Tropical Summer Fair ends in one week, June 16th, and there really are a lot of great items at this event. I am wearing the Kaithleen's romper, Essenz shoes that are both exclusives at the event. I previously blogged shoes from N-core and an outfit from Neve that are also at this event- so I know there are some must have items. I really love this romper. The ruffles and tie texture change independently of the main body part. I chose mint and pink which is one of my favorite color combinations- especially in Spring/Summer time. Get to the Tropical Summer Fair and get your shop on!

My pigtails with bows are new by Doe at  SaNaRae and I love them! The bows are perfect! This round of SaNaRae ends June 18th.







Outfit: Kaithleen's Fresh Romper - Fatpack @ Tropical Summer Fair
Shoes: Essenz - Senegal @ Tropical Summer Fair
Hair: Doe: Nova @ SaNaRae
Rings: Yummy Love Spell Ring Set- All Colors
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer  Tarentella Gypsy Earrings 2
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer  Florentine Lover's - Short 1
Head: CATWA  Kimberly v2.11
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1
Skin: Glam Affair
Lipstick: Studio Exposure CATWA POOL PARTY LIPGLOSSY VERS.02
Eyeshadow: Izzie's - Soft Shimmer Eyeshadows
Pose: Everglow Yummy 6
~BAZAR~Morocco-Pergola
~BAZAR~Morocco-Sofa and Decor Set
~BAZAR~Morocco-Fire table


Love, Kirsten Corleone

     I have been a huge fan of The Secret Store for as long as I can remember. Not only does Maylee make adorable clothing and shoes, but she also makes amazing decor and "quirky" items too. Then if you have seen The Draxter Files featuring Maylee Oh, you know that the real life Maylee is just as adorable as her SL store. You can also see how generous she is as she streams her workflow in real time and helps new designers learn how to do what she does. I am proud to be a part of the "loyal fan base" of The Secret Store. There are 21 items from The Secret Store in this picture. Can you find them all before you look at the credits below?



Bunny: The Secret Store - Little Rabbit - Snow
Flowers: The Secret Store - Wild Flowers - Bouquet/Daisies
Dress: [Maitreya]The Secret Store - Nathalie Tutu Dress - Candy @ collabor88 August
Shoes: [SLINK]The Secret Store - Becky T-strap Heels - Pink Polka
Tights: The Secret Store - Polka Tights - Black & White
Hair: Magika Thoughtful
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.3
Skin: [Pink Fuel] Harley v2 <Peach>
Pose Prop: PNP ~ Dressing Room
Pose: Eternal Dream Stylish 3

Decor and Clothing Items used as Decor: 
Teleport to The Secret Store
The Secret Store - Luna Preppy Cardigan - Pink Argyle
The Secret Store - Anita Empire Dress - Oxblood
The Secret Store - Rag Dolls Collection - Zoe
The Secret Store - Rag Dolls Collection - Peach
The Secret Store - Tiny Satchel - Granny  RARE
The Secret Store - Tiny Satchel - Nude
The Secret Store - Juicy Spooky Heels - Pink Unicorn RARE
The Secret Store - Vintage Roller Skates - Candy
The Secret Store - Sea Adventures - Snorkel Mask - Mint
The Secret Store - Sea Adventures - Rubber Flippers  - Mint
The Secret Store - My Lil Fawn - Candy
The Secret Store - My Lil Fawn - Toffee
The Secret Store - Wild Flowers - Cornflower
The Secret Store - Wild Flowers - Lavender
The Secret Store - Wild Flowers - Wild Cyclamen
The Secret Store - Wild Flowers - Mixed Flowers Vase - RARE
-tres blah- Vanity - Vanity Desk
-tres blah- Vanity - Mirror
-tres blah- Vanity - Makeup Bag RARE
Bazar Floria Vanity chair


Love, Kirsten Corleone

Normally I blog this in July or August, but my summer got away from me. Hiram and I made this home in July and have enjoyed it all summer. We will be changing it for fall soon, so it was past time that I got it on my blog.

