With Every Flutter

A fun, flirty, super feminine dress today! This is two week's in the making and I'm thrilled that a) it's done, and b) that it's so cute! Seamed mid-thigh stockings are included. It makes great business wear as well!

There's a special Calla Cafe group member Exclusive edition available in the shop, and for this weekend only all colors are 50% off! The Fatpack price is 20% off the already 50% marked down price! Zomg...you don't want to miss out on that!

Click on the pics for a full sized view, and then come get 'em at Calla!

Tell It Two My Heart

As Taylor Dayne sang, "Tell me I'm the only one. Is this really love or just a game?"

It's gonna be love when you see this sexy mini dress! This flirty dress comes with matching stockings in both black & white so you can mix 'em up however you'd like. Little hearts on the thigh pull it all together. Prims are copy/mod and clothing comes on all possible layers as copy only. Click on the pics for a larger view, and then come pick them up only at Calla!

Star of Bethlehem

I present to you, Star of Bethlehem. It seemed an appropriately fitting name for this angelic style, and perfect for the holiday season. As always, a demo is available. Come on over and try one on! Click the pic for a full size view.



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New Halter Dresses

It's appropriate that I'm getting this blogged late, and I'll explain why. These actually went out on Friday. If you're not interested in the back story, scroll down for the pics.

A week ago yesterday, my Aunt passed away after a massive and unexpected stroke. She was only 63, and none of us saw this coming. Two of her four children weren't able to get there in time to say goodbye. The last week has been full of long-distance phone calls, arrangements, questions and shock. My grandmother has now lost 3 of her children and her husband.

My Aunt Gail was an amazing seamstress. She could sew anything, and did. My sister and I often got dresses passed down from my cousins that she had made. My grandmother, mother and I both sew quite well ourselves, and so sewing and related things have been a frequent topic of conversation at family gatherings.

Aunt Gail was always late to said family gatherings. By hours sometimes. It got to the point that we would tell her Thanksgiving dinner would be at 3 if we wanted to actually eat by 6. I'm not sure she ever actually figured out we did that. My grandfather used to tease her that she would be late to her own funeral. Believe it or not, she was. She passed away in Nevada, and the funeral service was held this past weekend in Virginia. She was cremated, and her ashes weren't ready in time. Typical Aunt Gail. She got the last laugh on that!

Friday morning, I sat down to get things ready here before planning to leave to travel out of state. I opened up Photoshop, and before I really knew it, I had a dress that was actually quite similar to something Aunt Gail would have made and worn. It was a little surreal. Designing clothing is what I wanted to do when I first came to Second Life four years ago. I just didn't have the talent and the knowledge at that point. I'm still learning and this is only my second dress, but I absolutely love it.

It's a very pretty, vintagesque, springy dress. It was as if she were saying, "Remember who I was, don't mourn for me, but celebrate my life."

And so appropriately late, as Aunt Gail would have it, I present the Dotted Swiss dresses. It includes 2 skirt length options, seamed stockings and comes on all clothing layers. The prims are copy/mod and the rest is copy. Click on any of the pictures for a full-sized view.

Bloomin' Lilac:


Cotton Candy:


Cloud:


Orange Sherbet:


Snowcone:


Spring Green:


Sunshine:


There is also an RFL Exclusive edition you can pick up until the RFL vendors quit working.



You can get all of them at Calla, in the new release section. Calla SLurl

Three New Styles and New Textures

I've been working on new textures the last few weeks, and here are some of the results! Click on the pictures for a full sized view.

Rosebay is sculpted, and with new textured whispy flexi for beautifully realistic movement. I'm really thrilled with how this turned out!



Sainfoin is also mostly sculpted, and a very unique look. The French braid is somewhat on an angle, giving a beautiful pull to the rest of the hair. The braid comes down and twists into a gorgeous knot that is pinned up with a color change sculpted hair clip.



And finally, more new textures! This time in the Sultry Collection. The picture does no justice to the two new textures in this style, so be sure to pick up a free demo to see them for yourself. It moves so pretty!



Come on over to Calla for these beautiful new styles!

Night at the Premier

A dress? A dress you say? Have I lost my mind? Quite possibly, yes. And if I hadn't already, making this certainly didn't help any!

