The Heart of Winter

Made of the Black Ice from Frozen Roadways,

and Crystals from a Man's Beard,

Swirling Winds from the North,

and Snowflakes so Sharp they can Pierce.

She flits about your land,

and brings destruction along the way.

This is the Unseen Fae,

The Heart of Winter.

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The KittyCats advent will soon be closed down, you only have a few days left to go and collect the wonderful gifts from various designers from around the grid. It is free, and no group is required. There are even some male/unisex items, so grab your man and bring him too.

 

Left to Right

None, Gloss, Shimmer, Gloss and Shimmer

If you are one of the people that just can't see to get into looking like everyone else, and still sport your own default head, then these glosses from [Gauze] are a must for your night out on New Years Eve. You get 3 versions, as seen above. It is only L$50 for the full pack, which I thought was a great price. I love glosses, since a lot of the skins I purchase tend to have very matte lips/lipsticks.

Credits

Shape -{Vanity} - L$1 SL Marketplace Promo

Hair - Analog Dog - Free Instore Gift

Skin - Joli - Instore Limited Edition Group Buy - L$20 (Free to Join)

Eyes - Amacci - KittyCats Avent Calendar Gift

Lashes - Al Vulo - Doll Lashes

Makeup(Lipgloss) - [Gauze] - Shimmer and Gloss Set - L$50

Dress - Stella Jane - KittyCats Avent Calendar Gift

Gloves - Coepio - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Earrings - Lapointe and BastChild Designs - KittyCats Avent Calendar Gift

Necklace - Chop Zuey - KittyCats Avent Calendar Gift

Wings - {Acios} - *NEW* @ Mainstore

Swirly Bits - [Gauze] - Fae Aura Set - L$50

Pose by Label Motion 

Location - Swayland

This post features an items from the wonderful collection of fantasy designers who are a part of the Medieval Fantasy Grid Crier group. https://medievalsl.wordpress.com/

Coats of the Day

Helena and I were both sporting some coats today, so I thought it would be appropriate to drag her into the post with me, haha.

There are many advents still offering their gifts, but you only have until the end of the month, so hurry on up and get them quick!

Credits for LadyLight

Hair - Adoness - Instore Group Gift

Skin - Pumec - N/A

Eyes - Inkheart - Group Only Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Eye Shadows Addons - Wee Ones - N/A

Lashes - Natural Beauty - Free SL Marketplace Gift

Makeup - Nox - Group Only Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Appliers - Hello Dave - Group Only Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Coat - Sn@tch - Lucky Board

Collar - Mons - Instore Group Gift (Free to Join)

Nose Ring - Mons - Group Only Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Credits for Helena

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - Allegory in Night
Hairbase - KMadd - Common Gacha Prize
Skin - Joli - Group Only Buy Limited Edition L$20 
Eyes - Chop Shop - Ultra Rare Gacha Prize
Lashes - La Sylphide - N/A
Hands - Slink - Casual Pose
Nail Appliers - Livia - L$5 SL Marketplace Deal
Coat - Adoness - *NEW* @ Frost 2015
Jewelry Set - Plastik - *NEW* @ Mainstore

Poses by Kirin and Exposeur

Twinkle

The Yuletide Showcase Festival has a little hunt going on, so if you have nothing better to do today, you can run through it in about 10 minutes. There are 20 boxes to find, from 20 designers participating in the event, and they are big and not all that hidden. This Gown from Angel Fae Boutique is just one of the many hunt gifts you will find at the event.

Credits

Shape - External Appearance Shapes - L$10 Deal @ The Wash Cart Sale

Hair - EMO-tions - Group Only Cosmopolitan Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Skin - Glam Affair - Lilith Skin in Africa Tone/Clean Makeup

Eyes - Inkheart - Group Only Holiday Advent Item - past days available (Free to Join)

Lashes - Lumae - Group Gift (Free to Join)

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Appliers - La Boheme - Week 4 Holiday Gift Appliers

Tattoo - White Widow - Group Only Cosmopolitan Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Gown - Angel Fae Boutique - Yuletide Showcase Festival Hunt

Earrings - Ninety - Group Only Cosmopolitan Holiday Advent Item (Free to Join)

Pose Prop can be found at this awesome free Photo Studio. Please be considerate of the sim's rating, don't do nude shoots.

This post features an items from the wonderful collection of fantasy designers who are a part of the Medieval Fantasy Grid Crier group. https://medievalsl.wordpress.com/

Quickity Quick Quick

  Hello!  No time for chatting, there is much work to be done in Silenyville.  Have a post!

WORN:
Hair: Analog Dog @ KittCays, Advent calendar gift
Dress: Zalea @ Supa8
Necklace: Tableau Vivant @ The Arcade, gift under the tree
Earrings, Nail Appliers Septum Piercing: Mons, group gift / calendar gift
First Eyeliner and Second Septum Piercing: Nox, group calendar gift
Top Liner: Adore&Abhor
Eyes: InkHeart, 1L
Skin: Birdy
Mesh Hands: Slink
Pose: Kirin

My First Video!

