Holiday Limited Editions

The following styles are available in five limited edition Holiday colors. There are only 50 of each color available. They are also discounted by 100L$ each. Get them while you can, they are going fast! They are only available at the main location. You can pick them up at Calla!

Introducing the Shopper Rewards Program!

Look for these signs around the store:



Earn L$ back with every purchase!

Simply wear the Calla Store Card you'll receive in the folder (after you touch a sign in the store), or any other Calla Store Card you may already have.

Purchase items as normal, and your card will be refunded 10% of your purchase.

Let your L$ accumulate on your card, then use your store card for a future purchase or give it as a gift! You can also add more L$ to it at the Top-Up station located near the front door to use your 10% savings immediately on your next purchase.

Important:

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO WEAR YOUR CARD PRIOR TO PURCHASING AN ITEM IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE 10% REWARD! Due to the overwhelming popularity of this program, I will not be able to keep track and manually add your reward to your store card. Please, please don't forget to wear it before hand!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact me or one of the Calla Store Staff.

Thank you so much for shopping with me! Your patronage is appreciated, and hopefully this shows you how much!

Two for the Men

Here are two new for the men that went out on Friday. One is the much-requested mullet!





You can pick them up at Calla!

Two New from Friday

I keep forgetting to blog these! They actually went out on Friday and I'm a little late on the blog part. It's been a crazy weekend, and with Thanksgiving here on Thursday, I feel like I'm running in a million different directions at once. Anyway, here are the pics. One of them is a Sultry Collection style, too! I hope you enjoy them! (You can click on the Crown-imperial ad for a full size version.)





You can pick them up at Calla!

They won't be hitting XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez until sometime next week.

Bat those eyes!

Yep, lashes! I've been playing with these for a while, and after a lot of compliments I have decided to put them out. Here they are!













They come in singles, or in a fat pack for you lash addicts. (You know who you are!) You can pick them up at Calla!

Look for them on XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez!

The Sultry Collection Part VI

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You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez!

The Sultry Collection Part V

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You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez in the next few days! OnRez is going considerably faster than XstreetSL, so check there first!

The Sultry Collection Part IV

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You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez in the next few days! OnRez is going considerably faster than XstreetSL, so check there first!

The Sultry Collection Part III

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You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on XstreetSL (previously SLX) and OnRez in the next few days!

OnRez is going considerably faster than XstreetSL, so check out OnRez first!

The Sultry Collection Part II

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And that's Part Two of the Sultry Collection. Installment three will follow tomorrow!

You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on SLStreet and OnRez in the next few days!

Introducing the Sultry Collection Part I

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This has been an exciting change, as well as a challenge for me! There are 24 new styles in this brand new collection. I'll be showing a few at a time over the next several days. So stay tuned for more!

If you want to get all 24 demos to try on at home, lag free, just teleport in and touch the Subscribe-O-Matic sign right inside the store. They're in the notices history for this week. It's a nifty HUD that has all the style ads, touch the HUD and you'll get a folder with all the demos. Easy peasy!

You can purchase them at Calla! Look for them on SLStreet and OnRez in the next few days!

Memory Lane Flickr Contest Winners!

What beautiful pictures from all of you! It was so cool to read the reasons that these styles are special to you in some way.

Here are the winners:

First place goes to Holly Beaumont for her picture of Primrose:



Second place goes to Aabbi Rhode for Wild Hyacinth:


And third place is going to Jordan Whitt for Pink Rose:


Thank you so much to all of you who submitted photos! They are each beautiful and you all did a wonderful job!

I will be dropping the prizes to the winners today.

Celebrate Calla's Second Birthday!

There will be presents, and prizes, DJ's and dancing and fun! Oh yeah, and...

an entirely new line of hair!

You do not want to miss this! The sim will open at Noon SLT, and we'll kick off the party with one of my dearest friends, Gwen Carillon spinning the tunes. There are special events planned, as well as presents galore. Then wrapping up the night with more awesome music will be another dear friend of mine, Bianca Darling.

Come celebrate Calla's birthday tomorrow, see the fabulous new hair, and grab some amazing one-of-a-kind gifts from some of the top designers on the grid.

Calla Lily - 128, 110, 35

Last Chance Sale Ends Today!

Don't forget, this is the last day you'll be able to get any of the 21 styles that are being discontinued. It's also the last day to enter the Memory Lane Flickr Contest, so get those entries in!

Pumpkins are still flying around the island, so come on over and grab those Pumpkin Packs before they're gone! Calla SLURL!

Calla WILL BE CLOSING TOMORROW and reopening on Sunday at Noon SLT.

Happy Halloween!

Love and hugs,
Lily

Trick or Treat @ Calla

Pumpkins will be popping up all over the Calla Lily sim today, starting at 3pm SLT. Some are tricks, but there are 42 with treats!

