Backstage with the Band

I am a child born in the 80s, and raised in the 90s. I was a fan of one of the UK's first - and if I may say so best boybands Take That - and although I was a fan of them I also fell hard for one of the most important grunge boys to ever hit the music scene. My early teenage years would have been NOTHING with Mr Kurt Cobain... On one hand there was Mark Owen, the other was Kurt... I was a cheesy pop, grunge diva kinda girl... I was the kinda girl at school hung out with the skateboarding boys, wearing a hoody and plenty of eyeliner... Listening to the angsty kinda music that drove my Dad bonkers... 

I had a teenage crush on Kurt Cobain for so long and was mortified by his death... I had a jealousy toward Courtney Love, purely because she was his other half, although I LOVED listening to her band Hole... 
Rudh got all excited when she heard that there was a Shotgun Pop-Up event with a Grunge theme... Her and her mates had already decided to try and get a gig with their grunge band, the Free Candy, and rocked up to their first show with an old truck - a truck from Bad Unicorn - loaded with gear... Dressed in an outfit that pays homage to Miss Love's style back in the 90s - thanks to an amazing release from miss chelsea for the Shotgun Pop-Up Event - she's ready to rock out and find her own Nirvana... 

What is she wearing;
Tiara: miss chelsea - Love Set in Tiara (Available until October 16th at Shotgun Pop-up Event)
Hair: TRUTH & Wasabi - Tide in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Eyeshadow: Gorsimi - Slatra Shadows
Cigarette: [NikotiN] - Classic Cigarette
Collar: Kibitz - Letty's collar in Silver
Jacket: miss chelsea - Love Set in Jacket (Available until October 16th at Shotgun Pop-up Event)
Outfit: miss chelsea - Love Set in Dress (Available until October 16th at Shotgun Pop-up Event)
Socks: Psycho Barbie - [Hex Stockings] in Plain
Pose: Secret Pose - Nirvana, Pose 2 (Available until October 16th at Shotgun Pop-up Event)
Van: [Bad Unicorn] - Bang Van in Free Candy
Guitar Cases: Angel of Metal - Guitar Case, 22769 - [homme] guitarbag leopard & Synnergy.Tavis - Guitar Case
Speaker: Serenity Style - Musicland Nashville Amplifier
Drum Case: SEY - DrumCase (No Longer Available!)
Drum: EFE Design - Drum Set
Crate: e.marie - Record Crates in Mint
Backdrop: K&S - // No way out. Backdrop

A "Walk" in the Park

A day at home, a chance to relax after a super busy weekend at work... It's always a lovely, happy, relaxed feeling of being able to have a day to just unwind, although in typical fashion I ended up waking up far too early. Although, being awake so early means that I have more of a chance to get things done... I've done some dishes and laundry, I've taken a shower and even had a chance to get some dusting done, I might if I'm very good even find the time to run the vacuum through the house. 
First, however, I need to get some important groceries, so it's time for a trip to the shops... 

Killing two birds with one stone, I've decided to take the dogs for a walk as I head to the shops. I grabbed my jacket, tied my skates and said to the pack of Great Dane puppies - from JIAN - that were chilling in my garden "Let's Roll" - a pose from a set by Secret Poses - to the dog park. We did decide to make a quick stop off at the shops on the way to the park, my doggie buddies were excitedly happy to carry some of my Shopping Bags - from Junk Food - so we stocked up on snacks and went on to cause chaos as we charged through the park!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Exile - Strange and Unusual
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: xx - Clip Chain in Silver
Jacket: GABRIEL - One-shoulder Riders in Black
Top: miss chelsea - Fara Tank (Available until September 5th at Equal10)
Gloves: miss chelsea - Fara Gloves (Available until September 5th at Equal10)
Shorts: miss chelsea - Fara Shorts (Available until September 5th at Equal10)
Knee Wounds: FREYA - Basic Kneels Marks V.2
Shoes: CULT - Jammin
Pose: Secret Poses - Let's Roll, Pose 5
Grocery Bags: Junk Food - Shopping Bags
Dogs: JIAN - Great Danes
Bench: 22769 - Victorian Bench
Dog Park Sign & Dog Litter Bin: Star Sugar - Dog Park Items
Bin: DRD - San Mora Set in City Trash
Background: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Fall roadway [ 360] Backdrop

Summoning is just like making a Phone Call...

