With Love From........Hunt

Sometimes I do a complete hunt, sometimes I pick & choose. There are so many hunts going on right now, I have no time to do them all or even complete one, so I pick & choose based on shops I like & items I see on other blogs that I like. One of the current hunts, "With Love From" has quite a few great items in it that I have picked up, I'll blog a few of my favorites for you this week. Each item is 10L making this hunt full of great bargains.

First is this great tartan plaid sweater dress from Page. I love the style of it & paired it with black legging & boots. It's warm & comfy on these cold winter days.

Check under the stairs for your gift.

Paqe

Enjoy!
rissa

BOSL Shooz

Oh My! It's been a week since I have posted any goodies for you! I'm sorry. I have had post photos ready but no time to do the write ups. RL Christmas & family visiting from Paris have kept me occupied.

I want to get there great shoes out before the bargains are over.

The BOSL sims are having a little holiday "hunt". It lasts thru December 30, so hurry to pick up yours. Don't miss these great shoes that cost a mere 50L. You won't have to hunt for anything & the SLURLS will land you in front of the object.

First are these great boots from MEB.

Taxi:   MEB

While there swing into RFyre for these cool holiday shoes! These are great & could be worn all year long!
Also priced at 50L, the same price of everything offered at the BOSL Hunt.

Taxi:http://slurl.com/secondlife/Casablanca%20Boulevard/242/14/30

Enjoy!
rissa

TresBeau Goodies

Tres Beau has a really delightful Christmas outfit in the Peace On Earth Hunt. It's a must have for your holiday wardrobe! Cute and sexy without being too slutty, just how I love the things I wear!! The globe is very easy to find & right out in the open!

If you go to the right as you enter the store, there is also a similar outfit in red that is a dollarbie. And if you care to wait for your letter to come up, they Lucky Chair has a gorgeous gown in it now! I got the gown & I love it!

My boots are from Bax Coen. I love their boots! These are from their regular line and now they have a holiday boot in the shop also that will color change to 4 colors with great white cuffs on the top. The perfect holiday boot!!

Taxis:  Tres Beau Designs        Bax Coen Designs

Enjoy!
rissa

Great Boots

lassitude & ennui is participating in the Happy Holidays Hunt with these great Assassin Boots in grey for 10L.
Hurry to get yours. The hunt ends December 31. You won't want to miss out on these great boots!

This should take you directly to the hunt gift:  lassitude & ennui ~ Happy Holidays Hunt I

Enjoy!
rissa

A la Folie ~ A Must Have Dress!

I must admit, I have some really beautiful dresses and gown but I have never had a dress like this! The quality is impeccable, the fit is perfect and the prims are astonishing! As I stand still, the prims flow with the breeze in a graceful, gentle motion. I am in love with this dress. I am in love with this designer! Everyone does prims but not everyone can DO prims.

This dress is a great Christmas bargain & a must have for your closet, even if you only wear dresses occasionally. This dress is available at the BOSL Advent Hunt for 50L & for those of you who don't like to hunt~you won't have to hunt to find it! It is on a board at the entrance to the Casablanca Blvd. shop!

 BOSL is having a Christmas Advent Hunt and each participating shop is offering an item for 50L. This is a chance to get some really great items for the best designers of SL for a bargain! Most of the items you won't even have to "hunt" for, they are clearly displayed.

Limo:   http://slurl.com/secondlife/Casablanca%20Boulevard/220/185/24

Enjoy!

rissa

Kittos Group Gift

My Goodness! It seems all I blog about lately is sweaters, coats & other warm, winter clothes. Winter has come where I live in real life & the land I reside on in SL is snow covered also. My friends & I stand outside of out homes chatting about our real lives and about things going on in our Second Lives. We need things to keep us warm here just as I wear warm things in my real life. Truthfully, I hate winter but I love the clothes that winter brings.

I found this great coat at Kittos. It's free for group members, just hit the joiner & the coat can be yours too.

I love the texture of the tweed and the buttons are unbelievable. I'd love to have this in my cold real life!

Taxi:  Kiitos

Enjoy!

rissa

Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day

My dear friend, Masqerade Damask recently sent me a note card announcing Bax Coen's newest addition to their line~Stiletto Ice Skates. I rushed right to her home to get a picture for all of you!

As with everything Bax makes, these are beautiful & well detailed down to their name on the blades! They come in four colors, white, black, silver & gold. The gold pair have gold blades, very pretty! They have an ice skating animation and sounds built in and as always, script resizing to fit you perfectly. The skates are a bargain at 390L.

