Wrapping Stations Are Go!

This time next week we will have passed Christmas and be heading into the new year... How scary is that to think that we are so close to 2025, and that Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye?! 
Today I had to get a few things done around the house, and there will be more cleaning to do tomorrow, but there was one thing that I simply HAD to get done before Wednesday... I needed to get my wrapping done, and this little Christmas elf needed a bit of help... I headed to the one place on Earth I knew they could get it done... 

Santa's Workshop - a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - has been taken over by the beary merry teddies - from hive -and I've asked them to help me complete my Wrapping Day tasks... A LOT of packages to wrap...Not enough time to get them all done... So far it's making for a Stressful Xmas - like the accessory from Dots - even though I've gotten all dressed up and I'm looking the part of a pretty member of the Santa club... 

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: Astralia - Twinkle Antlers (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Hair: Wasabi - Hot Cocoa Hair in Offbeat (Available until January 8th at ACCESS)
Earrings: STOIC - LUMINESCENCE EARRINGS
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Choker: [Krescendo] - Ho Ho Ho Bow in Priceless
Necklace: Kibitz - Noelle's Necklace in Onyx
Top: Mug - Eve Top in Red
Skirt: Mug - Eve Skirt in Red
Present & Smoke Accessory: Dots - Stressful Xmas in Green
Pose & Paper Prop: Secret Poses - Wrapping Day, Pose 2
Bears: hive - my beary merry teddies
Star Presents: NeverWish - Star Present Decor
Magical Wrapping Present: random.Matter - Magical Yule in Presents Self-Ribboning
Present Piles: MADRAS - Santa Gift Box Santa Gift Box (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Throne: BackBone - Santa's Throne (Gift available in the MadPea Christmas Advent Calendar 2024)
Wrapping hanger: Katy's Kreations - GIFT WRAP STATION
Tinsel: dust bunny - Tinsel Garland in Gold
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Santa's Workshop {360} Backdrop

Making a Charcu-tree!

Some of you may know, others may not but I work in retail... To be exact I work in a family business Cheese Shop. The company is Henri Willig, and they ship internationally if you're interested to find out more, but mostly that's just background information for what I want to share with you today... 
Due to my experience in the shop, I am a MASTER at making a cheese board, or a fancy Charcuterie if you prefer the term, and spend all day giving advice for interesting parings that will impress any cheese - or even the odd non-cheese - lover... 

I LOVE to make a charcuterie and have to say I'm not too bad at it... Pretty good in fact, and I enjoy sharing my secrets with people while I'm talking about the great cheese I sell at work... 
So today I got home from work, armed with some delicious cheese and decided to put together a little something special for the Holidays. Today as I got inspired I had to create a Christmas Charcuterie Tree - like the one from Junk Food - or perhaps that should be a Charcutree?! With fresh honey glazed ham, sausage, olives, tomatoes and of course LOTS of different cheese... It's the perfect food for a party... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: everfaery - Starli Hair (Available until Jaunary 8th at ACCESS)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Cardigan: miss chelsea - Kara Cardi
Top: miss chelsea - Kara Bralet
Shorts: miss chelsea - Kara Shorts
Pose: -Extra- - Homemade, Pose 5
Tree: Junk Food - Christmas Charcuterie Tree
Ham: (Lucas Lameth) - Glazed Ham
Olives: Katy's Kreations - Olive Bowl in Red
Cheese: dust bunny - Summer Picnic in Cheese Wheel
Tomatoes:  Nutmeg - Garden Nook Tomatoes
Sausage: [Ginger Line] - Salame on Cutting Board
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Festive Kitchen {360} Backdrop

Time for some Christmas Chaos

I've been making pretty festives lately, and I love the pretties that come with this time of year... I will admit that the darker and more twisted side of me is not happy though, and I'm fighting back the thoughts of not committing murder tomorrow as I work in retail for the next coupe of days... I feel like now I HAVE to let the demons out, I NEED to release a little festive chaos... 

The Holly Demon - a set from Faunus - is one of the Christmas Chaos Demons in her natural form... Normally they hide as lights amongst the holly bushes, but today she's heading out on a mission to cause all different kinds of chaos. Assisted by a couple of the Krampus Elves, and brandishing a GIANT Plastic Hammer - from Boutique #187 at the current round of MAN CAVE - they will definitely cause more than a few Christmas Nightmares... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Doe - Avery
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wounds & Snow Layers: The Rotting Lab - Skathi's Kiss (No Longer Available!), [POUT!] - Frost Bitten & Izzie's - Face Snow
Nose Piercing: Six Feet Under - Nocturnal Septum
Christmas Tree Wounds: Moon.Phase - ChristmasNightmare
Collar: Garmonbozia - Adriana Collar in Variety 1
Necklace: AsteroidBox - Festive Necklace (Current Group Gift)
Body Paint, Horns, Holly Accessories & Tail: [Faunus] - Holly Demon
Gloves: Quills & Curiosities - Clawed Halfgloves
Hammer: Boutique #187 - Plastic Hammer (Available until January 11th at MAN CAVE)
Wings: Quills & Curiosities - Infernal Wings
Pose: -Extra- - Eyes On Me, Pose 2
Minions: [Lost Junction] - Krampus Elf
Trees: Apple Fall - Heritage Christmas Tree in Spruce Green
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - STOP77

Welcome to Gingerbread Town

 I want to find the Christmas magic... It still seems to be evading me a little bit, and I am more excited by the fact that a couple of days after Christmas I get to go home to see my parents and my sister and see her new house... I CANNOT WAIT!!! Maybe that's where my festive magic will be, maybe that's the time I am waiting for, and right now maybe once the big day will arrive I'll suddenly be feeling it... 
Still until then, I will do whatever I can to find that festive feeling... Even let my mind take me to far off, and maybe imaginary places... 

