Fall From Grace

 

 

 

By that sin fell the angels. William Shakespeare

 

There are so many wonderful events all coming out right now. I’ve been a busy bee lately, setting up this wonderful set and having a lot of fun. So I’m not going to procrastinate… I  will get into what everyone wants to know… where did you get xyz.

My whole set, except for the pose is from one of my favorite events in August.. You guessed it. Collabor88’s birthday bash. I love love love this event. I really can’t gush about it enough. As I write this, I still have things to buy from this event–that is just how good it is this round. There are many many many items in this photos, so I’m going to leave it to the credits. If you see something that you just have to have, please look at my credits down below.

This blog is a little short. But I’m getting in the swing of things. And I have another event to talk about.. which is the wonderful hair fair. It opened and … I have some hair from a not so well known company or maybe it wasn’t well known to me :). But I am really excited to share with you my latest haul. As you guessed already, I’ve got some more wonderful items from Collabor88 to share with you and even a steamy pose from this latest round of pose fair. I want to say the theme of stardust may be one of my favorite themes so far with all the birthday bashes. I bought a lot of stuff from this Collabor88 round. It’s really a wonderful round, if you get a chance, check it out with a friend.

I want to take a brief moment and talk about this photo. I’m a big fan of the show Lucifer. Okay I’m totally addicted to it. I may have bought some books that have similar characters. Anyway…. when I saw these really these gorgeous wings from Yokai.. I bought them right away and knew exactly what I was going to do with them. And I saw this quote and new that it was perfect. Hopefully, you find a little bit of sinfulness at pose fair, but that’s for another blog and for another time.

 

Be Kind To One Another

Cheers,

Violet XOXO

Credits

Earrings–Shanghai –Ariel by ShanghaiSL–Collabor88 August 2019
Wings–Yokai –Starfall Wings–by Olikato–Collabor88 August 2019
Nose to Ear chain–random matter–Vela Nose Chain by 윤슬기 ʏᴏᴏɴ sᴇᴜʟɢɪ (nikohl.hax)–Collabor88 August 2019
Stars On Face-BTTB–Stjarna Face decor by ᴊᴀᴄᴋ ᴠ. ʏᴜɪᴛᴢᴀ (jacquesvalentine)–collabor88 August 2019
Magical Orb–egosumaii –Magical Orb Censer (supernova) by EGO (nergal.ninetails)–mainstore–crystal heart fair 2019
Dress/panties–Apple may (AMD)–Luna Flower Silks by Apple May–Collabor88 August 2019
Boots–Breathe –Nanaki Heels by daisa Admiral–Collabor88 2019
Hair–Rowne –Anjaa by 5oч (soyoy)–Collabor88 August 2019

Decor
Star lights in window–++half deer++–Starry Decoration Curtain by Halo (halogen.magic)–Collabor88 August 2019
Gold Circle moon on wall–Madras–Mihrimah Gold Frame Decor by Karthikeyan Engineer–Collabor88 August 2019
Heart with photos and lights on wall (underneath virgo sign)–tarte Piece of my heart by Alessandra Donato (alixxbella)–collabor88 August 2019
Virgo and constellation–Soy –Pinned constellation–by 5oч (soyoy)–Collabor88 August 2019
twinkle word on wall–Second spaces–Stardust twinkle aqua and white by Elle Kirshner–Collabor88 August 2019
Mirror (underneath the word twinkle)–Mudhoney by Rayvn Hynes–Collabor88 August 2019
Gold Moon with stones on table–Schadenfreude –Mahina’s Moon Bowl by Allegory Malaprop–Collabor88 August 2019
Circle Decor with gold stars (on floor)-Madras–Najima Gold Decor by Karthikeyan Engineer–Collabor88 August 2019
Gold room with curtain–Nomad–Fitting Room by Pira (piraiyah.novikov)–Collabor88 August 2019
Glass jars with sparkles–DISORDERLY –Sparkle Jars by Rogue Falconer–collabor88 August 2019
apartment–Foxwood –Starlight Apartment by Dani (nina.helix)–collabor88 August 2019
colorful flooring–++half deer++–Patch of Galaxy (Unicorn vomit) by Halo (halogen.magic)–collabor88 August 2019
Table–Second Spaces –Stardust side table by Elle Kirshner–Collabor88 August 2019
black chair–Bad Unicorn –Lazy Leather Seat by Bʜᴀᴅ CƦąν3Ɲ (badunicorn)—collabor88 August 2019

Pose

bauhaus movement –Samurai returns by LouLou Hill (loulou.teichmann)–mainstore

Sweet Dreams

 

 

A heart without dreams is like a bird without feathers. Suzy Kassem

I have been really busy this past week in all worlds. I’ve taken pictures and built sets. And I finally get that moment to really sit down and think about this blog post. As soon as, I saw the backdrop from foxcity at Collabor88, I knew right away that I would make a dreamy post with sweet treats. So I really have looked forward to this post.

