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Jewelry Fair 2011 – Elements is Open!

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Sep 162011

The Jewelry Fair 2011 – Elements is now open!

With four beautifully themed sims and more than 100 designers, there is so much to see and do! Jewelry and accessories, even poses are essential to modeling professionals, and aside from skins, we are forever shopping for just the right thing to wear. Jewelry Fair 2011 is the temporary home to Second Life’s top and most coveted designers introducing new and beautiful fashions all in one place. There are hundreds of items that have not been released yet and some truly beautiful one of a kind, limited release items that you can only find here.

If you need more reasons to attend, aside from just needing to get out and do something, Jewelry Fair traditionally raises funds for Oxfam which works to feed the very poor in third world countries. Many of the vendors are donating 50% of their sales to Oxfam.

If you really want to help out, you can participate in the Limited Edition Charity Auction, which features some truly beautiful items that are one of a kind. 100% of those sales goes to charity.

For those who are short on funds, there are literally dozens of Gatcha machines that can make your shopping experience a little more exciting. For $20L you can purchase a beautiful new piece of jewelry, and all the profit goes to charity.

Here’s your limo to each of the sims:

Shopping isn’t the only thing you can do at Jewelry Fair 2011. The Air sim is host to some free classes and Demos, so if you’ve ever wanted to learn to learn about camera controls, prim torture, mesh or even make your own jewelry, this is your opportunity. Here’s your ride to the classroom, and the schedule of events:

Jewelry Fair Classroom

Friday Sept 16th

~Midnight -12:30am Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels) Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels) Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus

Saturday Sept 17th

~Midnight -1am One prim Starburst (intermediate) Calla Cela
10am – 11am Tips to be a great jewelry maker – Lesson and Demo Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -1pm One prim Starburst (intermediate) Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3pm-4pm Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten

Sunday Sept 18th

~Midnight -12:30am Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels) Calla Cela
~10 AM – 11 AM Choosing the right colour/texture – Lesson and Demo Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -12:30pm Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels)Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3 pm -4 pm Sculpties and Prim Sculpt Gem Necklace Sian Birke

Monday Sept 19th

~Noon -1pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings   (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~6pm -7pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings   (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela
~Midnight -1am Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings   (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela

Tuesday Sept 20th

~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners – Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus

Wednesday Sept 21st

~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners – Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus

Thursday Sept 22nd

~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners – Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3 pm -4 pm Sculpties and Prim Sculpt Gem Necklace Sian Birke

Friday Sept 23rd

~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring — Prim torture for Beginners – Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus

Saturday Sept 24th

~Midnight -1:30am Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced) – Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~ 10 AM – 11 AM Prims, Sculpties or Meshes. What is the future of SL accessories and jewelry? – Lesson (Compatible Mesh-Viewer is Required) Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -1:30pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced) – Calla Cela

Jewelry Fair 2011 opens to the public today, September 16th, and is open through September 25th, 2011. If you want more information you can go to the website at http://jewelryfair2011.wordpress.com.

I’ll see you there!

A Study of Skins

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Sep 132011

Probably one of my least favorite things to do is shop for new skins. For one thing, they are expensive, and the other, it’s hard! There is so much to consider when looking for a skin and what looks cute on the box doesn’t always look the same way on me because it’s fresh from Photoshop and probably has different lighting and shape that I do. So before buying a new skin I have a little formula that I use.

First, I define the purpose. Is this for a special outfit or occasion? Is this for print modeling or for runway? or is this for machinima? Is this for everyday wear? Each has its own requirements. If it’s a special outfit, I may be looking for certain features in the makeup or color. For print modeling I would want exquisite detail in the shading with a soft light rather than hard. For runway I would want excellent shading and shadowing in addition to strong makeup options and for machinima modeling, there is a certain quality in a skin that either rezzes or it doesn’t, and the hue has to be completely neutral. For me it’s usually just an over everyday look that want to change because I so rarely model anymore, so what I want is something that looks real enough to be likeable, soft enough to make me feel young again but with loads of makeup so I don’t have to keep putting those tattoo layers on all the time. Then I’ll go collect demo’s from everyone and take pictures. They all have to be in the same skin tone, the same lighting, no prims attached and with a plain background. That way when I do compare, it’s a fair judgement.

