Bungalow

The Challenge is a monthly event organized by Bauwerk and L&K Prefabs where participating builders have to create an object to fit a randomly generated theme. The second round theme this month is California Bungalow - maybe not the most exotic, but there are some nice items from the participants that should appeal to many (previews can be seen on the website).

The event also challenges bloggers to highlight a different theme every month and it was fun decorating L&K's entry, the Blue Bungalow, in an attempt to reflect the California Bungalow spirit. I'll show more decor items with this build in a later post (as well as the two excellent avis), but note that some of the furniture blogged below is from the Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt, which ends in a few days.

The fashion features some great casual items from American Bazaar (including one hunt gift), new release jeans from KlubWerK, more from Mens Dept and BSD Design Studio's cute shoes/bag combination from Kawaii Fair. 

Blue Honey

• Sweater/Shirt: American Bazaar - Spring Shirt Combo XL blue (Spring Has Sprung Hunt #55 until Apr 20, MESH, includes female gift)
• Pants: KlubWerK - Cargo/ Trooper Used M (New Release, MESH)
• Skin: Sparkyle - Bryce Honey (99l at Structure Your Skin Project until Apr 30, includes two tones & shape)
• Shape: Markel Shapes - Kalimako (Free on Marketplace)
  
• Hair: Uw. St - Lenny Honey Beige (150L at Mens Dept until Apr 30)
• Pose: Embody - M Lean 1 (Not Free)

Bear Attitude

• Top: American Bazaar - Bling Top Gold (Whore Couture Monthly Edition Release, 95l, includes Tango applier)
• Shorts: American Bazaar - Boho Short S Pale (New Release, MESH)
• Shoes: BSD Design Studio - Teddy Bear Deer Fur (Kawaii Fair Exclusive Release, MESH)
• Bags: BSD Design Studio - Teddy Bag Deer Fur/ Milky Nougat / Vintage Set / Red (Kawaii Fair Exclusive Release, MESH, includes multiple versions)
• Skin: Aeva - Lumi Tone 3 Natural Cleavage 1 Frec (New Release)
• Shape: Anna Shapes - Noelle (New Release, includes 3 shapes)
  
• Hair: Wasabi Pills - Amelie Mesh Hair Boobs Rye (Not Free, MESH, Texture Change Band, includes sizing for mesh breasts)
• Pose: Ilaya - Attitude 3 (New Release, check with owner for availability)

Decor

• Coatrack/accessories: Noble - Pallet Coatrack (New Release, MESH, includes various accessories)

Male in Springtime

• Shirt: Sheep Door - Layered shirts male M Navy (100L at Mens Dept until Apr 30, MESH, includes female sizing & other color combinations available)
• Pants: KlubWerK - Cargo/ Trooper Stonewashed M (New Release, MESH)
• Shoes: Switch - Ryder Slip-On Blue (Not Free)
• Pose: Poise - Male Sit 3 (Not Free)

Decor

• Side Table/lamp & decor items: 22769/bauwerk - California Bungalow Night Stand plain (The Challenge "California Bungalow" Release, 65l, Mesh)
• Painting: Boathouse - Male in Springtime (1l, Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt until Apr 20, includes two paintings)
• Guitar: End of Daze - EoD Guitar (Not Free, MESH, included with certain furniture sets)

California Bungalow

• Build: L&K Prefabs - Blue Bungalow (The Challenge "California Bungalow" Release, Mesh)
• Light: floorplan - anchor marquee light (150L at Mens Dept until Apr 30, MESH)
• Welcome Mat/Potted Plants - Cleo Design - Doormat/Flower (included with the 'Veranda' for the Challenge "California Bungalow")
• Couch/Rug: Strawberry Box - Saffron Daybed (1l, Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt until Apr 20)
• Framed Prints: Zinnias - Cactus Blossom Prints (85l)
• Table/Stools/Lamp/Bowls etc - Cleo Design - Picnic Set (1l, Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt until Apr 20)
• Fireplace: Zinnias - Cute little Easter Chiminea (Free)
• Rug: Zinnias - Navaho Floor Mat (85l)
• Wall Art: Kusshon - Wall Rug (150L at Mens Dept until Apr 30, MESH)

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Cookie Jar Spring Festival Hunt - Spring Has Sprung Hunt

Modularity

My last post on Four Walls concentrated on some of the rustic items, the grungy even. This time I wanted to feature the more modern gifts - those with clean lines and often modular in concept. Pieces such as Scarlet Creative's shelving units (the gift includes numerous versions that you can mix and match) or Breno's reading nook (part of a future modular series), work perfectly in Circa's "Infinity Cloud" Glass Studio from the hunt, which has cubed rooms off a main living space,  skylights with metallic highlights and panoramic glass windows (Mesh, 29 land impact). Four Walls goes to the end of the month and previews can be seen on the hunt website.

