Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Featuring Refuge

Easter is just around the corner and I am ready!  I hope you didn’t miss these adorable bunnies from Jian while they were out for the Fifty Linden Friday sale.  I have scattered them about with colorful spring flowers and these cute bunny stools from Refuge.   The stool is available in four colors and you can find it at the main store.  “Hoppy” Monday!    

Credits

Decor

Refuge

Bunbun Stool

HPMD

Wildgrasses Green

Sweet Garden Grass 02 Green

Heart Garden Center

Wildflowers Hydrangea @ Fameshed

Jian

Easter Bunnies Flopped & Straight

NOMAD

Lily of the Valley

{What Next}

Tulip Rainboots Planter

+Half-Deer+

English Ivy

Hardware

Easter Eggs

Tune

Here Comes Peter Cottontail – Sung By Danny Kaye

Spring Has Sprung

Featuring [Krescendo] and Tuesdays

Spring comes early in the south and it still catches me by surprise even though I have lived here just over 6 years now.  My daffodils have bloomed, redbuds are blooming and trees are budding their little green leaves that will unfurl before we know it.

Spring is also a time for all the new babies like my ducks here…or like the 5 kittens I discovered IN the duct work of my house.  They are cute little things, Manx kittens, with little bobs for tails though clearing them out is going to be difficult.  The HVAC man was here today along with Animal Control who won’t do a thing to help except provide a cage once they are caught.  The property management company is going to send their “wildlife” guy out to set some live traps and I have a feeling this is going to take awhile.  Wish me luck!

Credits

Decor

Tuesdays

Aries Decor Lantern Fat @ Zodiac Event

Aries Decor Lantern Skinny @ Zodiac Event

[Krescendo]

Moss Bunnies (Hunt Prize for MadPea Spring Hunt)

Jian

Pekin Duck Collection @ Belle Event

NOMAD

Lily of the Valley

Studio Skye

Ancient Wall

{What Next}

Spring Bloom Daffodil Planter

Heart Garden Center

Wildflowers Queen Ann’s Lace

Ancient Stone Pathway – Steps

Aubretia

Harmony Daisies

HPMD

Sweet Garden Grass 02 – Green

+Half-Deer+

English Ivy

Smile For The Camera

Featuring *KATE* Jewelry & Accessories

We were children in the garden
Where the flowers kiss the sky
And the birds sang out and wonder
As the day went sailing by

Robin Trower – Daydream

Credits

What I’m wearing

Body – Maitreya – Lara

Head – Catwa – Eva

Skin – Insol – Nicole

Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s

Eyes – Aviglam –Heartbreaker Eyes

Ears – Swallow – High Definition Ears

Hair – Navy + Copper – Mae

Dress – Siss Boom – Deep South Swath

Earrings – *KATE* – Ethnic Round Earrings

Pose

+Half-Deer+  & Le Poppycock– Say Cheese Set 2 (camera included)

Decor

Heart Garden Center

Wildflowers – Poppies

Wildflowers – Foxglove

Wildflowers – Queen Ann’s Lace

Hollyhocks

Studio Skye

Skye Wild Grass

2Xtreme

Hummingbirds

Barefoot In The Park

Featuring Faida , Fashiowl Poses & Bee Designs

Being barefoot is the best!  I can’t stand wearing shoes and am usually barefoot or in flip flops…even in the middle of winter here in the southern US.  This cute little pose set comes to us from Fashiowl Poses and is available at Redeux.  It’s called  Peaceful and includes the tree, circular bench and all of the decor items on bench except the doggie and me.  We are not included 😊!

Also available at Redeux is this super cute, girly top and skirt from Faida.  It just feels so feminine! The mix of tartan with the delicate striping inset with ruffle is adorable.

Setting off the feeling of spring are these beautifully details flowers from Bee Designs.  I have sunk them in the ground a bit for better camera position but they do have a small trunk in a shallow pot a bit like a topiary.  They can also be found at Redeux.  This is a great round of Redeux.  Don’t miss it!!

