Monday, September 30, 2013

Avenue Fall/Winter Fashion Week 2013


Sunday September 29th, 2013 marked the start of a wonderful week of designs that are just simply breathtaking. I was so glad that RL allowed me to be able to attend the very first fashion show of the week. The room started to slowly fill up as everyone chatted about the designs that were available to view in the fashionista hud that was available at the entrance. I have to be honest... in some of the picture I passed I thought oh I am not sure I would really like that dress and then when the model walked out it totally changed my opinion! Its one thing to be able to see a picture and another to be able to actually see it on someone. After the fashion show was over, all the guest were able to TP over to the shopping area. With dancing all around and fabulous music, we were able to shop through the clothes featured in all of the shows for the week. I am ashamed at how much I got! BUT I wanted to show you two of my favorite outfits that I received.


My very first purchase after the show was this dress made by Dead Dollz named the Ligeia Gown. I first saw this gown about a week before the show in some awesome pictures on Flickr and I KNEW I had to have it. The details and textures are astonishing. Trust me I am not that great at taking pictures so I couldn't possibly capture how beautiful this gown is in person. I have paired it with my new ""D!va"" Hair called "Manon" but I chose to wear it without the headband. Also, I am wearing Chop Zuey Paparazzi III in Red and [Gos] Paris Peeptoe shoes in Black satin which can only be seen as I walk. I feel like I am floating on a cloud in this dress!


As I pondered what my next purchase would be, I came across this dress from VERO MODERO called the Ava gown floral lace. I LOVE anything that has lace so I knew as soon as I saw it that the textures would be amazing just from who the designer was. It has a very elegant yet sexy feel as the dress flows when you walk. I paired the gown with my Bobbie hairstyle from TRUTH, Finesmith Black Joy Jewelry, and of course my [Gos] Lauren d'Orsay shoes in silver which you can actually only see when I walk. Hopefully I will be able to feature more of these outfits from the show as I continue to unpack from my inventory. Off to unload some more boxes :) TOOTLES

Sexually Sophisticated


Not a lot of time today so I will just make this short.... It's not every day that you can put on a dress and feel equally sophisticated and sexy. This dress from [whatever] called he JL dress (pictured above in mint) does that for me. I stumbled across this store when trying to find a dress I had seen in flickr. If you join the in world group, which is 450L, you can get some amazing gifts. I am pretty sure I counted 5 pairs of nice quality shoes among a few other things. To complete this particular outfit I went with my Lexi earrings and necklace from earthstones, and my [Gos] paris peeptoes in white. What outfit would be complete without hair right? I jumped over to "D!va" to see if they had possibly gotten anything new or if I missed grabbing a style I didn't have yet. I was shocked that I had passed over the Manon style which is shown above. It comes with this adorable headband which is texture changing. As soon as I put the hair on the headband matched the dress without having to change it. That is a sign right??? hehe! Ok, off to RL for me... TOOTLES


Sunday, September 29, 2013

Is it really all about Autumn?



EVERYONE stop what your doing!!!! The All About Autumn Fair and Hunt is now under way! Not that I am all into hunts as of lately but it could possibly be fun :) I am more here for the fair of course. A lot of great designers are here including Snowpaws, Sassys, and 1hundred.


WTG has a booth (picture above) with some lovely additions to the fair. My personal favorite is the texture changing options on their *Candy* jewelry.


The views here are just amazing... love the details and of course mix that with some awesome shopping and I am sorta hooked.


To top off a good sale, There is a lighted area in the center of the town to dance the night away. Zan and I decided to take full advantage of the situation as always :) Now if you will excuse us we have more dancing to do... TOOTLES!

Friday, September 27, 2013

Calling All Designers!!!!


Have you heard of Designer Showcase? This store brings some of the best designers in SL under one roof. Yes I know we have Collabor88 and FaMESHed, BUT Designer showcase seems to change constantly. I go in one week and there are some awesome things and then the next week even more are added. I personally like the mix of different items available.


This is just one small view of the store. At the bottom you will notice a ton of new Liv Glam outfits offered at an amazing discounted price. You will also find Sassys, Opal, 1hundred, and Shine just to name a few pictured in the back. One of my personal favorites (pictured below) is a group of poses offered by flash friendly poses. I am a collector of adorable poses and LOVE these! 


Who can forget, the GIFTS!!! If you go and join their in world VIP group there are free gifts that change all the time and are scattered around the whole store. This is one of the gifts that is offered by Liv Glam. Is it obvious I am kind of a fan? hehe


Ok off to do more shopping.... I haven't even been able to explore all that is offered here. Have a great day! TOOTLES! 

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Natural Wilderness


If there ever was a spot in SL that I would say calmed my mind and let my thoughts flow with more consistency, THIS would be the spot. The sim is called Natural Wilderness and really is a place to be one with nature. There are all kinds of places to sit and think or dance or whatever your muse might be BUT I chose to put this one picture first because it happens to be MY spot. Haha no the chairs do not have my name on it and sometimes I kick the dirt if someone else is sitting there and then I just move on to many other spots that are around this sim.




