Shop Free*Style

Free*Style has always been a love for me. I joined the group in it's early creation, posting things that I found on the grid(in the beginning it was just a bunch of us out finding things), later I posted as a designer, until finally I joined the blogging team(as a guest designer blogger) in March of 2009. Yes, it will be 4 years as a Free*Styler in a few days. I have always blogged something a bit different, often doing themes, event coverage, or lists of places to find specific things.

While I may not always be posting(that is why the whole guest thing), Free*Style is always a part of my SL. It is with great honor that my sister and I were able to help with the next phase of it's life, helping to bring Shop Free*Style to fruition.

Now that the shop is live(as in open to public),I invite you all to come and see what the collective efforts of designers from all over the grid have brought forth for you to enjoy!

My Contributions:

 

A fun little hair for the ladies! L$0 on the first floor.

My first foray into mesh. L$10 on the second floor.

My Fav new item! These are Unisex and Mod/Trans so you can trade them. They also size down for petites nicely. It is only L$35 per play. Gacha on the second floor.

Shop Free*Style TP

I hope you enjoy

~H~

Helena's 3rd Annual Birthday Bonanza

It's that time of the year again, when I get older. To celebrate this I tend to do some big crazy things at my store. This year is no different, other then the fact that as I started to set up, I got attacked by hunt harpies! those darn things are everywhere now . . .

Hunt Harpie-A creature not of myth in sl. You will see them all over, following unexpected victims, ready to snatch hunt prizes from said victim's grasp. One of the only deterrents is to bash yourself randomly against the wall, to make them think you are slightly noobish, they don't like the noobs.

So here I was, on my own sim, in my own store, when a crowd of hunt harpies swoop in! Now obviously I was not on a hunt, dude it's my own store. But they don't notice names, they just go "oh there is someone, lets follow them around and see if they find the treasure". This has always been an agrivation for me. When finally after 20 minutes they figure out I'm not doing much of anything, they IM me and ask if I was on the hunt, and if the could get hints? Ermmmmm NO!

Then the whining begins, oh how hunt harpies whine!

Well I was slightly famished, so I put on my best smile, then set out for a bit of harpie flesh. Not the tastiest meat, but hey, it's shuts up their traps right?

A few minutes later, after catching the last one, and plucking each feather from it's body, I notice a slight glimmer to the feathers. Picking one up out pops a trinket of sorts? hmmmm what is this?

Seems like the hunt harpies hide their many stolen treasures in amongst their feathers!

So what is a girl to do, I have left feathers from my mad rampage of plucking all over the store and sim.

Will you help find them all?

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~~~The Festivities~~~

All events will take place between the time frame listed below
April 19th Noon slt-May 2nd 11:59pm slt

~~~The Stringer Mausoleum~~~

All hair packs down to L$50
All Megapacks of hair down to L$600
Various other items in the store down to 1/2 off

*Items released at the Alternative Fair and any new store releases during this time will not be discounted. You'll know if it is new due to the "New" sign in the upper corner of the vendors.

~~~Helena's Birthday Sale~~~
April 19th Noon slt-One Day Only, Ends at 11:59pm slt

This is my actualy Birthday, and to celebrate my oldness, I'm setting for the first day of festivities only, all hair packs to L$27, even the new stuffs! All Megapacks will be down to L$270, which is just crazy! This will be for the hair only. And if you hadn't guessed, I'm turning 27. XP

~~~New Release Mini Hunt~~~
April 22nd Noon slt-Till Quantities Last

Collection of Monday's Release Items and Alternative Fair Items, in Limited Edition Colours and Limited Quantities. Info on Specific items will be provided throughout the store at that time.

~~~Group Members only Mini Hunt~~~
April 25th Noon slt-One Day Only, Ends at 11:59pm slt

A special hunt for my inworld group members. 2 dresses will be up for grabs. Must have group tag on to get the items. Info will be provided throughout the store at that time.

~~~Special Limited Edition Mini Hunt-Search for the Forest Sprites-A preview of a new skin set~~~
April 26th Noon slt-Till Quantities Last

A Preview of a new skin series, the mini hunt will have all tones, with a very special masked make-up. Info on Specific items will be provided throughout the store at that time.

