasy clothes. With the petites they also started to create outfits for those. The Little Jeannie is one of those. Its a cute otufit coming with two kinds of trousers and a pretty scarf which is being worn around the hips. The set includes also wristlets.
The antlers from europa are made of unrigged mesh so its possible to make them a lot smaller. They are originally made for normal sized avatars. So when stretching down the horns make sure that the "stretch textures" box is checked in the build menu.
The staff belongs to a jewelry set from AZE, which has been created for Petites. The set includes also a pretty crown.
The wonderful furniture for petites in the background has been created by The Looking Glass. It includes a beehouse, furniture and decorations all in a sunflower style. The set is currently available at the fantasy faire. The Faire will end at Midnight SLT at monday so do not miss the chance to take a look at the sims before it closes.

Outfit: ~Elvenbreath~ Little Jeannie for petites Avas (350 L$ RFL donation item at the Fantasy Faire)
Horns: [europa] cernos antlers (150 L$ sold as Donation item for Relay for life at the Fantasy Faire) 
Staff: AZE *Petite* RFL Stargazer Lily Gold Amethyst Crown & Wand Set  (150 L$ RFL donation item at the Fantasy Faire)
Avatar: PETITES Royale + Fallen Gods Inc. (1500 L$)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/Orion Petite Mesh Hair - (110 L$ for colour 500 L$ for fatpack)
House and Decorations: The Looking Glass - Petite Bee Hive House (400 L$ sold at the Fantasy Faire)

Fantasy Faire 2012 - Sun In The Cellar

What could she do, to fight the shadows? A Daughter of Flames, captured and locked away in the deep dark cellars under the Temple of the Black Dog? She could light some fire, of course... but how? Embers started rubbing her fingers together with anxiety. Now and then, she also scratched her scalp... anything was good, in order to reduce the stress and the feeling of shame. Captured she was, like a helpless baby, while her people had been fooling the Black Dogs for centuries.

Embers was still angrily rubbing her fingers together, when she suddenly noticed something was changing. Was the cellar becoming a bit lighter? Oh yes, she could see better now, but what was the source of the light? Embers touched her scalp again... then she stared at her hand in amazement. Her fingers were aflame and, as she discovered instantly, her hair was burning, too. “Well, I’m a true Daughter of Flames, after all...” – Embers thought and started looking for the tunnel that would lead her back to the surface.

A Medieval/Gorean fashion hunt led me to the shop of Pia Uladstron, “Dream Things”, for the first time. My initial thought was, “Ummmm, just another shop selling kirtles and silks”... then this idea swiftly changed when I started looking around. Pia has some dresses that only seem to be simple, and you soon discover how elaborate they actually are. The “Fabia” gown is an excellent example of all this, with the soft tumbling texture, the light bordure that reminds you of ancient mosaics, and the sash with two beautiful leaf-shaped pins. You find the “Dream Things” kiosk in the “Shifting Sands” sim, so please go and pay a visit before May 1^st!

While taking the pictures for the wonderful Spyralle dress I congratulated the builder of Da Vinci Gardens, Felixx Shepherd, on the smashingly surreal environment he had created. He took the compliments with true modesty and he also gave me a LM to a nook of his realm that I hadn’t known before, The Royal Sands. It’s an apparently quiet Ancient Egyptian build, as long as you stay away from the temples! I won’t tell you any more, you go and investigate... and trust me, you’ll really need the torch offered at the entrance!

Outfit: Dream Things „Fabia” in Brown – RFL donation item (150 L$).

Bangles: Maxi Gossamer „Boho Bangles” in Mahogany and Silver – previous group gift currently available for sale (49 L$), and it’s free to join the group.

Hair: Frou-Frou „Mumm” in Auburn – Crazy Hair Hunt 3 gift (0 L$). The hunt is on until April 30^th so you have a few hours more to grab the gifts.

Skin: Skinthesis “Mindi” Bronzed Goddess – the skin is not available any more but I recommend you consider the equally lovely and very similar “Dryad” skin in Orange (200 L$).

Tattoo: White Widow – The Runway Perfect Hunt 2 gift (0 L$). The hunt is on until April 30^th so you have a few hours more to grab the gifts.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry “Diversity Eyes” Heterogeneity – it’s a previous hunt gift now available for 65 L$, and the 6-pair pack is 260 L$.