Normally on Valentine’s day, I send out photos ..a valentine’s day card. But this year, I indulged in sweet treats in real life, savoring each wonderful bite and I really did just enjoy the day. Instead, I opted for a delectable treats and a day of rest instead.

I love valentine’s day and wanted to do a month of sweet dreamy posts. I wanted to get lost in the moment of happiness. And maybe make a post inspired by legally blond. I love that movie. And I would be lying, if I said that movie wasn’t my muse. It totally was. There’s a scene where Elle Woods is sitting in her bed eating chocolate, after a break up. I think many people have gone through that upset. For some reason, second life seemed to curse a lot of my friends this past month. And that scene is one that always comes to mind, when I think of break ups–maybe because I’ve been there before. Who hasn’t?

This month has been nothing of love and hearts inworld for me personally, but in my dreams..and my pictures it was sweet sailing. So I let my love of all things sweet inspire me and a scene covered in pink–despite the sadness. I think even in that scene.. one can see the hope. Her friends coming to pull her out of her funk. Second life can be like that…so much. We go through a hard break with a friend, significant other, partner, etc, and we get Elle Woods in that moment. But it’s nice to see the hope through our friends.

What made my valentine’s day sweet inworld? It was my friends saying things that I needed to hear… not what I wanted to hear. It was the people who surrounded me in all things pink and reminded me that mistakes don’t define you. Anger is only temporary. And there are moments of calm. So maybe you have been touched by the second life Valentine’s Day curse. This post is for you my friend. I’m here to say, this too shall pass. Keep dreaming sweet things. Maybe indulge in something sweet in real life. If you can’t have that sweet treat in real life, maybe opt for something that you love to do instead. Whatever you do, just make sure to do something that makes you smile. And remember forgiveness is important, not for the other person, but for yourself. Holding on to anger and resentment only hurts us that much more in the end.

I came to the conclusion of what to write by a show called One Day At A Time. It’s about a Latino family living in Los Angeles, with all of its ups and downs of life. In one of the episodes, there was a woman struggling with anxiety. Recently, I’ve dealt with my own anxiety, during bad moments of pain. It can be scary and hard, especially when you can’t breath. But it was in that moment, I realized the importance of second life being a calm place. This isn’t a space where I want to be angry at anyone. My body makes me angry enough. This isn’t the place for it. And in that, I found forgiveness. I forgave anyone in that moment, because anger no longer served me. I can only hope that moment of clarity comes to others. It’s a gift. And if you seek a peaceful second life, it all starts within.

Before I end this blog post, I want to go into my fabulous outfit. My shirt, cardigan, skirt, and shoes are all by the fantastic Eliavah. She has really out done herself with this outfit. The texture and colors are so pretty. I felt soft and feminine. I just want to go out in the town and party the night away in this outfit. My skirt, cardigan, and shirt are available at Collabor88 and my shoes are for purchase at Equal10. Various pieces of my decor can be found at Collabor88. For more details, please check out my credits below.

Credits

shirt, skirt, cardigan- Eliavah-Dragonsilk–Elivavah–by e l i a v a h ღ (eliavahazaleia)–Collabor88 February 2019
Hair–Exile –Lana by Kavar Cleanslate–Collabor88 February 2019
Earrings–LaGyo–Claudette by LaGyo (gyorgyna.larnia)–Collabor88 February 2019
Necklace–LaGyo–Claudette by LaGyo (gyorgyna.larnia)–Collabor88 February 2019
Shoes–Eliavah –Dragonsilk–Eliavah by e l i a v a h ღ (eliavahazaleia)–Equal10 February 2019
Decor

