~The Atlantis I Collection~
Original Release: May 2007
This is a momentous occasion; the first post on a current item! Meaning, essentially, I am finally up to date and can slow it down a little.
This collection consists of some very cool silks and jewellery, all focusing around 4 brilliant crystals (Obsidian, Amethyst, Blue Calcite and Quartz) working in unison with 4 different power sources. Each piece from silk to ring features spinning orbs of Earth, Lightening, Galaxy or Moon powers. This time around I chose to go with three different metals; gold, silver and Black shine.
(shown above: Obsidian Crystal with Spinning Lightening Orb Necklace in Silver)Very fine delicate lines on each piece. So 
delicate in fact, that taking the perfect pictures this time around proved to be a major test of patience. The rings for this collection turned out to be an instant fave for me, surprisingly enough.(shown on right: Spinning Earth Orb Ring in silver) (shown on left: Quartz Crystal with Spinning Galaxy orb earrings in gold)They were not even part of the original plan at all, but were done at the end when a smart woman would 
have counted herself finished and moved on. It was at the insistence of my RL daughter though that I make the rings, and I absolutely love them. (shown on left: 
Quartz chip and spinning galaxy orb bracelet)But then again, I love everything I make, if I didn't, I would never bother to put it in my stores. The coolest thing about this collection in my personal opinion is the moving parts. There is no cheazyness to it, just a very cool, very subtle effect that I personally 
adore. The tiny crystal chips in the bracelets and earrings move slightly slower and in the opposite direction of the orbs themselves, but it is so subtle that you would never notice if you were not intentionally looking for it.(shown on right:Blue Calcite crystal with spinning earth orb choker in silver)
This is a momentous occasion; the first post on a current item! Meaning, essentially, I am finally up to date and can slow it down a little. Allow me to introduce ~The Atlantis I Collection~. It has been an incredibly busy month for me, and this collection nearly didn't make it out as a May release at all, but given the fact that I have kept a record of releasing at least one collection a month since I began my SL designer career, I worked my butt off to make it happen.
I have long wanted to do an Atlantis project, but it wasn't until early this month that I found my inspiration. It all began late one evening when, having tired of sorting my inventory, i started playing with prims. I wasn't intending on building anything truly. Wasn't even in an experimental sort of mood. I was really just playing with prims for lack of anything better to do, and an interesting shape began to take form. The next day I began work on the project, but was intterupted before long to.... well, what that interruption was I promise to share with you soon dear readers, but for now let's just say that I was called away to other things for a couple of weeks.
When finally I had the time and ambition to get back to work on the Atlantis project, I was nearly certain there was no way I'd be able to complete it in time to release a new collection by the end of May, but as someone near and dear to my heart pointed out as the work on this project came to a close, I am a very driven woman when I get something in my mind, and would stop at nearly nothing to meet my own deadlines.
This is the first of a planned 2 part collection, however, I have no plans of beginning on the second instalment immediately, as that there is something else pulling at the strings of my grand interest right now.
