How do you take it?

Today I was the recipient of something that meant a lot to me....a compliment. It wasn't just the words, it wasn't the tone or inflection, but rather it was the person that spoke the compliment that meant the most. Let me back up a little....

As a little girl, compliments were never something that came easily or if they came, they weren't really compliments. The kind of compliments that had "constructive criticism" tagged in the same breath. We have all had them or given them "Oh, you look great, but your dress is too short" or "Your hair is gorgeous long like that, do you think it would be prettier with a ribbon?" I don't think we mean anything by it, or maybe some do and some don't. Anyway....those compliments came often throughout my childhood, which meant that I grew up with a complex about how good I was and if I measured up.

Now that I am over 30 (being generous here lol), it is easy to see that the compliments that I did receive, were a double edged sword.  Now, hear me out. On one hand, growing up that way wasn't the greatest because I have had a lifetime of self esteem issues but on the other hand, it has pushed me to always strive to do or give 125%....always pushing myself to become better than I was before.

Living your life in this manner, you aren't used to having compliments given to you in their purest form with the intention being sincerity. So the compliments that I have received are very much appreciated and touch my heart very deeply! Thank you so very much to everyone that has supported me, lifted my spirits, touched my heart, shared my tears, as well as my laughter! This not only includes the people around me but the sponsors and creators that believe in me :) Without each of you, I couldn't have done what I have done in such a short time and as I always say...."sit back and watch me fly"!

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava 

SHAPE: Custom creation by Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON Perspective Eyes

HAIR: Magika Intended

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant 

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: **BDBA**  Silk Eye Shadow

.:: BEAUTIFUL DELUXE ::. AMANTE SMUDGE EYELINER

.:: BEAUTIFUL DELUXE ::.  Autumn Leaves Lipstick 

 OUTFIT:

LINGERIE: ~Blacklace~ Timeless w/ Applier (Purple)

 ACCESSORIES:

BRACELET: EarthStones Diamond Tennis Bracelet 

NECKLACE: EarthStones Diamond Tennis Necklace 

POSES:

*ES* Impassioned

from the *ES* Fat Pack ViewPoint

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Zanze House of Couture

I have had the wonderful opportunity to blog for Zanze House of Couture and this is very humbling for me. All of the gowns that Selena Maskelyne creates are amazing and I have to admit the newest releases have me completely in awe. Not only are they gorgeous in color, have great style, but this first gown actually sparkles! Love it! Be sure to visit Zanze House of Couture in-world by clicking here . This gown comes with a HUD that allows you to change to six different colors, so it's like getting six gowns for the price of one. Purple is my favorite color so of course I chose purple lol.

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR: >TRUTH< Rose

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: Blacklace Beauty Faces - Imperial

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

GOWN:  [ZE] Helena Gown {SHINE}

SHOES: N-core SOUL XtremeHeel II "Silver" 

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS:  JCNY - Princess Anne, Hyper-Gems Earring

BRACELET: JCNY - PICASA GEMSTONE, Hyper-Gems Bracelet

POSES:

In-Pose!  AP Honey Gaga 5 by Trinity Graves

In-Pose!  AP Kitten 2 by Trinity Graves

This second gown, also from Zanze is just vibrant and rich in color. I cannot wait for the holidays to wear this because this will fit right in! Did I mention how well these gowns fit? I love being able to unpack something and not having to adjust or edit and these do just that, fit perfectly.

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR: TRUTH HAIR Felicity

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave Nail Color

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: Blacklace Beauty Summertime Shadows Peach

Blacklace Beauty Candy Lips Rose

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

GOWN:  [ZE] Heather Gown {AUTUMN} 

SHOES: [Gos] Paris Peeptoe - Black Patent 

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS:  BastChild Designs Byzantine Platinum Diamond Earrings

BRACELET: Finesmith Shae Bracelet

CLUTCH: RO - Clutch - Red -

POSES:

In-Pose! - AP Faithy Imp 3

In-Pose! - Graceful Helen 2

Body Modification Expo

Yay!!! We LOVE fairs and hunts and expos and all things shopping really lol....well I do anyway. :) After the Candy Fair, I just recently found the Body Modification Expo.

