Preview II : WE <3 ROLE-PLAY Shopping event for Role-Players

Heya peeps!

It's me..again. Phew. The past couple of days have been kinda rough, but slowly, things are getting settled. The designers are setting up and sending out items, and damnit! There is so much awesome stuff to be had. :) I am really amazed at the quality they came up with :) So here I will show some items that SOON will be available at the event. Stay tuned for the SLUrl! :)

The event starts on May 4th, at ~ 3pm SLT. :D

The following images show a little house made by Absent Designs (Nash Sauber) that I set up to offer a preview of some of the furniture you guys can get at our event:



TIA

Every item in these pictures, besides TIA's bear rug, will be available at the event. The fireplace, the bucket to scrub the floor and the desk with the chair are all made by TIA and are offered at a 25% discount! That's one damned good deal for the super quality TIA generally offers. :) I personally love these items...and having them now mean sI have to redo the interior of my houses..again. Arrrrrgh! But I love it. :) Lowprim, awesome textures and high quality, detailed mesh, what else would I want?

AISLING

The deer-head, the crystal lamp and the crazy awesome Herbalist's desk are offered by AISLING. Aisling is a new store and...hold your breath...that crazy detailed desk comes with a bunch of texturing options, you can display or not display the little shelf on top AND...it has 7 prims. That detail with 7 prims? Yes, that's obviously possible. That crystal lamp is awesome for fantasy sims or anything wizardry really. The deer-head, too, shows amazing details. AISLING'S stuff is 40% off! It is a new release, too!

ENVISAGE

Do you see that awesome table there? Okay, so, Aliandra Miami of Envisage is the builder of Incantre, and if you have ever seen her work ingame, you know how impeccable it is. BVesides mesh stairs and some sculpty-meshy trees, she offers this table for FREE! Even her older work still lets a lot of current work pale next to it, but yes, she is coming with new mesh items and these things are new releases. Stay tuned! :)



Now for the clothes. I am not usually one to wear dresses on this character, but as I already said for the Fantasy Faire: If they are WORTH it, I'll blog them. So here we go:

Worn in pictures:

Ears: Illusions (Siyu Suen, Mesh!!)
Eyes: Dead Apples (Soleil Reid, Mesh!!)
Hands: Slink (Siddean Munro, Mesh!! in pictures 2 and 3)



In this picture, the skirt, armwarmerm, moccasins and long necklace are part of ARWEN'S CREATION'S outfit by Arwen Serpente. The collar, headband and armbands are part of GSPOT's outfit for the event and made by Jalilah Jewell. Tha hair is made by Krystal Silverweb. You might know her store LIGHTSTAR as the one with the awesome boots for role-play. And now she makes awesome hair! It is really pretty imho. Even comes with a style for  the guys (not displayed). The little white top is actually a small dress contributed by Special Guest C'EST LA VIE by Larcoco Mathy. It is supercute and easily can be used as a tunic.



The hair is contributed by EEP and damnit, it looks awesome! And..it comes at a nice discount, too! :D The horns are made by Ruina Kessel. Ruina, creator of RUE, offers three different variants of horns (see following picture for another version!) which she has set at a generous 50% discount! The dress is made by THE LIBRARY (Dream Resistance and Sabina Takakura) and they offer it for  a 33% discount, which is really awesome. :D Belt and long necklace are once again part of the outfit contributed by ARWEN'S CREATIONS. The armwarmers are part of the outfit which THE PLASTIK by Aikea Rieko has offered up, which is a completely new release. Armbands and collar are part of GSPOTS outfit.



This lovely dress is offered up by Levia Larsson, owner of KNICKKNACK. It is not mesh, but the quality is still very good. She offers it at a nice discount of  30%. Levia's textures are really lovely imho! Necklace, belt and armwarmes are part of ARWEN'S CREATION'S outfit again. The hair is the one offered by LIGHTSTAR.  The horns are contributed by RUE and the headband is part of GSPOT'S outfit. :)



Last but not least, in this picture I wear the dress Aikea Rieko of THE PLASTIK has made for the event. I does come with a hood, which is not displayed. I especially LOVE the corset and skirt. I combined it with parts from ARWEN'S outfit and some jewelry from GSPOT'S outfit. :)

As you can see, the creators really came up with some awesome stuff, and this was certainly not all! So stay tuned and come check out the event on May 4th! :D

<3 Arica

Dwarfins coming home! - Fantasy Faire Part IV

Heya!