~~~Special Limited Edition Mini Hunt-Blast into the Past-A hunt for 6 retroesque Dresses~~~
April 29th Noon slt-Till Quantities Last

Part of my Shrine collection, a dress that never got released due to there being no Shrine store. No reason to waste it tho! in Limited Edition Colours and Limited Quantities. Info on Specific items will be provided throughout the store at that time.

~~~Giftcard, Trading Card and Bunny Dash!~~~
May 2nd Noon slt-Till Quantities Last

To celebrate the last day of my Birthday Bonanza, I'll be setting out around the whole sim some Giftcards, Trading Cards(for my Trading Card Program) and Ozimals Bunny Nests, for grabs. For tracking purposes they will be set to L$1. These Items will be set to Original, so please pick them up after you purchase them. Limit of one Item per person, as you will have to exchange something to get your prize. I will be there and watching, so please be kind and not a hog!

~~~Group Member Daily Draws~~~

Each day I will pick someone out of my inworld group to select a random gift =) I will post the winner in group, I will *NOT* contact you, you must contact me! It's my Birthday, to busy to hunt you all down. Also look to the blog, I'll list the full list of winners at the end of the 2 weeks, as a reminder.

~~~Hippogroup Daily Draws~~~

Each day I will pick 3 people out of my Hippo group to select a random gift =) I will post the winners in group, I will *NOT* contact you, you must contact me! It's my Birthday, to busy to hunt you all down. Also look to the blog, I'll list the full list of winners at the end of the 2 weeks, as a reminder.

