~The Randomania Collection~
Original Release Date: July 22, 2007
Ok, wow, where to start. This is actually the second release of July, 59 boxes in total just put in Osato late last night. I have been unofficially referring to this as 'The Potluck Collection', 'The Randomania Collection' and 'That scary huge folder of stuff getting out of control in my inventory!!!'.
Truth is, in the end I never gave it an official name, and this is because this realease really does go all over the place.
It starts out with a trio of outfits I've dubbed the 'Vines outfits' that sort of fall more in sync with the 'Twisted Vines Collection' released earlier this month.
The collection then goes on to include a set of silks and a pair of shoes from the silver 'Sweethearts Collection' released months ago. These are not new, not by any means. They were just sort of forgotten about during the original release and have been on my to-do list ever since.
There are lace dresses in ten different colors, all very kindly marked at a mere $75 L a piece. These were actually part of a project I also started a long time ago and sort of forgot about. Hey, dont look at me, I get busy...and well, easily distracted.
Now we're getting into my fave part of the realease; cross and heart-birthstone jewellery.
Ok, wow, where to start. This is actually the second release of July, 59 boxes in total just put in Osato late last night. I have been unofficially referring to this as 'The Potluck Collection', 'The Randomania Collection' and 'That scary huge folder of stuff getting out of control in my inventory!!!'. Truth is, in the end I never gave it an official name, and this is because this realease really does go all over the place.
It starts out with a trio of outfits I've dubbed the 'Vines outfits' that sort of fall more in sync with the 'Twisted Vines Collection' released earlier this month.
The collection then goes on to include a set of silks and a pair of shoes from the silver 'Sweethearts Collection' released months ago. These are not new, not by any means. They were just sort of forgotten about during the original release and have been on my to-do list ever since. 
There are lace dresses in ten different colors, all very kindly marked at a mere $75 L a piece. These were actually part of a project I also started a long time ago and sort of forgot about. Hey, dont look at me, I get busy...and well, easily distracted.
Now we're getting into my fave part of the realease; cross and heart-birthstone jewellery. There are five unique pieces in the heart set; choker, armband, bracelet, ring and earrings; done in both gold and silver. Each piece is scripted to show all 12 traditional birthstones by voice command. Each piece is sold individually, and in fullsets at a discounted price.
I LOVE this stuff, its gorgeous, plus it takes me back a bit to my roots- remember, I began this little adventure making birthstone jewellery.
However, love it or not, I am NOT a scripter. In fact, I'm all but script illiterate. This stuff was hellish to create. Part of the difficulty was due to my lack of experience, but it really didn't help that I started (and at one point almost considered myself finished) with a less then great script. It was confused. It was confusing. It spewed all the info into chat. And worse then all else, anyone could change it, owner or not. 
The cross set is also made up of five unique pieces; armband, chain, choker, ring and earrings. Each piece also comes in gold and silver, as well as being scripted (properly now thank you very much) to change through each of the 12 traditional birthstones. 
Unlike the hearts stuff though, there is a male version of the rings, bracelets and chains, and there is also a non scripted version of this same jewellery done in an extremely nice 'bejewelled' texture.
Last, but not least, are two outfits simply titled 'cross outfits' which I dearly love. 
So that's the rundown. Sorry if this blog entry seems at all rushed, but um, well, it is. Places to go, people to see, prims to beat into submission, that kinda thing.
I LOVE this stuff, its gorgeous, plus it takes me back a bit to my roots- remember, I began this little adventure making birthstone jewellery.
However, love it or not, I am NOT a scripter. In fact, I'm all but script illiterate. This stuff was hellish to create. Part of the difficulty was due to my lack of experience, but it really didn't help that I started (and at one point almost considered myself finished) with a less then great script. It was confused. It was confusing. It spewed all the info into chat. And worse then all else, anyone could change it, owner or not. Last night I actually finished the jewellery up in it's entirety, boxed it, and put it in my main store. Unable to sleep last night due to a broken fire alarm going off in my apartment building, I kept thinking about that damn script. First thing this morning, I got my hands on a superior set of scripts, completely redid each and every piece of jewellery, reboxed and resubmitted all of it to the store. Phew!!
The cross set is also made up of five unique pieces; armband, chain, choker, ring and earrings. Each piece also comes in gold and silver, as well as being scripted (properly now thank you very much) to change through each of the 12 traditional birthstones. Unlike the hearts stuff though, there is a male version of the rings, bracelets and chains, and there is also a non scripted version of this same jewellery done in an extremely nice 'bejewelled' texture.Last, but not least, are two outfits simply titled 'cross outfits' which I dearly love. 
