Extend A Helping Hand - The Queensland Flood Appeal

I am a Queenslander, this is a statement I have often made with pride, today it is with desperation, despite the fact that  I am one of the lucky ones.  I have seen some flooding in my suburb but for the most part my home is safe with only a few minor puddles in the backyard.  I have both my parents and my grandparents currently residing with me as they have had to evacuate their homes.  I have friends and family all over the state that are stranded and have lost everything.  I know people on my plurk that have loved ones that are unaccounted for and I am aware of many other Australian Second Life residents that are bracing themselves as the waters continue to rise.   My heart, along with millions of others, is breaking as our state drowns. 

As i am writing this, Queensland has now been declared a Disaster area.  Some three-quarters of the state is currently being effected in some way by rising water.  More than 100,000 homes are without power, 12 people have been confirmed dead with another 50+ missing.  More than 20,000 properties in Brisbane alone are expected to suffer major flooding by 4am tomorrow morning as the Brisbane river continues to overflow, engulfing all in it's path and that is only one of a handful of scenarios being seen around this state.  More concerning is that most of these people are not covered for flooding by insurance as insurance companies, since 1974, have not offered it as an option.

We are desperate and we need your help.  Sanura Sakai, along with dozens of very generous vendors, has put together the Extend A Helping Hand Market to raise money for the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal, all funds donated to this appeal will be going to help the victims of the Queensland Flood Disaster.   There are some truly wonderful items available, many of them exclusive to the event, such as the gorgeous dress I am wearing in the above picture.   So please, dig deep if you can and if you can't, please keep us in your thoughts as we prepare for the worst. 

Credits:

Skin: Grixdale / Grixdale - Tegan in Cream by Tyr Rozenblum
Makeup: Kyoot / Kyoot - Fever 3 by Saeya Nyanda
Dress: [W&B] / Whippet & Buck - Queensland Party Frock by Dakota Buck *EAHH Item
Neck Tie: Miel / Miel - Elle Uber Bow by Miel Nirvana
Hat: (epoque) / Epoque - Debutant on Windsor by Vintage McMillan
Necklace: (Caroline's Jewelry) / Caroline's Jewelry - Kennedy Black Pearl Necklace by Caroline Apollo
Hair: > Truth < / Truth - Ava by Truth Hawks
Pose: dfo! / Don't Freak Out - Twiggy Series - You Know You Love Me by Willa Whybrow
Location: World's End Gardens

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Silver

I knew as soon as I saw that the colour for last week was silver that I would finally get the opportunity to use this gorgeous necklace from Grixdale that I picked up during a Project Themory months ago.  I was a little concerned about what I was going to wear with it though, as just a cork didn't really seem appropriate, fortuntely the opening of the new Erractic store solved that problem for me.

Yumminess by:

Skin:  ::DT::/ Dutch Touch - Fay in Cream
Hair: [69] / Sixtynine - Jessica 02
Eyeshadow Layer 1: [Atomic] / Atomic - 2.0 Victim Makeup Alejandro Eyeshadow
Eyeshadow Layer 2: .:Glamorize:. / Glamorize - Glitzy 1 Silver
Lipgloss: Cheap Makeup / Cheapmakup - Seventeen Lipgloss 4
Necklace: Grixdale / Grixdale - Deco Layered Necklace Top
Shorts: Erratic / Erratic - Nikki Sequin Hot Pants
Boots: .*Courtisane*. / Courtisane - Esprit De Sable
Stockings: Erratic / Erratic - Fishnet Wide
Cuffs: Erratic / Erratic - Silver Cuffs
Pose: Glitterati - Nude 7

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Green

I adore the hell outta this jacket from Fashionably Dead and this hat from Theosophy!  If you haven't been to either of those stores for a while you are missing out.  Short and sweet post today though as I'm off to the .illusory. opening!

Yumminess by:

Shirt: *Crazy* / Crazy - Gham Shirt by Loan Jogiches
Jeans: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - 1929 Cigarette Denim by Elie Spot
Jacket: [fd] / Fashionably Dead - Fog Coat by Toast Bard
Boots: [NC] / NC Plus - Boot No. 11 by Hiro7 Amat
Skin: LAQ / LAQ - Vilda Christmas Gift by Mallory Cowen
Hair: [69] /Sixtynine - Kim 01 by Kumii Yoshikawa
Scarf: *League* / League - Vintage Scarf by Nena Janus
Hat: {Theosophy} / Theosophy - Persley Cap by Trace Osterham
Belt: *Coco*/ Coco - V Shaped Belt by Cocoro Lemon
Ring: {Theosophy} / Theosophy - Fordmouth Ring by Trace Osterham
Pose: Glitterati 10-91

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Cerise

And of course my first post for the new year is a catch up one, i think cerise was the colour of the week, umm  2 weeks ago now.. oops my bad!  I blame lateness on Christmas, New Years and that fact that Dell still has not delivered the computer that I purchased close to a month ago.  But bitching ain't gonna get me caught up so moving right along.

I hope you all had a fabulous New Years and 2011 turns out to be everything you want it to be!  Also, i'm going to be changing a few bits and pieces around on this little patch of dirt I call my blog, starting with the inclusion of the designers names in the credits, I often search this way to find particular stores and find it useful so hopefully you guys will too.