It's getting closer, so close the magic is deep and dark and scary... Halloween is coming and I cannot wait! Just a few more sleeps until Halloween! Now that the veil is lifting and we're closer to the otherside, Rudh is putting in a few calls to home, and chatting with her demonic friends and summoning them all to come for a visit over the holidays! 

Summoning takes a lot of effort though, I mean you have to set the scene, and depending on who you are contacting it will vary as to what you need... Her Witch Planning Book - from Tentacio - keeps notes of what is needed to contact everyone, and in this case she's using Scattered Crystals - from Lovely Alien - and a HUGE Blood Bucket - from Pink Unicorn - though I'm not sure if the person she's contacting is at home! 
Wait a minute though, the little demonic Rudh may be scaring her callers away... I mean look she's dressed like some kind of nun?! A Marianna Hairstyle - from Doe - and a cute uniform from the Witchcraft Academy - from Dead Dollz - the funny part is, it looks like it's not sitting well with her skin. She's got an outbreak of FIKA Trypophobia Freckles appeared on her cheeks, her face is slowly peeling apart! It's not that clear here, but take a look at the close up!!! Her face is rotting away!!

What is she wearing; 
Hair: Doe - Marianna in V2 Indecisive RARE (Available until October 31st at The Epiphany) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Face Wound: FIKA - Trypophobia Freckles (Available until November 17th at Flora) 
Top: Dead Dollz - Witchcraft Academy Gacha Items in Student Top Black (Available until October 31st at The Epiphany) 
Skirt: Dead Dollz - Witchcraft Academy Gacha Items in Student Skirt Black (Available until October 31st at The Epiphany) 
Stockings: REIGN - Spooky Stockings in Sheer 
Shoes: REIGN - Scorcha Boots (Available until November 1st at The Summoning) 
Pose & Candles: -Extra- - This is Halloween Set in Fallen Angel (Available until October 31st at Spookzilla Hunt) 
Bucket: [PINK UNICORN] - Blood Bucket 
Doll: 22769 - The Collector Gacha Item in Mr. Instaguy (Available until October 31st at The Epiphany) 
Crystals: ((Lovely Alien)) - Shattered Crystals Floor Deco Set 
Knife: Violetility - Blade of Cain 
Book: Tentacio - Witch Planning 
Backpack: dust bunny - Pastel Night Bat Bag 
Trap: Paper Moon - Devil Trap Decal in Broken 
Pentagram: DRD - Wican Pentagram 
Bag: Nutmeg - Soul Collector's Gacha Items in Bag of Souls Black RARE (Available until October 31st at The Epiphany) 
Chest: dust bunny - Midnight Apothecary Cabinet in Dark Wood 

Sins Unleashed... Envy is a Green Eyed Monster

OK So I'm still at home, and my posts will be and have already been somewhat sporadic... I'm just taking time out to spend time with the family and read a few good books - by a few I've already read two LOL... Yet you know me and my addiction to my blog. I cannot resist taking a few minutes to sit and write something.
Today I'm back thinking about the Seven Deadly Sins... I have two more to be released since the unleashing by Image Essentials at the beginning of March. Today it's the turn of Envy to break her way into the limelight, she's been watching and waiting, envious of the attention the other sins have gotten, and now it's time for her to shine... 

Envy found her way into one of the most envious and catty lifestyles... Don't ask how, but she's there as a queen of the fashion world - she;s joined the Pseudo Agency.
Not ever one to let her demonic attributes ruin a glittering modelling career, she joined where the sin is so predominant... Jealous, Rage and Envy take the forefront of this job market, at least they do if you've ever seen some of the bigger Hollywood movies about it, and let's face it, that's as close as I'm ever really going to get LOL... 
Her dress is one of Belle Epoque, and she accessorises with pearls - dahling lol... Yet the look of envy is in her eyes... Those green eyes, that share her jealousy and longing!! 
That's 6 of 7 sins... I wonder how and when we will discover one of my remaining favourites... Gluttony is hiding someone, maybe in the nearest bakers?! 

