Hearth & Home

2012-01-30T21:23:00.001-05:00

Feb 1 Gypsy Wares & Hearth & Home are in Natures Hunt: When Roses Turn Black Part 2: Withered - these 2 gifts are using some really awesome mosaic textures, they match up beautifully.

Dark rumblings begin...Twisted... Spring 2012

2012-01-16T18:36:00.001-05:00

Wonder what color of evil will the Twisted Cubes be this March?

Another year....

2012-01-03T20:21:00.000-05:00

Well, it's my usual yearly musing time I suppose. Maybe this year I will finally become more effective with my social media postings. (Don't hold your breath... I was never good at writing in a diary either).
Anyways, I'm staying busy, I have been trying to learn to make clothing this past year. I expanded Hearth & Home to allow for some traditional Gypsy themed items (Gypsy Wares), and while creating those items, I made a few Gypsy dresses. I enjoyed it a lot! Vasha Martinek gave me some good advice and suggested I not limit myself to period clothing, soooooo out of that advice, the idea and even the name for the 3rd little shop was born, Urban Gypsy Clothiers. Both shops are quite small, and I'm "learning" still. But Vasha was the total inspiration for this lil' venture. Hopefully one of these days, I'll be out of the "newb" phase of clothes desiging. Hey this boot junkie has even made a few pairs of boots! So it will be interesting to see how the next year plays out.
I was trying to think of a way to rename the blog, and newsletters so that all 3 stores could be recognized. It is funny the acronym for them is HUG - Hearth & Home, Urban Gypsy Clothiers & Gypsy Wares... LOL I found that rather amusing since I'm not the *Hugs* kind of girl. So I'll kick the idea around some more, hey maybe I'll bug Vasha for more inspiration!
God bless you all and I hope that 2012 is a very happy and prosperous one for you!
*Hugs* BJ (well, maybe I can get used to that! *giggles*)

They Start Out All Happy

2011-08-30T14:03:00.000-04:00

*evil grin* So the Twisted Hunt is about to begin... I have been lucky to have been in every one since Vasha & Dysturbed dreamed their Twisted Dream. What fun these hunts are, and they are not for the faint of heart. Truly the hardest hunt in SL. Those that finish this hunt deserve the title of Survivor....the rest... well, they will rest in peace or maybe..... in pieces. Hearth & Home, Gypsy Wares & Urban Gypsy Clothiers have all made items for the Hunt. I have the main gift, and 5 (might be 6) bonus gifts, a few pity prizes in some decoys...and of course the new Gacha! I'm only sad that I will miss the first full week of the hunt while I sneak away for a little rest & relaxation. So before I go...I'll open the door to the insane asylum.....

Busy as a Bee!

2011-08-08T08:23:00.000-04:00

Well August finds me busy as a bee! Getting ready for my 6th Twisted Hunt! I love the Twisted Group... crazy, nutty and just a bit perverted! Mi Familia! I have several gifts in mind for the hunt, ranging from clothing, home decor... and hopefully some funny things as well, depending on my scripting skills!
Steam: The Hunt 5 is also "gearing" up... ok bad pun....lol.... I made a fireplace for the last hunt, I'm thinking I will add something that matches that one for this one... haven't got that totally wrapped around my brain yet.
Last but not least Medieval Fantasy... This is a new one for me, but anyone that know me and has been to Hearth & Home or Gypsy Wares, should know I do like Medieval! I have no clue what to make on this one. I did a little cottage for Midsummers Night Dream 2, I enjoyed that so much, I may see if I can't make something like that for this.... I just don't know... seems my mind is Twisted at the moment!

Back to Social Media

2011-08-06T16:35:00.000-04:00

Well, gosh, I always seem to go on a hiatus from social media...then I come back... Much like those being's in Poltergeist.

Steamy, Twisted...... uuuummm..... is coming!