~~~The Sim~~~

~~~Harpie Hunt~~~
April 19th Noon slt-May 2nd 11:59pm slt

Womens, Mens and Unisex items hidden all over the sim, other stores on the sim will have some goodies too. You are looking for feathers, red for womens, green for unisex and blue for mens. Examples will be in the store for you to see, for sizing. Some will be L$0 and some will be L$1.

Any you never know, this is just what I have planned, I might get crazy and put in something else here and there, so keep a watch out!

Helena Stringer
Designer/Owner of The Stringer Mausoleum

I did It, 2 ways sidways from Sunday!

Cause it's monday!

Okay don't ask

Cause I wont tell

XP

I finally got the Limited Edition hair sets on XStreet. I have them set between L$25 to L$100. They do have the Stringer Trading Points in the too, so you can continue collecting. They are already being bought up by browsers, so you might want to act fast, since there is a limited quantity of each.

https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&MerchantID=44602

Also, I've been contacted today by Fabulous Fashion TV and my hair is going to be feature on tonights Episode. Achariya Maktoum is doing a accessories Feature, and she choose my store to be one of the 4 she talks about tonight. The show starts at 6pm slt, but be a wee bit early, so you can set up your sound to hear it live.

I'll actually be there, so you can come sit by me and hang out.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Northpoint/149/81/30

I have a special gift for you all to pick up at the show.



Tomorrow

-New Eyes out in store
-more hair Texturing for this weeks hair release
-Gearing up for Wed. New hunt! wicked gifty I made for it too!

That it darlings

Enjoy

H

*runs around naked, what to wear what to wear, at least I still got all my hair!*

Rezzable's Swansong

The Final Fashion Event to be held before Black Swan gets taken off the grid. There are about 30 designer participating in this 2 week event, ending Aug.17th.

Swansong - Elements

Fire Water Earth Air

Monday July 27th at 12pm

Black Swan Rezzable sim.

Amutey DeCuir - Bliss Couture
Autumn Hykova - Tiny Bird (Hair)
AvaGardner Kungler - Kunglers Couture
Ayesha Bisiani - Skin Within (Skins)
Brandy Rasmussen - Shine (Jewellery)
Callie Cline - Callie Cline Designs
Candy Cerveau - ~EC~ (Jewellery)
Cherelle Capra - C & D Designs (Home Style)
Dezi Jarvinen - Staged
Elizabeth Tinsley - Frippery (Jewellery)
Evangeline Miles - Evie's Closet
Ghanima Uriza - ++Blue Blood++
Helena Stringer - The Stringer Mausoleum (Hair)
Ivey Deschanel - SN@TCH
Jamie Holmer - INDI Designs
June Dion - Bare Rose Tokyo
Kavar Cleanslate - Exile
Kellie Iwish - Elate!
Lorac Forella - Pulse (Skins)
Morphine Janick - The Sweetest Goodbye
Morrigan Denimore - The Black Canary
Neferia Abel - Ivalde
Raven Pennyfeather - House of RFyre
Rouge Darcy - Rebel Extravaganza
Ryker Beck - Exodi (Skins)
Sky Everett - Sky Everett Designs (Hair)
Star Fairymeadow - Wretched Dollies
SySy Chapman - SySy's Designs
Tabitha Ninetails - The Laughing Academy
Zaara Kohime - Zaara

I have been lucky enough to be in 4 of these shows now. Rezzable has always been welcome to all sorts of ideas with these shows, and it almost has become a sort of family, with many of us coming back show per show. There is always a theme, and oh how I love them.

The Elements are something that are so easily worked with. We all have an element of our own, mine being Fire. It wasn't hard for me to be inspired and make some awesome hair for you guys.

The Stringer Mausoleum Presents . . .

Manes of Glory


This unisex hair sort of started as a tribute to the sun and to the firey mane of a lion. I sound found out that it worked well with all elements. Each hair can be bought seperately, and included is an elemental Laurel, bringing an added elemental Feel. You can also buy the Megapack, which has all 4 hairs included. There is something else very special about this hair, it is a preview of my new hair texture line coming out in september. These 4 textures will not be part of my actual line being launched, they are special to this event, and will only be sold for this event. So in a sense they are both special edition hairs and limited edition hairs. Inculded with each hair is a voucher for one colourpack of the Manes of Glory, for when they come out in the new colourline. So you'll get a whole pack for free with purchuse basically, you just have to come back when they are up in the store. The voucher will only be good for the Manes of Glory hair, and only till the end of 2009.

All parts are Copy/Mod/No Trans

Also at the event I made a set of eyes to match the elements. These are my gift to you. And if you want to try a wearable hair with the new textures, get the demo, not only does it have the actual Manes of Glory Demos, but you get a female and unisex tester of each texture, to have a nice little added preview.

I hope you enjoy this hair, it's the biggest I have made to date, and I'm super happy with it.

There are 2 more Actual Fashion Shows for the event: August 2nd - 2pm SLT and
August 17th - 6pm SLT.

Slurl to the show . . . http://slurl.com/secondlife/Black%20Swan/24/50/21

HairFair 2009

Yet another year has gone by . . .

and here you are, again,

Battling lag, crowds and general sl mayham.

Your reward?

As always there is the quest of the inventory exploading freebies and dollarbies. There is the adventure of finding that new store, like mine last year. There is the joy of finding your favorite sl hair designers, all in one spot, setting out their wears they have been taunting you with, but keeping in secret for the last few months.

Want more info on this event?
Visit the Main Hairfair Website:
http://hairfair.wordpress.com/

This year I made 2 Bandanas for Bandana Day, which is on July 4th. All proceeds from these go to Locks of Love.









I'm also going to be chopping all my own hair this year, last year it wasn't long enough, so keep a watch out, I'll be taking pics of that and placing them on here.

Time for my hairs!

The "Locks of Love" Charity Hair

The Stringer Shrine Presents



Skittlepop Princess