Some place like the magical little town of Gingerbread... Mostly everything here is gingerbread... There are chocolates and cake and Candy Canes too, if you're peckish please feel free to try the trees. The Candy Cane curly trees - from Simply Shelby for the Sugar Holiday Haul - are perfect examples of the deliciousness in this town... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Prelude in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: Sakura - Christmas Kigurumi in Pudding
Plushie: dust bunny - Holiday Accent Pillows in Gingerbread Man
Pose: -Extra- - Brewed Bliss, Pose 1
Train, Carriages & Tracks: dust bunny - Gingerbread Train
Arch: Simply Shelby - Snowy Candy Cane Gate in Red & Green (Available until December 25th at the Holiday Shop & Hop)
Candy Cane Trees: Simply Shelby - Candy Cane Tree Set (Available until January 3rd for the Sugar SL Holiday Haul)
Orange House: {vespertine} - Gingerbread House (Available until January 5th at equal 10)
Town Houses: {vespertine} - Gingerbread Town
Carousel: dust bunny - Gingerbread Carrousel
Puff Trees: [Merak] - Douceur de Noel
Green Tree: Elm - Holly Decor in PomPom Tree Green
Chocolate Trees: MadPea - Chocolate Tree
Chocolates: MadPea - Chocolate Swirlie Truffle
Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow

Letters to Santa

Today has been an emotional rollercoaster, I was putting out some of our Christmas decorations and discovered my doggy's Christmas stocking in the boxes. I cried for a while and decided to skip the decorating. I got through the vast majority of my wrapping, and then remembered a task that I had to do and hope it wasn't too late... 

I almost forgot that I hadn't written a letter to Santa, I mean I've tried to be a good girl this year although some may say that's debatable... I read lots of books rather than getting into trouble for example, though those books were mostly smut and morally gray... I only mentally murdered annoying customers at work, and didn't actually stab anyone, even though I'm surrounded by real knives... I tried to keep the house clean, whilst I fought my own anxiety that I wasn't ever going to be good enough to do it... I NEEDED to make sure I got my letter in to the big man in red... 
The house was a little warm tonight, maybe because I was typing up a storm on the old type writer I had kept specially for writing these letters. Before I had the chance to put the letter in an envelope and put a stamp on it, a flurry of snowflakes and magic swept in through the window and stole my letter away on the breeze... Will my letter ever make it to Santa?

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: Sorumin - Christmas Lights (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Hair: TRUTH & Wasabi - Parfait in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Sweater: RIOT - Maeve Nordic Sweater (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Pose: FOXCITY - Nightly, Pose 2
Bear: Lagom - A Very Beary Xmas in [ Ima Tree! ] Rare (Available until December 31st at The Arcade)
Snowflakes: Half-Deer - Floating Decor Snow
Sparkles: everfaery - Starfield Aura Wearable
Backdrop: K&S - // Midnight muse. Backdrop (Current Group Gift)

A Moment to Pause...

Today I wasn't working, technically you could say that it's the start of my weekend, and basically I found myself buried to my neck in a blogging slump. I KNOW that I have targets I need to work on and things I KNOW I want to do but for some reason, when it came to starting my blogging plans today I was stuck... 

Am I the only one that ever gets in a rut? I see so many people posting gorgeous things almost every day, but I find myself wondering, don't you ever get confused about what you wanna do with or without the things that you're given?! It was just brewing in my mind that I COULDN'T think what I wanted to do, but after all the decorating and the planning and the work, my mind was spinning, and it wasn't until a very wise friend told me to take a day to relax and let my mind rest, make a cuppa tea and read my book that things started to fall into place... I did exactly that,I found a cosy armchair by a fire in the Frostel Penthouse - which is a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - with my Cats in their Winter Sweaters - courtesy of Aardvark - to keep them extra toasty warm. Holding onto a mug of tea, which I used to help hold my book open like a bookmark - a pose from -Extra- by the way - it's time to clear my head and get lost in my book... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Mellow in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Garmonbozia - Opium Glasses in Variety 3 (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse)
Top: Astralia - Naty Sweater in All colors (Gift available in the MadPea Christmas Advent Calendar 2024)
Jeans: Mug - Renata Jeans in Dark
Pose & Props: -Extra- - Bookmark
Cats: Aardvark - Winter Sweater Cat
Ball: DaD - Christmas Disco Ball
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Frostel Penthouse {360} Backdrop

Santa's Favourite Ho Ho Ho

It's been a long day and tomorrow will only be worse, but I'm so glad it's getting closer to Christmas and getting home to see the hubby had put the tree up and added the lights made me feel even more festive... 
Though this time of year I feel like an over worked elf in a yucky retail setting, though instead of being a worker elfI got a promotion this year, and became a slightly more important worker elf... 