Poses: Sterling Artistry “Emoting Hands” in the first picture (30 L$ for a single pose and 250 L$ for the 10-pose pack), Poseur „Seduction” in the second one (50 L$ for a single pose and 400 L$ for the 10-pose pack).

Wearable torch: you automatically receive it when you enter one of the Royal Sands Egyptian temples in the Da Vinci Gardens sim (0 L$).

Mushrooms

The only left of mankind was a rumor. But now and then archaeologists found runs which only could have been left by humans. It was normaly always a sensation when this happened. Although the buildings were way too big they were useful to grow dreammushrooms in them.  In their own houses the mushrooms never grew as big as they did in the ruins. There were different explantations for this. But the most common was that humans absorbed all the ideas around them so that the places were free of influence.  Most of the winged ones lived in high towers at the sea. And so did A'dhora de Falkenflügel. She was brave and pride like all the winged ones and beside this she was one of their future Queens. When flying home after hunting it happened to her that she got into a storm which blew her far into the land. Way further than anybody of her kin had ever went. The wind was so strong that she lost all her hunting equipment but the jewellry she always wore. It was the only sign of  noblesse she always kept and so she was quite happy that it was still with her. Not only because of its worth or its meaning but because of the dreammushroom seeds which had been used to build it. They would save her. Even more after she had found the ruin. After the storm had calmed down she started her work. Seed after seed was planted in the building. Then she went to sleep. It wasn't important that the storm had taken all her clothes. She was a winged one and the feathers on her body would keep her warm. The floor only lacked a bit of comfyness. But she knew that her moulting time would come soon so she could then use the old feathers as bed. Before the moulting she took care to collect enough berries and also to have enough water for the next time. It was her first moulting alone, the feeling of not being able to fly and at the same time the itching of the now growing feathers was quite unpleasant but at the same time she saw that the mushrooms grew very well. They were her hope and what would bring her back to her people at the end.  A'dhora didn't doubt at all. When the mushrooms would be ripe she would eat from one of the dreams which had grown inside of them and call her people. It was their way to communicate through distances. They would not let one of them without help and come to guide her back to the towers at the sea.

The feathers are the Fallen Gods Inc. Fantasy Faire relase. Those skins are perfect for all kind of beings with feathers if it is a raven or a dove. As special for the Fantasy Faire there has been released a Petite version of the Dove Feathers in Translucent. Those will be only available at the fantasy faire, which ends at Monday. So its time to hurry and to get one of those wonderful avatars. They come with two versions of the head a royal one and a elves one. The body is included in a pg and a normal version - for the pictures the pg one has been used. And of course there are also versions of those bodies included with hooves cut which allows to wear them with birdlegs, hooves or other kind of things to walk on.
The mushrooms are an other donation item from the faire. They come from Cerridwen's Cauldron. This store is one of the most wonderful stores for landscaping items in second life. They sell plants and more for many different kinds of surroundings and all of them are very well made and beautiful. Its amazing how many versions are included in the pack. The mushrooms come in four sizes and each of them in six colours.  All of them pulse which makes them look more fantastic and the  object in their head looks like they would give birth to a star soon.
The jewellery comes from Frippery. Its a special version of the Petite Faerie Queene Jewellery. The set includes a circlet, a necklace and a bracelet. Its amazing how small the Frippery designer can build. The set is just pretty.
The wings belong to a set from Angelwing. They go so well with the dove petites and are just beautiful.

Avatar: PETITES female + Fallen Gods Inc. + DOVE Translucent (1000 L$ Relay for Life Donation Item only available at the Fantasy Faire)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/Orion Petite Mesh Hair - (110 L$ for colour 500 L$ for fatpack)
Jewelry:  Frippery~ The Petite Faerie Queene - gold (350 L$ Relay for Life Donation Item only available at the Fantasy Faire)
Mushrooms: [Cerridwen's Cauldron] Beat Jelly Set (350 L$ Relay for Life Donation item Available at the Fantasy Faire)
Wings: **Angelwing** Petite Timeless Light (sold at the Petite Avatar Kingdom)
Pose: Miamai (Sold at the Pose Fair)
Background: Spessart - Skybox XII (149 L$ sold on the marketplace)

Fantasy Faire 2012 - Cropped Wheat

Laurentiana felt a bit sad, yet very, very proud. Even as a little girl she was dreaming of becoming a „Croppie”, as her people lovingly called the college of priestesses responsible for a rich harvest. Little Laurentiana was so envious of the ladies who walked with royal dignity, always wore wonderful dresses whose soft folds embraced their majestic figures, and always displayed the symbol of their office, too: a handful of golden wheat.

