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Summer Camping

Summer Camping

Hey FabFree, you are all invited to my campsite to come camping (or glamping?). We’re going to have an amazing time. It’s time to unwind and get ou the old sleeping bag, drink lots of adult beverages, and have a relaxing time summer camping trip.

The Summer Camp Hunt

This summer marks the first Summer Camp Hunt by Malus Park Events and Hunts. Like all of the Malus Park hunts, it takes place at the Malus Park sim, which is located here. The hunt object you are looking for is a sleeping bag, and they are colour-coded by the designer. You’ll see the colour you are looking for on the board at the front of the sim. Each prize costs less than 10L on the hunt. All of the prizes on this hunt are themed around camping! You can see a list of the participating stores and hunt prize previews here. The hunt ends on August 14th.

Summer Camping V

In my camping scene, I am showing the prizes from Splintered Creations. They have 9 hunt prizes in total that cost 10L each. All of the big trees, the large yellow tent, the picnic table, the ice tub, and white adirondack chairs are some examples of the prizes they are offering. I am showing 5 of the prizes in the panoramic shot of my campsite, so reference the credits below for the details of what is featured in my campground. I just couldn’t fit them all into one post! It’s a massive set of camping decor and scenery. It even includes a yeti with large trees as one hunt prize (which was way too big to fit into my picture). This is an absolutely enormous camping scene you can create with this set, so if you are in need of items to build a camping site, this is perfect. Here’s the hunt hints to find all of the prizes from Splintered Creations on the Summer Camp Hunt:

  1. I’m on top of the grid
  2. Awesome sponsors and designers
  3. Nothing like being curled up by a warm fire
  4. What a beautiful covered bridge
  5. Seeking REFUGE by the water
  6. What an amazing, yet DETERMINED green apple
  7. Nachos, Snow Cones, and Cotton Candy Oh My!
  8. In the cemetery at the gate
  9. What a beautiful Rustic look

Camping Gear Brought to You by FabFree at Fifteen

I also added a whole bunch of camping gear and outdoor decor to my campground from FabFree at Fifteen, from the designers Kim’s Kreations and Dench Designs. I love these items and they fit the summer camping theme perfectly, so I had to show them off!

Kim’s Kreations

Summer Camping II

  • The free gift from Kim’s Kreations for FabFree group members is the floor blanket with string lights and lanterns. The blanket includes cuddle animations.
  • Their 15L sale item is the pretty white and blue garden bench, which has cute sitting animations!
  • Their full-priced item is the big blue tent and sleeping bag (see the panoramic shot of the campsite at the top of the post). It costs 99L, and you can actually sleep inside the bag and sit inside the tent!

Dench Designs

Summer Camping III

  • Dench Designs is offering this table with all of the accessories – including the animesh dog, wine bottles, the red beer case, candles, coffee cups, matches, coffee pot, and the wicker basket – as their free gift to FabFree group members. Just use the menu on the table to rezz each item and then you can move them wherever you like. The golden lab is my favourite part!
  • For 15L, you can have the awesome camo-patterned chair that matches the table.

Summer Camping IV

  • Dench Designs‘ full-priced item is this log, campfire, and the pretty tree on the right. The log includes fun bento animations that allow you and your friends to interact with the fire pit! It costs 150L.

Enjoy your camping!

xx
-Caroline

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Furniture & Decor

Camping Scenery

Batch of Trees – Splintered Creations Trees (10L on the Summer Camp Hunt)
Yellow Tent with Trees – Splintered Creations Trees, Tent and Lanterns (10L on the Summer Camp Hunt)
White Chairs – Splintered Creations Set of Adirondack Chairs with Animations (10L on the Summer Camp Hunt)
Ice Tub – Splintered Creations Ice Tub and Picnic Crate (10L on the Summer Camp Hunt)
Picnic Bench, Flowers and Trees – Splintered Creations Picnic Table with 5 Animation Sits (10L on the Summer Camp Hunt)

