Hi there all – if you follow me on plurk at all, you’d know that about 2 weeks ago I COMPLETELY lost my mind and decided I HAD to rebuild my store. I’d lost my mojo, and felt well – a bit lack luster about SL. Happens to all of us heh? Well I feel much better thank you LOL now that my store is completely done. I’m pretty jazzed about it. To celebrate I’ve put new and cool gifties in the Pic’s Rewards Board AND I’ve set out a little FREE gifty for EVERYONE in the world, not just my group members. Please stop by the new store, here’s a link to teleport! In addition to this, I wanted to share a new table set I’ve put out in the courtyard of my new store. It’s a lovely “Vineyard Table & Chairs” set from a great new shop called, Ragazza Pazza. Just look at the textures on this set it’s gorgeous! It also features tons of poses on the seats – and comes in red, white, green and natural wood. While the store currently has a small selection, based on the quality of this set I think we can expect great things. You’ll find the Ragazza Pazza store inworld – here’s the slurl.

Hi all! Sooooo I’m going to remodel my store…before Christmas! Yes, yes, I’m insane. But in the process of rebuilding I’ve rediscovered my mojo! Always a good thing! Anywho I’ve put about 10 older hair styles up for sale – $10L per color/$100L for the fatpack! Stop by the store to get these I’m planning to retire these styles permanently. Also – I’m participating in 60L Sundays this week – and will put my item out around 11 p.m. tonite. It’s a completely NEW item – Bank’s Closed bangles and earrings in Gold! So stop by! Here’s a teleport to the store!

So I’ve been in the doldrums where nothing moves for days now. No wind in the sails, if you know what I mean. Lost my mojo as it were. I have a gadzillion good ideas and a gadzillion reasons in my head that tell me that they all suck. Or I have an idea and can’t think how to execute. Or I distracted by some other idea. Good god. I don’t feel inspired to do anything. I’m even feelilng a bit meh about shopping…..I need a big sale or something to bring me back from the edge. Maybe that’s what SL needs; a good bring SL back from the edge sale where everyone puts all their stuff for a bargain! YAY. I feel better already with my imaginary sale LOL. Anywho enough about me. Recent shopping trips have yielded the lovely hair from fri.day (SALE), the skin from LAQ, the lovely little cordoroy nothing skirt from Kyoot. I paired it all with the baggy socks from Mischief which I find to be absolutely adorkable. The top is from Surf Couture and I simply adore it. My Miel Ant flats will keep my feeties warm and I’ve accessorized with my own Shell Necklace set and Hip Hugger belt. Go forth and shop.