The naughty little elf that I am, is so far down the naughty list that she has to find a way to boost herself back up. As a slightly more important elf, there is a sure fire way, Santa knows where all the naughty girls are, and there have been a few that taught me a few little tricks as a way to make sure Santa knows I can be good at certain things... 
Bring Santa a tankard of ale, and put on a little show while he relaxes before his big day... Even better if you wait until Mrs Claus has gone to bed and you dress yourself in ribbons and step up onto the Holiday Pole Stage - from MadPea at the current round of ACCESS until January 8th - to shake yourself off the naughty list... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Valentine - Snowlust Hat (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Hair: Wasabi - Snow Bunny Hair in Offbeat (Available until December 30th at Anthem)
Face Ribbons: ERSCH - Cady Face Bows (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Choker: PSYCHO:Byts - Choker Bell
Breast Accessories: Palette - Xmas Boobies (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Body Ribbons: Lyrium - Unwrap me Ribbon Suit in Mini Pack 3
Socks: Mug - Elf Stockings in Red
Shoes: REIGN - CANDY CANE EDITION HEELS
Pose: FOXCITY - Valentine, Pose 3m
Pole: MadPea - Holiday Pole Stage in Red & Green (Available until January 8th at ACCESS)
Candy Canes:  MoonPhase - ChristmasClutter in CandyCanes
Gift Boxes: MADRAS - Santa Gift Box (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Mug: Hazel - Tankard
Trees: JIAN - Christmas Tree 2017 Decorated
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Holiday Skate Party {Skybox}

Tree Shopping

Today was my day off, it's working now until Sunday and working in retail at this time of year SUCKS with a capital suck... I've had a lovely day off today though, taking some time to get some pictures done and play with some of my SL Christmas decor, as well as doing a little RL wrapping and some general household chores... 
There was one thing that I needed to make sure I did today... It involved trees... 

There have been so many things on my to-do list today, and one of those was going to a tree farm. This year we HAVE to have a fake tree since my monster in law is moving into my house when we go home to the UK over New Year. Normally I LOVE going to choose myself a real tree, with it's soft needles and the scent of pine. 
So today, I took myself over to the gorgeous Moochie where 'Tis the Season with my St.Bernard Puppy - from Jian - in his soft reindeer outfit and myself dressed in something warm and some big ol' Alice Boots - which are the new release from PSYCHO.Byts - that are perfect for any time you wanna look good whilst having warm toes! Our mission, pick out a tree, roll it up and take it home to adorn my home and make it festive!!!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Karissa Earmuffs Ed in Absolute Pack
Sweater: miss chelsea - Cory Set
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Shorts: MUKA - Shirley in Black
Tights: Psycho Barbie - [Noir Stockings] in Polka Dots
Boots: PSYCHO.Byts - Alice Boots
Tree: [Medieval Fantasy] - Mesh Rolled Christmas Pine Tree FATPACK
Dog: JIAN - Classic St. Bernard Puppies
Pose: Secret Poses - My Portrait 2, Pose 3

A Gift for the Krampus

I've been celebrating the pretty, organised and wonderful side of Christmas celebrations, but there is a certain darkness to Christmas that many people tend to forget... Those kids on the Naughty List,  aren't only risking not getting any gifts... They are risking a visit from Santa's darkest little friend... Krampus is also in town and this year, he's brought his Krampussettes with him... 

The Krampettes are even more dangerous than Krampus himself, he's known for his actions but these girls are more unpredictable and less likely to treat a kid well... 
It was a darkening night, it was a misty night, but it got rapidly worse the moment that Santa, on his daily test flight, spotted one of the Krampettes in the woods... The accident happened in the blink of an eye, she moved her Krumpass Mask - a creation from Tardfish at the Men's Department until December 31st - and when Santa saw her face - a Faceless head from Bespoke - he crashed into the nearest tree... 
Packages were scattered everywhere, there was even one addressed to the Krampusettes... Something surprisingly cute, a representation of her master, a Krampus Plush - a gift from MadPea for Santa Inc when you spend over 800L and accept the Naughty gifts - wonder what Krampus thinks... 

What is she wearing;
Horns: RAWR! - Oxidized Horns
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Faceless in Dark Brown
Frostbite: The Rotting Lab - Skathi's Kiss (No Longer Available!)
Fur: CURELESS [+] - The Twelfth Night in Alpine Fur BROWN
Outfit: Faunus (Originally Forest Fantasy Store) - Safari Set in Leather
Arm Thorns: Static - Luminettle Arm Vine in Brown (Available until December 16th at Gothmas Market)
Mask: Tardfish - Krumpass Mask (Available until December 31st at The Men's Department)
Snowflakes: [TFR] - Personal Snow Day (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Pose: -Extra- - Homemade, Pose 5
Plushie: MadPea - Krampus Plush (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Box: Atelier Burgundy - Moving Boxes in Box with Packing Peanuts
Tree: Candle & Cauldron - Yule Tree in Blue Spruce
Dead Santa Decor: DRD - Oh Holy Shit Night Set
Hanging Cage: DRD - That Brat in a Cage (Past Hunt Item) (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: HexPosed - Hidden Treasure

Chocolate & Cookies

I've been having a very lazy day today, the last few days at work were bonkers due to a Spanish National Holiday which saw a lot more Spanish tourists in Amsterdam and therefore the shop was insanely busy... Don't ask me why it got so busy, I don't think all of the shops in our brand were that busy but we were crazy... 
Today I wanted something calming to do and that meant I was going to start my Christmas decorating... 