I'm wearing Diego, the new Mesh head from CheerNo, which is on sale at TDR Fusion until Feb 1. In a sense, with these mesh add-ons, be they heads, breasts, hands, feet or other appendages, the avi itself becomes modular, a base to which components can be added or subtracted at will depending on needs. CheerNo's head is interesting and can give a very realistic effect, but the lack of facial expressions can be a drawback. Some new releases shown below include Mens Dept items, a great shirt from HuHu (available with texture change hud) and an outfit from Apple May Designs, which is marking the opening of its new mens store with everything 50% off just this weekend (and a gift or two, gachas and some really impressive deals).

Big Chair

• Chair: Johadez - Oversize Chair Ashford (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, also includes side tables)
• Shelving: Scarlet Creative - My Modular Shelves Option 1 (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, includes multiple shelving units)

Scrabble

• Shirt: HuHu - Mens Long Sleeve Loose (New Release, Mesh, Texture Change version w/ hud available)
• Pants: Apple May Designs - Low Rise Skinny Jeans S Classic (New Release, Mesh)
• Head: CheerNo - Meshead Diego Shaved/Pale (70l at TDR Fusion until Feb 1)
  
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Eliah Hair Darkbrown (1l on marketplace) Update 2/1: now back to full price.
• Pose: Exposeur - Simple Man 1 (75l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, includes 5 poses & mirrors)

 Decor

• Couch, Ottoman: MM. Home - Mid Century Sofa v2.0 Velvet, Ottoman (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, Texture Change)
• Art: Breno - Checkmate (50l)
• Scrabble Game: Cleo Design - Scrabble (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31. Gift includes complete furniture set)

Modularity

• Desk Unit, Chair, Books: Breno - Reading Nook, Glass Chair (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Screen: Pixel Creations - Bubbly Frame Animated (The Courtyard Hunt #6 until Jan 31, Texture Change)
• Cup: Storaxtree - Coffee Mug Decorative Blue (The Courtyard Hunt #18 until Jan 31)

Cube Forest

Left

• Jacket: Apple May Designs - Zipped Hoodies M Duo Black (New Release, Mesh)
• Pants: Apple May Designs - Low Rise Emo Pants M Dragon (New Release, Mesh)
  
• Boots: 7Styles - Hof Boots (125l)
• Pose: Embody - M Lean 4 (Group Gift, see group notices. Includes 5 poses)

Right

• Sweater: American Bazaar -Victor Sweater Black M (99l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: LV - Loose pants lightgray S (100l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Scarf: HeadzUp - Infinity Scarf Red Plaid (Group Gift, MESH, includes two versions)
• Shoes: Dirty Little Secret - Unisex Hightops (Free, MESH)
• Pose: Poise - Male Stand 03 (Not Free)

 Decor

• Blocks: Lucky #7 - Cubed Wall Pearl (99l at The Gallery Gift Shop until Feb 15, Mesh, includes multiple versions)
• Wall Art: Hanaya - Pine in Winter (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)

Moonwalk

• Sweater/shirt: gO - Morten shirt with vest S (150l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: LV - Loose pants darkgray S (100l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Boots: 7Styles - Hof Boots (125l)
• Pose: Poise - Male stand 5 (Not Free)

Decor

• Cabinet, canvases, painter supplies: End of Daze - EOD Shelf (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Lamp:  Vespertine - I live on the moon lamp (10l, Cold Winter Nights Hunt #17 until Feb 15. Gift also includes a skybox)
• Brillo Boxes: LND Creative Collective - Warhol Brillo Box x 4 (50l)

Infinity Cloud

Build

• Circa - "Infinity Cloud" Glass Studio  (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 3, Mesh)

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Cold Winter Nights Hunt - Courtyard Hunt - Four Walls

Four Walls

For the decor fans there are really some amazing hunts at the moment. The Four Walls hunt brings SL's top designers offering up some excellent gifts that should fit well with your design schemes. Gifts cost 20l so you need to choose wisely. There are too many standouts to name them all, but some of my favorites shown below include a great dresser from Pilot, a cool lamp from Vespertine (one of three), Cheeky Pea's hockey items and a fun guitar prop/chair from Zinnias.

Two other furniture hunt options now underway are the Courtyard Hunt (Free) and Cold Winter Nights (10l) You can see previews of almost all the gifts on the various hunt websites. 

The avi shown below is from Peau and can be found for the super low price of 55l at this weeks Fi* Friday (ends sometime Wednesday).