Now, I have to admit that when I heard the title, I was a little afraid of what I might find. However, this is a pretty amazing expo and you need to check it out!

The Body Modification Expo is a SIM Wide accessories fair offering shoppers a wide range of items designed exclusively for the event by our participating designers.  Each designer was required to create and display at least ONE new, exclusive item and that item will be for sale for 50% off it's normal selling price. Yes, 50%!!!!


This is NOT a "fashion" fair.  It's important to keep in mind this fair will not be centered around clothing. The content for this fair will be accessories (piercings, handbags, belts, scarves, glasses, shoes, trinkets etc. etc.), tats, skins, hair, body paint / make-up, you get the idea. All the goodies that you get to add to your clothes to show your style!

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR: .:EMO-tions:. * LOREDANA*/autumn

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP:  - DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

Blacklace Beauty Candy Lips Dark Rose

Blacklace Beauty Dark Dreamy Shadow Olive

 OUTFIT:

JACKET:  Moose Clothing - Dita Coat Teal

JEANS: SD Patched stonewash London jeans

TOP: ::GB::see-through  bare top

SHOES: DN Mesh: Skateshoes 

 ACCESSORIES:

NECKLACE:  Chop Zuey Enigma Variations Mens Necklace

SUITCASE: GG Mesh Travel Tote-Vintage

RING: GG Stache Ring

BRACELET: GG Womens Bangle-Inverted

POSES:

*MP* Journey Home 3

*MP* Journey Home 5

♦  This fair will run from October 10 - Nov. 3, 2013 on Depraved Nations Event SIM Metropolis.

The Body Modification Expo // www.depravednation.com

My Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/solde_rothmanay/

Keep Calm: Finesmith Fall Bazaar

Fall, you have to love it! It is my favorite season of the year and maybe that's because all these wonderful colors, apples, sweaters, cooler temperatures, Halloween, and pumpkins....doesn't matter why, I just know I love it!

In celebration of this awesome season, Finesmith is holding the Keep Calm: Fall Bazaar and it will be running until November 4th. There are over 30 famous designers included in this bazaar and one of them is Romance Couture. Romance Couture is including exclusive designs for gowns and in seven exclusive colors only available at this bazaar. All gowns are incredibly priced at only 300 lindens for each! Unbelievable!

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR:  .:EMO-tions:. * YERIAK*/autumn

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: Blacklace Beauty Dark Dreamy Shadow Burgundy

Blacklace Beauty Candy Lips Rose

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

GOWN: }RC{ Rea Red 

SHOES: [Gos] Eva Slingback - Black Satin

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS & NECKLACE:  Son!a Jana jewelry Set Pearl

POSES:

**Manifeste** - Model_377

**Manifeste** - Model_584

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR: >TRUTH< Jacqueline - mocha

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: ! Face Paint Smoke Camel, created by Eve Express

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

GOWN:  }RC{ Centauri Chocolate

SHOES: [Gos] Paris Peeptoe - Chocolate Patent 

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS, BRACELET & NECKLACE:  EarthStones Siobhan Necklace & Earrings - Mother of Pearl

POSES:

**Manifeste** - Model_470

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR: .ploom. Sha - Indecisive

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Elegant

Hello Dave

LASHES: *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash

MAKEUP: ! Face Paint Grace Green, by Eve Express

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

GOWN:  }RC{ Selina Olive Gown

SHOES: [Gos] Boutique - Paris Peeptoe - Nude Satin

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS, BRACELET & NECKLACE:  EarthStones EarthStones Diamond Tennis Set - Platinum

POSES:

In-Pose! ~ Sakura MVW 1

In-Pose! ~ Sakura MVW 2

I promise, you don't want to miss this!  CHECK IT OUT !!! Keep Calm Finesmith Fall Baazar

My Flickr page:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/solde_rothmanay/

Hands in the Cookie Jar

Those close to me know that I have a fetish...well maybe the proper word is obsession (lol)....with furniture. So, I was elated to become a blogger for the Cookie Jar Merchants!

It just so happens that the new exclusives have just been released at the Designer Warehouse and here are just a few examples of what you will find!

The Designer Warehouse Shopping Event.