2011-02-27T23:21:00.000-05:00

O.k... busy, busy I have been getting ready for my 5th Twisted Hunt. I still think I am their token Nerd...but they let me in and I love doing it! Then this is my first Steam Hunt, what fun I had making a gift with all the gears and things! I enjoyed the new theme to build for! I'll post a bit more after I finish boxing up the gift for these awesome March hunts!

Goodness and Mercy! Happy New Year!

2011-01-14T21:28:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start! RL was a bit dicey for sure last year, so I'm expecting great things for the upcoming year! Many plans and exciting changes ahead for Hearth & Home. I'm learning new things and look forward to learning even more! Right now I'm addicted to these little fairies! Cute little buggers! Tatanina & Rocky

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T18:04:00.000-04:00

Hope you are happy little Ghouls and Boys! Have Fun Tonight! uummm Life... it does seem to slow "you" down, but won't slow down time. Looks like my last post was in the early spring, well I'm still alive and kicking... (have to keep the zombies off of me). I want to wish all my friends a super kick off to a great holiday season! Life is good! *smiles*

Short Lil' Post

2010-04-13T16:27:00.000-04:00

Well, March was a hard month for me, alot of ups and downs. I lost my dad after a very lengthy illness, and then the Twisted Hunt kept me quite busy and really helped me keep my mind off of all the bad things. So, I'm trying to back into the swing of things in SL. One night last week I couldn't sleep, so instead of reading, I picked up the delete button and started deleting alot of my store! So I'm remodeling! If you come back and wonder what the heck is going on... it's a mess and I know it! Ha! Hopefully it will settle into something different that you will enjoy. So bear with me a bit longer, I'm coming back around! ~bj~

Tainted and Broken Feburary Is Upon Us

2010-01-31T10:38:00.002-05:00

This Feburary finds Hearth & Home about to start the Tainted Love and the Broken Heart hunt on the 1st. Tainted Love is the Yellow Jester's first sponsored hunt, and I am looking forward to spending time with my demented friends that are sweet enough to let a dork like me in. Broken Hearts... well, we have all had them, some of us more than others, maybe this hunt will sweeten the hurt alittle. Bloody Valentine hunt should start in a few weeks, and we are still in the middle of Burning Hearts and Frosty Resolutions until the middle of the month.

New Fireplaces! I have added a new round fireplace The Huntress, with rich honey wood tones, the Draycott Library Fireplace is rich wood with Stain Glass inserts in the front. Rich dark carved wood is what you will find on the Old World Library fireplace. These 3 fireplaces are the newest additions and will do will to warm your SL nights.

Valentine's has arrived in the Hearth & Home Annex, there you will find some sickly sweet items and a few darker ones if you look closely. I'll be adding a bit of the Irish to the annex in the coming weeks as we all get ready for St. Patricks day.

So come by and see me, click the hunt signs and lets have a warm and wonderful February!

Happy New Year! - Upcoming Events

2010-01-05T09:34:00.000-05:00

Well, as we can see I'm not the most consistent with blog updates. Maybe this year I'll do better. Well, new things going on... right now I have the Death Becomes Her Hunt going on, and Frosty Resolutions & Burning Hearts Hunts are right around the corner!
I have created 2 new fireplaces in the last week. They both have rich wood textures and 1 has stained glass front. Valentines is appearing out in the patio, right now is only the frilly pretty stuff, but since I'm feeling pretty down on love right now I'm sure the more morbid valentines will be making an appearance soon. Speaking of morbid valentines... my friends at Yellow Jester are going to host the Tainted Love Hunt, it is sure to be a macabre February! So check by the store, there are signs up with group invites for all these hunts. ~bj~

BJ's Blogging!!!

2009-07-04T13:45:00.000-04:00

Well, hello!
I thought I should get on the blog bandwagon! Happy 4th to all my American Friends and happy summer to the rest of you! :) I'm using the day to do some housecleaning in RL and SL! I promise to put things on Xstreets today! Wait... I thought we made resolutions at New Years.... well guess we can make them on the 4th too!:) Anyway, this is my 1st post ~ I'm sure I'll get better at it.