You an also accessorize your skates with legwarmers that come in 38 colors. Brights have 6 shades per pack at 190L and the whites and blacks have 4 shades per pack. The cable knit is great. A great way to dress up your boots.

Thanks Masq for giving me the heads up on these great skates!!

Limo :   Bax Coen

Enjoy!
rissa

Jackets For All

As usual sf designs has come out with another free gift that is wonderful & available for both sexes! This red and black plaid duffle jacket can be worn by the rugged male avi or dressed up by the beautiful female avi by adding a nice scarf & nice leather boots. It's a versatile piece that we all need in our closet.

Hurry, these are only free during December.

Taxis:   Men's Jacket     Ladies Jacket

Enjoy!
rissa

The Dressing Room BLUE

The Dressing Room & Dressing Room BLUE are shops with items from assorted designers offering an item at a reduced price. If you have never been to either shop, it's always worth a stop every few weeks when they rotate the items! Better yet, join the group and get notices when the stock changes! It's worth it!

One of the items in Dressing Room BLUE is this great dress by AvaGardner Kungler. As with everything she makes, this dress is perfect & fun! The fun fur print and feathers as the skirt make this a great dress for a night at the club! I love everything she does!

This dress is a bargain for 60L at Dressing Room BLUE. Hurry before the stock rotates & you miss this.

Taxi: Dressing Room BLUE

Enjoy!

rissa

Rockberry~Fabulous Skins, Fabulous Gifts

It's Christmas time all over the grid & lots of really wonderful gifts for the taking! I love getting free things, as you do too & even better for me when they are well made free gifts I will wear & keep in my closet!

Rockberry has some great things under their Christmas tree for you to come pick up. My favorite is this henley sweater. Yes, I am blogging a lot about sweaters! I wear them a lot in real life & since Fand dropped snow in the Realm, I need them in my Second Life too! They come in 4 colors, rust, pink brown & blue and look so fine! You'll find the sweaters in package 3.

There are also some nice knit stockings and socks in multi colors that will help keep you warm. They are in package 4.

Hurry to Rockberry & get your Christmas gifts. While there, take a look at the lucky boards to see if your letter comes up.

Taxi: Rockberry

Enjoy!
rissa

Layering 101~Another WTF Moment

We all know that a lot of designers will put 3 layers in any shirt folder. The underwear layer~this icon looks like a tank top, the shirt layer~this icon looks like a shirt, and the jacket layer~this icon is a red jacket icon. If you think of these layers in this way, you can usually dress properly, sweaters over shirts & a jacket on top for the cold weather. It's pretty simple, your shirt is the tank layer, your sweater is the shirt layer & your coat will become the jacket layer. Prims are extra & attach where they need to.

Now, what I wonder is why would a designer even make anything but an underwear layer for what appears to be chest hair on the above photoed avi. Apparently he does not know about layering! let's see, a pink tank top, a wool or leather long duster coat and shorts so cut off if he had his package in, it would be hanging out! Then the chest hair,,,OMG the chest hair! Growing out of the tank top, out of the jacket, OH MY!

This avi was NOT a noobie either, he was class of 2007! Amazing!

Please don't go out dressed like this, you never know if you will be my next "WTF Moment".

Enjoy!
rissa

Care For Some *Latte*?

Recently I ran across a nice shop called *Latte*.  The inspection of a sweater brought me here & I found things that I fell in love with. Such a nice shop!

While you are shopping, you can enjoy your selection of designer coffees including latte! Such a nice hostess as well as a great designer!

Joining the group is like having Christmas! There are 5 group items to get & another free item on the other wall! You can get the sweater & bolero jacket Song is wearing along with a set of light colored tights (4colors), a set of dark colored, striped tights (5 colors) and a beige sweater with a great touch at the neck!

On the other side of the door, you'll find a pack of tights with jewelry accents. These are great!

Do yourself a favor, tp to *Latte*, grab your favorite coffee drink & browse. You'll be glad you did!

Short bus: *Latte*

Enjoy!
rissa

Free Purple Booties

I love GOS shoes & boots! They are very well made & highly detailed. They make the best pair of Docs on the grid! These shoes are scripted to fit your foot after you put them on so you always have that perfect fit.

They have a little pair of purple booties up for grabs as part of the "A Very Depraved Christmas Hunt".  Since there are so many hints going on right now, I seem to be picking & choosing what I want to go look for. I know I can't have it all, I'm not Barbie.

