Get Off My Lawn, Sassenach!

Annthrasite channels Braveheart in the
Folklorica group gift for Real Men.

Don't mess with the redheads! Especially when they're in drag. Folklorica's new group gift is this fab MacKenzie clan kilt ensemble (as well as a steampunk leather kilt with armor and, Oh! the mixing and matching!).

Stay off Annthrasite's lawn! Important safety tip.

[Best part of this for me is that I'm related to MacKenzies by my aunt's marriage. Go, MacKenzieeeees!]

Pose: Hero pose from Lludmila's Marketplace shop. Free!

Getting in the Spirit

Stars tunic and leggings plus wellies (sold separately).

It's after Thanksgiving, so we can start with the red and the green. Coming up at the Fashion Wardrobe starting December 1, d.l.s. has mostly some furniture for 50L (except the triple fireplace and the sleigh bed at 100L).

Christmas coathook shelf, club chair, Christmas cozy bench
round ottoman, triple fireplace.

Sleigh bed with cuddles.

Cheery holiday signage freebie, with many textures for the sign
as well as the option of putting in your own texture.

Cal's outfit is the double-vest ensemble from d.l.s. blogged previously here.

December Advent-ure

Apple Advent at United Inshcon.

It's that time of year again! And the really juicy Advent gifts are often the first ones, so head on over to United Inshcon's Christmas Market to find the apple with the 1 on it and get your gift. Annthrasite hasn't had time to open hers yet. It said something about a jealous elf ... she thinks. Her typist had to get back to work, so you'll just have to look up the landmark for yourself and be delightfully surprised. All the apples are out, scattered around the Market, but only open on their day.

Christmas bauble at Sway's. Very small!!!

Then there is the insanely difficult advent hunt at Sway's. I say "insanely difficult" - mostly because the sim was so full, things were rezzing very, very slowly. But it was very pretty. You have to find the ornaments that are scattered all over the sim on ground level (phew!), click on them and get the password for the gift under the tree - on its day.

An easier advent is at Skye Qi's Vintage Apparel. You show up on the day, click on the bag, and you get, if it's anything like previous years, a piece of an outfit. Usually you can buy any pieces you've missed because you spaced that day or your internet was out or you crashed so much you gave up, like Annthrasite did this afternoon. Three crashes and she quits and goes back to work, so you don't see the gifts therein. Just take a chance. They're free, fercryinoutloud.

Update: Just saw in the email that the Lamu Group is doing an Advent gift as well. They're also participating in the Peace On Earth 7 Hunt.

If I have time later, I will add the slurls for:

United Inshcon

Sont-ils vraiment jaloux?

Sway's

Welcome mat with many singles and couples anims.

Vintage Apparel

First outfit starts with brown gloves. Ooo, mysterious!

Alb Advent Calendar (Lamu group - but not confined to group)

Wreath - be sure to rez in Edit.

Now, I'm not gonna do this every day. You're on your own now. Let Annthrasite or Lludmilla Mirrikh know if there are other Advent gifts somewhere and we'll report on new ones.

The Ball Is In Your ...

Renaissance Man Cal buckles his swash
in this White Armory Courtier's Tunic.

The White Armory, while putting out a gorgeous gown every Sunday as a group gift, has put out a fabulous Courtier's Tunic outfit for men as well this week! What's more, it comes with the hat, the boots, and the (non-combat) sword! Group membership is free, but you have to ask for it. Drop them a notecard. You have all week.

Happy Evil Holidays

Free gift for anyone at [Kusshon]: logs with many anims
to add to your own fireplace or campfire. No flames.
No wonder Lludmila's freezing and sneezing.

Candy Cane Hunt prize at Never Totally Dead.
Boyfriend and girlfriend last Christmas. Imagine my surprise!

Serving elf Candy Cane Hunt prize and helper elf
group gift at Sweet Revolutions - both animated.

Group gift of reindeer trophy - just in time for the hols! -
at Never Totally Dead.

There was just a note from Beolas at [Kusshon] that he had a new freebie out, so Lludmila logged on for some fire logs - haha! See what I did there? There is a whole Christmas Shop inside the store with Advent wreaths and more.

While she was online, she might as well pick up a new group gift from  Never Totally Dead. Take the middle teleport board from the landing place, which is a lovely snow scene. There was also a Candy Cane Hunt sign, so Lludmila decided to take a chance on finding the hunt prize this time. She's not sure she found the prize from the last hunt there. The prizes on the Candy Cane hunt are 1L.

Of course, she also has to pick up the weekly group gift at Sweet Revolutions and look at the 30L specials. Sweet Revolutions is also participating in the Candy Cane Hunt, so she picked up two elves for the price of one ... one Linden that is.

Lludmila's surprised pose from her Marketplace Shop. It's free!

From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Group Gift from Purple Moon

Just because. Because there's everything in SL and that's what we love.