After the weekend I'd had so far, this couldn't be a RL think since I was aching all over, but my SL space is different... I started in the kitchen and planned the perfect happy place...
I LOVE having a place to make something delicious, and Hot Chocolate feels like the perfect Winter treat. While shopping in the sales this weekend, I got my hands on a new Slowcooker - from Movement as part of the Licor Chocolate Set - and decided to set up my own Hot Chocolate Stand - thanks to a set from Junk Food at Santa Inc until January 2nd - in my kitchen... 
Adding a handful of cookies and cakes, with a handful of decorations for Christmas cheer and I'm a happy girl... 

What is in the picture;
Stand, Decor, Paper Cups, Mini Glass Jars & Tubs: Junk Food - Hot Chocolate Stand (Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Front Row Decor (Left to Right): 
MOVEMENT - Licor chocolate Set in Tray
dust bunny - Gingerbread Gone Wrong in Prep Scene (Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
MOVEMENT - Licor chocolate Set in Slowcooker
Aardvark - Festive Winter Cookies (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc) 
[Canape] - Cookie Recipe Board (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc) 
Middle Row Decor (Left to Right): 
BROKEN ARROWS - Candy Christmas in Candy Cane Red
dust bunny - Gingerbread Gone Wrong in Gingerbread Kit (Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc) 
Back Row (Left to Right): 
BROKEN ARROWS - Candy Christmas in Candies Red & Green
Raindale - Jingledust Meringue Cake in Green (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
BROKEN ARROWS - Candy Christmas in Macarons Red & Green 
BROKEN ARROWS - Candyland in Marshmallow
BROKEN ARROWS - Candyland in Gingerbread Red & Green 
BROKEN ARROWS - Gingerbread Bakery in Worn Board 
Your Dreams -  Merry Macaron Magic in Macaron Tray (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
BROKEN ARROWS - Gingerbread Bakery in Chocolate Cookie 

Magically Painting Poinsettias

When you think of Christmas decor, what comes to mind? Fairy lights, tinsel, baubles perhaps? What about natural things? A Christmas Tree, Holly, Mistletoe? I love all of those things but something my mum always loved to have around the house when we were kids, and even now, is a Poinsettia. Normally in a gorgeous shade of festive red, but sometimes in white, there was always one decorating our home at Christmas time... 
Did you know though there is a magical being that is tasked to paint the leaves that brilliant shade of red??

There is a Nature Spirit - with a head from BeSpoke - that is a wizened old fae who has travelled across the world from its home lands in the deciduous tropical forests of Mexico and South America, which coincidentally is where Poinsettia originate from, to paint the leaves of the plant of purity in a vivid shade of Red... They also help to keep them alive and looking gorgeous in the wintery cold... 

What is she wearing;
Head, Skin & Horns: BeSpoke - Nature Spirit
Eyes: Suicidal Unborn! - Phantom Eyes V.2
Halo, Body Paint & Accessories: [Faunus] - Poinsettia
Wings: kotte - Fairy Wings
Pasties: [Faunus] - Poinsettia Top
Hand Sparkles: #LuluB! - Magic: Star Spell (No Longer Available!)
Pose: Secret Poses - Leda, Pose 5
Poinsettia: {vespertine} - Classic Potted Poinsettia
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Polarstone Way {Scene}

Flakes on the Fae

I felt like doing something a little goofy but the way I become a goofy little snow fae, dancing around on the breeze with the other snow flakes in the softly falling snow was a lot less goofy, if you discount my cheeky grin... I LOVE being a little icy this time of year, I'm definitely better when it's cold...

She's such a pretty cold thing, like Elsa said "the cold never bothered me anyway" and I think even though the little flake fae has a touch of the frostbite - a layer created by The Rotting Lab - and she's covered in Snow, she's still able to smile... 
Her accessories all assist in her manufacture of the snow flakes... Aiode Flakes - from random.Matter at the current Santa Inc event which runs until January 2nd - in her jewellery to help her create the magical flakes, and the Snowbell Glasses - from Violetility at The Warehouse - which not only create the sounds of snow fall but also protect her eyes from snow blindness... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Let It Snow (Past Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Violetility - Snowbell Glasses (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse)
Nose Piercing: random.Matter - Aoide Nose Rings (Gift Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Snow: kotte - Face Pack in Snow
Choker & Necklace: random.Matter - Aoide Set  in Cool Tones (Available until January 2nd at Santa Inc)
Body Wounds: The Rotting Lab - Skathi's Kiss (No Longer Available!)
Wings: Astralia - Winter Solstice Set
Snow: Cole's Corner - Snow Daze & Softly Snow, 13Act - Let it Snow & Moon Rabbit - Aura Snow
Pose: Secret Poses - Amber, Pose 6
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Snowfields {360} Backdrop

A Parade on the Slopes

Something a little crazy to get myself into that snowy, Winter spirit today since I've got Christmas on overload and finally feel like I want something a little different... I couldn't go too far away from the snow, I couldn't wander too far from that crisp Winter atmosphere... Something fun to let off a little steam... 

