A Quick Note....

Before I entirely forget, there were two other itty bitty things I should have mentioned already. A) I released the first of what I hope to be many such costumes a short time ago. My lavender fairy;



and B) some funky little halloween goodies (for men and women).



These goodies are free to group members by the way, but they are available in stores for a small price as well.

And, P.S. before I go, these funky little prim filled spiderwebs look pretty amazing.. though I did opt for some pretty dark shots.

Ok, that's it.. on to those things I need to do.

~The Tagged Collection`

Original release date: October 20, 2008




That's right folks, yet another release for this month. Aren't you spoiled? Or, perhaps more truly, I have too much time on my hands lately. Who really knows?



This set is pretty straight forward (as i promised in a previous post). Personalized 'Initial' bracelets and chokers. I have been long meaning to add something like this to the store, but it's been put off time and time again... until now.



There are 13 different metals built into each piece, as well as 12 different gems, so you can mix and match to your hearts content. Also, as always, they are fully modifiable, so go ahead and add in your own textures if you'd like. I think it's important for us to all be able to find a bit of originality, so knock your socks off.


I'd love to write a little more here, but I've got a stockpile of things I need to attend to, so I'll just let the jewellery speak for itself.

Happy shopping until the next time.

~The Warrior Collection~

Original release date: October 14, 2008

There was an entirely different project that, perhaps, this post truly should have been about. A great, very straight forward (for me) sort of project that was nearly finished before the following project was even imagined. HOWEVER… nearly at the end of that project (I should be able to get that out to y’all in the next week or so, barring RL complications), for some reason I started messing around with this one little prim that I’d tortured some time back and had left sitting on my work table. Just a little, insignificant prim… and yet somehow, it inspired me to create an entire collection around it. What came from this accidental inspiration, I would now like to introduce to you as ~The Warrior Collection~.

Thirteen highly detailed parts make up these costumes… each piece entirely prim. In fact, the only non prim part is the shoe base. Personally, I believe this to be the best work I have yet to do here, and I am extremely proud of what I accomplished.

The bikinis in this set stand amazingly well on their own, as does any of the jewellery or the shoes.

But the way it all comes together is something else entirely. The sets definately boast a dangerous, warrior look... but without giving up any of the sex appeal most armor forces you to do without.

When I first put this set together, I did so all in a blank texture, with no real idea yet of what the finished product would actually look like. In fact, not even entirely certain it would ever become something that would go any further then my own inventory. However, after a while it became clear that I was in the process of creating something rather amazing, and by the time I was finished the initial construction, I knew it was something that deserved great thought and respect when it came down to texturing. Great thought and respect it got… and an insane number of work hours… before I was happy with my texturing choices. I decided in the end to make the metal parts a nice mixture of different shades of bronze. I opted for this, mainly because the bronze hues gave the items such a perfect pop that after I started to apply them on the first test set, I had begun to dislike all the metal tests that came before as remotely viable options.

Once the metals were decided upon, the fabrics fell into place quite simply. This is where the collection actually sort of divides into two separate sections. The first section is the rich textures, the ‘gloss’ fabrics if you will. These are a set of 14 beautifully bright, lovely silky-satin textures that I added a low shine too because it made the textures stand out so nicely. I also added into this first ‘gloss’ section, variations of the two bronze hues I used in the metal parts, simply because in the early texture testing, I saw how nice they could look (with a slight modification) as the fabric parts as well.

The second section is the animal skins, or ‘flat’ textures. These were a natural choice that had been floating around on some vague level in the back of my mind since I first started to realize this was to become a full project. A natural choice because I simply love the look of the animal textures for one thing, plus I find about 95% of the animal skin clothing options in SL to be pretty boring and have wanted to do a sexier, more original set for ages. There are 9 of my favourite skins and leathers used in this collection.

