The Doorway into Autumn

Hey gang,

I’m here with Tara (aka Miss Tee, aka Chia pet, aka Chi, etc etc) to share with you some gorgeous Autumn decor for your home.  This week would have been Tara’s birthday if her real life self were still here and although I have been unable to find a shih tzu companion in world that looks like her (she was a black and white shih tzu, and I kept her hair cute and short, as she was a bit of a tomboy!), I try to get as close as I can and this little one from Rezz Room is very cute.  😉  (My Golden Animesh Sumner is also based on a real life furbaby of mine I had many moons ago).

But I digress, I am here to speak of the glories of autumn decor, it’s just that she is on my mind this week, September is a difficult month for me, I lost Sumner on the 29th of August, my dad on the 18th and my Mom on the 29th.(not the same year of course)  So with them all lumped together and my little Tee’s birthday in the mix, it’s in the forefront of my mind lately.

Let’s talk about Autumn!  Shanti always has some goodies for free for everyone and this time of year is no exception.  Not only is there a free box of autumn themed goodies (including the rug here and several other items!) but there is also the fireplace behind me for 55L, along with the cute sunflower tapestry, which I love for only 45L but brand new this year is the Ready for Autumn Golden who is only 1L!  I’ve taken a closer-up photo below to show you the little lights so cozy on the fireplace and on our autumn wreath wearing handsome pup as well!  It’s all got a soft lovely glow that will bring a cozy atmosphere to those chilly autumn nights coming up!
No group required for any of these goodies.

Don’t forget all clothing at Shanti is 75L and under, clothing for mesh bodies is on the right and for classic and BOM, on the left.  Though some of the mesh bodies contain classic clothing, just check the vendors for that.  😉

Also, my cute boots are a free group gift from Promagic, they have a load of group gifts and their group is free to join (ok its a whole ROOM of group gifts).

I’m still hoping summer will come back because this girl is not a fan of the cold.  The only *good* thing is that I get to whip out my collection of fingerless gloves that I love to wear.  😉  Of course with covid, I’ve been reduced to wearing them at home, but that’s ok, my hands are cold all winter.  😉 (as if I need an excuse to wear them!)

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Outfit – Giuliadesign Zuri Gold (via Girls Heaven Event October)
Necklace – Addams Penelope Necklace (Free group gift, group is 5L to join) (previously blogged here and here)
Boots – Promagic Unleash Boots (Free Group Gift, group is free to join)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova EvoX
Skin – Enfer Sombre Madison Cream
Eyes – Lotus Generation Eyes
Hair – Exile Erin

Decor

Fireplace – Shanti Home Cozy Autumn Fireplace (55L)
Rug – Shanti Home Beautiful Autumn Rug (Free Gift/No Group Join Required)
Tapestry – Shanti Home Sunflower Saying Tapestry (45L)
Autumn Golden Retriever – Shanti Home Ready for Autumn Pupper (1L) 
Shih Tzu – Rezz Room Shih Tzu Companion

Apple Picking Season

Apple Cider

Move over Pumpkin Spice, it is Apple Cider season! (Though you can have both, just not recommended in the same cup) My favorite part of fall is tied between Thanksgiving dinner and Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving. It’s really a tough choice on who the clear winner is.

Speaking of pumpkins, Apple Fall has a new group gift out for you to enjoy! This lovely Golden Pumpkin is FREE for you with their free group! I know!! The pumpkin is modifiable so you can make it as BIG or as small as you wish! Perfection for this upcoming Holiday Festival I’m planning! Thank you Apple Fall!

Copy and paste this into local for their free group
secondlife:///app/group/b2fac488-eb3c-f9cf-f37e-5175657d0eea/about

Bunnies Decor

Apple Fall Harvest Pumpkin – Buttercup, Gold  (Free Gift / No Group Fee)
Apple Fall Mercantile Bookshelf
Apple Fall Stacked Books
Apple Fall Plaster Candles
Apple Fall Plaster Horse

Halloween Dream

When I imagine the perfect fall feast setting, this is how it looks in my mind. This time of year is my absolute favorite time of year, and I was thrilled to see that Muniick has the coolest Farmhouse Halloween Dinner setting for their 60L Happy Weekend offer this weekend.

With the Farmhouse Halloween Dinner set by Muniick you’ll get a large table and chairs with place settings, decor, and a second smaller table for a more intimate setting. That makes for a total of 10 pieces for just 60 linden! The chairs have 24 PG poses, and give props. Each item is also copy, and modify so you can rez multiples and adjust things like size and tint.

