THE Bob Mackie of SL!

Bobo Rosselsprung is the Bob Mackie of SL. I mean that as a BIG compliment. I loved his Barbie creations as a kid and who else could create such great over the top designs in SL. Bobo is a real sweet heart who has an incredible store at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rosewood%20Fusion%20Bay/196/59/21. He has all the glitz and glamor that you would expect. If you want a real stunner of an evening gown go see Bobo's Masquerade. If you a guy and you need some sequins and glitz you can see him too. He also has these great flannel pj bottoms that work for either gender, but I don't think he's trying to get famous for them. He also has some amazing jewelry that is really low in prim count. You have to check out his store. He's a good friend and he has great clothes.

The Golden Thorn

I love it when friends open businesses in SL, especially jewelry businesses. I have some wonderful guy friends who design jewelry and always tell me that making the pieces small enough for women is to much of a pain, so they stick to men's designs. Thorn Witrial, one of our friends, has designed some amazing lockets that can be worn by women. He also has some great men's rings, belt buckles, bracelets and such. They do look great, and if your a guy who is getting married, have your future spouse check out his shop.

So now for the good stuff, the jewelry...



Thorn has four designs for the outside of the locket. I have chosen silver, and the basket weave texture. You can also choose gold or several other textures. The great thing about the locket is that it allows you to put 2 pictures inside. It has a clever script that opens and closes the two halves when you touch it.








I have added a picture from Zak and my 7th anniversary vow renewal from last year. I am waiting to get a good pic of everyone we know so I will have a big group shot.

You really do need to check out Thorn's shop. He's doing a great job and it's important to support everyone who is making a start at a business. http://slurl.com/secondlife/IGBC%20Gay%20Rehoboth/240/186/25

Have a wonderful Labor Day everyone.

What wonderful things we find in SL.

I had to go throne shopping over the weekend for a photo shoot. I came across this nice wooden one in a store that sells anything and everything you could ever want for a castle. I didn't even know you needed half the stuff they sold. You could buy a desk that was a slab of wood wedged into a rock. I don't know if you won a prize for pulling the wood out of the stone. Anyway, another Monday has come and almost gone. Have a great week!

Happy Birthday Dream!!!!!

Dream Inc. is one year old and we had to celebrate. For some reason the green fairies always come to Dream parties, but that makes them fun. We had most of the company here tonight and Kat and Angel did a great job on the party. The drinks and food were wonderful. We really appreciated the gifts. Now we have to think of something really fun for the next staff development outing. I hope there are many many more great years for Dream. We enjoy working there and we look forward to the future.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the WE ads!

Thursday night we shot some great photos for the Wedding Elegance ads. Thanks to Zak, Tym, Jace, and Phinn for helping out. We had to throw in some fun theme wedding pics. I am very excited that we do have some weddings booked. I also reserved the domain name SLWeddingElegance.com. We will begin getting everything together for the site shortly.

Check out the Wedding Elegance Flickr site for all the pics for our ads.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29810036@N07/

Wedding Elegance is up and running!!!!

We had a great weekend and consulted on our first big wedding. Bren and Ander had a wonderful wedding and we were proud to be part of it. We met some wonderful people and hung out with old friends. Jace has finished the build and it is amazing. We are open for business and we have gotten some referrals from the weekend. We are also working on a real website for WE thanks to Bren. Second Life really is full of a lot of incredible people! We shoot advertising shots on Thursday. Here is a preview.






Here is a sneak peak of our private dressing room that Jace made. It's a good place to watch your guest arrive until you are ready for your grand entrance.

Another Great Fashion Show!

We attended the Vitamen fashion show last night to see Jace Lewis, our good friend model. The show featured primarily men's swimwear and underwear. The show venue was very original and looked great. The five models would come onstage at the same time and rotate down the cat walk. There were six different scenes featuring racing swimwear, thongs, boxer shorts, body suits, jock straps, and intimate apparel. The designs were very creative and if you are a guy in the market for swimwear, or undies you should check out Vitamen.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Japarid/112/111/25




Here are some great shots of Jace in the show. He is always professional and does a great job. In the opening he looks oh so sexy modeling this great leopard thong.











The show ended with a Las Vegas style number with feathers and fun.

I have always wanted to watch TV in SL!

