Showing posts with label Tannenbaum Holiday Market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tannenbaum Holiday Market. Show all posts

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Lost in memories of Christmas

Do you remember when Christmas was filled with toys that sometimes required batteries, the bigger the stuffed animal the better, parents stayed up hours to put together bicycles, and hours spent sitting around the tree with the family No one thinking of working on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day and the biggest stressor was often the drunk Aunt passed out on the sofa after sneaking a bit too much Rum in her Eggnog.  Now, everyone under 25 is glued to a phone/laptop/tablet and the gifts always have something to do with video games or computers which makes them small, and the invention of gift cards, though convenient they taken much of the fun out of opening gifts, in my opinion.  As we continue to grow more and more attached to our technological devices the more distant we grow from each other, it seems.  When our family gets together there is a basket for all the devices to be tossed in during "family" events, like dinner, movies or like later this week, Christmas.  Everything has become automatic, convenient, and easy yet the times before that seem easier and I truly long for them.  Even my family, who cherishes our time together has gone to checks the month before so we can buy what we want and part of me really hates that system.  I long to be surprised on Christmas morning again with a gift I never would have thought to buy for myself and I wish for a time when tons of presents are stacked under the tree, or at least a couple special ones.  In the end, I guess I wish for a simpler time when everything wasn't automatic.


The Fashion Details
Body - Maitreya
Skin - DeeTaleZ - Marlow
Hair - Phoenix - London @ Tres Chic
Eyes - IKON - Triumph - Oxidation
Shadow - Alaskametro - Zara @ Anybody
Lips - Alaskametro - Sheer Gloss - @ Anybody
Jacket - NoName - Freya
Pants - LAVIAN - AW1516 - Essentials - It's Raining Again (part of a whole outfit) Jeans
Boots - Ben's Boutique - Dream Booties
Pose - Zipi Poses - On My Own

The Decor Details
Tree - [CIRCA] - Snow Lake - Christmas Tree
Presents - [CIRCA] - Snow Lake Gift Display
Train - hive - Noel Tin Train @ Tannenbaum til the 25th
Zebra - Kaerri - Zelda the Zebra
Poinsettias - Kaerri - Urn of Poisettias
Star - Kaerri - Star Light
Teddies - Kaerri - Xmas 2015 Bear Family
Giraffe - Kaerri - Gary the Xmas Giraffe
Flowers - Kaerri - Xmas 2015 Flower Pitcher
Rug - Kaerri - Xmas 2015 Rug Red


Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your evening and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's trends in fashion and decor work for you!
~Jade~ 

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Lots of Shiny Baubles!

Ever since I was a little girl a Christmas Tree had to have a ton of lights and sparkles on it or I wasn't happy.  I will confess that on a six foot tree, two thousand lights isn't enough and my electricity bill during the Holidays, when Jesse and I are home, will attest to that fact.  I mean everyone puts lights on their homes, and around their yards and inside their houses with all kinds of pretty sparkling baubles, so why not make sure the tree is the brightest and most impressive of the displays?  Since we won't be putting a tree up at home this year I decided to put a very bright and glittery tree up to satisfy my need.


If you are lacking decorations for the Holidays then this is the perfect time to head out shopping on the grid as there are several themed events happening at the moment, and as you can tell I hit them all up pretty hard!  The Tannenbaum Holiday Market has been open for a bit and is worth the visit just to wander around, as the venue is well decorated with lots of little attractions, and of course a gacha area as well.  And if you have been looking for a way to give a little back this season then head on over to the SL 2015 Christmas Expo, a Relay for Life production where some or all of the proceeds from certain vendors will go to benefit the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life.  The event covers 4 sims with several stages featuring performing artists so make sure to check out the website listed below for all the details and event schedule.  One of the things I am glad to see this year is the numerous creators with ornament gachas at the events!  I like to decorate my own tree since it's about as crazy as the rest of my decorating, so I loved being able to combine styles and to show off all the little goodies.  I hope I inspired you to have a little more Holiday spirit and that you are planning on doing some shopping in the next few days at Tannenbaum and the SL 2015 Christmas Expo!