chocolate bars on left–Plaaka-Assorted Chocolate Bars by Zazie Daviau–Collabor88 February 2019
Chocolate bar with bits of fruit–Plaaka–Chocolate Bar mix by Zazie Daviau–Collabor88 February 2019
Noet Champagne bottle with heart straw–Tentacio–Pink champagen Sensual Set by May Tolsen–Equal10
Pink Mug with Macarons–Disorderly.–hearty snacks by Rogue Falconer–Collabor88 February 2019
Chocolate covered strawberries and champagne glass–Disorderly –Hearty Snacks by Rogue Falconer–Collabor88 February 2019
Stand of Macarons–Granola –Gimme Some Sugar Macarons by Kimbra Iridescent–Collabor88 February 2019
Bowl of truffles on white table–Plaaka–Chocolate truffles by Zazie Daviau–Collabor88 February 2019
Macarons in cake stand with mug of macarons–Disorderly –Hearty snacks by Rogue Falconer–Collabor88 February 2019
Pictures in Frames–Silence–Lady Rose Silhouette Prints by Madeline Lumin (madelinelumin)–Collabor88 February 2019
White table–Mudhoney — Faye End Table by Rayvn Hynes–Collabor88 February 2019
Chocolate cake on stand–Granola –Gimme Some sugar cake by Kimbra Iridescent–Collabor88 February 2019
Pink and white flowers with champagne in white box–Tentacio –Senusal Box by May Tolsen–Equal10 February 2019
Pink Macarons–Tentacio–Macaron love by May Tolsen–Equal10 February 2019
Cloth–Plaaka–cloth by Zazie Daviau–Collabor88 February 2019
Roses on strand —–half deer–Faerye Rose Garland by Halo (halogen.magic)
Pink curtain, flower board–foxwood–Fleur Curtain and backdrop by Dani (nina.helix)—Collabor88 February 2019
Pose–foxcity poses–selfie–by Satomi Masukami–mainstore

Happy Valentine’s Day

 

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. Judy Garland

credits

Bed scene
Lingerie–ED (E-clipse design)–Suzie bra, panties, and stockings by мiss Ť ™ (thetra.blackheart)–Collabor88 February 2019
Pose–Cuca Designs–Delicate by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Pop Up pose fair February 2019
Mirror–Mudhoney–Faye Mirror by Rayvn Hynes–Collabor88 February 2019
Bed–Bueno–Sundown Bed by buenosl–Collabor88 2019

Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey. Lord Byron

credits

Bathroom backdrop–Florix–Vintage Cool Bathroom by Dyana Rain–(includes tub, backdrop, cabinet, and mirror)–Equal10 February 2019
Pose–Cuca Design–Love in the tub by Cuore Capalini Carillon (cuore.capalini)–Pop Up Pose Fair Event February 2019
Medicine Cabinet–apple Fall –Petit Ami Medicine cabinet by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore
bath brushes in container–Apple Fall –Bath Brushes in milk glass jar by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore
Lotion–Apple Fall –Bathroom Lotions by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore
Candles on cabinet–apple fall –Scented Candle by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore
Makeup brushes–Apple Fall –Make-up brush assortment with horn jar by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore
bath bombs–Apple Fall –Coral Lid Jar with bath bombs by Apple Fall (warehousefifteendesigns)–mainstore

Avi’s ..both naked as can be, but parts are hidden.

So I really wanted to write this post up earlier, but real life decided to steal me away. Sometimes real life has a way of soaking up your time. I’ve been had real life appointments and responsibilities. But I’m here now, so that’s the important thing. This blog will be a little short, since I am pressed for time.

In the wee hours of the morning, I was going talking about Valentine’s Day and my love for it. One of my favorite and few childhood memories came on this lovely day. When I was a kid, a teacher had a Valentine’s Day party. We put bags on the back of our chairs, people brought in food, and drinks. It was the very first time that anyone said that they had loved me–who wasn’t family. They had blond hair and wore a hearing aid. I was a kid. I remember  learning about it and what it meant to be going deaf. Since my Aunt was losing her hearing, I always wanted to know more. It was a card, a candy heart, and a simple I love you from a childhood classmate. To me…that’s Valentine’s Day and it has been ever since–not the flowers, expensive chocolates, or jewelry that the media would have you believe. It’s just love. And I have celebrated every type of love on that day–family, friends, and pets. I never limit it to a special someone. Love should always be celebrated.

That loving feeling inspired a pop up Pose Fair event. It ends soon though, you’ll have to run to that LM, if you want to get that last minute pose of love for that special someone. These two poses are by Cuca Designs. I have to say they are some really beautiful poses. I have a lot of love for them. Some of my favorite poses are couple poses. I love the ones that show those tender moments.  After the pose fair ends, both of these poses will be available in her mainstore. And I will share that link down below. In my photo with the blond, my lingerie is from Collabor88 by E.D. This month’s round is absolutely amazing with hearts, pink, and red. It really gets the grid in the mood to spread that love around. The bathroom is from Florix and available at equal10.