Why there isn't a stampede to get the latest group gift from Purple Moon is beyond me, unless everyone is still battling each other for larger computer monitors at some Black Friday RL event. Annthrasite will stay cozy warm in this, wait for it, faux fur coat. Yes, it's faux fur. This will keep the People for the Ethical Treatment of Pixels off Annthrasite's case. No pixels were harmed in the making of this coat. And, oh, but it's gorgeous. Annthrasite really values her Purple Moon group membership.

Now, on to the ridiculous. The Free*Style blog is having a Silly Seven anniversary celebration based on the number 7 with a cart sale from many, many shops. So, things are 7L or 77L or 777L (although I didn't see one of the last), but all of them are silly.

Exhibit A - from Duh!
Sunglasses, brain buddy, and lunchbox for 7L.

It says "Brains - It's what's for lunch."
Lludmila needs this, doncha think?

Scout around because there are also some free things, plus clothes, very silly poses - even sillier than Lludmila's in her marketplace shop (see link at right), and silly skins.


Annthrasite is also wearing:

A&A Leeanne hair (her new favorite)
The Secret Store coat-dress and faux fur collar
Baby Monkey Dacha boots
Aeva Lumi skin in tone 2 (because her tan has faded already).

Addendum - Lludmila says she emphatically does not need this lunchbox. It is quite the wrong shade of green and will clash with her skin. And stop with the "Braaaaainz!" thing already.

Gacha Rest Ye Merry Gentleavs

Coming up December 1 - 31 is the FabFree Christmas Gacha event. For 10L a play, there will be some Christmassy duffle coats from d.l.s. on offer. And what's a FabFree event without freebies? Under the tree you can find this sweet, twirling snowflake hanging ornament also from d.l.s.

FabFree Headquarters

For a Giggle

Dare To Wear has a large number of free wearable objects with poses (the one with the typewriter has a tap dance animation I could watch for hours). They will enhance your fashion photographs and just all-around make your day.

[Hurling pose is Zeus from the Men's Classical Poses and Props on Lludmila's Marketplace shop. I'm sure there's a knife somewhere in your own inventory.]

Sweet Winter Love

With winter coming, we must prepare to keep our avs toasty and warm. This snowflake bedecked coat from the Winter Love hunt at FieraOCity is just the ticket. Pair it with boots, and young Annthrasite there is ready to take on the coming shopping days!
The free hunt item is a small heart - in this case it's white and tricky to locate, but shouldn't pose a problem.

Boots: Former Baby Monkey sale item Faith 2 color pack.
Black sheer stockings from ::Nvious::
Hair: A&A Leeanne
Skin: Una from Aeva
Eyes: Pearl - Clear Pond from Poetic Colors.

What's Not to LIKE?

Forest Dancer from d.l.s.
Quiver and bow not included.

She's mad, bad and dangerous to know! Annthrasite's boots are made for hunting as well as dancing (and walking all over you). Now until November 30 at the LIKE Sales Room, d.l.s. has Forest Dancer and other new outfits (see below) for men as well as women for 100L, plus some oldies but goodies for 30L.

Butterfly gown - comes with pumps (not pictured).

The New Tux and the Double Vest Men's Outfit -
Pipe and glasses not included, but both do include
 a nice pair of shoes!

Ooo, they coordinate!
Nerdy boyfriend not included.
Get your own.

Sad, Sad News

Among the lovely Victorian and costume outfits are these
two fabulous mesh offerings. Annthrasite seems to need
money for cab fare. Could someone spot her some Ls?

Astolat Dufaux is closing her Caledon shop of Montagne Noire and there only is having a closing sale of everything for 25L (clothing and furnishings) or less until November 2. She will maintain one satellite store and her Marketplace shop but needs to concentrate her energy on wellness. Proceeds from this sale will help her with her medical bills.

Last Chance EB Awareness Charity Event

Double Vest Men's Outfit

The New Tux

The EB Awareness Charity Event is almost over, but d.l.s. has some new items on offer for 25L as well as some other items that are 15L. 100% of the proceeds from the d.l.s. mini-store go to the charity.

There are two gorgeous mesh outfits for men (which Annthrasite loves to wear as well) there for 25L. Both outfits come with men's shoes (even though Annthrasite thinks they also go great with heels). Great outfits for men are few and far between and for this price, it's almost a miracle. And, on top of it all, you will be supporting the EB Awareness Charity.

The landmark will teleport you to the main stage of the event area, but if you open the landmark in the world map, you can follow the arrow directly to the d.l.s. shop.


More on Epidermolysis Bullosa at a previous blogpost.

G Field of Dreams

G Field has sent out their Halloween gift - a cute witchie outfit: orange and black dirndl dress and hat. It also comes with an optional "shadow pants" layer that sort of disguises the alpha that cuts out the "naughty bits."