Seriously, I really did make a dress. Alright, fine! I'll tell you what happened! I was abducted by aliens....

oh...not that story.

I'm working on Clover, v3. (For reference, Clover & Clover II.) It's an elegant up-do, absolutely gorgeous, to die for! The problem? The problem is to finish it, I need to make a couple textures...in all the hair colors, not just the 25 Sultry colors. So, to procrastinate appropriately, I decided to ...make a dress. I spent a full 2 days on the bodice. I should have just made the textures. Hindsight and all that, ya know. But I must say, I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I forced myself to keep it down to six colors, because y'all know me. I'd have ended up with 57 shades of this gown if I hadn't! (No, I will not count and tell you how many colors the staff shirts are in, I just know they won't fit in a single folder.)

Anyway, the dress! Click on any of the pictures for a full-size view.


















Y'all know how I like options, so here's how the dress comes:

- multiple layer options
- tea length skirt (my fave)
- gown length skirt
- street length skirt (just below the knee for those who aren't familiar with that term)
- contrasting bolero jacket
- matching print bolero jacket
- gloves
- stockings
- matching bra & panties

There's a free demo at the store, and the Mocha color will be 60L$ for the weekend ONLY! I'm not quite that insane, yet. The fatpack is 25% off and technically, if you buy that, you get a dress and a half free!

Come on over to Calla and pick up a free demo!

Ultra Sexy Hair for the Ladies & the Men!

One for the ladies, and one for the men. Okay, so they're the same. It was originally a men's style, but it looked so incredibly sexy on me that I had to do it up for the ladies, too! It's an ultra sexy, short shag type style, that's very "just drug myself out of bed and I might have been being naughty" looking. Definitely a must-have!





Teleport on over to Calla to pick them up! Free demos are available as always!

Group Gift!

I totally intended to have a release for you yesterday, and ended up spending all day outside at the park with my kiddos. It was one of those perfect Spring days and I just couldn't resist. So in lieu of a release, I've sent out a group gift! It's the Lily's Favorites pack of the latest release, Adonis.



Also, I will start setting up Employee interviews on Monday for CSR's, so if you haven't gotten your app in, please do so this weekend! Then go outside and enjoy the sunshine!

Love and hugs,
Lily

A little bit o' luck

And a lot of pretty! Some beautiful Celtic style jewelry perfect for St. Patrick's or any other day. They come in silver or gold, and are transfer for gift giving! Teleport to Calla to pick them up now!

Beautiful Sculpted Hair Lilies

Howdy! Whew, what a week. I've been feeling yucky and now one of my kiddos is sick, so I haven't gotten as much done as I'd planned this week.

However, there is newness! Because I totally slacked off on the 50L$ Silver Star specials this week, the new releases are 50% off TODAY ONLY!

Beautiful, sculpted lilies to wear in your hair, these magnificent flowers come in TWENTY color options! I went a little overboard, but they're soooo pretty, I couldn't help it. They will go with any hairstyle you own, whether from Calla or somewhere else! They are Touch-to-Fit so you can make them bigger or smaller to suit your style. Here are my favorites: (click for a larger view)





Demos are free, and they WILL go up to their regular price tomorrow! So get them today for super cheap. Even the fatpack (which is already discounted) is half off! Teleport to Calla now!

And coming next week, some new hair for the men, and some lashes for the ladies. Color change gem lashes....to die for, I promise.

Have a beautiful weekend, and don't forget that Relay for Life in SL kicks off tomorrow! You can tune into the Opening Events which are always touching and inspiring by pointing your browser to:

http://t1radio.serverroom.us:8242

That way you can listen in from anywhere! I will DEFINITELY be there again this year, and am heading up the Designers in Seclusion RFL Team for the third year. I'm super excited and honored to be a part of Relay for Life, and hope that you'll support the efforts as much as you can. Not just with your Lindens, but with your time and effort. Just showing up to events means a TON to all of the teams!

Four New Releases, Two Free!

Two new releases at Calla this weekend! The first, Keyflower, has texture change for the hair ornament. You can choose silver or gold.





And two new freebies!





Teleport to Calla to pick them up!