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Grand Reopening Treasure Hunt!!!

Ok, after a very busy month getting things up and going again, and FINALLY it seems the end is in sight. One last, very quick post here tonight...


~Aries Celestial Designs~ first ever treasure hunt!!!! I have created a special edition of both the Dragon and the Dragon Warrior Costume just for this event and split it up into thirteen irridecent dragon eggs spread throughout my land. Now, all you have to do is find them. I have tried to make this resonably simple by keeping each of the thirteen eggs within sight of one of the teleporters on my land. Happy hunting folks!

~Here We Go Again~


Well folks, it's been awhile, I know... but I am officially back from my extended haitus and I come bearing gifts.
Originally I came back thinking I was going to downgrade my buisness. This was what I had in mind when I started the rebuild... however, by the time I was a third of the way into the project, I realized I loved creating too damn much to downgrade and remain at a distance. What ended up happening was an entire rebuild of not just the store, but the entire land and the way the buisness is meant to opperate.


I lowered the prices and raised the visual appeal. I added a Guess & Win game because, well I thought it looked fun (and after testing it for nearly 45 minutes, I can assure you it's just as fun as it looked). I added some gift campers for those who would like to own ~A.C.D.~ products but simply don't have the extra linden... and I placed these around a brand new, enourmous Tree of Enchantment. I added a fortune telling fountain that works by donations, yes, but as little as a single linden gives up the forutne. As part of the Grand Reopening ceremonies, I put up a hunt containing of 13 dragon eggs holding a special addition costume and dragon from the new collection (more about the new collection to follow). I put out a new group only gift (more to follow about this gift as well).

I added a hangout area below the store... a beautiful oasis complete with one of the new animated water dragons and multiple spots for just chillin' out. (DEEP BREATH). I updated... no, completely overhaulled the teleport system to make it easier and more fun. I added a voting station and though I am still not entirely clear on whether or not these things actually work, please be sure to vote if you enjoy the new store layout and the goodies found there. I added more discount items... well, y'know what, just drop on by and find out for yourself what's all changed so I don't go on all night.

Look forward to seeing you folks there.

A.C.D. on the Sl Homepage...



By now, dear readers, surely you know what I a glutton for media mention I can occasionally (or always) be. But, imagine my extreme elation when a good friend directed me to the new SL hompage, only to find that one of my costumes had made the cut!


I count the original Mayan costumes that I created for the Visit Mexico sim amongst my greatest achievments to date in SL, so I am extremely pleased see it here in the glorious spotlight.


Taking a mixture of this great honor into account, and combined with the fact that the really real world is going to be incredibly busy for me over the next month and a half or so, I have decided to place EVERYTHING in the entire store on sale for you, my dear customers. I will be placing EVERYTHING to a staggering 50% off. Don't forget... to recieve the discount, you'll need to purcase your item(s) from the vendors provided around the store. Unfortunately, I will not be around so much over the next few weeks, so whereas I would normally have no problem doing refunds should you purchase from the sales boxes by mistake, this time around I will sadly have to say zero refunds. I do appoligize for that, but it is unavoidable at this time.

Though I will be trying to check in at least a couple of times a day when possible over the next few weeks, If for any reason you should encounter problems of any kind with your new purchases, or even with making said purchases, and I am not around and you don't want to wait for me to be around (hehe) please contact Tigey Honey... he will be able to help you with most issues.

That being said, Happy New years!!!! I have some amazing projects planned (some already begun) for you in 2009, and once again, thank you for being the greatest, most loyal bunch of customers a girl could hope for.

Countdown to Christmas Continues...

G'day fine people! For today's special, I've placed everything from the ~Beyond A.C.D.~ section of the store on a 50% discount. http://ariescelestialdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/06/introducing-beyond-acd.html

Also, in the spirit of the season, I've come to the conclusion that we all need a bit of a break from the heavy expenses both in RL and in SL.... with that in mind, I've placed my original silks collection, brilliantly titled ~The Silks Collection~ (hehe) on a permanent discount. You can now pick up any of 17 sets for a mere $25 L each. http://ariescelestialdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/05/silks-collection.html (please note: I have removed the fullset package of these silks.