We have tried watching TV or video podcast from the web on the TV in our SL living room several times. The media plays, but it's laggy, the sound is not in sync, and there are always issue if others are in the room trying to watch too. Anytime a new app comes out I always want to try it because one of my dreams for SL is to have a bunch of friends over for movie night, or Oscar night, or other TV events. I love to entertain, but none of our SL friends live near us, and it's sooo much easier to clean house in SL. No one complains about the dog hair on the sofa, or nor do I feel guilty if I forget to make sure I swept behind the toilet. Tonight we are trying Metaverse TV. As you can see, it's just not quite working for me. I have high hopes that one day the TV application will really consistently work for everyone in a room watching a media feed. Until then, I will just watch the Q. I will note that Zak could see the video on his screen. Maybe it both of us on the same internet connection, my mac, his pc, who knows. Anyway, I'll wait for anouther night.

What exactly is an alternative lifestyle?

Last weekend Zak and I were bored and decided to try some of the rp options in SL. The vampire rp seemed like it would be the most interesting. I even played Jyhad the card game in college. (Did I just tell how old I am?) Anyway, we set out to make vampire alts in grand style. So far it's been fun and we have met a few new people. That's the fun of SL, you always meet someone new who you would probably not have run into in rl. I'll post some more about our adventures when we have an adventure worth blogging about.

Well, vacation is now over and it's back to work tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great week.

Having Fun On Vacation!

I had to pop in and check on how things are going in SL and on the blogs I follow. Tymmerie Thorne has a great post on her blog, check out Girl Wonder Speaks in the links column. Since I'm on vacation, I'm too brain dead to be original and I think it's a cool idea. So, 5 things about me in RL and SL.

First the boring RL stuff:

• I love to cook in rl and I can fix and pretty edible meal, but my career, SL, and other things seem to take up the time I used to have to cook. I have gotten to the point that I appreciate a great restaurant.
  
• I miss my greyhound. He passed away in December of 2004. I would love to have another one but we have an aging Shih Tzu who deserves our attention. Our Jack Russlle doesn't care one way or anouther.
  
• I have brownish red hair in RL, not white.
  
• I had one of the best crab cakes that I've had in a long time at Phillip's Seafood Co. at Myrtle Beach, SC this week.
  
• I have a blue VW convertible that I love to drive with the top down.
  

Now the SL stuff:

• I have a guy alt, and a female alt that I use for photography and they are the models for Zak's shape shop, Forma. I don't play as either unless they are needed for something.
  
• I do have a new vampire alt and messing around with some of the RPG stuff in SL has been fun.
  
• I have met a SL friend in RL. Zak (my RL husband) and I met a good friend of ours a few months ago. It was a lot of fun.
  
• I can not build a cube to save my life nor can I script.
  
• The best thing about SL is the friends you meet.

Well, I hope you have a great weekend and I'll be back it next week, when life goes back to normal.

Celebrations!

The build is almost finished. Jace has done an incredible job and we really appreciate all of his hard work. We are down to the lists of smaller task to get everything finalized and set up. Hopefully we will be able to open next week.

In the mean time, we are going to go on a RL vacation. Since it's hard to take pics on the laptop, it will be a week or so before I post again.

Romance - This says it all! To 5 Years in SL and many more.

Today is Zak's 5 year rez day. Tuesday is mine. We have enjoyed the adventure and hope to have many, many, many more.

We are making progress!

It's been a busy weekend at the Wedding Elegance site. We put in 45 pose balls for the guest to use to sit at the chapel. Jace has moved the dressing room to it's final location and we have added landscaping to give it just the right feel. Jace has also started working on the pond. Hopefully, everything will be complete by the end of next week.

Zak the Baker

Today was Cake Day at our house. I started trying to design cakes like I saw on wedding websites. I have never had a talent for building in SL, I always say I can barely rez a cube. Zak has always had a great talent for building. In a few minutes he had a great 3 layer cake with fondant and roses. I had 3 lopsided cylinders that looked like they were ready to cave in. Zak is finishing up his tulip masterpiece, but I think it looks incredible. I'm lucky to be married to such a talented baker. I know his cake creations will be a hit at our new wedding consulting service.

When I say LUSH gardens, I mean LUSH!

I may have gone a bit nuts with the plants, but I want to create the right mood. I think gardens are a great way to do that. Jace has done an incredible job on the build.