Credits

What I’m wearing

Body – Maitreya – Lara

Head – Catwa – Eva

Skin – Insol – Nicole

Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s

Eyes – Aviglam –Heartbreaker Eyes

Nails – e.marie – Coffin Nails Autumn Pallet

Hair – DP YUMYUM – # 94

Earrings – EarthStones – Vintage Pearl Earrings

Top – Faida  – Carmen  Top Teal Tartan @ REDEUX

Skirt – Faida  – Carmen  Skirt Teal Tartan @ REDEUX

Pose

Peaceful (includes props)- Fashiowl Poses @ REDEUX

Decor

Bee Designs  @ REDEUX

Nerium Oleander Red

Nerium Oleander Light Pink

Nerium Oleander Pink

Nerium Oleander White

ionic

Urban Fountain

Old World

Grass Multi Flowers

|T|L|C| Home Collection

Gateway

 Just Animals

Basset Hound Sitting

Tune

Neal Hefti – Barefoot In The Park

Courageous Woman

Featuring *SK*

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”

Elizabeth Bennet – Pride and Prejudice

This picture is a perfect example of why I say I don’t want to limit myself to one style of blogging.  For me it is so much more satisfying when I can be inspired by something whether it is fashion or decor, modern or vintage.

I thought of the movie Pride and Prejudice immediately when I saw this dress by *SK*.  I love the movie and the main character, Elizabeth Bennet,  or perhaps I should say I love the personality given to the character by the book’s author, Jane Austen.  Elizabeth is courageous, playful, independent and intelligent….she just doesn’t put up with crap, you know?

The quote above is one of my favorites.  I have always felt that same way for as long as I can remember but didn’t realize how fortunate that really was until I was older.  Peer pressure has never been an issue for me at any point in my life and I realize how lucky I was to have escaped it.  I have never felt a need to fit in if that meant pretending and I have never been afraid to admit to my likes or dislikes about something, even if they put me in the minority.

These strengths begin to be formed in childhood and I realize not everyone is allowed to nurture these strengths.  My wish for all is that you have the same courage Elizabeth had and that it rises up when you need it most!

Credits

What I’m wearing

Body – Maitreya – Lara

Head – Catwa – Eva

Skin – Insol – Nicole

Eyes – Aviglam –Heartbreaker Eyes @ N21

Hair – Tram – G1224

Dress – *SK* – Rosie (includes headpiece) @ Enchantment

Pose

InDiGo Poses

Female Blogger Poses – Stand #21

Decor

Heart Garden Center

Riverbank Weeping Willow

Harmony Wild Poppies

Harmony Tulips

Queen Ann’s Lace

Aubretia – Purple

Studio Skye

Skye Log Bridge

Rustic Fence Set

HPMD

Dirt Road – Dark Brown

The Little Branch

Korean Beech Tree

[ Organica ]

Cosmos Deep Red

 8f8

New Beginnings Geese

floorplan.

Vintage Egg Basket

The Black Forest

Lily Pads & Water Lilies

 Just Animals

Milking Cow Standing

Milking Cow Eating

Ally Foxtrot

Texas Country Windmill – Marketplace has closed

Tune

Pride and Prejudice Main Theme (Dawn) – Piano Arrangement by Andrew Lapp

Rural Delivery

Featuring Sway’s

Let me just say how much fun I have had blogging these past 8 months!  So far I haven’t hit any roadblocks or lack of ideas and that is in part due to my sponsors.  I love when I get an idea instantly upon seeing items as I am unpacking them and the latest release from Sway’s did exactly that.

Featured here are items from the Mail For You gacha set that is available now at The Gacha Garden.  As soon as I saw the key photo I got my idea….it was that quick.

Up until I was about 10 we lived in the city, on a cute little city block where our mail was delivered to a cute little mailbox that hung right next to the front door.  Then we moved to the “boonies” which wasn’t really the boondocks but after living in the city it sure seemed like it.  It was certainly rural though.  People lived on acres, not lots and there were farms and horses and orchards…a complete change of scenery for sure. Where I had usually walked to school, I now had to take a bus and where we had been able to open the door and get the mail without even stepping off the porch, we now had to not only go outside but also cross the street to get to the mailbox.  It was totally normal to see clusters of mailboxes side by side.