There are other colors available at the shop. They are limited time offer (until Oct 31th) and only 60L each! The Halloween outfit is out free to all comers. [Update: I just realized that the two previous Halloween dresses are also there for free and there is a pair of orange boots for 86L!]

Hair: Jasmine - gift from enVOGUE HAIR
Shoes: from Lindy's for the Brekkers at Tiffany's Hunt

Happy Heebie Jeebie Scissors

Smoke Gown from Blue Couture for the Scissors Happy Hunt
Animated Spooky Mirror from Living Vintage Southern.

It's the weekend, Kathy was bored, so she went hunting - hoping for something new and Halloweenie, so she chose the Scissors Happy Hunt where prizes are 1 Linden. Here she shows off the feathery goodness of the Smoke Gown from Blue Couture and Kathy indicates for Lludmila (who isn't allowed any more clothes) the Spooky Mirror with the animated image (Charon's Coin hunt). Once at Blue Couture, do not, do not leave without checking out the other hunt gifts because:

Black Queen gift in the crown at Blue Couture.

Hankerchief hem Willow dress with hair bow and leggings,
from the Black and Purple hunt.

And, when you're finally done getting everything from Blue Couture ....

Cute dress from Twinkle and Dazzle Fashion
- love Coco's gift pumpkin wig - but these leggings
don't match the ... Oooo! They're totally tintable!

Lludmila has got to stop eating crackers in the photo block.
Animated Cockroach package (20 kinds!) from the Heebie Jeebies Hunt
at Living Vintage Southern.

Cutest sweater, skinny jeans, and pumpkin accessory evah
from Cupcake Clothing.

I can see we'll never get that outfit off of Kathy.
Boney Lounge from Untamed.

Relax on the Batty Bench from Stitches Creations.

Put on your Halloween Horns
(or are those "antlers"?) from The Madness Within
and stir your brew over the Witch's Cauldron
from Harambee Gwassi Charity Shop.

I gave you the Scissors Happy Hunt link with slurls and hints because we're all adults here and know how to use them. Below the hints/slurls are some gift photos as well. I can't put them all out. It's taken me two days to get this far.
Miscellany: Hair -  Mrs. Mittens (with Stormy the kitten) from Clawtooth, black flats from d.l.s., orange flats from Lindy's Holland Hunt.

Say "Boo!"

Lumae group gift skin: Lady Death.

little bone group gift: feline (comes in all colors)

Timely group gifts from Lumae and little bone, Halloween skin and hair. Well, maybe the hair wasn't meant to be spooky - but it goes great with the outfit for some cute trick or treating at the Zombie Bayou hunt. There is also a Dark Chapel hair group gift at little bone in pastels. Both hairs come with additional streak colors and scalp colors for the part! Not sure if that will work on actual zombies, like Lludmila.

Eyes: Fallen Eyes from Style Box (which may no longer exist - check your inventory to see if you picked it up)
Dress and bat tights: G Field 2012 Halloween gift, no longer available [Update! It is available again and FREE! Hurry on down!], which is a shame because it is just adorable and fits all shapes I've put it on beautifully. Always try a demo, but I have a lot of faith in G Field's wares. Oh, just look at the texture on it! Gorgeous!

Find the Kitty! Kiyomizu Fall Hunt

Cute maid's dress from Aya ... and fun typing anim.

It's that time of year again, time to stagger around the whole Kiyomizu Shopping Island looking for the cats with all the goodies inside. Sometimes you visit the main store (as in the case of Aya above) where you can also buy some cute stuff - like the pink or blue marker and eraser typing animation.

Lludmila relaxes in toh-ryan-se white mesh jumpsuit
on the modern asian low table (no anim) from ::DiY::.

Men's casual capri pants from ::*Ran*::
and Jackson V Love guitar (with animation HUD) from Witch Babe.

Black and white plaid short dress from :SMC:
and screen (that opens and closes) from the Geisha Store.

Fully mod photo frames (li 1) that uses a simple drag-and-drop
function to add pictures from [satus inc].
I was able to resize the whole thing and then tint the individual frames.

Other things: Heels from Nardcotix and sandals from +9, which no longer exist, as far as I can tell. :(

Son of the Bride of the Night of the Living Cart Sale

Adorable fall theme flats and capri leggings.

Coming up in the month of October is the I Heart the Cart Sale - AKA Night of the Living Cart Sale and Mini-Hunt. It looks like a doozy, if just what d.l.s. has on offer is any example. The above set of fall themed unrigged mesh ballet flats is a steal at 10L (did I mention it's the Cart Sale?). Also available are wall stencils in a 10L gacha, a free Halloween outfit, Halloween furnishings, and, OMG, a 2L hunt item of a skully trenchcoat for both men and women.

But, we all know it's all about the shoooooes. Okay, maybe that's just me. At any rate, get yourself and your pad outfitted for October starting October 1st.