I love the comfortable, worn look of the leather & the little leather bow!

You will need to pick these up in the little black bag near where you will land. IM me if you need help.

Your Taxi: GOS Shoes

Enjoy!
rissa

For The Guys~:Robbish:

You can always find something cool to wear at :Robbish: and the month of December is even better than ever!

First, you can drop in and get your monthly group gift ~ Santa's Helper ~ short sleeves and open buttons, along with the great colors make this a shirt you can wear all year.

:Robbish: is full of gifts this holiday season for you men! There is an advent calender just outside of the shop with a gift for every day until Christmas! This sweater vest and shirt were one of the gifts. Don't forget to pop on in each day to get yours!

Guys, hop on over to :Robbish: and get your gifts! "Tis the season!

Your sports car:  :Robbish:

Fifty Linden Friday

Today & today only rush to artilleri to pick up this nice sweater for only 50L. Antonia Marat's designs are always very well made & cute as heck! I love anything she makes & this sweater is no exception!

Rush right over because this deal is only for today!

The antlers & red nose were a gift to me, if anyone, in the Queendom, would like a copy of their own, please let me know, I'll send you a pair. They are too darned cute!

Taxi:  artilleri

Enjoy!
rissa

Fab Free Xmas Shopping Tour~Aqua

From December 1st thru December 24th, Fab Free is having a Holiday Shopping Tour of designers that are part of the Fab Free family. You will find a shopping cart set out with gifts, at least 1 will be free others can be priced from 10L to 100L. There will be a sign to touch that will give you a list & LMs to all the designers participating.

Song & I decided to hit Aqua tonight to pick up some festive holiday sweaters. The Reindeer sweater is free, the Candy Cane is just 10L. Both are very well made and are keeping us warm with all the snow at the Realm now. There are 2 other sweaters there also at 50L.

Your sleigh:  AQUA

Enjoy!
rissa

Fabulous Boots

I logged on to find a LM and photo from the Queen and a short IM telling me about these great boots she had bought! When the Queen speaks, I listen, so off I went to an old favorite shop G Field.

G Field had the great boots I blogged about at Halloween time, so I was familiar with the quality of Cerberus Noel's work. Always great pieces for my closet!

I went straight to the boots & stood there forever trying to decide what color I wanted. ALL looked great! As always, I choose the red, it's just my color. Our Queen got a camel pair.

They are priced well at 180L and fat packs are 800L. Buy one or buy all.

Here are photos of Fand & myself with our new boots. You have the option to wear them with or without the rose decorations and they are completely resizeable.

Taxi: G Field

Enjoy!
rissa

Another WTF?

Apparently asses abound here in SL. It's getting very cold in Kansas and I am sure she'd freeze that thing off if she wore that down to the Power & Light District!

I didn't even get a chance to see her front, but I can only imagine!

Buy some decent jeans woman!!!

Be forewarned~I'll snap you if I catch you in any dress I feel is a "What The Fug" moment!!!

Beware!
rissa

Happy Holly-Days Hunt~Stop 1

While hanging out earning gold, buying acres & playing all things Tiny Empires, Stormy decided to explore the grid. Seems the first stop was at a favorite place for great priced skins & hunts that are easy to find. Kira Paderborn doesn't like hunting & places her hunt items, in the case, at the entrance to the store. Easy Peasy!

Style By Kira is the first stop on the Happy Holly-Days Hunt (Nov 21 thru Dec 5) and she offers this cute little outfit that includes the necklace & bangles. Perfect for clubbing all year round!

This hunt includes 96 shops and the official hint blog is here: Happy Holly-Days Hints . You can see the items for pick & choose hunting here: Happy Holly-Days Gifts . It looks like there are a lot of things I need to send Stormy for!

Taxi to Stop 1: Style By Kira

Enjoy!
rissa

Pretty Poppy

I saw this dress on the SLEX and the CITY blog & HAD to have it! It's one of the prettiest dresses I have seen in a while and I know it will become a favorite in my closet! The texturing is great, it looks like a soft linen blend and I love the colors! The dress actually comes in other prints/colors if this one doesn't do it for you. It sells for 200L.

The Secret Store is a new one to me and I found a few nice items there that I bought. There are some freebies ion the back corner too. You'll find a lucky board by the door where you land. They are participating in a couple of hunts also.