On my way out for coffee, I spotted a sign to the Alpine Drifts and Frosty Friends Ski Resort... You could hardly miss the place what with all the Frosty Penguins - part of a release of Frosty Friends from Krescendo at Anthology until December 17th - dotted about... I simply had to take a peek, so after stopping for some coffee to go, I nipped into the lodge and borrowed a set of skis... Seems like I wasn't the only one on the slopes today, there was a Cozy Penguin Parade - from Aardvark, available until December 22nd at UBER - bouncing down the slopes on their bellies, although it seemed like a few had to take a peek at my coffee and snuggle into some of the scarves that had been left by skiers past... 

What is she wearing;
Ear Muffs: miss chelsea - Beki Earmuffs
Hair: Wasabi - Elys Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: FOI - FLY SKI SHADES in BROWN
Jacket: everfaery - Frostlight Jacket (Available until December 8th at ACCESS)
Top: everfaery - Chisa Tube Top
Pants: Mug - Sara Leggings in Black
Pose & Ski Props: Fashiowl - Ski, Pose 1
Penguins: Aardvark - Cozy Penguin Parade (Available until December 22nd at UBER)
Inflatable Penguin: [Krescendo] - Frosty Friends in Penguin (Available until December 17th at Anthology)
Coffe: hive - Coffee on the Go in v.2.0 & Holiday 2020 Edition
Seat: floorplan - Repurposed Ski Lift in Red
Scarfs: Half-Deer - Scarf Clutter
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Alpine Drift {360} Backdrop

On the First of December...

Today is the first day of Advent, and that means the countdown officially begins. Every day for the next 24 days takes us one step closer to the most festive day of the year. It feels like I have a lot to do, but I'm taking it very slow and I'm planning on enjoying myself every step of the way... It's been a special day, one that started with the opening of my multiple Advent calendars... 

I have multiple Advent calendars this year... An online one from my Grandparents, a card one from my mum, my epic Book Advent Calendar that is my Christmas gift from HellBone, but in SL I have two... One is a Countdown 'til Christmas Calendar - which is the current group gift from MadPea and makes for a perfect decoration for those that want to count down until the big day - and the other is the always epic and FILLED with amazing gifts from some wonderful designers, MadPea Advent Calendar for 2024... The line-up of stores that have added a little gift to the collection this year is amazing, with the likes of miss chelsea, Aardvark, Tardfish and The Kiwi Co - all of which are my sponsors and I'm excited to see them as part of something like this - but many more too... 
Once I opened today's treat, and I'm not going to reveal what it is although it's cute and such a fun first gift, I realised that I now have to sit around a wait for tomorrow, so I pulled out some of my decorative toys, the Soldier Plushie Bear - from FINCA - and the Nutcrackers to make the festive little village feel more lived in... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Xarina HW Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: miss chelsea - Hati Top
Pose: -Extra- - 2023 Holiday Hunt, Pose 4
Countdown Clock: MadPea - Countdown 'til Christmas Calendar (Current Group Gift)
Bear: FINCA - Soldier Plushie Bear
Men: MishMish - Nutcracker
Advent Calendar: MadPea - Christmas Advent Calendar 2024
Pillows: dust bunny - Holiday Accent pillows in Tree Red
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Silverpine Loft {360} Backdrop

The Day Before It Begins...

Well it's finally here, the eve of the Festive Season is upon us... Tomorrow is December 1st. The first day of Advent - which this year I am really really excited for since HellBone spoilt me with my main Christmas present being a BOOK ADVENT CALENDAR... There is so much to do, what with decorating for the festivities, buying and wrapping gifts, prepping all the delicious Christmas grub and just generally getting into the spirit... 

A few days ago I'd been out in the woods collecting foliage for my decorations and so today on the last day of November I'm getting decor prepared. I've set up a little tree and pulled out the baubles, cut at the cards into Jolly Trees - from Spruce - and then pulled over the Early Winter decor crate - that I have from Pitaya - so that I could try out that tutorial I'd seen online... It looked easy enough but even I was pretty impressed with how cute my Christmas Gnome Wreath- from Simply Shelby - turned out!

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Lyrical (Past Group Gift)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: Mug - Angela Onesie in Black
Pose: FOXCITY - Never Lonely, Pose 4m
Christmas Santa Decor: Simply Shelby - Christmas Gnome Wreath Set in Red
Paper Trees: spruce - Jolly Trees
Foliage Crates: Pitaya - Early Winter Decor
Spray Cans: floorplan - Spray Paint Can
Craft Stuff: tarte - Craft Clutter
Ribbons: PLAAKA - RibbonBox
Glue Gun: [InsurreKtion] - Craft Room Gacha Item in Glue Gun
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Holiday Prep {360} Backdrop

A Mermaid's Garden

I went out on our annual work team outing last night and I'm a little tired today, but it was funny... The one thing I found myself coming up with one idea, and one idea only that wouldn't budge was something a little fishy... We had Sushi for dinner, so I had to get my Mermaid on, although this time, I went a little more monstermer than I ever have before... 

A monstermer deserves a little time in the limelight too, they aren't al Ariel wannabes down there under the sea, but that doesn't make them any less gorgeous... 
Within the Lost Atlantis - a backdrop from The Bearded Guy by the way - Garden, you may come across it's caretaker the Keppel Deep Sea Siren - a head and skin set from BeSpoke - in her Magic Clam accessories - from Faunus - that protects the fishies and tends to the flowers... Don't mind her scary looks, she's all heart and full of pearls of wisdom... 