Camping Decor

Floor Blanket – Kim’s Kreations Ocean Longing Lighted Cuddle Spot & Lantern (Free Gift for Members of Fabulously Free in SL Group/Group is Free to Join)
Garden Bench with Lanterns – Kim’s Kreations Starkissed Roofed Garden Bench (15L for FabFree at Fifteen)
Blue Tent and Sleeping Bag – Kim’s Kreations Let’s Go Camping! Tent & Sleeping Bag (99L for FabFree at Fifteen)
Table with Dog, Wine, Coffee, Mugs & Candles – Dench Designs Twigmore Table (Free Gift for Members of Fabulously Free in SL Group/Group is Free to Join)
Camo Chair – Dench Designs Twigmore Chair (15L for FabFree at Fifteen)
Log, Firepit, and Small Tree – Dench Designs Twigmore Log (150L for FabFree at Fifteen)

Skydome – Anna Erotica Texture Changing SkyDome (10L on the Marketplace) Previously blogged here 
Photo Location – Private Location

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Nice and Cozy!

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Hey gang!

Hope you are all staying warm and enjoying some cozy time during this frigid (where I am anyway!) January!

Like the other ladies, I too have been stalking Cozyfest and seen all the gorgeousness there.  I brought something to show you from there too, this is a 50L find from Asteria, this sexy little number felt perfect with Valentine’s day coming up so quickly, so I grabbed it.  The pieces are mix and match and each part is separate and 50L each (bra, panties and shirt), including a HUD with ten coordinating colors for each too.  This set fits:

  • Freya
  • Hourglass
  • Isis
  • Kupra
  • Legacy
  • Maitreya
  • Reborn

Now maybe the other girls are good getting cozy on their own, but I love a little four legged baby to snuggle up to.  This cutie is from Foxwood and the set of Doodle pups is on sale right now for 75L.  Not sure how long it will be on for, so I would hurry if you want to grab a little sweet pup!  They are truly adorable.

 

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Outfit – Asteria Khia Set (50L each part via Cozyfest)
Necklace – Cray

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Avalon EvoX
Skin – Velour Aimee
Eyes – Lelutka Avalon
Hair– Stealthic Cascade
Lips – Enfer Sombre Madison Lip

Extras

Puppy–Foxwood Doodle Pups(75L Saturday Sale, but still active)
Location – Private


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Close to Home

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Hey gang!

We have a lot of fun here on the Fab Free Blog, but today I would like to get serious for a moment.

We know cancer is evil (I refuse to capitalize it), and that anyone can get it, even our beloved fur legged babies.  But did you know cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs?   It is estimated that 1 in 3 domestic dogs will develop cancer, which is the same incidence of cancer among humans.

So when I popped over to Foxwood for something totally unrelated, I saw the story of Ellie, who belongs to the girl who runs Foxwood.  Ellie is her Golden Retriever and Ellie has cancer.  I have lost two out of three of my Goldens to cancer, as well as my beloved Shih Tzu, Tara.  So I know the story all too well, and it is an issue that is very close to home for me.  I never had the chance to help my babies, but Ellie has a chance to fight and we can help her.

The three goldens in my photo, are a set that you can get at Foxwoods for only 75L (they are adorable too!!!  I love the one I can carry around and I’ve had three people say they wanted one too when they saw me carrying her!) and all proceeds go to help Ellie.  We all love the sales and we love the cute sl pets, this is a chance to enjoy both while helping a real pet have a chance at fighting the evil known as cancer.  (I have lost both my parents to it as well).

I’m not sure how long the sale is up for, I reached out but haven’t heard back.  I checked a little while ago and it is still up.

I hope each and every one of you will stop by Foxwood for this cause.  Cancer *can* be beaten, for both humans and our furbabies!

