Letting the summer Float away

 once again the this  months round of the Monthly Midnight Madness has started and the gifts are going fast. While by the time this goes to press you may have missed the midnight round,there is a Midday round with either complimenting items or different items for you to try. Also if there is something you missed in any of today's round,tomorrow you will be able to buy them at a vastly reduced rate.

Hair by Tableau Vivant Trey - Natural II 

Eyes by [Gauze] Elemental -Glacies-Human [L] 

Skin Appliers by 7 Deadly s{K}ins Head applier JUDAS cotton noHB v1 - COTTON . Body applier [7DS] - HAIRY COTTON 

Mesh Head *!*Adam Mesh Head- beta1-v1.2

Mesh Body *!*Adam V1.3 

Shape by .::[SNL Design]::. Thomas V2 Male Shape (Modified)

Top by etham @ MMM  - Michael Tank - Light Grey 

Shorts by C L A Vv. @ MMM  Tied Summer Shorts for MMM 

floaty by {what next} MMM  Lazy Summer Floatie Set 1 

Location/setting Home sim

Windlight :- (SS) Atmospheric 17:00cloudy2 & CALWL

In the Summertime...........

You never know when that moment of inspiration hits you .  For me this morning it was when I saw this dress at The Wash Cart sale. An image shot in  my head of a girl on a bike and that was quickly followed by the tune "In the summertime" by Mungo Jerry .   The wash is ongoing till the 6th July and all items at the sale are $L10.

Jewellery by ~BLD~ @ The Wash  Fancy Ball Mesh nose – Silver & Jelly Spike mesh Jewellery – Black 

Dress by ::JK Style:: @ The wash Lana The dress is hud driven so there are number of different colours to choose from.

For the full listing of all items  to my blog

Free Summer.

Wassup y'all. It's been a minute, eh? Just dropping in to show you a nearly-free look (everything except the Ikon eyes + the $30L gatcha necklace; more on that below), styled with some recent free cuties yours for the taking, courtesy of recent hunts (fair warning: some are ending very soon!) + 1 of SL's most iconic events, Hair Fair 2013 (hopefully y'all have been catching our own Eden Knoller's excellent coverage of it here on Free*Style). 
If you've been reading Eden's posts, you'll already know that the driving point behind Hair Fair 2013 is to actually spend your $L to assist the well-worthy charity this event is helping, Wigs for Kids (i.e., freebies aren't really the point). That being said, some designers have generously donated some notably nice things for the event, some of which were used to style my casual look today: a free 2-tone hair gift by Due, some free texture-change chandelier earrings + a free slouchy tank by AUX; I styled this all matchy-matchy with a  free owl shoulder bag that you can grab at a lucky boards tote bags bonanza, offering a total of 5 free bags in all. (Btw the Clawtooth Hair Fair 2013 dollarbie here is also very much worth grabbing, easily 1 of the cutest gifts at the event; buy the little brown paper bag on the dresser for $1L).

A word about this skin: if you don't already know the Essences store, skinner Inka Mexicola's skins are on my personal go-to list for her knowing, intelligentsia faces that exude a certain je ne sais quoi. This extremely pretty skin I'm wearing here is yours for free if you simply click the Essences subscribo (note the heavy eyeliner-pen makeup)! I paired this look with some free mesh lashes, a free ghettofab "Gamer" necklace, some free pink lemonade (I grabbed mine at Food Fair 2013, which kicks off today) + a supercasual free summery flip-flops standing pose prop. -- I'm also obsessed with this anime dollfaced cell phone lariat necklace that I scoopied for $30L at The Chapter Four (NOTE: the July round ends today; don't miss the exquisitely modern, wood & glass "Rare" gatcha home by Ionic for a crazy $85L price).