What little Laurentiana didn’t notice, though, was that some of the queenly priestesses walked around bald... because, whenever the promise of a rich harvest was at risk, like when the gods forgot to send rain or a thunderstorm threatened, a priestess had to crop her hair in order to placate the supreme powers. And now adult Laurentiana, a proud “Croppie”, was expected to offer this sacrifice, and she was ready to do what was required of her. Your hair grows back, after all... while a field of wheat, once damaged, is lost for good.

„Indira” is another RFL donation item from Elvenbreath, and with it Selina Forder has created a beautiful gown in a vivid pink and such a light powder blue that it almost appears white. I particularly like the softness of the dress, and the beautiful golden ornaments shaped like bunches of delicate wheat. The dress also includes a pair of long sleeve attachments that I’m not showing you here. You can find Elvenbreath in the “Shifting Sands” sim.

The “Hawk2” hair is also a novelty that made its debut at the Fantasy Faire, and it’s already a classic, like practically each and every creation of MissAllSunday Lemon, the brain driving Wasabi Pills. You can find her shop at The Tides, where you can buy a special edition of “Hawk2” as a donation item for RFL.

The “Caritas” skin has been created by Pixy Snook for the April “Structure Your Skin Project” event. I’m blushing because I’ve been planning to show you it for some time, and now the SYS market is closed in order to prepare the next show. Luckily, “Caritas” is now available in the main PixyStix shop in five different tones.

Outfit including the necklace: Elvenbreath “Indira” – RFL donation item (350 L$).

Bracelet and headpiece: Mashooka “Arpita” – a previous hunt gift not available any more.

Wreath: Unveiling the Goddess “Golden Laurel Wreath” – a previous hunt gift not available any more, but you can find a similar wreath in the shop for 149 L$.

Hair: Wasabi Pills “Hawk2” Mesh Hair – 250 L$ for a colourpack that contains a “normal” and a “boobs” version of four various shades, the matching hairbases and a HUD to change the hairband colour.

Skin: PixyStix “Caritas” in Custard - 100 L$.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry “Jelly Eyes” Princess – free camping prize in the shop (0 L$).

Poses: Glitterati “Long Hair” - it was a previous hunt gift, now the single poses are available for 50 L$ and the 10-pose pack is 250 L$.

The pictures were taken at The Tides, the breathtaking FF sim built by Alia Baroque.

GPD at The Fantasy Faire

      

I am pleased to say that the Fantasy Faire has extended for another day yipeeeee! so any of you unfortunate folks that weren't able to get there yestersday due to SL being down for the craziest amount of time, can breathe a sigh of relief and cram your last bit of shopping in today. If you like a bit of Gothic then please do take a peek at GPD which specialises in Gothic themed clothing and is where this saucy little number I wear is from. I would like to add more to this post, but I'm afraid that my computer keeps freezing and I am conscious of getting it published ASAP ...and I did have a lovely little story planned to accompany the picture too. Not to worry, happy shopping for the most worthy of causes, remember it all makes a difference.

Outfit: 200L -  Hearts - red > GPD

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.

Seadryke

The fish flew when feeling it come closer. The waves it created in the water were something they hadn't felt before and they prefered not to get in contact with something they didn't know. So it cry got lost unheard. Not that there could have been many of its kind around. It was a fugitive just escaped the mental chains its former owner had used to controll it. Now it was swimming freely for the first time it remembered. The feeling was great. Before it always had been just a living weapon in the strange wars of the seafolk. Its race had been created by them using what ever creatures they found useful until they finally got its kin. The seadrykes. Swimming feeling felt amazing. And it recognized the difference between the deepth where it had been kept all its life. Like a waterbutterfly it was gliding higher and higher leaving the cold zones of the sea. In its long time as useful prisoner it never had the feelings it was having know. The witches of the seafolk always kept their pets caught in dreams. It would be fatal if they would realize their powers. Not fatal for the seadrykes but for the seafolk which prefered using them to defend against others.
The moment when it crashed through the watersurface and jumped into the air was a shock for it. But the air felt as good on its wings as the water did before. The stones of the towers vibrated as it started to call the ones of its kin which were still kept underwater. Now nervously moving in their dreams.
Europa is one of the amazing stores which have a truely own style no matter if its wings, dragons or more human like avatars. This makes them fit so wonderfully to the fantasy faire. The seadryke in coral is one of their many donation items. Its a complete dragon avatar with a very unique look. It comes with an own ao which contains several poses for the avatar. The ao also has beeing used when taking the pictures. The movements of the dryke somehow remind of a fish. The avatar consits of a mix of sculpted and flexi parts which makes it very beautiful to look at. On the Europa store at the fantasy faire its not only possible to buy their wonderful creations they also show some of their art and a model of one of their dragon avatars. Their sim is also definitly worth a visit.
The pictures for this blogpost have been taken at the Tides. Which offer a perfect contrast to the tones of red of the seadryke.