Outfit Credits

Hair – Leigh (Timid Brown) – fri.day

Skin – ~ Ania7 [Fair] Glow – LAQ

Eyes – Fairy Hansel Bright – Poetic Color Eyes

Jewelry – Shell Flower Set (Gold) – Dark Mouse

Sweater Top – Kettlecorn Cardigan – Surf Couture

Skirt – Cordoroy Mini (Nutty) – Kyoot

Belt – Leather Hip Hugger (Brown) – Dark Mouse

Leggings – Dark Brown Calf Leggings – Soxie

Socks – Baggy Socks (Oceans) – Mischief Fashions

Shoes – Ant Flats – Miel

Poses – A variety from – Lap

I’m in such a dress up mood of late – it must be the holidays. I felt like showing off my new ‘Twisted’ set and the lovely dress I found at Celestial Studios at 50% off (ends December 4 people!) fit the bill. The twisted set is one of those delightful accidents. I was fooling around with my Xoph Beadrez with some links and did a little twist and OMG. Okay yes, I’m the only nerd in the world who ‘fools around with her Beadrez.’ Yes such an exciting designer’s life for me! But I was totally looking to do something else and when I saw the result I thought, that’s a lovely thing. At the time I was considering size of jewelry in SL. You may have noticed that my pieces are getting a wee bit larger in size overall. I’m focusing on the fact that most jewelry is not noticeable from a distance. I think I prefer that my jewelry be noticeable, don’t you? I used to make the most delicate little pieces – that would vanish the second you cam out. I like to be crazy with my designs – as in I love experimenting and seeing happy accidents, but also try to bow to the reality of the camera. So my whole outfit is about dressing up and big jewelry. I chose the red stilettos from, In Her Shoes, just to create some happy contrast. The skin is well, the newest love of my life (yes, I’m a fickle bitch, okay?). I headed to Laquoki at Lizzie’s suggestion the other night to check out the skins and OMFG. I tried on Ania and I seriously want to fall down and kiss Mallory Cowen’s feet. This is the most nearly perfect skin I have ever seen. The only way to make this more perfect for me personally would be to see it with freckles. The price is unbelievable. $1990L for the fatpack? Well that was a no brainer, ca-ching. I loved it instantly on my Av’s shape and didn’t make any changes – another huge plus for me. I chose the lightest tone, but could have gone for the peach tone. For this particular look I chose tone 3 – so the red lipstick would pick up the red in my shoes. Red nail polish of course. Here I’m wearing my Twisted set in Silver, although I suppose I could have gone with the gold too. I chose my cuban heel stockings from Number 9 in cream to alleviate the black and my own Cyntra hair just because it’s fun going out hair. And there you go – a totally twisted outfit.

Outfit Credits

Hair – Cyntra (Pale Black) – Dark Mouse

Skin – ~ Ania3 [Fair] Glow – LAQ

Eyes – Fairy Hansel Bright – Poetic Color Eyes

Jewelry – Twisted Set (Silver) – Dark Mouse

Dress – Maureen Dress Onyx – Celestial Studios

Stockings – Cuban Heel Pantyhose II *cream30 blackseam* – No.9 Nylons

Shoes – Stiletto (Red) – In Her Shoes

Poses – A variety from – Lap

Oh yes, it’s nummy eats time! The theme of this post is FROSTING YAY! Who doesn’t like cookies c’mon??? I like cookies! Especially Christmas cookies! YAY! The cookie is not a lie! So I made these Christmas Cookie Earrings & Necklace set and I’m giving it to my Dark Mouse Group members EXCLUSIVELY! For FREE! I felt that these pieces deserved to be set in a dress that was reminiscent of frosting (as in, frosted cookies, layers of frosting, fluffy stuff, etc.) and discovered this stunning feather dress at So Many Styles. I paired it with the ruffly panties and socks from Twosome (you can’t SEE the panties, silly), and the Avanti flats from Celestial Studios. By the way! THERE appears to be a HUGE sale at Celestial Studios – all clothing & accessories are 50% off till Dec. 4. The flats were ONLY 50L. WHAT? I bought a bunch of stuff – Starley Thereian produces some of the highest quality clothing on the grid, and her Vogue skins SET the standard for what is out there now. I highly recommend you hit that store! The hair is newish from Shag and the glasses are, of course, Artilleri. Here’s the DEAL. If you’re in my subscribe group PRIOR to December 1, then you’ll get this lovely set for FREE! If you join after, there’s no going back and you’ll have to wait till next month for whatever the gifty will be (I’m an impulsive person!) but this set will never be available again and will never be for sale. So teleport to my store and join now – tell your friends! Don’t miss out. Here’s a slurl to the store – the subscriber is inside the store, next to the front counter!

Outfit Credits

Hair – BELLE DE JOUR – Dark Shades (Chestnut) – [Shag]

Skin – Bella Kira – Tuli

Eyes – Fairy Hansel Bright – Poetic Color Eyes

Jewelry – Christmas Cookie Set (DARK MOUSE FREE GROUP GIFT EXCLUSIVE) – Dark Mouse

Dress – Feather Dress Blue – So Many Styles

Socks – Ruffly Panties & Socks – Twosome

Shoes – Avanti Flats (Light Blue) – Celestial Studios

Poses – A variety from – Lap

I don’t know if there are enough sales for everyone, but I’m having a doozy! So in addition to my participation in the Artist’s Voice Black Friday sale (select 50L sets/100L fatpacks!!!), which ends on November 30, I’m also doing 60L Sundays! YAY! This week I’ve put out my simply stunning Abalone Dreams Set in copper for $60L. People that’s the necklace, earrings AND bangles for 60L! OMG! Run, don’t walk to the sale today – it starts at 12:01 November 29 SLT time and ends 24 hours later! You can also pick up a list of the participating stores in the sale kiosk. Which is conveniently placed next to the front door! Here’s a teleport to my store.