The hunt will be on until sometime early Nov 1st, at which point Calla will be closing until Nov 2nd. More coming soon about the exciting things that will be happening on Sunday!

Have fun Trick-or-treating!

How to Win 21 Hairstyles and a Store Card!

Submit your photos to the Calla Memory Lane Flickr Contest! Go here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/708499@N25/ and click the Join? link if you're not already a member of the Calla Hair Flickr group.

Wear any of the following styles:

Candytuft
Fennel
Sage
White Mulberry
Phlox
Pink Rose
Pleniflorus
Ranunculus
Sweet Violet
Pyxie
Foxglove
Lily of the Valley
Houstonia
Gooseberry
Forget-me-not
Meadowsweet
Maiden Fern
Wild Hyacinth
White Rose
Primrose
Yellow Carnation

and win an I Want Them All pack of ALL 21 styles including the Limited Edition colors!

Go here for all the specifics! The deadline is Oct 31st, so hurry! Have fun and good luck!

Memory Lane Flickr Contest

Here's the contest information as promised! Show us your favorite about-to-be discontinued style. If you have some special memory related to that style, like a first day, or a wedding day, or a photo shoot, visually represent it in your photo. This is going to take some creativity! Maybe go on location to where the event took place. Use your imagination and let the creativity fly!

Rules:

Go here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/708499@N25/ and click the Join? link if you're not already a member of the Calla Hair Flickr group.

Upload your picture to the Calla Hair group, and label it with the tag "MemoryLane"

If your picture is not labeled appropriately, it WILL NOT be judged!

* You must be wearing one of the Calla hair styles which are being discontinued. Please visit the store if you're unsure.
* You will get extra credit for wearing Eolande's Accessories with styles that have custom accessories, and bonus points for wearing Calla skins or accessories.
* Editing in Photoshop (Gimp, etc) is acceptable but not required.
* Tasteful nudity is acceptable, but please no XXX rated images!
* You may submit up to 5 photos.
* In your photo description, please include the following:
- Avatar Name
- Hair Style and Color
- What memory you're depicting with your photo
- Please also give other credits for clothes, skins, shoes, poses, etc
- Photographer's name (if not yourself)

*** All photos must be submitted by Friday, October 31 at 11:59pm SLT ***

Photos will be judged by Tigerlily Koi and the Calla Staff. Winners will be announced November 3rd.

Prizes:
* Grand prize: 1500 L$ Calla Store Card, ALL discounted styles in the I Want Them All Packs, ALL discounted styles in the Limited Edition colors
* Second place: 1000 L$ Calla Store Card
* Third place: 500 L$ Calla Store Card

Good luck, and enjoy your journey!

Calla's Last Chance Sale & Flickr Contest!

I've marked over 20 styles down to half off, and after Oct 31st they will be deleted from the store. I'll also be deleting them from my inventory, so they will be gone for good!

Quite a few of the styles are some of my favorites, but they've been around a while. Or I've made something better. Like Fennel. Poor Fennel. It is one of my absolute favorites, and I actually like it better than Lavender personally. But mean ol' Lavender came in and took over the show leaving Fennel in the dust. And now Fennel is getting the chop.

In selecting the styles that were going to be cut off, I had this trip down my virtual memory lane. I remember making each of them, and what was going on in SL at the time. I remember wearing certain ones to different events. (I wore Candytuft to the grand opening!) I remember that hot-off-the-pose-stand moment when I first put them on, and the excitement of seeing customers squeal over them for the first time. I remember all of you who came in looking for something for a first date, or your wedding day, or the SL job interview, and fell in love with one of them.

So to honor those memories for me, and for all of you (because I've heard more than a few "Not ____! I love that one!") there will be a Flickr contest starting tomorrow. I'll be posting the details and prizes then.

Until then, happy shopping! Calla's SLURL

15 hour party and treasure hunt for Master Jeweler Graduates

Laurelrose Anthony is one of my fabulous customer service reps. She is also about to graduate from one of the most difficult courses in Second Life. (I know this because I looked into it quite a while ago and was too much of a tiny prim wimp to sign up.)

Only two people have stuck it out and are graduating this weekend, which goes to show how difficult the course is and the dedication required. I am so proud of Laurel and I cannot wait to see all the fabulous things she will have on display!

Please take a few minutes to swing by and support these two upcoming designers. They have worked tirelessly to improve their skills, work on their craft, bring their creativity to life, and they are ready to share their works with the community!

There are lots of fun things planned, including a treasure hunt.

Without further adieu, here is the press release.

The Master Jeweler Certified program is graduating its latest class. Two candidates have completed the intensive training. To celebrate, they are hosting a 15 hour event on October 5, 2008 on the grounds of the school.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magique/34/216/27/

The "party" will run from 3am to 6pm SLT. The theme, "A Journey Back Through Time", will include music from the 90's to the 50's. DJs will provide the music, and later in the day, Elvis will entertain.