Easy as ABC

• Dresser, Art: Pilot - Miller Dresser, Miller Positive Words (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Chair:  L&K prefabs - Good old armchair (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Lamp: Vespertine - Arctic wall lamps/konichiwa the crane (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, includes multiple versions)
• Lanterns: Sanctuaire - Lost and Found Collection (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, gift also includes table and other items)
• Bird Cage: End of Daze - Birdy Cage White/wBirdy (New Release, MESH)
• Mannequins: Ililo - Model Form a & b (150l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Vase, Mirror: Chic Buildings - Vase & Twigs, Mirror (The Courtyard Hunt #2 until Jan 31, also includes a dresser)
• Frames: Cheeky Pea - Jones Frames (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH. Gift includes other items)
• Rug: Digs - Delaney Rug (10l, Cold Winter Nights Hunt #20 until Feb 15, MESH. Gift also includes a fireplace & floor cushion)

Body Check

• Shirt: Flow - T Shirt Pop Long Sleeve (169L at Soho Sampler Sale until Feb 16, MESH)
• Pants: Flow - Jeans Deep Ink S (169L at Soho Sampler Sale until Feb 16, MESH)
  
• Glasses: Adjunct - New Browline Readers Black (49l sale price until Jan 26, MESH, includes two versions)
• Headphones: 22769 - Headphones Vintage Blooming (80l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Skin/Shape: Peau - Leonard Chop Beard Hairchest Pale (55l at Fi* Fridays until Jan 23)
  
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Rory Hair Darkbrown (Free on Marketplace until Feb 14, Unisex)
• Pose: Embody - M Lean 3 (Group Gift, see group notices. Includes 5 poses)

Decor

• Desk, Chair, Rug, Armchair, Desk Items: Cleo Design - Folding worktable, Chair etc (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH. Gift includes numerous other items not shown)
• Wall Items: Cheeky Pea - Jones Hockey Sign, Hanging Ice Hockey Sticks (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)

Guitar Picker

• Jacket/Shirt: DROP - Mesh Jacket Black Check Size S (99l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: Switch - Mens Denim Standard Depraved (Previous hunt gift (TAE) now free in store, MESH, includes female jeans)
• Shoes: Duh - Ruined Workboots (25l)

 Decor

• Chair, Guitar, Prints - Zinnias - Guitar Pickers Chair, Decor (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31)
• Light Fixture: Mudhoney - Mason jar decor butterfly candle (20l in Gatcha)
• Rug: Before Sleep - Rainbow Fringe Rug (5l)
• Beverage - Alchemy Immortalis - Drinkable Mason Jar full of Homemade Apple Brandy (availability unknown)

Should have paid my cable bill...

• Jacket/Shirt: Havok - Blackout Blazer w/ Tee Houndstooth Tie Size 1 (150l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: American Bazaar - Mark Jeans S Black (150l, MESH)
• Shoes: Dirty Little Secret - Unisex Hightops (Free, MESH)
• Pose: Poise - Male Stand 10 (Not Free)
  

Decor

• Couch, Rug, TV, Sidetable & Decor: The Strawberry Box - Harrington Sofa Set (20l, Four Walls Hunt until January 31)
• Turntable, album, lamp: Zen Creations  - Retro Corner Set (The Courtyard Hunt #13 until Jan 31, set also includes a rug, chair & headphones)
• Coffee Table: Prime - Courtyard hunt pallet table (The Courtyard Hunt #9 until Jan 31, also includes a rug and floor pillows)
• Hatstand: Pestique -  Hallway Hatstand (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, also includes a sidetable)
• Posters: Ionic - Indie posters (Group Gift)

Mary Teresa Skybox

• Lounger: Trompe L'oeil - Pallet Lounger (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Table: Prime - Courtyard hunt pallet table (The Courtyard Hunt #9 until Jan 31, also includes a rug and floor pillows)
• Coffee Decor: Balaclava - Recycled Coffee Set Painted Desert (88l)
• Hanging Planter: Hanaya - Hanging Basket with Orchids (Subscriber Gift)
  
• Plant (left): Frog Garden - Winter plants gathering (Group Gift)
  
• Plants (right): Ya's Dream Creations - Daffodil, Forget me not in Terracotta Pot (Free)
  
• Build: %Percent -  Mary Teresa Mediteranian Skybox (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, partial Mesh)

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Cold Winter Nights Hunt - Courtyard Hunt - Four Walls

Autumn Leaves

The leaves have turned and finally started to come down where I am. Living in a city, I don't have to rake them anymore, which was one of the painful chores of my youth. It always seemed like a hopeless task. As soon as you piled them up, a gust of wind would come and decimate the pile while blowing loads more from the trees. After a while, I would forget about raking and instead pick them up and throw them around - into the street or the neighbor's yard. Of course, the wind would usually blow them right back. Maybe I'm a little bit nostalgic...

