Showing posts with label Alouette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alouette. Show all posts

Sep 30, 2013

Learning to Decorate with The Arcade - The Happy Bath Time

Learning to Decorate with The Arcade - The Happy Bath Time

I know that The Arcade September Round is coming to and end, but I promised 4 guides and I always keep my word. This 4th phase of the Learning to Decorate with the Arcade is called Take your time for 2 different reasons. The first one is that Home and Decor shots take longer that fashion shots, at least for me, maybe just because I am used to do fashion for years and stylings and pictures don't take too long for me anymore. But for Decor I do not only need to work on the styling and credits, I also need to focus on building the set, finding appropriate poses for the furniture I want to shot and the do all the photoshop post-processing I am so terrible at. It takes a lot of time, but it is also a lot more fun that just styling and posing for fashion shots. My suggestion is don't hurry, take your time and enjoy what you are doing. Someone taught me long ago that when you love what you do, it shows.

The Happy Bath - Details

The second reason is that after going crazy at these machines and getting so many amazing items, im my opinion, you also need to take some time for yourself. Relax, open every single box with care and take time to check all the little details. I believe that sometimes, on the rush, we don't really take enough time to truly acknowledge all the hard work behind the goodies we just got, and sometimes it's hard for us to reckon the value of items when they are low priced, and that, my friends, it's a big error in this case, because the quality of the items on this event is absolutely astonishing and deserves to be recognized. 

The Arcade - Plushie Pals
Intrigue Co. - Plushie Pals: Puppy Pals Set by Katharine McGinnis (50L$ to play)

I must confess I feel sad that I didn't have the chance to blog many other items I acquired this time, again, but I am sure I will be able to add them on future blog posts. That's the reason I always include designer names on credits, so when an event is over, you can always try and visit the designer mainstore and check if they placed their gacha machines there (many of them do). The Arcade Organization even worked out a google spreadsheet with the different stores and gacha locations on their website, which makes our life so much easier.

The Arcade - Apple Fall
{Apple Fall} Pour Homme Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round

And if you can't find a certain item do not worry there is a last option. The Arcade - Gacha Events is a open group (with some rules) for trading items from The Arcade Events, and it is true that during the round they mainly trade the current round items but when it's over the groups goes CRAZY, crazy I am telling you, and people trade items from previous events as well. So if you are a Arcade lover and would like to get any of the items from previous rounds, just join this group and get ready to join the mad house of collectors, you won't regret it.

Now waiting for December Round *giggles* Oh wait, almost forgot ... Credits! ... sighs ...

Learning to Decorate with The Arcade - The Happy Bath Time

Hair: eep hair 00 mocha (by eep) on sale
Skin: Glam Affair Neva América 03 (by Aida Ewing) available @ The Boutique
Eyes: IKON Perspective Eyes - Blue (by Ikon Innovia) available @ The Boutique
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)
Feet:Slink Mesh Feet Flat barefeet (by Siddean Munro)
Nails:  Nailed It Love Donna Flora set red (by Giela Delpaso)

Pixel Mode - Old Time Bathfrom My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 
Schadenfreude Elephant Brocade Dress Form from Dress Forms set by Allegory Malaprop (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round
Tee*fy Aurora  Nightdress Peach from Sleeping set by Azure Electricteeth (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 

The Happy Bath - Details

1. 
Pixel Mode - Old Time Bathfrom My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 

2. 
Pixel Mode - Distressed Stool from  My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 
Pixel Mode - Flower Bowl from  My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 

3.
Pixel Mode - Cucumbers My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 
Color.Me.H.O.F Mesh [Body Cream] by Fashionboi Landar from Runway Essentials Set (75L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round
Tres Blah - Vanity - Nail Polishes (by Julliette Westerburg)

4.
[ keke ] tincture bottle - st johns wort from Dreamers medicine cabinet by Kean Kelly (25L$ to playavailable @ The Arcade September Round
O.M.E.N. - Little Mermaid Shell & Sparkle from O.M.E.N - Fairytakle Gatcha set by Damien (damascuvera) (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round

5.
{Apple Fall} Bastide Vanity from Vanity Set gacha by Apple Fall (25L$ to playavailable @ The Arcade September Round


6.
Alouette 8 bit heart bookshelf from Bookshelf Gatcha set by Scarlet Chandrayaan (50L$ to playavailable @ The Arcade September Round
Basket: Prim extracted from the {Apple Fall} Bastide Vanity Set gacha (yes I love breaking things in pieces)
[ keke ] tincture bottle - cinnamon from Dreamers medicine cabinet by Kean Kelly (25L$ to playavailable @ The Arcade September Round
{Apple FallScented Candle (Jasmine) from Vanity Set gacha by Apple Fall (25L$ to playavailable @ The Arcade September Round 

7.
Trompe Loeil - Rings Desk Lamp from  Lamps! Part 2 Set (25L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round.

8.
Picture Frame and boxes extracted from Alouette  Dollhouse Bookshelf from Bookshelf Gatcha set by Scarlet Chandrayaan (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round (strill breaking things)

9.
Pixel Mode - soak, unwind, relax from My Happy Bath Set by Tya Fallingbridge (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 
The Loft Bailey Bathroom Mirror by Colleen Desmoulins.

