Into the Woods

Oh, Christmas Tree?

When Carson IM’d me last night to ask if I could come and help him with his Christmas tree, I assumed that he just needed some help with the decorating. Or perhaps he needed help picking out a tree at the pixel tree store.

Wrong.

I tp’d over to Carson’s location, and found myself in the middle of the woods, where he had just finished cutting down a huge tree. Apparently, he needed my help to wrangle the tree onto his sled so the dogs could haul it home.

Lesson Learned: When it comes to Carson, never assume.

Thankfully, we managed to load the tree onto his sled fairly quickly. Although, at one point, he unintentionally de-rendered the tree, and had to log out and back in as I waited in the woods wondering if there were any pixel bears around (there weren’t). We managed to get the tree back to Carson’s place, where I accidentally fell out of his skybox and into the water. At that point, I decided that I’d had enough excitement for one night, and let Carson finish up on his own.

And from the look of things, he made out pretty well.

As for me, I’m still picking the pine needles out of my hair (and a few other places). 😛

Last Chance Advents

Before heading out on the tree adventure, I threw on this festive layered jacket from GizzA. I think it’s meant to be worn as a dress, but I decided to add a pair of jeans… which, in hindsight, was a very good idea, since I wound up sitting on a pine tree. The jacket comes in standard mesh sizes (XXS – L with alpha layer), as well as for Belleza Freya and Isis, Maitreya Lara, and SLink Original and Hourglass mesh bodies.

I picked up these cute boots by fri.day at The Arcade. This pair came from the gacha machine (50L per play), but as Love mentioned you can find a free version in a different color under the Christmas tree. The boots are resizeable, and should work with whichever mesh body (or not) you are wearing.

Oh, and the hair! Analog Dog makes some of my most favorite curly ‘dos on the grid, and when I saw this hairstyle on Love, I just knew that I had to have it. If you HURRY, you can still pick it up in the KittyCatS Advent Calendar (not sure which day)!

Another advent calendar to race over to ASAP is the one at Snowpaws. You can’t see them unless you zoom waaay in close, but I am wearing a pair of Christmas bulb earrings and an ornament necklace from the Snowpaws advent calendar (again, I’m not sure which day, but all of the days were still available at the time of this post).

Finally, this cute dog sled pose prop is by Come Soon Poses. It includes the tree, the sled, about 6 dogs, and all of the scenery you see here (and a bunch that you don’t). Carson picked it up as one of the free group gifts for the Cosmopolitan Advent Calendar – hurry over and you can grab this one, too!

(Hopefully next time, Carson will pick up a free CAR with a heater instead of a dog sled!)

Merry Christmas, everyone! 🙂

 

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Serena is wearing…

Head: CATWA Catya
Head Applier: Glam Affair Sarah
Body: Maitreya Lara
Hands: VISTA PROHANDS V.2 beta
Hair: Analog Dog Harmony (free gift / KittyCatS Advent Calendar)
Earrings: Snowpaws Christmas Bulb Earrings Red (free gift / Snowpaws Advent Calendar)
Necklace: Snowpaws Ornament Necklace (free gift / Snowpaws Advent Calendar)
Jacket/Sweater: GizzA December Group Gift (free group gift / free to join)
Jeans: Izzie’s Twinnie Jeggings Appliers
Boots: fri.day Greta Boots Natural RARE (50L per play gacha @ The Arcade)
Pose Prop: Come Soon Poses Xmas Tree (free group gift / Cosmopolitan Advent Calendar)

Carson is wearing…

Check out Carson’s post here for the details. 😎

 

T – 2 Days

Hey FabFree! As you can see my puppy made it home safe and sound after his walkabout to Serena’s and then his untimely abduction by Carson.  He’s exhausted poor thing, not even enough energy to play with his favourite ball, but I made him pose for the photo so you could see he was returned safely!  I’m sure once he wakes up, he’ll be ready for another adventure.  Who knows where he will wind up this afternoon!

Running Out of Advent Time!

There is only a couple more days to take advantage of all of the free gifts in the Kittycats Advent Calendar and if you haven’t been by, you can head down there and pick up all of the previous days.  This calendar is filled with sometimes multiple gifts each day by different designers across the grid.  Now…  I can’t remember which day I got this awesome gift by Rebel Hope, but I wanted to share the news with you so you know it’s in there … somewhere!  This gift by Rebel Hope includes the dress and boots shown as well as a headband and a hat (not shown).

Dress & Boot Sizes:

• XXS – L mesh w/ alpha layer
• Maitreya Lara
• Slink Physique & Hourglass
• Belleza Freya, Isis, Venus

It’s the Truth, I tell you!

