ADRIA

If you are as in love with outdoor living as I am in warmer weather, you may fall in love with this sweet little gazebo. I used to have a beautiful one that weighed in at fifty-eight prims, but this new one by Atelier Visconti comes in at a slim 16 prims instead, not including the furnishings of course. I love mesh!



The gazebo is over in the Garden section of the Liaison Collaborative with some matching furnishings and accessories, but I also wanted to set out a few of my favorite things. I do like the comfy sofas and the table though. One of my favorite things about Atelier Visconti sofas is that they almost always come with a HUD to let you change up the appearance of the upholstery. Hmm? ... let's see that.



Gazebo/Dormeuse/Table: Atelier Visconti "Adria" (at the Liaison Collaborative)
Telescope: Lisp "Kepler Telescope"
Cookies: Post "Happy Valentines Day" (gift)
Teacup with Letters: Aisling "Bric-a-Brac Desk" (gacha)
Teapot: Tres Blah "Tea Time - Teapot" (gacha)
Star Lamps: Trompe L'Oeil "Star Duo Ground"
Banner: Second Spaces "Chalk Banner" (you can customize what it says!)
Twinkle Lights: floorplan "string lights"
Mobile: Vespertine "papercrane mobile"
Chimes: Zigana "chime neutral" (gacha)

Love,
Serene

ON THE SIDEBOARD

Did you have an old sideboard in your home when you were growing up? You know, the one that did double duty as a buffet when your parents had a party. The one that held the neighbor gifts and that fruitcake. So here is my sideboard with some of my holiday treats. I love pixel food!



A shop called Myrrine (new or new-to-me?) has a cute spot at the Christmas Expo, that's where I picked up the Gingerbread cookie displays and the strings of stars. One string is just wooden stars, but the others are lights that cycle through the color spectrum. I'm also loving these neutral snowflake chairs that are Art Dummy's entry in the Four Walls hunt, and all four are L$20. Can't beat that!

Snowflake: by Atelier Visconti (at Christmas Expo)
Light Marquee: Apple Fall "Sweet Dreams"
Angel Chimes: by LAQ Décor (gift available in store or on Marketplace)
Bundt Cake: Bauwerk "Ring Cake"
Cherry Yummies: Apple Fall "Cherry Voulevants" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Pudding: Apple Fall "Christmas Pudding" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Cabinet: Zigana "Apothecary Cabinet"
Gingerbread Branches: by Myrrine (at Christmas Expo)
Christmas Star Lights: by Myrrine (at Christmas Expo)
Chairs: Art Dummy! "Wintertide. (chairs)" (at the Four Walls Hunt)

Love,
Serene

THE LITTLE THINGS

The Home and Garden Expo is still out there, fundraising for Relay For Life, through this Sunday, June 2, and you know you should shake your tail feathers and get over there if you haven't been already. I think I'm going to wind up my coverage of this event a little early, if you don't mind, before Gacha madness starts tomorrow, by showing you my favorite purchase at the Expo, this lovely little gem from Zigana. Why is it my favorite thing? Why not? Thinking about my buying habits, I am attracted to quirky, eclectic, meticulously crafted, mostly useless furnishings. Some people are realists, but I am not the least interested in my home having a toilet or a kitchen sink. If I set up a bed, it is usually out of doors under my tree. I would rather have chairs, lots of chairs, and a telescope, and this abacus.

Zigana "Antique Abacus" (at the Home and Garden Expo)

Love,
Serene

FOR YOU WHO LOVE COLOR

I thought Boho Hobo's Bohemian sweater and the ethnic textiles draped over this gacha chair from Zigana were just a match made in heaven. It seems like every year, during the coldest, most miserable part of winter, I start to crave lots of color. Here it is Ladies! Glorious Color!



BoHo HoBo's hippie chic clothing is now becoming available in mesh. All proceeds from BoHo HoBo (and Meena its sister store) go to RAWA to fund orphanages, clinics, schools and income generating projects for war refugees in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Support your international Sistahs!



Sweater/Shirt: Boho Hobo "Peace on Earth Cardigan" (mesh)(hunt prize)
Pants: Maitreya "Sipper Skinny Jeans" (mesh)
Earrings: Maxi Gossamer "Baroque Teardrop" (texture change mesh)
Shoes: Chandelle "Zoey" (mesh)(L$5 Promotion)
Hair: booN "LCA518" with hairbase
Skin: Curio ":GP: Bean [Dark] Party Girl-Cured2" (yay Gala is Back!)
Eyes: Ikon "Horizon"
Lashes: Glow Studio "Innocent. eyelashes - pure"
Chair: Zigana "Lazy Sunday" Boho Chair (gacha)(includes poses)

Love,
Serene