What's New At Laminak? WLRP - Wanderlust - Enchantment

 

Greetings Everyone ;-)

Hope you're all ok.

I'm kind of wondering where this years is disappearing to! 

I've been busy, as always, but realised today I haven't updated this since June! 

So, what have I been doing? Well, in a previous blog I mentioned I was going to take a little break from the big events to concentrate on a couple of new things and whilst I have been concentrating on these new things I haven't managed to get as far ahead with it I thought I might, so I'll have to keep this under my hat for a little longer O.O

I did submit a new item for the 'We Love Role-play' event in July.

A rustic garden set in 3 main textures with 22 cushion textures and I created a new beech wood texture option for the Opera Beds for a Wanderlust Weekend event - pics below.

Apart from that I kept my head down to learn new things O.O.

I promise I'll divulge in time what I've been doing but for now, my little 'event' hiatus has come to an end, tier still needs to be paid, and I've got a lot of events coming up, some pretty big ones in September and a few booked in for October so far. I'll still continue to learn new skills but can't devote as much time to them as I have been doing, I guess it's a case of slow and steady from now on and I need to chill out that things take me such a long time to learn hahaha. 

As for August events, I'm in the middle of making something for Wanderlust weekend, next weekend, and I'm currently at Redeux and Enchantment.

Redeux, is a sort of bye bye to Gatcha for Laminak (and all Gatcha's in Second Life with Linden Labs new ruling), I only have the one, and I've set it out with 30L per play and 50% off the sofas that match it.

And, for Enchantment, which started out with a theme of 'The Witcher' and is now 'Vally of Plenty', I've created a bath Medieval bathtub set. It comes in 3 different wood packs, each having gold and wrought iron band versions included and a host of other goodies to go with it. 

There are demos at the event and at Laminak Main Store for you to try out, taxi's to both are below ;-)

I think that's it, looking forward to creating a lot more things for Laminak over the next few months, but for now, that's all the news I have ;-)

Sending love and huge hugs to you all.

Casey

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Enchantment Taxi:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nymphai/203/130/3110

Laminak Taxi:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22

June Event Exclusives - Honey Collection - Medieval and Viking Drink, Food & Decor

 

Greetings Everyone ;-)

I'm behind again with posting information on here ;-( So I thought it might be better to create a single post about all the items (actually, almost all, there's another event coming up that I'm still making the item for O.O) into one post instead of individual posts, and as these items were created to match each other it makes more sense to explain what's new for June as a whole ;-).

Firstly there's an addition to the Midsummer Fruits Collection, a bowl of juicy oranges and lemons and a tray with a glass decanter full of refreshing orange and lemon juice.

The decanter comes in a pack with a vendor 2Li and a decor only version 1Li. 

The Bowl is decor only and 1Li at the size provided.

Available now at We Love Roleplay Event:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Riverhunt/129/130/1503

Next, there's Honey Bread and Honey Pudding.

The bread is decor only and 2Li at the size provided.

The Honey and Oat Pudding comes in a pack with a vendor 2Li and a decor only version 1Li, at the sizes provided.

The Vendor offers Male and Female bowls of puddings and spoons to wear, auto attach, and detach after 4-5 minutes.

Available at the Vintage Fair:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Black%20Mamba/24/209/29

And finally, at least for now, there's a Bienstich Cake, Roman Libum Cakes, and Honey Mead vendors, available at Redeux from the 14th June - 21st June.

The Bienstich Cake (German Bee Sting Cake) comes in a pack of two, one on a pewter stand, and one on a rustic wood stand. Just 1Li each at the size provided and offers Male and Female slices of cake on a plate with a spoon. 

The Honey Mead comes on a rustic tray with pewter goblets filled with honey mead. Also a vendor, it offers male and female goblets. Just 1Li at the size provided.

And lastly, Roman Libum Cakes, a traditional honey cake intended as offerings to the spirits in ancient Roman times. Male and Female cakes provided with auto attach and detach.

Redeux Landmark:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Unbroken%20Isle/192/193/2482

Phew ;-) I think that's it for now. We're in Wanderlust Weekend next weekend (19th-20th June) with the last of the Viking/Medieval items and then there's one final event this month but that's not connected to this range, again more information on that very soon! ;-)

Hope you like it all, stay safe, and have fun.