Wow a Shrine hair! I'm going to finally be reopening the shrine line soon, so I thought what better way to promote it, then do a themed hair for hairfair! Funny story about this hair. I asked Sasy Scarborough about the theme for hairfair this year, a few days before it was going to be announced. She didn't want to tell me so what does she say? Think "What is a Skittle? and it has to do with earth". WTF right. Well I was thinking of lawn bowling cause it's played on the ground, and the thingies are called skittles, that you have to hit. I finally got it out of her, she never knew there was a game with things called skittles. So I thought why not do a skittle hair, it begged to be cutsie too. So it has sweeping sculpted bangs and some cute flexi in the back.

50% of all proceeds go to Locks of Love for this hair.

The Stringer Mausoleum Presents

Mens Hair



Believer

Okay, I really really hate making man hair, and the mens keep asking me, and it practically kills me. But I have one friend/fan I made last year at hairfair. He always believes in me, and I almost always feel put out if I think I'm going to disappoint him. So he is my little believer. This hair wasn't made for you you little buger, but you inspired me to set it out at the fair, so I hope you can do something with it!

50% of all proceeds go to Locks of Love for this hair.

Unisex Hair



Rocker Vines

Had to make a hawk, like duh! This one was sort of inspired by the Rock band Guns and Roses. Or I should say their album art. Or maybe just rock. Anyways there are thorns and skulls and roses, what more can you ask for?

Womens Hair



Hydra Priestess

I wanted to make a really crazy show stopper for Hairfair, something people could just look at and go wow. I didn't really get it right, but still popped out soemthing very cool in the process. Hydras are mythical beasties, a 2,3,5,7,9 or 12 headed critter, depending on the myth. Most often serpent-like or dragon-like in appearance. It, as you can see here, makes a very cool heapiece.



Cog Mistress

This one was sort of inspired by Ruina, a good friend on mine. She wanted Dreads that were uber long. I went off and stuck shit in them tho, as I happen to do from time to time.

We all know HairFair has awesome freebies, and this year is no different. We could do a few things differently this year, so they let us have not one, but 3 freebie boxes out.



Pincushion

This is a offer I have for L$1. It's a hair of a new sort of direction. I'm doing a line that is inspired by rl objects, and turn those common things into couture hair pieces. Big and bold will be all throught this collection.

I have for free a set of texture testers, called Fluffer. It's a wearable mohawk, basically just to let you see what colours you may like. So there is 120ish textures in the pack! Go Wild.

I have one other gift, which all proceeds will go to Locks of Love. This gift WILL be set to L$1, but all of it is for charity. You'll just have to come and see it!

Now for my final show and tell . . .

With all the past Hairfairs there has been a special silent Auction, with unique hairs made by all of use desigers together. This year they went a different route, tho not as fun, I did really enjoy watching the hairs grow . . . 20 designers making one hair? it was fun to say the least. Anyways this year they are doing a One-of-a-Kind Auction. These hairs are donated by the designers and can be anything from a style they made for hairfair, but modded in a special way, special colours, whathaveyou, or a totally unique hairs. This next pic is my style donated to the auction.



One-of-a-Kind Auction ~ Satin Fantail Mohawk

This is a Unisex style, with 12 colours. You get your normal Black, my special personal collection of shine hairs, which there are 5 and then my limited edition textures "Colour Bleeds" which fade from one set colour to the next in a darkened tone.

This style wasn't really started with an idea in my head per say. Originally my thoughts were of a lizard frill, and my Sister thought it turned out more Fishy. The style totally evolved into something I'm actually sad to see as only a One-of-a-Kind hair, which means I did something right!

This thing has mad flexi, which is something you can not see on an ad,so I took today to learn how to film in sl. This is my first attempt so be nice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJwd3DK02Pk

I hope whoever gets the final bid, loves this thing as much as I do!

Hope you enjoy the fair! And congrates to the First Prize winner of the Hairfair 2009 flickr Contest, they used my hair in such a cool way! http://www.flickr.com/photos/finethanks/3631212334/in/pool-stringerfollower

Okay now I got to make some stuff for the store!

Helena Stringer
Designer/Owner of The Stringer Mausoleum

P.S. All last years HairFair Hairs will be 1/2 till the end of HairFair, so get them while you can!

Hairfair Store-http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hair%20Fair%202009/40/80/22
Mainstore-http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aurora%20Vale/126/90/30
Store Flickr Fan Group-http://www.flickr.com/groups/stringerfollower/

Unicorns Unite!

There have been strange going ons in sl the last few weeks.

There are reports coming from all corners of sl. There is a war going on. A war being waged by by people against a minority here in sl. This minority is the Unicorns. You always here about nekos, vampires, furries. But not the poor little unicorns. They just wanted a home to call their own. It just so happens they want it called "Sparkle Village" and are converting the series of sims into unicorn sex islands.

You can learn more about it at these 2 blogs

http://katat0nik.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/making-memories-with-katat0nik/

http://starlustmotel.blogspot.com/2009/03/unicorns-are-here.html

So what does that have to do with us? The Devotees of The Stringer.

Well here is our tale . . .

The Followers of Stringer are a devote group, secluded in a world so grand, that they have reverted to their base instincts, and have become more savage. The only thing they brought with them was their deities. Little did the people know that The Stringer was indeed all of them(That is another tale for another day). One of the said deities was a Unicorn.

So when the call came out for supporters, the tribe could do nothing but come out of seclusion, don their mohawks and protect all that is glittery.

We even watched their backs as they . . . well you see the picture.

