Second Life Events

Home Is Where The Heart Is

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I’m queuing up the next post for the Home & Garden Expo. I need to get back to finding hair and shooting photos for my next Single Frame Stories post, so I’m going to be running through SL like a woman possessed tomorrow! Oh, and I’ve signed on for Avatar Blogger Month at irez.me – thirty posts in thirty days, starting June 1! I try to post every day, anyway, but occasionally I miss one here and there. But in June, there will be no rest for the wicked, so I’m planning on using my post queue to try to get a head start. Please hop on over to this post to check out the Avatar Blogger Month – and I hope to see you’re up to the challenge, too!

Now, back to the subject of this post! If you’ve been around Second Life for any time at all, you’ve most likely heard of Heart Botanicals. They’re one of the older and best established gardening shops in SL. This year, at the H&G Expo, they have a stunning display of a mesh garden, which is “coming soon.” Yes, we all love a tease! It’s a gorgeous build, and I was content to let my avatar wander, checking out the detail and finding the right locations to shoot my photographs. I have said before, I’m a portrait photographer, not a landscape photographer, so I haven’t really done this location justice. Just wander over to Sim 5 of the Home & Garden Expo and check it out in person!

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I encourage you to play with your lighting – Windlight, preferably, but at least adjust your standard environment settings while you’re in this wooded glen. The difference in lighting can change it from an open, sunny glen to an eerily spooky forest! Loads of fun and so beautiful 🙂

Garden of Dreams

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It’s no secret, I love decorating. I’m as obsessed with making my home feel comfy and inviting as I am about hair and clothes. I’d almost say I’m as obsessed with furnishings and home decor as I am with shoes.

I repeat, almost 😉 But it’s pretty close.

So it should be no surprise that I was excited when the Second Life Home & Garden Expo opened this weekend. This is an event that benefits Relay For Life, so it’s a great cause. I went last year, and it was so laggy that I could barely move, things took forever to rez, and it was a battle to even stay on the sim long enough to enjoy it. This year, I’m pleased to say, the experience has been much better. Oh, there is still lag and don’t expect instantaneous rezzing, but it’s manageable.

I checked out several of my favourite designers, but to be honest, I’ve been a bit disappointed this year. Don’t get me wrong – the quality is there in heaps. But most of it just isn’t my style.

Sighs.

I was, however, completely entranced by some of the garden displays. I’m going to do a few posts showcasing the areas I found to be inspiring. Today I’m highlighting the gorgeous fenced path and cherry blossom garden by Two Moon Gardens (sim 2). These are available for sale in packs only – but the cherry blossom garden is one of the RFL items, so don’t feel guilty if you splash out for it!

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Oh…I took the first photo at Park Place Home Decor. Now if I only had a husband to give me his credit card! 😉

Catnip Carnival Revisited

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Earlier this week I blogged about Catnip Carnival, the first event sponsored by Avatars for Animals. Today, a new hairstyle from Truth is available at this event, called Noemi. It’s an adorable pigtail style and it’s at a reduced price – colour packs are L$200 and all proceeds go to support River Cities Humane Society for Cats. In case you don’t want to check my other post, you can find the Catnip Carnival by clicking this link.

When I heard the news, I had to go back to grab the Reds pack. And I think Victor, my penguin, likes it too 🙂

PS – I’m adding a link to the SeraphimSL blog where you can see all the amazing stuff available at Catnip Carnival. Drool on the page, then go buy, buy, BUY!