  Hi all!  I put together a look with almost all freebies/cheapies and was going to just put it up here like a normal post.  Well, last night my daughter was bugging me to find a way to make a video of her drawing pictures of foxes (she's obsessed with foxes, lol.)  I asked Plurk and they gave me some ideas and I finally found one.  When I went to edit this photo I decided, hey, why not record it?  So here is the picture and below is me editing it.  I didn't do a ton of editing and the video is long and kind of pointless but I am excited to learn to make videos so I had to share. :)  Enjoy!

WORN:
Skin: 7 Deadly Skins, Marketplace hunt gift
Hair: Exxess, 1L
Earrings and Piercing: Mons, group calendar gifts
Eyes: InkHeart, 1L limited time
Eyeliner: Adore&Abhor

The website I used to record the video is HERE.  I know nothing about this website so I very much hope it's not like some creepy virus thing or something. -.-
The main program I used for editing the picture is Gimp, which is HERE, and the second program you see me using is Photoscape, which is HERE.

Adventageous Slave

So many advents! The good thing is, many of the still offer all the days, so if you miss one it is okay.

I have been having sleep issues lately, and as a result, often post very late. As of this post, some of the advents have changes over, so please click both Day 7 and today's box.

FallnAngel has been offering all sorts of items this year, this silk being just one. They also have male advent gifts from time to time, that are more gothic in nature, so if you man is into that sort of thing, let him know.

Hello Dave has been offering an applier a day for their advent. This one has little snow covered trees all over it.

Fair Play, the event, is hosting an advent, to go alongside this month's items. Each day is a different designer's offering. You have to look for the big standing numbers in between all the booths.

Plastik has been making loads of jewelry lately, and it is so easy to customize it to match anything else you might be wearing. While ring(part of a set) that I am wearing is not free, it is at We Love Roleplay, which has a bunch of L$10 promos this round, to celebrate the holiday season.

Dulce Secrets has been handing out eyes, makeups, eyelashes, so far for their advent. It is another place to visit, if you haven't been yet.

Credits

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - PonyGirl in Creamed

Hairbase - Amacci - Hairbase Tattoo 2 in Shiny Blonde - Free

Skin - 7 Deadly s{K}ins - Noella Blonde Brows Freckled - Group Only Advent (Free to Join)

Eyes - Inkheart - Spring Eyes in Goldish - Group Only Advent (Free to Join)

Lashes - AlaskaMetro - Vida Prim Lashes - L$5

Makeup 1(Eye) - Hekate -Winter Solstice Eyes in Brass 05 - *NEW* @ We Love Roleplay

Makeup 2(Eye Decor) - Dulce Secrets - Eye Ornament 2 - Free Advent

Makeup 3(Lips) - Hekate - Winter Solstice Lips in Sunset 02 - *NEW* @ We Love Roleplay

Hands - Slink - Casual Hands in R10(on Slink Hud Menu)

Wrist Blender - Slink - Blender R10

Nail Appliers - Hello Dave - Advent Nail Applier - Group Only Advent (Free to Join)

Silk - FallnAngel - Astrid Silks in White - Free Advent

Crown and Chains - Noble Creations - Queen's Jewel in Platinum

Jewelry Set - Plastik - Ly Set in Gunmetal - *NEW* @ We Love Roleplay

Longer Necklace - OtherSkin - Guardians Mercury Tigereye Necklace - Free Fair Play Advent

 Ring - Yasum - Nubian Ring in Silver - Group Only Advent (Free to Join)

Poses by !Bang, Marukin and Kirin

This post features an items from the wonderful collection of fantasy designers who are a part of the Medieval Fantasy Grid Crier group. https://medievalsl.wordpress.com/

Nox and Mons Part One

  I am really loving the gift that Nox and Mons are putting out this year on their Giftsmas calendars.  Every day each of them has a new gift and it's super cool.  I am going to do more than one post but I am just going to start here since I have had these photos ready for a couple of days now, haha. Enjoy!

WORN:

Photo One:
Eyeliner and Lipstick: Nox, daily calendar group gift
Nail Applier and Choker: Mons, group gift in store
Eyes: Banana Banshee @ Supa8
Hair: Lamb @ The Arcade, gacha item
Skin: Birdy, past group gift still in store, 150L join fee (brows by Miss Shippe added)

Photo Two:
Skin: The Skinnery @ The Arcade, gacha item (w/Arte eyebrows added)
Eyeliner:: Nox, daily calendar group gift
Lipstick: Mons, group gift in store
Eyes: Avi-Glam @ Supa8
Hair: Elikatira

Grumpy in my Sunday Best

Every year, my parents take a box, that has been sitting up in the attic for a year, and dumps it on my head, just before we head out for sunday mass.

So why the face? well honestly, would you want all the cast off xmas decorations as your sunday finery? 