There will be trivia contests and a treasure hunt. Most importantly, you will be able to see AND buy some of the beautiful work by these talented ladies.

Come play, dance, shop and meet Albros and Laurel.

Lily's Leavin'

I'm taking some much needed and long overdue leave time. I've been struggling with personal health issues (4 surgical procedures in just over 2 months, and another that still needs to be scheduled) and I need to take some recovery time.

I will be back Oct 6. If you need anything in the mean time, please contact one of my customer service staff.

Store Manager - Katoria Stevenson
Customer Service Reps - Always Loveless, Laurelrose Anthony, Alyssa Gould, Sinnamon Carter, Elspeth Jewell


I will handle everything they aren't able to take care of upon my return. If you have a failed delivery, please contact Katoria Stevenson. She has the power to verify your transactions and resend items to you.

Lots of love,
Lily

Out t' sea

This mornin', I woke up t' "Mommy, Kenny spilled th' box o' cat poop." Some days be better spent in bunk. Wishin' ye could ship th' rugrats ou' t' sea. Days like today, 'tis actually encouraged!

Good thin' 'tis International Talk Like a Sea dog Tide!

Thar`s a fun wee seafarin' hearty name quiz here if ye want t' find ou' yer seafarin' hearty name. I stole 't from Black Ethel Kidd, better known as Shelly Toonie o' Moonshine.

Be havin' fun wi' 't! An' share yer seafarin' hearty names!

Here`s me buccanneer name.

My pirate name is:

Captain Bess Vane

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You tend to blend into the background occaisionally, but that's okay, because it's much easier to sneak up on people and disembowel them that way. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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What's your favorite color? And Inventory loss/issues - Customer Service related

I need your input! If you have a few minutes, please stop by and answer the very brief questionnaire. There are a total of three questions, the most important being:

What is the one single Calla color you can't live without?

I've got something I'm thinking about doing, but in order to do it I'm going to have to narrow down the color selections. So I really need your input on this!

There's also a small gift for you at the end of the survey as a thank you for stopping in long enough to give me your opinions.

Depending on how the survey continues to go (there's been some really surprising choices so far!) I'll hopefully be letting you guys in on more of the details sometime this weekend or early next week.

And aside from that, if you've sent me a note card in the past few weeks and I have not responded to you, please resend it! I've had some major inventory issues, so bad that LL had to run some "fixing scripts" on my inventory and restore me. They said "There was some corruption in it, which now has been fixed." Which I've never heard of before, but at least they've fixed it! But in the mess it looks like I've lost some things. So please just drop those to me again and I will do my best to get everything dealt with as quickly as possible.

Thanks so much guys and dolls! Have a beautiful day!

50% off sale, and Hair Fair styles out finally

Today is a very special day for me, one that marks a huge turning point in my life. To celebrate the seventh anniversary of this day, I'm having a sale!

Store Cards are on sale for 50% off TODAY ONLY until 6pm SLT! Grab them while you can.

After a week of fighting my inventory, finally all of the Hair Fair styles are now out! Here are the pics again:









I hope you have a beautifully special Sunday!

Awesome FREE Image Editor - Pixlr

My husband sent me a link this morning that was too good not to share, so he gets full credit on this one.

Pixlr

It's a free online image editor, that is by far one of the best I've ever seen. There's nothing to download, nothing to register for. You upload your image to the browser, edit it in the application (found here: Pixlr editor) and save the finished image to your hard drive.

It's got a super easy interface, and anyone familiar with PS or PSP (and probably gimp) will recognize the set up. You can cut and paste from multiple images, and can open several at a time to work with. It has filters and adjustments and all kinds of good stuff you'd never expect from a FREE online editor.

It's probably not great for making clothes and whatnot but it's definitely good for tons of other things. That said, they also take feature requests! So if you want it to do something that it doesn't, you can send them an email. The next release according to the image on their blog has a text tool! They're working on a red-eye reduction tool, and a patch tool.

The blog seems really open to communication and feedback, so I highly recommend having a gander there if it's something you'd like to learn more about.

Happy editing!

Flickr Winners!

What a difficult this choice was! After consulting with my staff, and mulling things over, we finally have a list of winners! The prizes will be headed your way today. Congratulations and a huge thank you to all of you who entered! There are some honestly amazing pictures and it was a very tough choice!

First - Phire Zuhra

Second - Casandra Serevi

Third - Bailey Longcloth


Honorables: Stephanie Alvarado

Ryker Beck

Most Gripping: Griptape Pro

L$ 10,000 in prizes! Last day to enter!

Today is the last day to enter the Calla Summer's End Flickr Contest! There's over L$ 10,000 in prizes being given away. You can pick up the details in the store or you can read about them here. Hurry and get your entries in!