What is she wearing;
Back Headdress: Boutique #187 - Mermaid Headpiece
Front Headdress & Wings: YOKAI - Mermaid Vibes Crown & Wings in Dreams SET
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Deep Sea Siren in Keppel
Eyes: Izzie's - Angel Eyes
Eye Make-up: Rubedo - Drusilla & WarPaint - Regal Eyeshadow & Pearls
Body Paint, Back Shell  & Staff: [Faunus] - Magic Clam Set
Necklaces: (Yummy) - Oversized Pearl Gemstone Necklace & (Yummy) - Pearl Cascade Necklace in Shoulders Only, [ glow ] studio - Starfish Pearls Necklace (No Longer Available!) & League - Double Stranded Soft Pearl Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Bra: [Faunus] - Magic Clam Lingerie
Bracelet: Half-Deer - Mermaid's Majesty in Kraken Bracer RARE
Fish: MishMish - Shoal of Fish
Bubbles: MoonAmore - Ocean Lover in  Bubbles
Pose: -Extra- - Cozy Season, Pose 2M
Flowers: Elm - Blossom Flowers & Petal Flowers
Sea Plants: DISORDERLY. - Wrecked in Aquatic Plants
Tube Plants: Herbalys - Acid Fungi
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Lost Atlantis Backdrop

Meeting the Residents

I've had a particularly difficult day, I feel like sometimes customers are lovely and others they treat you like you're way below them and you aren't very important at all... If I could get away with it, I'd want to say "Excuse me, if you don't talk to me like I'm a normal human being then I'm done feeding you cheese"... Please remember that people working in retail, are people too... 
I came home from work today and had to stop off to get myself something for dinner... I had convinced myself I wanted something healthy... That turned into a pack of cheesy bullcrap... 

That didn't happen, Hell wanted a take-away and a curry was what he had in mind... Not that I was complaining, although Rudh had picked up healthy things in her Groceries bag, and even stopped to pet the neighbours dogs as she waited by the elevators... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Pearl K9 Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: TRIGGERED - Charlie Glasses
Tattoo: Adora-tions - Creeps Neck Tattoo
Jacket: Pseudo - Leo Leather Jacket in Black
Top: [Cosmic Dust] - Roxanne Top in Rebel
Shorts: [Cosmic Dust] - Roxanne Shorts in Leopard
Tights: The Little Bat - Summon Leggings
Bag: FINCA - Groceries Bag
Pose & Dogs: Fashiowl - The Last One, Pose 2
Elevator Signs: [Krescendo] - Haunted Elevator Dial
Backdrop: blaink. - The elevator V3

Good Times for Dolls in Malibu Baby

One thing I love about my form of blogging is that as I'm so random I never know what will come out of my brain at any time... I LOVE being something pretty and fantastical, I love being dark and twisted and I LOVE being bright, colourful and weird... Some days I'm more random than others, and today for some reason I've had the Barbie Girl song rammed deep in my brain... That lead to me being invited to a very strange party... 

When my friend said "hey there is a new party location in Malibu Baby - a backdrop from FOXCITY by the way - called "Good Times" - with a sign made by Krescendo for the current round of Man Cave - that has a cinema, pool and a dance club... It was the perfect place for a doll, living or dead like me to explore. So I got myself all dolled up, something Barbie-esque, lots of pink and cute - in a shirt from Adora-tions, and a pink fluffy coat from GABRIEL - but I feel like I had a bit of a wires crossed moment... 
The kind of dolls that were to be found poolside were not what I was expecting... The Blowup Bettys and Blowup Barrys - a release from MadPea for the current round of ACCESS until December 8th - are strutting their stuff, checking each other out and there's an undercurrent of sexiness... Weird looks on their faces and far too much rubber skin on show... Still, I hope they all find happiness, it's just not the hangout place for me... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH & Faga - Opulent in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: Adora-tions - Asshole Soul Tee
Jacket: GABRIEL - Vivid Off-shoulder Fur in Pink
Jeans: AsteroidBox - Blair Pants in Denim Light
Pose: Secret Poses - Miles, Pose 7
Dolls: MadPea - Blowup Betty & Blowup Barry (Available until December 8th at ACCESS)
Sign: [Krescendo] - Good Times Neon in Red (Available until December 11th at Man Cave)
Tray: Dahlia - Berries & Cream in Drink Tray
Backdrop: FOXCITY Photo Booth - Malibu Baby

Releasing the Snow Storm...

I know that sometimes my blogging is all over the place, and one day I'm bright and colourful while the next I'm darker and more dead looking... This time of year as the weather is changing and the winter whites and greys are taking over from the Autumn colours... Soon the reds, golds and browns will be a thing of memory and the whites will be altering the landscape... All it takes is a simple magical gesture from the fae, and everything changes... 

When the Fall Feels hit, and the air starts to get colder... The Fae are slowly starting to get weaker and beginning to show signs of decay, so even though her flowers and leaves are beginning to turn red, her body is decaying before her eyes... All she needed to do now was uncork the bottle, release the Stellar Dendrites and watch as they take a Leafy Ride on the wind... 
Since things need a little more showing off, I've added the ads for the Leafy Ride from Aardvark, and the Progeny Bindi from Six Feet Under... 