In just ten days Tara will be gone five years and my heart still breaks every single day (and someday Jian will make us a cute set of Shih Tzus so that I can have her with me at least in second life) (I keep requesting it!).  Her and Sumner (my Golden boy I lost to cancer) are pictured below.  I never got to have human kids, and honestly I raised these two from babies and I couldnt have loved them more if they had been human.  They were my kids.

These are the faces of canine cancer, the ones we must fight for.

Sumner (above) lost to Hemangiosarcoma at the age of 9 on 8.29.2004

Tara aka Tee (below) lost to Lymphoma of the intestines at the age of 12 on 11.25.2016

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Dress – Shanti Angel Outfit (mesh and flexi)

Body 

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

Extras

Pups – Foxwood Sweet Goldie (75L for extended Saturday Sale, all proceed go to Ellie’s GoFundMe)


Before and After

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Cheerio gang!

This post is not your typical before and after.  Oh gosh I *do* love me a before and after, you know when they do makeovers?  It is one of my fondest wishes to one day get a makeover by professionals.  Alas.  But I love a makeover, it’s always so exciting to see what changes they make and how awesome whomever or whatever they were working on came out!

This is kind of a reverse before and after to showcase the awesome goodies I got at the Arcade Event, courtesy of Pare’.  Now, if you want to get all the juicy details of how the new system at the arcade works, I spelled it all out in my previous post here.  With that out of the way, let’s get on to the fun stuff, the goodies!  The machine for Pare’ is called Night Crawlers and is 75L a play and I had to come back on subsequent days to get both the outfits I was lucky enough to grab.  The above was the pink, which I love.  The below photo shows the Halloween version which I was lucky enough to get on my second day try.  I was originally going to just blog the pink one, but when I got the Halloween one as well, I couldn’t resist combining the two.

So, what exactly do I call my before and after?  The first photo, above, is before the Zombie Apocalypse, the second photo before is, well, after, obviously, and our brave heroine can tell she has become outnumbered and she is about to become Zombie herself.  Notice how she is biting her lip in distress?  So she has gone from geek chic to zombie hunter.

As I stated in my previous post, you choose the size you want to play for in the machine and I chose Maitreya Lara as that is what I wear.

Lessons learned by our lovely heroine… a gun works better than an axe when fighting zombies.  Unfortunately.

The End

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Photo 1

Clothes

Outfit – 7. Pare’.Ame Lined Uniform – Maitreya (75L per play at The Arcade)
Glasses – Oddysee Nana Glasses
Shoes –
Ahroun Designs Originals Angie Boots 09

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova EvoX
Skin – Enfer Sombre Madison Cream EvoX
Eyes – Lotus Generation Eyes
Hair – Doe Nova Solid Essentials RARE
Lips – Mimmi Kiss me Gloss

Extras

Pups – Birdy Boudoir Snow Cuddle & Snow Follow RARE

Photo 2

Clothes

Outfit – 13.Pare’ Larme Full Bloody Outfit RARE – Maitreya (75L per play at The Arcade)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova EvoX
Skin – Enfer Sombre Madison Cream EvoX
Eyes – Lotus Generation Eyes
Hair – Doux Silent
Face Wounds – Naja Bloody Slashes, THC Wound Tattoos face blood splatter and Lelutka add on Bloody Murder

Extras

Pose and ax – Fashiowl Poses – Legend

 


The Doorway into Autumn

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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.

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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


Laundry Day!

Laundry Day

Here I am gang, back again in stark contrast to my previous (solo – not the one where I am fending off a pack of wild redheads) post, I’m back to my old self again and catching up on some chores.  Plants watered, check.  Blog posts done, check.  Rent paid, check.  Laundry…. in progress!

Doing the laundry is much more fun when you can bring along some adorable cuteness with you to snuggle and smooch while you wait!  My favorite part about laundry is when the dryer stuff comes out nice and toasty… ahhhhhh.  Even if it is hot out for some reason, the heat in fresh laundry is so soothing.  I wonder why that is.  Do you know?