The Details
Build - Trompe Loeil - Tulia Greenhouse
Tree - Botanical - White Fir Christmas Tree @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market
Tree Rug - Botanical - Red Burlap Spiderweb Tree Skirt (gacha) @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Ornaments
Birdhouses - unKindness - Birdhouses Gacha @   Tannenbaum Holiday Market
Stars - Spyralle - Star 6 and 8 - Christmas Lanterns A and B - Hunt for the Bells Prize @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Vintage Round and Bell - [NO CONCEPT] - Christmas Tree Bell, Ornament - Green, Ornament - Red @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market
Clear Glass - {anc} - Glass Ornament - Rain - RARE @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market
Train - hive - Noel Tin Train @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market
Table with Cookies - Outside the Box - Green Table with Cookies for Santa @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Xmas - Purple Moon - Xmas Lettering with Bear Deco - Uncommon @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Give - Purple Moon - Give Lettering with Gifts - Rare @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Carousel - Outside the Box - Christmas Carousel @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Table, Painting, Toy Soldier and Candles - Wood Works - Craftsman Christmas Set @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Lighting - unKindness - StiKs Lights - Woodland Set - Birch
Plant - YS&YS - Riciclo Set - Hanging Plant (last round of Gacha Garden - I have extras so contact me on facebook, Just a Spoonful of Psycho or inworld, JadedPanther Resident)
Elf outside the window - Wood Works - Christmas Delivery - EXCLUSIVE @ SL 2015 Christmas Expo
Have a wonderfully wicked rest of your day and remember to always stay true to your style and make today's fashion and home decor trends work for you!
~Jade~ 
 
   

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The holidays have arrived at Chez Samsara

I can't believe we only have 23 days left until Christmas, and for those who celebrate Hanukkah the Menorahs are already unpacked and everyone is all excited for the start of the Holiday on the 6th.  This past year has flown by filled with surprises, joy, pain, heartbreak and above all else, learning.  With the adjustments I have had to make with my back and neck finally deciding they were done trying to combat the damage caused all those years ago, I have learned I am capable of much more than I ever dreamed.  I am a very introverted extrovert, which means I know a lot of people, and chat here and there, but for the most part who I am, and what I am about usually stays well hidden, except to a very exclusive group of people.  Revealing my pains and sorrow, happiness and accomplishments to the world at large was something that terrified me when I began blogging and I stuck just to the fashion; at least for a little while.  Over the months I found my voice, a place to share my thoughts, stories and musings, as I like to call them, and for the first time in a long time my confidence level began to rise and I learned I was something more than I thought, more than I believed.  When push comes to shove and you have no choice but to change, to adapt, you learn a lot about yourself and find you are as strong as the people around you have been saying for years now, trust me I did and I was pleasantly surprised to find out everyone else was right!  I am a fighter, a survivor and out of adversity comes a more confidant woman as I head into the holidays this year with my family.  If you have been struggling to find a purpose or meaning, try putting pen to paper, or keyboard to screen, and see what you can discover about yourself, after all it is the best way to commune with your soul, and there is no better time of year to open a new door to your future than NOW!


Just like all the retail stores in our real lives are getting ready for the holidays with tons of sales and giveaways and teasers to bring you in, the creators on Second Life have done the same thing with the plethora of events currently running on the grid.  The Arcade and FaMESHed opened yesterday; Tannenbaum Holiday Market opened the 25th and runs through the 25th; SaNaRae also opened the 25th and ends on the 18th; tomorrow the 2015 Holiday Expo - Frozen Christmas, Relay for Life event opens to the public with all kinds of amazing goodies for a wonderful cause.  Make sure to check the website below for all the current information on the event and take some time to give a little back this year!

unKindness's Winter Picket Fence collection is a set of picket fences, single posts and a gate that opens and closes, with whimsical lights with an ON/OFF function upon touch.  The full 7 piece set is ONLY 250L so make sure to head by FaMESHed and pick yours up today to add that perfect last touch to your Winter decor!  The Northern Star Bench and Garland from unKindness at SaNaRae comes in two versions of the archway, one with lights and one without, and a worn wooden bench with single and couples poses so you can cuddle up under a blanket and enjoy the crisp Winter evenings, and for the perfect lighting to add some Seasonal cheer around your home then make sure to check out the Tannenbaum Holiday Market for these gorgeous new Gas Lamps also from unKindness.  They can be used with or without the bow and also can be turned off and on upon touch; at only 2LI they can be added to any parcel that special little touch!  It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Chez Samsara, hopefully after this post your home will soon be touched by the Holidays!

The Details
unKindness - Winter Picket Fence Set @ FaMESHed
unKindness - Northern Star Bench and Garland @ SaNaRae
Love Everlasting PlantPets - Talking Christmas Tree - Deco only version (40 LI) @ Frozen Christmas - 2015 Holiday Expo - Relay for Life Event (Christmas Tree Lot)
Love Everlasting PlantPets - World Peace Tree 2015 - Hunt for the Bells @ Frozen Christmas - 2015 Holiday Expo - Relay for Life Event
unKindness - Gas Lamp @ Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Click >HERE< for all the Relay for Life Info!