The example I have here is from my own inventory. Sometimes that’s the best place to go shopping since I often end up with a lot of unopened inventory at the end of the day, week or even a year.

These photos were all taken using the same pose, camera angle and everything so I can actually see the difference between them. Here’s the list of skins shown above, and a poll widget so you get to vote on which skin you would like to see me in:

1 – Styles by Kira “Willow”
2 – .ploom. “Maia”
3 – [LAQ] “Trisha”
4 – {essence} “Alessa”

Jewelry Fair 2011 Preview: Iron Tiger Jewelry

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Sep 122011

This beautiful high-quality Sylvan’s Amethyst set by Iron Tiger Jewelry is one of many items that will be available only at Jewelry Fair 2011. Iron Tiger features “Exuberant jewelry from the exquisite to the whimsical,” from gemstones to solid gold, and all at affordable prices!

The Jewelry Fair 2011 event will feature some of the best jewelry designers along with some new ones this year, with original, one of a kind items that you will only find at this event. You will be sure to discover some new favorites among them somewhere on the four themed sims. Jewelry Fair 2011 opens to the public September 16th, 2011 and runs through September 25th, 2011. More updates coming soon! Meanwhile, you can get more information on the Jewelry Fair 2011 blog at http://jewelryfair2011.wordpress.com/.

Model: Jujudoll Dancer

Style Card
Skin: “Maia” by .ploom
Hair: “Sweet Sixteen” by Vanity Hair
Pendant: “Sylvan’s Amethyst” by Iron Tiger
Earrings: “Sylvan’s Amethyst” by Iron Tiger

Juju’s Boho: Where Wearable Art Meets Runway Grunge

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Sep 112011

Boho is a style that loosely combines clothing styles based on Bohemian Gypsy with a hippie influence. It may have begun officially as we take a look back to the styles of the late 1960′s only now it’s done with designer clothing and is a staple in many design houses around the world. Boho officially became a type of couture when designers needed to put a name to it in order to sell their creative ideas to the public more easily. I can understand that. How else would you Google a style and know where to shop for components, right?

Now we can find Boho on the runway in Haute Couture, formal wear and, of course, casual styles. Boho is a combination of what we find in a store and what we do to it to make it our own. This week, I created my own Boho style by combing Paris Metro fashion with jewelry by Mandala. This was one shopping spree that I truly enjoyed!

Tank Top/Pants/Skirt and Belt by Paris Metro “Sant Tropez Tenue”

Necklace by Mandala “Kagetora”

Earrings by Mandala “Monica”

Left Bracelets by Armidi “Summer Stacked Bangles” (modified)

Right Bracelets by Earthtones “Polished Goldust”

Hair by Lollipop Z “Julia”

Eyes by Digital Eyes “Classic – Teal”

Eyelashes by Miamai “N10″

Skin by .ploom. “Maya”

Nails by Mandala “Nail Pallette 1″

Model: Jujudoll Dancer
Photography: Jujudoll Dancer

Jewelry Fair 2011 Preview: +:+WTG+:+

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Sep 062011

+:+WTG+:+ Jewelry presents the Fragrance jeweled necklace and matching earrings set. This is a stunning high quality, very versatile jewel set with a color change script that allows for five different jewels to help style your favorite outfit of the day or night. Please keep in mind this is only a preview of what you can find at Jewelry Fair 2011.

Model: Jujudoll Dancer

Style Card
Skin: “Trisha” by LAQ
Hair: “Claude” by Tukinowaguma
Dress: “Red Feathers” by Vita’s Boudoir
Earrings: “Perfume” by +:+WTG+:+

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