Your Carriage:  The Secret Store

Enjoy!
rissa

WTF~Again

This poor girl just has a fitting problem.....or something, not sure. I want to take her to a room & get some decent clothes on her. Does she run around like that in real life? What would her parents say? Is she just advertising? If you look closely, she does trim a landing strip! LOL!

Enjoy!
rissa

More "WTF Moments"

Shopping & hunting has brought me more WTF moments in SL that I ever dreamed imaginable! Almost daily, when hunting, I am accosted by boobs or asses in my line of vision by poorly outfitted avis! Mind you, I am not a prude, I just like a good looking, well put together avi. I'm not afraid to take a photo of you & post you here for all to laugh at if you run around the grid looking crazy. And yes, you looking crazy is my opinion and since it's my blog, off we go.....

This chick would not stand still, but you get the drift. Let me tell you how to fix this. Go to Change Appearance & dial them boobs back off 100. Try 75, maybe you will still have the big boobs you think all the men on the grid want, but they may not extend over your arms. Then try 50, I always start at 50 when I am adjusting, then go up or down from there. It's always a great starting point, trust me. Please do the same for the buoyancy of those balloons! Back it down! NO boobs that are that big sit that high on any one's body. After carrying those boobs around for a while, you are going to need back surgery!

Check your avi's, don't be my next WTF Moment!

Enjoy!
rissa

Chantkare~Friday Only

WOW! That is all I can think when I see this dress! I totally love it! This is something I would wear in my real life, with this look, opaque tights & flat boots.

I love the texture of this dress, it looks like a fine silk or a silk blend. The neck scarf falls beautifully as it drapes over the shoulders. The colors are perfect for any time, any where. A very classic look.

It is available, only today, for 50L. Quite the bargain from Chantkare  who is generally a pricey shop with high quality goods worth every linden. This dress is only available at the Euphoria shop.

Limo to Chantkare @ EUPHORIA:  Chantkare

Enjoy!
rissa

Free Challenge

I had Stormy on today while she was buying some Tiny Empire acres. She received a note for a free sweater, so I thought I'd send her to grab it.

The sweater exposed a bit more that I am comfortable with so I thought I'd find her a camisole to wear under the sweater. I remember Jane has free packs of camis in all kinds of colors! Jane also has a 4 pack of scarfs, these will make a nice accessory, and they are also free.

Then I decided her pants didn't match, so could I find her a free pair that I liked? Ohhhh Coco has those real nice leggings, I'll drag her there to pick up those!

This has now become a challenge to see if I can outfit her for free or under the 24L she has on her!

I figure I can find a lot of what I need at Fab Free Headquarters, so I head for the Car Was sim. I found lots there & decided I'd use the hair that I got from Philotic Energy. It's short & smart & looks good.

Now for shoes, I hard to one of the most inexpensive shoe places I know, Chuculet. Yayy, I find a pair of boots that almost match the colors! And for only 5L! Good deal!

With the short hair I think I need earrings. I head to my other freebie spot, Y-Duck Lovely Free & pick up a pair of earrings from WDB, My outfit is complete!

Landmarks to everything I am wearing:

Sweater:  Nizhi healing place and store

Camisoles & Scarfs: Jane

Leggings: Coco

Earrings: Y-Duck Lovely Free

Boots: chuculet

Hair: Fab Free Headquarters

Enjoy!

rissa

Alphamale

Alphamale is giving a way a really great leather jacket for you guys. Nice color & well textured. Typical of the great quality Alphamale always offers it's customers. It's free guys, don't pass this up :-)

Braden was happy to get his, as you can see.

Here's your short bus: Alphamale

Enjoy!
rissa

Pure Poison~Reloaded

Today only, Pure poison has outfits for 10L.....that's right 10L!! There are an assortment of outfits to please any tastes and nicely made. I did have to mess with the prims a bit on Stormy's top, but overall the quality is nice.

While you are shopping, be sure to grab the gift, a fat pack of 5 different colors top & bottom outfit too!!

Taxi:  Pure Poison~Reloaded

Enjoy!
rissa

Sports Fan, Listen up!

There's a new kid in town & he ain't playing around!!! Red Dog Gear~remember this name, you're gonna need it someday!

I recently found a new (to me anyway) sports shop and had to check it out. Y'all know how much I love my sports~well football, Nascar & hockey for sure!!