Before I close this blog, I want to touch on a subject that’s been bugging me. I had someone tell me that not every resident would get my blog, and I’ve let that one comment really bug me. While this is true, not every person will get my long ramblings about life, there will be some people who do. Since, there are people that I know who started to follow me because of my blog. I had that brief moment where I wanted to just scrap everything and hide. But I had to stay true to myself. Life lessons that apply in all worlds, inspirational quotes, and anecdotes about my life. It’s all relevant in my choices for second life. Never underestimate people. It’s something that I’ve learned from the virtual world. Also a very long time ago, I had a mentor tell me that when you write anything, you have to connect to the audience. In my experience, the best way I know how to connect with people is the human experience. It took some friends convincing me to keep going and keep doing what I love to do–which is to take pictures with my heart and match those pictures with words.

What we say can effect people. And even I forget how my words matter–negatively and positively. Sometimes we have to see past the opinions of others and do the things that make us happy–especially in second life. And I tend to be happy creating these blogs. I’ve had a pretty rough go at it, these past few months. One of the things that has made me happy, is the ability to log on and be creative. I get to think about things that make me happy–movies, music, and pictures. It’s those positive things that help me through difficult times. So if I let someone get to me, I let them ruin this, which is sad since it helps me in my real life. I’m writing this because I want to send the message that no matter what others think, never stop doing the activities that bring you joy. I leave you with this as my closing thought.

Be kind to one another,

Cheers,

Violet.

Tell All

 

For a larger image, please click on the picture. It will take you to my flickr page.

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. Steven Wright

In the last few months, I’ve been using tarot cards as inspiration for my photos. So when  I made my second life Halloween inspired land… I knew that a table with tarot cards was a requirement. It has come full circle with this latest picture.

 It’s such a joy to wrap up my last series of photos up with this picture. I’m a bit of a tarot card reader. It’s something that I do for friends and family. So I wanted to take that real life interest and let that be my muse. I really love this outfit. I didn’t win this wonderful dress by candy doll at the Epiphany, but I did buy it from the marketplace. However, I did win the gorgeous wings from Candy doll’s set at the epiphany. I just had to have the dress, so I bought it. Moving right along, Zenith makes really gorgeous masks, available at Collabor88. I always get a little excited seeing a mask made by them. I know it will be stunning. When I saw this dress, I knew right away that it would pair nicely with this mask. The hair is by exile and is also available at collabor88. It’s a really great style and just down right cute. Alisha is wearing the rare hat from shadenfreude available at the Arcade. The dress and stockings are from canimal, Her hair is from doux.

Finally, a lot of the decor came from Collabor88. UnKindness created this really great furniture set to include the cabinets, books, and moon statue. The candy on the floor is from the wonderful ++half deer+…. a creator that makes the cutest things. My wallet is always handed over to this company, happily might I add. All the other items will be listed in the credits section, down below.

I know this blog post is a little short. This week has not been kind to me. Normally, I would write up a long blog post, but I need to take care of myself a bit today. But don’t you fret….. I’ll be back to semi normal in a bit.

As always, be kind to one another,

Cheers,

Violet XOXO

Credits

Me

Mask–zenith–Venetian Style Flower Mask Black–gold by 喵 仙 人 (miffyhoi.rosca)–Collabor88 October 2018
Hair–Exile –Haunted by Kavar Cleanslate–Collabor88 October 2018
Bracelets–LaGyo–Anastas Time Bangles by LaGyo (gyorgyna.larnia)–Collabor88 October 2018
Earrings–LaGyo–Anastas Symbols Earrings by LaGyo (gyorgyna.larnia)–Collabor88 October 2018
Dress–CandyDoll –Hazel Dress by BusyBee (rebeca.dembo)–The Epiphany October 2018
Wings–CandyDoll–Hazel wings bento rare by BusyBee (rebeca.dembo)–The epiphany October 2018

Alisha

Hair–Doux –Blake by Dᴀᴠɪᴅ Cᴏᴏᴘᴇʀ (dam1710)–Access October 208
Hat–Schadenfreude –Pumpkin Witch of the Forest Rare by Allegory Malaprop–Arcade October 2018
Dess–Canimal–Oh My Goth Dress by Canimal (canimal.zephyr)–arcade October 2018
Leggings–Canimal –Oh My Goth Leggings by Canimal (canimal.zephyr)–Arcade October 2018