That is still the place I think of as home, the place my mother still lives 40+ years later and I still smile now whenever I drive past little clusters of mailboxes.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Decor Credits

Sway’s @ The Gacha Garden

Mailbox Elementary Aqua

Mailbox Elementary Banana

Mailbox Elementary Bubblegum

Mailbox Gentle Black

Mailbox Gentle Copper

Mailbox Notable Flowers

Mailbox Notable USA (RARE)

Mailbox Notable Rainbow (RARE)

Mailbox In Love (SOI)

Package

Letter – Bills

Letter – Floor

Letter – Love

Letter – Mix

HPMD

Sweet Garden Grass 02

Garden Tree 08

 Heart Garden Center

Wildflowers – Queen Ann’s Lace

Aubretia

Trompe Loeil

Dorina Cottage Sky

Dorina Cottage Cloud

Schultz Bros.

Abandoned Old Shack

{What Next}

Bramley Rocking Chair

[we’re CLOSED]

Grass Field Green

Seven Emporium

Little Red Wagon

Botanical

Dirt Road

Back To Santorini

Featuring Meva

Santorini is on my bucket list of places I would love to visit.  I think the first time I learned of it was back in 2005 when I watched Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with my daughter.  All that white and blue…absolutely beautiful.

Something else I realized I loved about blogging is the way a scene piques my interest about different things to the point I often Google the subject matter and learn something new and interesting.

So, what did I learn about Santorini?  Well, its unique landscape is due to a devastating volcanic eruption and all of those houses on the cliffs are actually clinging to those cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater) and because of the volcano, the beaches are made up of red, white and black lava pebbles. Amazing!  Also, if I am lucky enough to travel there someday, the flight with connections is about 26 hours and has a $2,000 USD price tag!  I think that one is pretty deep in the bucket but a girl can dream!

Credits

What I’m wearing

Body – Maitreya – Lara

Head – Catwa – Eva

Skin – Insol  – Nicole

Eyes – Aviglam – Vivid Eyes

Ears – Swallow – High Definition Ears

Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s

Nails – e.marie – Coffin Nails Autumn Pallet

Hair – Doux – Vega

Necklace – KC Couture– Caily Choker

Bracelet – Cae – Northstar Bracelet

Dress – Meva – Blazer Dress @ Tres Chic

Pose

Pose Collection Hud 1.2  – Lyrium

Decor

Cliff #2 – inVerse

Aubretia – Heart Garden Center

Hibiscus Pink in Pot – Mesh Plants

Villa Santorini – Salome Design

Springtime In Paris

Featuring Promagic and Fashiowl Poses

I don’t want to sound like a broken record but…this photo shoot was so fun!  I really hope my fellow bloggers have as much fun as I do when coming up with ideas and then making them happen.

This is my first blog post for a new sponsor, Promagic, and I am super excited to work with them.  They have a great variety of items..fun, cute, sexy… and it’s going to be so fun playing dress up!  That is how it was with this photo.

I let myself drift off to imagine a real afternoon of shopping in Paris, stopping at a quaint sidewalk cafe (ok..so maybe I thought of the Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie in the France pavilion at Epcot too but that has to be close to the real thing, right?)  Oh, what would we do without our imaginations!

My pose is by Fashiowl Poses and works perfectly with the shot.  It is from the Fever Pose set, one of three new packs that will be out at Limit8 today. They are very fun and versatile.  Be sure to stop by and happy day dreaming everyone!

