I may do some shopping today.

Hi! Just a quick post – I’ve seen quite a few cute things being released today and I just wanted to be sure you saw them, too! It’s a service I provide.

Antonia Marat has a new super cute mailbox at Artilleri Home! Those colors are like candy ♥

Artilleri Home [SLurl]

We’ve got two really cute home decor items in Fifty Linden Friday this week!

From Jordan Giant and Nordari:

Nordari [SLurl]

From Flutter Memel of cluttered flowey:

(There’s also a Dark set)

cluttered flowey [SLurl]

Don’t forget – the items at Nordari and cluttered flowey are only 50L, only for today!!

I was also happy to see a new pine tree from Vitrail Illios over at New Trails – he’s always one of my favorites!

New Trails [SLurl]

Happy shopping!

When you need a little sparkle

Hi! Something quick and fun today…my pal HeZkeZl Slade recently sent me a new creation of his – the Firefly machine! I love the look of little sparkly beings floating all around my place. ♥ Hez’s emitter is super easy to use and gives you lots of options: you can choose the amount of fireflies, the frequency, the color, the range, and whether you want them around ALL the time, or only during nightfall. So cute!

Available at [HeZ] [SLurl]

I also got a fun little package from Ashwyn Slade, who just so happens to be Hez’s wife and also happens to have a little shop of her own – [AsH]. She’s made a little Lightning Station which does exactly what you might expect – makes lightning.

This is fun if you’re looking for a little bit of spooky ambiance around your place. I like that the lightning takes different shapes and colors each time. There aren’t any options for the user here, at least not that I could find…I would have liked to be able to control the frequency of the flashes, and maybe even the color. But it’s a nice little tool to have for some basic lightning to shake things up – it would be great for Halloween!

See it at [AsH] [SLurl]

Cute things you should know about

Hiya! I’m way behind on blogging, as usual, so here’s a quick post to share some cute stuff that’s waiting for you on the grid. Go!

Annunziata Macchi, designer behind Molto Bene AND my music soul mate ♥, sent me her latest precious little prefab, the Artisan Cottage. I LOVE tiny wee houses like this – they’re just so cute and precious, and just perfect for little garden or forest spaces.

The Artisan Cottage is just one little room inside, but still big enough for a living area and an office area, or bedroom – and probably more with creative planning. I like the rough wood textures, and the wallpaper on the side wall makes me happy with its subtle funkiness. (totally a band name: Subtle Funkiness! \m/)

My favorite little detail: a closet. Little SL closets always make me giggle.

Check it out at Molto Bene! [SLurl]

*all furniture from Second Spaces; baskets in the closet are from Y’s House

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I recently shared some items with you from Pocket Gardens, by Carter Denja and Stormy Aluveau. In my previous review post, I mentioned my preference for more sculpted flowers and less flat prim-textured flowers, and Carter let me know that they took that to heart! She sent me a new little set, Study In Red, that uses sculpted flowers. So cute!

The Study In Red set also includes a more formal planter to use, but I like the freestanding grouping better. Makes it look like a really fancy wildflower that randomly popped up. The grouping with the bird is also scripted with chirping sounds for ambiance, which is sweet.

Great job with this set, and I look forward to seeing more!

Pocket Gardens [SLurl]

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This is slightly old news, but just to be sure you all know: Cheap Cheap has reopened! Designer Wanda Aie (formerly Flanelle Bebb) is set up once again, now on the Triva sim, so be sure to stop by! Cute stuff for you!

Cheap Cheap [SLurl]

New stuff for Urban Gardeners

Ohhi! I’ve got some fun garden/landscaping accessories for you today at Second Spaces!

 

Great for inside or out, and perfect for those city gardens! Available now at Second Spaces! [SLurl]

One hand in my pocket

I got a nice little review folder from Pocket Gardens recently. I’ve checked them out before, a while back, and I’ve always appreciated their concept. Essentially, designers Carter Denja and Stormy Aluveaux provide easy instant-gardening pieces. Landscaping can be so much fun in SL, but it can also be quite tedious and complex. The cool thing about Pocket Gardens is that it’s one object to rez and position, but it looks like so much more!

The pics above are just examples of some of the pieces from the Country Impressions series that I’ve worked into my own existing landscaping. I like being able to plop down that one object and get a nice rustic fence, some more grasses, possibly a bird or woodland creature – all very organically arranged.

To give you a better idea of what each object really is (and remember that each pic is just one object) I shot them on a white background so you can see ONLY the Pocket Gardens stuff. Again, pieces from the Country Impressions set:

..and a few from the Garden Edging set. This set is good for more defined garden spaces.

Being the picky gal that I am, I would love to see more 3d sculpted flowers in these sets, and less of the flat prim-textured flowers. I also recognize that that is much easier said than done. I’d love a bit more shading and definition to the rocks, as well. Overall, though, these are definitely worth a look to round out your landscaping – like I said, it’s easy! Most of these objects are pretty low in prims, too, which makes it even better.

At Pocket Gardens [SLurl]