Also, rather then doing up gigantic boxes of full sets to give people the option of purchasing all of the different looks at a discount, I have taken a shine to cutting down the parts by adding in the texture change abilities when possible. I found another chance for that here. You can purchase either the ‘flat’ set, or the ‘gloss’ set for less then the cost of 3 single sets. That’s a hell of a deal if you ask me, especially considering I’ve also added in a free Modify, No Copy, Transfer shape… a $500 L value in my stores… just to make sure you can achieve an absolute perfect fit directly out of the box. The great thing about having these shapes at your disposal is that before you start trying to resize any of the prim parts from the set, you can see exactly how they’re met to look (perfectly fit), then either make adjustments to the shape I’ve included, or adjustments to the costume on your own shape with a bit more understanding of how each piece was intended. As usual, I will make myself available to you if you need a hand adjusting any of the parts, but I think this will simplify things a little for most people.

I have priced this entire collection on the low side, despite the extreme pride I feel for it. Each of the single sets is a mere $400 L and the texture set packs are only $1000. Considering that the jewellery, shoes, and the shape are all included, it’s a pretty killer bargain. I’ve done this for two basic reasons; a) the world economy is a nightmare right now it seems, and like the rest of you, I know I’m on the hunt for bigger and better deals all the time. And b) I wanted to make sure that these sets were affordable for everyone, because I love them so much I almost NEED to see them shared and enjoyed.

That about sums up ~The Warrior Collection~. I hope y’all enjoy it even half as much as I already do. See you soon with the other project I mentioned, and until then, happy shopping :).

~The Zodiac Collection~

Original Release Date: September 4, 2008

This is the 23 full sized collection I've released since starting this little adventure. Do you have ANY idea what that means to my poor inventory? A smart woman would have hired someone already to help keep things moving along, but I have yet to be accused of being any such thing:P. Anyways, this was a fun one, although, a very long one in the making. I'd intended to have it out last month, but a busier summer schedule and an excessively complex set such as this was, just wouldn't allow for such optimistic time constraints.

Anyways, without further ado, let's take a look at the brand new ~Zodiac Collection~.

Somewhere along the line, I decided I enjoyed jewellery that was a little more interactive then most of that available to us in the boring old real world, and being as that Sl allows for nearly anything my fevored little mind can think up, this collection is yet another that tickles me completely.

Every single piece of jewellery in this collection does some pretty nifty things; a) its all set up with color change abilities. I used the drop down menus for this one because, though it doesnt give you quite as many color options (c'mon people!!! How many choices do we really need??) it's a lot simpler to navigate. The less I have to remember, the smoother life goes on my end. Besides, even with the drop down menu, there's still something like 70 different colors to choose from. b) every pendant is set up to swap between the regular and glyph zodiac symbols via simple voice command. c) every tiny metal piece on this jewellery is scripted to change between 4 different metal choices via simple voice command (gold, silver, white shine and silver shine). d) (and this is my very fave feature) tiny, lightly glowing stars move up, down, around.. basically all over the place in a very random flow... hightlighting the zodiac symbols on the pendants.

These built in extra features allow the owner to match the jewellery perfectly to their outfit, their hair, their own personality, whatever... and to ensure that each owner has something unique.

Being as that, as most of my items, these are all Modify/No Copy/Transfer, you're of course welcome to change your pendant to whatever you'd like it to be.. I'll leave that entirely up to your imagination dear reader.

The final part of this collection is a set of clothing. It's fairly simple stuff, and yet, I really love these outfits. Rather then making them available in a wide range of fabrics, I did them all in a light shade, but being as that they're fully tintable, you can pretty much get whatever look you're going for with a little tinkering around.

As per usual, there are fullsets avialable as well. And as per usual, I suggest if you're interested in purchasing 2 or more items from the collection, you opt for the fullset instead. I price these at a huge discount overall. The fullsets include everything for the choosen birth sign; ring, earrings, necklace, armband, bracelet, belt and outfit.