So that's the rundown. Sorry if this blog entry seems at all rushed, but um, well, it is. Places to go, people to see, prims to beat into submission, that kinda thing. More Press
A few more public mentions to add to my portfolio today; nothing huge, but a couple nice little name drops that gave me a grin.
The first I nearly didn't add to the blog simply because, well, I nearly missed it. But after careful deliberation, I decided that, well gee, I just like seeing my name in print so why miss an oppertunity to pass it on? hehe
Originally posted: http://slsightseer.blogspot.com/
The second is rather sweet actually; just a few mentions on Snapzilla posted (unsolicited) by a friend. http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/Default.aspx?source=pic&sort=Pictures.PictureID+desc&Name=Shava+Suntzu
And the third and final for today is a small triumph that only I (and my partner who's had to watch me climb walls in anticipation of the day it would FINALLY happen) can really truly appreciate. My first (yes, only first of many if I have my greedy little way) mention in Linden Lifestyles.
Originally posted: http://lindenlifestyles.com/?p=651
All in all, not a bad week for ~Aries Celestial Designs~.
The first I nearly didn't add to the blog simply because, well, I nearly missed it. But after careful deliberation, I decided that, well gee, I just like seeing my name in print so why miss an oppertunity to pass it on? hehe
Originally posted: http://slsightseer.blogspot.com/The second is rather sweet actually; just a few mentions on Snapzilla posted (unsolicited) by a friend. http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/Default.aspx?source=pic&sort=Pictures.PictureID+desc&Name=Shava+Suntzu
And the third and final for today is a small triumph that only I (and my partner who's had to watch me climb walls in anticipation of the day it would FINALLY happen) can really truly appreciate. My first (yes, only first of many if I have my greedy little way) mention in Linden Lifestyles.
Originally posted: http://lindenlifestyles.com/?p=651All in all, not a bad week for ~Aries Celestial Designs~.
EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!!!
A friend IM'd me about this, this morning, knowing what a glutton I am about finding mention of my store in the Sl press. All I can say in response is WOOT! Hehe, thanks Willow! Style Disorder rocks!
orginally posted: http://www.styledisorder.com/blog/
orginally posted: http://www.styledisorder.com/blog/~Aries Celestial Designs~ Store group - special offer
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~The Twisted Vines Collection~
Original Release Date: July 9, 2007
Fast on the heels of my last release; Shapes by~Aries Celestial Designs~ comes this small (for me), yet beautiful collection of shoes and jewellery.
This marks the first release ever for me without traditional metal materials. No golds, no silvers, just three pretty versions of white, black and green with a nice mild shine. It is a lovely, organic collection including rings, bracelets, amrbands, necklaces, earrings and shoes.
Fast on the heels of my last release; Shapes by~Aries Celestial Designs~ comes this small (for me), yet beautiful collection of shoes and jewellery.
This marks the first release ever for me without traditional metal materials. No golds, no silvers, just three pretty versions of white, black and green with a nice mild shine. It is a lovely, organic collection including rings, bracelets, amrbands, necklaces, earrings and shoes. This is also a momentous occasion for the fact that it is one project that didn't manage to get completely out of my control. Chalk that up to a busy Rl right now, hehe, but don't get too used to it.
In fact, I had originally intended on including silks, as well as outfits along with this collection, and am still holding that thought at the front of my mind even as I type this. There is a large possibility that I will attack that very thing the moment I've finished washing my hands of this part of the process, but I suppose we'll all have to wait and see. 
My personal fave in this set though is the shoes. It is no secret that I mostly dislike shoes in Sl greatly. This comes from the fact that feet are ugly enough in Rl, but our av's really manage to make feet look hidious, and the shoes usually draw attention to that nightmare. When I make shoes, I am not making footwear; I am making jewellery for the feet designed mostly to cover up to myself how very ugly our feet really are. That may be a very odd statment, but I never once claimed to be even:P.
In fact, I had originally intended on including silks, as well as outfits along with this collection, and am still holding that thought at the front of my mind even as I type this. There is a large possibility that I will attack that very thing the moment I've finished washing my hands of this part of the process, but I suppose we'll all have to wait and see. This project began sort of by mistake/fluke back while I was still working on ~The Atlantis 1 Collection~. Some of what I create comes from my Rl tastes, some comes from careful planning and conception, but the majority really does just come into its own being. For some reason I was playing with a sphere... that turned into a flower... that eventually became this collection.