Avatar: [europa] CORAL Seadryke (1200 L$ sold as Donation item for Relay for life at the Fantasy Faire)

Fire Gypsy

Normaly there were no traces in the sand. The wind blew everything away which could have been tracked. Of course there were some people who were able to track in the sands. Others called them Fire Gypsies but their real name was Oornie. Not much was known about them. Of course there were the usual rumors about stolen children. Which were not true but it was always good to have a scapegoat when not being able to take care of a child. And many were not so they left their children in the dessert sands secretly hoping that they would be found by the fiery ones. One of the unknown secrets of the Oornie was that they were not able to leave the desert it was their curse and also their benefit. Centuries ago a tribe got lost in the desert. Those people were the root of the Oornie. Lost in the desert nearly dead because of lack of water in combination with too much heat they started to pray and to beg for help and a god answered. It was none of the soft modern gods more an ancient entity with a hunger for admirers and devotes. So the Oornie got the offer to become the beings of that god. And having no other choice they accepted. Their skins turned into red and they didn't drank water anymore. Heat was now their food. They also stopped ageing. They might have been imortal if there hadn't been fights now and then in which they sometimes got killed. Later they found out that now that they didn't need it anymore they were able to call water. For a long time they ignored this abilitly but then there seemed to be a famine outside the dessert. They found more and more children. They could have transformed them so that they would become fire gypsies themself but the Oornie knew their own life too well to force it onto somebody else. So they started to use their abilities to build an oasies in the middle of the dessert. An oasis which had mainly children as inhabitants. Later some of those decided to become Oornie as well while others left the dessert to live again among humans never finding the way back to the oasis of their childhood.  Mirror's Enigma released their first Fantasy Skins to the Fantasy Faire. This is the red version of it. Its called Kaldreia  Cursed Fire. The set contains the skin with 4 makeups and each of those makeups with hairbase, with cleavage, with hairbaise and cleavate and plain. The skin is great for fantasy roleplay or to create special avatars. There is also a shape and eyes included in the set which also have been used for taking the pictures .
Wasabi Pills released a lot of new hair at the Fantasy Faire. The one on the picture is their Hawk II hair. It has two little tails at the front. The hairbands can of course be recoloured with the help of a hud.
The Outfit is an other faire new release. It comes from Evie's Closet. Fauna blogged it in an other version and wrote a lovely story about it. The outfit consists of a top and a skirt. The top can be worn with or without the sleves. All the primparts of the outfit are mod. I like the way the skirt seems to be held up by the hips. Its an outfit which is great for a gypsie or hippie look.
The pictures have been taken in Shifting Sands using poses from Miamai.

Skin:  [:Mirror's Enigma:] Kaldreia Cursed Fire Skin (300 L$ Fantasy Faire Donation Item)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Hawk II  Mesh Hair - (1500 L$ for fatpack 250 L$ colourpack sold at the Fantasy Faire)
Outfit:  Dress: *Evie's Closet* - Lenka - Clove (450 L$ sold at the Fantasy Faire)

Pose: Miamai (Sold at the Pose Fair)

Evie's closet at The Fantasy Faire

Polonadine lived her whole life in obscurity, hidden from society and locked away in long forgotten folly which lay dormant in King Tyrodone's Castle grounds. For when she was born, she had been granted with a magical gift of beautiful golden nectar infused hair, which was the only source of nectar on which the Monarch Morphios butterfly could feed. It was her legacy that she, Polonadine, would be responsible for the preservation of these rare species of butterfly. As she was such a striking beauty King Tyrodone soon heard of this young maiden with her rare gift and decided that he must have her as his own.



