Today has been crazy, but I’ve managed to get out a post for you guys. It’s nothing special, just a small, simple look about deer. Cause everyone likes deer.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Table: Cheeky Pea – Ansel Console Table (1 LI, mod/copy)

Decor:

Art: tea.s – Plank Oh Deer Sign (3 LI, mod/copy)

Shutters: floorplan – shutter wall decor (1 LI, mod/copy)

Deer Head: floorplan – oh deer wall decor (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Letters: Cheeky Pea – MapMe Antique Letters (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Trash Can: Balaclava – NOEL’s bin (2 LI, mod/copy)

*pic credits at end of post

I have idols. It’s true. I probably have several, really – people who amaze me with their talent and creativity and impress me with their kindness and generosity and encourage me with their sincerity and willingness. I’m not gonna list them here – I hope they know who they are – but I am gonna call one of ‘em out.

Isla Gealach, Cheeky Pea. Can I get a what-what? ♥

I’m calling her out because she’s just released a bunch of Wanderer Bookshelves, and they are some of the most awesome mesh things ever. Previously, a while back, Isla released the United States version of the bookshelf. Now, for this month’s FaMESHed, she’s come out with FOUR more locations: Australia, Japan, Canada, UK/Ireland. Amazing. I actually had the pleasure to watch her work on 1-2 of these, so I got to see the magic – and seriously, that’s what it is. MAGIC. ACCIO AUSTRALIA.

I love the little accents in each bookshelf. ♥ And really, just the intricate shapes and angles are enough for me to go all slack-jawed. Gorgeous!

Grab the Wanderer Bookshelves at FaMESHed!! [SLurl]

*credits for first pic

Bookshelf: Wanderer Bookshelf – Australia – Cheeky Pea (Isla Gealach)
Chairs: memories of winter – *Art dummy! (Gala Charron)
Crate, records: record shelf – floorplan. (Tegan Serin)
Books (on record shelf): Pallette Sideboard books – Second Spaces (Elle Kirshner)
Phone: Marais Phone – {what next} (Winter Thorn)
Spigot, bucket of apples: POST (Van Auster)
Bottles, books (on the floor): POST (Van Auster)
Rug: The Easy Life fur rug – Second Spaces (Elle Kirshner)
Shed: Gnesen Farm Shed – POST (Van Auster)

*pic credits at end of post

I’ll be honest: I don’t think about curtains that often. That holds true in RL as well as SL. BUT – I do absolutely acknowledge that they can really finish a room, and therefore I support them. I’ve seen some really great mesh curtains come out recently, and I definitely support those. So does Maxwell Graf of Rustica. BAM – that’s a blog intro.

Max sent me his latest release, which just happens to be a full set of very lovely, detailed, and customizable mesh curtains. What’s that? Customizable? Hells yes. Max has provided a full set that includes swag and side panels and gathered drapes and sheer panels and lace panels…and I think that’s it. What’s awesome is that you can use all those pieces together, or just the ones you want. Like if you just want a simple window treatment, no problem, just grab those side panels. Or you can go all fancy like I did in the pic above. What’s more awesome is that the curtains are just textured with the baked shadows — so you can just go into edit mode and select a color and BAM – lovely depth and shadows on curtains that are the exact color you want. Even more awesome than that awesome is that Max has included those shadow textures separately, so you can get even fancier and use them in Photoshop to apply over your own texture. That + that + this + that = endless options.

Max has also included a bunch of lovely mesh curtain rods with great finials – so one more thing to really dress up those windows.

Join the curtain revolution (I just made that up) at Rustica! [SLurl]

Oh, and see that cute little vase of branches with the dangly heart, up in the first pic? That’s available (and so is the rug) right now from Rayvn Hynes and MudHoney, at her location on The Nest. It’s available as part of the Valentine’s Day Gift Event where a bunch of Nest merchants have awesome transferrable gifts available for Valentine’s Day! Be sure to wander around the sim to check it out!

