Gears and Gothlings

Heya, everyone. More newness rolling out today.

To kick things off, if you've been into the new store you might have noticed the sign that says 'Dollies & Gothlings'. Making more items for these two categories is something I've always intended to do, and the new releases coming out today will hopefully be the first of many more to come.

First off is the brand-spanking new Hoodoo Voodoo backpacks.

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100% unrigged mesh corduroy backpacks with a voodoo doll pattern and a spider charm hanging from the flap. Both colors come in a 'bloody' and 'clean' (bloodless) pattern, available for L$100 each and L$300 for the Pretty Face Pack, in-world in the New releases section and on the Marketplace. 

The second 'new' item this month is another mesh recreation: the Skully Hair Bows.

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 Available in six colors, each with a hairband and bow-only option. L$50 each, or L$200 for the Pretty Face pack, in-world in the Dollies & Gothlings section and on the Marketplace.

Next up is the BHD Burlesque vs. Steampunk hunt. This 1L hunt runs from Aug. 10th to Sept 10th, with many great prizes available. The hunt object is a gear with a top hat. The prize I have for you is something for both the ladies and the gents, the Clockwork Vision Goggles.

 Much like the Gothlings, the Steam genre is one that I've always wanted to dabble in.I'm quote please with the way these turned out, and I consider it a warm-up for what's to come: I look forward to further flexing my steam-powered muscles in designing for the upcoming A Clockwork Spiral event by Gothika. These are the same wonderful freaks that bring us the wildly successful World Goth Fair. Just like always, many great merchants are lined up for the event, and I'm thrilled to be participating for the cause.

That's all for now. As always, stay tuned for further updates on new releases and upcoming events.

Stay Beautiful,
        ☥ Stacey

Surf and Sanguinary

Heya, everyone.

To kick off August, I've got some new-new-and kinda-new stuff for you.

First off is the new-new, with the August round of Flux.

I wanted to bring a little Goth back into my offering this time around, so I whipped up a little something I call Dead Tropics.

All four colors are available for L$100 each, plus a Pretty Face pack for L$300. While you're at the booth, you can also pick up a little freebie, a mesh hibiscus flower hair accessory:

There's a special scripted texture change version available in the Flux Gacha, which will only be available until the end of this month's round. Be sure to hit it up for many great prizes, the proceeds go towards the cost of the sim to keep this great event going. The swimwear will be available in the main store at the end of August. Until then, swing by the Flux Kon Tiki Trailer Park and Flamingo Lounge for these and many other awesome items by some awesome people. You can also pick up a landmark in the New Releases section of my store, to the right of the entrance.

And speaking of the store, it's a new store!

I'm still in the process of putting in the last bits and pieces, but everything is in its new home with more new stuff to come.

Which brings me to the kinda-new: next up in the "mesh revamp" project is one of my early and still favorite pieces.

Funnily enough, this is the piece that I thought would be the easiest to remake, but as Murphy would have it, proved to be the hardest. Regardless, I'm very happy with the results and I hope you are too. The updated Bloody Tears Brow Piercing is available now in the store and on the Marketplace.

That's all for now. Sta tuned for more updates coming Soon™.

Stay beautiful,
        ☥ Stacey

The Old is New Again

Heya, everyone!

A while back I said I had plans to revamp some of my older wares with newer mesh versions. I got started on that project a few days ago, and I decided to start with the one I figured would be the hardest: the Gothic Piercings set. But once I got started it went a lot smoother than expected, and I'm very pleased with the results.

And now I'm happy to announce that the new Gothic Piercing sets are ready to go, exactly one year after their original release. All the colors (amethyst, emerald, ruby and sapphire) have been meshed up and repackaged. The four separate pieces and the Pretty Face packs are available on the store floor in place of the old, and all the Marketplace listings are redone.

 

(Click an image for its Marketplace listing, then follow the Related Items links for the rest of the pieces and packs) 

As an added bonus, I've also rereleased the mania prize version (turquoise) and slipped a second board up next to the piercings (the Velvet Empress is still available in the first board, with a slightly lowered target). The board will be up for the rest of July, when I hope to have most of the rebranding done and the new store in place.