Yumminess by:

Shirt: Khush / Khush - Mia Top by Kirsty Oherlihy
Vest: *Boom* / Boom - Mini Vest by Aranel Ah
Shorts: *Boom* / Boom - Fall Courd Shorts by Aranel Ah
Stockings: DeeTaleZ / Deetalez - Black Nylong Leggings #5 by Steffi Villota
Socks: Pig / Pig - Sock Mit Suspenders by Apatia Hammerer
Boots: [Gos] / Gos - GTFO Boots by Gospel Voom
Hair: fri. / friday - Joanna by Parvarti Monday
Skin: ::Curio:: / Curio - Petal [Light] Ice Queen Pure 2 by Gala Phoenix
Tattoo: [KS] / KoqStar - New Skool Addiction by Landon Mode
Necklace: [skream!] / Skream - Empty Hearts Necklace by Jacqueline Cliassi
Gloves: .:Hermony:. / Hermony - Leather Gloves Fingerless by Hermanni Laville
Pose: fri.day - fedora 1

Made a wrong turn once or twice

Made a wrong turn once or twice

dug my way out, blood and fire

bad decisions, that's alright

welcome to my silly life

Not much to say today other than still totally infatuated with all my new Mon Tissu goodness! 

Yumminess by:

Skin: :Curio: / Curio - Petal [Light] Ice Queen - Pure 1
Undershirt: [Atomic]/ Atomic - Sheer Comfort
Sweater: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Heathered Pullover
Shorts: -tb- / Tres Blah - Denim Cutoff Shorts
Leggings: Grixdale / Grixdale (formerly Tyranny D.) - Snug Leggings
Stockings: *L.inc* / Luck Inc - Garter Nylons Short
Boots: ::Kookie:: / Kookie - Armarda Long Boots
Hair: !lamb / Lamb - Clover (One Eleven Item, no longer available)
Necklace: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Take Flight Necklace
Tattoos: (Hip) Aitui - Star Story, (Neck) Cake - Barcode Pretty on the Outside, (Hand) Ronsem* - Pigeon Tattoo
Poses: Glitterati - Long Hair 3-3, Vendor 5, Vendor 7

Lyrics from Fuckin' Perfect by P!nk

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Yellow

I don't think I have struggled with any of the other colours as much as I did with yellow!  I now seem to have an abundance of yellow in my SL wardrobe but when it came time to putting an outfit together I just couldn't get anything to work the way I had in mind, that was until Mon Tissu released their gorgeous new lounge wear, after that everything fell nicely into place and I can finally move onto cerise.

Yumminess by:

Skin: - Glam Affair- / Glam Affair - Jadis Light
Shirt: [W&B] / Whippet & Buck - Penelope Hook & Eye Blouse - Butter(previous Stumblebum item, not sure if still available)
Jacket: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Loire Knit Shrug - Yellow
Skirt: Emery / Emery - Denim Skirt Palette #03
Boots: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Provence Riding Boots - Caramel
Bracelet: Glamourous. / Glamourous - Jewelery Fair Bracelet (not sure if still available)
Necklace: [Fairy Tale] / Fairy Tale - BonBons Necklace
Nail polish: -tb- / Tres Blah - Yellow
Hair: !lamb / Lamb - Wild Nothing - Kit Kat
Pose: Glitterati - Long Hair 3/10

52 Weeks of Colour Challenge - Sepia

I think I may have actually clawed my way back to the current week's challenge, go me!

For the love of lindens, it has been an expensive week!  So, you've heard about this 'little' store called Mon Tissu right?  I have been waiting with baited breath for their opening since I saw the very first teaser pictures on plurk and O...M...G, i'll have one of everything in each colour kthankx :p   Thennnn Glam Affair goes and releases their new Jadis skin and it is stunning!  I don't buy fatpacks of skins often, I usually just grab the 'clean' version so i can tinker with makeups myself, but after demoing the Jadis skins, i snapped that fatpack up faster than you can blink.  Soooo long story short, after my little spending spree, my Sepia colour post just had to show off my new stuffs!
 

Yumminess by:

Shirt: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - So Boho Blouse - Brown
Skirt: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Pretty Pleats Skirt - Sepia
Socks: Maitreya / Maitreya - Moxie Over Knee Socks - Ecru (part of Moxie Shoe Set)
Stockings:  DeeTaleZ / Deetalez - Black Nylon Leggings 1
Boots: {Mon Tissu} / Mon Tissu - Provenance Riding Boots - Dark Brown
Skin: -Glam Affair- / Glam Affair - Jadis Light
Hair: !lamb / Lamb - Honey - Kit Kat
Necklace: [BS] / Beatnik - Amour Pearl Necklace
Nail Polish: -tb- / Tres Blah - Fudge
Bracelet: [W&B] / Whippet & Buck - Diamond & Pearl Bracelet Stack
Ring: *Ronsem / Ronsem - Claddagh Ring
Poses: (first image) (Marukin) - Origami Animal (second image) (Marukin) - Folded Scissors, (With Love & Squalor) - Chaka Demus, Tea. - Getting Back to Ok
Location: Lula