This collection consists of some very cool silks and jewellery, all focusing around 4 brilliant crystals (Obsidian, Amethyst, Blue Calcite and Quartz) working in unison with 4 different power sources. Each piece from silk to ring features spinning orbs of Earth, Lightening, Galaxy or Moon powers. This time around I chose to go with three different metals; gold, silver and Black shine. (shown above: Obsidian Crystal with Spinning Lightening Orb Necklace in Silver)Very fine delicate lines on each piece. So 
delicate in fact, that taking the perfect pictures this time around proved to be a major test of patience. The rings for this collection turned out to be an instant fave for me, surprisingly enough.(shown on right: Spinning Earth Orb Ring in silver) (shown on left: Quartz Crystal with Spinning Galaxy orb earrings in gold)They were not even part of the original plan at all, but were done at the end when a smart woman would 
have counted herself finished and moved on. It was at the insistence of my RL daughter though that I make the rings, and I absolutely love them. (shown on left: 
Quartz chip and spinning galaxy orb bracelet)But then again, I love everything I make, if I didn't, I would never bother to put it in my stores. The coolest thing about this collection in my personal opinion is the moving parts. There is no cheazyness to it, just a very cool, very subtle effect that I personally 
adore. The tiny crystal chips in the bracelets and earrings move slightly slower and in the opposite direction of the orbs themselves, but it is so subtle that you would never notice if you were not intentionally looking for it.(shown on right:Blue Calcite crystal with spinning earth orb choker in silver) The real accomplishment in this project however, was not in the jewellery, but in the 
silks. They were not an original part of the 
plan, but I am used to projects getting a lot more out of control then this one managed to do. (shown on right:Blue Calcite and spinning earth orb silks in gold shown on on left:Obsidian and spinning lightening orb silks in gold)
silks. They were not an original part of the 
plan, but I am used to projects getting a lot more out of control then this one managed to do. (shown on right:Blue Calcite and spinning earth orb silks in gold shown on on left:Obsidian and spinning lightening orb silks in gold)
Each set of silks comes with the gold, silver and black shine versions.
Unfortunately, pictures rarely do my work justice, and that is even more true in this case, but these silks are all prim perfection.
So that's ~The Atlantis I Collection~ in a nutshell... no shoes this time around, but that's something I intend to remedy in the second instalment.
~The Spring Fling Collection~
Original Release: April 2007
I learn a lot every time I do a project, as that I tend to do things entirely different each time and am often forced into learning something new (or several new things) in order to turn my ideas into a reality. This project however, was a truly amazing learning experience for me. 
The original idea was simple, in theory. I wanted to do a tri-metal blend. I originally thought I'd do it using simple thin bands of metal sort of layered... but right from the start it didn't feel like enough. (shown on right: spring fling tri-metal belly dangle) It took me days upon days upon days to get the first success out of my experiments, fighting against unusually high lag at the time didn't much help, but the result was truly amazing. In the end I managed to twist the metals together for the effect I had envisioned in my mind.
(shown on left: spring fling tri-metal choker) That is not a texture folks, but the result of an incredibly stubborn woman and some greatly abused prims. Citrine seemed like the natural addition to this jewellery, fitting ever so nicely in with the theme and the twisted metal sun pendants. There were only seven pieces to the full jewellery set in the end, much smaller by comparison to any of my past projects, but the hours that went into creating them were astronomical. 
There are 15 variations of this outfit, each including tank, booty shorts, flex top and two crochet butterfly sweaters (one in white, one in black). 
Ok, in the end there were atually only 30 pairs, and I 
ended up selling them two pairs in a box. Each set of two is made using a fabric matching one of the 15 spring fling outfits, and then overlayed with white lace and black lace (done to match the two crochet sweaters in each outfit). (shown above: spring fling sandals in Blue Rasberry)These shoes manage to do what so few shoes in Sl can claim to do; they actually make your feet look better rather then draw attention to the ugliness that is our AV feet. There are cute flex straps on the ankle bands to accompany the little prim rose that crowns them.
I learn a lot every time I do a project, as that I tend to do things entirely different each time and am often forced into learning something new (or several new things) in order to turn my ideas into a reality. This project however, was a truly amazing learning experience for me. I took to prim work from the start in SL, few things in this world bring me as much pleasure as torturing prims into doing my bidding. This set however, was a whole new ball game.
The original idea was simple, in theory. I wanted to do a tri-metal blend. I originally thought I'd do it using simple thin bands of metal sort of layered... but right from the start it didn't feel like enough. (shown on right: spring fling tri-metal belly dangle) It took me days upon days upon days to get the first success out of my experiments, fighting against unusually high lag at the time didn't much help, but the result was truly amazing. In the end I managed to twist the metals together for the effect I had envisioned in my mind. 