I found this shop to be a really great place to find everything you need to be the biggest fan in SL! Nascar shirts, NFL apparel (jerseys, pajama sets, knit beanie hats, throwback jerseys, polo shirts, knit beanie caps), College football apparel, NBA jerseys, Hockey jerseys (NHL & International teems & NHL throwbacks, and jammies), MLB World Series 2010 Champs Giants T-shirts, MLB jerseys, they have it all! And if that is not enough, they will customize any jersey with names & numbers you like. As you can see, I had my Chiefs jersey customized with my most favorite player, Joe Montana!






Ruff Zepp is probably one of the best shop owners I have ever met. Courteous, but not overbearing he is there to help you with anything you want. He is always open to suggestions for items to make his shop even better. If there is a jersey you want, that he does not have, he is happy to make it for you. Your happiness is his goal.

Here's a selection of things I got, each holds a special place in my heart & SL inventory.

My Matt Kenseth t-shirt. I don't even have the latest sponsor & colors in RL yet, I'm still wearing DeWalt!

 And where would I be without K-State football?  Win or loose, I love them!

And my pajamas to keep me warm at night, tanks for the girls, tshirts for the guys, both included in folder. I prefer the tshirt & it fits me great!





With basketball coming up, I'll have to run back for my KU jersey! Let's hope them have a winning season!!

At the satellite shops, you can get a free Red Dog t-shirt! Gavin had to run for his as soon as he heard this!

I hope you all will enjoy shopping there as much as I have. It's one of my most favorite shops!!

Taxi to main shop:  Red Dog Gear

Enjoy!
rissa

Shiki~Diamond Is Mine Hunt

Thanks to Diane the girls & the guys can cash in on this nice freebie!!! It's Shiki's contribution to the "Diamond Is Mine" hunt that started Nov 14 and goes through Nov 30th.

The taxi below will take you to the landing point in the VIP room. Look for the guy in the zebra print suit to find your free gift. You are looking for a diamond. Guys & girls will be included in the same folder, just open what you need.

Here is Diane in the outfit for the gals

Here's your taxi:  Shiki

If you want to start at the beginning of the hunt, you can start here:  Sophistishapes

Thanks for the info & the photo Diane!!!!

Enjoy!
rissa

Sale For Hope

Thanks to my friend Diane (for giving me the heads up on this sale), we can all participate in this special sale at Pixeldolls! Store wide,  most item prices have been slashed to 25L or less. This sale will go on until 11/21.

Proceeds from this sale will go to a friend of Dolce Blackflag's (Hope) who is having some serious medical expenses. I really love to see a shop owner give her profits to help a friend, that takes a special person with a big heart. The best part is that WE get to help too by purchasing her nice designs! It's a win~win that will leave us all feeling great that we helped someone in their time of need.

Hurry on in to get your share of the bargains & let's all help Hope!!!! And thanks Diane for letting me know about this wonderful sale!

Song got a few things, pictured are "WishII", a sweater in brown:

And "Aurora", a dress that comes in a pack of 5 colors.

While you are there, you can take a dip in the beautiful pool she has in the building! It's fun!

Limo:  Pixeldolls

Enjoy & Let's Help Hope!!!
rissa

Peace's Halloween Party

These are some shots I took at the Queendom Halloween party. After I finally found the perfect dress up for me, I tp'ed in to find everyone dressed in great costumes! Apparently Cid couldn't decide what to wear as he changed many times!  I can't wait for the next Peace party!

Here's Ariel~

Cid, in one of his many costumes~

Diane, looking pretty, as always~

Our Queen Fand~

Wizzardly Top~

Our sweet Eddie~ (with Cid in another of his many costume changes)

My wonderful sissy, Misti~



Witchy Moth~

And finally me, rissa~what else would I be except for a Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader!

If I missed a photo of you, I'm sorry. Maybe you were there before I was or left before I decided to take photos. I really was sorry to miss a shot of Ned & Abbey as Hershey Kisses..so cute! I can't wait for the next party!!!



Enjoy!

rissa

Free Hair For The Guys

Our Queen passed me a LM for a hair shop she likes. It was to Uncleweb Studios. I had never been there so I tp'ed in to see what the fuss was all about. I found some very nice styles at very good prices. At the service counter, I found 2 nice styles for the girls & the same for the guys~for free. I had to send Gavin for his free hair!!

The first is Roy and comes with brown & black in the pack.

Then comes Reed. This pack is only black but the color has a lot of highlights in it.

Both styles look very natural & lifelike. I'm sure you'll love them!

Here's the Taxi: Uncleweb Studios

Enjoy!
rissa