Don’t miss out on this amazing set by Muniick available at the 60L Happy Weekend price this weekend only!

Credits:

Table Setting – Muniick – Farmhouse Halloween Dinner – 60L for Happy Weekend Sept. 26th and 27th only

Gazebo – LOVE – SANARA – GAZEBO
Trellis – Rivendale ~ Victorian Rose Garden ~ Trellis 2
Rug – Lacrime dell’Anima – Rug – Oriental Set – Rug 2
Bats – +Half-Deer+ Paper Bats – Big Group A

Additional pumpkins:

• The Artist Shed – Bondage Pumpkins (Pearl Stack)
• .random.Matter. – Crescent Pumpkin Gift
• *PurpleMoon– Bat Pumpkin w/Skull and Crow
• Muniick – Pumpkin Stack 2020
• Fancy Decor: Gold Confetti Pumpkin
• Feather & Nest – Just Pumpkins – pumpkin group 1
• Your Dreams – Magic Pumpkin

Foliage:

• Lunaria – Gleaming Tree
• Lunaria – Gleaming Tree Autumn – Current Group Gift/Group is Free to Join
• Lunaria – Fluffy Grass
• Aisling – Red Roses Foliage
• Kitty Creations – Red Rose Bush

Fall Friends

 

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I’d fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” – George Eliot

Hello there Fab Free’rs! Can you believe we are inches close to October already? I feel as though August lasted forever, but September has flown by. Needless to say, I’m so excited that my favorite time of year is here at last. Bring on all things autumn, I’m ready! For this post I’ve got freebies from PosEd and LYBRA to share with you.

PosEd

Speaking of autumn things, how cute are these squirrels?! My squirrel friends and the pail of pumpkins are part of a free Subscriber gift pose at PosEd. The gift includes a pose stand with the pose, and the props rez when you use the stand. The props are easily moved should you need to adjust them here or there. To get your free copy of this fun fall pose just head over to PosEd, join their subscriber, then click the pose vendor.

LYBRA

Did you know that LYBRA is now one of our fantastic fabulous Fab Free designers? This beautiful top is their current free gift for Fabulously Free in SL group members. The gift top includes a color change hud with quite a few solid color choices. To get your copy of this free gift, wear your Fab Free group tag, and click the gift vendor over at LYBRA. If you’re not already a Fabulously Free in SL group member, don’t fret the group is free to join.

Sizes Included: Maitreya Lara, Belleza (Freya, Isis)

Credits:

• Hair/Hair Base – Tableau Vivant – Editorial Hair – Ponytail – Umber
• Head – Catwa HDPRO Majer Soft
• Skin – Deetalez – Doutzen II
• Eyes – Buzzeri – Celestial Eyes – Chlorine
• Makeup – Alaskametro – Fall Essentials
• Jewelry – Cae – Rowan Collection – Currently @Uber
• Ring – On a Lark – Sun Moon & Stars Rings
• Top – LYBRA – Malena Top Fatpack – Free Fab Free Group Gift/Group is Free to Join
• Tattoo – Mister Razzor – Bella Tattoo
• Pants – Blueberry – Authentic Jeans
• Pose w/Props – PosEd – Little Autumn Friends – Free Subscriber Gift 

Photo Taken at Breath of Nature

 

Owl Always Love You

Hello there Fab Free’rs! I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving enjoyed the holiday, and that everyone is having a great week. I was visiting relatives for a few days and while it was a nice visit, I’m genuinely happy to be home. I’ve missed being here; I always do when I have to be away for very long. Now, to the good stuff!

There are just a few weeks left in the fall season, I for one have been enjoying the cooler days and the gorgeous autumn colors. Petite Mort recently set out an adorable set of cropped sweaters perfect for fall as a group gift. One sweater is brown with a cute fox graphic, while the other (pictured above) is a lighter shade of brown with an equally cute owl graphic. I love the extra long sleeves, and the slight cowl neck. Both sweaters come in several mesh sizes. At this time the Petite Mort group is just 75 linden to join. There are also group lucky boards at Petite Mort waiting to be played.

Mesh Sizes Included: Maitreya Lara, Slink (Physique, Hourglass), Belleza (Freya, Isis, Venus)

Here are the details, enjoy!