My hairstyle today is courtesy of Truth who put their Irena and Irenka hairstyles under the holiday Pompom hats and sent them out to the inworld Truth group.  This is similar to the previous hair gift that Sheidey has been showing off in her posts [HERE], and [HERE], but with a holiday pom pom hat ;).  A full selection of colour huds for hair and texture change for the hat is included.

Also in Truth  group notices right now, you’ll find the Bangs Collection which is a great way to add a little versatility to any of your Truth hair!  I am wearing the Swept Right Narrow bangs with my Irenka hair today and it really changed up the look.  There are several different types of bangs (or fringe as some of you around the world call it) and as like the PomPom Hat gift, there is a full selection of colour huds!  I can’t wait to try it with the other kajillion Truth hairstyles I have been collecting.  It will be like new hair all over again!  There is a fee of 350L to join currently, but it’s worth it!

Winter Decor

Now this bench with my little squirrel friend is another one of the Le Poppycock Animal Friends  poses from the gacha offering at The Liason Collaborative (50L per play), but also… sitting beside the bench you’ll see a very nice winter décor piece by Dixie Dandelion called Pilling Lantern & Gulls w/ Shell that I picked up for 10L at The Wash Cart Sale.  This item is transferrable so that you can even gift it to a friend if you like!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Catwa Candy
Head Applier –  Glam Affair Renee 
Eyes – IKON Triumph Eyes Dusk
Hair  w/ Hat– Truth Pompom Hat (free group gift / 0L / 350L to join)
Bangs – Truth Bangs Collection (free group gift / 0L / 350L to join)
Dress & Boots – Rebel Hope Dress Gift / Boots Gift (free / 0L / Kittycats Advent Calendar)

The Stuff…

Décor – Dixie Dandelion Pilling Lantern & Gulls w/ Shell (10L / The Wash Cart Sale)
Dog – Dalmation – Mutresse Lazy Dalmation (50L per play @ The Arcade))
Bench Pose  – Le Poppycock Animal Family Fondness (50L per play gacha @ The Liason Collaborative)

Come Home for the Holidays

♫ Come on down to my place baby, we’ll talk about love… ♪

Come Home for the Holidays and I’ll make you a cozy place to lay your head. I’ll serve you champagne off of the Champagne Cocktails Tray from Kittycat’s Creations and you can enjoy it while sitting in the Home For the Holidays Rocking Chair by Park Place Home Decor.   I have your Christmas in a Barrel decorated with a candle and lighted trees from Wood Works. Do you like how I decorated the Red & Gold Christmas Tree I found at Dixie Dandelion? We can sit by the fire on the Holiday Rugs Collection I picked up at Pastiche in our Red Mitten Pajamas (His and Hers) from Sweet Intoxication. All these hunt gifts can be found on the Home for the Holidays Hunt for just $1L each!

♬ There’s a Light Burning in the Fireplace… ♫

Let’s sit by the fire and toast some marshmallows with the [CIRCA] Northern Forest Fireplace Set the Day 11 Advent gift from KittyCatS.  This FREE gift comes with the fireplace, with a beautiful fire, decorations for the mantle, two pillows with animations and marshmallow sticks to get your toasting on. With a night like this planned, how could you tell me no?

Holiday Decor…

[CIRCA] – “Northern Forest” Fireplace Set – KittyCatS Advent Gift Day 11 FREE $0L

Pastiche – Holiday Rugs Collection –  Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Kittycat’s Creations – Champagne Cocktails Tray –  Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Park Place Home Decor –  Home For the Holidays Rocking Chair – Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Wood Works – Christmas in a Barrel –  Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Dixie Dandelion – Red & Gold Christmas Tree – Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Carson is wearing…

Sweet Intoxication – Mitten Red Men’s Pajamas – Home For The Holiday’s Hunt $1L

Skin – Belleza – Shawn N/A (circa 2010)

Hair – Lelutka – Seth N/A (circa 2010)

Fun Flurries

Hello Fabulouses!!  I gotta say… Snow sledding was a lot less painful when I was 8!  It is my personal recommendation that if you are over 30, you do not try this (I swear I felt every bump on the way down)… but if you are brave, this fun Sled Riding pose is a 1L dollarbie in the .::NaniKa::. marketplace store.  Next time, I’m bringing a pillow!

Make sure you are doing your daily visits to the free KittycatS Advent Calendar too!  There are a ton of great designers participating, like Somnia who has gifted the Flurry Sweater you see me wearing.  The Flurry Special includes a texture change hud too, so it’s a whole handful of sweaters in one!  I forget which day it was in… but you can go back and grab previous days, so just open them all :).  You’ll be glad you did.