If you're planning to purchase something from this set as a gift, please help yourself to a free Zodiac Chart in the stores to make sure you're getting the right sign.

For now dear reader, that's all I have the energy to write... until next time, happy shopping.

Because I like ya:)

So 2:00 p.m. on thursday July 3, 2008 marks the end of the great grand reopening sale... sale ending brings sadness, yes?:(Well, truth be told, the only reason it's gone on this long is because I was so obsessively working on the latest release that I forgot to end it two weeks ago) But rejoice!! There is good news as well. The minute the grand reopening sale officially ends, a discount will go into place for group members. From this moment forward, all ~Aries Celestial Designs~ group members will automatically get a 15% discount off any and all items purchased via the vendors in the homestore in Osato. (REMEBER THE VENDORS PPL!!! No refunds if you forget!!!) And why might I do this? Simple... you guys are the reason I sit up in my dungeon for hours at a time creating the goodies I create. Your love and support makes this hobby on steriods worthwhile, so why, I figure, shouldn't you enjoy the benifits?

~The Beauty In Chains Collection~

Original Release Date: July 3, 2008

My designer roots in sl are very much planted in birthstones and silks, and so it is no great mystery why I continue to return to these stations time and again.

This, however, is the first time I have combined the two together.

An interesting project, this started out a lot simpler then it in time became. It was also a long time in the coming. Basically there have been a few things rattling around in my brain for quite some time; I wanted to do something with bells, as that I find their sounds so pretty and unbelievably soothing. I made a point of tracking down some great scripts for this, but seemed to be continuously sidetracked ever since.

Simarily, I wanted to do a project with the tear away option, and managed to track down the scripts for this some time ago as well... but it also ended up on the back burner. And the final inspiration here, was the fact that though I have done several sets of silks, I had yet to create any along the traditional sl lines, opting in the past to always go with something a little different, and I really did want to try a more traditional approach. In the end, all these factors and more went into ~The Beauty in Chains Collection~.

These are full prim work, no texture illusions, just pure and wonderous prim torture.

All sets come with 13 menu-driven, tear away prim parts. This includes 2 seperate skirt options (one fuller, one more revealing), all jewellery pieces, body chains, nipple silks, shoulder silks and armband silks. There is also a scripted slave collar that comes complete with master & slave huds.

It is important to note here that I did this only for it's added fun factor, the collar scripting is in no way meant as a selling point. In fact, the scripts used here are the freebies that can be found on Slexchange of late. Free or not, they make for great fun.. and should I ever get my hands on a better set of scripts, I do plan on doing a full update.

Beyond that, if you look closely at the pictures (photos that once again, sadly do not convey the detail as greatly as I would prefer) you will see tiny prim bells adorning several of the pieces.

I LOVE THESE!!!! It took me about a week to settle on the perfect bell sounds, but it was worth the time and effort. They tinkle so softly, so seductively when you move that I cant make myself sit still very long when wearing them. I am a little goofy when left to my own devices however. Each set also comes with pantys and bras in the matching fabrics, but these parts are merely for the meeker silk wearer, and are almost unnecesary.

I used 12 different silk and gem textures here (based on traditional birhstones), and rather then doing up a bundle set as I have done in the past, I created one set with the texture change abilities that I have so come to love and adore.

This set is SERIOUSLY the most complete set of silks I can even imagine (and I do have quite the imagination) I set them to change on a simple voice command that allows you to change all the fabric and gems as a whole, picking from the 12 options, OR you can change gems only, or fabrics only, letting you mix and match looks to your hearts desire.

Best of all, this entire set is (as most my items) modify, transfer. Meaning of course that you can add your own sounds, your own textures, your own dialogue on the tear away parts, and create something completely unique. Have fun, but PLEASE be careful.. I mean seriously, I don't want to have to replace a billion parts because something got messed up.

I think that about covers it on these silks, at least so far as I can think right now.

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:).