Dandelion Wishes

I've been trying anything and everything recently to make myself feel better... As I've alluded to in the recent weeks and especially lately there has been a lot going on in my RL and even though I'm still not ready to talk about, blogging and all the ins and outs of it has always been my favourite kind of release... So far, it's not helped... 
Today I wanted to do something TOTALLY fantasy, totally in the fairy realm where my mind is resting and the fairies have control... Today I went outside, and laid in the long grass, playing with Dandelion clocks and talking to my mum like I always used to do... There were friends in the long grass to help me make dandelion wishes... 

When you're playing the the Dandelions, remember there are some that see it as a weed, but the fae folk see them as hundreds of tiny little wishes that can be whisked away on the breeze to spread happiness to anyone that sees them... 
This adorable little Dandelion Fae was lingering in the grass this morning, she invited me to stop for tea and her favourite food, which although looked like a dandelion was actually an extremely delicious Blooming Onion - created by Lucas Lameth, available now at Anthem... 
I know there are no wishes that I could make to change things right now, but I am hoping to feel better, and there's always hope right?!

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Ryan Hair in Black & Red (Colour tinted by me!)
Head: BeSpoke - Nacho Head (Skin layer has been re-tinted to match body layers!)
Eyes: IKON - Sovereign Eyes in Field
Dandelion Skin & Accessories (Hat, Shoulders, Cuffs & Staff): [Faunus] - Dandelion
Wings: STATIC - Firaga Wings
Under Skin Layers: [Faunus] - Helios & LUMAE - Female Fantasy Skins in MORTIS (No Longer Available!)
Dress: [Faunus] - Eladrin Dress
Pose & Flower Prop: Mixtape Poses - Dandelion (Bento) V1.0
Food: (Lucas Lameth) - Blooming Onion, Deep-Fried (Available until August 27th at Anthem)
Tea Set: Elm - Clove Crockery Items
Large Dandelions: dust bunny - Paper Blooms in Dandelion
Stump: HPMD - Autumn Stump
Dandelion Grass & Floating Seeds: LOVE - DANDELION DREAMS
Backdrop: Synnergy - Open Fields [Day] Backdrop

Freebies at the Fair of Hair

Hair Fair 2016 starts in just a few short hours and I have to say there are lots of lovely wigs for the ladies - and gents - that are Hair Obsessed... All in the name of a great cause. 
Now over the next few weeks I'll be sharing some of the awesome degsigns that I picked up, long and updos and even a few shorter ones, and I will be explaining more about the cause, but I wanted to share with you some of the gifties that are available at the event. 
My favourite gifts from all four of the sims... 
First up... Backlot Central... 

This is a hairstyle that is available from Blues, and I LOVE it... You can buy it as a donation item with a hud to change the design of the hat, but I wanted to share the special gift which supports the cause of the event - Wigs for Kids. 
Then Backlot East...

This is a hairstyle from KoKoLoReS called Rue, and it has the Rachel look to it... Ya know the friends style that was soooooooo popular all those years ago. I'm also wearing the (fashionably dead) giftie which is the cute choker - or the Sweet Bow Choker - which comes in a set of a few colours! 
Third sim on my list is Backlot North... 

This hairstyle is the gift from Phoenix called Gracia, which screamed as something that was perfect with the amazing Moustache from Valient. 
Lastly, the Backlot West... 

The Amacci Hair is a cute updo that I couldn't resist sharing in pretty pinks, and it looks adorable with the pretty Hair Bow from Stealthic. 
So those are my favourites, but there are LOTS and LOTS more! The Freebies aren't the only reasons to head into the fair though so please don't miss a chance to take a look around the sims... 
It won't be long now till it opens.. You don't have long to wait!! 