MudHoney at The Nest [SLurl]

*credits for first pics

curtains, sheers, rods: Rustica (Maxwell Graf)
loose paper: floorplan. (Tegan Serin)
Valentine branches: MudHoney (Rayvn Hynes)
Rug: MudHoney (Rayvn Hynes)
Skybox: Trompe Loeil (Cory Edo)

If your looking for a lighthouse in Second Life, then this mesh lighthouse by Augyr Ayres is just fantastic and worth every linden and I’ve been meaning to blog it for some time now. It comes with so many options it’s hard even to decide were to begin. The house both externally and internally can all be re-textured via its hud as can the lighthouse itself. By clicking on the lighthouse part of the build you’ll be given the menu that you can use to control every aspect of the lighthouse from the beam and speed of it, the texturing of the build (windows, doors, walls, ceiling, stairs etc), sound effects of wind and water, and the foundation of the build giving you a number of options of bridge and pier or neither. For 1500 lindens it is definitely worth it.

Augyr Design Slurl

From Zinnias I have this very cool hammock. It’s suitable for both couples and solo and there are animations for both sets. Clicking on the heart on the main structure will set the hammock to slowly swing back and forth.

Zinnias Slurl

Skin: Belleza Dylan Pale 2
Hat & Hair: Entente Le Soliel Hat & Hair (ash brown)
Tattoo: Huz Tattoo’s Bloom (available here on Marketplace)
Pants: Fatewear Mesh Jimmy Volcanic Tundra
Feet: CheerNo Mesh Feet V2

*Promotional copy

Sometimes you just feel like you need to rewind, yanno? I’m getting a lot of that lately. I miss things that used to be, like pets and friends and family life, things that I just can’t change now that they’ve happened.

If you could go back in time, where would you go? Would you even stay in the same country or decade?

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Chairs: HANDverk – Shell Chair (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Lights: Trompe Loeil – Gyroscope Lamp (4 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Bookshelves: Cheeky Pea – Wanderer Bookshelf (6-9 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Decor:

Art: Apple Fall – Country Print (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Rugs: MudHoney – Grafik Rug (1 LI, mod/trans) @ The Nest Gift Event and The Loft – Ikat Rug (2 LI, mod/copy)

Maps: Pilot – Traveler’s Map (7 LI, mod/copy)

Paper: floorplan - wall paper (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Machine: floorplan – flux capacitor (6 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

A new round of The Mens Department is upon us, and Cheeky Pea has another creative set exclusive to this great event.

Stick them to your wall or set them on your table! The letters come in two colour schemes, which makes it super easy to match to any decor you’ve got.

Don’t worry, it’s not a gacha! Each letter is sold individually, which makes it easy for creating select words and phrases, or you can simply opt to buy the fatpack!

Just a simple look today, as I feel like my head is about to explode with all the things that need to get done. Really, what I wanted to highlight with this post is that you don’t need colour to make something look beautiful. Lack of colour can be just as striking!

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Bed: Trompe Loeil – Sleigh Bed (8 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Tables: floorplan – nightstand (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Decor:

Art: what next – ‘Love is ‘  Wall Art (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Lamp: MudHoney – Meredith Lamp (2 LI, mod/copy)

Rug: The Loft – Ikat Rug (2 LI, mod/copy)

Better late than never, right? SL was, as per usual, was being difficult, but thankfully I already had this set up, so it was just a matter of taking the picture.

Anyway, Apple Fall has a whole trunkful of art at this next round of The Mens Department (starts Tuesday) that are perfect for the boys, as well as the girls.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Table: Apple Fall – Murphy High Table (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Trunk: Trompe Loeil – Gramercy Steamer Trunk (5 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Decor:

Art: Apple Fall – Crow Print (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept and Apple Fall – Greyhound Painting (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ The Mens Dept

Lights: Trompe Loeil – Gyroscope Lamp (2-4 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

I have been meaning to release a set of free textures for a while and when I found out The Nest was running a special Valentine’s Day Gift Event I put two and two together and came up with a fab set of 9 Free Heart Textures.  For a limited time (1st – 14th Feb) these heartfelt textures are available for  FREE at our satellite store at the Nest!!  Feel free to stop by and have a browse….You’ll need our new landmark for The Nest as we recently moved to the Main Street.

Not part of Secondlife and want to get your hands on these lovely goodies, don’t worry, we have had several requests already asking if we plan on releasing this set for use outside of Secondlife after the 14th and indeed the full sweetheart pack will be available from our online store mid February :)  If you can’t wait that long we have a super free gift included in this months newsletter (I’ll drop a sneak peek in our facebook group tomorrow but think bokeh and hearts!!)

