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By Keliah Angelis | Tuesday, July 23, 2013 | , Leave a comment

See His Ship a' Sailin'
"...if I ever sail from olde Ireland, 
you'll mind that I not leave you behind."

Great news! FATEwear designer and ColdLogic collaborator Damien Fate has branched out into something very exciting - Role Play! I talk about Role Play often on my blog because I am a roleplayer in SL. I am very excited about this next project from Damien Fate. The dress I am wearing now is called the 'Wende' dress. It comes in a variety of colors as well as my favorite color - Fatpack. The great thing about this gown is that it comes in three parts. The sleeves are optional,the bodice is it's own piece as well as the skirt. This means you can swap out skirts and bodies in order to make a unique look. 

I've been seeing so much lovely fantasy and RP things on the grid lately that I'm almost tempted to do a blogger challenge. Maybe Storybook Saturday?

I needed to find a place to take my blog picture here. I was going to go atypical medieval, but as I was wandering around Maxwell Graf's Rustica, I saw the amazing mesh ships in the backdrop from where I stood. Instantly I was reminded of the song 'Kellswater', with my favorite rendition being sung by Loreena McKennitt.




FATEplay's doors open July 24th! 

Credits:
Dress:    FATEplay - Wende (Sapphire bodice and skirt, V2 sleeves) New! 
Hair:    Alice Project - Willow [Low] (HUD color)
Eyes:    Slink mesh eyelids
Hands:    Slink 
Feet:    Slink
Pose:    Self
Skin:    League - Jen (Fair medium)

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By Keliah Angelis | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | , Leave a comment

Wild Thing


Liaison Collaborative is hands down my favorite event team in Second Life. The designer teams that work on The Boutique, The Garden, and Poser Pavilion have something for everyone, each round going with a different theme. The Boutique recently unveiled the Safari collection with top notch clothing, accessories, and skins to excite any shopper (that includes the men, too!)

Make sure you stop by and check out this fantastic round featuring fantastic designs from some of the grid's amazing talent.

Credits:
Top:    Baiastice - Iman (Black) New!~The Boutique
Skirt:    Baiastice - Lima Skirt (Red croc w/silver belt) New!~The Boutique
Jewelry:    Cae - Safari New!~The Boutique
Hair:    LoQ - Chianti (Hypnotic Red) New!~2013 Hair Fair
Eyes:    IKON - Ardent Eyes (Clarity)
Cosmetics:    Izzie's
Hands:    SLink
Skin:    League - Jen (Medium Natural)
Pose:    Picture This! Poses

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By Keliah Angelis | Saturday, July 13, 2013 | , Leave a comment

I Can Hear the Cicadas


Do you know what a cicada is? For a very brief time in my life, my mother moved my sister and I to Oklahoma where I first experienced the lazy summertime hum of cicadas, only we called them jar flies. Mostly because as children we liked to capture the docile bugs and put them in jars and keep them as very part-time pets. Jar flies sort of fascinated me because they were both ugly and adorable at the same time. What's also unique about them is that they shed their exoskeletons and leave behind perfect replicas of themselves which we loved to find in tree limbs and hold/examine them.

They have a very distinct sound that they make. It's a loud chorus of humming and the sound seems to just go along with the summertime heat. You know you're in late summer when the long days finally give over into evening and the sun goes down with the drowning choir of cicadas. I was reminded of this as I walked along Hazardous.


In case you've been under a rock, the grid is all about hair right now. Truth released five new beauties just as Hair Fair 2013 opened it's doors to the public. I'm wearing one of those new Truth's right now. It's called Chilali. It's super cute and way fun. If short hair is not your thing, there's a longer version called Mina.