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Karin
Head Applier – Lara Hurley Alena
Eyes – IKON Charm Eyes Coffee
Hair – Magika Sparkle
Sweater – Somnia Flurry Specials (free / 0L / KittycatS Advent Calendar)
Jeans – Blueberry Mia
Boots – Bueno Fringe Boots
Pose – .::NanikA::. Christmas Gift Sled Riding (1L / marketplace)
Sim – Frisland

Arcade Gifts A Plenty

Good afternoon Fabulous Readers!  I have to start my post off by warning you that you will probably want to grab a coffee or make sure you are comfy in your chair because this is a looooong post!  I usually try to keep my posts short and sweet, but when I opened the rest of The Arcade Gacha gifts that I picked up under the tree I found that there was a ton of décor and I decided to put a little set together.  I was so happy with how it turned out that I called Astrid over to snap a photo with me!
Aside from the décor items that I will mention shortly, I wanted to also tell you about a couple things Astrid and I are wearing.  Astrid’s red hot little number is called Eclipse Mini and can be found, priced at 10L for the Christmas on 34th Street Event.  My sparkly black Holiday Cocktail Dress is not only fab for your upcoming holiday events, but makes for a great date night dress any time of the year.  This dress is by [RUBY] and can be picked up for FREE in the KittycatS Advent Calendar!  Instead of tossing on a necklace as I usually would, I decided to wear some ink instead!  I don’t normally wear a lot of ink, but when I came across the Creed Tattoo by White Widow as a FREE Peace on Earth Hunt Prize, I knew it would be hot with a black dress!  This tattoo works with system bodies and comes with a ton of different appliers for mesh bodies.
Ok!  Now onto the décor!  I started off my little holiday room with the Pixel Mode Remington Chaise and Fireplace which are 50L per play at The Arcade Gacha.  I rezzed a copy of my favourite Christmas Tree by LAQ Décor and then decorated with ALL FREE gifts from under the tree at Arcade Gacha (which is much easier to get into now, in case you are wondering!)

Seats – Ariskea Season of Giving  – These come in a pack of two and make great little tables.
Eggnog Tray – Baclava Eggnog Tray – Allows you to turn the steam on and off.
Tea – Tres Blah Cozy Winter Teacup – Just one little prim and is super cute with lemon.
Puppy in Box – Xin What’s In The Box – A holiday box with a pup hiding inside.
Layered Cake – Dust Bunny Berry Cake – Layered berry cake and cream on a wooden plate.
Art – Garbaggio All I Want For Christmas Is Shoes – comes in both red and white and is resizable.
Fireplace Décor 1 – D-LAB + LIZAIL Santa Gift – a little Santa!
Fireplace Décor 2 – DRD Arcade Gift Miniature Bastion – A large snowglobe that actually snows.
Fireplace Décor 3 – r(s)w The Little Drummer – Manny – A wooden drummer boy.
Fireplace Décor 4 – Madpea Soldier Follower – I am using this as décor, but it is actually a Soldier that follows you as you walk!
Whew, if you are still here… thanks for sticking with me Fab Readers.

ps. Thank you to Astrid too, for making my house 10 degrees hotter!

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Love is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – Lelutka Karin
Head Applier – Lara Hurley Alena
Eyes – IKON Charm Eyes Coffee
Tattoo Applier – White Widow Creed (free / 0L / Peace on Earth Hunt)
Hair – Elikatira Elodie
Dress – [RUBY] Holiday Cocktail Dress (free / 0L / KittycatS Advent Calendar)
Shoes – Pure Poison Belle Pumps
Earrings – League Wanderer

Astrid is wearing…

Mesh Body – Maitreya Lara
Mesh Head – LOGO Chloe
Head Applier – Essences Kendra
Hands & Feet by Slink
Eyes – Pulse Mesh Eyes Femke – Raven
Hair – Truth Ryleigh
Dress – Vengeful Threads Eclypse Mini in Red (10L at Christmas on 34th Street)
Shoes – Pure Poison Leila Pumps

The stuff…

Pose – GlamRUs Golden (marketplace)
Build – Scarlet Creative Meribel House (50L per play / instore gacha)
Chaise – Pixel Mode Remington Chaise (50L per play / Arcade Gacha)
Fireplace – Pixel Mode Remington Fireplace (50L per play / Arcade Gacha)
Tree – LAQ Décor Christmas Tree
Seats – Ariskea Season of Giving (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Eggnog Tray – Baclava Eggnog Tray (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Tea – Tres Blah Cozy Winter Teacup (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Puppy in Box – Xin What’s In The Box (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Layered Cake – Dust Bunny Berry Cake (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Art – Garbaggio All I Want For Christmas Is Shoes (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Fireplace Décor 1 – D-LAB + LIZAIL Santa Gift (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Fireplace Décor 2 – DRD Arcade Gift Miniature Bastion (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Fireplace Décor 3 – r(s)w The Little Drummer – Manny (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)
Fireplace Décor 4 – Madpea Soldier Follower (free / 0L / Arcade Gacha)