Polonadine had never attempted to break free from her incarceration but one day she grew curious. That was the day when the kings Lepidopterist came for his usual visit. Polonadine had convinced the man she had seen a new unknown species of butterfly and that it must be investigated at once! Polondine told the Lepidopterist that the new species liked not humidity, but the coolness of the well, and as he made to look in the well Polonadine pushed the man in! As Polandine reached the boundaries of the Castles confines she lamented, actually, she thought, I do have such pretty clothes and many books to read, I have no chores to do, perhaps I should give this more thought. As she turned and made back for the folly, she considered her options which would not be difficult, especially since Lepidopterist had met such and unfortunate fate & who else knew so much about butterflies?

Continuing on my Fantasy Faire theme I share this beautiful outfit from Evie's closet there are 4 other colour/design options available all with matching butterfly crowns, I probably didn't co-ordinate my properly but I still like it a lot!

Dress: 450L -  Lenka - Tarragon > Evie's Closet
Butterfly crown: 100L -  Cayenne > Evie's closet
Skin: 99L - Tori skin - tan by WoW @ > XYROOM
Hair: 120L - Love, selma - blonde sparkle > Pomme d Amour

Fantasy Faire 2012 - Hulk

„Rhurrrrrr…. rahahawRRRR! RhuawwRRRR!” The howl was bloodcurdling enough… yet something was still missing, Puwynpod thought. Maybe he should add another cadence of throaty, menacing „HrrrawwwwRRR”s? Yes, that’s it, concluded Puwynpod, and flexed his biceps. His muscles were dancing a dangerous waltz under his bright green skin, and he watched them contentedly with a thin wicked smile playing on his lips.

“I want to see your faces the next time we meet, you bloody cowards!” – Puwynpod snarled. “Oh yes, I’m going to teach you how to steal and pillage. HrrrawwwwwRRRR! Tremble, filthy worms!” Ready to fight his battle, Puwynpod rose and stood in full glory, his 3-inch-tall body erect and proud. When you’re a Green Pea Pixy and your duty is to scare away mice and snails who want to feast on the fresh crop, you must look monstruously fearsome indeed.

In addition to the “Beatrice” skins, De La Soul also has a series of beautiful male hides for the Fantasy Faire, appropriately called “Beaux”. This time I’m showing you the bright “Jade” tone... highly recommended to every aspiring Pea Pixy, or anyone who just wants a show stopper of a skin. :) Go to the “Shifting Sands” sim in order to buy it, and walk around to see some more splendid items for sale.

Skin: De La Soul “Beaux Ikon” in Jade - RFL donation item (350 L$).

Outfit: PeKaS “Maroon Green” kilt – MM board gift (0 L$).

Horns: Illusions „Cerwnw” – 75 L$.

Hair: EMO-tions „Jesse” – a previous group gift, not available any more.

Shape: Sophistishapes „Gabriel” – a previous hunt gift, currently available for 1000 L$.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry „March Grasses” – monthly freebie still available in the shop (0 L$).

Poses: Embody „Desperado” in the first picture, „Flex” in the second one. Both poses are previous hunt/MM gifts, now the single poses are available for 49 L$, the 5-pose packs are 199 L$.

The pictures were taken at Selidor.

Skinthesis at The Fantasy Faire

Well I see what all the fuss is about The Fantasy Faire, it's the most incredible opportunity for creators to be totally unfettered and wow are there some amazing things to be seen. The realms of fantasy in this world are boundless and today I'm sampling out some gems from Skinthesis which are from the day 2 releases. My choices are butterfly themed, being the wings and make up, Ok I might just have a wing obsession now. For the wings there are 13 shades which come in 2 sizes. The make up there are 6 colour options. For more details of the Fantasy Faire check the official website > HERE

Main picture: Wings - Crystal  Make up - Fantasia > Skinthesis

Green: Wings - Majesty &  Make up - Majesty > Skinthesis
Purple: Wings - Fantasia & Make up - RFL > Skinthesis
White: Wings- Cocoon & Make up - Powder > Skinthesis
Black: Wings - Velvet & Make up - Ink > Skinthesis
(Wings are 75L & make up is 100L)

Other credits
Skin: 90L - Cherry skin by Vendetta @ > XYROOM
Hair: 280L - QPT129 > Boon

