A Night at The Circus

Tonight was the Jail n Bail of the Lindens and Moles. The Lindens having been dragged off to perform in the Circus need to be bought back to keep our grid running! They had some insane prizes up for auction; a Full Region paid for a year and Family Name Change, which I’ve never heard of, but you were bidding on a Custom Last name of yourself and 10 invited friends! That sold for 100K L$ (406 USD / £386), which when you work it out and divide it up by 11 names..that was quite a steal and I wish I’d had the nerve to bid!

A last minute update… the Lindens have extended the Faire by 2 days, so it will now stay open until the 7th of May.

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Fantasy Faire 2024 Opens: Faire Views

The Fantasay Faire 2024 has opened! I have for you simply a few views I saw on my first wanderings through the Faire for starters. As with previous years, there’s always a Wow factor around any corner. I didn’t get all the way around the Faire in my available time, so this is just a fraction of what you’ll see as you explore and I’ll have a lot more to show you.

Main Fantasy Faire Website: https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/

Store List: https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/store-list-2024/

Preparing for the Faire

In the days leading up to the Faire things get pretty busy for the Merchants, finishing items, making posters and putting it all in thier booths. The other thing they do is add an item or two to the Blogger room. For the Bloggers it’s a time of anticipation, we’ve seen WIP photos, what final gems are we going to get this year? Also there’s the question of an outfit for Faire exploring, preferrably made from Faire items. So what I’m showing you today is a mix of new stuff from the blogger room that you’ll be able to buy this year and some purchased items from last years Faire.

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Faire Items:
(Links will be provided when Fantasy Faire opens on the 18th)

  • Face Tattoo (white flecks) : K9nnor – [EVOX] Soft Spots – Faire Store
  • Face Tattoo (eyeshadow) : XS Primal EvoX Thunder Veins – 1 – Black – Faire Store
  • Arm Tattoos: ~FHHS~ Growth- DOTS tint black 100% – Faire Store
  • Arm Tattoos: ~FHHS~ Growth- STEMS tint black 100% – Faire Store
  • Hand Tattoos: ~FHHS~ Growth- FINGERS tint black 100% – Faire Store
  • Hair: Raven Bell – Magnolia Hair ~Shimmer~ + [Fantasy] –Faire Store
  • Backdrop: Folklore & Fable : The Arwen Fantasy Faire Garden House 24 – Faire Store

Faire 2023 Items:

  • Dress: KD Lua ripped dress Lara
  • Body Tatto: Artoos Ink – Embrace of the Dragon 70 – SL Tattoo Layer BOM
  • Boots: UNA. Dove Boots

The Faire is getting closer…

The Mysts are slowly parting, the Fairelands approach and as they do, the Chroniclers Emblem glows brighter. Surrounded by her notes and books telling the tales of past Faire times she waits.

Are you ready for the arrival of The Faire? Fantasy Faire 2024 arrives on the 18th of April, will you be ready?

Official Press Release

Credits:

  • Outfit:.Silvery K..:Steam Eques
  • Book: PIXEL BOX – Library Book – The Poet for arm R
  • Desk: DRD – Bloodcroft Castle – Desk
  • Emblem: Fairelands Quest HUD box 2023

It’s that time again! Fantasy Faire 2024 dates are announced!

Everyone has had a busy few weeks with festive celebrations and the start of a New Year. None of which I blogged about because, well everyone else was, and given the year I had in 2023, I skipped the “Year Review” post too.

However I couldn’t let today’s news go by without comment. The dates of Fantasy Faire 2024, the event of the Second Life year for many, have been announced. So it’s time to mark your calendar and cancel/make no plans for just under 3 weeks:

18th April – 5th May 2024

Below is the announcement post by Sonya Marmurek.

Somewhere in the Mists the giraffes graze. They reach for the leaves of Yggdrasil, wade in the waters of Glimmering Meadows. On occasion a clip-clop of unicorn hooves can be heard in the distance. A snuffle of a hedgehog under the most royal of shrubberies feels more sleepy than alarmed. The Fairelands winter in the […]

Fantasy Faire 2024, April 18 – May 5

The Watcher Roams Nova Nadiya

Having grown tired of the stares of the Frostweald villagers, the Watcher decides maybe It’s time to explore furhter afield. Having heard of an icy lake in a place called Nova Nadiya, she decides to investigate. She may like the cold but she still needs shelter, blizzards are horrid whatever your preferred climate, so she will have to find somewhere before she decides to move.

Entering the area there are signs of Human habitation, hopefully they stay there.

There seems to be a few possibilities for a new home, though having dragons nearby might be an issue. Alternatively they may keep people away and only the most determined would seek her out.