This post uses some of the great poses that are out there on the fall theme as well as assorted group and hunt gifts. Note that there are a few items from GizzA Creations here. The GizzA group is now free to join, but will cost 250l starting in December. So join the group now if you want their great monthly gifts for free.

Leaves You Joyful

• Pose: Olive Juice - Leaves You Joyful (45l)

Into the Wind

• Vest: Bedlam - DIMH Diamond Vest Male (DIMH 3 #33 until Dec. 18, includes female sizing)
• Sweater: SF Design - Lace Up Sweater Jacket (MENstuff #88 until December 25, also includes a hat)
• Pants: GizzA Creations - November Group Gift Male Pants (November group gift, also includes shirt & shoes)
• Shoes: FA Creation - Boots (1l, Dollar for Dollar Hunt #18 until Nov. 30, includes complete female outfit) 
• Hat: Kal Rau - Beanie (MENstuff #150 until December 25 )
• Skin: Filthy - Nov. gg Male Dark (November group gift, Attn: 200l Joiner Fee)
• Shape: Filthy - Nov. gg. Shape (November group gift, Attn: 200l Joiner Fee)
• Pose: Magnifique Poses - Into the Wind (59l)
• Tree, Rake, Ground Cover: LeBloom - Fall Yard Set 2 (Paid 82l in MobVend)
• Build: Dark n Crazy Finest Furniture - D'N'C Skydome (Sinister Steampunk #19 until Nov. 30)

Backyard Fun

• Sweater: Argyle Anonymous - Baggy Sweater Forest (The Dirty Turkey Hunt #10 until Nov. 30)
• Pants: Vero Modero - November Bermuda (November Group Gift includes complete avatar)
• Shoes: Overdose - Black Urban Boots (MENstuff #138 until Dec; 25, gift includes complete outfit) Update 11/23: store looks to have left the hunt.
• Scarf: Airflow - Neck Warmer Type-A (Group Gift, Unisex, includes 2 versions)
• Hair: Birth - Peace Hair Black (MENstuff #116 until Dec. 25, gift includes 4 tones & eyes)
• Skin: Vero Modero - November Skin (November Group Gift includes complete avatar)
• Shape: Vero Modero - November Male Shape (November Group Gift includes complete avatar)
• Pose: Embody - MF Fall (Not Free)

Rake Me

• Jacket: Just Because - Leather Jacket (Group Gift, includes women's sizing)
• Shirt: GizzA Creations - Sweatshirt (MENstuff #26 until December 25)
• Pants: Lash-Ware - Khaki n Leather Pants (15l at Men's Select, includes Jacket)
• Shoes: Ziva's Underground Footwear - Steamship Pilot's Boot (Sinister Steampunk Hunt #27 until Nov. 30) 
• Glasses: Ruby Skins - Ruby Black Sunglasses (Free at Men's Select)
• Necklace: Modd G. - Horoscope Necklace Scorpio (Not currently available)
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Sol Hair Mixed Honey (Not Free, but different color free on Marketplace)
• Skin: B[elle]issima - November Group Gift Male Skin (November group gift, also includes male outfit & shape)
• Shape: Anatomy - Menstuff Special Shape (MENstuff #70 until December 25 )
• Pose Prop: RC Cluster - Leafy Rake Leaf Pile (50l)
• Chair: ThistleWick Designs - Fall Chair Decor (The Dirty Turkey Hunt 2 #32 until Nov. 30)
• Pumpkins: MewMew - Decorative Pumpkins (The Dirty Turkey Hunt 2 #95 until Nov. 30)

Official Hints & SLURLS for hunts mentioned in this post:  Diamond is Mine Hunt 3 -- The Dirty Turkey Hunt 2 -- Dollar for Dollar Hunt -- MENstuff 3 -- Sinister Steampunk Hunt

Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween from a few of my friends...

Don't miss out on the many, many hunts ending today.

Update November 2: Lethe's Gathering Memories outfit shown on the vampire below is no longer available as a gift cause the No Strings Attached Hunt has now ended. However, according to Lethe owner, Reiko Carami, it is now on sale upstairs for a nominal price of 10l. This great outfit includes shoes, hat and cane and is well worth having. For the ladies, check out Lethe's gothic designs and while you are there, find the full outfit gift for the I Love Cupcakes Hunt, which has just started.