It’s finally cold in Northern California, and after 3 days of cooking, cleaning and having way too much company, Mouse Mimistrobell is home alone! YAY! That means total laying on the sofa, laptop on lap, watching HGTV and playing in SL. Late yesterday I managed to scope out some of the 50L friday deals – not only the ones in the 50L promotion, but in many other stores too! YAY. I also discovered a new store that I must have missed but will almost certainly be back to, L’Abel. I picked up the gorgeous dress that was marked to 50L, but also snagged this lovely grey cardigan, which is something I would wear in RL. It was a 100L…total no brainer purchase. It’s really the basis for the outfit, which I imagine I’d wear for a walk in the woods.

Okay I’d prolly not wear the high heels for a walk in the woods, but this is SL! The jeans are truly an old favorite – my button fly jeans from Nyte & Day. These are the jeans that you buy new and they eventually wear into a replicata of your shape. The t-shirt under the sweater is a 50L deal that bears notice – a gorgeous set of fun t-shirts from Doppleganger – rarely do I see t-shirts in SL that I think are worth my time. These are totally worth your time and on ALL layers – I would have bought these at full price. I’m wearing the vintage TV t-shirt. The skin is Daphne, from Fishy Strawberry which I love, love, love. The mouth is so different from other skins in SL. Though I rarely mention my eyes – I’m wearing new eyes from Poetic – Fairy eyes! A total must have for me! Anything with Fairy in the name always catches my attention LOL. I think it makes the whole look, stranger and more outlandish. Like if you were out walking too, and we ran into each other, you’d be a little worried…..that I have a wand up my sleeve.

Hair is Cameron from fri.day – which makes me green with envy lol. Accessories are my own Moon & Stars necklace & earrings in Black – currently on sale for 50L in my store! The bangles are my heavy metal bangles. The shoes are the Maitreya SoHo boots in patent leather, a group gift to end all group gifts. Let’s go for a walk in the woods people! Naw, think I’ll take a wee nap on the sofa instead! Oh btw, there is a ton of stuff on sale in my shop – some of it for, you guessed it – 50L. Here’s a slurl to the store!

Outfit Credits

Hair – Cameron (Thoughtful Brown) – fri.day

Skin – Daphne (Latte-Natural) – Fishy Strawberry

Eyes – Fairy Hansel Dark – Poetic Color Eyes

Lashes – Photoshoot Lashes – LeLutka

Accessories – Moon & Stars Set, Heavy Metal Bangles – Dark Mouse Jewelry & Hair

T-Shirt – Festive Tee (Vintage TV) – Doppleganger

Sweater – Tuva Grey Cardigan – L’Abel

Pants – Button Fly Jeans (Dark Wash) – Nyte & Day

Boots – SoHo Boots (PatentMix Black) – Maitreya

Poses – A variety from – Lap

Hi All – Happy Day after Thanksgiving – Better known in the US as Black Friday! I’m participating in the Artist’s Voice Black Friday event. Not only can you get great deals at my store – 50L on selected sets, 100L for the fatpack – you can also get great deals at a variety of content providers stores! When you teleport to my store, there’s a big sign out front, click on it to get a list of all participating stores! Click this link for a direct teleport to the Dark Mouse Store – so you can get started!

Well you may have noticed by now that I have a love of things from the 20’s. One of these days I’ll do my whole shop in deco (that’s foreshadowing, btw…). I really need to move all my vintage stuff into one section. I made a necklace I call, ‘reversal of fortune.’ When I look at it I think of it as the kind of piece someone would buy after the depression when they had money again. It’s a 20’s deco piece. The stacked design and squared off gems and all. I felt it needed a bit of drama if I was to blog it. As luck would have it, during my weekly trek to Sn@tch to see what new items were available for my inventory, I spied this fake fur jacket in the rocker outfit. And made different plans for it . I pulled out a couple of older pieces from Kyoot called, the mobstress skirt and denial of autumn top and wowsa. Well that worked. The classic white seamed stockings from HOC and the Felicia capped heels from SLink rounded out the outfit nicely.

