Trick or Treating for Pennies

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! The day of the darkest magic has finaly arrived and there is so much fun to be had... I'll admit to you now that this October has been a whole lot less Halloweeny than years gone by, and even though it feels like I've done a lot less Halloweeny stuff this year I'm kinda happy to just be able to relax and enjoy the chill in the air... 

I spent a long time trying to work out what I wanted to be this year for Halloween... I finally got my Hop(e) on - which also happens to be the name of the backdrop from K&S - and realised that posing in the sewer there was one character I had to be... The sewer seemed far too full of trash, and even the tentacle monster that dwells in the dark wants to escape... 
What kinda Halloween spooky lives in the sewer you might ask? For those of you that appreciate a good horror movie, there's only one real answer... I'm dressing all cute and evil clowish, I'm going to get my IT on... 
One of my store obsessions, Mug, made the perfectly girlie version of Pennywise's outfit - appropriately called Penny, and available until November 10th at Kustom9 - and with the addition of a little make-up to look a little Scherzo - in a make-up that is a Hunt Gift from Fallen Gods Inc, at the soon to shut Trick or Treat Lane - and my clowning around was ready... 

What is she wearing;
Hat: KitCat - JoJo The Clown in Black Hat
Hair: Lamb - Switchblade in Red Pack
Face Paint: Fallen Gods Inc - Scherzo, Pennywise Ed (Hunt Gift Available until October 31st at Trick or Treat Lane)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Neck Clown Paint: Skoll - Hell Circus in 07 Final Boss Clown CRIMSON (No Longer Available!)
Tentacle Marks: Axix - Tentacle Body Marks
Body Blood: Izzie's - Face & Body Blood & Wounds
Top & Collar: Mug - Penny Corset in White (Available until November 10th at Kustom9)
Balloon & Boat: Dots - Evil Clown Set in Red
Tutu & Legs Accessories: Mug - Penny Tutu in White (Available until November 10th at Kustom9)
Pose: Secret Poses - Penny, Pose 3
Tentacles: [Cubic Cherry] - Tentacles Army
Body Bags: MadPea - Plastic Wrapped Body Bag
Garbage: LOVE - BLOODY BAG, APOCALYPTIC STORE - LA Garbage Pack & UrBaN SpIrIt - Garbage Day Items
Backdrop: K&S - // Hop(e) on? Backdrop

Protect the Heliodor

Why do things happen in threes?! Why when you have two issues, do you get a feeling of impending doom? Why does everything always seem to happen all at once? The past few days I've been feeling shattered, lost, alone and so separated from family that it hurts more than normal, and that's all due to the fact that my Grandma is in hospital because she keeps fainting and they don't know why... Then to make things better, last night my dog started getting ill and has been weak and lethargic all day. She didn't want to go for a walk to the park, which is a surefire sign that something is wrong... All these things adding up are making me feel monstrous, like I just want to scream and cry and scream some more... 

There is a lot of angry and sad emotion right now, and all I can think of is letting the monster out of the darkness so she can consume me and stop the feelings of desperation and stress...
I wonder if my demon can break through, she is a dangerouslt dark being. Marked by the Angelus - whos body tattoo are from AERTH at Midnight Order - she hides in the Cave of Wonders and protects the Heliodor Crystals with her own Dagger made of Heliodor - from Oblivis, also at Midnight Order... 

What is she wearing; 
Crown: Nefekalum - Ledryth Crown (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Hair: ZAO - Sixty One Hair Pack (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Skin: Fallen Gods Inc - Pure Skin in Ebony Ivory (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Tongue: Dazed - Lucy Demon Tongue
Earrings: cinphul - Vultura in Earring.Puff (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Yellow Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc - Widow Tattoo (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Black Tattoo: [AERTH] - Angelus Body Tattoos in Black (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Top: The Rotting Lab - Wytch Armor in Leather (No Longer Available!) 
Weapon: [+Oblivis+] - Artifact Heliodor Dagger (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Valkyrie
Pose: [piXit] - Unchained Melody, Pose F2R
Crystals: LORE - Pointy Crystals
Backdrop: Synnergy - Cave of Wonders Backdrop

Lights on at the Engine Room

It's definitely feeling a lot more like Autumn in my part of the world, which is really bringing me HUGE amounts of happiness... It's a time to start snuggling up, cozying in and turning the lights on early... 
When discussing the turning on of the lights though, it has come to the attention of MANY of Second Life's weird and wonderful residents that the lights have been turned on within the Engine Room, and the doors are now officially open once more... The lights are on, everyone is welcome and we're all going to have fun when we're inside... 

