Autumn Came & Went While I Was Busy

 Wow, it's almost December. It's been a busy five months since the last time I blogged. I didn't post all the homes I've tried decorating since then because I lacked time or inspiration. It didn't help that I was out of the country for most of September. So, anyway, enough of me giving excuses let's get to blogging. 

    But first here's what I left for my neighbors to see in September after I took the beach down. I knew I didn't have time to decorate an entire house, so I thought I'd have some fun with a quick campground. I used my saved shoreline decor and trees so that made it even easier. 

Camp Raynee: The campers are from Kraftwork, Floorplan, and Hive. The truck is from [Con.] and the roads are HPMD. 

  This house is another Scarlett Creative; she's been having some great sales as part of the Saturday Sale promotion. This is the Westland Cottage. It's a cute little one-room cabin with a loft and a built-in bed. I switched out the parcel decor to all autumn colors and put in a creek. The outdoor stuff is a mix of trees from Skye, Fundati, and Little Branch. I have shrubbery from HPMD and the creekbed is from Organica. The grasses are from KIDD mostly and the bridge is from Sway.

Since it's a single room you might think it's easier to decorate, but you really have to work to figure out how to fit everything in the space available. The built-in bed helped quite a bit. 

  I think I managed to make it a cozy place that I'd like to live in RL. I like the rustic look the house has and a lot of the furniture I tend to buy really works with this style. As usual, most of my furniture is from Apple Fall & Nutmeg, with the decor stuff from all sorts of places. 

  Last, there were two little loft areas to decorate. I didn't really do much with the smaller one, but the other one made a great place to hang out and watch movies or play games. 

    So, that's my autumn post. I hope you enjoyed my photos. I think I'll probably be heading up to a sky platform for a winter post, as the sim I live on doesn't do winter and I'm not sure I want to mess with trying to overcome the green all around my parcel for photos. We'll see. 

Vintage Fair Boho

I am not usually a big clothing shopper in SecondLife. I adore houses and home decor and I certainly like some pretty landscaping items, but clothing is hit or miss for me.

I bucked that trend this week when I went to the Vintage Fair 2021. I really only went to look at some cute retro tables I saw on a notecard. Then I started looking around and the next thing I knew I'd bought several cute dresses and some boots. So of course I had to go find some backdrops to show my new retro duds. Except for the first one I'm wearing; that was on my parcel where a cute summer sundress works.

Next up was a very go-go girl cute texture change dress that just cried out to go clubbing in. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anyone at the club when I went. I did find this appropriate sign in a window though. 

I got hungry with all that walking around and waiting for the tram so I went and found some yummy dumplings at some all-night diner.

Next up was a less go-go and more boho outfit. It had matching boots for sale... how could I resist?

Then a quick dress change, but I kept the boots!

So, I had a bit of fun and got some new clothes, not a bad day in SL.

Raynee is wearing:

Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.3

LOGO Chelsea Anniversary Edition v1.0 Head (Meshbody/SL Neck)

IKON Babylon Eyes - Silverleaf

7 Deadly s{K}ins - APRICOT CURIO skins- BOM Apricot

Izzie's - Heavy Freckles

(Elate!) Gold Cateye Eyeliner

Djinn & Tonic <MUA 3.0> Cyanide

Izzie's - Everyday Blush apricot

EarthStones Inlaid Harmony Necklace - Boho

EarthStones Inlaid Harmony Earring - Boho (R)

EarthStones Inlaid Harmony Earring - Boho (L)

EarthStones Callie Bangle - Fresh (L)

Cae :: Riviera :: Ring (R)

EarthStones Daisy Bangle Bracelet - MoP (L)

OUTFIT 1:

AD - octave - light reds

.Viki. - Maitreya - Gloria - Green

{Livalle} Flup-Flops (Maitreya) Pastel Green

jewelry listed above

OUTFIT 2:

Meva Edith Dress Box (comes with color change hud)

`M.BIRDIE / Rozel look. SHOES Maitreya1 1

Chop Zuey Gift - Bead & Bobbles Gld/Pk Necklace

[Z O O M] Katie Bracelet (color change)

AD -val - light reds

OUTFIT 3: 

*:..Silvery K..:*Boho Style Vintage dress(Turquoise)

*:..Silvery K..:*Western Boots High Heels(Camel_colorful)

AD -val - light reds

Jewelry listed above

OUTFIT 4:

zOOm - Aurelia Boho Dress MAITREYA (color change hud)

*:..Silvery K..:*Western Boots High Heels(Camel_colorful)

AD - octave - light reds

Jewelry listed above 

Bring on the Beach!