Love and hugs

Casey

xxx

Hampton's Blanket Chest - Store Release

 

Greetings!

Little late posting this, it's been a crazy busy month getting ready for events in June, more about that in the next post, but there's a new item available now at the main store. 

A range of Blanket Chests, available in 7 wood options - White Oak, White Grunge, Beech, Mahogany, Aged Oak, Mid Oak and Black Wood - or as a fatpack with all woods.

The lid opens via the Kool Door script so it's perfect for RP sims.

The chest matches the other items in the Hampton's range and they're just 2Li at the size provided. 

Main Store Landmark:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22

Love and Hugs

Casey

xxx

 

Hampton's Console Table - New Store Only Release - Wanderlust Weekend

Greetings and weekend salutations to you all ;-)

It's the third weekend of the month which means Laminak is once again in the 'Wanderlust Weekend' Event ;-).

Running from the 15th - 16th May.

I've created a brand new item for it, the 'Hampton's Console Table', which matches the dresser and the display stand in the same range.

There are 7 different woods to choose from - White Oak, White Grunge, Beech, Mahogany, Aged Oak, Mid Oak, and Black. 

3Li each at the sizes provided, sold separately or in a fatpack.

And, for this weekend only, they're in the Wanderlust Weekend sale, just 50L each.

Hope you like them, the main store landmark is below and they're out for sale now ;-)

Hope you all have a fab weekend

Love and hugs

Casey

xxx

Laminak Main Store Landmark:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22

Pandora Fair

 

Greetings Everyone!

Just a quick one today as I've got another post to create after this. 

Laminak is in a brand new event called the 'Pandora Fair'.

The theme for this first round was 'Gods, Apocalypse & Mythology'.

I choose to concentrate on ancient Greece and Greek Mythology for my exclusives, and I've created a range of amphoras, jars, and pots, that I hope look old enough to have been in use during these times ;-)

There are 3 textures for each style and they're sold separately or as a fatpack.

The event opens on the 11th of May and runs through to the end of the month. 

You can see the items out on display at the main store and grab a LM while you're there for the event or take the taxi below. 

Hope you like them!

Hugs a plenty

Casey

xx

Pandora Taxi:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire/19/52/31

Laminak Main Store Taxi:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22

Exploring Fantasy Faire 2021

 

Greetings Everyone ;-)

I finally managed to fully explore all 21 sims of the 'Fantasy Faire' this year and loved every single minute of it!

I went to a couple of the events but still missed quite a bit of it, so I'm determined next year to participate in a few of the tours, and parties that are held during the brief time we have the Fairelands!

The region designers do an amazing job of immersing everyone into their fantasy worlds, and as always, as I'm sure it's the same for you, I have my favorites.

I have to start with the region where Laminak's store was located, inside a giant dragon egg! at A'Dracunas. Designed by Luna Barak and Alrunia Ahn.

When there are so many events to participate in each year, with standard boxes or tiny shells to fill up, it's was actually a lot of fun creating the interior of my little store for the Faire, and I loved being in this region.

OK, on to the next....

With there being so many regions, it's hard to choose actual favorites, they're all incredible! but choose I did, and here's my countdown of most liked regions at this year's Fantasy Faire.

In no particular order, the first is 'Scrimshaw Warrens - Sponsored by Aleutia and created by Lrriven'. 

Just such a fun place, with a path winding down below the surface into an icy world filled with caverns, and friendly, bongo-playing Yeti! Cold, dark, but lots of fun.

The next is 'Isles Of Tarrin - Sponsored by Teegle - Designed by Teager, Ketsui Naidoo, and Monstaar'.

This region reminded me of a place here in the Uk, in Wales, called Portmeirion Village. I loved the childlike feel of this, the bright airy colours, and village atmosphere, the bunting draped across the streets, and the fact that it was all perched on little islands in the sky made it all that little bit more fantastical, and special.

My next fav was 'Somniatoris Arx - Sponsored by Contraption. Designed by Walton.F.Wainwright, and Victor Eton'.

What can I say? apart from WOW and WOW. The time it must have taken to create this region is just mind boggling!

The buildings were majestic, centered around a huge cathedral with an enormous skeleton swathed in clouds of smoke from a swinging pendulum. I walked around this region a few times, just incredible!