What is she wearing;
Headdress: LODE - Gabrielle
Hair: TRUTH & Wasabi - Beach Vibes in Redhead
Skin: LUMAE - MORTIS
Face Tattoo: Lenore - Izora
Bindi: Six Feet Under - Progeny Bindi
Ears: ANDORE - Delfiya
Chest Piece: CRYPTID - Solemn
Wings: {geek} - Leaf Wings Red Version
Body Paint: [Faunus] - Elemental Leaves in Fatpack
Bottle: STOIC - STELLAR DENDRITE
Pastie: !deviousMind - Cassia in Summer Forest
Pose: Secret Poses - Aradia, Pose 1
Large Leaves: Aardvark - Leafy Ride
Floating Leaves: Cole's Corner - Autumn Breeze
Mushrooms: CuteCvlt - Amanita Cluster & {vespertine} - fungi collection
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - FALL FEELS {360} Backdrop

Geometrics and Bubbles!

My last post was a ittle morose and I am sorry to anyone that I may have brought down with my unhappy ramblings... Today I was boosted from my feelings of meh by a chance coversation caused by my rambling space and therefore not only did I realise that my therapeutic ramblings help me, they do in fact provide entertainment to others a little bit too... It deftinitely made me feel better and made me feel like today I needed to do something random, sparkly and crazed... 

I dunno why the most random of pictures always makes me feel the happiest, and most alive... I wanted bright and colourful, I wanted something neon and colourful, I wanted colours... I filled my screen with Geometric Light Tiles - a release that has come from the great minds at MadPea, and is still available until November 24th at LEVEL - and brightness that made me feel like I was exploring a magical place like Oz... Maybe it's due to my social media being filled with Wicked stuff, but today was all about the green... Can't have been helped that my Witch Tumbler - from Boutique #187 at SABBATH now - was also a green witch theme and the bubbles were so bubbly they were floating away in the breeze... 

What is she wearing;
Headdress: Butanik83 - Mayor's Headpiece
Hair: Exile -  Devious
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Violetility - Devilish Glasses
Bubblegum: [Pink Fuel] - Yum Bubblegum!
Necklace: (Yummy) - Eye of Eternity Set
Dress: ABSENCE - Lana Gown in Noir
Over Dress: Moon Amore - ASTRONEER BODYSUIT
Glass: Boutique #187 - Witch Tumbler (Available until December 11th at SABBATH)
Sparkles: (Bubbles) Go&See/Cat-Noodle - Bubble Pop (No Longer Available! & Cole's Corner - Starstuff & Glitterati
Pose: K&S - Queen, Pose 1
Neon Lights: MadPea - Geometric Light Tiles (Available until November 24th at LEVEL)
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - High Pressure in 05 Cianchis

Missing You

I know sometimes I'm random and I'm a bit of a rollercoaster of emotions, but I made a RL mistrake today and it's hurt me and I feel a need to get it out and talk to someone. I don't wanna burden my hubby with it, and my family and friends are all busy so why not vent here and let it out this way, maybe someone out there can relate... 
It's getting closer to Christmas... This Christmas will be my first without my puppy Izzy, and even though we lost her in February, I caught myself about to buy her something as a gift for Christmas this morning...

I know it seems like a silly thing, I was buying a gift for my kitty... Anna has become so used tobeing the Queen of the house, but I spotted something so adorable for the puppy that I ALMOST bought it before I remembered that Izzy will be eating her Christmas Turkey with other pets from my past... It brought a tear to my eyes, and I fought hard not to let the hubby see...
Needed to find a way to get it out of my system. I miss her so much, and even though there is NO PLAN to get a new Dog anytime soon - I love the freedom that I have without her being here - I can't stop myself from missing her... I had to find somewhere peaceful, to curl up with a cool drink and my memories, I needed to think of her and have a good cry to get over things... 

What is she wearing;
Horns: Tentacio - Bad Girl Horns
Hair: TRUTH & Wasabi - Chestnut in Redhead
Eyes: Izzie's - Lua Eyes (Teary Eyes) RARE
Eye Make-Up: Izzie's - Smeared Mascara & Little Tears
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: Kibitz - Maze's Chains in Silver
Top: PSYCHO:Byts - Lisbeth Top
Arm Cuff: Garmonbozia - Barbed Bangles VAR 3 (Available until December 11th at Man Cave)
Bracelets: Kibitz - Baela's Bracelet in Silver
Drink: Boutique#187 - Barrel Drink (Available until December 11th at Man Cave)
Skirt: Mug - Jinx Skirt in Red
Tights: Psycho Barbie - [High Waisted Ripped Stockings]
Boots: Phedora - Terrormaw Unisex Stomps
Pose: Secret Poses - Painting, Pose 2
Dog: JIAN - Boxer Bedlam in Ghost Adult Wanderer
Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop - SANCTIFIED

A Picky Tea for Dinner

It's dinner time... What do I want for dinner?? I'm not really sure, and on days like today I tend to go with a very British option... In the UK when I was growing up, we referred to this dinner as Picky Bits. It tended to be something I made with my sister when mum and dad were away, and now it comes under many guises... Picky Bits, British Tapas, a Picky Tea or the more straight to the point "We-need-to-get-everything-out-of-the-freezer-because-it-needs-defrosting" dinner... Today let me help educate you about the Picky Tea... 