I wanted anothe opportunity to show off these fab items from Fantasy Faire! (Including the new skin since the previous post)
So you need a cute headshot for that too!

Location: Now lost to the Mysts of Time

Outfit Credits:

  • Skin: M&M – LeLutka Evo – GHOST – Yvaine – Moth & Moon
  • Hair: Adel – Raven Bell
  • Cloak: :DOBS: Dry Grass Cloak (Female Fit) LG – DOBS
  • Staff: :DOBS: Witch Doctor Staff – DOBS
  • Pasties: Jazabelle – Imperial Party Trooper Pasties – Jazabelle
  • Body & Leg Tattoo: Embrace of the Dragon 90 – ArtToos Ink
  • Arm Tattoos: Arm Scales H OMBRE-arm 100% – ~Flying Horse Head Studios~
  • Pants: AseRiz – Sarina – AseRiz

Mysterious Watcher of Frostweald

They’re scared of her in Frostweald, she’s not entirely sure why.

Maybe it’s the fact she can wear barely anything in the climate that makes them wrap up in furs and boots, but she can’t help it. They have species here that are “cold-blooded” that bask in the sunshine and “warm-blooded” mammals; if there was a description for her race the humans would probably call them “furnace-blooded” or some such nonsense.

She needs the cold in the way that reptiles need sunshine. Which is why she stood on the top of the hill above the town, feet planted deep in the snow and a cold breeze to cool her. Some of the locals can’t comprehend this so they’re scared. Those that did understand the temperature thing were scared of her abailities; this made a lot more sense. Of course the fact they weren’t entirely sure what she could actually do, other than not freeze to death helped a lot to preserve her image of mystery.

Outfit Credis:

  • Hair: Adel – Raven Bell
  • Cloak: :DOBS: Dry Grass Cloak (Female Fit) LG – DOBS
  • Staff: :DOBS: Witch Doctor Staff – DOBS
  • Pasties: Jazabelle – Imperial Party Trooper Pasties – Jazabelle
  • Body & Leg Tattoo: Embrace of the Dragon 90 – ArtToos Ink
  • Arm Tattoos: Arm Scales H OMBRE-arm 100% – ~Flying Horse Head Studios~
  • Pants: AseRiz – Sarina – AseRiz

Non-Faire Iems:

The Skin Party – Comedy and Tragedy

Each year at Fantasy Faire Alia Baroque of Fallen Gods Inc releases a pair of limited edition avatar skins. These aren’t just limited to the Faire though, they’re limited to a single 2 hour party(technically called the “Jail n Bail of Alia Baroque”) after which they won’t be available again. It was this party is therefore very well attended. This year I was able to go.

It wasn’t even known where in the Opera Faire region the party would take place, til the last minute. So a number of people gathered in what seemed to be a likely spot for a party, to wait.

Time ticked by and everyone chatted until the dreaded Region Restart Gong sounded. So much for reserving a space in the region.

Everyone returned and made their way to the party’s location, which turned out to be a platform floating above the water. Here we saw the skins displayed and many bought and started wearing them.

This year there were also vendors in the neighbouring region as well, which was good from a fundraising perspective.

Exploring Opera

This Region designed by Alia Baroque of Fallen Gods Inc was kept under wraps for some time. The notice that it was “Finished” was several days after the Faire was open. Those with early access saw a rather amusing sign at the region border with the heading “Dont’t Panic!” (Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy) requesting no photos were taken, but also another Sci-Referene “This is Not the Opera you are looking for”. It was worth the wait though! Here are just a few snapshots of the region, but I suggest you go have an explore and experience it for yourself.

Outfit Credits:

  • Skin:Draco Silver – Fallen Gods Faire Exclusive 2021
  • Hair: Magnolia Hair ~Shimmer~ + [Fantasy] – Raven Bell (Faire Exclusive)
  • Dress: :[P&E]:- Saina – Pack – Leather – Petrichor

Opera Landing point: Lost to the Mysts of Time

Blogger Challenge: My New Shiny – Moon Reflections of Aquarius

I featured a couple of items from Second Moon in a previous post, I couldn’t help wanting to use them again with this dress also of theirs. It’s gorgeously reflective in the right light, such as at the Isle of Aquarius. Second Moon is an old store that’s making a comeback, having originally opened in 2007 but closed in 2013. Now it’s back with some lovely shiny stuff!

Outfit Credits:

  • Dress: Reflections – Moonlight Dress – Second Moon
  • Hair: Mermaid Wet Hair – Second Moon
  • Tiara: 04 Mer Tiara Lagoon – Second Moon
  • Skin: M&M – LeLutka Evo – GHOST – Yvaine – Moth & Moon