Hair – Magika [03] Mint

Skin – Essences – Anya (Catwa) – Currently @Kustom 9

Head –  CATWA HEAD Sofia Bento

Sweaters – Petite Mort– Novelty T-neck Set – FREE Group Gift/Group is 75L to Join 

Body/Hands – Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V4.1

*Pose by FOXCITY

Snuggle Me Up

Update! These have been moved to the JellyRoll main-store and added to the discount section. I have been told by the creator that they are set to the same price, but that you must be a member of the JellyRoll group and must wear your group tag to get them. Thank you to the readers who pointed out that they were no longer available at the Cart Wash Sale! A new item will be set out at the Cart Wash!

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It’s fall! It’s fall! And I have my sweaters ready thanks to JellyRoll at the Cart Wash Sale! You can get this creators Snuggle Sweaters for just 10L each… there are 8 great designs to choose from, or buy a fatpack for 50L! The fatpack includes 3 additional exclusive colors so you get 11 colors in it for that one small price! That’s a heck of a deal! All the major mesh body sizes are covered too!

Available sizes:

• Standard XS – XL
• TMP
• Maitreya – Lara
• Slink – Hourglass & Physique
• Belleza – Freya, Isis, & Venus

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Astrid (Portia Swords) is wearing…

Body – Maitreya – Lara V4.1
Head – Catwa Head – Tumble
Head Applier – Glam Affair – Alba Applier
Eyes – IKON Hope Eyes – Wight
Hair – Spellbound – Cursed
Necklace – ECCO – Thalia Choker
Sweater – JellyRoll – Snuggle Sweater (10L @ The Cart Wash Sale)
Jeans – JellyRoll – Weekender Jeans

Sim Location – Rustic Retreat

Of Fairies, Ladies, and Crypts

The spirits of ladies on lakes and fairies wander freely… the moon shines and though you know you should be afraid… you can’t help but feel enchanted instead. And it all begins with a few pumpkins left out for the picking by the Fantasy Creator’s Showcase Event at the Rising Phoenix Sim…

“All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark.” – Helena Bonham Carter

And the Creator’s Showcase Hunt got this idea just right with their fantastic gifts. There are 13 pumpkins hidden on the sim — actually they are all out in plain sight. Some of the stores have one pumpkin at their stalls. A few of them have two. All of them are easy to see and you just buy the contents for FREE. A trick not a treat!

In the picture above Astrid is wearing the Autumn Fae costume (complete with wings) by BlueMoon Enterprises. This Creator Showcase Hunt Pumpkin Gift is FREE and includes the full outfit in all the standard mesh sizes plus the gorgeous wings you see in the picture.

I also wanted to show you this fabulous Halloween Cat Mask by Chimeric Arts & Fashion which seemed to fit the Autumn Fae Costume just perfectly. This too was another FREE Hunt Pumpkin Gift at the Creator Showcase event.

Just behind Astrid and at her feet you can see the Creator’s Show Case Hunt Gift from United InishCon *UI* called the Dirty Little Secret Log. It has great little butterflies that flit and fly above it as well as a terrific animation when you sit on it. Your avatar will look from side to side before crawling inside to hide in the log! Like all the other gifts, it too is absolutely FREE!

“As much as I’d like to meet the tooth fairy on an evening walk, I don’t really believe it can happen.” – Chris Van Alssburg

Of course… this is Second Life where anything can happen — (almost) — and look! There is a fairy and the lady of the lake both! As well as another chance for me to show off some amazing Hunt Gifts. If you look in Astrid’s right hand, you’ll see she is carrying the Creator’s Showcase Hunt FREE Hunt Gift from Souzou Eien by Draconias Timeless called Light of the Watch. This fantastically detailed lantern works with your AO just fine (or any pose) to let your avatar hold it with the supplied animation.

And since we are out on a walk meeting fairy tale figures… let me introduce you to the lady of the lake, courtesy of Folklorica! As their contribution to the Creator’s Showcase Hunt, their FREE gift is this stunning Glowing Lady on the Water gift. It includes the floating lily pads and pumpkins (which are animated and turn) and the glowing Lady of the lake who is scripted to appear and disappear during night time hours on the sim where it is rezzed. (Be sure the sim it is rezzed on has a night time setting. The lady will NOT appear during ‘day’ hours if the environment has a day setting. And the script is affected by region settings, not your personal windlight setting.)