There are a few other items I plan on giving the mesh treatment, as well as other new releases on the drawing board, so stay tuned for future updates.

Stay Beautiful,
        ☥ Stacey

No Kings or Tyrants

Happy 4th, everyone!

With the coming of another American Independence Day, @->~ISD brings you a bit of good-ol' fashioned patriotism and a bit of good-ol' fashioned royalty.

The rebranding is going at a slow but steady pace. I've already started to implement some of the changes in the existing shop, so that everything will go as smooth as possible when I drop in the new store.

One of the changes coming is an in-world group. There will be a small fee to join, but in return members will enjoy a discount on most in-world purchases, exclusive Midnight Mania and Lucky Chair prizes and group gifts. The group isn't open to the public yet, but there will be an announcement when it is.

Focusing on the rebranding, I'm not participating in any July hunts, but there's still some new items and events going on, with a new gift and new dollarbies available.

First off is the return of Flux, a monthly themed bazaar featuring dozens of great merchants. I'm thrilled to be a part of it, and hope to participate in the months to come, seeing what I can come up with to fit the themes. This being July, the month's theme is Americana. While I strayed away from Goth for this one, my offering touches a bit on my punk side.

 

Two wearable demos, one for each style vest, are available at the @->~ISD Flux room for 1L. 'Wearable demo', in this case, means a 'demo' of the product that doesn't have any lettered textures or floating signs saying that it's a demo product. You get a vest that lets you preview how it fits on you before buying the event item, and you can keep wearing it. Double win!

The His and Her Faded Glory Vests are only available at the Flux Bazaar, from July 4th to the 28th. Grab a taxi from the link above, or visit the store and click the sign on the New Releases board for a landmark.

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Also new in the store this month is the first of hopefully many new mesh clothing releases: the Velvet Empress.

The outfit comes in four colors (crimson, midnight, nightshade and sable) and as pack of four, available both in-world and on the Marketplace. The skirt is rigged mesh in seven sizes, and the clothing layer corset top comes with a Lolas Tango applicator. The fifth color, Wine, is available on the brand new shiny Midnight Mania board in the store with a low target.

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More updates to come, including new and updated items and further details on the rebranding and store group. Until then, Stay Beautiful.

        ☥ Stacey

A Sign of Things to Come

  

Coming up on my store's two-year anniversary, I've decided it was time for a bit of a facelift. Along with the new branding, there will be a new store and hopefully several new items. 

I'll be phasing in the rebranding over the next few months. New and revised items will be the first to get the new brand, then the older items that don't get discontinued (and yes, you'll have a chance to grab them at a discounted price before they're gone). 

I have a few other store changes that are still in the 'firm maybe' category. I'll update as I make decisions on those.

Stay Beautiful,

     ☥ Stacey

Giving Doesn't Have to Hurt

Heya, everyone. Quick and dirty update this time around, with a couple new things in the store.

First up is the June Horror Haute event. This month's new item is a jewelry set called 'Got My Eye On You', a corset collar and pair of earrings for when you need an extra set of eyes... or three.

All three pieces are copy/mod with a petite-friendly resizer script, and like it says on the tin, 100% mesh.

The set will be on the Horror Haute guillotine from June 24th to June 30th, next to the New Releases board, for L$100.

Next up isn't a new item. It's a new thing.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, the Sophie Lancaster Foundation is a cause close to my heart. Its aim is to end prejudice and hate for alternative lifestyles and subcultures (and everything else) through education and policy change.

Even though I don't talk about it much, there is another cause which is similarly close to me. Free2Luv is a nonprofit LGBT artists' community, aiming to "stand up to bullying and support equal rights." The organizers have discovered Second Life and are eager to utilize its potential to the fullest. To that end, they've set up a donation kiosk system and an in-world group, which I was all too happy to participate in. All proceeds go directly to a Free2Luv SL account and straight to the organization with no middle man. The group joiner is there below the donation box. If you'd like to join in with a kiosk for your own store, or know someone who might, kiosk packages are available for free at USC Texture Tomb at Paradise Landing.