10. 
Schadenfreude Elephant Brocade Dress Form from Dress Forms set by Allegory Malaprop (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade June Round
Tee*fy Aurora  Nightdress Peach from Sleeping set by Azure Electricteeth (50L$ to play) available @ The Arcade September Round 

The Happy Bath 2

/hughug
Giela

Sep 14, 2013

Learning to Decorate with The Arcade - The Wizard Castle


The Wizard Castle

Now that you know you are a complete mess, your inventory is a complete mess and your house is a complete mess is about time to put some order in your SLife. The easier way to do that is to find a theme (or 2) around which we will organize all our recently acquired Arcade Items. Like I already introduced in my previous post I decided to spread items in 4 different themes and today I proudly present you, the second one The Wizard Castle.

I started this set using the amazing bookshelves from Alouette named You are a Wizard, which gave me the main idea for this set.  I edited them to remove some things from the shelves and included a lot of different items from other gatcha machines, like some of O.M.E.N. - Fairytale Gatcha pretties, Lark - Imaginarium Librarium perfectly made shinies and the delicate and beautiful Baiastice Porcelaine Fairies, my preciousssssss!!!

The Wizard Castle - The Wizard
The Wizard

But I just couldn't stop there. Now that I had finally started a Fantasy post, away from the usual fashion stylings from this blog, I felt the need to match some outfits. I love playing MMORPGS, at the moment I am back into RIFT which became Free- to-Play not long ago and one of the things I have always enjoyed of roleplaying games is wearing different armors, from chain to leather and beautiful silk dresses. So I styled two different outfits for this post. The first one (the wizard on the above picture) is from an amazing store I found called "Losthaven" that provides high quality roleplaying gear, armors and weapons from all sorts. It was hard to choose one, it really was, but this "Lady Diabolique" mesh dress really got me on first sight, I still need to return and get one of these incredible WoW armor sets *drools* ...soon...

The Wizard Castle - The Warrior
The Warrior

For the second styling I needed a warrior or paladin armor to match my  Sword of Might from DECO Legends, and whenever I am in a hurry to find something in particular, there is a place I know I can head to and quickly find exactly what I need, that place is no other than BareRose Tokyo  from June Dion. I must confess I got 4 different outfits on this trip, and that is the problem with BareRose, I can never leave with just one bag. June that's why I don't visit you more often, even with your low prices you would get me broke in No Time!

I just hope you enjoyed the Second Phase of my Learning to Decorate endeavour, even if I ended up redirecting it to fashion *giggles* I will be back soon with my balloon trip.

Now credits, again TONS of credits.

Items from The Arcade September Round

Alouette Bookshelf Gatcha by  (50L$ to play)
You're A Wizard Bookshelf #9 

Baiastice Porcelaine Fairies Collection by Sissy Pessoa (50L$ to play)
Lullaby, Sleepy, petite, Brat, Mystic, Dreamer, Vampire, Popstar, Drama, Twins and Gold Queen RARE

Lark - Imaginarium Librarium by Sienia Trevellion (50L$ to play)
Treasures, Roots, Poetry and Foot Ladder

O.M.E.N. - Fairytale Gatcha by Damien (damascusvera) (50L$ to play)
Alice - Tea Party Cup. Drinke Me and Silver Serving Tray
Little Mermaid - Musical Pipe and Shell & Sparkle
Aladdin - Dome 
Snow White -  Dwarf Gems
* The colorful books on the shelves are the containers for the O.M.E.N items listed before.

DIGS - Straw Bale Seats by Iris Maskelyne (100L$ to play)
Straw Bale Seat - Mustard

DECO Legends by Orchid Zenovka (100L$ to play)
Sword of Might (paladin) Trunk where sword was delivered.

[ keke ] Dreamers medicine cabinet by Kean Kelly (25L$ to play)
labeled medicine bottle - mercury fluid and drop bottle - jupiter dew

Items from MudHoney: Blue Floral Rug, Greens Floral Rug, Spring Wheat Pot, Candles and Window.

Items from Botanical: Botanical - Crystal 1 (Flame) 4 & Botanical - Crystal 4 (Malachite) *vintage*

Items from Sky Everett Designs: Color change drape/S wall w/vallance *vintage*

Items from Vespertine broken birdcage/teal & fabric birds songbird/turquiose, chickadee/white and songbird 2/red from The Arcade June Round

Picture on the wall: "Protector of the Elvin Maiden" by Mrs Ganta DevnoH.

The Wizard Castle - The Wizard

Hair: D!va Hair "Giz" (Type A)(Onyx) (by available @ The Arcade September Round.
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy - America - 04 C (by Aida Ewing) available @ The Arcade September Round.
Dress: Losthaven Lady Diabolique Gown - Red/Black (by Tala Laval)
Earrings: Alienbear Designs Bloody Queen Rohesia earrings (by Alienbear Gupte)
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands Relaxed (by Siddean Munro)
Nails: Nailed It I love you too set (by ME!)

The Wizard Castle - The Warrior

Hair: [Atro Patena] - Orlando_Mocha (by MechuL Actor)
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy - America - 08 C (by Aida Ewing) available @ The Arcade September Round.
Outfit: BareRose ::: B@R ::: Dress Plate Armor (by June Dion)
Piercing: [MANDALA] FEMALE T,Piercing/black [L] (by kikunosuke eel)
Sword:  DECO Legends  - Sword of Might (paladin) (by Orchid Zenovka)


/hughug
Giela