Busy, Busy, Busy!

Ack! Sorry for the late post everyone ... moving the store to a new location in a sim called "Skyridge" (there will be a ground level shop and a TP to the skybox shop), but the "This Land" location is still open until I'm situated, so come on by!

I've managed to create a few neat lounge and patio pieces ... and they have the awesome animations built into the pieces (no poseballs, yay!) by Bits n Bobs! Here's a peek:

The pink version I call "Watermellon Stripe" and the blue version I call "Pina Colada Stripe" ( can ya tell I was thinking about food and drinks when I made these ;P ). There's patio/market umbrellas now available as well as square and round side patio tables available ... I've even made simple wrought iron tiki torches ... one in a "round" theme, the other with a "square" theme in mind ...

There's a few "freebie" drinks available (again, items I've found in my travels throughout SL). Come and by and grab a copy!

Now with the animations, I'm discovering that some AO's may interfere with them (or vice versa), so you may have to remove them in order to use the lounger animations ... come by the Skyridge location to check it out! Here's the SURL:

Absinthe Minded Tiki Location in Skyridge

More fabric choices will be available soon, and please excuse the mess at my tiki hut ... I'm still building and putting things together, so you'll see a few pieces strewn about :))

Okay everyone, I've got to get back to work! I'll chat with you all next Saturday ... my new location should be set up by then! Hugs.

Absinthe Primrose

New Items ... Including a Bird Bath with Ambient Sound!!!

GAH! Search in down in SL (what else is new, right?) ... Ah well! Below find some new items I created with the existing "Antique Plaster" texture, and are now available for sale right now at Absinthe Minded:

Above is a very simple seating area sculptie bench ... with little 'ol me taking a break. The middle is hollowed out and textured with gravel . I used Linden plants for my example, but you can your own plants or water and fish/water plants! Make as many copies as you like! Excellent for parks, large patios or if you need a "waiting area" outside your shop! Poses are not included, but there are a few poseballs available for free at my shop if you need them ... otherwise, add in your own poses/animations! A "square" shaped one is in the works as will be available soon.

Up next are a few more Sculptie pots and vases with a shadow effect underneath ... one vase is in a simple prim plant stand in wrought iron.

To the right is a Bird Bath with Ambient Bird/Running Water sound included!!! Why use up more prim space with a sound stone, when you can already have ambient sound already inside of one of your pieces? Stop by the shop to hear it ... the Bird Bath plays 5 bird/water ambient sounds at random (so you don't go loco) and the sounds are not available anywhere else in SL!

As usual, plants are not included with purchase, BUT they are available for free from my shop :))

And finally, a large urn with ivy! Just fill it with your own flowery shrub and place it at your door entrance ... better yet: sit it atop a pedestal for a grander effect! You can even use urns/pedestals as "fence" corners ... just add some wrought iron fence to the sides and you'll have a classy enclosure for your little plot of SL heaven! Shadow effect and the ivy is included.

That's if for now ... I'll have a few more things ready by next Saturday!

Photos From The Shop!

Happy Saturday everyone! As promised, here's some photos taken of a few of the items on sale at Absinthe Minded:

To give you and idea of the sizes, the large vase to your right is a little taller than your average SL avatar...and all my pieces come with a "shadow" at the base! Most of my items are modifiable, so make them a small or large as you like. Although the plants are not included, they are all either Linden plants or freebies that I found in my wanderings around SL ... you can pick up a copy of them from my store!

Any one of these pots would look cute at your door enterance ... the one on the left is a sculptie urn/pedestal combo... the 3-ball topiary is a sculptie creation I am working on ... once I get the hang of texturing sculpties of this nature, it will become available.

The photo above is a sculptie/prim creation of a large vase ... The fern is a Damani freebie ... just for show and not included, but you can pick up a copy for free from my store!

Above is a large square sculptie pot. Using some of the Linden 1 prim plants, this would be perfect in lining city streets or in front of a row of shops...note the close up shot of the pot and how wonderful a "worn/antiqued/beat up texture" looks on this ... I've named this texture "Antique Plaster". Please note that most of my items are modifiable, so you can use your own texture!

Above is an example from the "patio" line ... A chiminea with a fancy prim wrought iron base! Please note that the fire is NOT included (main reason: when I bought the fire it was copy, but no transfer)... it's a lovely glowy particle effect...you can't tell from this pic, but the fire has smoke/embers that float to the top and disappear in the air ... it's a creation by Niel Protagonist and can be purchased in-world at his particle fx shop! And the fire is only 1-prim!!!

Above is another example of a large vase using the same fancy wrought iron base as the chiminea!

Phew! There's more to show you, and more that are in the works ... but please feel free to wander over to Absinthe Minded and check it out for yourself!

I will be uploading a new creation at least once a week...and don't forget to join the "Absinthe Minded" group in-world to be kept up to date on new releases and sales! Any questions, don't hesitate to IM me! Chat with you soon!

~Absinthe Primrose~

Oooooo! First Post!

Hi everyone and welcome to my very FIRST ever blog entry on "Absinthe Minded"!!!

I started "messing" around with Sculpties and truth be told, I was not impressed by the "lumpiness" that SL seems to caused once the item is imported in ... but once I started fiddling around with some textures that have a worn/beat up/antique feel to them ... they looked awesome! I've been having so much fun creating what I had thus far and, well: decided I wanted to open up a little store!

I seem to be better decorating patios and gardens than I do interior design (in RL and SL), so I believe I found my niche in Second Life.

I'd be honored if you took a peek ... here's the LM information:

Absinthe Minded, This Land (175, 207,377)

I'm starting to learn more and more about sculptie creation, so I have plans for more vase/urn items ... including: garden sounds, patio accessories, etc.

Currently the items in the store are using a texture I call "Ancient Plaster" ... but if you look on the side of the store, some vases are there showcasing some other textures I plan on using real soon!

I will have pics posted soon on the products ... thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you like what I've created so far :))

Absinthe