At this point I was looking pretty hot and while shopping with Lizzie, we were accosted at Aoharu, LOL. I finished off the look with an older Aveda style from ETD (insert tears here, I really want more etd hair). Sometimes when I pull out my older ETD styles it strikes me how very skilled Elika Tiramisu is with a torus. No sculpty, just a simple torus. It’s astonishing, really. When I’m building hair myself, I struggle with finding the right angle of the prim to achieve a certain look. It must be instinctive with her. Oh for some new releases from ETD! Anywho, back from my flights of fancy! Here you go, a reversal of fortune outfit.

Outfit Credits

Hair – Aveda Short Crop (Silver) – ETD

Skin – Bella Gogo – Tuli

Eyes – Summer Storm – Poetic Color Eyes

Jewelry – Reversal of Fortune (Silver) – Dark Mouse

Top – Denial of Autumn (Black)- Kyoot

Skirt – The Last Mobstress (Black) – Kyoot

Jacket – Fake Fur (From the rocker outfit) – Sn@tch

Hose – Classic Seamed Stockings – HOC

Boots – Felicia Capped Stiletto – SLink

Poses – A variety from – Lap

I almost always have a variety of stuff in my inventory that I love but that goes with absolutely nothing. I buy items of exceptional quality and/or beauty and then think – heck it will work with something eventually. So for this post – I put it all together! Disclaimer: I’m totally having fun here – you will have to be the judge of whether or not it works.

The skirt is a Sugarcube piece I picked up a few weeks ago. I bought the hair about 3 months ago – there’s something about the studied messiness that appeals to me. I bought the jacket from SWA at a sale some time ago. The hair/skin/eyes/lashes represent a combination of my favorite look. I particularly think that dark hair and skin combined with deep blue eyes is one of the most attractive combinations in the entire world. I ‘think’ it reminds me of a ex from long ago, and it’s why I always put it together. In RL I’ve let my hair get pretty dark after being California blond for years but alas, my eyes are green. The stockings were a group gift from Miel that I simply adore and the belt is more perfection from Artilleri. The boots I aquired after spying them on Gogo’s blog and braving the lag at the shoe fair.

And can I just say, BRAVO to Phoenix Chapman for pulling the Shoe fair together. It was one of the things missing in the SL suite of events that needed doing. I really wanted to browse at my leisure but decided to come back when the crowds die down. For a long time, I’ve felt shoe deprived, and to have all the options in one place is simply fabulous! The poses for this post are Olive Juice, who can also be found at the shoe fair!

About the jewelry – yes it’s mine, part of my new releases from yesterday, that I call, Wild Leaves. This represents something I’ve been working on for a long time – making my own sculpties. While for others it is probably a small thing (woot mouse made a pointy blob) for me it’s sort of a triumph – I intentionally made a pointy blob thing! Everything I do in SL is completely on my own – I have to struggle through figuring out how to do stuff, and I’m entirely self-taught in photoshop, the build tools, sculpties, etc. Dealing with dyslexia on top of that makes things doubly difficult (I tranpose numbers and words constantly making for some interesting conversations on occasion LOL). Anyway, making the leaves made me really really happy . As does this whole outfit!

Outfit Credits

Hair – Canna[[Coffee]] – ++AY.LinE++

Skin – Medium Misty Deep Smoke – League

Eyes – Summer Storm – Poetic Color Eyes

Lashes – Natural Prim Lashes – La Sylphide

Jewelry – Wild Leaves Set (Copper) – Dark Mouse

Glasses – Skinny Female – HOC Industries

Belt – snakeskin sash belt *black* – /artilleri/

Shirt – T-Shirt Tank – Buff – LaLa Foo Foo

Skirt – frothy tiered skirt( gold ) – SUGARCUBE

Jacket – Cropped Jacket (charcoal) – SWA

Tights – LO REFURBISHED SOCKS (Group gift) – MIEL

Boots – _LaceupBoots_DarkBrown – ANEXX

Poses – A variety from – Olive Juice