The store is in 2 hunts for December, the Peace on Earth Hunt, and also Santa’s Lil’ Helper (SLH). The hunt runs from December 1st to 31st & you will be searching for a small red gift box. There’s an inworld group that you can join for help & hints, just pop along to  DB Designs and click the elf for a lm to the starting point & info on the group. Happy Hunting!

Almost all of my products are available now on Apez.biz. I am also working on setting-up on Metaverse and will be exploring other options that were kindly posted by Allegory Malaprop on her personal blog.

I would really like to put out new stuff for the holidays, but I also have a lot of stuff to do in RL. I am making my Christmas presents for my family and close friends, and that comes before SL.

Ok, sorry, please forgive the lame pun I have both an update & a new release for you today.

  First off the new release, which is a small beach fire, surrounded by stones, that seats up to 5 people. All the poses are built in, so clicking a different stone, will give you a different sit. Made with some nice sculpties, the whole thing is only 10 prims, and ideal for hanging out with friends either at the beach, or in your garden.

The update for today is to my basic campfire. This has been my single best seller since I started my shop, but as with several items was in need of some updating. I replaced the poseballs with 5 built in poses, added in some sculpties & reduced the prim count down to just 3! If anyone would like to exchange an older version of this fire for the updated one please let me know & we can arrange that.

Next on the hit list is the Deluxe version of this campfire, which I am working on now. It will have a cuddle menu, with some brand new animations I just bought, as well as a number of single poses – watch this space for an update! Don’t forget you can get updates delivered to your inventory via the subscription updater group, join up by hitting the board at DB Designs

Take care.

Danni

Ok, now i know you wont find many walking down the highstreet dressed like this, but thats the fun of virtual fashion, anything goes

Hair:  TRUTH – Cyndi / Ivory

Skin:  :Curio: – Sundust Beach2 / Jellyfish 2

Tattoo:  .::BAD::. – Hindi Heaven

Gloves:  =LC= – Half-Gloves / Dye Ready (tint to suit)  

Bodysuit:  -=LaKoTa’s CLoSeT=- – <<HARLOW>> *SEXY BITCH* / Purple

Metal Top:  .:GiMa:. – Silver Dream

Belt:  .:GiMa:. – Silver Dream

Boots:  Kitties Lair *KL* – Florence Boots / Silver Sequined

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

Going to see what the talented designer at =DeLa*= has added to the collection is one of my favorite shopping trips. Add these sexy Bax Boots and scarf and TaDa! a cute and cosy look. You can even change the belt colour just by clicking on it! Just cant go wrong

Hair:  fri. – cassie / Anxious Blond

Skin:  :Curio: Gala – Sundust Beach / Pure 3

Tattoo:  [iN] – My Summer Calls / light

Scarf:  Bax – Winter Wool / Snow

Dress:  =DeLa*= – ‘Lindy’ Knit Dress with Belt / White

Nails:  [Love Soul] – Prim Nail+Ring*Star* / White

Boots:  Bax – Prestige Boots / White

Pose:  SEMotion – modelka 275

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

These jeans from COCO have been a favorite of mine for a while, and are looking as good as ever paired up with these yummie new boots from Magnifico.

Hair:  Maitreya – Green / Ash Blond

Ears:  Sensations / Elven ears

Skin:  :Curio: GALA – Sundust June / Raccoon 2

Tattoo:  dEVOL – Hail the jewel in the Lotus

Shirt:  **DIRAM** – VANESSA Shirt / Pink

Gloves:  VY – VIVIAN RING GLOVES / Black – silver

Jeans:  *COCO* – LooseStyleDenim / OxfordBlue

Boots:  Magnifico – Envy Boots / Grey

Pose:  SEMotion / modelka 266

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

KHUSH owners Liess Paine, Autumn Brune & KHUSH Designer Frederika Babii have all been busy releasing more stylish new outfits for all you!

 Hair: [BURIED] Kyo / +Blueberry+

Skin: -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Top: KHUSH – Naomi Corset – Gold

Jeans: KHUSH – Jeans – Ripped & Netted – Black

Shoes: Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Earrings: -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

Sunglasses: [Steinwerk] – GT Sunglasses

Necklace: Mstyle Necklace Cross Chain

Bracelet: (NS) Rock’n’Rolla Bangle

Watch: YV – NAOMI – ELEGANCE WATCHES

Hair: a.C – STD.GloXhair CHEERNO TRENDGolden Tones

Skin: -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Dress: KHUSH – Under The Influence Dress – Pink

Shoes: Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Magenta

Earrings: -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

Sunglasses: [Steinwerk] – GT Sunglasses

Necklace: Mstyle Necklace Cross Chain

Bracelet: (NS) Rock’n’Rolla Bangle

Card: Mstyle Promo Free Pink Card (FREE)

Watch: YV – NAOMI – ELEGANCE WATCHES

And get your hands on the cute Yellow Dress for 10L for a Limited Time only!

