Sun & Sand

I’m craving sand between my toes, an ocean breeze, and sun on my face.  Since I can’t exactly get those things in my real life right now, I figured i’d at the very least bring it to my virtual life.

FaMESHed has kicked off in full swing with an amazing line up of items, including this ultra beachy  set from Cheeky Pea.  I paired it with this fantastic bikini from Paper Doll which can be found at this round of The Arcade.

Now…how’s ready to pack their bags and go to the beach with me?

Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair | Aida Ewing – Cleo

Sunglasses: Emery | Sunami Beck – Sunglasses Era – Fuchsia

Hair: Truth | Truth Hawks – Charlize – Ginger 02

Swimsuit: Paper Doll | Zoey Gabardini  - Ruffly Kini – Lemonade (available at The Arcade)

Hands: SLink | Siddean Munro – Mesh Hands

Feet: Gos Boutique | Gospel Voom – Bare Mesh Feet

Chair/Sandcastle/Bucket: Cheeky Pea | Isla Gealach – Margarita Beach Set (available at FaMESHed)

Pose (on the left): Exposeur | RubyStarlight Writer

Avatars for Animals: The Catnip Carnival Fund Results

First, and foremost I want to send a huge thank you to everyone who participated in this event.  Thank you to the designers for their hard work, talents and dedication.  Thank you to the bloggers who took the time to promote the event, and thank you of course to the consumers who spent so many lindens supporting a wonderful cause.

The shelter was absolutely blown away by the final total.  Would you like to know what that final total was?

1,739.24 USD.

We also received a cash donation of 100 dollars personally/directly from SL residents veaudeau & bl1ndmag.  This brought our final total to 1,839.24, and the 100 dollars was given to the shelter manager directly in person by myself. Thank you kindly for the additional donation you two!

Isn’t that incredible?  Every single penny will go to such an amazing cause, and help change the lives of so many wonderful, needy animals.

I wanted to make sure I provided you all with very specific screenshots detailing every single detail of the process of transferring the funds from Second Life, to Paypal, and then to the shelter.  I did not want any confusion or discrepancy, and I wanted everyone to see clearly where the funds appropriately went. I think, especially in a virtual world like Second Life, it is incredibly important to provide the community with clear proof that the funds have gone to their appropriate venue.  If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact me.  I can also put you in contact with a shelter representative if you want even further proof.  I do hope, that this will be enough!  Please understand, I have blacked out my own personal real life information, as to keep my personal real life private.  I tried to keep as much public as possible.

Step 1: This was the final item purchase at the event.  I made sure to note dates, etc, so everything is chronological.  Truth was kind enough to put his item out at his store as well, which helped generate a boost in funds! Thank you Mr. Hawks!

Step 2: I then emptied my own personal lindens into my PixelBean business account. Yes…a whopping 145 lindens.  I wanted to show clear proof that there was no mixup between my own lindens, and the fund lindens.  I was not fond about putting the final total on my own personal account, but due to transfer limitations I was forced to transfer everything to my own account to transfer out of Second Life and into paypal.  Harlow’s account had zero lindens, and I then transferred the total funds from Avatars4Animals to Harlow Heslop.

Step 3: I then immediately offered to sell the lindens. I chose the quickest option rate I could, as to make sure the funds were transferred promptly and there was little delay.

Step 4: Here is my LindeX order summary confirmation.

Step 5: Here is the second screenshot for the confirmation.

Step 6: I then processed the credit to my own personal Paypal account. I have blocked my real life email address here.

Step 7:  Here are the transaction details. Again, I have blocked out RL personal data.

Step 8: After a few days the funds finally showed up in my own personal PayPal account.  You know the RL information blocking stuff by now…

Step 9: I then put all the information in to transfer the funds to the RCHS paypal account.  I found the link via their official website.

Step 10: Here is the confirmation page to transfer the funds.

Step 11: Hooray the funds have made it to the shelter’s paypal! Here’s the confirmation.

Step 12: Here is the final balance shot of my own personal paypal account. Just a final confirmation for you all that the funds did go to the appropriate place.

I know this is overly detailed, and seems a bit (or a lot!) overkill but I wanted to make sure I was very clear on fund transparency as I promised.  If anyone is still skeptical or uncertain I’m very happy to take an additional step and receive a paper receipt from the shelter staff, and can also provide contact info to speak with the shelter directly for anyone who feels the need to take it that far!

Thank you again for all the support you have shown Avatars for Animals first event, The Catnip Carnival.  I am very optimistic about other events taking place in the future!

Kasbah

So the Truth Model Search has officially come to an end, and I snuck one last photo into the mix of amazing entries.  I love this headband that comes with this hair, and I had a lot of fun piecing together various fashion items to make this ensemble.

I’m going to gripe about something for a second, and quite honestly I probably shouldn’t gripe about it, but it irks me.  Why do people not read the instructions for these contests?  So many amazing photos were put into the Truth Model Search, but countless images did not follow the rules of the competition.  It’s painful to see quality images, that people put a lot of time and effort into, but they failed to read a simple list of instructions!  I encourage you, when you enter a contest make sure to read the rules before putting all the time and effort into the images you submit!

*ends gripe*

On a much more positive, less griping note, isn’t this jewelry set stunning?  I’m telling you, Caelan Hancroft, owner of Cae, is on her way to becoming one of the best jewelry makers in Second Life.  Every single new release is better than the last, and her talent certainly shows.  I love every piece of this set!  It’s called “Kasbah” and you can find it at this month’s FaMESHed, along with this absolutely breathtaking maxi dress from Baiastice.  This dress is rigged beautifully by the way, and moves gloriously with my avatar.

Happy Shopping everyone!

Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair | Aida Ewing – Cleo

Eyes: IKON | Ikon Innovia – Destiny Eyes – Clarity

Hair: Truth | Truth Hawks – Storm – Ginger 02

Jewelry: Cae | Caelan Hancroft – Kasbah Set (available at FaMESHed)

Dress: Baiastice | Sissy Pessoa – Hina Maxi Dress – Waves (available at FaMESHed)

Hands: SLink | Siddean Munro – Mesh Hands

Pose: Exposeur  | RubyStarlight Writer

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

So The Arcade has kicked off in full swing, and I already got my frantic fix in this morning, scrambling about to collect all of the items I’ve been pining over! For this round, I am particularly in love with Tres Blah‘s Vanity Set & Second Spaces Game Night Set.  Both are made with incredible detail, great quality textures, and are HIGHLY addictive decor pieces.  These are of course not the only items I love this round, but I wanted to make sure and showcase a few of my favorite things!

Check out the larger version of the photo on my flickr stream to see these beautiful items in all their detailed glory!

Cruising

I had quite a bit of fun playing around with this image! Almost as much fun as I had cruising around the beachy sim Salt Water on my ultra fun scooter from What Next.  The scooter will be featured at this round of The Arcade and comes in a wide array of colors, and a few different seat styles.  The scooter comes with a detailed HUD as well for you to play around with.  So fun!

Credits:

Skin: Glam Affair | Aida Ewing – Cleo

Eyes: IKON | Ikon Innovia – Destiny Eyes – Clarity

Hair: Truth | Truth Hawks – Lotus

Top: Tres Blah | Julliette Westerburg – Half Tucked Tee

Shorts: Mon Tissu | Anouk Spot – Cuffed Denim Shorts

Shoes: Eudora 3D | Eudora 3D – Blaze Hi Tops

Scooter: What Next | Winter Thorn – Scooter – Dandelion (available at The Arcade on June 1st!)

Location: Salt Water