I know I've been neglecting my update group, but honestly, there's no one in SL I love more than you guys. So what better time than Valentine's to show it? Starting later today, and continuing each day this week through Friday, February 15th, I'll be dropping an exclusive item on the update group. Thanks for liking my releases enough to let me spam you! <3
February 11, 2008
February 02, 2008
New LaLa FooFoo
Larue Laval released 4 new sets today. Three colorful tops. Hello Lovely! (my favorite this time!), a funky halter top in pretty bright colors is pictured above. Also out today are:
Hello Gorgeous! 
Backless Henleys
Better view of the "Backless" aspect:
Essential Leggings:
All items are available on the "New" items wall in Celestial Studios.
A question for Celestial City Update Group members: How would you feel about Larue announcing new items to the group?
January 21, 2008
New Handbags
This was a really fun project for me, being the first time I ever attempted a handbag. I went with one of my favorites, the hobo bag. There are tons of colors, styles and materials to go with virtually any outfit.
These are sculpted prim handbags. There are four versions included in each box. There are two attachment points (left shoulder and left hand, as illustrated in the top photo) and two options for each: custom hold pose or no custom hold pose (in case you actually WANT to whap your friends in the face with your purse when you type). Mucho thanks to Torrid Midnight for whipping up these awesome hold poses for me!
Here are a couple larger photos to show detail (click to view full size):
And here are all the options. Please stop by to see them bigger, so much detail is lost in these little thumbnails.
Handbags are at their new permanent home, just to the right of the Celestial Studios entrance.
Please note: I've had some reports of poses not engaging when the purse is first attached. I'm not sure if this is a conflict with an AO or what exactly, but detaching & reattaching the purse seems to fix it. So if you experience this problem, please detach and reattach your bag to solve it.
January 05, 2008
LaLa FooFoo
As I blogged several months ago, my sister had started learning Photoshop for SL. She has come along way since she began and is working diligently towards opening her very own store. Today she releases four new designs, which are available on the "New" wall of Celestial Studios. When she builds her inventory a little more, she'll move into her own space. Watch for LaLa FooFoo coming soon!
Todays releases are a series of very colorful basics (and a few not-so-basics) that work with each other and with items you already have in your inventory. My favorite, the skully tops, are shown above. Without further ado, here are her other three releases for today. I hope you like them, I am very proud of the progress she's made!
December 15, 2007
Party Dresses
Just in time for your holiday and New Year's parties. Four new cocktail/party dresses are out.
Gilda (shown above) is available in 4 holiday colors:
Maureen is a crushed velvet babydoll available in six rich colors:
Larue is a shiny belted system skirt dress available in six colors:
Last but not least, Nena is a big set that can be mix&matched and worn a number of different ways. It's available in six rich jewel/metal tones
Please take note: some of these dresses utilize the system skirt. For those not familiar with it, it adds about 10 pounds of junk in the trunk. You may wish to shrink the size of your rear end and narrow your hips to minimize the effect when wearing a system skirt. As always, I'm happy to assist with fitting prim skirts if need be.
Also! I've added an ice skating rink behind Celestial Studios. Feel free to grab your blades & go for a spin. The location makes for great wintery photos as well. :)
December 01, 2007
Three new hairstyles
All three have both sculptie and flexi pieces.
November 29, 2007
November 10, 2007
I have been unsure whether I should write anything or not. By now you've probably read or heard that the person who operated the Ginny Talamasca avatar has passed away. If not you can read the words of his best friend and business partner here.
First, let me say thank you to everyone who's offered their shoulder or condolences. I know Ginny touched so many lives. Some in small ways, and for those of us lucky enough to know him better, in very real, very big ways. I have no words to express how devastated I am by the loss of my amazing friend. I know I'll never find another to replace him and my life is forever changed from knowing and losing him. Second Life is a different place for me without him in it and I can't begin to guess what my role in it will be now. I won't even try at this time.
Nothing I can write can encompass this person, what he meant to me, or my feelings in the wake of his loss. I can't describe how heartbreaking it was for me to make the first trip to see my friend under these circumstances. To his funeral, I wore a dress that he helped me pick out and that he talked me into spending way too much money on. At the time, he told me that a dress so fabulous would find the perfect occasion. I never dreamed that it would be this. Somewhere I'm sure he laughed and said "I told you so!".
I got to see where he lived, the laptop he worked on with the touch pad almost worn through from drawing on it with his finger. (Yes, he designed his clothing with his finger on a laptop touch pad!) I met the person behind Katterina, who I'd heard laughing in the background a million times on the phone. He was so kind and gracious to allow me, a virtual stranger, into his home so I could see those things. He was also so very kind and generous as to allow me to take some of Ginny's art home with me. Maybe some day I'll scan it and share it with the SL community. For now that's a piece of him that I'm selfishly keeping all for myself and close to my heart.
It feels callous to address business matters in a post of this nature, but I feel I must also say that I take full responsibility for the decision to close the sims. I received the news on October 30th that my friend was gone. The decision to close was made in those early moments of utter shock and grief. The reasoning behind it being that I wanted to take one thing off the list of many things to worry about for Ginny's partner. The last thing Katterina needed to worry about was Second Life. I also hustled to make the necessary arrangements here, got in the car and made the drive to attend Ginny's funeral. The last thing I wanted to worry about was Second Life as well.
Quite honestly, the decision was also partially made in that moment to "turn out the lights" in honor of our great friend who was no longer with us. I very sincerely apologize to anyone who feels misled or mistreated in any way by that decision, but it did give Katterina more time to get ready before tackling SL, so I don't regret making it.
I will be scarce in SL for awhile, logging in only to address customer service issues. If there's anything I can do for those of you grieving as I am, lend an ear or a shoulder, let me know. If someone wants to organize a memorial or event let me know, I'd be happy to provide one of my sims for it. I just don't have it in me to organize anything myself right now.
I apologize for the length and rambling nature of this post. As I said to start with, I'm unsure if I should even be publishing it, but when I began it just started pouring out.
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