Until next time folks, happy shopping:).

Seasons Greetings...

Running behind schedule yet again...just a couple quick notes for y'all.
Firstly, I created a cute little Christmas costume for all of my beloved group members. It was sent out to group this past Saturday.

This ensemble comes complete with all the fixings; boots, hand muff, ear muffs, tiny jingle bell necklace (the emits soft bell sounds with movement), jacket, flex skirt and belt.

Though this costume was created with group members in mind, and sent out to group members free of charge, in the end I did decide to put this costume up for sale in the store for a mere $199 L.

Second bit of info today is about the Countdown to Christmas special. Today's deal is 50 % off anything from ~The Watchers Collection~. http://ariescelestialdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/05/watchers-collection.html

More Random News...

Just a couple quick points to mention today folks...


~The Birthstone Collection~ has disapeared into the vaults (sniff), and it's time to move on. Today's Countdown to Christmas special is a 50% discount on the entire ~Atlantis 1 Collection~. http://ariescelestialdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/05/atlantis-i-collection.html


The Feature of the Week also changed today... come pick up your Cross Piercing fullset for only $ 500L while it's on special!



The final note today... group members, be sure and keep your eyes open saturday for a special christmas gift from me.

Until next time, happy shopping:)

~A.C.D.~Random News

Ok guys, it's been really chaotic around the store the past few days, what with the hunt ongoing and whatnot, and there are a few things I should mention here.
First, most of you know that I've been hosting a Countdown To Christmas Daily Special since the first, but I have neglected to make any mention of it here. I'm sorry guys...just not always enough time in an Sl day for me to get to everything. I shall try to be better about that.
Today's (December 6) special is actually going to run for a few days, even if I wake up tomorrow and decide to do another special along side it... My first collection, ~The Birthstone Collection~ (http://ariescelestialdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/05/birthstone-collection.html) can now be purchased for a mere $ 50 L a set. This is because I am intending on removing it from game. It was the collection that began it all for ~A.C.D.~, and it has more then served me well, but I feel that it's time to put it to rest. Make sure you swing by and pick up a set for yourself, or take advantage of it as a great xmas bargain and pick up sets for your friends and family.
I also want to mention that if you have ~A.C.D.~ in your picks, make sure and message me when you're in store... direct my attention to it, and you will recieve a free gift from me.
I am currently interested in teaming up with up with and coming skin and hair creators... If you know of some new talents (especially those not getting their just credits for their talent) in game that might be interested in a conjoined project, please let me know.
And the final matter of buisness for the day is that I would like to welcome all of the new members to the group...I definately want to celebrate all the buzz currently about ~A.C.D.~ so be looking forward to an extra special xmas gift from me in the comming week.

Peace On Earth Hunt

Well the Peace On Earth Grid hunt began today, and much to my relief, I DID manage to relalize my vision and get my project put together on time. There was a point this past weekend when I was certain I wouldn't get it finished:(. Appearently I think too big, and wanted too much out of myself for the six or so days I had to work on it.. but it's my motto that anything worth doing outta be big and bold. And this was DEFINATELY worth doing.
I created two costumes; one male, one female. Both based on a Hungarian folk theme. I shamefully admit to spending a lot more time on the female costume. I did this for a few reasons... a) I mostly create designs for female avs... I like to be very detail oriented and it seems to me most men prefer simple. b) most of my customers are therefor female. c) I rather hate being in drag while I'm creating for men. And d) the costumes that inspired my creations were a lot simpler for the mens, and from the start, I knew if I was going to get done on time, I would have to give the female costume a whole lot more attention.
Anyways, the hunt is on, the goodies are out.. I hope y'all enjoy them.