Tickling Fish

The jungle was deep and the dragon was happy. It was alone. So it could spend time with the things it loved. At some days it told itself stories. On others it used its tail to catch fish. After tickling them gently with a scale it threw them back into the water. It liked catching but eating fish was something never got into its mind. After all it prefered eating flowers. And there were enough of it. So it ate flowers and pestered fish. Of course the fish knew what would happen to them after being caught by the dragon. They even did their best to be caught. The first had been shocked when being pulled out of the water with a quick move of the Dragon's tail but the tickling was quite enjoy able for them. Dragons can become very old so although it was very small this forest dragon was ancient and it lived for ages in the forest. Tickling generations of fish. Its the fifth day of the Fantasy Faire and still there are so many things to explore. This year Isle of Wyrms take part in the faire. Isle of Wyrms is not only a simchain which is the home of many dragons there are also Dragonavatars being sold. The one on the picture is the spirit hatchling avatar - a hatchling is a small dragon which has just hatched. Although the definition of just of a Dragon might be a bit different to how a human might describe the same. The avatars from Isle of Wyrms come all with a hud which allows to tint and to choose different textures for the avatar. This one has been turned into a little glowing silver dragon. The hatchling avatars are tinies that means they work also with the tinymatic hud or the tiny couple animator. But Isle of Wyrms also sell very big dragons and at four times in the year its possible to get an adult dragon. Isle of Wyrms is one of the stores which make and sell tiny stuff on the faire. But there are more of them. Xavian Starsider put out amazing drums as relay for life donation item. The drums are available in a version for humans and a version for tinies and even one for Petites. Besides of having a very cute animation the drums are scripted extremly well. This allows to form bands togehter which play all the same song.This allows to form bands together. Of course this has happend at the Fantasy Faire. Maybe if going there you will manage to see a concert of Captain Ferret and the Jungle Bungles.



Avatar: Isle of Wyrms - Spirit Hatchling (visit Isle of Wyrms at the Fantasy Faire)
Drums: Tiny Calypso Steel Drums - RFL Vendor (325 L$ which go for relay for life sold at the Fantasy Faire)

Words of Light

A distant observer would have had the impression that there might be a swarm of fireflies on the ruins of the temple. Normaly people stayed anyways away from this area of the forest. It was known for an area full of ghosts and others spirits. As always the truth was different. Non human beings lived in the temple. Not hidden but also not belonging to the human realms. They called themself Sinorei not that this was important as they seldom communicated with beings which did not belong to their kin. Sometimes they saw birds, animals and humans them but for them those were not real. Sounds were normaly ignored by them. They of course heard them but sounds were not interesting for the Sinorei. There was no music in their world but light and feelings. They walked past humans, wore even sometimes clothes they found left by them but never tried to communicate with them. Maybe they would have reacted on a torchlight but their language was more subtile. Waves of lights running over their skin. Glowing sparkles which escaped their fingertips. And soft touches during with the light of one floated onto the skin of the other. They did not even think that there could be other ways of communication.  How could words ever be so accurate like a slight shimmer of blue combined with a white sparkle? Trap always has been a store I love. So I was really happy when seeing that they are taking part in the Fantasy Faire. They relased new skins and tattoo to this event. The skins are available in male and female versions while the tattoos are unisex. The range of colours for the skins ranges through all shades of the rainbow to black and white while the tattoos are sold in glowing colours. A rainbow version of the tattoo is one of the relay for life donation items of Trap at the fantasy faire. The hair is a faire release from wasabi pills. Combined with the hairlayertattoo it comes with it looks like one side of the scull has been shaved while the other side is long. It is a great hair for roleplay but also goes well with a goth look. The horns and eyes on him come both from De La Soul also one of the stores which takes part at the Fantasy Faire. While all the clothes are all available at Miamai.
The couple pose on the first picture is a Posefaire Release from Captivity. Its a very sweet pose and of course its possible to edit it so that the avatars are placed together in a way which fits to their size. The other two poses come from oOo Studio.
On him:
 Tattoo: [][]Trap[][] - Chromatic Tintable Tattoo (1000 L$ sold on the Fantasy Faire)
 Skin: [][]Trap[][] Chrosa Blues male (800 L$sold on the Fantasy Faire)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Teeloh MALE Mesh Hair - (1500 L$ for fatpack 250 L$ colourpack sold at the Fantasy Faire)
Horns: De La Soul - Deamon Horns Small belong to DLS - Deamons - RFL Violent Male (1000 L$ sold at the Fantasy Faire)
Eyes: De La Soul - Radiance - MESH Eye - Violet (199 L$ sold at the Fantasy Faire)
Pants:  MIAMAI_[BL]_ChodCollection_Begtse Black (500 L$)
Nails:  MIAMAI_[BL]_Isis Nails (200 L$)