Awesome new release from Trompe Loeil is this gorgeous mesh bedroom set called ‘The Gramercy Bedroom Suite*’ that I love. The sleigh bed comes in both adult and PG versions and also comes with a texture changing hud giving you a wide range of textures for the bedding. The bedroom accessories can be purchased individually or all together as a set for 1400 lindens for the PG version or 2400 lindens, saving you 570 lindens. All items are available at the new round of FaMESHed.

FaMESHed Slurl

 *Promotional copies

One of my favourite little creative people is in this round of FaMESHed, and I’m pretty sure I’m in love with just about everything she does. I love floorplan’s quirky style, especially with things like the new conversation heart stool, and the literal wall paper.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Bed: floorplan – faux bois bed (10 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Shelves: floorplan – stair shelves (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW!

Stool: floorplan – conversation heart stool (2 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Decor:

Paper: floorplan - wall paper (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Rug: MudHoney – Grafik Rug (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Lamps: floorplan – floor lamp (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed and floorplan – genie lamp (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Pillow: lame – Decorative Love Pillow (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Scrabble Letters: Senzafine – Words for Lovers Conversation Tiles (5 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Scrabble: Apple Fall – Let’s Play Scrabble (1 LI, mod/copy)

Art: floorplan – pallet room divider (2 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Structure:

House: floorplan – the brownstone apartment (68 LI, mod/copy)

Second Spaces is up for Fifty Linden Friday this week. And ohmygoodness exciting news — I’ve made my first original-from-scratch-all-by-myself mesh set!!!

The Pallette Sideboard is a great occasional table that’s just perfect for your foyer, your office, behind your couch, as a room divider — really, it’s multi-purpose! Made of recycled shipping pallettes, it’s a friend to the environment. Also recycled are these adorably weathered shutters – a great place to show off some of your favorite pics! With the set, you also get some light reading and a little bit of original art. MADE WITH LOVE. ♥

Get the whole set for just $50L, just for today!!

Second Spaces [SLurl]

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Every Friday, a group of designers will place an item in the front of their mainstore marked down for 50L. The item might be something from the store marked down, or maybe an exclusive, special item.  Each week the designers and items will rotate.  The items will be available from 12am SLT on Friday until 11:59pm SLT on Friday.  You can get the items by following the SLurls below.

This week, the designers are:

Conspiracy Theory [SLurl]
Second Spaces [SLurl]
DCNY [SLurl]
fri.day [SLurl]
FunkyJunk [SLurl]
d-lab [SLurl]
LaGyo [SLurl]
floorplan [SLurl]
mocha [SLurl]
Milk Motion [SLurl]
Clawtooth  [SLurl]
So Many Styles [SLurl]

THIS SALE BEGINS FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT SLT.

Happy shopping!! <3

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Recreated due to popular demand, Cheeky Pea is happy to present four more of the Wanderer bookshelves, exclusively at FaMESHed. To accompany the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Canada, Japan, and Australia have been added!

Each bookshelf features details related to each country, as well as a string of Polariods for you to add your own pictures to.

I love the beginning of a new month, mostly because that’s the time all the events start their new rounds. Not only has FaMESHed started up again, but The Nest’s gift event is up and running, too!

Here’s your junk:

Trunk: Trompe Loeil – Gramercy Steamer Trunk (5 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Art: Trompe Loeil –  Framed Art Gray Eyechart (1 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Rug: MudHoney – Grafik Rug (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Pillows: lame – Decorative Love Pillow (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Vase: MudHoney – Valentine Branches (4 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

The Idledale Work Area:

A work area for the creative who enjoys a space rich in colour and texture. As with all seating from the Loft props,  are dispensed to enhance your experience.
One big change to our seating you will notice is that you have more control over how props are dispensed. Instead of them being automatically sent to you when you chose a corresponding animation, you can now chose which prop you want and when. You no longer have to worry about accepting endless props or them cluttering your inventory.