So, I have a strange fascination for breedables in SL. I used to be totally into KittyCats. I don't even know why I dropped it, well, duh, I do know! Because I lacked the time to keep track of them all the time. I think in my case it is mainly the theorycrafting that gets me. :D

So, a while ago I stumbled upon something that freaked me out at first: Dwarfins. Breedables dwarves. Breedable humanoids. At first I thought it was creepy, but you know...it is freaking cute. THe little dwarfins are really cute, wellmade. They have certain traits that can be common or rare and depending on how you breed them, those traits get passed on from generation to generation. They got different haircolours and -styles, weapons, clothes, eyecolours etc.

The pricing is very reasonable imho, both for the dwarfins starterpacks as well as the food. They also can interact through interactive items such as a barrel for ale (hahaha :D), or fireplaces and many more. The furniture is REALLY cute. Also, they do not only come as breedables, but as wearable avatars (see second and third pictures!), too. I am the female avi in those pics. Am I not hot? :D

Horny dwarfins!

However, watch out! Them dwarfins are horny! If you do not turn off the breeding option through the menu (via clicking on the dwarfins) and you happen to be offline for a couple of weeks, you will come home to a GIANT family of dwarfins. :P Happened to me, though luckily the baby dwarfins stay in their stone-'eggs' until you birth them.

Dwarfins at the Fantasy Faire 2013

Darfins has a big store at the Fantasy Faire 2013, located in the Lumenaria sim. The dwarfins you see displayed here have been made especially for the faire and come in cute little wizards outfits. Even the food, mushrooms in a bowl, is special. :D Dwarfins also offer them as avatars, alongside with an interactive Magic Book and an interactive Andronicus Stone. As a bonus, the newly released Rinn and Rorek Rockbeard dwarfins are available as avatars for those who could not win the breedable versions at the auction. All of these items are really wellmade. :)



In the picture ALL furniture besides the bear rugs, the barrel to the right and the little bowl on the table are made by Anke Hatchuk and her team (Kalia Firelyte and Codereth1200 Nemeth) for Dysfunctional Designs who have a stall at the Fantasy Faire at The DragonSpire Sim. I really love her furniture and deco-items, my entire parcel is stuffed with it! It is handdrawn, original mesh and comes at very reasonable prices, so definitely worth to check it out. They had 14 (!!!) new releases for the faire, which I think speaks of a LOT of effort they put into it.

The bear rugs are made by Tia Biscuit for TIA, another store that I am incredibly fond of. Her textures and meshwork is plain awesome. :) The small bowl and the barrel are items for the dwarfins. :) The shack itself is a meshbuilding made by Nash Sauber for Absent Designs and a new release.



In this picture you see more of Dysfunctional's new releases at the faire: The dresser and towel-shelf to the right. The bed is made by TIA and the pictureframe comes from a store that is -about- to open: AISLING by Druunah Esharham and her team. Stay tuned for that one! I am amazed by the quality they offer and already had a chance to take a peek at some upcoming items.  On the left you can see more items by Anke's team and the pillow on the ground is actually a freebie made by them. :)

So, Dysfunctional Designs, TIA and Aisling are definitely three of my favourite creators for rustic furniture in SecondLife. Envisage Limitless would be the fourth, but I#ll wait for her newest release before I blog them! :)

Here a look at Absent Designs' shack in my parcel, with me as a sexy dwarfin with Elikatira's hair in front of it:

WE <3 ROLE-PLAY - Not just another Shopping Event

Hello peeps,

as announced in my previous post, a couple of likeminded people are currently organising a shopping project for role-players mostly, and I'd like to release a bit of a teaser with some preview-information on it.

Here is our logo, made by Hottest Resident:



Here a few questions we'd like to answer:

What is your GOAL with this event?