(shown on left: spring fling tri-metal choker) That is not a texture folks, but the result of an incredibly stubborn woman and some greatly abused prims. Citrine seemed like the natural addition to this jewellery, fitting ever so nicely in with the theme and the twisted metal sun pendants. There were only seven pieces to the full jewellery set in the end, much smaller by comparison to any of my past projects, but the hours that went into creating them were astronomical. Now, I couldn't have a true Spring Fling collection 
without clothing could I? Up to this point in time my dealings with Gimp and the clothing templates were minimal. Wait, more truthfully, my successes were minimal. (Shown on right: Spring fling dress in Wild Berry Net) The reason for that in part at least is that I had never truly set my focus on it. I was too busy beating prims into submission. Several hours and tension headaches later, I FINALLY figured out the elusive secret to the perfect shirt straps, and suddenly everything started to fall into place for me.
without clothing could I? Up to this point in time my dealings with Gimp and the clothing templates were minimal. Wait, more truthfully, my successes were minimal. (Shown on right: Spring fling dress in Wild Berry Net) The reason for that in part at least is that I had never truly set my focus on it. I was too busy beating prims into submission. Several hours and tension headaches later, I FINALLY figured out the elusive secret to the perfect shirt straps, and suddenly everything started to fall into place for me. There are 15 variations of this outfit, each including tank, booty shorts, flex top and two crochet butterfly sweaters (one in white, one in black). I have this weird compulsion to always do more. It tends to drive a lot of people close to me a little nutz, but I admit to having a hard time knowing when enough is enough. That may be the largest reason I have accumulated so much merchandise in such a short amount of time. When it came to this project, that held true once again, because I couldnt simply leave the outfits, ever so adorable as they were, without shoes. How would I ever find the perfect shoes to match???? Simple; I'd make about a billion pairs of them.
Ok, in the end there were atually only 30 pairs, and I 
ended up selling them two pairs in a box. Each set of two is made using a fabric matching one of the 15 spring fling outfits, and then overlayed with white lace and black lace (done to match the two crochet sweaters in each outfit). (shown above: spring fling sandals in Blue Rasberry)These shoes manage to do what so few shoes in Sl can claim to do; they actually make your feet look better rather then draw attention to the ugliness that is our AV feet. There are cute flex straps on the ankle bands to accompany the little prim rose that crowns them. ~The Wild Rose Collection~
Original Release: March 2007
This was a fun collection to work on, and actually served to teach me a lot along the way. It consists of jewellery in three different metals (silver, gold and red-tinted gold), clothing and shoes.
I used delicate chain links for the bulk of the jewellery collection, and adorned each piece with petite wild rose diamonds and wild 
rose pendants. This was the first (and likely only) collection to date I've used bling with. I know that bling is hugely popular all over SL, and I respect that, but I quite honestly hate the stuff. It's gawdy and flashy and drives me up the wall. However, at the suggestion of others, I did add bling into this set, and I admit, it does look a little pretty to me when it flashes, but when I wear this stuff, I tend to turn the bling off within minutes.
There are only two outfits with this collection, the rose and the red rose sets 
(each set comes with corset, shorts, pants and flex skirt) and 4 pairs of shoes, rose and red rose stilettos and stilleto sandals.
I'd be tempted to say this was one collection that didn't get wildly out of control on me, if it were not for the fact that this was NEVER intended to be a collection. I'd taken a couple of weeks off designing for my stores to do some other things I'd been putting off, and and was feeling 'out of touch' with my building skills. I started the first piece of this collection (the wild rose metal ring necklace) to just sort of warm myself back up... and then before I knew it, it had become a full blown project.
This was a fun collection to work on, and actually served to teach me a lot along the way. It consists of jewellery in three different metals (silver, gold and red-tinted gold), clothing and shoes.
I used delicate chain links for the bulk of the jewellery collection, and adorned each piece with petite wild rose diamonds and wild 
rose pendants. This was the first (and likely only) collection to date I've used bling with. I know that bling is hugely popular all over SL, and I respect that, but I quite honestly hate the stuff. It's gawdy and flashy and drives me up the wall. However, at the suggestion of others, I did add bling into this set, and I admit, it does look a little pretty to me when it flashes, but when I wear this stuff, I tend to turn the bling off within minutes.There are 12 pieces of jewellery in all, each piece made one tiny prim at a time and taking hours upon hours to complete.