~A.C.D.~ Is now ALSO on Facebook

Yep, I've been a busy little girl, and now Aries Bricklin/~Aries Celestial Designs~ can also be found on Facebook (I'll be setting up a store group there as soon as I find a few spare minutes, but right now, I'm in a mad rush all of a sudden to get the newest collection finished and out for you). Officially, Aries can be found in more places online than her typist (that'd be the really real me) could ever even try to keep up with.
And just to see if y'all are paying attention... the first five of you to leave a message on my Facebook page will get a free gift from me. What gift? Bwahahaha.. that's for me to know and you to find out. Oh ya, PLEASE don't forget to add your Sl name, else I'm not going to have a clue who to send goodies to.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1657187167&ref=profile

~A.C.D.~ Is now on Myspace

Hiya folks, just wanted to let you know that as part of the buisness updating stuff I've been playing with, ~Aries Celestial Designs~ is now on Myspace.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=430401592&MyToken=7cd18732-3e78-4342-8a14-fc3143061ee3


Y'know, just because I don't already have enough to keep track of, hehe.

The page is open to the public, and I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Grand Reopening... Again


Ok, I build too much and too often. I'm aware of this always, but never so much is on the days when I am finally forced to up my tier, and buy new land. A day such as this has just passed.

I have remodeled the entire store. Well, not really so much remodeled as entirely rebuilt. It is now a 3 storey structure, making it a full storey higher then the last store. Though it is a lot larger then the last store, it feels a world more comfortable to me. More peaceful.
On top of that, the entire layout has been redesigned to hopefully make shopping easier, less overwelming.

To celebrate this change, everything in the store is 50% off. I have yet to decide just how long this generousity will last, but we shall indeed see.

And that's it dear friends, stick a fork in me, I'm done. I hope you enjoy the new layout as much as I do. Happy shopping:).

Introducing ~Beyond A.C.D.~

Since the beginning of my Sl building career, I have been obsessed with the little things. I don't just mean that I pay excessive attention to my builds, I mean that I obsessively build little things. There is just something about the torture and manipulation of those little prims that no giant building, or (pfft) sculptie could ever give me. However, this does not mean that I don't enjoy building other things from time to time. Quite the contrary...when I have need or reason to build things other then jewellery, shoes and clothing, I find I very much enjoy it.
~Beyond A.C.D.~ is just a little store add on to allow me to share some of that other fun with you guys. This is the place you'll find the other odds and ends that take up my Sl time.

At the moment, there are only 8 items in this section, but I assure you, the stock will remain small only for a short period of time. In fact, if my attentions weren't so otherwise driven right now, I have a handful of other items that would have already made it into boxes. Until I get to that point though, dear friends, I'm afraid you'll just have to make do with whats here.

This dance cage was inspired by a friend. 2 friends more acurately. They both have an obsession with jumping on every available dance pole they come across, and have long made mention of wanting their own. So I had a little free time one day, and this was the result. I seem to have a problem with simple. Nothing I ever attempt manages to come out very simplified. This item is further proof of this sickness. Sure, there is a dance pole in the center of it. But the surrounding cage can be lifted up or down. The lights can be turned on or off, and the colors can be changed at will. It's actually a little hypnotic to watch yourself dancing (I admit with a bit of a blush), as I found out one night. The only thing about this item that doesn't entirely please me, is that I have seen some great pole animations out there, but try as I might to find some with resell permissions, or even hire my own animator for the job, I was unsuccesful. Fear not!!! For it's fully modible. If you're a serious pole dancer, you can just drop your own fave animations into it and viola! away you go.

The Arbutus Rose Rocker is my fave!!! Arbutus is an interesting hard wood that's found on an island where I spent a great part of my childhood in western Canada. It's utterly beautiful. The chair is crawling with vines and roses, giving it a cool kind of rustic look. It rocks; just a nice gentle motion. And it comes with a great couples cuddle.

The Starlit Hottub I built with a purpose. I have long had this gaudy looking hottub on my property, why I kept it out, I'm not entirely sure, other then that I always meant to get around to building my own. Finally, I did just this. It was my first real attempt at playing with heavy scripts.. which, btw, I'm on all too fond of doing because it makes my brain ache. However, what came out of the experiment was this amazingly awesome textured piece of outdoor furniture, complete with properly set poses. Over 2 dozen of them. They're built into the base, so no pose balls to deal with, but feel free to add your own should you prefer.

The hottub felt a little lonely up on my garden roof... I felt it needed a little company. That's how the swing came to be. Didn't know at the begining that I'd end up loving it so much, but what is life if not shocking? Other then the fluid swing motion (which you can start or stop to your own desire), I added in some great pose balls, including the popular 3 person snuggle. It's not only pretty to look at, but no one needs feel left out:P.