The reason I choose to write about my super top secret hiding place (giggles) is because today is a day I choose to reflect on some things. I choose not to put my thoughts here but rather reflect on the beauty of such an amazing find in SL. Whatever type of sim you fancy to visit, this place has it all.




A field of nothing but flowers for those who can't get out in RL and smell the flowers but want to imagine that they are able.


A fall corner for all of those who are like me and wish they could cuddle up in a sweater and a blanket all year long.


Even a mountain top winter wonderland that is secluded and most do not know that it exist. It can be so romantic to dance under the pavilion. Not that I have shared this ultra amazing sim with you... it's time to go off and explore even more of what SL has to offer. TOOTLES

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Sorrow Turned to Light


A little over a month ago I lost my cousin to cystic fibrosis. It is a terrible disease which they have yet to find a cure for. I have had my grief period and am at peace that she no longer is in pain here on earth. Today is her birthday. The quote that was used in her obituary was this.... Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.  This quote is SO true. I will always remember the love she brought into my life. The countless hours spent in the hospital after school growing up. Being there and watching her daughter be born was a pure joy. I could see her face light up as she held her the first time. These are memories of her that I will hold dear for the rest of my life. Where today is a day to grieve, it is also going to be a day I will celebrate. Not only because of her life that she lead, but because today we found out that her sister is going to have a baby. This day of all days was when God decided to give our family a special gift of life. I share this with you not to give you some special insight into my life, but to encourage. When one thing is taken from our lives, God will give us something else to smile about. So today my tears have changed from sadness to happiness in a matter of minutes! I hope you find something to encourage you and smile about today. TOOTLES

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Ya find it on the Tessa show...



Today has been a whirlwind of things associated with the Chica show... anyone heard of it besides me???? Its basically a children show my son is obsessed with! Its this annoying chicken that quacks at people and it sounds like this annoying squeaky toy. If my dogs attack my TV I will never put that show on again I sweat it! 

SOOOO I took the time to escape to my online self and snap some fall pictures. Its a nice cool 68 degrees here right now (that would be the high for today) and I am looking forward to the fall leaves rolling in soon. Ya know how sometimes your arms are cooler than your legs? Yes well that is how I am feeling today so my outfit in SL of course has to reflect that. :) (pictured below) Today I have thrown on this cute shirt I picked up from tram. It comes with two options for the top. Also you can pick up this cute little undershirt to go under it. Its called the gathered shoulder blouse collar if your looking around for it. I paired it with some paneled shorts I picked up a while back from -tb-. Just add my [Gos] shoes and my truth hair and I am ready to lounge around in my semi cold weather outfit :) TOOTLES! 


Monday, September 23, 2013

Chop Zuey from Head to Toe


Today I bring you one of the many gowns that are available to you at the Chop Zuey sky boutique. Most have heard of Chop Zuey and how generous the gifts are but now Belle brings us yet another extra sky boutique gift along with wonderful dresses. Personally I just believe she was running out of room for her amazing creations :) This gown I am wearing is the Zingara gown in Rasberry. It comes with the top and skirt and also with the earrings and a set of bracelets which you can barely see I have on my right arm. Love the textures and the fit! Thanks again Belle for your amazing creations!!! TOOTLES!

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Zombies, Witches, and Goblins... OH MY!


YAY!!!! Halloween is so close i can just feel the hairs sticking up on the back of my neck! One of my favorite times of the year not only because its my RL birthday but because you can become anyone you want to be. All the costumes this year haven't been put out yet but I thought I would show you my outfit from last year. I retook the picture but this Red Riding Hood costume comes complete from Blacklace. They have several costumes there to choose from and I can not wait till they put out their new ones for this year. So far, I believe Zan and I are going as Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. More pics to come of course of our Halloween party and more costumes as I prepare for my absolute favorite time of year :) TOOTLES

Friday, September 20, 2013

FREE gifts!!

Hello world!!! Today I bring you only things that are free! Below I have pictured the free subscribe group gift sent out by Hucci! They are the Las Vegas boots in TealExotic. RAWR! Very high quality and free to sign up. Just go to the in world store and hit the subscribe button. No reason not to get free things especially when they are THIS good!


Also, below I bring you today the new group gift from Lazuri. There is a necklace, earrings, and a bracelet which I do not have pictured here. You can change the look of the necklace completely with how you feel for the day and that includes spikes or no spikes. The group is free to join just head on over to the store and grab it up! LOVE!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Glam in Haud Pluvia


Today I had the pleasure of visiting a new Sim called Haud Pluvia. I am not usually one for finding pretty places in SL. In fact, I usually just go by what others post and tp to those places. Yes I know.... SOOOO original! I was super proud of myself for locating this adorable sim. A little bit of everything it seems as you walk the winding trails. I could just imagine the breeze coming off the water and waterfalls.


Full of cute little houses, this sim could easily be used as a role play sim depending on what you decide to role play. With this cute little house, I was tempted to get out my fishing pole and stick my feet in the water off the pier. I have often wondered about this. If you stick your feet in the water does it scare all the fish away? Thought for the day...