Don't you think it's a shame the Faire only happens once a year and then poofs? All this hard work and then it disappears ... I guess that's what makes it all the more special though hey? ;-)

Anyway, on to the next!

'Ling Xiao Long - Sponsored by PaperFriends. Designed by Fiona Fei'

This looks just like a painting, right? in fact, no matter where you stood in this region you could take a photo and it would look right at home, hanging on your wall. I shouldn't be surprised at what people can do in Second Life anymore but at times I still am. If you missed this, it's such a shame because where else can you actually walk into a painting and immerse yourself in the artist's work? amazing. 

And, last but definitely by no means least, Fairelands Junction - Sponsored by The NeoVictoria Project. Designed by Saiyge Lotus.

I've picked this for one reason, and one reason only, and that's because this was the place to light a memorial candle, and light memorial candles I did! I actually lost count of how many I lit, but it was more about sitting there remembering people you've lost, in a serene, and peaceful place away from the crowds. The Faire is, after all, about raising funds to help those going through, or those who are helping someone go through, the treatment of cancer, and at the last count, we've all raised L$21,578,147 or $86,312 (USD)! I'm sure this total will go up before the Fairelands close, it's been extended another couple of days and if I find out what it ends up being I'll add it in here ;-).

I think that's it, I've spent plenty of lindens across the regions, bought some amazing things, had fun at a few events and so far, as there's still a day left to go, I'm thrilled to say that Laminak's 100% donation items and kiosk alone have raised ... 

I'm so grateful and thank you so much! to everyone who purchased one of the 100% donation items or added lindens to the donation box in the store. 

It might not seem like a lot compared to some store totals but this is 4 times more than my store raised last year, my first at the Faire ;-) So I'm over the moon and already looking forward to next year's FF!

Hope you all had fun exploring, hope you've grabbed some fabulous new things, and as the Fairelands close for another year, let's raise a glass to the sky and say cheers to those we've lost, for new friends made, and for a successful FF 2021!

Love and many many hugs to you all.

Casey

xxxxxx

 

New Laminak Main Store - We've Moved!!

 

My Final Blog for the day then I'm all caught up! Phew ;-)

I'm getting closer and closer to owning a sim! But, for now, a Homestead of my own is the logical next step.

You may be wondering why I've moved again ... and it pretty much boils down to needing more prims/land impact. I was running out, fast! The homestead the store was previously on I shared with my friend Aliah from God Mod, and it wasn't fair to ask her to move so I spent a couple of weeks pondering what to do, and then I found a homestead called 'Queens Lake' and well, it just seemed perfect! So I took the plunge and started renting it. 

I'm keeping hold of half of the old homestead, Shadowfell, to eventually use for the clothing that I mentioned previously, but for now, welcome to the new Laminak on Queens Lake! ;-)

I hope it's easy to get around, I've organized everything into better sections which I hope make sense, there are teleporters now in random places, but I wanted to keep the open feel of the previous store so that you can all fly around and stop where you want, so use them or just fly it's up to you ;-).

Taxi to the new store is below, use the taxi button to the right of this blog or check my profile pics for the store location.

OK, all caught up with news, a few more events coming up including another new event to Second Life, but more about that next month ;-)

Love and huge hugs to you all, as always ;-)

Casey

xxxxx

Taxi to Laminak:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Queens%20Lake/127/134/22

Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/laminaksl/

Pendragon Council Tables - Fantasy Faire 2021 - The Fairelands Are Open!

 

Greetings! 

I can hardly believe it's been an entire year since the 'Fairelands' was last open, but for the second year in a row, Laminak is part of this amazing event!

I wanted to create something really special for it, and I spent a long time trying to figure out what to make. I had 2 ideas in mind, but then I was contacted by the owner of Rosehaven, a place that has, for me anyway, always felt like 'Home'. When I first logged back into SL in 2018 after 6-7 years away, I bought land there, as I have done many many times over the years (it was the very first place I ever had land in SL waaay way back in 2007!), to set up a home. The only reason I left this time was because I had to watch what I was spending as I'd just re-opened the store, or I'd still be there now. It's such a magical place! If you're ever looking for a place to call home that's based around all things fantasy this is the place to go. I'll include a LM below so you can check it .. but .. digressing here back to Fantasy Faire ;-) 

She wondered if I'd be able to make a new conference/meeting table for the Great Hall at Rosehaven and I didn't need to think twice! I was so delighted to be able to contribute to the sims, I said yes right away, although I wasn't sure at the time how I'd go about it! hahaha

I pondered for weeks how to go about it as I wanted to give people tons of options more than just changing textures, and this is what I came up with!