What is she wearing;

Horns: 22769 - Ram Antlers Bone in White Pearls 

Hair: Truth - Farryn in Redhead 

Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 

Eyes: Nightmare - Mori Eyes Glasses: Pure Poison - Catsa Sunglasses 

Necklace: Alienbear - Pearls Double Necklace in White 

Dress: Belle Epoque - Eleanor in Beige 
Pose: Image Essentials - Seven Deadly Sins in Envy M 

Backdrop: Pseudo - Pseudo Agency (Available for use at Backdrop City) 

Making Cakes with Candy Leftovers

Something a little out of the ordinary from me to follow up a post about being trouble LOL... This is trouble but of a different kind I suppose... In RL if I walked past a kitchen that smelt like fresh baked cakes I know I would instantly gain 5lbs in weight - and that is without even seeing a cake - hence TROUBLE! 
This post also gave me a little trouble in set-up as I have never been very good at sharing furniture in photography... Oh well, here goes nothing I suppose!
I decided to make a little cake, to use up some of the chocolate candy that I had... We had no Trick-or-Treaters this year, and so to stop myself stuffing candy bars into my mouth at an unusually fast rate I decided to make them into a cake!! Least stuffing that into my mouth could be a little more ladylike?!

I don't have a kitchen in SL... I know some people like to go for realism when putting their home together, but I cannot stand having anything that makes me think of household chores LOL - there are way too many of those in RL as it is LOL - so I rigged up a cooking area with this awesome table from HIDEKI, it's a desk but meh it did the job, and then even put a shelf up to hold on to a few things. Being totally honest, the shelf was an item that I was sent to blog from Lost Junction, and when I received it I was a bit dazed and confused as to what was I going to do with it, hence making cakes hehe... 
The shelf is not the only Lost Junction item though, if you see the black bowls and the crazy collection of spoons that look like they come straight from Nightmare Before Christmas, then you should know that these are part of the Witchin' Kitchen from Lost Junction too... 
The rest of the décor that I chose to make the table look pretty is stuff that has been released from various Gacha events, but that I have picked up later on - and at bargain basement prices sometimes - from the Yardsales... I LOVE yardsales, I am pretty much addicted!! Everything is listed in the list below so check out things if you want them there, just make sure those cheeky lil Hammies keep their hands off my epic cake while you do please!!! 

What is on show;
Table: HIDEKI - Desk 
Shelf: [Lost Junction] - Wilbur's Shelf in Full (Available until November 30th at We <3 RP) 
Coffee Machine: dust bunny - Coffee Machine 
Toaster: dust bunny - Toaster 
Cake: Olive - Roz's Choco-Cherry OMGFROSTING Cake 
Yellow Bowl: Apple Fall - Mixing Bowl Set 
Spoons & Black Bowls: [Lost Junction] - Witchin' Kitchen Gacha Items 
Scales: trés blah - Kitchen Basics in Scale Cream 
Flour: Apple Fall - Bags of Flour 
Candy: 22769 - [bauwerk] Elven Chocolate Bars 
Hamsters: MishMish - Hammies Gacha Items 

Stop the Press, I re-discovered I love to Hunt!

I love taking photos, it's definitely one of my favourite past times and there is no better way for me to relax than by working out a look I want for a photo then seeing it come to life in "print"... SL photography for me is becoming way more than a past time, it's becoming more of an obsession... I take pictures of what I love and hopefully share that love with you, and I get to experiment with things that I never would have even looked at before... 
One of the things that I have started doing is looking more at prizes from hunts... I used to LOVE being a hunter, I did every hunt that I could to grab as many freebie or cheapie awesome goodies as I could, but I grew tired of it, and only recently re-discovered a love of hunting... 
The one that is inspiring me at the moment is The Photographers Hunt. I mentioned it before, but I cant help playing with a few more of the awesome prizes, and can promise you that this will no doubt be my last either! 