My personal fave in this set though is the shoes. It is no secret that I mostly dislike shoes in Sl greatly. This comes from the fact that feet are ugly enough in Rl, but our av's really manage to make feet look hidious, and the shoes usually draw attention to that nightmare. When I make shoes, I am not making footwear; I am making jewellery for the feet designed mostly to cover up to myself how very ugly our feet really are. That may be a very odd statment, but I never once claimed to be even:P. Hopefully y'all enjoy this stuff as much as I already am, and keep your eyes peeled just in case the collection is added to later this month.
~The Celestial Bodies Collection~
Original Release Date: June 30, 2007
(~The China Doll~Photographed with modified Kin-Tritails-[midnight] hair and Diviant Kitties; lashes-mocha skin.) 
(~The Little Goth~Photographed with ETD WLSB Collection; Simply Sassy hair in black red and !x2-aa-HFGLBB-Facehighlight_goth skin.)
(~The Celestial~Photographed with 'touch it' hair from Gurl 6, and CS Passport -Malibu/brown (Understated) skin.)
Well, the month of June was again a very busy one for me, mostly in Rl, thus allowing a lot less time for my sl adventures. However, I did make time for a very special release; Shapes by ~Aries Celestial Designs~.
This selection was something I have been wanting to branch out into for a long time now, but have previously never gotten around to. As of the original release (yesterday) there are ten shapes. Each one very carefully created so as that the proportions are actually correct, and the lines are smooth.
The first, ~The Celestial~ is actually based on my own av's dimentions. As that I am more a prim artist then anything else, the majority of what I create and sell is attachments. Many of them very delicate. This shape is perfect for wearing every item in the stores straight out of the box. Now, of course given that I am human and do possess an ego of my own, I couldnt' very well have a bunch of me clones running around out there, so while the dimentions are the same, I completely reinvented the face.
(~The Vamp~Photographed with Panache ZF-Wild child ponie hair, and *Mis* Goth makeup 2 skin from Midnight city.)
The shapes range very nicely in dimentions, from the uber petite China Doll and Anime Angel, to the bodacious Bootilicious and everything in between.
(~The Princess~ Photographed with Kin-Ayako-[black.blonde] hair and Haley 'night&day" skin from Naughty island.)
My personal faveorites would have to be The Celestial (of course), The Seductress, and surprisingly, The Anime Angel.
(~The Bootilicious~Photographed with Felicia black/natural color tips hair by panache, and modified Haley "night & day" skin from naughty island.)
Like the majority of shapes for sale around Sl, the skins and hair are not part of the packages... unlike the majority of shapes found around Sl though, I tried each shape with a slew of different hair and skin styles to be certain they would work well with the variations.
(~The Anime Angel~Photographed with modified Kin Sora hair in pink and Sharn Medium skin.)
Also, in my Osato and Drymonia locations, I started three freebie boxes (to be added to greatly later on); hair, skins and eyes collected from various locations around Sl. (note: not my designs, simply freebies available in world that I thought might be helpful to first time shape buyers.) A few of the skins and eyes I used for the pictures can actually be found in these boxes.
(~The China Doll~Photographed with modified Kin-Tritails-[midnight] hair and Diviant Kitties; lashes-mocha skin.) These shapes, and all the shapes still to come (including men's) are sold with different permissions then the majority of my work; I have made them modify, copy, no transfer as opposed to my typical modify, no copy, transfer. I did this for a few very simple reasons; firstly, I HATE things thare are no mod. 
(~The Girl Next Door~Photographed with *~*Damselfly*~ Bella Blonde Lt hair and Deviant Nations Vogue skin-cashmere (drama queen -slander) skin.)
As mentioned before, I actually won't even buy most things that are not modifiable. This holds doubly true when it comes to shape because loving a face on an av means nothing if you're stuck with boobs the size of watermelons (and that is not your (my) prefference). Secondly, copy was important to be added here so that the purchaser (is that a real word?) could maintain an original copy of the form and play with adjusting on a copy, rather then risk messing up the one and only.
(~The Malibu Barbie~Photographed with modified Faithe Midnight Panache hair in Blonde iced, and Pink Ivory skin by dragonfly designs.)
Now, my pre-occupation with Rl this past month has only really allowed time for completing this one project, which is truthfully rather small compared to my usual excessively large releases.
(~The Seductress~Photographed with Bathwater hair in black cherry by Gurl 6 and modified Haley "night&day" skin.)
But fear not... it just means the month of July will be extra full of primy goodness from ~Aries Celestial Designs~. There is a very interesting release coming for early this month, (hopefully within the next week, time willing) involving some of the most complicated prim manipulation I have done yet, as well as a little something I've had brewing for a long time coming.
(~The Little Goth~Photographed with ETD WLSB Collection; Simply Sassy hair in black red and !x2-aa-HFGLBB-Facehighlight_goth skin.)
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