There are only two outfits with this collection, the rose and the red rose sets 
(each set comes with corset, shorts, pants and flex skirt) and 4 pairs of shoes, rose and red rose stilettos and stilleto sandals.~The Sweethearts Collection~
Original Release: February 2006 
This entirely line was delicately crafted through hours upon hours of hard work and dedication to bring once again, something new to the table, and something of complete quality to my customers. 
A great frame to place your fave photos
These were my first attempt at heels and are available in 
There are 17 pieces to the woman's jewellery in this collection, in both the gold and silver versions; 2 different bracelets, armbands (counted as one item) choker, delicate chain necklace, belly belt, lip stud, nose stud, 2 different anklets, 4 different rings, toe ring, belly ring and earrings. (Each piece was crafted with combinations of the following; heart etched gold or brushed silver, tiny ruby heart gems and pendants or tiny tourmaline heart gems and pendants. Ruby heart cluster gems and pendants, or tourmaline heart cluster gems and pendants.)
The men's jewellery is made up of only 4 pieces for each metal and feature a gorgeous, yet masculine, Celtic love knot. I am told at least once daily
that I should concentrate on putting out a lot more items for men, and the only response I can honestly give is, "It's on my list."
At the time when I made these, I believed them to be the sexiest set of silks in Sl (yes, I'm just that modest:P). I have updated that opinion only because of a current project, but that's another store altogether. Like all of my previous silks, these wear a lot more like jewellery then clothing. they can be purchased alone, or in a combo pack along side the silk gown 
from this
This entirely line was delicately crafted through hours upon hours of hard work and dedication to bring once again, something new to the table, and something of complete quality to my customers. Originally it was released only in gold, but after several requests, I added a silver addition shortly after. The collection started out once again with the simple desire to make myself a great necklace (this time however, I did have intentions of course to release it to the public as well), and once again, this collection managed to take on a life of its own and get entirely out of my control.
The Rundown: 
This heart shaped box is scripted to open on touch and provides eye pleasing storage for everything from jewellery to special keepsakes. The inside of the lid is inscribed with one of my own personal love quotes. (the silver version comes sans quote)A great frame to place your fave photos
These were my first attempt at heels and are available in two different versions; stilettos and stilettos sandals. There are tiny ruby heart gems stratigically placed throughout both versions of these shoes, and wear a lot more like jewellery for the feet.
There are 17 pieces to the woman's jewellery in this collection, in both the gold and silver versions; 2 different bracelets, armbands (counted as one item) choker, delicate chain necklace, belly belt, lip stud, nose stud, 2 different anklets, 4 different rings, toe ring, belly ring and earrings. (Each piece was crafted with combinations of the following; heart etched gold or brushed silver, tiny ruby heart gems and pendants or tiny tourmaline heart gems and pendants. Ruby heart cluster gems and pendants, or tourmaline heart cluster gems and pendants.)The men's jewellery is made up of only 4 pieces for each metal and feature a gorgeous, yet masculine, Celtic love knot. I am told at least once daily
that I should concentrate on putting out a lot more items for men, and the only response I can honestly give is, "It's on my list."
At the time when I made these, I believed them to be the sexiest set of silks in Sl (yes, I'm just that modest:P). I have updated that opinion only because of a current project, but that's another store altogether. Like all of my previous silks, these wear a lot more like jewellery then clothing. they can be purchased alone, or in a combo pack along side the silk gown 
from this collection to enable the whole 'mix and match' option. The gown is positively the cream of the crop. One of the things that bothers me a little about Sl clothing is the fact that flex is almost always designed to sink into the AV, which to me often appears messy. I wanted to make something that existed on its own, without a skirt base, but that wasn't enormous, just simply feminine and sexy. This was the outcome of that desire.
So that's the ~Sweethearts Collection~ in a nutshell.
!!Press!!