The table you see above in the main poster is horseshoe in shape but it's modular, so you can change this to any number of configurations you want, use all of the parts, or just some of the parts! There's a left end piece, a right end piece and sections in-between that can be used alone or joined up to create separate tables. 

The tabletops have 6 different Mid Oak designs, the legs have 2 texture options, but all are changed via a texture hud.

I've included in the box two pre-configured table setups, a smaller version for 7-21 council members and a larger version for 7- 28 council members.

The pack comes with two different chair designs, each of which has 21 seat pad texture options, so you can arrange them as in the picture with a 'Leader' using one chair and the 'Members' using the other or use all one kind of chair.

There are 46 Male and Female animations in the chairs including a special, custom, Toasting Ceremony.

To go with the 'Council Table' I've made a 'Speakers Platform'. This is sold separately because not everyone will need or want this, but it also has options. 

There are 6 different texture options to match the council tabletops and as it's mod, you can change this to have more than one set of steps into the center. 

So for example, if you split the table up into 2, 3, or even 4 sections you can have people enter the center circle at different places, and walk up different steps to reach the center to speak, or maybe face trial?  the choice is yours!

It occurred to me as I was creating this set though, that there might not be many who could actually use it, even in its parts as it really is a huge piece of furniture! So I've created a second table set that can be used alone or in conjunction with the main Council Table.

The Chamber tables are solid round tables and come in a pack with 3 different table sizes, spaces for 1-8 people. The tabletops change via a texture changer to have similar Mid Oak textures to the Council Tables and Speakers Platforms and come with both the chairs described above.

Finally, and to complete the set, as I've previously made larger Pendragon Candlesticks with these sets in mind, I've created smaller candle dishes to use on the tables.

These currently form part of the 100% donation items I have available for the Faire.

They're sold in 3 different metal packs - Gold, Silver, or Gothic, and come with 5-8 candle textures to match the candlesticks.

Big blog post hey?! ;-)

Laminak is also providing a hunt gift for the event, details of this and the other RFL items, as well as the main display of the tables sets, can be seen at the Laminak store on A'Dracunas at the Faire:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Adracunas/177/159/71

Ok, think that's it for this post I have one more blog to create today regarding the Main Store but more on that next!

Hope you all have fun exploring the Fairelands, thank you so much in advance for any donations or purchases you make via the RFL vendors this year!

Love and hugs

Casey

xxxxx

Rosehaven:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Realm%20of%20Rosehaven/97/24/21

Laminak Store at the Faire:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Adracunas/177/159/71

Fantasy Faire Website:

https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/

Hamptons Display Stand

Greetings Everyone!

I'm going to try to play a little catch-up today! O.O

The lead-up to Fantasy Faire (details of which will be in the blog after this) was a little bit busy, and, I've also started learning how to make clothes! I won't be creating historical clothing to start with, it'll be more 'modern' type items while I learn it all fully, but it's an exciting change to the furniture for me and as my RL background is actually in costume and dressmaking I'm hoping I can cross the skills over to it, at least a little anyway ;-)

Anyway. There are a few new items at the main store! 

Firstly, there's a 'Display' stand, in woods to match the 'Hamptons Dresser' - White, White Grunge, Beech, Mahogany, Mid Oak, and Black. 

  

They're just 1Li each at the size provided and can be used for all manner of things, from vases and statues to plants, books, lamps, or candles. 

They're sold separately or as a fatpack.

Secondly, to go with the Display Stands, I've added a range of vases to the "Relic Collection' Items.

There are 6 to choose from, 75L and just 1Li each, everything as always is Copy/Mod/No Transfer.

Of course, you can rez these anywhere, they don't have to be used with the stands ;-) and they look great with the other vases that are part of the Relic Collection.

Ok, that's it for this post. 'Fantasy Faire' goodies next and news about the Main Store!

Lots of love and huge hugs to you all.

Casey

xxxx