We want to promote creators who offer high quality content in general or high quality original content. We have nothing against templates if used WELL and if used to create a unique look. We want to spotlight  and bring appreciation to stores that do not dish out mediocre work five times per week, that do not sell blatantly ripped stuff, that do not undercut everyone's reasonable prices. We have a feeling that a lot people are not aware of all the GOOD stuff that is out there that isn't blatantly stolen.

Who will participate?

We've handpicked a nice list of stores who will either appear as regulars or as guests. So far, we have gotten positive feedback from these stores:

Regulars:
1- EZ Weaponry /The Forge (Weapons/Accessories) - Deccan Arida
2- Centipede (Weapons/Accessories)  - Kendra Zaurak
3 - Trident (Furniture) - Laufey Markstein
4 - Trident Jewelry (Jewelry) - Rossana Llewellyn
5 - Gspot (Clothing) - Jalilah Jewell
6 - The Library (Clothing) - Dream Resistance/Sabina Takakura
7 - Essences (Skins) - Inka Mexicola
8 - Dysfunctional Dolly Designs (Furniture, Landscaping) - Anke Hatchuk
9 - Roawenwood (Furniture) - Searlait Nitschke
10 - Tia (furniture) - Tia Biscuit
11 - Soedara (Clothing) - Marbella Pronovost
12 - Rainbow Co. (Furniture, Houses) - Huntress Blackrain
13 - Xanimations (Animations, Accessories) - Xanxan Jervil
14 - The Fallen (Clothing) - Triad Fallen
15 - Lightsstar Designs (Clothing, Shoes!) - Krystal Silverweb
16 - Rue (Accessories, Bodyparts) - Ruina Kessel
17 - Alchemy (Skins)- Nina Helix
18 - Panda Express (Accessories, Bodyparts) - Kioko Kumaki (from May on)
19 - Bilo (Clothing) - Mayaa Thistle
20 - The Muses (Clothing) - Dolce Blackflag
21 - Evie's Closet (Clothing) - Evangeline Miles
22 - Innocuous (Clothing) - Circuitous Resident
23 - Kouse's Sanctum (Clothing) - Kouse Singh
24 - Knickknack (Clothing) - Levia Larsson
25 - Silkworms (Clothing) - Trippy Fall
26 - The Plastik (Clothing, Skins) - Aikea Rieko
27 - Aeva/Heartsick (Skins) - Amesha Jewell
28 - The White Armory (Dresses, Weapons) - Colton Drechsler/Bee Dumpling

Guests:
1 - Handverk (Accessories) - Daphne Klossovsky (Guest)
2 - Arwen's Creations (Clothing) - Arwen Serpente (Guest)
3 - Rochambeau (Clothing/Buildings) - Leviathan Flux (Guest)
4 - Tokidoki (Clothing) - Maya Levane (Special Guest)
5 - Deviance (Clothing) - Surreal LeShelle (Guest)
6 - Es-kimo (Hair, Skins) - Ziekling Bunnyhug (Guest)
7 - Aeros Avatars (Skins) - Pi Rain (Guest)
8 - Fallen Gods (Skins) - Alia Baroque/Elizabeth Tinsley (from June on, Guest?)
9 - Zaara (Clothing, Jewelry) - Zaara Kohime
10 - C'est la Vie (Clothing) - Larcoco Mathy

Please be aware that due to rl circumstances or any other reason this list might change. This is what we have NOW.

When and where will the event start?

The event will likely start on May 4th. I'd like to keep the location a secret for now, since I am still working on it. We do not want the usual boring box-look most shopping events have.  However, if you open your eyes, you might stumble on it anyways. :)

What kind of items will be offered? Will there be a discount?

All items that fit into the medieval/medieval fantasy, gorean, ancient Rome/Greece/Persia/Egypt theme are allowed. Furniture, clothing, hair, skins... whatever fits. :) A minimum discount of 25% is planned, a maximum discount of 50%. Anything in between will be decided by each creator. The items do not have to be a new release, but have to be looking 2013. No old stuff. Both genders will be considered. :P We'd like to offer a good deal to customers while at the same time not devalueing the hard work of our creators.

How will the promotion happen?