The bamboo shots were inspired by my sister. You see, one day she was out shopping and came home with a set of them. One for me, one for her. Tis meant to be great luck to have one in your home, and better luck if you give one away (which is why these are sold in sets of two; one for you, one for a friend).

The next day, she was out shopping again (her poor husband's wallet:P) and she lost her purse. Inside her purse was more then credit cards and I.D.. She had their passports in it (2 adults, 2 small children). She had her cash, but not reallyl a big enough portion to matter that much. What was most unsettling at the loss, was that she also had almost $20, 000 in gold and jewellery in it. I know, maddness right? Well, they travel a lot, and were currently in the midst of a flux, she was only holding on to it until putting it into a safe, but just hadn't quite gotten to that point yet.

Anyways, she lost it all and as you can well imagine, was entirely disfunctional when she called to tell me what had happened. To make this long story a little shorter, let me say that we are in a large city. The area where she lost it is well known for it's poverty, and the thought of her ever getting her purse back was pretty much a joke, to my way of thinking. However, after less then 45 minutes of her having a total meltdown, while she was giving her statement to a police officer, a call came in from the cop shop that a purse matching her description had just been turned in. Lo and behold, it was hers. Not a thing was missing.

So maybe there is still some good left in the world... and maybe the bamboo she'd brought home the day before had given her a little extra luck, but from that point on I think we both started looking at the lucky bamboo shoots with a little extra superstition. I now own a horde of them, as does she... most of mine were gifts from her, lol so since I never spent much on them, I guess that makes me lucky already.

Truly good luck or not, these are just cute as hell and look great around your abode. I made the pots touch/color change so that you can set them to match your decor, and I made them in 4 different options because, truthfully, I had a few tables needing adornment in my place and that's just how many came to be in the end.

~Freebie Updates~

It's been awhile in the coming, but I've finally gotten around to doing a little work with the free goodies I provide in store. What work have I done exactly? Well hey, I'm glad you asked.
A) The gold and silver Tantari bracelets have been updated.



B) The mens and womens Tantari rings have been updated.

C) The Onyx & Spade necklace has been updated.


D) The ~Aries Celestial Designs~ T-Shirt has been updated.

E) A new choker has been added.

F) For the Osato store only!!! ~A.C.D.~ Roller Skates for men and women have been added. (These so rock, I haven't taken them off since I finished them)

Drop by and pick up yours today!

Another Renovation

I'm not sure how I keep doing it, but I seem to keep running out of space.
So, once again, I doubled my land, altered my store and renovated everything.
This time around, there's a few new things of worthy mention; on the second floor (yes, the second floor is new too) I added a Newbie wall. This is just horde of goodies I've purchased for just such a matter in order to help out some of the more linden challenged amongst us. It took me a sick amount of hours to sort through all the stuff I collected to create this wall (it's been an ongoing project for about 2 months now), which is the only reason you'll find much of it with a 1 linden price tag on them. For folks 30 days old or less, however, I've put together a male and female 'freebie package' that can be aquired through either myself or my partner. The packages contain a few of the esentials; skin, hair, eyes, shoes and clothing, and are provided absolutely free of charge. The entire idea, after all, was brought on by a desire to help out those just coming to our wonderous little community.
Also new, and located on the second floor, is the official ~Aries Celestial Designs~ discount wall. These items are not new, but the prices are. At the moment, the items on this wall are all from my first two collections created in game, but as that I can't seem to stop myself from building, look forward to finding more goodies up here eventually. I've cut this stuff down in price by about two thirds.
And finally, since I'm in such a jolly ol' mood about acomplishing so very much in the past few days... from now until the 15th of September, mention this post and recive half back on any ONE item purchased in store. (just IM me either before or after purchase and be patient... I'm away from the comp quite often these days.
Happy Shopping folks:)