“I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food and your drink.” – Klaus Kinski

 Last but not least, I wanted to share this fabulous Creator’s Showcase Hunt gift from Old World Designs. Just like all the other gifts, it is completely FREE and well worth picking up. The Spider Infested Crypt has a resting pose for one avatar and a ‘sit’ pose for another avatar (if someone wants to sit on it while someone else is resting inside O.o) and the spiders are affected by movement. In other words… they appear and scuttle and dash away everywhere — and make tons of creepy spider noises if you sit in the crypt, stand up out of it, or if you or someone else nearby moves around it much! It is simply a must have for any haunted decor or All Hallow’s Eve celebration!

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How to create your own dark Fairy Tale…

Skin – Lumae :: Fable : Earth / Bare + Eyeliner (Dark Brow)

Hair – Calico Hair – Freya (includes Headband w/ color change hud)

Eyes – NoirOptix – Mojave Eyes (99L Marketplace)

Eyeliner – Oceane – Eyeliner 1

Eye Lashes – Oceane Alluring Mesh Lashes

Hands and Feet – Slink

Outfit – BlueMoon Enterprises Autumn Fae – includes Wings (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Shoes – LUAS – Juno Barefoot Golden

Mask – Chimeric Arts & Fashion – Halloween Cat Mask (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Lantern – Souzou Eien by Draconias Timeless – Light of the Watch (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Lady of the Lake –Folklorica – Glowing Lady on the Water (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Log with Animations – United InishCon *UI* Dirty Little Secret Log (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Crypt – Old World Designs – Spider Infested Crypt (FREE Gift/Creator’s Showcase Pumpkin Hunt Gift)

Pose by !bang

The perfect Fall day

Theres nothing I love more on a cool Fall day than to go prancing around in the leaves in the forest.. the sound of them crackling under foot, the rustle as you kick a little pile of them and watch them floating around.. the musty smell of wet wood and foliage and the sight of the crisp sunlight streaming through the gaps in the trees..

The new Group Gift @ Foppish is perfect for these long walks. Teamed with the snuggley warm thick tights that I sneaked from the Halloween Freebie Outfit from G Field, I can just about get away with going topless underneath the jacket.. well.. if I get too cold, I’ll zip it up? Right?

Though since shaving my head I really should invest in a new hat…

Free or Under 10L
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Encircled Earrings by Amorous – 0L (Marketplace)
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Amorous-Encircled-Earrings-Free/4025776
Riders Cardigan by Foppish – 0L – Group Gift
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Arkon/204/223/23
Dietrish Boots by Athor – 0L – Group Gift
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Delilah/82/20/22
Bat tights from G Field Halloween Gift – 0L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/YABU/155/130/24

Not Free
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HappyEidAha Skin by JeSyLiLo – 50L – Group Gift
http://slurl.com/secondlife/JeSyLiLO/220/117/21
Body Stitches Tattoo by Corvus – 30L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Prime%203D/73/231/22
Double Neck Cut Tattoo by Corvus – 35L
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Prime%203D/73/231/22
Leather Skirt by Happy Undead
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Happy%20Undead/124/160/1501

Autumn @ Edge Designs

Mrohs Baxton has very generously set out a new Dollarbie at Edge Designs. It is a gorgeous Autumnal outfit complete with a yummy russet coloured off the shoulder sweater, a pair of jeans and a lovely snuggly jacket. It really does make you want to go walking through a forest, kicking piles of leaves about!

 

 

 

Other info

+ Skin is one of the freebie skins from Vive9 that I previously blogged
+ Hair is the Mayumi prize from the Lucky Board at D!va
+ Scarf is the Toronto Scarf Dollerbie from Puddles
+ Shoes are a prize from the Pumpkin Hunt at Necrosis Noctis

 

Pumpkin Hunt @ Island Depot

Well, as the sign said, you have to hunt for 50 pumpkins scattered all over Island Depot. They are not too hard to find but it´s a large sim, and you have to look everywhere! To join the group (there are some pumpkins only available for group members) just touch the group inviter next the hunt sign. You will not get fashion! But very pretty stuff for gardening and decorating your home. And – of course – some nice things for Halloween.

I did only a  short hunt for this blog post (but I´ll get back !), so shown here is what I could find within a few minutes 🙂

Welcome Scarecrow Sign

Spooky Column-Resizeable

Classic Witch-Resizeable

Jack-A-Lantern

Fall Dahlia Border-Resizeable

Pedastal Sink

Happy Hunting!

FAB HAZEL