We will promote through various blogs, forums, we'd like to start a blog for the event, through the logo in stores and on role-play sims. We'd be glad for any simowner who'll be willing to let us display the logo there. There will also be an updategroup or a subscribo (not yet decided) for customers. Plurk, Flickr, Facebook...so many possibilities. :)

I'd like to be an official blogger!?


That's great! We are both looking for role-play bloggers as well as casual fashion bloggers. If we haven't contacted you by April ~ 10th, feel free to contact us (see below!). There are but a few expectations:

1. Your blog must be older than 3 months.
2. Your blog must contain quality pictures.
3. If you knowingly support stores that sell blatantly ripped content and are aware of it, you will not be considered. We ask you to understand this (see 'goals').
4. Please do not ask the creators for review copies! They will contact you instead if they want.
5. You should have a unique, tasteful style.
6. You should be syndicated in at least three of the major feeds such as Iheartsl.
7. Please announce the event every month on your blog and add a link to the blog to your blogroll: <a href="http://weloveroleplay.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">weloveroleplay.wordpress.com/</a>. If you would put up the banner as well, that would be fabulous. :)

I have a store and would like to join in!?

Please contact any of the four persons listed below. We will have a look at your store and will get back at you. :)

Who do I need to contact if I'd like to blog, have any questions, suggestions, concerns or ideas?

Feel free to contact either of us: Ost Clawtooth, Arica Storaro, Tera Varriale, Kaitlin Eiren.

I am really looking forward to this whole adventure. I am sort of putting my heart into it (and so are the other three!) and it has been an idea I have long been mulling over. I really hope it works out, it will bea firsttime for us as well. :) Keep fingers crossed and stay tuned! :)

<3 Arica

The Gorean Room - Sales Event for Role-Players!

It is the 3rd round of 'The Gorean Room'. Lots of goodies to pick up for cheap made by wellknown designers. Everything is priced between 50-70 Lindens and some good stuff can be found, especially if you like to mix and match. :) Go have a look!

PS: This stuff does not only work for gorean role-play, but also for a lot of other settings.

Slurl: The Gorean Room

The Hiker

Hair: Maitreya (Onyx LeShelle)
Skin: Curio (Gala Phoenix)
Shape: selfmade
Make Up: actchio. (Silver Milneaux), [ATOMIC] (Ivy Graves)
Freckles: .:Glamorize:. (Yoko Leeeroy)
Tunic: *Fishy Strawberry* (Fae Eriksen)
Mini-Shrug: *COCO* (cocoro Lemon, Sale!!)
Vest: *COCO*
Pants: +mocha+ (flexagons Villota)
Socks: Couverture (chocolate Arashi)
Shoes: Tokidoki (TokiD) (Maya Levane)
Gloves: Caverna Obscura (Part of Ascalon Ranger, Elvina Ewing)
Scarf: House of Fox [H.O.F) (fashionboi Landar)
Necklace: /artilleri/ (Antonia Marat for Collabor88)
Bag: Tokidoki

Location: St. Rocca (german medieval role-play), Ascadia

The Poor Woman

Hair: Truth (Groupgift at Truth District, Truth Hawks))
Skin: Filthy (Your Inner Bunny Hunt Gift)
Shape: selfmade
Lashes: [chuculet] (Farah Palmer, ~ 1L)
Make up: ee. (Bubble Faintree, 7L)
Corset: ~Couching~ (Feorie Frimon, 1 L on Marketplace)
Cardigan: The Sea Hole (Drinkinstein Sorbet, Freebie, Marketplace)
Undershirt: Tailleurs Putain (Noemi Azambuja, part of outfit from 25L T.'s Fall Fete)
Skirt: Couverture (chocolate Arashi, groupgift)
Socks: oyakin (Kinbo Akina, gift in store)
Boots: *COCO* (Groupgift in store)
Gloves: Modd.G (moddishh GossipGirl, groupgift in store)
Belt: [chuculet] (Farah Palmer, ~ 1 L)
Becklace: berry.berry (Wanda Starfall, 10 L on Marketplace)

Location: Oldtown, A Song of Ice and Fire Role-Play, Praxis