In which I get sentimental (and a tower and another of THOSE beds for 1L)

50L, copy, right here - bed 1L, keep reading

 My RL birthday, wedding anniversary, Christmas and my rezz day all fall within a month, and I do want to mark these things by sharing somehow. I love celebrating.

... anyway, stop being sentimental, woman, and get on with the post. First celebration special right here.

The tower was a build I made this year but had no spare prims to keep it out for long. Now I do, so here it is and I'd love for you to look at it. And if you have a spare 50L...  (it's copy, 40 prims plus 8 for the extras included: firebowl, chandelier, cushions etc).

Inside... is a special version of THAT bed, which is, of course, 1L. Deep rich red and no canopy this time. But click the tower curtain...

The bed - only for 2 days. The tower, maybe a week?




Yes, I am sentimental. Towers give a powerful message. From strength to being locked away, from dreaming to wistfulness when you gaze out from them. Places to celebrate or places to be alone.

Standing atop mine brought out a lot of thoughts last night, but not quite the place to ramble about that here.

Just... hit sunrise or midnight and watch the sea. SL can be so beautiful, no?

(The beacon of light at the top must say something too)

Anyway, hope you find a moment to drop in. I need to stop getting mushy and get ON. I have a bunch of things to finish and put out and share.

Oh, and feel free to use the place for photos or dancing. I have popped an Intan terminal downstairs, too.

Coco designs group gift turtleneck, hair Afterglow, cake

Love and ivory towers.

See that avatar waddling away as fast as her pixel legs will carry her (waddling because as usual, she forgot to turn the AO back on because it messes with the Intan)?

Yep, that would be me escaping from the whole topic of 'Love on SL' (or even 'Romance on SL').

BBBC or not.  Just not going there.

But never one to escape a challenge, let me just say I'm ridiculously happy and mother-hennish about friends who have found the good side of it all. And hugely sympathetic with some who have got their fingers (badly) burned.

Building, now, that really is a love affair. And  in a romantic frame of mind...

Tower, anyone? It's up above Vent du Sud. Here. 

Silly offer, though. I'm putting five of them (worth 995L) on sale for just 200L.

Comes with a sky platform. Full instructions for rezzing.

TODAY ONLY.

(EDIT AGAIN: one more series of five out, and three left there but this is the last).

Also - If you want to give one as a gift, let me know (Ariadne Korda) and I'll transfer it to anyone you like.

How to get one? No hunting, no searching. They're up in the top room of the tower. Enjoy!

PS: set to 'original' so don't forget to TAKE your box!

PPS: tomorrow I'll be putting out more special boxes for another offer, and will try to take more time zones into consideration

When hell froze over

I have to admit that when people ask me how I feel about getting married on SL, I tend to mutter under my breath, including phrases like 'hell' and 'freezes over'.

But at the same time, I also have to admit that I've been been to a few weddings and been incredibly touched.

So, when both Rett Gentil and Alain Papp sent me a couple of dresses to show off in the Tower, I just had to try them on (you can't see my trainers underneath - hail the amazing photography skills). Definitely a first (and probably last!).

The top two are by Alain (tp to his main store from the one on the Vent du Sud square, but first admire his absolutely breathtaking costumes), and the one below is by Rett, available at her roomy store by the main tp point.

As for the Vent du Sud Tower, it's a great place for holding your own ceremony: somewhere for your friends to gather, relax, or take photos of you against the sunset (and including copiable, one-prim brocade cushions for your guests!)

Come and visit it up in the sky over Vent du Sud: and still at the promotion price of just 500L instead of 995 (RL has been rather frantic and I wanted to do this blog before I put it up to the normal price). Full information available about it in English and French, right here:

But back to the dresses:

Both Alain and Rett are happy to help you fit the veil, the skirt, the train, or add custom details to make your gown yours. Contact Alain Papp or Rett Gentil and they'd be delighted to help you.

And after playing model and (very) amateur photographer, I got back into my jeans, and did, for a moment, wonder if hell ever will freeze over. The Tower's a great place for dreaming, too (or snuggling with the retractable curtain down... it's a perfect romantic hideaway amid softly flowing water, romantic greenery, soft lighting and elegant seating, all included).