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

For today (Friday) only DYN Clothing are selling this funky tank top for 10L and if that isnt enough they are also giving a  FREE 50L Storecard, so get on over there now and grab yours now!

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

Another updated item in store – I actually set the new versions of these out a week or so ago, but didn’t get around to telling anybody The roof swings were one of the first items I ever made, & have been hugely popular from the outset, but were badly in need of an overhaul!

I changed out the pillows for some nice sculpted ones, got rid of the poseballs, added a small 3 pose cuddle menu & 3 single poses. In order for the cuddle menu to work properly I had to take out the swing element, so the seat is now static. Hence the new name – DB Designs Hanging Cuddle Chair! The changes reduced the prim count from 18 down to 11.

I made this updated version in the most popular colours, and added in 6 new designs in wicker, from white, natural & dark through to bright colours. There are 14 to choose from in all, some of which are pictured below.

Natural Wicker Finish

Bright Wicker Finish

As ever, if you want to stay updated on new releases, updates & promotions drop by DB Designs & hit the group joiner sign, you even get a cool free gift just for registering!

For those of you celebrating today, Happy Thanksgiving!

More soon, take care!

Danni xx

DYN Clothing owner Fred Kenorland has been busy again, releasing more stylish new outfit for all you!
 

Hair:  LAQ ~ Tess hair (Black)

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Dress:  DYN Sarah Dress

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Earrings:  -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

Sunglasses:  [Steinwerk] – GT Sunglasses

Necklace:   {SMS} Pearl Necklace Black

Bracelet:   (NS) Rock’n'Rolla Bangle

Watch:   YV – NAOMI – ELEGANCE WATCHES

Hair:  LAQ ~ Tess hair (Black)

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Top:  DYN Genie Top

Jeans:  DYN Lucky Jeans

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Earrings:  -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

Bracelet:   (NS) Rock’n'Rolla Bangle

Watch:   YV – NAOMI – ELEGANCE WATCHES

Hair:  LAQ ~ Tess hair (Black)

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Outfit:  DYN Buckle Jumpsuit

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Earrings:  -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

Bracelet:   (NS) Rock’n'Rolla Bangle

Watch:   YV – NAOMI – ELEGANCE WATCHES

Also for a limited time only DYN Clothing are giving away a FREE 50L Storecard, so get on over there now and grab yours to go towards buying all these lovely new things.

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

CYNFUL owner Cynthia Ultsch has been busy again, releasing yet another awesome outfit for all you guys!

Hair:  .+*Mory*+.Lightbrown [MIRAI STYLE]

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 7

Outfit:  [ Cynful ] Corset Overall – Bubble Pink

Boots:  Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Earrings:  -LC- Pierced Heart Earrings – Black Glass

It comes in several different colours too including  Bisque Black  Stripes (Shown above), Brown, Dark Blue, Dark Turquoise, Green, Grey, Light Blue, Purple, Red and Rustie – Normal Version and even the Stripe Version

And if that isnt enough CYNFUL is also giving away this cute DOLLARBIE to celebrate Thanksgiving! [ Cynful ] – Dance-a-licious Jumper – Thanksgiving Special

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

Everyone needs a little black dress and this stylish one is made by owner of *League* Nena Janus.

Hair:  LAQ ~ Tess hair (Black)

Skin:  *League* Skin Deeptan -Misty- Smoky

Dress:  *League* Studded Scoop-Back -Black

Boots:  – TESLA – (bag) Angelina *Black* Boots

Gloves:  *League* Come with the dress

Glasses:  [SteinWerk] – GT Sunglasses

Happy Shopping!

Kirsty Xx

If you haven’t been to Kittie’s Lair yet, why on earth not?!!!!

Owner Babette Ultsch has been busy releases lots of new items in her store including, Sweaters, Jeans, Boots, Shoes and even sexy swimwear.

Hair:  Magika – Lust

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 13

Top:  *KL* Swimsuit Nice – Black

Jeans:  *KL* Super Low Rise Jeans w Side Zippers Black

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Esprit-Xtd Noir

Bracelets:  .:* LOULOU&CO *:. – Bracelets :: ENIGMA ::

Hair:  Magika – Bailey

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 13

Dress:  *KL* Knit Long Sweater/Minidress Black

Boots:  *KL* Fur Boots Klondyke Black

Happy Shopping!