Chichen Itza meets ~Aries Celestial Designs ~


Just as I promised folks, it’s time to explain that last post. Why would I go through the trouble of reposting all of that information about something so seemingly unrelated to me and my stores you wonder? Well, that project I’ve been hinting at lately was in direct relation. Those costumes pictured above (worn by two of the hardest working people I know in SL) are my creation.
Some time in mid April I was contacted by Valiant Strangelove about the possibility of doing a new Mayan collection exclusively for an up and coming project created to boost the awareness of the Chichen Itza and inspire people to vote it into history as one of the new seven wonders of the world. I admit it, at that point in time I was a little bit like, “uh der, what who now?” But still, right from the start it felt right to me… like it was something I had to do.
Almost 2 months later, and a whole lot richer in my Mayan history knowledge, the sim made its official Secondlife debut today, and everywhere I looked were people wearing my creations. (the costumes are given as a thank you for voting at one of the many kiosks around the sim).
Biased by my involvement in the project or not, this is an amazing build. There is a beautifully scripted butterfly that gives a brilliant and educational tour of the sim, complete with a professional voice over and WOOT!!! mention of little ol’ me right at the end.
So make sure you swing by the Visit Mexico sim to vote; even if being part of selecting history doesn’t inspire you, the gift packages are well worth the trip. I worked my butt off on this one, pulling out all the stops to create some very unique items. As far as I know, the sarapes are entirely new to SL, and the jewellery for both the male and female costumes is utterly amazing. Yes, I am just that modest, hehe.
All in all, this has been an amazing experience for me, and I am greatly appreciative of having been given this once in a lifetime opportunity.

~Aries Celestial Designs~ Surprise Relocation

Funny how some things can happen entirely out of the blue. Like, for example, I have been warring with the idea of purchasing new land in a faster sim for months now because of the extreme lag I’ve been experiencing in Crumbi. However, after a few days at a time of deliberation, for some reason in the end I just ended buy a new chunk of land in the same lag prone sim and tacking it on to my existing prim count. I kid you not, I started out with 768 there back in November, and own 3072 there currently, all bought a little postage stamp at a time.
I guess the biggest reason I hesitated so long was due to, in part anyways, the fact that I am always busy. Between seeking out and making new textures, banging away in Gimp, building new merchandise for ~Aries Celestial Designs~, helping my nearest and dearest around Bedrock, and this last month where a little ‘extra’ project needed special attention (and a whole lot of it) I pretty much run the clock ragged. I really didn’t want to take the time to shop for new land, build a new store, redo all of my landmarks, and set things up. And I suppose a part of my hesitation came from the fact that Crumbi was my first store, and despite the horrid (oh god it’d murder) lag, it’s been good to me.
The day before yesterday, however, was the final straw. I just stopped in to pick up a copy of something, and the lag was so atrocious I guess I snapped, because ten minutes after leaving my store, I found myself standing in the middle of a nicely sized lot in a class five sim. My partner and I debated the pros and cons of the matter for some time and the next thing we knew, BAM, plans began for a brand new store in a brand new sim.
Now, I did figure it would take me a lot more time to prepare everything, but as my partner likes to point out from time to time, I’m quite prolific when I get my mind set to something. Last night, after a little more then 24 hours since buying the new land, I had everything sufficiently in place and officially opened the store to business. So happy was I knowing that I was escaping the lag that had been making me nuts for months now, that I decided to put on a sale to celebrate. For one week, and one week only, everything in the new store is marked down to $100 L or less. It’s a pretty good deal all around, but in some cases it’s just a stupid good discount. Everything I sell was included at the sale prices, but I did take the bundle packs and combo packs out for the duration of the event... and one other thing; normally everything I sell is modify, transfer, no copy… for this event, things are set to modify, no transfer, copy. If you’re shopping for a gift for someone, fear not, the same items are still available with normal perms in my Bedrock store, and for the time being, at the Crumbi location, however, they’re full price. Sorry folks.

The evolution: this is the first time I’ve even looked at this original shot in months, and if it wasn’t labelled every so nicely, I’d never have even recognized it since the entire sim has changed so drastically since this was taken.


When the land in Crumbi first became ~Aries Celestial Designs~, it was little more then a handful of vendors… and due to having very little in the way of prims, we skimped a lot on the building itself as you can plainly see. Hehe

Almost current Crumbi

And BAM!! My new baby.

Ok, I’m done being nostalgic.