There are so many nooks and crannies within the halls of the Engine Room, but for our first visit today we're heading downstairs to the Bunker Basement - a backdrop from K&S - where the electricity boxes are, and where if we're lucky we might get to meet one of Second Life's shyest residents... She's a creation that was spawned by the great Frankenstein and his collaboration with a certain scientist by the name of Edison, marked with a tattoo on her rust tainted skin - a skin and tattoo from Fallen Gods Inc, available until October 20th at Engine Room - Edison gave her a part of his greatest invention. She wears a Bulb Bouquet - made by CABALPIER also at Engine Room - on her back, to lighten even the darkest corners of her Second Life... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Hoshino Hair in Mix & Pop K9 (Available until October 10th at Kustom9)
Skin: Fallen Gods Inc - Rust (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Eyes: REPULSE - Steampunk Eyes in Orange (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Neck Bolts: HAUNT - Frankie Bolts
Chest Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc - Patent in Edison (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Bulb Halo: [CABALPIER] - Jusuf's Bulb Bouquet (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Outfit: ABSENCE - Vallora Set (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Pose: Secret Poses - Dalia, Pose 2
Radio: Eclectica - Steampunk Radio in Copper (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Terrarium: Candle & Cauldron - Forest Floor Terrarium (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Machine: Dirty Rat - SteamDNA Forge (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Cat: vespertine- frankenstein's chubby kitty
Table: [The Forge] - Bulb Table
Wall Decor: Static - Astraeus Dial (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Backdrop: K&S - Bunker. Backdrop

The Beauty on the Mantelpiece

The Midnight Order releases all kinds of magic into the Second Life universe, and the beauty of the midnight hour is definitely where the sparkles are left to glitter in the dark... 
While going through a box of treasures left at the Midnight Order, I found the most amazingly beautiful bust that simply had to come out into the light and be placed amongst the treasures on my mantlepiece... 

The Mantelpiece in the Vintage Room - a backdrop from TROPIX - I have an old fireplace with a HUGE mantlepiece that I scatter with some of the most gorgeous antique, and somewhat magical treasures... The treasures are filled with so much magic and light, that even the cobwebs are left to sparkle... 
The Bust that I found will definitely sit pretty in the middle of the decorations, she's a soft blue porcelain decorated with deeper blue enamel - thanks to the Fallen Gods Inc at Midnight Order - and lace, jewellery and feathers and the most beautiful wig - from S-CLUB also at Midnight Order... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Accessories: S-CLUB - ANTOINETTE (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Skin: Wyrd -  Tovi in Frozen (No Longer Available!)
Bindi: Six Feet Under - Synastry Bindi (Available in February 11th at DollHolic)
Eyes: Mana - Twilight Eyes (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Tattoos: Fallen Gods Inc - Enamel (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Choker: DREAMCATCHER - Valentine Collar (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Necklace: League - Double Stranded Soft Pearl Necklace
Pose: FOXCITY - Whimsy, Pose 6
Statue Base: BADA - Mannequi Bust in Blue
Candelabra: Tentacio - Hadria Candelabra (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Orb & Globe: CELESTE - Alchemy Props (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Box: sacrilege - Hunter Essentials (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Candles: Candle & Cauldron - Arachne Votives (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Box Case: LVL9 - Crystallum Orbis (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Mirror: {anc} - Looking-glass in Oval Mirror Rust
Webs: Half-Deer - Starlit Spiderwebs
Table Top: (Yummy) - Spooky Fireplace RARE
Backdrop: TROPIX - Vintage Room 04

A Goddess of Tempestuous Waters

It's ABSOLUTELY pouring here, and everything has cooled down so much because of the rain. 
Though there is magic in the world and there should be something magical about the water, it's life bringing, it's healing, and it's one of the most important things in the world. Sometimes I wonder if we don't treasure it enough... There are others that feel we are not... There is an Engine Room member that has been watching our useage of the water we abuse, and she is not amused, the Goddess of Water is more than a little frustrated... 

Her anger has made the waters a little tempestuous - like the background from Synnergy.Tavis - and the darker side of her style came out with a vengence, boiling and splashing the water around her... Since she's a goddess with connections to the Engine Room, she's a little more steampunk than some of her counterparts. Her skin is etched with METROPOLIS markings - from Fallen Gods Inc - and she's wrapped in an Allusa Corset - from ASH - while her Vanity Hair is adorned with the Evil Baby, Athalia's Crown. The magic slipping from her fingertips, controlling her Chronomancer's Astrolabe - from Quills & Curiosities at the Engine Room - to control the movements of the water around her... 

What is she wearing; 
Tiara: Evil Baby - Athalia's Crown in Fatpack 
Hair: Vanity Hair - 33 in FATPACK (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 
Make-Up: Rubedo - Drusilla (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Body Tattoo: Fallen Gods Inc - METROPOLIS, prototype rust (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Collar: Dreamcatcher - Beatrice Collar (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Left Hand: LuluB! - Magic: Star Spell
Right Hand: Quills & Curiosities - Chronomancer's Astrolabe (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Pasties & Corset: ASH. - Allusa Corset in FATPACK (Available until October 20th at The Engine Room)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati
Pose: [piXit] Crystal Visions - Portraits in Stand Pose 4
Splashes: No Longer Available!
Background Sparkle: Half-Deer - Patch of Galaxy in Blue 
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Tempestuous [360] Backdrop