Kirsty Xx

Ok, so it’s been another cold day here in England, so i decided i needed to wrap up warm in Second Life too.

Hair:  *ARGRACE* ~ Knit Beret “Loose up” ~ (Light brown)

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 13

Top:  *ARGRACE* COAT ” Traveler”  (Brown) Lady

Trousers:  DYN Black Flared Trousers

Shoes:  KBoots – Brown (Exile)

Necklace:  -LC- Locke Couture Army Necklace ( Free Subscribo Gift)

Close up of the cool FREE GIFT from Locke Couture by simply clicking the subcribo sign 

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

Ok, so the lovely designers at KHUSH are giving away this sexy little black dress FREE for a limited time only, so head on over there now and grab yours!

Happy Freebie Shopping

Kirsty Xx
 

Giving tips either in cash or goods has been a trend in the world of business and Second Life is not an exception to it.  Tipping is an expression of acknowledgment for a job well done.  It is thought to be reasonable for owners of publicly accessible sims and clubs to ask the users for voluntary donations and  tips that is used to defray some or all of the cost of running the business.

The most notable areas of monetary exchange in SL are heavy transactions in ‘virtual estate’, virtual sex industry and music performances.   Ever since the inception of SL, its economic effects have been controversial.  It has been a constant dilemma of how to view the in-world money transactions.  Should the virtual money be taxable or not?  Governments, economists and  ordinary players all have mulled over this matter.

Some argue that as long as virtual activity stays within the virtual economy, it shouldn’t be taxable.  However, the linden dollars have now been spilled in the real life (Reference 1, Reference 2) and money can be freely exchanged between real life and Second Life.  With this development, there is the looming possibility of money laundering by unscrupulous people including funding of terrorist groups.

In fact, the Swedish Taxation Agency Skatterverket has seemingly declared that any virtual transaction of money in the game is taxable.  The US Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has also been keeping a close eye on the Linden dollars to enforce taxation.  Skatterverket wants to tax in-world transactions and expects the users to send invoices for any transaction.  But this approach may not be reasonable since one of the basic premise of SL game is the anonymity of the users.  The users don’t know who they’re interacting with.

Arguably, in SL, the largest transactions of money are through tipping in numerous virtual sex businesses and music clubs.  SL residents are particularly drawn to the music clubs to experience a social interaction while DJs or live performers playing their favorite music.  Tipping the DJs, live performers and the hosting clubs and sims is an accepted practice that in some cases is essential for keeping these clubs viable.  These seemingly innocuous gestures of donation and receipt of Linden dollars may have deeper economic repercussions.

Recently, a new trend has been noticed in SL.  Tip a little too much and someone from the Linden clan will chase you, audit you, and make sure that you are not evading taxes or laundering money for a drug cartel.  This brings us to the question whether large amounts of money can be laundered in Second Life?  It seems that using multiple alt accounts and bots, it may be possible to launder petty cash of a few hundred dollars without being tracked by the authorities (Reference 3).  But laundering any larger amount of money will be almost impossible without raising a red flag in Linden Lab’s exchange department.  A bitterly true account of Linden economy is presented at Reference 4.

Coming back to the taxation of the tips and donations, in real life, the IRS calculates an average percentage based on actual credit card tips the server or restaurant earns and applies that number to cash transactions.  Can this model be adapted to SL?  Theoretically, it is possible to track these donations that are channeled through the tip-jars.

The omnipresent tip-jar at the public sims and clubs can be quite a complex device.  The tip-jar is not just a receptacle of the tips and donations dropped in it.  These tip-jars come in a variety of fancy shape, sizes and decorations including the personalized ones with the pictures and themes.  The facade of these tip-jars may hold a complex calculator that faithfully apportions the obtained tips into the accounts of the hierarchical management system.  A number of these tip-jars have been designed by astute builders who have put innovative scripts that distribute the tip to the performer, establishment and the sim owner.  Sophisticated tip-jars may subtly create competition among donors and recipients alike.  For example, a tip-jar may display the biggest donor at a venue making other generous donors to up that amount.  A tip-jar may also display the most tipped employee at a location to generate ‘healthy competition’ which invariably may help the owner of the establishment.  In addition, these tip-jars can hold or relay the entire transaction of the event or the day to a web-based server or to your email account for record-keeping.

