Moonglow

I really enjoy looking at vintage jewelry.  I have to say that it's just...better.  The designs always look as though they've taken much time and thought, and yet they are simply elegant.  But, sometimes, it's the simplest designs and materials that catch your eye.  For example, have you ever noticed any of the plastic "moonglow" jewelry?  It's pretty much just simple beads, bangles, and such, and yet the gleaming colors make the jewelry special. 

I've spent a good bit of time recently toying with textures trying to duplicate that "glow" effect.  I've made simple retro beads, classic button earrings and drop earrings in one set, and a single "cuff" bracelet plus a stack of bangles in another set.  Each set is texture changing, with 3 lovely shades in each.  You can mix and match the stack of bangle bracelets--all the same color, or all mixed up.  There is a very glowy set in primary colors--blue, red, and green (above), and a set with summer shades (below).  I like them all, but my favorite is the blue in the photo above.  Pop over to ELEMENTAL and have a closer look, and don't forget to pick up the current group gift and hunt gift for a matching set of jewelry!

I'm Wearing:
Jewelry:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY--Moonglow beads.  Earring set includes retro Button earrings plus classic Drop earrings.  Bracelet set includes a wide Cuff bracelet as well as a stack of Bangles.  There are 2 texture changing color sets--Set 1 with Blue, Green, Red; Set 2 with Gold, Aqua, and Melon.
Skin:  League--Jen in pales.  Purchased full price.
Hair:  Truth--Dawson in blondes.  Purchased full price.
Eyes:  Mayfly--Liquid Light Eyes in absinthe.  Purchased full price.
Top:  Maitreya--Mignon top in cherry.  Purchased on sale.
Location:  PurpleMoon.

Maerwyn Looks At Pixel Art

Once again, I'm behind on my posts--it seems to be the current theme.  On the bright side, I've settled into the new year and am feeling creative.  There's a new shop building in the future for ELEMENTAL, and lots of new jewelry.  I'm sporting a recent release called Maerwyn.  It looks just great with my casual wear, but I can envision it in an elven or fae setting as well.

You know what they say about all work...I took some time out to tour the Paper Observatory and felt like I'd fallen through a rabbit hole--very cool.  There are some amazing artists in SL, and it's truly is a shame that these pixels will vanish at some point without a trace.  What will be put in our art museums?  Seriously.

February is Valentines Day month, and you just have to have some hearts, right?  This month's ELEMENTAL group gift is a pretty onyx filigree heart pendant--just right for your valentine, but it can certainly be worn year round.  Pop over and pick up one for yourself--it's free for group members.  Coming soon:  Three new hunts and much more!

I'm wearing:
Jewelry:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY--Maerwyn Necklace & Earrings--texture changing and available in 3 color sets--Earth Tones (black lace agate, red abalone, blue jasper, purple fluorite), Brights (peridot, pink jasper, amber, lapis), and Florals (aqua, pink, green, and blue floral beads).
Hair:  Top 2 photos--D!VA Hair--Astralia in black amber.  Purchased on sale @ Collabor88 in January.
          Bottom photo--Truth Hair--Cynthia in dark blondes.  Purchased full price.
Black shirt:  Maitreya--RB Tank in black.  Purchased on sale.
Peach shirt:  Drift--Morning Tank--texture changing.  Purchased full price.
Pink shirt:  League--Trapeze Tank in bubblegum.  Purchased on sale.
Locations:  Top--New Elemental Jewelry shop, in progress.  Middle--The Paper Observatory.

Yasmine In The City

 I stopped in at the Flawless sim to check out the new Designer Showcase lineup, and found that the sim has been redesigned.  This seems to happen often, but I'm hoping that the current design will last a while because I really like it.  It looks like a very elegant city shopping district.  I took the opportunity to take some photos of my new jewelry--the Yasmine pendant and earrings from ELEMENTAL. 

 There are two sets--one with decorative beads and one with solid beads.  Each set includes 4 gemstones and 4 matching beads, plus 4 metal shades--dark and light silver or gold.  The textures change with an easy to use menu.  In the top two photos, I'm wearing the "Classics" set, which includes red jasper, a really nice purple agate, spiderweb obsidian, and turquoise.  Below is the "Bolds" set, which includes pink jasper, a deep blue jasper, green maw sit sit, and purple sugalite.  My personal favorite is the "Classics" set because I really like the geometrically patterned beads.

I'm wearing:
Jewelry:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY--Yasmine Pendant & Earrings--"Classics" and "Bolds".  Here's a slurl to the mainshop:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY mainshop
Hair:  Truth Hair--Soleil in browns.  Purchased full price.
Skin:  League skins--Jen in pales.  Purchased full price.
Eyes:  Mayfly--Liquid Light Mesh Eyes in forest green.  Purchased on sale.
Red top:  Maitreya--Mignon top in cherry.  Purchased on sale.
Black top (middle)--ColdLogic--Breeze in coal.  Purchased on sale.
Black dress:  PurpleMoon--Audrey Tube Dress in black satin.  Purchased full price.
Location:  Flawless sim.