And that's all for now. There will be another post very soon about the upcoming Flux event and other new items in the works. Until then, stay beautiful.

     ☥Stacey

@->~ISD Got My Eye On You Collar & Earrings; @->~ISD See No Evil Dolly Eyes (prev. Horror Haute, available in-store); Skin: - Quarantine - Fragmented Love Broken Doll Skin (old ZombiePopcorn Hunt gift); Hair: +DV8+ Dreadful - Carbon Black (no longer available); Lips: Pin Me Down Lip Markings (past Horror Haute item)

Meshed Up In All the Right Ways

I gotta be perfectly honest with you guys. I'm still a little floored about the 2013 World Goth Fair. I went into it expecting about the same result as last year: a handful of sales at best. Sure, I know it's not about me, it's about the cause. I was happy that what little I did sell went almost entirely to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. The only real disappointment was that it couldn't have been more.

This year, as I mentioned before, I decided to take the plunge into mesh. And boy did it pay off. I don't have the exact numbers, but I was stunned by how much my offerings brought in for the charity. To every single one of you that stopped by my booth and made a purchase, thank you. Not only did you contribute to a charity very close to my heart, but you gave me the confidence to keep going.

Okay, okay enough with the sappy stuff. Let's get distracted by some shinies.

First and foremost...
OOPSKATE IS NIGH!
What is Oopskate, you ask? A night where orange is the color of awesome. Bronxelf hosts a rollerskating party for her cat Rupert, with those killer tunes she always spins. Not only is there a Best in Orange contest with a load of prizes from a bunch of us merchants (including a gift voucher from yours truly), there'll be charity vendors and gachas with exclusive items for sale. I'll have three items up on the wall o' goodies. First up is two pairs of vintage pumps inspire by, I kid you not, a pair of real designer pumps.

@->~ISD Stray Cat Strut Vintage Pumps - Rupert Special, Black Cat (inset)

The pumps are a mesh/sculpt mix, copy/mod with a removable ankle-lock AO and petite-friendly resize script. The 'Rupert Special' color will only be available tomorrow night during Oopskate, and the Black Cat will be available for regular sale later. 100% of the Rupert Special proceeds and 50% of the Black Cat will go to charity.

Also available is a special recolor of a recent-ish hunt gift set:

I told you not to sit on the vampire kitteh...

This 3-piece set will also only be available tomorrow night, with 100% of proceeds going to charity.










So what's new at the store, you ask? Why, a bunch of stuff! S'true! First off, we have two new releases:

 Both the collar and top hat come in three separate colors and a complete pack. There's also a fourth color only available on the prize board, and on top of that, a fifth color available for free until the end of the month in the Goth Within Hunt.

But wait, there's more!

Two other hunts are on at the store for June, FantasmaGora Fantasy Meets Fetish Hunt (1L) and Vampire's Masquerade Hunt (0L).

And if that wasn't enough, well, you'll have to wait a few more weeks. On top of making new goodies and recreating some older pieces in mesh, I'll have another item debuting for June's Horror Haute at the end of the month. I'll also be participating in the returning Flux event, a monthly themed event with some great merchants, that I'm humbled to be alongside. July's theme is Americana, and while what I have in store isn't Goth, it does have a touch of punk, which is another love of mine and one I'd love to explore more in the future. For some sneak peeks at what I'll have, head on over to my Flickr page.

I've got a lot more stuff still on the drawing board, and I hope to start getting them out on a more regular basis. Now that I'm almost through the growing pains of mesh texturing, I'm eager to see what new goodies I can bring to Second Life. Until then, stay Goth, stay beautiful.

              ☥ Stacey

@->~ISD Bound in Beauty Collar ~ Crimson, @->~ISD Gothic Piercings ~ Ruby, @->~ISD Lilith Diadem ~ Ruby, @->~ISD Blood Rose Skirt; corset by ~Black Arts~, skin by .la petite morte., tattoos by [White~Widow] and Oddity, hair by Calla.