You have 2 weeks to shop and the event is open to ALL Cookie Jar Merchants!

Our amazing Merchants created EXCLUSIVE items for you!

They’re only available until the next round so be sure to drop by 17th October.

Bring all your friends along to and don’t forget to click our subscriber its FREE to!

The Cookie Jar Merchants (http://thecookiejarcommunity.wordpress.com/)

This complete set is the Zinnias Saguaro Cactus Bedroom Set created by Zinnia Karu (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Michigan%20Bay/122/160/25) and includes:

Table Lamp (copy/mod)

Wall Rack (copy/mod)

Braided Rug (copy/mod)

Cactus Plant (copy/mod)

Bedside Stand (copy/mod)

Cactus Bed (copy/mod)

   single female 4 anims

   single male 4 anims

     couple 7 anims

Snake Plant (copy/mod)

(thanks to the models here Jamesnky Gothly and HaleyJames28)

This colorful bench is created by Michigans Shack, 2WAT Michigan and can also be found at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hawk%20Land/131/155/25. 

The Koi Bench comes in 9 wood texture options, and clicking the back pillows provides you with 13 pillow textures! In addition, if you click the front pillows you get the following menu:

Singles 7 poses

cuddles 26 poses

friends 3 poses 

It comes mod and trans! 

This Thistle Sets-Pine/White is a very quaint and chraming addition to any home! The dresser is provided in both pine and white beech. When I set this bedroom set up, I found myself very surprised at the fact that the drawer on the side table actually opens and shuts upon being clicked! There aren't many creators that have this level of detail! This is created by and can be found at The Willowinds, created by Aqua Willowind http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Michigan%20Bay/237/116/24.

The set includes:

Thistle Bed (no trans)

lamp (copy)

side table (copy) 

Thistle Dresser ( in pine and white beech) trans only

Flowers by the Sea paitnings no copy

Sage and Cream rug no trans

When you sit on the bed and click for the menu, you will find:

Erotic 18 poses

Singles 5 poses

Cuddles 9 poses

Many times I have blogged about my beach and how much I enjoy sitting there just relaxing and what a joy it is to add this Warm - Pier Bench to my pier! The detail on the bench is truly high quality and the permissions are copy only. It is created by Warm Animations, Warmanimations Lisa at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Warm%20Animations/88/79/2505

When you sit and click the bench for the menu, you will find:

3 female sits

3 couples sits

With fall here and knocking on the door, it is definitely time to decorate and these items from Zoe's Garden, created by Adele Rhiadra, can also be found at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kerlingarfjoll/26/96/1302 . The wagon wheel bench, wood lantern and bird perch are sold separately and are very highly detailed!

The wagon wheel bench does contain 20 single animations and all items are transfer.

Be sure to stop by the Designer Warehouse for these exclusive deals before it's too late!!

Check out my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solde_rothmanay/

Sweet as Candy *Yummy*

The other day a friend of mine asked me if I had been or heard of the Candy Fair. In my six years in SecondLife, I had never heard of nor been to Candy Fair, so I took her teleport and all I can say is WOW!

Candy fair is an event created for the love of Candy & Sugar. We all love candy! So we decided to feature all the sweetness that goes along with it. Three sims full of anything featuring Candy, (candy Colors) (example: clothes, jewelry, skins (makeups count too), furniture, home & decor, poses, kids items, anything with candy or featuring candy.

With that being said, I will admit to a candy addict! I spent 45 minutes on sim 3, which has designers such as ::Modish::, .::Pink Sugah::. , [BODY FACTORY], .::WoW Skins::., Holli Pocket, and many many more. In my 45 min I ended up spending over 2,000 lindens and had to force myself to leave! There were so many wonderful things!

Candy Fair sim 1  

elephante poses

Lark

Petitie Bowtique

.{yumyums}.

RazzBerry Inc.

Candii Kitten

~ Kawaii ~

Marmelade

Aura's

Glitter Outfitters

~*Buglets*~

Mango Cheeks

Tentacio

Cute Poison

*Anymore

Pretty Kitties

FreakyDesign

AvaGirl

Bitter Bunnie Designs

{le fil casse}

Half-Deer

[: Kawaii Couture :]

Fashion Fears

Cupcakes & Poetry

[geek.]