Hope everyone's enjoying some cold, slushy drinks, quality time with the waves + these long, lazie days. Free Summer love + fashionista kisses to all!

xoxo
ღTeshan2222 Wycliffe

 STYLING CREDITS

Skin: Essences - Noodles - Pastel - brunette - Subscribe Gift (July 13 2013) - subscriber gift (click Subscribo twice, History, 1) - free 
Hair: [Due] @ Hair Fair 2013 - Ann - Pink two tone - buy white sign on ground for $0L- free
Hair flower pin:  Tram @ Hair Fair 2013 - retro flower hairpin [L] - free 
Owl tank: Auxiliary @ Hair Fair 2013 - Slouchy Tank - M-Owl love - buy gift box on ground for $0L - free
Owl tote bag: *.:Nostalgia:.* - Tote Bag owl - touch sign in middle of lucky boards to join group for $0L; 5 supercute free bags on lucky boards here! - free  
Denim skirt: Blueberry - Melissa *Mesh* Belted Denim Skirt Black - group gift (join group for $0L + click on group gifts corner area; many more gifts here) - free 
Gamer necklace: Cute Poison - ESH #37 (you will definitely need the hint for this one!) - Gamer Necklace (black) - find/buy round prim for $0L - free 
Earrings: Faenzo @ Hair Fair 2013 - Faenzo Gift - (Goucci) Nouveau Earrings - buy white bag on ground for $0L - free 
Mesh eyelashes: SEN's @ Kiyomizu Mall - Mesh Eyelash - lucky board prize - free 
Pink lemonade cup: {what next} Garden Cafe Lemonade Dispenser @ Lollipop Shop (@ Food Fair 2013) - click on lemonade display on table for pink or yellow lemonade cups - free
Doll phone case lariat necklace: NuDoLu @ The Chapter Four (*NOTE: the July round ends TODAY!) - Portable de Matriochka Fleur rose (necklace) - $30L gatcha play 
Flip-flops w/ pose: Juxtapose - Endless Summer Hunt Gift 2013 - ESH #72 - find/buy round prim for $0L - free

Neither Here nor There

I told my mother that if I vanished suddenly not to come looking for me.

Alright, well it's not as drastic as it sounds. I said this because if I got the chance to leave for another world... I was gone. I would go and I would never come back. A handsome stranger to come scoop me away in a blue box, or a portal into the fae realm at the back of a hidden cave behind a waterfall. (I always check.) I would step through and never look back. The colours would be brighter, the tastes sweeter. Wind through the trees would sing like a melody and I would be at home. I would finally... be at home.

My heart would ache less for my wasted potential. I could shed my worldly cares and take new ones. I could leave my name behind if I wanted, and venture into the unknown.

When I talk about this, people tell me I should just travel. It's not the same though. It could never be the same. This earth is still this earth with these humans, these problems.

I packed my bags. I left my phone at home. I packed my ukulele, and a few odds and ends, and set off. Travel's not what I was after, exactly, but it's a good start. Maybe... maybe while I'm out here I'll find what I'm looking for.

Maybe one night, I'll look up from where I'm resting under a tree, to watch the sky's glimmering dusk, and a figure would appear. Not quite all-there, at first, but as he approaches, he coalesces; his form now clear and solid. His eyes are like a galaxy in the furthest reaches of space, and when he looks upon me I feel fear and hope all at once. Without a word, he extends his hand, and I would take it, knowing.

But until then I will travel, searching for the magic in this world alone.

Credits and more pictures under the cut

Springtime Hunting.

A casual ensemble for you today that's less a composed look + more an eclectic assortment of goodies that are yours for the taking, courtesy of various hunts being hosted around the grid.  
And since I always go on about how hunts are prime pickings for top-quality home decor gifties, I wanted to show you some lovely things from the Easter egg hunt currently happening at The Nest. -- What I enjoyed most about this hunt was how "Easter"-y it felt: it's an bona fide egg hunt in every sense, since there's literally a bounty of eggs sprinkled generously around the SIM. With so many eggs in plain sight, it's an easy one even for the rookie hunter. As a fair warning, the SIM has been swarmed, so you may want to go as low-lag as possible. How cute would these things look on anyone's table or dresser?
I also had to mention 1 of my fave recent gifties: this utterly charming, "Alice legs" charm necklace that's free by Sheep Door (it's shown in both photos here). It's yours for the taking on the RMK Gothic SIM's Bunny Hunt that's already been mentioned a few times here on this blog; however, since it took me a hot minute to figure this one out, I included more in-depth  instructions in the Styling Credits below that should pretty much cover it. -- Basically, you're hunting for scripted, twirling bunnies moving across the SIM, instead of a single hunt object in participating stores (if you catch the bunny for Sheep Door, the necklace comes included along with an entire outfit inside).