34 LI
Individual Items : Mod/No Copy/Trans
Package: Mod/Copy/No Trans
Teleport  to FaMESHed.

Lots of stuff going on as we near the end of the month. Not only is today your last day to gather up your Four Walls goodies, but tomorrow, The Nest starts its Valentine’s Gift Event! In this great event, a hand full of Nest residents are putting out transferable home and garden gifts for you to give to your sweeties.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Chair: Senzafine – Cloud Nine Armchair (6 LI, mod/copy) @ Four Walls

Table: Zigana – Four Walls item (1 LI, mod/copy) @ Four Walls

Shelf: floorplan – valena cubby (1 LI, mod/copy) @ Four Walls

Decor:

Vase: MudHoney – Valentine Branches (4 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Bookends: MudHoney – Quotes Bookend (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Books: floorplan – novels (1L, mod/copy)

Rug: MudHoney – Grafik Rug (1 LI, mod/trans) NEW! @ The Nest Gift Event

Structure:

House: Organica – Lore’s Den (25 LI, mod/copy) @ Four Walls

I totally planned to post something yesterday, but SL decided to be its usual, bitchy self, and I couldn’t finish the look in order to take pictures. Which sucks for everyone.

But anyway, lame has some new stuff for February’s round of FaMESHed, which really made me yearn for summer, or hell, even spring. Something that’s nice and warm!

Each piece of lame’s Peggy Patio set comes with both PG and Adult versions, with a huge selection of animations for each set. Not only that, but there’s a ton of colour change options for you to play with.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Couch: lame – Peggy’s Patio Loveseat (4 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Chair: lame – Peggy’s Patio Chair (4 LI, mod/copy) NEW! @ FaMESHed

Trunk: what next – Mayfair Trunk (3 LI, mod/copy)

Decor:

Lights: what next – Amalfi String Lights (5 LI, mod/copy) and floorplan – mason jar chandelier (2 LI, mod/copy)

Candles: what next – Amalfi Tealight (2 LI, mod/copy)

Drapes: floorplan – color block curtains (1 LI, mod/copy)

Tray: MudHoney – Melissa Drink Tray (7 LI, mod/copy)

Structure:

Porch: Interior Addiction – Boat Shack (32 prims, mod/trans)

I have two gorgeous furniture sets released by Zinnias. The first one is called ‘Neo Aztec Bench Set’ and the second one is called ‘Quetzalcoatl Serpent Shelf Set’ which includes shelf, feather pot, maracas and chilli pepper floor vase.

Zinnias Slurl

Neo Aztec Bench Set*

Quetzalcoatl Serpent Shelf Set*

*Promotional copies

The Home and design shows have kicked off for the year starting with Heimtextil in Frankfurt (just down the road from me!) Piecing together all the reports one of the trends emerging is a mixing and matching of patterns and because we love to develop new ideas and ways of working with textures combined with up and coming trends I came up with a fab set of woven patterns.

These textures have a vintage, retro feel but are bang up to date and here at insights we like to give you lots of options to mix and match with different patterns and colours all in one pack so you mix and match to create your own style and designs.

Available from Insight Designs.

We will be looking at some more trends over the coming months and working on lots of new fabric, wood and brick textures with the aim to help make texturing easier, more beautiful and unique! and don’t forget you can keep up to date with everything over at our Facebook page and we have a few free heart felt goodies coming in our February newsletter…..so if you haven’t signed up just add your details over to the left of the page :)

Now that I’ve finally settled on a house after a month of living on an empty platform, I’ve been able to decorate, which means I can actually show you the progress!

You’ve already seen my living room, which I posted earlier, and this second instalment would be my bedroom.

Here’s your junk:

Furniture:

Dresser: floorplan – shutter cabinet (1 LI, mod/copy)

Bed: Dutchie – summer bed (19 LI, mod/copy)

Decor:

Toy Box: Pilot – Adult Toy Box (1 LI, mod/copy)

Shelf: Pilot – Pipe Shelf (3 LI, mod/copy)

Art: MudHoney – Sunshine Sign (1LI, mod/trans)

Pipe: Dutchie – rusty pipe (5 LI, mod/copy)

Structure:

House: Elate – A Lofty Skybox (64 LI, copy)

I have this gorgeous and beautiful new mesh ‘Victorian Orangery*’ from Culprit. I have stretched this to make it bigger which you can do with the build, but you just need to be aware that the bigger you have it the bigger the land impact (prim count) will be.

Culprit Slurl

*Promotional copy