Credits

What I’m wearing

Body – Maitreya – Lara

Head – Catwa – Eva

Skin – Insol  – Nicole

Ears – Swallow – High Definition Ears

Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s

Nails – e.marie – Coffin Nails Autumn Pallet

Hair – Doux – Margaret

Earrings – Bandit– Princess Diamond Earrings

Rings – Kunglers – Bariska Ring 1

Sunglasses – KC Couture – Vogue Sunglasses

Skirt – Promagic – Patola Skirt

Top – Promagic – Patola Top

Necklace – Promagic – Patola Necklace

Hat – Promagic – Patola Hat

Shoes – Essenz – Montpellier

Pose

Fashiowl Poses  

Fever #4 @ Limit8 

Decor

Chez Moi

Wrought Iron Patio Set

Dysfunctionality

Twinkling Flower Bush

Rose Bush Potted

LODE

Geranium Pots

Artisan Fantasy

Potted Gerbera Daisies

Heart Garden Center

Summer Hanging Basket

ionic

Store Sign (Black & Gold)

junk.

Paris Street Sign

Vintage French Daybed

Trompe Loeil

French Country Clock

Cheeky Pea

Eiffel Lamp Silver

DB Design

Pretty Vintage Hat Boxes

Minimal

Soho Build

CB26

Cafe Photo Prop Backdrop

Second Life Library (included in your inventory)

Shopping Bags

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Sidewalks

Happy Monday everyone!  The new round of Cosmopolitan is open and there are some super cute things this round.  I am wearing the latest releases by Meva and loving the combination.  All pieces come with texture huds so you have several options.  The dress, earrings and necklace are sold separately so you can grab the whole set or just the pieces you like.   I love the size of the necklace..nice and chunky!  I think it would go great with her Sora jacket as well. You can find the details on the Sora jacket in my blog post here.

{Style & Decor Credits}

Featuring Meva & Lyrium Poses

• Pose – Lyrium–Bento Series Set 4 – Pose 5
• Dress – Meva – Sook Dress @ Cosmopolitan
  
• Necklace – Meva – Sook Necklace @ Cosmopolitan
• Earrings – Meva – Sook Earrings @ Cosmopolitan
  
• Boots – Addams – London Boots
• Hair – Doux – Moonspell
• Body – Maitreya Lara
• Head – Catwa Eva
• Skin – Insol Nicole in Peach
• Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s
• Eyes – Aviglam – Vivid Eyes Catwa applier – Natural
• Ears – ^^Swallow^^ – High Definition Ears
  
• Lipstick –IDTTY – YumYum #12
• Eyeshadow – Alaskametro – Onfleek Palette
• Nails – e.marie – Autumn Palette
• Green Grocers Market Cart – 8f8
  
• Heart Summer Hanging Basket – Heart Garden Center
  
• Flower Cart Stool (Rare) – Artisan Fantasy
• Flower Cart Coneflowers – Artisan Fantasy
• Flower Cart Lavender – Artisan Fantasy
• Flower Cart Daisies – Artisan Fantasy
• Lily of the Valley Vase – Nomad
• Gardenhouse Flowerpot 2 – DRD
• Gardenhouse Flowerpot 1 – DRD
• English Ivy – +Half-Deer+
• Pembury Bench – {What Next}
• Sunflowers Pitcher – {What Next}
• Dashing Dalmatians 16 – Jian
• Set Build by Victoria

Fresh Flowers

“She sprouted love like flowers,
Grew a garden in her mind,
And even on the darkest days,
From her smile the sun still shined.”

-Erin Hanson-

{Style & Decor Credits}

Featuring Meva

• Gloves – Meva – Sora Gloves @ Vanity Event
• Shirt – Addams – Alegra Shirt
  
• Hair – Truth – Jacica
  
• Body – Maitreya Lara
• Head – Catwa Eva
• Ears – ^^Swallow^^ – Shiny Ears
• Skin – Insol Nicole in Peach
• Face & Body Moles – Izzie’s
• Eyes – Aviglam – Vivid Eyes Catwa applier – Natural
• Lipstick – Luxrebel – Naomi
• Eyeshadow – Alaskametro – Onfleek Palette
• Nails – e.marie – I Do What I Want Set
  
• Pose – FOXCITY – Leaning (Stand)
• Geranium Pots – *LODE*
  
• Fresh Flower Fence – Hive
  
• Watering Can Beatle – [ keke ]
  
• Sevilla Backdrop #1 – MINIMAL