Drop in and see the tower, check out our great fashion and decor, and if you see me on the Vent du Sud square, muttering and throwing prims around, say hi?

Because if you'd like to come take photos in your own wedding gear (out on the dock, or by one of our lighthouses, for instance) or even hold a small, quiet ceremony, we'd be delighted to offer you the run of the place to do so.

But how do I get it up there?

This platform is up above Vent du Sud. I've used a rather rougher version of it as a 2-prim work platform for a couple of years, in fact. It has a rim so you don't fall off. Useful, if you're me. I fall off things (although with my AO, at least I do so gracefully now). 

Right now, one of them is housing the Vent du Sud tower (see link and pretty picture above).

Now, I think I have a sense of humour. So when a very pleasant lady decided not to buy the tower (which is going back from 500L to 950L tomorrow, btw), but wanted to buy the platform, I tidied it up a little and gave it to her, adding that I'd even put better grass on it, but as it's mod/copy she could even texture it in fluorescent, glowy pink if she liked *cough*.

Ah, she said, it's perfect to make my little house into a skybox and no, grass is fine but.. how the **** do I get it up there?

So wrote her some detailed instructions, plus added a little blue box to sit on (ok, sit IN*) for the, er, operation and details of how to unlink said blue box once it's in position. All in the notecard that I've now put inside the platform (which appears when you rezz it to make things even easier)**.

*(no, I am not going to fiddle with sit targets for a box that is going to be deleted unless you are a collector of sittable-on shiny blue 50 cm cubes, K?)

** (no, I have not included instructions for modifying the grass into fluorescent glowy pink. Grass is NICE. Or stone, or whatever you have handy).

For info, I've popped one into the sales box for the tower, so it now comes free with that (hint).

And here, says she with pride and digressing marketingly (is that a word? No? It should be), is the tower installed on another sim, just in case you would prefer it at ground level (nice big base to sink into the ground, and yes, another hint to go buy it).

If, however, you'd just like this simple sky platform with the 'how-to' (yep, that's me admiring the blue box...) ...then it's on sale (just click on the grass or the blue box to buy it), right here.

Now I need to go find some willing men with tuxedos to help me show off Rett's and Alain's gorgeous wedding dresses in it (find Rett's and Alain's shop - AC creations) on the square.

Because the tower is great for weddings. Or as a feature for all kinds of land, themed or otherwise. Check it out (here) before I put the price up...

...even if you don't want the platform. Heh.

Prims: 2

mod/copy

size: 40 x 40 sphere (ok on most 512s)

and again, FULL instructions.

Price? 20L. Yes, just 20L.

Because you need to dream: the tower

After 3 weeks of RL work hell and precious little time for SL, here's the Vent du Sud tower.

Because we all need to dream a little, no?

Superb textures and incredible detailing. Old stone, pure marble, shimmering water, soft lighting from an elegant chandelier, a touch of hanging greenery and elegant wrought iron - plus luxurious extras.

It can be so many things:
- a place to exchange your vows or for any special moment
- a romantic hideout in the sky or on land
- a stunning feature for your land: whether it's a fantasy setting, a mediaeval one or far more modern. Check it out and you'll see!


Need-to-knows:

~ Packed in an easy to use rezzer with full instructions in English and French

~ Fully rezzed, 48 prims. Without the cushions, topiary pillar and firebowl in the top room, 40.

~And as it's MOD / COPY you can place as many of the cushions, firebowls and the greenery as you like. (The cushions are in rich brocade, colour change, and have 3 great animations).

~The soft muslin curtains are retractable, so it's delightfully cosy for those romantic moments or airy and breezy and open to the sky (see below)

And to mark my first weekend off in ages it's out at for half price for just a VERY few days only:
just 500L instead of 995L!.

Find it in the sky above Vent du Sud: direct tp here, with an information board too (and a tp down to the sim to check out our great fashion and decor!)
Enjoy - and feel free to linger a while and DREAM!