Springtime hunting love + fashionista kisses to all!

xoxo
ღTeshan2222 Wycliffe

STYLING CREDITS

Floating head peeps & eggs basket: [CIRCA] @ The Nest - "I'm Seeing Peeps !!" &  "Peeps Easter" Basket - Multi (buy Easter basket outside of The Nest store location) - $1L
Hand puppets: .:*DuCk or SwAn*:. - 100 member gift group - group lucky board prize (join group for $0L to touch boards) - free *mwuahs Uklea Resident*
Skin: Mother Goose's - .::Mother Goose's::.Bomi-1L (many more $1L gifts + tons of lucky boards here) - $1L
Eggs: {what next} @ The Nest - Eggie - A Good Egg; Eggie - Speggtacles & {what next} Eggie - Little Miss Monday (worn attached to body); {what next} Eggie - Peenk (rezzed on ground) - find/buy eggs for $0L scattered across the SIM - free
Long tank: [Crash Republic] @ Stuff In Stock - SIS gift (buy black gift bag on ground) - $1L
Alice legs charm necklace: [Sheep Door] @ RMK - Alice lower neckles female - RMK*Bunny Hunt* #14:*sheep door* - free
Striped socks: Dimbula Rose @ RMK - :::DR::: Alice's Tea cup Bag & :::DR::: Alice's summer dress_socks(mint blue) - RMK*Bunny Hunt* #03:*DR*Alice's summer dress (mint blue) - free
*NOTE on the Bunny Hunt: You can read more about this hunt on the official blog here (click the "English" translate button on top right), but basically, you need to go to the RMK Gothic SIM here. Walk thru the 1st screen until you get to the Humpty Wall; enter thru the low door (fair warning: you'll fall quite a ways down into the Alice-decorated part of the SIM). Once you land, wander around to look for small bunnies set randomly around the SIM; follow them (for quite a minute) until they drop tickets (which you'll need to quickly click + "Buy" + then also "Take" in order to redeem them. DON'T FORGET TO "TAKE" THE TICKETS AFTER YOU BUY THEM). Collect as many tickets as you can, then redeem each gift by "Wearing" the ticket of a store + clicking the open storybook at each store's redemption SLurls listed on the blog here. It's not as complicated as it seems! Basically, you are hunting scripted rabbits, clicking on them once they drop tickets, and then using each rabbit's tickets to redeem prizes. It's a different/fun take on the traditional hunt!
Hair: Truth - Becky - espresso - previously free
Mary Jane shoes (old gift, still available): (Shiny Things) - Delphine pumps gold - group/subscriber gift - touch subscribo + Subscribe, to buy box on shelf for $0L - free
Housewares from The Nest (from left to right; the Alice legs necklace on the cake stand is listed above): .lame - Spring Lamp & [CIRCA] - "Bird Party" Easter Antlers - Pastel Female (Wear-m) (added to top of lamp); Cheeky Pea - :CP: Mr. Whiskers Cake Stand; Zinnias - Potted Spring Plants - Nest Easter Egg Hunt Gift; Zinnias - Tippy Bowls with eggs; Apple Fall - {af} Collector Egg (Calamander); Cheeky Pea - :CP: Mr. Whiskers Teapot; [CIRCA] - "Nature Hill" Marigold - find/buy eggs for $0L scattered across the SIM - free
Pose: Le Poppycock *double mwuahs Julliette Bade & Olivia Lalonde*