These are some more prizes from The Photography Hunt... Another background that has been textured using a gorgeous pattern from Spyralle - this time in an Unquiet Water Pattern... 
This time I was working on the post photo shoot phase of photography, I wanted to share with you the editing process hehe, and yes OK editing SL pictures is not done like this often BUT this Home Laboratory is the perfect prop for any photograph making genius. Don't miss this at 22769, it's a HUNT PRIZE!! One thing I should mention though is that it is not scripted with poses, but there are so many available on the hunt, like this one from [Black Tulip] that you won't need to worry about that too much! 
There is just one more hunt prize here that needs an honourable mention, and that is the Press Hat from Duh! It's a great unisex item, that I pulled on over some curly Magika hair, but it would look awesome on the guys too! 
As you can tell, I'd been acting like an undercover paparazzi at a very swanky affair, and I didn't even have time to change out of my glitzy outfit! The dress, on the subject of glitz, is from the store epoch but its name is Glitz hehe... I'd dressed it up a little with a pair of thigh high Regency boots from BAX and some of the most gorgeous Earthstones Laraine Diamond Jewellery, which was a part of my bridesmaids uniform for Solde's wedding recently... 
I wowed the crowd at the party but 'hmmm' I wonder if I can wow the people more with my photos hehe... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: Duh! - Press Hat (Hunt Prize for The Photographers Hunt 1-31 October) 
Hair: Magika - Friday 
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07
Necklace & Bracelet: Earthstones - Laraine Jewelery Set in Diamond Platinum 
Tattoo: Identity - Inner Goddess 
Dress: epoch - Glitz Dress in Black 
Boots: BAX - Regency Boots in Black Leather 
Pose: [Black Tulip] - Standing #10 (Hunt Prize for The Photographers Hunt 1-31 October) 
Prop: 22769 - [bauwerk] My Home Laboratory (Hunt Prize for The Photographers Hunt 1-31 October) 
Background Texture: Spyralle - Unquiet Waters 1-3 (Hunt Prize for The Photographers Hunt 1-31 October) 

A Leaf on the Wind, Destination UK

Homesickness has hit me a little hard recently... I was in the UK at Christmas visiting family, but one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do was move to another country. OK I got the man I wanted to be with, but at the same time I left everything I knew and loved behind me, and even though I've been here for almost 5 years, everytime I leave the UK I cry! My mum complains that I don't call them often enough, but I always end up feeling a little sad when I hang up the phone, so I try to put it off and delay the calls.
I try to surround myself in SL with things that make me feel like I'm in England... So when I saw the event, that is being hosted in honour of Scarlet Chandrayaan - owner of the store Alouette - in her efforts to tick an item off her bucket list, with a trip to London, after she was given the news that no one wants to hear... She's sick, it's cancer and this time, I was sad to read, it's terminal... News no one wants to hear... I had more than one reason to go to A Leaf on the Wind and splash some cash on a collection of adorable UK related things...