Of course with all my laundry needing to get done, I had to find a new outfit to wear while I washed the rest and so I headed over to the Free Dove, cause I haven’t been in a while, to see what newness they might have.  I wasn’t disappointed of course because I found this to die for outfit (I may live in this and be buried in it!).  I absolutely love the bohemian pattern on the top with the Indian elephants.  Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE.  I know I show you all sorts of styles in my posts my friends, but bohemian (and my whimsical side LURVES Kawaii) is where my soul does a happy dance.  I don’t find nearly as much bohemian as I would like nowadays, it feels like the entire grid is obsessed with jumpsuits lately.  So when I do find it, get out of the way cause Imma gonna do a big ol happy dance!!!

Bonus points if I can find Bohemian and Pink combined!  That’s absolutely ME to a T!

This very yummy ensemble was created by FurtaCor.  You get the top and shorts (plus boots and a necklace not shown) for free, natch cause its the Free Dove, and it fits:

  • Freya
  • Isis
  • Venus
  • Maitreya
  • Hourglass
  • Physique

The pose and laundry basket (I had to adjust the size of it) I found on market by Danu for 37L. She has lots of affordable poses, so her store is a good one to check out for poses if you don’t want to break the bank.  She has some really cute ones.

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Top and Shirts – FurtaCor Malu Set (free via The Free Dove)
Necklace – Cray

Body 

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

Extras

Pose & Props – Danu Need Laundry (37L on Market)
Background – Fluffy Stuff Washateria (For the Spoonful Of Sugar Event to Benefit Doctors Without Borders until October 2))
Puppy – +Half-Deer+ Pomeranian – Lay (Merle)


Hachi & I

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So, just sitting here with my buddy Hachi musing about this adorbs summer dress that I found for only 5L on market.  Yup, it’s true!  Aria has a bunch of items on Market for only 5L, but its just today and tomorrow (the 13th and 14th) so ya gotta hurry on this one!  Everything was so cute I didn’t know what to pick to blog for y’all, but this dress felt so beachy and Hawaiian, I chose it.  This fits only Maitreya but their items fit all kinds of bodies, you just have to check the listings.

Hachi is from Fashiowl and he came with a set of really cute poses for only 60L for the Happy Weekend Sale, I just checked and they still have it up, so if you want him, go grab him NOW.  You will be glad you did, I had sooo much fun posing with him!  By the way, he fits all sizes of bodies!!  😀

❤ Arielle

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Dress – Aria Blue Flowers Ellie Dress (5L on market)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova
Head Applier –  Velour Annya Pearl
Eyes– LAQ  Gaia Eyes Green
Hair – Catwa Lolo Light Blondes

Extras

Hachi – Fashiowl Hachiko (60L for Happy Weekend)

 


Sharing a Snack

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There’s not much more I love in this world than puppies and horses.  Seriously, I could leave nearly all the human race behind and be on an island of puppies and horses, I would be one happy chickie!  Honestly, I talk more to animals, plants and inanimate objects than I do to other people most of the time!

Can you spell I N T R O V E R T?  lol!

Anyhoo!  Another thing I love is cute clothes that I can get for cheap or even better free!  Today I’ve got a super cheap cute outfit for you from Cremosas Store who is one of out Fab Free designers.  It is one of many in her store, this one is a romper that is overall style and soooooo cute for summertime!  This cute ensemble will cost you only 25L!  They do come in lots of different colors, but I chose purple.

It fits:

  • Freya
  • Hourglass
  • Isis
  • Maitreya
  • Physique
  • Venus

❤ Arielle

Arielle is looking fabulous in…

Clothes

Romper- Cremosas Romper Sigma (25L)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova
Head Applier –  Velour Annya Pearl
Eyes– LAQ  Gaia Eyes Green
Hair – D!va Tomoko2 Moonstone

Extras

Puppies – TLC Animals Dalmations
Pose – Denden Poses Tantric
Gummies –  Seka’s Gummy Treats (previously blogged here)


Puppies Don’t Need to Social Distance!