As I continued to roam, I was constantly blow away by images like what is above. Makes me want to take a trip to the mountains TODAY!


Of course my blog wouldn't be complete if I didn't say what I went exploring in. Today I thought I would at least put on a sleeve for the breeze so I threw on this past group gift from [LIV Glam]. The group cost 500L to join and before you FREAK.... They have all of their past group gifts laid out in a large room for you to pick up as well. Honestly, if you tried to purchase these all separately you would end up spending well over 3000L or maybe even more. Depending on which group gifts you grab if you don't grab them all. I joined probably 6 months ago and I am still going through past gifts after I open up the new ones each month of course. :) My necklace is from [MANDALA] and my hair is from /Wasabi Pills/. Well TOOTLES all... off to explore the rest of this wonderful place :)

Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Very First....


I am feeling like reminiscing tonight so I went back and found our very first posed picture together that I took. We are both so very different now in looks but still the same inside :) Just taking a quick moment to count my lucky stars. Off to see this man in my dreams! TOOTLES

Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Trace *Fall Edition*


If you haven't been able to gather this from my other posts, I LOVE FALL!!! So, I was super excited when Kylie announced on the SL feed that she has now updated The Trace with fall items. I rushed over last night as soon as I logged in and of course she did NOT disappoint. The sim is breathtaking!!! Here are just a few pictures from my visit last night. You will see a lot of posts coming up with me posing on THIS sim! A true must see in SL :)



It is really too pretty not to go see it in person. Hope you enjoy!!! TOOTLES

Friday, September 13, 2013

Bitacora Family Vacation


Today started like most... Moira was on and sent a TP to her location to join her. So glad I was able to because Bitacora is a wonderful sim. There is always some new surprise at every turn and my pictures definitely do NOT do it justice. This was actually the place where I first considered starting a blog... I took a picture similar to the one below and well here I am now.



Of course I moved past this one pose and went on an adventure with my family who arrived a little later :)


If I haven't already introduced some of my family let me start.... The woman beside me who looks completely dead is Lune. She is always in something different and is so fun and free. Honestly can say she is probably the kindest person I have met. The next women beside her is Moira. She is like my twinkie in sl and in rl! If I am going to do something stupid I definitely involve her because I know she will go right along with me :) and the handsome guy kneeling is Zan my partner! One of the only decent and honest guys in SL and my knight in shining armor!


Sorry! This is a rather long post for my tastes BUT I couldn't end unless I have told you what I am wearing of course. The dress and shoes are both from *League* at the Collabor88 event that goes on every month. You have the rest of the month to grab these items and they come in different colors of course. I couldn't resist to add a little fall into my inventory. My hair is also from D!va called Mana.

Thanks for taking the time to read about my SL adventures :) Again, if you have any questions please feel free to message me in world at Tessagrace51! TOOTLES

Thursday, September 12, 2013

*NEW* HOLY SHIrT!



HAPPY FALL DAY!!!! I am soooo excited about fall coming just around the corner I have already decided to find some wonderful deals which include redoing my land BUT that is not what I am going to write about today. Today I am wearing the new blazer from HOLY SHIrT!! Right now you can find the store on the marketplace but I have been told by the owner that soon an in world store will be open. You can be sure that I will be blogging about her wonderful creations frequently. The blazer comes with this cute tee which obviously describes me perfectly. :) It is like it was made just for ME!!!! I know you find those outfits sometimes where you can't believe how perfect it is for you.. this was it for me!

Today's outfit includes the HOLY SHIrT! blazer and tee with my *SLAVE* Jeans, shoes my [Gos] made specifically for the Flora event, and the new TRUTH hair which just came out TODAY! AHHHH I am going to go broke with so many great things coming out. I also LOVE this pose... it enables me to show off my beautiful wedding ring (props to Zan for choosing Chop Zuey). The pose comes in a pack with several poses and you can find that at the new FatPack*Week discount event. If you cant find any of these places please feel free to IM me in world at Tessagrace51 :) HUGSSS off to do more shopping!!!

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Posetastic


Today I want to tell you about some new poses Zan found for us on the marketplace! These poses are from -DeminAtions- and the hug a noob pose is only 1L!!!!! Not bad for a fun pose and a few laughs. Also, It comes with a thrown over the shoulder pose with a noob also. The next pose for the Group hug (pictured below) cost a little more but I think it is totally worth the price! You just rez the sign and then sit on it. The sign seats up to 8 people all who get to show their love for each other in an awesome group hug! :)


Special thanks to Moira and Zan for showing me some love today :) HUGSSSS

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Welcome to the world of Blogging!


Well here it is.... My first blog!!! Its a scary thing to know that your opinion is down and out there for others to read. What might you see here? Well.... So far all I plan on posting about are my shopping sprees which happen frequently (hourly) and my nasty exploring habit which I feed constantly. You will see my Awesome husband (picture below) and friends quite often posing for me in a new outfit we bought. 


More than anything, you will see my LOVE for photography! I am only an amateur and I will never call myself a professional, but it's something I enjoy here in Second Life. SOOOO... I strongly suggest you stay tuned because you never know what I may decide to post next. I think I might even surprise myself!