Sweeter Than Candy

{PopTart}

OrsiniRed

[tea.s]

LavandraChic*

Essences

Berries Inc.

Atooly

.[ pose+ivity ].

.mien. poses

Demise Of Flight

Juxtapose

Say Cheese

PURPLE POSES

Vanity Poses

Picture this! Poses

.click. poses & props

Heirloom Poses

STAKEY

:: Axix ::

!dM deviousMind / (*chanimations photography props and poses)

Poseology

Shots Studio

::WetCat:: Builds&Poses

Flash Friendly Poses

. Infiniti .

Starry Heaven

Candy Fair sim 2

Leri Miles Designs

1Hundred

22769~Bauwerk

DeeTalez

Legal Insanity

Crash Republic

pure Perfection

Loordes of London

[trs]

Grumble

{{BSD Design Studio}}

ILAYA

CIA Designs

[[ Masoom ]]

Kaithleen's

{ViSion} - S&F

Sassy!

Paperbag.

Capacious

D&G Fashions 

ColdAmbitionz

SAKIDE

Forever Reckless

LockHearts

Osito

][PULL]

::una::

MiWardrobe

Pure Poison

Marshmallows

POMPOSITY

LivGlam

even.flow

[][] beach street [][] home and garden

End Of Daze

[CIRCA] Living

!! Follow US !!

Oceania Breedables

PRIME

[ free bird ]

Little House Of Curios

[Noble] Distinguished Furnishings

Collage

Rassasy Foods

*ionic*

<:*BoOgErS*>

NACH

Treasured Cove

Yay! and Stuff

Persnickity

Kuro

Candy Fair sim 3

ellemeno

.::Pink Sugah::.

Mes Sucreries

::Modish::

UtopiaH

Birdy

Pink Acid

.:Panda Punx:.

Precious

ploom

cStar Limited

Pekka

JesyDream

[BODY FACTORY]

Nikita Fride

Adoness

[theSkinnery]

.::WoW Skins::.

Mr & Miss C. 

Liliskins

Identity Body Shop

Dead Apples 

.:: Delusions ::. 

Holli Pocket

PeachBlossom

AMERICAN BAZAAR

The Sugar Garden

Luckie

Mon Cheri

Hard Candy

[QE] Designs

.*CHaRM*.

Que Bella!

*TwInS FaShIoN - TF*

*RoTtEn DeFiAnCe*

:* LOULOUS&CO *:.

Phoebe ~Piercings & more

NS:: Cutie Shape

[Bewps]

Zombie Suicide

Pr!ck

Goth1c0

TartCake

ToXiC HiGh 

Alterego

LE FORME 

Epic

Sugar & Cyanide

Blah. 

Fappy

[KATHAARIAN]

Be sure to check out ALL the sims but watch that sweet tooth!

APPEARANCE:

SKIN: Lara Hurley-Ava natural lips/Dark

SHAPE: Custom shape from Kim Rongyu

EYES: IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Brown (M)

MOLE: { Sugar Heart } Heart Shaped Mole - Under Eye

HAIR:  ::Exile:: Miu:Maple

NAILS & HANDS: Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands - Casual

Hello Dave: Slink Avatar Enhancement- Natural Fingernails

LASHES: LASHES: *GA* Mesh Lashes Felicia

MAKEUP: ::Modish:: LooPe lipstick Set D-16

- DAMNED -  Tribal Make up

 OUTFIT:

CAPRIS: Moose Clothing - Capri Pants Pink

SHIRT: *TwInS FaShIoN - TF*  Top Delicious Pale Pink

SHOES: GG Ladies JUICY Sneakers

 ACCESSORIES:

EARRINGS, NECKLACE & BRACELET: {Violet Voltaire} Lollipop Guild - Strawberry

BLINDFOLD: GG Blindfold-Flashing -Sweet

CLUTCH: GG Womens Brief Bag-Sugar High-Pink

RING: GG Hooter Ring 9

HAIR BOW: GG Hair Bow-Cup Cake-Pink

POSES:

+agapee+: agps_fe170

Visit my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/solde_rothmanay/