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Sanu in SL: Relay for Life Season Starts Again.

Published on April 2, 2011 in Digital, Events, Sanu Stuff and second life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

If you’ve spent any real time in Second Life, I have little doubt that you’ve heard about Relay for Life. They’re one of the most major charitable organisations taking advantage of the digital medium of Second Life and the wealth of online community support by both creators and consumers as a method of fundraising. Well, it is that time of year again. The Relay for Life Fantasy Faire is kicking off in less than a day, and it seems to be a great way to start off the charitable Relay for Life season (which runs through to June, I think, if I have my dates correct!).

So this year, I have three Relay for Life charity items, each falling into a different price-range – so that there’s a little something even for those who need to watch their budget. The first, as you see above, is a set of silly star earrings in pretty pink.

Some of you may remember my Chibi-heart Pets – well, this is a special recolour just for the faire. It will only be around as long as the faire is, and then it is gone for good! Featuring more vibrant colours than the original Chibi-heart Pets, this little fellow is sure to make you stand out. You can even name them!

The third item I have up is a touch more expensive, but has been released at a discounted price in the hopes that more people will scramble to pick it up, in support this great cause! I absolutely love the vivid yet delicate tones of this skin. I’ve also set out a little 1l treat (a paint-splatter for the face, in a tattoo layer) in a gift-box at the faire.. I’m sure it isn’t hard to find it.

You can pick up these items and check out the full Sanu display at the Relay for Life Fantasy Faire. Here’s a  TP to my location on the Fantastical and Magical sim. I believe that it reroutes teleporting to the central hub, but hopefully it will bring up a red beacon for you to follow.

Happy shopping, everybody!

Sanu in SL: Pacific Crisis Fundraiser Event.

Published on March 17, 2011 in Digital, Events, Sanu Stuff and second life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

I’m sure that most everyone knows about the incredible devastation visited upon Japan by the massive earthquakes. Once again, designers (and I’m sure entertainers, too) are stepping up to the plate in Second Life and doing their bit to raise money to help out where they can. I’m no exception (although thankfully I’m not organizing this event!) – the skin you see in this pic is a special just for the Pacific Crisis Fundraiser event, and 100% of the proceeds will be going into the charity account from this item.

You can pick up the skin at my mainstore, or alternatively, visit the Fundraiser Event location to see both this item and many others from a great range of designers, with full or partial proceeds going towards the cause.

On a slightly different note…

I’m also participating in the Lucky Prims event hosted by Royal Living. Each vendor is to set out an item (or items) for sale for the low price of L$45, with a retail value of at least L$500. You can see the vendors participating, their prizes and their landmarks at the Royal Living website. There’s some great items to be had!

My prize, as you can see from the image above, includes the following:

  • A special Miro skin – each skin comes with brow and cleavage options
  • Two mouth leaf sets, for nomming
  • A twiggy pot-plant, to hold in your hand
  • Three variations of the twiggy plant to decorate with

Quite a set, huh? I had real fun making it! Pick up yours today over at Sanu.

Sketch: A little something in progress.

Published on March 13, 2011 in Digital, Portraits and Sketch. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

So I’m doing up a portrait… but it isn’t actually going to be shaded, as this image implies. I was just playing around with my wacom and felt the urge to fill in some rough shading!

It’s going to be turned into a vector, if I have my way. Even though it is not yet finished, I thought I’d better pop something up onto the blog for now, since I’ve left it for so long without an update. I’ve gone way too long without putting a sketch up, don’t you think?

I’ll put up the finished product when I’m done!

Sanu in SL: The Miro skins for a touch of Spring.

Published on March 1, 2011 in Digital, Sanu Stuff and second life. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

My husband teases me about this. He really does. Every time I start on something like skins, or hair, or buildings, he’ll go, “Kat, you said that I should beat you if you ever start trying to make <insert item here>.” To which I resoundingly reply, “Shut up. Don’t tell me. I knowwwww!”

Skins are very much one of those things that I said I’d never do.

Luckily though, I often ignore what I’ve said earlier, and do it anyway. So here’s the new release!

There are four tones, to suit a range of avvies, starting with a nice pale shade.

There’s seven make-ups available in each tone – six can be picked up individually, but the seventh can only be obtained by purchasing the fatpack.

Each of the skins have four options to cover some of the basics – light brows for blonde and lighter hairs, dark brows for brunettes and darker, no cleavage for those that prefer a more natural look and cleavage for those who want a bit of lift. By having these options on the skin itself, you have the tattoo layer free for other things.

So yes. I’ve made skins again. Skins inspired by flowers and Spring-time and frolicking and fun. I’ve even released the shape in-store as well, so that you can get the exact look in the signs with the addition of some hair from Fri.day, eyes by Poetic Color, and outfit by Evie’s Closet.

Teleport to Sanu to try out a demo today!

EaHH: And the donation is made.

Published on February 25, 2011 in Announcements, Digital and second life. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , .

And things finally draw to a close. The donation for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal was made today – I really should have done it yesterday, but considering I was struggling just to breathe correctly (yes, the flu was that brutal) I figured you’d all forgive me for waiting until I could walk without looking like a half-risen zombie with respiratory problems. Thankfully I feel much better today!

So, onto the story. I made the donation in person, because I was unable to do so online (bank-account limits and all that), so I headed on down to the Commonwealth.

I was greeted by Steph, who was my awesome teller of the day. She was also kind enough to let me take a couple of pictures while she was doing the transaction, since I didn’t appear to be casing the joint and explained how I’d be doing up a blog-post for the people who donated.

She filled out the deposit slip and tippity-tapped at the computer, going, ‘Wow!’ at the amount. I explained how it had been raised, and she said that she was awed at how generous everyone had been with the appeal.

And here’s Steph again, checking my license to make sure that I am really who I said I am. After all, when you’re depositing a sum like that, you want to make sure that everything is 100% legit.

And the moment that we’ve all been waiting for: the receipts! Just click the picture to get a larger view.

I decided to round up, so the donated amount was AU$8350. In case you were curious (since the account number is partially blocked out) the full details for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal are as follows (because you can still donate!):

Account Name: Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal
BSB: 064 013
Account number: 1000 6800
Bank: Commonwealth Bank

I will also send them away to get a proper tax receipt also, in case further proof is required by any of you to know that it did, in fact, get to where it needed to go. The tax receipt might take a little while though, as it is a paper mail-away process. I’ll just update this post to show it when it arrives.

Phew… we did it guys! Thank you again for your generous donations and contributions to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal by taking part in Extend a Helping Hand. It went far better than I could have possibly imagined, and it would not have been possible at all if it weren’t for all of you. Thank you.