Ready for action, any action, they were surprised to see people just milling about with signs. This is the way war is waged now? Signs?

At least these guys got it right.

Kiss Kiss.

The Unicorns are out in good numbers. You'll see them out and about the sims. No prizes for spotting them tho.

Even the other creatures on the sim have adopted the way of the unicorn, sporting horns as support.

Still what is this all to you? We are recruiting more followers, and we need you! Go to my store, get my gifts i made to go with some of the other great gifts at the Starlust Motel *cough* Sparkle Village.

I made starter horns, and a special colouring of Preen, a mohawk originally based off of a horses mane. It seemed fitting. The Hair matches Katat0nik's free dress that is at the motel lobby. My items you can get at my mainstore. Your my followers, you know where my store is.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lloyd/128/128/2

that is where you want to go for all the other great items being given out.

View More on this in my next posts on:

http://ssstringer.blogspot.com/
http://slfreestyle.blogspot.com/

The Stinger Mausoleum visits a whole other type of Tomb

Kakakue Yohikawa and Nicky Ree posing in front of the runway

I know, missed the show eh? It's fine, these ones are really hard to get into, plus, the sim itself is really the showstopper, so come on by and explore!

What am I rambling about? Here so more info:

Rezzable and Nocturne Modelling Agency present the Digital Alchemy fashion show. Designs inspired by ancient Egypt, Friday, Feb 6th 2pm SLT.

The participating designers are:

Ivey Deschanel - SN@TCH
Digit Darkes - Digit Darkes
Helena Stringer - The Stringer Mausoleum
Machang Pichot - Aoharu
Hart Larsson - PXL
Draconic Lioncourt - Draconic Kiss
Sofia London - lurveBite
Candy Cerveau - Eye Candy
Vooner Voom - Vooner
Nicky Ree - Designing Nicky Ree
Shai Delacroix - Casa del Shai
Violet Morellet - Inorite
Kakaue Yoshikawa - Kakaue shoes
Ghanima Uriza - Blue Blood
SySy Chapman - SySy
Kira Paderborn - Corrupted Innocence
Kavar Cleanslate - Exile
Kuja Akina - The Obscene Skins
Caroline Apollo - Caroline's Jewelry
Missallsunday lemon - wasabi pills
Cherelle Capra - C&D Designs
Avagardner Kungler - Kunglers
Tabitha Ninetails- Laughing Academy
Layja Vidor- Exxess

Available exclusively at King's Rezzable

The project was created to introduce the SL public to creative fashions, architecture and artifact designs inspired by ancient egypt and all walks of life ranging peasants to pharaohs and give some insight as to their culture. It's a place to discover and explore while taking in all the beautiful sights and designs made for everyone to view with many for purchase. The event will last one month, starting Feb 6th, 2009, and there will be two public fashion shows and various events in the days during.

I always love doing these Rezzable things! The first one I had the luck to be in was the "Inspired by Crimson Shadow" Event. Then they asked me back for "Winter Magic" the third event based on the original "Inspired by Black Swan". I was pleasantly surprised when asked to be a part of a special sim opening event "Inspired by Ancient Egypt ".

If you know anything about me as a designer, or even just as a girl who likes to go to events, you'll know I LOVE themed things. These Rezzable events always have a certain theme, something to set that spark of imagination, for designer and event hopper alike. It wasn't hard this time. Who doesn't know a little something about the history of Egypt. In Canada, it's mandatory in our education system to learn about certain aspects of the history of egypt. In highschool there is a whole course on Egypt in 4th year as a History Credit. So I have always been exposed to it.

It was nice when I first got the notecard of the event, that is said we could mix both past and present times in one. What could be better then letting your imagination fly?

So here are my contributions, each with it's own magic, myths and mystery. Enjoy and let a little History invade your hearts!

Kamenwati in egyptian means "Rebel Warrior". The vision of this hair was for a Warrior or special guard of sorts, but one not to be messed with. The hair may be done in dreads, but it isn't anything you would see on the history channel. Comes with a royal scarabs tattooed version.

Khepri in egyptian means "Scarab Beetle". Also known as one of the major gods, it eventually turned into a common womens name among the royal of birth name in the 5th dynasty. So scarabs she has in her hair, as well as the sense of royal stature. Royal Scarabs Attachment(Sold Separately) made to go with the hair by Cherelle Capra of C&D Designs. There is also Scarab cuffs to match, thus completing your look.


I also started making dual tone hairs as special giveaways back with the first Rezzable event I did. These became popular to those lucky enough to get them. With this event I decided to make an event only dual colour set of Khepri, for everyone to enjoy for a limited time. Since there are ten special hairs in one pack, it was hard to show all the loveliness in the ad. You can View more detailed pics on my flickr, of all sides of these special hair colouration. Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70278549@N00/sets/72157613298128283/

Royal Scarabs made to go with Khepri. There are 7 different beetles. They come in two attachment types, one which has 2 scarabs on the front and back of the hairfan, one which has three with the extra scarab on the side of the hair. Each type of attachment comes with 3 attachment points: Chin, Mouth and Nose. You can buy separate colours or get them in a Megapack.

Cherelle also made Armlets to match the Scarabs she did for my hair. She has them as an event gift, so if you want them, you better nab them while you can!

I also have a gift out, I'll be showing a snap of the one item in the pics down below.

All furniture in above pictures are Cherelle Capra's contribution to the event. The stuff she made for me was a bonus, hehe. The wings are one of my gifts, I called the Sphinx wings. Not traditional sphinx wings, but I can only contort fractals so much, like come on! My skins I'm wearing for my female avi are the Wasabi Pills skins, they are to die for.

So come on down and get your mummy on!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kings%20Rezzable/128/128/2