One of the most important thing in any buisness, RL or SL is publicity. And one of the hardest things I have faced in my SL buisnesslife is well, getting press. Go figure. Truth of the matter is that I would way prefer to have my head down messing with prims then doing publicity type stuff, and the few times I have put a lot of time and/or effort into gaining said publicity, I've ended up feeling a little flat (for example, sending nearly $15,000 L worth of goodies to the girls at Linden Lifestyles and being met with eerie silence). Tsk tsk for that. I've been advised to put a little more time into my self promotions, and as such, this blog was created along with a wave of other 'experiments'.
Anywho, from here on out I'll try to keep track of any and all press mention I manage to snag.
(from my first involvment with an SL fashion show...)
Thursday, February 22
6PM - CZ Designs Fashion Show CZ Designs presents a Gala Fashion show featuring a sneak preview of Mamaa's Creations spring lineup and the latest creations from Aries Celestial Designs. Also introducing corset tops from their newest designer Dana's Studio. At Solang (74, 17).
from: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/02/riks_picks_for__2.html
from: http://www.the-avastar.com/slife/jsp/microsite/pages/index.jsp
Anywho, from here on out I'll try to keep track of any and all press mention I manage to snag.
(from my first involvment with an SL fashion show...)
Thursday, February 22
6PM - CZ Designs Fashion Show CZ Designs presents a Gala Fashion show featuring a sneak preview of Mamaa's Creations spring lineup and the latest creations from Aries Celestial Designs. Also introducing corset tops from their newest designer Dana's Studio. At Solang (74, 17).
from: http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2007/02/riks_picks_for__2.html
from: http://www.the-avastar.com/slife/jsp/microsite/pages/index.jsp
~The Mayan Collection~
Original Release: January 2007
(above: entire Mayan Gold collection- 2 pairs of sandals, 4 sets of silks and 2 sets of jewellery using our famous Mayan gold, 2 stones and 3 fabrics)
This collection began entirely by accident really. It is one half of a two collection project that was initially only meant to be ~The Egyptian Collection~. They Mayan set was breathed into life after the simple discovery of a single beautiful texture, and everything else is history.
Everything in this collection is made entirely of prim work that took hours upon hours to perfect. ~The Mayan Collection~ is composed of two precious metals, (gold and silver) 4 beautiful gems (Mayan stone and Mayan zodiac, Mayan shield and Mayan Jungle) and six amazing fabrics. The entire Mayan collection includes 8 sets of the most unique silks you can find in the game (linked gems line the waist and chest), 4 sets of prim sandals (still one of my most
popular items) and 4 full sets of jewellery. I do not sell the jewellery in stores in individual pieces, but do have a price list for each piece and am happy to doll them out via IM’s (I have been meaning to put the individual pieces up on SL exchange for some time… it is still on my unofficial list of to-dos that I never seem to have time to get to). (above: Mayan silver sandals with jungle scene gems)
(above: entire Mayan Gold collection- 2 pairs of sandals, 4 sets of silks and 2 sets of jewellery using our famous Mayan gold, 2 stones and 3 fabrics)This collection began entirely by accident really. It is one half of a two collection project that was initially only meant to be ~The Egyptian Collection~. They Mayan set was breathed into life after the simple discovery of a single beautiful texture, and everything else is history.
Everything in this collection is made entirely of prim work that took hours upon hours to perfect. ~The Mayan Collection~ is composed of two precious metals, (gold and silver) 4 beautiful gems (Mayan stone and Mayan zodiac, Mayan shield and Mayan Jungle) and six amazing fabrics. The entire Mayan collection includes 8 sets of the most unique silks you can find in the game (linked gems line the waist and chest), 4 sets of prim sandals (still one of my most
popular items) and 4 full sets of jewellery. I do not sell the jewellery in stores in individual pieces, but do have a price list for each piece and am happy to doll them out via IM’s (I have been meaning to put the individual pieces up on SL exchange for some time… it is still on my unofficial list of to-dos that I never seem to have time to get to). (above: Mayan silver sandals with jungle scene gems)
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