The Doctor Was On The Job!

Twisted Krissmuss @ Hearth & Home

Here is a closeup of the 14 piece set I made for Twisted Krissmuss - a dark Shaman's Sanctuary with sitting poses and a fortune tellers table. Just click the ball to find out what "the darkness sees". (on and if you will find the Renaissance Hunt gift - it matches this set)

Twisted Krissmus About to Begin

Dec. 7, 2012 is the beginning date for the Twisted Krissmuss Shopping Event. Some of the best SL designers have made a transfer item that you can purchase for $100 so that you will be able to afford gifts for your friends and loved ones! Stop by Hearth & Home, for more information. I am a sponsor this year!!  You can get your Guidebook inworld, or stop by the Twisted Krissmuss website. I'll post my offering tomorrow! I must grab a few winks!

Candy Cane 4 Hunt Starts Dec 1

Wow hard to believe that this is my 4th year in the Candy Cane hunt. This years gift from Hearth and Home is the Christmas Holly-Day chair & coffee table. The cozy chair is done in warm flannels with cute bits of holly adorning the arms. It has 9 different poses in it. The coffee table comes both hard linked and soft linked if you want to remove or change the figurines on the table. It has a land impact of 22 as shown here. All items are copy & mod. For more information on the Candy Cane Hunt visit http://kastlerockhunts.blogspot.com/

Home for Christmas

This is my 2nd year to participate in the Cookie Jar's Home for the Holidays (Christmas) hunt. I joined the Cookie Jar group about this time last year. I have loved  being in it! The creativity of the merchants is awe inspiring! Jiovi & 2Wat Michigan have created a fun and super community of builders and hunters. Their SL Hunt Resource Center has been a God send!
This is my offering for the Home for Christmas hunt. It is 29 prim as shown, I both hard and soft linked it, in case you wanted to move around the decor items, or lower prim counts... whatever it is you would like to do!

I would like to take this opportunity to send you warm wishes that you will enjoy many lovely times with your families and loved ones this Christmas season!

Another Twisted Hunt has come and gone, and it's bittersweet as usual. We missed Vasha & Dysturbed this Twisted go around :( The organizers did a super job, and the hunt was as smooth as they have ever been! It is always a pleasure to see old friends and to meet some new ones! We are an eclectic group - we just have a strange sense of humor.
So far 2012 has been full of changes, just like the Mayan's promised! Some of these changes have been quite life changing. I have been trying to learn Blender... oh my.... is that quite a challenge! So back to a classroom - even a virtual one is a big change for me. Changes occurred in my personal life as well, children grow too quickly and I have had to learn many hard truths. I suppose these are the things that keep life interesting - but I do prefer boring!
I plan on a big remodel for the shop soon - just trying to draw up some new plans for that. So as we move into the fall and holiday season I wish you warm sunny days, cool nights and a pair of warm arms to hold you close!

Well, well, well.... been a trying few months. After the last Twisted I went into hibernation or something. A general blah set in about SL and what I was doing there. I went crazy with the Petite Mesh Avatars for a little bit, but that didn't hold my interest. I have started Blender classes. I finally this weekend needed a particular thing for a table, and low and behold I was able to make exactly what I wanted! So I guess I am SLOWLY learning a few things about it. I have a bunch of hunts coming up in July, so I suppose I should start building and shut up :)

BJ's 5th Rez Day - Gift for YOU!

I just wanted to say thank-you for five crazy years in Second Life. This is just one of my first builds that I added some new features and textures too. Just alittle something from me! I'll leave it out until Friday the 10th*Hugs* to you all! Love ya! ~bj~
( right when you walk in the door to the store you can pick it up http://slurl.com/secondlife/Daphnis/123/62/46 )

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

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

Another year....

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*)