 

I am so ready for summer! I love spring, but summer is my second favorite season. Though If I lived near a beach in RL I might have to switch them around. I also love lazing around in the pool.

My latest decorating project is yet another Scarlet Creative home. Yeah, yeah, I know. But they keep on having something up for the Saturday Sale, so here we are again. This time it's the Mayakoba Resort; a nice stilt house with a pool and deck. 

I picked up all my spring garden decor and water decor and pulled out the beach decor. I found some cute things to get me in the summer mood. 

 

Here are a few interior shots. The house has a very open feel that is perfect for a beach house.

I had enough space that the bathroom could include a nice little spa area. I could use a massage after a hard day of laying around the pool. 

Well, I'm off to dream of the beach. I hope you like this month's blog! 

#scarletcreative 

Springtime might really be here, at last!

 Hello! Happy Spring! It really does feel like spring finally. Well, mostly. We aren't counting that little tiny bit of snow last week. 

So, this is my latest SL house. Another Scarlet Creative house, as they've been having quite a few houses on the Saturday Sale, and you know I can't resist a sale!  This is the Scarlet Creative Great Elm cottage. I kept most of the water decor from my last house but added a dock and a rowboat. 

This is a charming rustic little cottage. And conveniently Nutmeg had a 50% off sale when I started decorating, so I picked up some new stuff. I really like the look of their textures; they're so cozy and combine really nicely with a couple of my other favorite stores, like Apple Fall for one. Here's the Nutmeg Warm Earth Dining set mixed with the Apple Fall Honey set. I tinted the loveseat and the curtains and the bench from Tarte to match the Nutmeg set. 

             The bedroom is yet more Nutmeg and Apple Fall, including the little reading nook. 

The last room is the living room. I didn't do a kitchen this time because I just wasn't feeling it anymore. I did like how the living room turned out; it's nice, bright, and cheerful.

Anyway, I hope you like this house blog as much as I enjoyed decorating it. 

Springtime Creativity!

 It finally officially Spring! Yay! I have decorated a lovely house, so pretty that I want to spend time there in RL if I could. 

Scarlet Creative has been participating in the Saturday Sale and I've picked up a couple of her homes in the last month. I have two of her builds on my parcel right now. 

First is the Stargazer Gazebo, which was a suggestion of a group member on Scarlet Creative's Facebook page. I think we must follow similar pages because I saw the exact same RL gazebo on the same day that it was suggested as an inspiration! I went with a vaguely creepy, abandoned, and overgrown garden look for my idea. I even found some dirt (actually sand) prims to put on the floor from Half-Deer, and also some cobwebs on prims to give it even more atmosphere, even if you can't see them in my photos. I saw several posts with pretty ideas so I wanted to be different. Here it is in sunlight and in melancholy fogginess.

The next thing I picked up from SC was this cute little Charlotte Corner House Boat. This is smaller than my usual house but it is very cute. I am having fun with the water around it. I like water plants and flowers and this gave me an excuse to dig them out of my inventory.

There are really only two spaces inside, plus a wrap-around porch area. I did put a wall up on the left side of the kitchen to divide it from the bedroom area a bit more. Actually, it's not a wall but the back of the Bellosguarda Library shelves from Kraftwork. 

There's also a ladder to the roof so you can make a little gathering area up there as well. It's a great place to sit and watch the sunset, or just drink some lemonade on a sunny day.

I already said that I like to put bathrooms in my houses, but this one obviously didn't have a convenient place for a full bathroom but I did make a relaxing area for a bath anyway. I live in a pretty quiet area and rarely have visitors, so why not? 

So, I have a lovely little springtime area now. I'll probably pick it all up and try another house soon (as I was typing this Onsu sent me a notecard about their latest release!), but this one is tempting me to keep it for a few more weeks. Who knows, I might just keep it. If only I had unlimited prims, wouldn't that be lovely?

New Year, New house.

Hello Everybody! 

It's me, the absent blogger! I can't believe I'm on my third post in two months! I'm kinda liking this blogging thing.  Forgive me if I play around a bit with the settings. 