Her:
Tattoo: [][]Trap[][] - Chromatic Blue Light tattoo  (700 L$ sold on the Fantasy Faire)
Skin: [][]Trap[][] Chrosa Grays fem (1000 L$ sold on the Fantasy Faire)
Hair: /Wasabi Pills/ Teeloh  Mesh Hair - (1500 L$ for fatpack 250 L$ colourpack sold at the Fantasy Faire) 
Top: MIAMAI_[BL]_ChodCollection_Yama (450 L$)
Trousers: MIAMAI_[BL]_ChodCollection_Dakini White (500 L$)

Pose:
1: Picture [Captivity Co.] Possessive (Sold at the Pose Fair )
2. and 3. Picture: oOo Studio (Sold at the Pose Fair )

The pictures have been taken at the Ruins of Nu Orne. One of the wonderful sims where the Fantasy Faire is taking place. The sim has been built by Elico Ember the owner of Cerridwen’s Cauldron.

Fantasy Faire 2012- Studio Sidhe

Of all the things about life under the sea that Marianne enjoyed, from pulling faces at fish, to luring the odd fisherman over the side of his boat to sink into the depths, there was one thing that she always enjoyed most. Scouring the sea bed in regions where light still reached the sands, she would search for clams, for oysters, for all the shellfish who could perform their own little miracles, the production of pearls. The small ones she would carefully prise open, not wanting, or needing to harm the creature inside to get at the pearls. She found tiny seed pearls, the smallest you could see, to those large enough to pierce and string on a necklace. She left those, giving the creatures time to do their work, to create their own little masterpieces. She was after larger game, more dangerous quarry, wanting the ultimate prize.

She found it, hidden in the depths of a colony of oysters and clams.. each one getting larger as she swam through the water, toward the centre of the group, the oldest part of this living city. She kept above the seabed, not wanting the group to taste her presence in the water and clamp down too soon, no sense in making things harder than they would be. She dove, pushing her hands inside the shell of the giant clam, using all of the strength in her tail to help lever it open, reaching down inside for what she hoped would be it...

A powerful swipe of her tail and she was free, prize in hand, her spine arching in delight as she held the giant pearl high, making its flawless surface shine even in the low dappled light under the water.

Pose :  Studio Sidhe   Mermaid Pearl Diving   (Fantasy Faire RFL donation item 150L) Pose includes the giant pearl!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sirens%20Secret/177/128/21

Mer outfit - marketplace item - 150L

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Mermaid-Collection-Nacre-siren-tail-sea-ocean-sculpted/299991

Fantasy Faire 2012 – A Splinter Of Amethyst

„Ugh!” – Splinter felt disgusted and itchy at the same time. A dress to wear… with wings! What an annoying situation! She was a Blue Steel Spook, after all. The traditional job of her kind was to stalk around in the pits and scare the hell out of those fools who wanted to find something valuable in the ancient mines. Those silly Gemstone Ghosts, on the other hand... Bleah, what a gang of softies! They flap around and whisper instructions to the scroungers, so they can find a rough diamond as big as a pigeon’s egg. A bunch of namby-pambies... who have captured her and forced her into becoming an Amethyst Ghost in order to redeem herself.

Someone knocked on the door of her cell and she heard a chirpy voice. “Hurry up, please! An adventurer has just arrived, he is dreaming of a really big piece of amethyst, so it’s your turn to guide him! No kicking and no pushing, and you’re not allowed to call him a ‘blind idiot’, either! Whispers and fluttering wings only, you hear me?” Splinter didn’t even deign her of an answer. “No kicking, huh?” – she thought. “Then just watch him fall over his own leg... on a huge piece of amethyst, all right, but he will crash and ouch. Big time ouch.” Splinter left to perform her duty, with fluttering wings... and a broad wicked grin on her blue steel lips.

Spyralle products by Kerryth Tarantal are based on a simple yet truly brilliant idea, one of those that make you smack your forehead and shout, “Why haven’t I ever thought of that?” Kerryth has imported fractals in SL, and she’s made a great job of it. It’s a pity Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry, has passed away in 2010... I’m quite certain he would have enjoyed these Spyralle creations quite much.

The fabulous “Rhapsody” gown is a RFL donation item at the Fantasy Faire that comes with a pair of small matching wings, yet I’ve decided to pair it with another donation item, the amazing “Rhapsody” fractal flappies... and if you really want to move in for the kill, wear the matching “Rhapsody” mask as well :).