House: [barnesworth anubis] duxbury house

Outside Decor:
{what next} Bramley Rocking Chair (pine)
Mesh plants and flowers made by Reid Parkin on marketplace
Dabble Dooya Red Brick Garden Paver Set on Marketplace
Mutresse -  Gnomes (assorted)
Apple Fall Rosemary, Huge Fan Palm, Calla Lilies, and grass
Frogstar - Pietro Patio Chair (Aqua) and Table (Toffee)
Trompe Loeil - Classic Hot Tub Natural + White
LISP - Mesh - Bergamot  Decking and Path - Smooth Pine


I picked a theme, Classy Bohemian, and a 5 color palette that I decorated around.

Love, Kirsten Corleone

I like to change my house in second life about every three months. Welcome to my winter home! I won't be listing every little detail and knick knack, but it you see something and want to know where it is from let me know. I have some pictures and a video of our house. I hope you enjoy =).

Kitchen:



House: [barnesworth anubis] byers cottage
Outside:
[ba] wrought iron window box
[ba] flowering vine 1 - pink
Beach Building Set from Studio Skye - Box
Driftwood Beach Den from Studio Skye - Box V3
Enchanted Path Building Set - Box
LAQ Decor ~ Large Birch (Winter) - Animated
Enchanted Woods v2 -8 from Studio Skye
Enchanted Pond from Studio Skye V2
Hanaya- Rideau Canal Mesh Skating Shack (6 LI)
Hot Chocolate Stand by Laura Liberty

Entryway:
[NI] Kenneth's Hall Table
[][] bs [][] - keep calm anchored board sign
The Loft - Message Center Navy
Collage - Geek Art
ISON HOME - fatty elephant
ISON HOME - salvaged branch shelf RARE

Furniture Sets Used:
~BAZAR~ Floria bedroom
~BAZAR~ Floria Dining room
~BAZAR~ Floria Kitchen
:Cheeky Pea: Roux Coffee Station and Shelf
~BAZAR~ Floria Living room
The Loft - Claryon Sleigh Bed Cream Set
LAQ Decor ~ Clawfoot Bathtub & Shower
LAQ Decor ~ Bathroom Cabinet Sink - Pink
MudHoney Neve Chair - white

Love, Kirsten Corleone

Dark tree: Ankh-Rha Forrest Hammock - Transfer Version

I went to The Home Show: Sponsored by {what next}, Senzafine, and DIGS and found so many lovely things. I am glad this event lasts a month so that I can decide exactly what items from the event I am going to buy. I am sharing with you just my first pass around the event and the items that stood out to me and made me go OoooooH! That's pretty! These are in no means the only gorgeous things at this event. Just the ones that made it on my personal shopping list. This event is honestly filled with amazing items by every participant.

1. floorplan. garden daybed / floral (19 LI) ($400L)
2. !! Follow US !! Violin console (14 LI) ($129L)
3. !! Follow US !! Life is Beautiful - Summer version (29 LI) ($199L)
4. !! Follow US !! My vintage office (19 LI) ($149L)


5. Trompe Loeil - Cobble Hill Suite Linen [mesh] (19 LI) ($1300L PG) ($2000L Adult)
6. Alouette - Forest Canopy Bed (10 LI) ($349L)
7. .lame - Nancy's Fancy Living (10 LI) ($699L PG) ($1099L Adult)
8. Culprit Modern Chest Mystic (1LI) ($150L)




9. [PM]Pixel Mode - The Lake House : Adult (135 LI) ($2800L PG) ($4600L Adult)
10. [PM]Pixel Mode - The Dreamer  -  White (21 LI) ($850L)



11. :Cheeky Pea: Deconstructed Set (15 LI) ($1500L PG) ($2200L Adult)
12. ~BAZAR~Toronto bedroom set (42 LI) ($639L PG)
13. La Galleria  White Shabby Metal Outdoor Living Set (24LI) ($1050L)

Love, Kirsten Corleone

It kind of feels like all the familiar places that I spend my leisure time are going through major changes at the moment. I decided I needed to read up and figure out what is going on cause I felt lost especially when I go in the build menu and see the different texture tab interface. Some of these have already happened and some are about to start.

1) flickr- When this change first happened, I did not realize the significance. I have always been a free user and never paid for flickr. That meant that only my latest 200 photos would show up and that I could only add them to 10 groups max. All of that has changed and being a free user is really amazing.

• Viewable Picture Limit: All of my pictures show up, not just the first 200. I don't know if there is a limit I have not reached yet, but so far the 200 photo limit is gone. I have 327 viewable pictures and counting.
• Groups: I seem to be able to add my pictures to as many groups as I want. I put one in about 20 groups with no problem. So the 10 group only limit is gone. 