Rodvik & I Tour SL Castles

 I really enjoy reading Strawberry Singh's blog, and her photographs inspire me to improve my photography skills.  Lately, Berry has been doing "memes" and challenging her readers to repeat them in their blogs.  Well, I have been sorely tempted, but I have resisted because my blog is mainly for business.  However, it's ok to actually enjoy your work, right?  And ELEMENTAL is something I do for pleasure, not profit.  So, wouldn't it be ok for me to do a meme?  (That's your cue.  This is where you say:  "Certainly, Tessa!  You can take some fun photos and still include some new jewelry!")  Well, this week Berry's meme is called "Flat Rodvik" and it is just too hysterical to pass up.  Berry has taken a picture of Rodvik Linden (CEO of Second Life) and made a full size "Flat Rodvik" for us to escort around the SL grid.  (Here's a link to her post:  http://strawberrysingh.com/2013/07/29/flat-rodvik-linden-meme/)

I met Flat Rodvik yesterday, and I took him on a whirlwind SL castle tour.  Above, we are posing on the veranda of a lovely castle at Wizardhat Studios on the Rati dAlliez sim, overlooking an ocean view.

 In the middle photo, Rodvik and I are in the throne room of a castle at the Kingdom of Orlais on the Airys Beach sim, a role play area with a medieval/fantasy theme and lots of nooks and crannies to explore.  I tried to get Rodvik to participate in the role play, but he just stood there.  I guess he's just not into it.

For our final stop, Rodvik and I went to Sourthern Heart on the Momenti Rubati sim.  Rodvik and I had such a great day!  I know Rodvik didn't really want to look at old castles.  He was just doing it to make me happy.  Rodvik is such a "stand up" kind of guy!  LOL.

I'm wearing:
Jewelry:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY--Leah Necklace, Earrings, Bracelet, Ring in Blues (top), texture changing with 4 metals and 4 stone choices in each color set.  Also in Greens, Reds, & Neutrals.  Aurelia Necklace & Earrings (middle and bottom), texture changing in Greens & Blues with 4 metals and 3 stone choices in each color set.  Also in Reds & Neutrals.  Here's a slurl to the ELEMENTAL mainshop:
ELEMENTAL JEWELRY
Skin: League Skins--Jen in pales.  Purchased full price.
Hair:  Amacci Hair--Linda in dark browns.  Purchased full price.
Eyes:  Mayfly Eyes--Liquid Light Mesh Eyes in forest green.  Purchased on sale.
Black Dress:  Maitreya--Nolita Dress.  Purchased on sale.
Green Dress:  Kouse's Sanctum--Kiwi dress in green.  Purchased on sale.
Blue Dress: PurpleMoon--Designer's Choice #251 in blue.  Purchased on sale.

It's Roxanne--Not The One In The Song

 Actually, I went to high school with a girl named Roxanne, and I always thought it was a great name.  I feel really pretty today.  I have some great new D!VA hair, and a beautiful mesh top from Maitreya, plus some fabulous new jewelry from ELEMENTAL.  I really like this set--and it's called Roxanne.  The jewelry features a faceted teardrop gem with filigree and texture changing semi-precious stones to coordinate or contrast with the main stone.  In each set, there are 4 stone textures from which to choose, which gives lots of wardrobe variety.  You can also make it shiny silver or gold, whichever suits your fancy, or even a darker silver if your mood is dark.  In the top photo, I'm wearing the emerald set and below it's the ruby.
 

 Oh, and those aren't backdrops you see in the photos.  It's art!  I popped into the Surreal Effects Art Gallery to check out the exhibit and thought it would be a great background for my photos.  The art is done with animated light effects and is quite beautiful to wander through. 

 If you'd like to see the other stone choices in the Roxanne collection, pop over to ELEMENTAL JEWELRY and have a look in the "New" section up front.  Here's a slurl:
ELEMENTAL JEWELRY

The Roxanne jewelry is also available for petite mesh avatars, next door at PETITE ELEMENTAL JEWELRY!

I'm wearing:
Jewelry:  ELEMENTAL JEWELRY--Roxanne necklaces & earrings, texture changing.
Hair:  D!VA Hair--Mayumi3 in Citrine.  Purchased on sale at Collabor88.
Skin:  League--Jen skin in pales.  Purchased full price.
Eyes:  Mayfly--Liquid Light mesh Eyes in forest green.  Purchased either full price or on sale, not sure.
Top:  Maitreya--Mignon top in vanilla.  Purchased on sale.
Location:  Surreal Effects--Art Gallery.