I first heard about the event through one of the designers that I am a blogger for... Nimil Blackflag , of SongBird, sent out her blogger box with a little information... I will admit, though thinking about it now it sounds really bad, that I just ignored the information at first and was more than a little excited she'd made something featuring British things! It wasn't until I'd cast a fleeting glance at the notecard, that I knew I'd definitely be spending some money at the event too, not just dancing around in my new Punky Britt Jeans from SongBird!  
Before I even had the chance to go shopping, I made sure I was dressed like a Punky Brit, admittedly a scantily clad one, but a Punky Brit all the same! Just something I wanted to point out, these shoes are some of my favourites and I don't think I've ever talked about them before! They are from the brand cheeky, and are called Kayle... I FREAKING LOVE THEM, but moving on lol...
The event itself is set in a representation of the Tower of London it seems, with a whole host of designers offering British themed wares to raise money for Scarlet's trip to London!
There were so many lovely things that I could have bought, each would have made me feel a little less homesick, but a few things in particular really caught my attention... The first is in my hand! Let's face it, if you ever read my blog or look at my photos, me dressing up and looking silly is something that seem to go hand in hand, and you should expect it by now. So it was no surprise that I was drawn to the [Fetch] Bloody Fun Gacha with it's masks on sticks! What makes these masks even more fun is that you can wear multiples at once, they are already posed and set to roughly the right positions but you can edit them if you wish...
Lastly and possibly the most obvious, dependant on where your eyes are drawn to, but even then I doubt you would miss this, we have the AWESOME Telephone Booth Nook Set from 22769. This was one of the first, and possibly my favourite items from the event, and the telephone booth itself will now become a permanent fixture at my house. I love the little details - it's fully posed so you can sit yourself all nice and cosy in the box - the photos of Big Ben, the cushions made up of the three flags of the Union Jack and even the fairy lights, which I am a sucker for in RL too by the way!
So let's raise a glass of Letterbox Champagne, spend a few bob and get Scarlet on her way to the UK!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Lemon
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07 (Past Collabor88 Item)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup, AND, (Cheek) Fallen Doll - WickedFaceScar
Nose Piercing: DirtyStories - Heart Nose Piercing (Past Suicide Dollz Item)
Masks: [Fetch] - Bloody Fun Gacha in Hat, Mustache 1 and Monocle (Available now at Leaf on the Wind)
Top: Kio-Kio - Bitch Bra in Cyber Black
Jeans: SongBird - Punky Britt Jeans in Black (Available now at Leaf on the Wind)
Shoes: cheeky - Kayle in Silver (Worn with SLINK HIGH Feet)
Props & Pose: 22769 - Telephone Booth Nook Set (Available now at Leaf on the Wind)

Fly like a Bird or Hibernate like a Bear?

Sometimes around this time of year I seem to have one re-occuring thought on my oh-so-random mind... Wouldn't it be awesome if we could hibernate, like a bear would... Either that or fly away to somewhere warmer - not so warm, I don't do well with too hot LOL but just warmer than cold and gray northern Europe lol...
LOL can you tell what time it is, YES Dressing Up Time hehe... I swear that sometimes when I open my closet in SL, I totally get the feeling of how Mr.Benn felt walking into the changing room...
Although it's cold here still today, it feels crisp and fresh, and the sun is shining. So maybe I will soar above the clouds and fly away somewhere different...

So the Birdy look huh? Well, I will admit this is a new look for me..
This look started out with the gorgeous jewel-toned, red M.O.D.A.N.M.E.S.H Catsuit, that I picked up at a recent Fi*Friday line-up. I fell in love with the way it looked so much, that I went back and bought two more in different colours LOL... How can you resist the urge at only 55L each?!
Then I was going through my hoard of accessories trying to find a way to finish the look... I randomly stumbled upon this set of wings and tail from deviousMind called Harpyia. The wings are amazeballs, they are mesh and will move with your arms! To go with that, as a pretty accessory I also found that I had stashed away a Harpyia Ornament Belt - also from deviousMinds - and then remembered one of my favourite pairs of horns from 22769, which would just perfect the look when teamed with the cute pigtails of the Ploom Pickle Hair hehe...
Then I took off in flight, like an Angel of the Apocalypse - thanks to a pose from Purple Poses hehe - and went in search of somewhere warmer... Maybe I'll take the bears idea too and have the warmer place be my bed, so I can hibernate?!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Ploom - Pickle
Horns: 22769 - Ram Antlers in Bone White
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07 (Past Collabor88 Item)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup
Catsuit: M.O.D.A.N.M.E.S.H - Catsuit M3 (Past Fi*Friday Item)
Wings & Tail: deviousMind - Harpyia in Hazelnut (Past Gacha Release)
Belt: deviousMind - Harpyia OrnamentBelt in Seafoam (Past Gacha Release)
Pose: Purple Pose - Angel of the Apocalypse