The Egoisme group gift Vampire skin fatpack is still available for free. Note that Egoisme has two groups and this gift is for the free-to-join group. Group Joiners found here.

Zombie

• Complete Avi: Death Row Designs - Male Nazi Zombie (Zombie Popcorn Hunt #5 until October 31, gift includes female sizing & skins)
• Pose: Embody - U Undead 5 (not free)

Vampire

• Complete Outfit: Lethe - Gathering Memories (No Strings Attached 3 #48, also includes complete female outfit)
• Skin: Egoisme - Lucien Vampire Goatee (Group gift, includes complete skin fatpack)
• Shape: Sauce - Jagermonster Shape - Short & Skinny (FTLO Boo-for-2 Hunt #31 until Oct.31, gift includes 2 shapes - Update Nov. 8 - shape now available for sale)
• Hair: Iruco - Hair 23m Black (Group Gift)
• Pose: Shutter - Vampire Awakening Animation (October group gift, includes 6 poses)

Scarecrow

• Complete Outift & Skin: Absolutely Smitten - Scarecrow (1l, Haunted Forest 2 Hunt until Nov. 25, gift includes female outfit)
• Shape: Sauce - Jagermonster Shape - Short & Skinny (FTLO Boo-for-2 Hunt #31 until Oct.31, gift includes 2 shapes. Update Nov. 8: Shape now available for sale)
• Sack: Embody - Trick or Treat Pose Pack (not free)
• Pose: Estetica - H to T8 (not free, all pose packs on sale now for 75l)

Build: Moon's Howling Creations - Spooky Graveyard (Creepy Classics hunt #31 until Oct 31st)

Official Hints & SLURLS for hunts mentioned in this post:  Zombie Popcorn hunt --- No Strings Attached --- FTLO Boo-for-2 hunt --- Creepy Classics Hunt --- Nature's Hunt Haunted Forrest 2

Pinked

I may be a hippie at heart, but I do enjoy some of the finer things. And what could be better than a little pink house on the beach. The Seasons Hunt (last weekend- don't miss out) and the Albero Gacha Summer Edition (new and much cool stuff) really helped me get set up. Now I can get my bathing suit out and hit the beach like the Hoff:

• Shirt: Lotus Noir - Gotjini Jacket (MHOH #112, gift also includes pants)
• Pants: Willow - Linen Pant (Seasons #6, includes female version)
• Shoes: Nerd Project - Gacha Loafers Sky (50l at Albero Summer Gacha)
• Hair: Ink - Damn Black (group gift)
• Skin: Dulce Secrets - Eaton Lager (new release, not free)
• Chair: Lisp - TuttiFruiti Deck Chair Pink (Seasons #33, gift also includes various colors for deck chairs, cushions and art)
• Pose: Avante - Blade Pose (free)
• House: Molto Bene - Water's Edge Bungalow Pink (50l at Albero Summer Gacha)

Left:

• Wall Decal: Umwelt - The Hoff (24l at Albero Summer Gacha)
• Pose: Embody - M Caliber 2 (MM gift)

Middle:

• Lounger: Glitterati - Summer Swing (Seasons #52)
• Tray: Aphrodite - Waffles Service Tray (Waffle Fox Hunt #46)

Right:

• Table: {theosophy} - Redwick Patio Table (Seasons #74)
• Cat: Calphalon (contact Draven Schapire in world for more information)

Amacci meets Fashion Garret

Sales get me excited. So I did a little jump when I heard Amacci had put all hair packs on sale for 85l through July 31. Now is the time to stock up on longer styles at a great price.

And here are some items from the new Summer edition of the Fashion Garret, a discount designer showcase that should never be missed, along with a few more gifts from the Seasons Hunt and texture change sunglasses you need to get right now.

Clothing:

• Jeans & Tank: CheerNo - Perry Pants denim & Slub tank (70l at Fashion Garret)
• Shoes: Fir & MNA - The Twine Shoes (Seasons Hunt #13)
• Necklace: Graph - Coincase (1l, texture change)
• Bracelet: CheerNo - TFG gift group special Summer edition (Free at Fashion Garret)
• Glasses: Role Optic - SG-78 Avori (texture change, Sand & Sun Hunt gift available only to July 20)
• Hair: Amacci - Daniel Dark Brown (85l for fatpack through July 31)
• Skin: Essences - Richard 05 hairbase, body hair (not free)

Other:

• Scooter: (pda) - Ca plane pour moi (Seasons Hunt #20)
• Skybox & Wall Decal: Umwelt - Tropico Skybox (Seasons Hunt #29)
• Pose: Embody - M Fred Pose Pack (Subscriber Gift)