What is she wearing; 
(To find the LMs to the main stores for the hairstyles used, please click the highlighted text in the ramblings above, for everything else please see below); 
Skin: Glam Affair - Melanie in Asia (05)
Eyes: Ikon - Sovereign Eyes in Field
Ears: AITUI - Heart Plugs 
Nose Ring: (Yummy) - Skull Collection Septum 
Piercing: Cute Poison - Wounded 
Tattoos: *PerveTTe* - Little Things for You 
Poses: 
Pic 1: Signature Pose - Sialala, Pose Set 19
Pic 2: Signature Pose - Need Attention, Pose Set 19 
Pic 3: Signature Pose - Smoking Something, Pose Set 19 
Pic 4: Signature Pose - It hurts, Pose Set 19 

My Thoughts going into 2016

It's day two of 2016... Happy New Year... I really hope that 2016 is going to be a year of good things, and as it's a Leap Year I am hoping that it will be a lucky one! Never know, there may be something in that possibly?! Let's just hope that it's the case anyway... 

It's the time of year that I stop for a few minutes and take a look at what I've been upto this past year, and then start thinking about what I want to do in the new year as it unfolds. 
Last year was in a way a time of change. HellBone and I moved the MC family to a full sim, we let his store expand to mean we have a collection of items that are decorative pieces rather than just focusing on vehicles, oh AND I found HellBone a new hobby in the form of his job as a bear dealer hehe... 
But for me on a personal level, things have gone through ups and downs, and I am now starting the year on what I will think of as a high point - in SL, RL is a little different but I won't ramble on about that here! I left the position I held as a blogger manager for the Horror Haute Events back in September, and since doing so I have had much more time to focus on the style of blogging I want to do. I write from the heart about things that I love and that has enabled me to start creating better photographs - least I think so anyway, you may well disagree. It makes me feel pleased to see the way that I have grown, and this year - 2016 - I think that I will be all about trying to improve my blog and photography skills even further... That's the best thing about a hobby, it will never be done as your standards will always be pushing you to improve more... 
Oh and to start the New Year, I bought myself a new skin - Glam Affair's Luna, which is available at UBER... I was a slow starter on the Mesh Body front, and I will be avoiding the heads for a while too, but I love that freshness a new skin can bring, and this one is soft feminine and pretty... Perfect for the new me!

When you look at the GIF above it's amazing to see the difference hehe... Both are Glam Affair, and the new one is Asian toned rather than American, but I really like the change. Never fear though, it will be scarred before you know it hehe...
Just one last look at the way that I want to start my year... Something crazy, something fun, and this is how I plan to spend the rest of my year... Craziness and Fun... SL is way too full of drama and this year, this girl needs to let off some steam hehe... So to start my new year with a bang... A swing at Aspen Fell, and a scream of WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Truth - Amelle in Reds Close-Up Hair: Exile - 
Skin: Glam Affair - Luna Skin in Asia (Available until January 23rd at Uber)
Collar: MoDANNA - Enlace Collection Leash Chokers in Black (Available until January 20th at Kinky Monthly)
Shirt: Blueberry - Knotted Tops in White 
Pants: Pulse - Luscious Ripped Jeans & Stockings in Black (Available until January 3rd at Suicide Dollz)
Boots: CandyDoll - Arabella Boots in Black
For Close-Up:
Hair: Exile - Cozy Winter Nights in Reds (Available until January 6th at Collabor88) 

Eyes: IKON - Sovereign in Field
Eyelashes: [LeLutka] - 2011 Lashes
Piercing: Cute Poison - Frosted Piercing

Warnings about Collecting Conkers

Autumn is finally here, my FAVOURITE season of them all... I love the Spring too, but it is the Autumn that always gets me excited. Perhaps it is because of the Halloween Holiday? Perhaps it is the changing of the colours from vibrant greens to reds and oranges and yellows? Perhaps it's something more morbid? You know me, my twisted brain may well be getting a sub-concious kick out of the fact that the trees are "dying" and going into their long Winter sleep! I do have to admit I love that feeling of being able to snuggle up warm and cosy... I really do love that feeling...
Though from years gone by, one of my favourite memories of this time of year was the time I went collecting conkers - although you could call them horse chestnuts - with my grandad. One of the very few memories that I do have of him actually - he used to love helping me get my conkers ready for the battles I faced at school...

