It’s official! SL is now officially no longer an “adults only” zone, as we welcome 16 and 17 year-olds from the Teen Grid. I know a lot of designers are looking forward to this, viewing teens as a fresh group of shoppers, so here’s my question for anyone who is a teen and reading this blog, how do you fund your SL?
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Look at this sweet new Linden Home I got by submitting a ticket! The process is so easy, even though rolling for one is fun too. I’ve acquired some of my favorite homes the regular way, by getting them on the Land Page. One of the perks of a Premium Plus membership is being able to submit a ticket for an available Linden Home. After I got my last Stilt Home, I said I was done. However, I noticed that all these fresh new stilts regions were named yesterday, so I submitted a ticket for one and it was delivered today. Thank you once again, to Whitney Linden! I picked this house because it’s situated on a peninsula and the back deck faces an unblockable ocean view. Pro tip! Avoid any regions that are on void edges, because the chances of them getting blocked are likely.
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Are you feeling festive? I promised a friend that I would blog this gorgeous Fishy Strawberry Christmas gift. The gift includes the Eos Babydoll Dress in Red, matching furl shawl, and Eos Ribbon hairpins (not worn).
I have accessorized it with some old Winter favorites from last year — the artilleri Knit earmuffs in Red and Pretty Hand Tag from Scribble (a group gift from last year, which I never got around to using til now).
What I’m Wearing:
Truth – Emily (Swedish)
LeLutka – Natasha (Hush) makeup4
cheLLe – (mole) Mole! 2 *right eye*
Fishy Strawberry – Eos Babydoll Christmas (gift)
artilleri – Knit earmuffs (Red)
Scribble – Pretty Hand Tag (old group gift)
addiCt – Doll Necklace
SLink – Quinn Kneehigh Boots (Red)
Photographs taken @ Dreaming of a White Christmas sim.
Here are the Pin up skins from Gala Phoenix. The brows are darker and bolder than what I normally wear, but they're a striking contrast on pale skins. Here I am wearing the 'Moonbeam' skin tone, and trying to dress my avatar up like Dita Von Teese. If you're into the pin-up girl look, you will love these brows and the variety of makeups available.
Close? 😀
[ Gala Phoenix – Petal [Light] Pin Up ]
TP to the Curio sim for new Gala skins!
Hello from Stillwater Village! I needed a pretty place to show off my pretty new teacup from Sparkle Skye, so I found this gorgeous estate and decided it was the perfect backdrop for these photos. The trick to crashing an estate in Second Life is simple: act like you belong. Stand in front of houses or public buildings, but steer clear of homes where people are inside. I’ve never once been asked to leave. Most estates are surprisingly welcoming to bloggers and photographers.
A little bird told me that today is Truth Hawk’s birthday, so happy birthday to one of the most prolific hair creators in Second Life. Thank you for two decades of beautiful styles! One of my earliest memories is wandering into Truth’s shop in an urban region, back when he only sold clothing. Are you old enough in Second Life to remember that? It feels like things have come full circle now that Truth is releasing clothing again. This top might be a little nipply, but I don’t care. It’s cute, it’s still modest in its own way, and I love it.
I spent the entire month of August without shopping. I survived retail blackout and came out the other side.
Now I’m back just in time for autumn cozy vibes and everything the grid has to offer.
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Hey, let me out of here!
FilterCam 2 HUD has a new Expansion Pack! The Expansion pack contains 5 new preset banks (that’s a total of 90 new presets) to play with!! I had so much fun with the taking snapshots using the VintageTV, Horror and Scopes filters. The Expansion Pack includes full perm textures so you can use it in-world as backdrops or as a screen as well, if you don’t want to use it within the HUD. I just looooove all these filters, it’s so much fun to use and NO PHOTOSHOP needed! None of the images here have been PS’d except for cropping.
Ouch…..! broken glass!
As you can see, I have a lil’ thing for the VintageTV filters. I guess I’ve always wanted to be on TV (or stuck inside a tv…lol!!), so this is pretty close 😀
Uh oh! I’m a target!
Wouldn’t these Scopes filters be awesome for some RP shots?
On the new SLViewer3, there is an additional button to click before you can save a snapshot 🙁 When I clicked on “Save to My Computer” it takes me to another screen, where I have to click to SAVE MY SNAPSHOT AGAIN!!! Seriously LL, please change it back to the way it was. Be sure to have “HUDs” checked so your filter shows up on the snapshot.
When I blogged FilterCam 2 HUD back in July, I wore a lei outfit, so I thought I would continue with that theme and picked another lei outfit that I had in my inventory to feature here. Hope you guys like it 🙂
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What I’m Wearing:
Maitreya – Saar (Platinum)
Little Tasta – Lei Me Outfit (Barbie Pink)
This month’s Collabor88 theme is Painted Desert, and I couldn’t be happier about this!! I’m boycotting Winter, and staying in the desert for the rest of the year. The warm desert colors is a nice change from rl’s dark days & dreadful weather.
My outfit today is lots of Gold & Red, to complement the gorgeous Marrakesh Oasis build from Barnesworth. If I live in the desert, I would probably trade in my preference for pastel colors, and go for more rich colors like Red, Gold, Purples, etc.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Kumi (Peach) Pure (bwnbrow/crease)
Clawtooth – I Digress (Girl Next Door)
Leverocci – Soft Satin Blouse (S) Tangerine
Mon Tissu – Cotton Pants (XS) Khaki
SLink – Mesh Hands
SLink – Indra Heels
LaGyo – Santa Fe Necklace (Gold)
LaGyo – Sante Fe Ring (Gold)
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Barnesworth – Marrakesh Oasis
This money earned in-world…what is the origin? Work (what kind of work) or family in SL? I am concerned about the origin… there are many ways pis tempting to make money, not good for teens (some with less than 16 years …)..maybe this can turn other poll^^
Some people, teens or not, just do NOT “fund” their stay at SL.
What is it with the whole “if you can afford internet/gas/school/food/bills/utilities/groceries/rent or mortgage then you can afford SL” point of view?
Typically american, by the way, this bad habit to make assumptions at other people’s lives based on your own rich lifestyles.
Truth is, you FORGOT, conveniently I may add, the option “I don’t fund”. Because after teens or parents have paid all the NECESSARY things, such as all the internet/gas/school/food/bills/utilities/groceries/rent or mortgage”, maybe there is no change left to give their teen – or to use it themselves – to buy virtual crap in SL that could be gone forever if Mr. Linden decides to play Nero role one day.
Smart people do their SL out of freebies and get their bread cents together to purchase a RL crap, that at least, has a less ephemeral insurance to last a bit longer.
You have never spent RL money- however little amount it may be- on something trivial and fun? And to be honest, there aren’t many freebies out there that allow me to enjoy SL to its full potential. I really enjoy fashion and shopping, but I do not feel it makes me any less “Smart” than you to put money into something I enjoy doing.