4th of July Items

Truly! A made with love, warm and old fashioned baked

with green cooking apples and cinnamon pie makes me happy!


I guess it's part and parcel of having so many great friends who are Americans that you just want to celebrate with them!
So I've made a whole collection of items for the 4th as follows :


A cheeky little number that's a cross between Mrs Captain America and a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader! This full outfit includes shirt, vest, bootyshorts and boots.
For Maitreya LARA mesh body only.


Some decorations to help set the mood.
These balloons come with subtle star prints and Independence Day colours!


Simple rustic cake presentation of a home baked all butter sponge
layered with cream and strawberry jam


An Uncle Sam style kitsch foil top hat to match these spangly balloons. Both come in giving versions that enable you
to share these items with your friends using temporary prop attachment permissions


I had so much fun making these that I had to make 3 different versions!


Classic cookout fare that's just as much a slice of Americana!


This is a real 4th July punch recipe that I've tweaked. It can actually be made in 1st life!




With the exception of the Miss American Pie outfit, all of these items are also available as a Fatpack.
This also includes a commemorative gift! You can demo all these items in world from the special seasonal booth I set up in store :



To all my lovely friends across the great Atlantic pond.
Enjoy tea tossing!

Mesh Firework System from Oddfish

 

This is a project that we've been developing for a while and what bigger bang is there to kick it off to than the coming 4th of July celebrations.

So different from particle system fireworks that are what you normally see for fireworks around Second Life, this system uses mesh animated with graphics based firework blooms. This enables you to create much more realistic looking firework explosions, as well as to mix them up with some fantastical animations. I've made this set specially for the 4th of July with stars and hearts as well as blooms that light up your virtual sky in patriotic colours of Reds, Whites and Blues.

As it's rather difficult to illustrate just how these fireworks look like, I've also created some videos to accompany this blog. Unfortunately I'm not able to record sound with this version of screencast software that I'm using, but do pop by the in-world shop to test out a demo, or grab yourself a demo version to rez at home and test out!

Videos :

Introducing you to the Mesh Firework system from Oddfish

What is the difference between a Rockit and a Mortar?

The one that shows you what the fuss is all about!

Turn down the lights and turn up the volume!

Last but not least, how to use Rockits to make your own fireworks display!

Second Life Turns 18!

It has now officially opened and I'm finally able to reveal to you some of the things that Enigma and I have been working on as part of our contribution to SL's big 18th Birthday Bash!

Our exhibit at it is called 18 and is a retrospective of our collaborative creations in the course of our own 5 year partnership.

Although neither of us can celebrate our rez days in the same number of years as SL does today, we've both been here a while and continue to enjoy being a part of this unique and vibrant online community of multiverses that come together in a complex, intergalactic fusion of strange cosmoses!

We'd like to invite you to be part of our exhibit by picking up your free SL18B gift from the gift stations or at our exhibit itself. 

Instructions on how to do that are on site and as follows :

And... Last but not least a big personal thank you to some of you who are spreading the word on our behalf. A shout out to Bliss who blogged about our exhibit on : https://www.flickr.com/photos/blissraincloud/51254751325

And Marloo Redd for :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/marloo/51259057809

And here is your taxi!

18 by Enigma & Dita Actor at SL18B

SL is a multi-verse of worlds and expression from the mundane to the profound. 18 is a reflection of our own forays into SL's creative diversity. You are invited to grab your very own balloon and become part of the exhibit by floating around in it as you explore the bubble world and perhaps even discover some hidden gifts made especially for you!

Visit in Second Life