I’ve shown you the “Beatrice” skin in soft pale Gold by De La Soul here, now it’s time for another tone, the greyish-blue Chrys. The tattoo pattern around the eyes is the same, yet the steely hue gives the skin a very different aura... brrrr, you feel a bit cold when you look at it.

You find Spyralle and De La Soul on the “Shifting Sands” sim here, and here.

Gown: Spyralle “Rhapsody Gown” – RFL donation item (400 L$).

Wings: Spyralle “Rhapsody Wings” – RFL donation item (80 L$).

Mask: Spyralle „Rhapsody Mask” – RFL donation item (80 L$).

Choker: GankeD “Royalty” – a former hunt gift not available any more.

Skin: De La Soul “Beatrice Ikon” in Chrys - RFL donation item (350 L$).

Eyes: De La Soul “Radiance” mesh eye in Violet – comes with the “Beatrice” skins (0 L$).

Hair: !lamb “Teased Up” Kinda Blueberry – freebie fatpack in the shop (0 L$).

Manicure: Sterling Artistry „Raindrops Dark” - it is a former monthly freebie not available any more, but you can buy the very similar „French Cloud” in the shop (10 L$).

Poses: HelaMiyo “Symmetry” – 50 L$ for one pose; the 5-pose pack is 200 L$.

The pictures were made at Da Vinci Gardens.

Fantasy Faire 2012 Preview - Ullabellatrix

The memory of her nanny always made her smile. “You must be very careful, my sweet little Ulla!” – she used to say, with a grave expression on her wrinkled face. “After sunset, the woods swarm with the most dangerous creatures, people say... those lucky who have lived to tell the tale, that is. They speak of six-legged polecats that spit fire, birds with poisonous feathers, and...” – Nanny’s voice was usually reduced to a hoarse whisper by now – “... there are ruthless, walking golden statues, too, who will kill you in an eyeblink! Promise me you will never walk in the woods after dark, my sweet child!” And little Ullabellatrix promised.

Oh, poor Nanny... she was a foreigner who never truly learned to know and love her chosen homeland. Why didn’t she notice, then, that her ward’s skin was slowly turning into a pale gold, as it customarily happened to the princesses of her House when they approached womanhood? “... and I bet she never counted Fuzzball’s legs, either...” – Ullabellatrix chuckled, then she whistled to her faithful polecat, she patted the deadly feathers of the bird perched on her shoulder, and began her night patrol in the wilderness.

The 2012 edition of Fantasy Faire is around the corner, and look at these beauties that will hit the shelves in a few hours!

Elvenbreath by Selina Forder was among the very first fantasy shops I stumbled into in SL as a noob, and now I have the pleasure to show you one of her exclusive FF items, “Ulabeth”. It is a beautiful ranger/hunter outfit in soft fawns and orangey golds, rich in elaborate details such as the medaillons on the shoulder strap and the belt. The strap, the skirt and the boots come with a resize script, so be you tiny or tall, you’ll be able to wear “Ulabeth” as if it were your second skin.

Talking of skins, “Beatrice” in Gold by Lerochelle Destiny of De La Soul stunningly complements Selina’s outfit. I love the delicate tattoo pattern around the eyes, and I only added a lip tattoo layer of my own because I’m too much of a perfectionist, and not because De La Soul products need any correction. :) “Beatrice” will be available in other fantastic gemstone colours, too, of which I’m going to show you some more very soon.

You’ll find Elvenbreath and De La Soul on the “Shifting Sands” sim here, and here.

Outfit: Elvenbreath “Ulabeth” - RFL donation item (350 L$).

Skin: De La Soul “Beatrice Ikon” in Gold - RFL donation item (350 L$).

Crossbow: GTS Design “Viking Sniper Bow”, a fully functional weapon with HUD – Three Moons Hunt 2 gift (0 L$). The hunt is on until April 30th.

Hair: D!va “Mana” in Black Amber – group gift (0 L$), and it’s free to join the group.

Eyes: Sterling Artistry “Discovery Eyes” The Far Away - 65 L$; the 6-pair pack costs 260 L$.

Lip tattoo: Lovely Mi “Leafy Lips” – previous hunt gift, not available any more.

Poses: Embody “Supermodel” Get Down in the first picture, and Embody “Supermodel” Tough Girl in the second one. The “Supermodel” megapack is a previous discount item, now one pose is available for 49 L$ and a five-pose pack costs 199 L$.

The pictures were made at Enchanted Swansong.