Evolution of an Idea

I love how this last design came about. Just to give you a background, the design process is progressive for me. I get a rough idea in my head, start to play with it, and am generally amazed at where it lands. Encircle Me is the perfect example of this.

It started when I bought a lovely pack of suede textures off of SLX. Search "27 Suede Fabric Textures" on SLX if you are interested. I instantly had the idea for a series of suede polkadot chokers. Yes that dates me, but oh well. So I pull a shape out of my handy stock of nano prims, out comes my LoopRez, and I finish the prototype.

In messing around with it to make it more dramatic, I tried gems studded on suede (ok, good), then on black (well isn't that dramatic), then try a few things to make it stand out better (oooh, that worked), then a wander through my gem textures to see what ones looked the best (thanks LFox for your great textures), and then...

Will you look at that, a cool new item that I am quite excited about! And not a bit of suede in sight!



It is hard for me to pick a favorite color, I like all 5 sets so much. This one will have to do. The Champagne Diamonds. Hmmm, you'd never get a set of diamonds this perfectly matched in RL!

I've been so busy building.....

Hi, I, well, have a lot of new stuff. Got so busy with ideas that I haven't been here to update my page! Bad designer, Bad.

Ok, enough of that, shall we get going on the new stuff? Not so many words this time, because images do speak louder. Though did you know I have begun to to work with DIAMONDS? As a budding jewelry maven I knew I had to conquer the gem thing, so I came up with a detailed Princess cut in a bezel, and went from there...


I call them Dewdrop Diamonds, a simple square diamond on a detailed hook, the necklace is the same stone on a short chain. Both are available in 4 very delicate colors: white, pink, blue and light canary yellow.



Then I got fancy. Presenting the Descent set. This time shown in colors so you can see how soft they are! Oh, all sets are given in 2 versions, bling and no bling. And I use a very soft slow bling at that. I did it this way rather than the bling on/off script because I sometimes can not get bling to turn off, which can drive me a bit buggy.



After this I decided to do something that all the lovely women in silk would want. The Interlaced sets come in two styles, one with a super fine, symmetric lacing of metal, the other in a less complex pattern, but accented with diamonds. All Interlaced sets include a circlet, chokers (with 2 different attachment points for your preference) arm bands, ankle bands, and bracelets (10 items total). The simpler form comes in black, gold, and silver metals.


I am not generally a wearer of silks, but I find I am wearing this one constantly, paired with tight leathers and a short sharp hairstyle (currently Milano from Bewitched Hair).



The version of Interlaced with Diamonds just takes off when worn, I love this one too! Comes in Black with Black Diamonds and the above Silver (or Platinum--is there really an SL color difference between those two?).

Finally, I got silly again. I managed to make the TINIEST nubbin of gem with a bezel, this one round. But what to do with it? Well my muse kicked in, and out came Grandma's Stash, Blood Coral.


Now my problem is picking between this set and Interlaced to wear! Such problems I have. I had so much fun with this that I am hoping to add to the whole Grandma's Stash line, with more vintage costume jewelry. Lordy, more ideas than time!


This is Angelina, signing off so I can go build some more.

Review of Bibliophile on Fashion Notes!

Thanks to Tanya Book of Fashion notes for her review of Bibliophile!





Sounds like she had a little photo trouble. *brow wrinkles* It is interesting how all the different computers rez so differently. I only have my own to judge by, and that of my friends. I do the best job I can, use legit or handmade textures, and hope for the best.

Wondering who to send my new necklace to...I went a little mad (oh, such a surprise). HAD to do something awful with the new sculpties. Obsessed with plaids and retro fabrics. Thus Fruit Flavored was born. Can not justify it's existence at all, but had to get it out of my system. Just hoping others are as whacked as I am. Figure there is a good changce that many are. *smiles*



I'm sure I will figure it out. And, I did make a "modest" version for those who are not in the mood for banana jokes (see previous blog entry).

The blog begins. My beginnings as a SL jewelry designer.

As I progress in my career as a jewelry designer on SL, it occurred to me that chronicling my progress and my designs would be a good thing. So this is the catch-up/history blog entry. How I got here.

It all started with Outy's Fire scripts. I wanted to conquer fire. So I got the scripts and started to play. Naturally I wanted to see how far I could push his scripts, so played with just how small I could go and still see fire. What I was left with was a bead, a small, pulsing, flickering flame. I was enchanted. Flame bead jewelry was born.

I enjoyed this play for a while, coming up with some really fun products. With a few of the SL updates, though, my scripts were trashed. I spent a month updating the scripts, and designing a static version of all jewelry. Thankfully, the scripts have stabilized, but I also decided relying on scripts for my living was a bit tenuous.

Next was learning to master nano prims. Some of the jewelry designers on SL are phenomenal. Awe-inspiring even. LoLo, Lassitude and Ennui, Miriel, and Essentia are a few of the people I look up to, and really admire. I spent around a month just looking at some of these magnificent pieces, wrestling with prims, making chains, and trying to figure out where to go from there.

My friend, Phorkyad Acropolis, was publishing a book of SL poetry called The Absence of Shadows. It was being published both in SL and RL, and he asked me to make something for the raffle. This was the inspiration for my Bibliophile series, and opened the floodgates. Since that moment, ideas are flooding in and I am having just way too much fun.


Currently, almost everything is based on something that amuses me. I am creating miniature books, billiard jewelry, plaid bananas (sorry, I just had to), and more. It is all highly detailed and very precise, like the work I do in RL. I will be expanding the line as I go, and expect to develop a number of classic items as well. As I come up with new ideas, I will post them here. If you are a resident of SL, feel free to make requests as well.