In any case, it is not clear why suddenly Linden Lab has been tracking people for their monetary transactions in SL.  There are several theories about Linden Lab’s apparently whimsical actions of suspending SL residents from the game.  I have attempted to contact the Managing Director of Marketing (Linden Lab) through email, but Linden Lab server has refused to receive my email. Until we hear from them, it remains an unsolved mystery!

I’m thrilled to be in the Peace on Earth (POE) Hunt this year, and already finished making my gift. To find out more about this amazing hunt take a look at their blog http://peaceonearthhunt.wordpress.com/ There is a list of participating stores, and previews of some of the hunt gifts. The hunt runs from December 1st to January 2nd.

There’s a great new group in world right now called $60 Sundays. A group of designers have got together, and every Sunday they each offer an item in their store for sale for only $60, and there are some real bargains to be had! DB Designs has been taking part for a few weeks now, & it is growing in popularity every week. To find out more & receive the weekly list of participating stores hop along to DB Designs and join the update group. It doesn’t use an SL group slot & you will recieve a notecard every weekend with details of where to go grab yourself a bargain!

The sale item will always be right by the landing point of the stores & next to a sign so no need to spend ages hunting either, this is speed shopping at it’s best! You will also find an information board by the gift that I will add the weekly list to.

Happy shopping!

Danni xx

OK, so my relaxed sunday looks continue with this cool hair from Magika and this stylish outfit from NINIKO.

Hair:  Magika Hair – Sneaky

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 11

Top:  ”NINIKO”Loose Shirts(B) white

Trousers:  ”NINIKO”Crease-crease Pants(black)

Shoes:  UBU Drunks (Urban Bomb Unit)

Necklace:  +SPICA+Long volcanicglass necklace

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

I love finding new pieces and mix ‘n’ matching with what i already have and these new Jeans from STYLE just screamed out my name! Style Starts Here have a whole new season of clothing instore this month, worth taking a look  :)

Hair:  Exile – Jenna / Mink

Skin:  Curio – Sundust [Dark] June / Raccoon 2

Shirt:  *DIRAM* – GAGA Attire (part of outfit)

Gloves:  =LC= [Locke Couture] - Half Gloves / Cherry

Bracelet:  =LC= – Lily of the Valley / (changable)

Earrings:  =LC= – Pierced Heart Earrings – Prism Set / (changable)

Jeans:  STYLE – Trashinista Jeans / Red (inc. panties)

Shoes:  Stiletto Moody – Bare Greta / Black

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

OK, so its sunday which means its gotta be casual, so with this gorgeous hair from Magika and this stylish outfit from MIEL i think I’m sorted for the day!

Hair:  Magika Hair – Doll

Skin:  -Belleza- Jesse Deep tan 11

Top:  MIEL MO TUBE TOP – toffee

Trousers:  MIEL MO POCKET PANTS – driftwood

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Shanti Dark-Ecru

Happy Shopping

Kirsty Xx

Now and again i fancy a little colour in my SLife, and what better way to satify that need than with a bit of Psychedelic Sixties !

Hair:  *SHOP SEU* – Sexy Hair / Black

Skin:  Belleza – Jesse Sunkiss / 8

Nails:  [Love Soul] – Prim Nail+Ring*Star* / White

Dress:  SSH [Style Starts Here] – Hippy Micro Mini / Aquarius

Belt:  *COCO* – WideBelt /White

Boots  Bax – Prestige Boots / White Leather

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

I have a Passion! … PURPLE … Dark, fruity, juicy purple, I luv it. So how could i resist this outfit from Style Starts Here

Hair:  TRUTH – Lauren / Walnut

Skin:  CURIO – Sundust [Dark] June / Raccoon 2

Jacket:  SSH – Boinks Full Fur Jacket / Purple

Jeans:  SSH – Casual Set with Sculpted Legs / Purple

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold – Shanti / Grape

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.

So I saw this jacket at Aoharu and just had to have it, actually i say that alot at Aoharu!

Hair:  TRUTH – Penelope / Night

Skin:  Belleza – Jesse Sunkiss / 8

T/Shirt:  *Muism* – Tank Top 40% Transparent / White

Necklace:  [NS] Rock ‘n’ Rolla Gang Bang Chain

Jacket:  Aoharu BT ShortRidersJacket / Gray

Jeans:  *League* - Garage Jeans / Cool Blue

Belt:  *COCO* – WrapSkinnyBelt / Silver Studs

Boots:  *COCO* – ZipperBootie

Plastic at the Ready!

*Kisses xx* Simmi A.