Credits:
Top:    Secret Store - Elsa Ruffled Shirt (Green polka) New!~July Collabor88
Shorts:    Mon Tissu - Cuffed Denim Shorts (Dark rinse)
Hair:    Truth - Chilali (Red 02) New!
Hands & Feet:    SLink
Eyes:    IKON - Ardent Eyes (Clarity)
Skin:    League - Jen (Medium Natural)
Pose:    [1] Picture This! Poses - Take a Lean [2] Picture This! Poses - Deux Models


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By Keliah Angelis | Tuesday, July 9, 2013 | , Leave a comment

1000 Years



Credits:
Dress:    Baiastice - Arya Dress (Black) New!~FaMeshed
Hair:    Truth - Virginie (Cranberry)
Eyes:    IKON - Eternal Eyes (Pool)
Hands:    SLink
Skin:    League - Jen (Fair Natural)
Pose:    Self


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By Keliah Angelis | Saturday, July 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

Meadows of Heaven
I close my eyes; the lantern dies
The scent of awakening, wild honey and dew.
Childhood games, woods and lakes
Streams of silver, toys of olden days.

Flowers of wonder and the hidden treasures 
In the meadow of life; my acre of Heaven...

I saw this SIM called The Trace on the Destination Guide. I liked the lonely hill side on the picture so I decided to check it out. It delivers all that says and then some. If you enjoy beautiful gardens in Second Life and are looking for a new place to bring your camera, The Trace might be a good place to keep in your landmark folder.



Credits:
Dress:    Zaara - Ritika Maxi Dress (Sunshine)
Hair:    [Lelutka] - Jasmine (Jessica)
Hands/Feet:    SLink 
Eyes:    IKON - Eternal Eyes (Pool)
Skin:    League - Jen (Fair Olive)
Top Pose:    iBang Poses - Carefree

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By Keliah Angelis | Tuesday, July 2, 2013 | , Leave a comment

Sahara Gold


It's the first of the month, which means turnover on a few noteworthy events (like faMESHed!) and new releases by some of our favorite designers. For many fans of IKON eyes, it's gift week! In case you live in a box, are starting on your Second Life journey, or have an alt that needs some updating, IKON always delivers an exciting group gift to loyal members by offering a free product for the first week of each month. The group is free to join and you can pick up these lovely 'Sahara' gold eyes until July 7th.

I'm sort of loving the bold lines outlining my picture. I stumbled into the easiest technique of doing it while adding grain to an earlier picture. It's so stupidly easy, but I think it looks kind of cool. Stay tuned on SL Blogger Support for a tutorial.


Credits:
Earrings:    MG Maxi Gossamer - Shell Earrings
Hair:    Truth - Cece (Cranberry)
Hair Flower:     Truth - Kalia Flower (From the Kalia hair product)
Eyes:    IKON - Ascension Eyes (Sahara) July Group Gift!
Hands:    SLink
Nail colour:    blackLiquid Nails (Black Pearl)
Skin:    Izzie's - Harlow (Natural)
Pose:   Olive Juice - Keep Smilin'

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By Keliah Angelis | Monday, July 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

Yellow is the Color of Joy


I love doing portrait shots because it really captures the details of the face, lending personality and realism (without being too real) to the avatar. It also shows off the beauty of skin and I love changing skin simply because it drastically changes the appearance of one's avatar without changing the shape. While in my 'day to day' SL I wear my League skin, photos are fun and give leeway for playing with avatar appearance. I really love event skins for this reason. You get a fun skin with a dramatic look and usually they are more cheaply priced than a standard skin.

This skin I am wearing comes from Essences and is currently available at United Fashion Project. The default  brows on this skin are blonde. One of the things I love about Essence's skin are the brow cover ups located in the mainstore. I put this layer on and threw on my red eyebrows from Mynerva for this photograph.





Credits:
Hair:    Truth - Kerri #1 (Red 02) New!
Eyes:    IKON - Ascension Eyes (Evening)
Lashes:    ::BB:: BeetleBones Mesh Lashes V.01
Eyebrows:    ~Mynerva~ - Dark Red 02
Skin:    Essences - Tiara (Untouched Light Rose)~The United Fashion Project