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.