Decor

EVE–Roots of the Luminescence tree ultra rare by Noke Yuitza–gacha item–marketplace
tall cabinet—unKindness –Celestial Nook Shelf Double Black by Katherine Cross (jamie.rozenberg)–Collabor88 October 2018
book set–unKindness –Celestial Nook Book Set 1 by Katherine Cross (jamie.rozenberg)–Collabor88 October 2018
Moon statue–unKindness–Celestial Nook Crescent Moon Gold by Katherine Cross (jamie.rozenberg)–Collabor88 October 2018
Hour glass–The Plastik–Tortura Hourglass by Vae (aikea.rieko)–previous gacha item, check marketplace
Candy on the floor–++Half Deer++–Candy clutter by Halo (halogen.magic)–Collabor88 October 2018
Frame–Floorplan–wonderfvll frame by Tegan Serin–mainstore
Broom rack–DRD–Broom Rack–by DRD (deathrowdesigns)–mainstore
sparks–{anc}–Leaping Sparks Blue by aki69
Stars—Schadenfreude –Glowing Star Field by Allegory Malaprop–mainstore
Purple candle–The Plastik–Coil Candle by Vae (aikea.rieko)–previous gacha item
Working Tarot card set—Anachron–Tarot card set by Nix Marabana–no longer available
Table–Mudhoney –Dean Table Black–by Rayvn Hynes–mainstore

Glow

“Love yourself enough to apologize, forgive, and move forward. It is the most freeing thing you can do.” By Me

It’s a new year, which means a lot of people are making resolutions to get fit and moving. Collabor88 was no stranger to this theme. As a result, designers made all kinds of goodies like yoga pants, sports bras, and even exercise equipment.Once you leave this event, you’ll have everything you need to get inspired for a little fitness program of your own.

Generally, I don’t make too many resolutions myself. I’d like to move a little more like everyone else. The only wish I have for the new year is to be healthier, happier, and kinder. I’d like to love a bit more and show more compassion towards others. I’d like to give to the world–what I need in return. I guess….. I’d like to be a better version of myself. I think lots of people wish that too. Now contemplating all those things, I do have resolutions.

Speaking of  fitness, I felt inspired, so I made an exercise scene of my own for this photo. I found the weights, exercise ball, and yoga mat at Collabor88. The yoga mat comes with a ton of poses. Kalopsia made all of these items. I love this store and I have so many things from them. I always go back to them for those little things that make a home. I can’t gush over them enough. The yoga mat comes with nine different textures: wine, purple, charcoal, pizza, green, beige, soul, pink, and blue. The exercise ball also has texture options of green, blue, and lemon. There’s even a cute little bag available, which says don’t sweat sparkle (not featured in the above photo). I would highly recommend checking them out.

Then, I went to Kustom9 with one of my good friends. We found this adorable workout set from Pumpkin, which is another one of my favorite companies. I have so many pieces from them. I’m happy to see them participating in events. The shirt is called a layered crop top tee. It’s on sale in gray, gray with a barbie written on it, green, black with the logo for thrasher magazine, and plain black. There’s a choice of gray, pink, red, green, orange and gray leaf print, and plain black.  I’m wearing the gray shirt with the Barbie print and pink sweatpants. I really love the detail in the shirt and the pants. For more information, check out my credits at the bottom of this post.

I had so much fun. I really enjoyed the yoga poses, decorating, and dressing up for this picture.I hope that you find something that intrigues or inspires you. I wish you all a happy and safe New Year. I hope that you accomplish goals, fall in love, and have great health for 2017….maybe even make some great memories along the way.

Be kind to one another.

Cheers,

Violet XOXO

Credits

Head–LeLutka–Simone Bento head by Thora Charron
Body–Maitreya –Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Hands–Vista –Prohand Bento by VistaMesh
Shirt–Pumpkin–Layered Crop Tee by Mr. Awesome (yukio.osei)–Kustom9
Pants–Pumpkin –Sweatpants by Mr. Awesome (yukio.osei)–Kustom9
Shoes–Flite –Lowtop Ducks by Liam OJ Simpson (liamcole)
Hair–Magika –Drive by Sabina Gully
Decor

Sign–Kalopsia –Kali’s shelf by Honey Beaubeau Lacey (isabeau.baragula)
Exercise ball–Kalopsia –Kali’s yoga Ball by Honey Beaubeau Lacey (isabeau.baragula)
Weights–Kalopsia –Kali’s weights by Honey Beaubeau Lacey (isabeau.baragula)
Yoga Mat–Kalopsia –Kali’s Yoga Bat by Honey Beaubeau Lacey (isabeau.baragula)
Cat Light–+Half Deer+–Slumber Lamps by Halo (halogen.magic)
Jar–keke –Snow jar by ᴋᴇᴀɴ ᴋᴇʟʟʏ (kean.kelly)–(gacha) check marketplace and main store
Table–MudHoney –Lenore Table by Rayvn Hynes (gacha)–check marketplace and main store