I mentioned in my last post that I was decorating the Onsu Princeton House that was a group gift recently. It's amazing how such a tiny house took a month to decorate, even with several days off my RL work. Then again, I've spent months decorating houses not much bigger, so it's all in the feel of time passing.

So, here's the pretty little cottage. It comes with a hud to change the colors & tints of the shutters, front door, floors, bedroom rugs, the little roof over the front door, and one wall in a bedroom and the window ledge in the other bedroom. It's a very cute looking house and I feel like I could live it in RL after I retire or win the lottery, whichever comes first.

And now for the tour, inside first. There's an entryway flanked by a kitchen/dinning area with a lovely bay window and a livingroom with a nice fireplace. Not that I needed a fireplace in my lovely SL spring weather, but it's nice on those cold SL winter nights that don't happen on my little piece of SL ground level. 

I had to sit at my desk for awhile and ponder what I was going to write, plus I found this poem stuffed in the back of the desk and I was wondering how to reply to the sender. Answering mail is hard! 

In RL it's a cold and gray day with a possibility of rain/snow mix later tonight, so that makes me want to have a nice warm bowl of soup for dinner. Mmmmmm, smells good! 

Another thing that I love in SL is that plants don't need watering. I love having houseplants, but in RL I am terrible at keeping them alive. I think I had a philodendron that I kept alive for about 4 years before the cat knocked it off the top shelf of my bookcase and managed to kill it for good. In SL, I have plants everywhere and nothing kills them, not even cats! The bay window of this house is the perfect place for a whole slew of plants. 

One thing I'm weird about in SL is that I put a bathroom in my houses, whether they have a room for them or not. I know we don't need  bathrooms or even kitchens in SL, but I like having them. Lately I've been combining bathrooms and laundry rooms in my homes because I keep finding cute laundry sets. At least my SL life is clean and tidy with the laundry done, even if my RL isn't! 

This bathroom is fairly basic, but it's nice that there was a small room with a tile looking floor that I could use. You could probably make it an office or whatever suits you best.

I decided to go two different ways with the two bedrooms; one is a bit tropical and one is very classical. It was so classical that I had to go out and find an empire waisted gown and put my hair up. Maybe I've been watching to much Pride & Prejudice or Bridgerton ... nah, there's never too much of those!

When I'm not feeling all prim and proper I can go across the hall to my bright and cheerful bedroom. I could have a roommate but then I'd have to share all my stuff. 

This blogging is hard work! I think I need to go out to my back yard and enjoy the scenery and relax with a nice drink and a soak in the hot tub. Feel free to stop by and enjoy yourself. 

Raynee is wearing a couple of different outfits, so I'll try to get them listed:

Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.3

Logo Chelsea v.1.0 Teeth

Wen - LIZ SKIN (GENUS) - WINTER - EYEBROWS (this is a BOM tattoo layer skin)

Wen - BOM body - Winter -Natural (tattoo layer body skin)

Izzie's - Chin Shadow Concealer 04

              Everyday Blush apricot

              BOM Hands Fix

L.Fauna EXTRA FRECKLES (pale) - another tattoo layer item

 

 LIST FOR ONSU PRINCETON HOUSE BLOG:

 

Magika - Hair - Midnight (this is the updo)

Magika - Bangs - December (yes, I mix and match the bangs, it's so cool)

 

 Other hair seen:

 Magika - Hair - Amy

 

 Outfits & Jewelry:

 neve pant - rolled cords - Lara

 neve top - dear dots - Lara

 REIGN - Mini Slips (Maitreya-Flat) Normal Set

 Cae ::Riviera :: Ring

 Cae :: Cherry :: Necklace

 Earthstones Leather Wheal Bracelet - Carnelian

 

 Schadenfreude Hibiscus Tali Strap Bikini (Maitraya Lara Experimental)

 

 Neve gift - sleepover Lara

 

 neve pant - rolled cords - Lara

 [ SAKIDE ] Week-end Sweater S

 {Luxuria} Kelly Knee Socks - iced coffee brown socks - maitreya applier

 Ingenue :: Jones Bootie ::Putty 

 

 *LBD*  Maitreya Seafoam Austen Regency Inspired Gown 

 REIGN - BALLET FLATS ANKLE (mAITREYA FLAT)

[MAGIC NOOK] Sweet Thing Necklace