I am not really the best for making a good description of the Picky Tea, I'll pass you over to someone on Social Media, Star Holroyd and her brilliant video on TikTok for the best description...
Roughly though, a Picky Tea is about 80% Beige Foods, 15% Posh Veggies - which works out to be any salad veg that has had some kind of cutting done to it therefore making it "posh" and the last 5% is made up of things that make no real sense with the rest of the foods on the table, has been stuffed in the back of the fridge and will invariably be put back into the cupboard without being touched... But likeI said, listen to Star, she explains things better hehe... 
80% Beige Food, 15-20% Posh Food "Any salad veg that have been sliced, therefore made "posh"", 5% makes no sense to the rest but has been hiding in the cupboard for over a year that is gotten out in the hopes that someone will eat it, although it is invariably put back into the cupboard to wait a little longer... 
For my SL Picky Tea I've gone all out... I have Steak Fajitas with Salsa and Guac, I got a special Thanksgiving Pizza and Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers. There's fresh veggies and Texas Rolls and cheese, and I even found some tins of fish AND some Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Puds in the freezer. 

What is in the photo:
Veggies: Junk Food - Veggie Trays
Cheese: dust bunny - Summer Picnic in Cheese Wheel
Rolls & Butter: Junk Food - Texas Rolls
Caviar: Fancy Decor - Open Caviar Tin in Orange
Sardines: KittyRey 3D Lab - Canned Sardines
Jalapenos: Lucas Lameth - Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
Chips: random.Matter - Nostalgic Nights in Crisps
Pizza: Junk Food - Thanksgiving Pizza
Fajitas, Guacamole, Salsa & Tortillas: Junk Food - Steak Fajitas
Olives: Katy's Kreations - Six Olive Bowls
Yorkshire Puddings: Stockholm&Lima - Yorkshire Pudding
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Sotto Cafe {360} Backdrop

Make New Friends

It's already nearing the end of November and that means before very long Christmas will start and things will go bonkers... I have so much to do, I want to get myself some new Christmas decorations and may even go out into nature and collect some wild winter foliage for decor... I'll head out into the wild and make a day of it... 

I'd made myself a little camp on the edge of the woods, just over the bridge in the Snowfall Crossing - a backdrop by Synnergy.Tavis - and after spending a few hours collecting foliage to use as decor, I curled up in a pile of blankets on rugs laid in the snow to hide away for a tea break... 
While I was making the tea, I must have passed out a little, when I woke up I had some new friends that had decided my camp looked like a nice warm plae for a nap... Fox Friends came for pets, and Lil Bear Cubs were making themselves at home - both of these sets of animals are from Aardvark, the bears are currently available at TMD and the foxes are at the current round of ACCESS - whilst the cute little bunnies took over my scarf... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Chili Winter Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: everfaery - Eli Cropped Long Sleeve
Overalls: BUENO -  Nini Overalls in Blues
Blanket: hive - Bundle Up in Darks
Pose: Fashiowl - Spooky, Pose 9
Foxes: Aardvark - Fox Friends (Available until December 8th at ACCESS)
Bears: Aardvark - Lil Bear Cubs (Available until November 30th at TMD)
Bunnies: Half-Deer - Warm & Fuzzy in Snuggle Bunnies Choco
Crates: Pitaya - Early winter decor in Box Dark wood (Available December 10th at Kustom9)
Pillows: 8f8 - Snuggled In  in Curled Under RARE
Rugs: Trompe Loeil - Teigen Glamping Tent Rugs PG
Fire: Nerenzo - Awesome Campfire Fire
Kettle: Foxes - Travelling Heart Gacha Item in Campfire Dark
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Snowfall Crossing {360} Backdrop 

Wolves on a Full Moon

November 15th is a Full Moon, and it is the last super moon of the year... Apparently it's a Beaver Moon, though I'm not sure what that's about and why... Maybe someone knows something somewhere, perhaps Google knows...
Unfortunately that makes people go crazy, NOT that I need any excuse to be a little random because that's exactly what I feel most of the time... For some reason I ended up thinking of a werewolf on the full moon and well... One random thing lead to another... 

Only in this case the cow wasn't the one jumping over the moon, the werewolf was living her best Ceres era... It's a time in a young werewolf's life when the change makes them extra springy - and it's something that I just totally made up because I can lol - but during this little werewolf's Ceres Era - thanks to the amazing Jeans, Waist Sweater, Shoes and Socks created by The Kiwi Co, in collaboration with the Ceres Hairstyle by TRUTH - not only was she ready to jump, she was ready to fly over the moon... Crazy stunting through the skatepark and putting on a show for her puppy friends... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Ceres in Redhead
Face Paint:  MoonPhase - ClassicWereWolf FacePaint
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Upper Collar: random.Matter - Cermet Collar in Do Not Feed
Lower Collar: random.Matter - Wretched Collar
Top & Sweater: miss chelsea - Ashe Set in Sweater & Tank (Available until December 6th at Equal10)
Ears & Tail: aisling - Lubin in Cute (No Longer Available!)
Jeans: The Kiwi Co. - Ceres Set in Jeans
Waist Sweater: The Kiwi Co. - Ceres Set in Sweaters
Socks & Shoes: The Kiwi Co. - Ceres Set in Shoes & Socks
Pose & Board: Samia - Ella Skateboard in Mirror  Single  3
Puppies: MishMish - Baby Wolf Companions
Moon: BellEquipe Design Store - Moon Light
Backdrop: PALETO - Skate Park in Green