Epiphany Goodies

Hey gang,

Can you imagine I had *never* been to The Epiphany before this week???  So seriously what is wrong with me?  I had a *blast* and I found some awesome goodies to share with you.  I’m not sure how much longer Epiphany runs for so, if you want to go play in the plethora (my favorite word lately, can you tell??) of Gachas, go soon! But for the moment, let’s see what fun stuff I found!

You should always have a sidekick

My first fun goodie is my little Pomsky from HEXtraordinary.  He is animated and sooooooo cute (you can tell I have a thing by now for the pups!), he even looked up and what I was holding for the picture!  The gacha for these little guys is 75L

Speaking of what I am holding…

My sign, is from Nerth and was a 50L gacha.  Yes, I realize the whole pandemic is *finally* winding down a bit (yay!), but as an introvert, I have always hated people I don’t know getting in my personal space.  I mean, is it really necessary to bump me with your shopping cart repeatedly when we are both standing in line and the line is not moving?  I think the six feet rule should stay in place.  You stay in your space, I will stay in mine.  After all I have *always* followed this rule by staying out of the space of strangers, I think they should extend the same courtesy to me.  I *really* wanted to the sign saying “up for adoption” but didnt get it.  It would have been fun to see if anyone adopted me.  😉

The Jewels, Oh the jewels!

The lovely jewels on my forehead are from Okiya.  They were a rare from a 50L gacha.

Yes the backdrop too!

The building behind me is from ninety.  This was a 50L gacha.  It had all different buildings that you could use to make your own street!

❤ Arielle

Arielle is stylin’ in…

Clothes

Outfit– YOU By GeMyles Jasmine Outfit and Heels (via EBento Event)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova
Head Applier –  Velour Amanda Pearl
Eyes– LAQ  Bento Eyes Green
Hair – Truth Vivid (Blondes)

Extras

Pomsky – 3. *HEXtraordinary* Pomsky Pal Companion – White (75L gacha) (via The Epiphany)
Sign–NERTH / NOTES MINI GACHA / 6FT (50L gacha) (via The Epiphany)
Forehead Jewels – OKIYA. Glitterella – Tiara (silver) RARE (50L gacha) (via The Epiphany)
Building/backdrop – ninety – Build 10 (50L gacha) (via The Epiphany)

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Pugs & Kisses

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The weekend is the perfect time to dress up and spend some time hanging out with a four legged date!  Heck, they don’t care if you dress up or not.  But it’s fun to dress up so I do.    This cute little guy comes to me courtesy of Dench Designs who are (is??) having a flash sale on them!  You get a plethora of pugs, for NOT a plethora of lindens!  This flash sale goes til Tuesday (great band back in the day!  lol), and you can get the puggies for only 32L!  If you can’t make it there by Tuesday (thats *not* a band…. that I know of.), then you can get the puggies for 60L.  Which is still a faboo price!  You just rez the pug bed and click it and choose what you would like the pug to be doing.  I made him sit so he could be pretty for my picture.  This is the ad which shows your pug activity choices:

For the love of Pug Ad

Each pug is indeed animated and soooo stinking cute!  They are perfect company for that at home with my pug date night!  😀  Grab the popcorn and a movie and get ready for lots of pugs and kisses from your little four legged date!

❤ Arielle

Arielle is stylin’ in…

Clothes

Jacket and blouse – Web Dew Jacket Gwen (Pink)

Body 

Mesh Body – Maitreya  Lara
Mesh Head –Lelutka Nova
Head Applier –  Velour Annya Pearl
Eyes– LAQ  Bento Eyes Green
Hair – Truth Vivid (Blonde)

Extras

Pug & Bed – Dench Designs For the Love of Pugs (Flash sale until Tuesday 32L, 60L regular price)

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