Those are the really important points for me. Other changes like the layout and the header I have not quite figured out if I like those or not and I have yet to customize my header, although that is on my to-do list. I have a harder time seeing how many views and favorites a picture has. I think the ease of looking at my pictures is a little less for some reason, but overall I love the changes- especially being a free flickr user.

2) Second Life Materials Viewer- Ok, I read about this and I watched the youtube video, but I still feel pretty lost. I think it is more for content creators to make really amazing "specular" textures. They did look really amazing in the video. What I need to know is what I do differently on my end when taking pictures of things with materials enabled (if anything) and when I am tinting or making minor changes in the build menu related to my clothing or picture platform. I will continue to read and see if I can find more specific to me (and not content creator) information.


3) Project Sunshine- This viewer change sounds really cool for photographers. The main idea is that avatars will rez really fast, so no more blurry. I can't wait to see this work in full implementation. You need the original second life viewer 3.5.1 or later (available now) to start benefiting from this faster loading time. I wonder how many people this will actually affect because it seems like so many people use 3rd party viewers like firestorm. I use the second life official viewer though and like it best so bring on the Sunshine!


4) Second Life Marketplace- July 1st the billing system will change to the same way we are billed in the game. It does not seem like this will really affect most people, but if you do not have billing information on file for your avatar you might want to do that so you can seamlessly buy things from the marketplace. The other really important thing you want to do this week is empty your cart and/or save them all to favorites because the carts will be emptied when the billing system changes over. You can read more about this change here. 

5) Google reader- I read/ look at hundreds of second life blogs every day, but I have never used Google reader, lol. I use my blog sidebar to keep up with blogs. Blogspot lets you organize your blogroll by recent post updates, so when I open my blog I just click on all the new posts and read them every day. My blogroll is how I keep up with the blogs I want to read. Strawberry did a really informative blog post about switching to a different system if you did use Google reader. I like my system and enjoy just clicking on the blogs I want to read for the day. My blogspot blogroll lets me know which ones are updated and how long ago. I don't know if anyone is interested in my method, but I thought I would share how I keep up with hundreds of blogs. Keep it simple =)

6) FREE laptop- Not a change, but something I wanted to remind you about. You can enter to win a free laptop as part of the SLB10 celebration. Click here to enter

Love, Kirsten Corleone

• Cabin: Trompe Loeil - Rustic Cabin @ collabor 88 June
• Dark tree: Ankh-Rha Forrest Hammock - Transfer Version
• Lighter Trees: LAQ Decor ~  Birch Pack - Animated *New*
• Swing: :Cheeky Pea: Janine Swing

• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Sofa - Home 
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Home Desk Joined White Less Gold
• [AG] Flower Vase - Pink Hybrid Daffodil/Lily
• LISP - Mesh Carmen Drapes - Narrow Plinth - Beige
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Home Coffee Table White
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Home Lemon Tea Tray  with steam
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Home Teacup & Macaroon with Steam
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Nerd Teacup & Macaroon
• *Second Spaces* dice throw set
• Alouette - White Wood Entertainment Center
• LISP - Mesh - Charlotte Home Bookends Less Gold
• :Cheeky Pea: It's a Keeper Frames Angled
• {what next} Charlotte Chair & a Half (Set A)
• {what next} Charlotte Floor Cushion A
• A ton of !Ohmai: Teacup Piglet Gatcha; !O: Teacup Piglet Gatcha [Royal Edition: Princess] RARE
• PILOT - Curio [Black] with various landmark knickknacks inside

• Bazar Arizona bed
• Bazar Memories Night Table
• [ARIA] Oolong Teacup Planter Iris- Plum - RARE
• {what next} LOVE Candle (pink)
• ~La'Licious~ Wooden Side Table (with various Arcade goodies in and on it)
• Bazar Memories-Bedroom shelf

• Bazar Arizona Bathroom Set
• Bazar Arizona shower
• Bazar Arizona-Bathroom vase
• Bazar Towel hanger
• Bazar Arizona rug bath 2
• Bazar Arizona sink
• Bazar Arizona rug bath 1
• tM Bathtub Sex-Cuddle - Marble Pink

Love, Kirsten Corleone