So you could say that this post is in honour of him, even though the photograph is a little deranged and that has NOTHING to do with my Grandad! Let's blame the conkers for that!
While I was out for an Autumnal walk in the woods at the Hippie Park on Saturday, something strange happened! I was accosted by a group of Fae, and attacked!
They cut my face, scarring my eye in the process, and tied a rope around my neck - a rope that you can get from Remarkable Oblivion by the way, they are Fae with good taste hehe...
After that I was tortured just a little more, a LobAutumny Needle was pushed into that bad eye, causing a little drool to escape my lips. The only sign that it had anything to do with the Fae being the Autumn leaves around the handle of the spiked tool... You too can get yourself the drool and the Needles from the katat0nik gacha at the new round of The Seasons Story!
After all that, and the fact that I still survived, the Fae took me as their leader, adorning my awesome new Exile Hair - available now at Collabor88 - with this beautiful LODE Chestnut Crown - available at Chapter Four.
So if you go out conker collecting this Autumn, you have been warned, the Fae will come for you!

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: LODE - Chestnut Crown in Small Brown (Available until October 24th at Chapter Four)
Hair: Exile - Strange and Unusual (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07
Eyes: (LEFT)  [theSkinnery] - Demon Eye 2, AND, (RIGHT) Ikon - Sovereign Eyes in Field
Eye Wound: REPULSE - Clawed Eye Face Tattoo
Needle: katat0nik - LobAutumny Needle in Yellow (Available until October 31st at The Seasons Story)
Under Eye Piercing: Cute Poison - Tsukimi Piercing
Lip Piercing: DATUM - Delicious in Silver
Lip Wound: SongBird - Cracked Lips
Drool: katat0nik - LobAutumny Drool (Available until October 31st at The Seasons Story)
Noose: Remarkable Oblivion - Salem in Wheat
Tattoo: Identity - Inner Goddess
Pose: Signature Pose - Corvus 4

Flowers Make Me Smile!!!!!

This one is going to break us in gently LOL... It's also the first of a set, but has NOTHING to do with the event that I am about to start talking about in the next few days... Horror Haute is coming, and this photo will give you a subtle - or maybe not so subtle hint as to what this month's theme is!
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE Autumn, but there is one thing that I will admit I miss just a little at this time of year and that would be flowers! I miss the crazy colours of flowers when I am outside, and so luckily SL is a place I can fill with flowers that won't die - I have a tendency to kill potted indoor plants, ask Hell - and thus get my flower fix!

Now I can also admit that my SL inventory is a bit of a hoard but sometimes I buy things and then keep them until I need them... The headdress in this photo is a prime example of that!
I bought the Axix Macabria Hair Band from the Bloody Horror Fair back in October. At the time I'd had trouble with it as the textures were messed up, but after some super fast and great customer service, the issue was sorted. Then I just put the hairband away and kept it for a rainy day, so to speak... It seemed to fit just perfectly with the horns that came as part of the Neria hairstyle from Truth too... I was positively giddy with excitement hehe...
Like I said, this will give a little hint to what is coming for Horror Haute this month... None of this is Horror Haute related but there is a hint in there somewhere hehe...

What is she wearing;
Hair & Horns: Truth - Neria (Past Event Release)
Hairband: Axix - Macabria Hairband in Blue with Chains
Skin: Glam Affair - Lauren in America 07 (Available now at Collabor88)
Eyes: IKON - Lucid Eyes in Optimism (Past Group Gift)
Face Wounds: (Under the Eyes) Utopiah - Excessive Pain Makeup
Piercing: Cute Poison - Starlust Piercings
Top: HolliPocket - Brenty Lace Tops in White
Pose: Image Essentials - Sashay 5