At least I make it look great eh? haha

Credits

Shape - 7 Deadly s{K}ins - Group Only Instore Advent Item (Free to Join)

Hair & Adornments - Calico - Free Fairplay Event Advent Item

Skin - YS&YS - *NEW* L$99 The Dressing Room

Eyes - Inkheart - Group Only Instore Advent Item (Free to Join)

Lashes - Dulce Secrets - Free Instore Advent Item 

Dress - Crystal Clothing Co. - L$35 Instore Advent Item

Gloves - AMA. - Not Free

Necklace - Chaos, Panic and Disorder - Free Instore Advent Item

Particle Halo - Cole's Corner - *NEW* @ Mainstore

Pose by Marukin

Tree Topper

Sometimes it is fun to do something different. I can't say I am a huge fan of the commercialisation of this month. Everything seems so forced IRL, it takes the joy out of the month for me, most of the time.

I was trying to figure out how to bring some of the holiday flair into the blog, but not look like wrapping paper, or something typically done.

I settled on being a tree topper, haha.

 

One of my favourite Advents from when I was still considered fresh and new in sl was Kouse's Sanctum's Advent. The store was gone for a while, and the designer started to make jewelry. I thought I'd check and see if they were up to their old tricks, and sure enough, there is not one, but 2 lovely advents. Each day there is something new, and you can preview the whole month, to see what you would like to come back for. It is a paid Advent, but the prices are really affordable, and the items are worth it.

This necklace was from day 2, I crashed at the laptop before I could hit post, haha. I just checked and it and day 1 are still available, as well as day 3.

All the Advent items from Krystal(Jewelry) have been priced at only L$25 so far, today's catch being a silver and ruby ring. All the Dresses from Crystal Clothing Co.(Gowns) have been between L$35 and L$50. The items compliment each other.

There is a Cyber Monday Sale going on, I am not sure for how long, but it is packed with a bunch of fantasy designers, each offering items at 50% off. lassitude & Ennui has this leaf adornment on for only L$45.

La Boheme is not doing an advent, but they are placing out a unique gift each week of this month. This week's item is a nail applier set, which adds a bit of festiveness to complete your look from tip to toe. I threw on this flower ring from [CIRCA] Living, which you will find at the main landing in a Gacha. I also am sporting new bangles from PoshTale, which you will find at Totally Top Shelf. If you would through the event, all the sponsors have a gift for you guys to come and collect.

Credits

Hair - The Stringer Mausoleum - Morning Hunt in Sugarcane - Limited Edition

Skin - Tuli - Edie Skin in Tone 2 - Group Gift (Join Fee Applies)

Eyes - Avi-Glam - Ada Eyes in Green - *NEW* L$48 @ Free*Style Supa8 Event

Lashes - La Sylphide - N/A

Makeup(Lips) - Lumae - Glossed Pout Lips in Peach - Group Notice Group Gift (Free to Join)

Hands - Slink - Casual Pose

Nail Appliers - La Boheme - Deck the Halls Silver Nails - Free Week 1 Holiday Giveaway

Dress - Whatz - Vales Dress

Crown - lassitude & ennui - Virtue Crown in Sliver - L$45 @ Cyber Monday 50% off Sale

Necklace - Krystal - Princessa Necklace in Platinum/Emerald - L$25 @ Krystal Holiday Advent

Bangles - PoshTale - Tiet Bracelets w/Colourchange Hud - *NEW* @ Totally Top Shelf

Ring - [CIRCA] - Sacred Lotus Pearl Flower Ring in White Sage - RARE Gacha Item @ Mainstore

Wings - Rivendale - Valkyrie Wings in Dove - RARE Gacha Item @ Mainstore

Pose Prop can be found at this awesome free Photo Studio. Please be considerate of the sim's rating, don't do nude shoots.

This post features an items from the wonderful collection of fantasy designers who are a part of the Medieval Fantasy Grid Crier group. https://medievalsl.wordpress.com/

2015 Holiday Season Advents & Activities

It has been a long time since we have had one of these lists on Free*Style. I think the last time it was done, was when Creamy was still around.

That being said, this morning I was popping around, and thought, yes, sure, there are other lists, but I am making one for personal use, might as well make one for the masses while I am at it.

This will be a project that gets updated as I go today, so be sure to check back.

Free*Style Holiday Advent & Activities List

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A few sales ending shortly that are of note, and I guess haven't be uber advertised:

[a.e.meth] - a different L$50 each day until Dec.8th

[elikatira] - L$50 on Hairpacks until Dec.6th (Excludes Megapacks)

 

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Sway has a unique way of doing their advents, and this year they updated it even further. It is an advent hunt, which utilizes the use of a hud. You go around the whole sim on ground level, and find little ball ornaments.  When you click them they get added to your hud. Collect all 25 and then go click the gift dated with today's date to collect your prize.

 

Sway's Day 1 Advent Item - Picture Holder

I just threw textures onto the picture parts, so it would show up a bit better.

TP to Sway to get started!

DMC ADVENT CALENDAR - GARDEN OF DREAMS BALLROOM SCENE

The lovely Shayariel plurked about this awesome advent calendar I weren't aware of, the DMC one. Today's gift is this amazing Ballroom Scene by Garden of Dreams.

It has 237 L.I, came with a rezzer, a mod version and the installer for those who already have the bubble's scene rezzer by GOD.

It coasts 2000L so this is by far the most generous gift I saw in a advent calendar so far. Don't miss it!