In the meantime, we’re working on a new Expo and are having so much fun putting it together.

click here to find out all about it!

SL’s Christmas Expo

Prim Perfect Head Quarters

Prim Perfect

Saffia Widdershins is owner and editor of Prim Perfect. So what is Prim Perfect?

Prim Perfectis a magazine for Second Life homes and gardens – with lots of wonderful articles about buying or renting your home in Second life, finding the best designers, choosing your furniture, arranging it to best advantage, managing your prim count, landscaping your garden and learning the latest news from the world of interior design.

In addition, they visit the best communities and the most stunning landscapes of various kinds, all across Second Life. And periodically, they travel to other grids as well to see what is happening across the MetaVerse. In other words, there is something for everyone!

Prim Graph

Whether you are setting up your very first home, hungry for the latest must-haves, or customizing the mansion of your dreams, Prim Perfect has something for you. For those who are prim addicts, there are articles on high-end high class designer furniture too. Each month they showcase the work of a specially chosen designer in an exciting and fascinating region.

New businesses will love their Pathfinder articles, where the best and most experienced content creators in Second Life mentor a group of start-up businesses and help establish them in the Second Life world. Established business can follow their Trailblazer program, which is organizing a series of seminars, workshops and merchant trials for small businesses seeking sustainability.

For all those who love, or need, low prim Design, there are their Linden Home features, where we look at top designers working to create Linden Home furnishings – and also at the different ways that their readers have chosen to furnish their Linden Homes! For land agents, builders, landscapers, and designers – Prim Perfect offers a way for them to reach their clients directly.

Prim Perfect May Magazine Cover

Prim Perfects advertising rates are very reasonable. In between issues, the PrimPerfect blog keeps you up-to-date with the latest news and gossip. You’ll find news about forthcoming issues – as well as general news, tips, and advice. There is also their very popular art column – Ekphrasis, reviewing art and artists in Second Life.

Many of the articles have a validity that goes well beyond the day of post – search the blog and see what a wealth of information Prim Perfect has to offer! You will see pages from Prim Perfect on the stands on the ground floor of their pavilion. If you would like to read more of an issue, click on that issue on the stand to receive your copy. Or visit their online archive.

Designing Worlds

Designing Worlds is the hit weekly show on design and designers in virtual worlds, brought to you by Prim Perfect Productions, the people behind Prim Perfect in co-production with treet.tv, the leading TV network in today’s virtual environments such as Second Life. From its roots as a “meta-makeover” show, the programme has developed into a magazine/factual format, adding interviews and visits to some of the most impressive locations in Second Life and other virtual environments.

The show goes out live in 720p High Definition every Monday at 2pm SLT/Pacific Time and is repeated through the week on the Treet Lifestyle channel. Shows can also be viewed on the Treet Designing Worlds and downloaded as podcasts via iTunes.

Designing Worlds is presented by Saffia Widdershins, the Editor of Prim Perfect Magazine, and Elrik Merlin of Radio Riel. You can see more on their Designing Worlds website.

We want to thank Saffia and Prim Perfect for being a proud sponsor, and so much more, of the 2011 SL Home & Garden Expo benefiting Relay For Life.

The WoodShed

The WoodShed

RH Engel and Rebel are co-owners and creators of “The WoodShed”.

Not only do they strive to bring you the best in furniture (Gothic Medieval Castle Furniture Gothic Furniture Medieval Castle FURNITURE Gorean Gor Furniture Castle Outdoor furniture), their creativeness expands to clothing, jewelry, and prefab houses.

The Wood Shed Pic 2

!Rebel Hope Gowns Wedding Dresses Formal Bridal Tuxedos – Their clothing line is the best in formal wear, gowns, tuxedos, bridal gowns, wedding attire, costumes, lingerie sales, and special editions.

RH Engel Fine Jewelry- RH Engel designs the very best in fine jewelry in Second Life. Beautiful wedding ring sets, necklaces, earrings and so much more!

RH Engel Fine Jewelry

We want to thank RH Engel and Rebel Hope of the  “The WoodShed”  for being a proud sponsor of this years SL Home & Garden Expo 2011 benefiting Relay for Life.

Thank You RH and Rebel!

Cozy Homes

Cozy Homes

Paige Raven & her band of wild little forest fairies, create some of the most detailed, animated, and user friendly furniture in SL.

Paige is the owner of:
Cozy Cove Estates, Home to Cozy Homes, Sweet Sensations Home Furnishings, sex beds, excite, living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, beach house, lighthouse, cabins, prefabs, homes, houses, low prim, and art.

Cozy Baby  Now available at Cozy Baby™, parent and baby animations, one of a kind cuddles for you, partner and baby.  Paige has been building for over three years and her talent, dedication and inspiration show in each and every project. Expect no less than the best to be found in Second Life, when shopping for baby furniture at Cozy Baby. Well thought out animations provide the crowning touches to furniture.

Cozy Homes Gazebo

Cozy Kids™!   Introducing parent/child animations for you and your little ones. Perfect for laying around or taking pictures.  Shabby chic, fun furniture and more, for the kid in all of us! Everything to keep your kids cozy and comfy. All new furniture from the creator of the Cozy Homes™, just in smaller sizes. Toys, toy boxes, dolls, teddy bears, bunnies, more being added daily. Stop by and check out the finest in children’s furniture at Cozy Kids™!

Cozy Covers

Cozy Essentials™  Family Furniture with parent/child animations, furniture, home Furnishings, bedrooms, Sweet Sensations menu driven beds, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Lighting, Tables, Chairs, Artwork, Plants, Flowers, Accessories, Candles, Books, Fireplaces, Cuddles, Sofa, Armchairs, Hallway Benches, Patio Furniture, food, dishes, clocks, flowers, plants, kettles, and MORE!

We want to thank Cozy Homes and Paige Raven for being a proud sponsor of this years SL Home & Garden Expo benefiting RFL

Zoe's Garden

ZOE’S GARDEN

A flower store created by Stella Gurbux, to celebrate a love of flowers.  Zoe’s Garden carries sculpted flowers, potted trees and outdoor landscaping, and specializes in creating unique and colorful arrangements that you will not find anywhere else in SL.

Group members get all hunt prizes at the conclusion of every hunt, as well as periodic random gifts for no apparent reason. Flowers, sculpt, roses, bouquet, arrangements, gifts, lillies, daisy, tulips, potted trees, fountains, benches, lounges, chimeneas.  Everything you need to make a house a home.

From indoor to outdoor decor.   Absolutely gorgeous.

Zoe's Garden At Expo

All the lost items from Zoe’s Garden main store end up, hidden away, waiting for someone to come dig them out. Unique and eccentric old hunt items, discontinued items, out of season or just random stuff. Nothing above $50L at Zoe’s Garden Shed!

You can visit this gorgeous display in world at the Expo!

We are proud to have Zoe’s Garden as a Sponsor for this years SL Home & Garden Expo benefiting RFL!

Antique Artistry Sponsor Spotlight Ad

Antique Artisty

Fatima Ur and Incanus Merlin are Co-owners of 17 fabulously Victorian themed residential sims laid out for renting or leasing; and Antique Artistry Antiques, dedicated to Fatima’s buildings and garden items.

They have created a wide range of Victorian era homes and everything you need to live a Victorian style Second Life, including household and garden furniture, everyday items (for example, china place settings, lamps, vases, jewellery, tables, chairs, furniture sets, antique cookers, kitchen items like pots, pans, canned goods – in fact, virtually anything you can think of that would make your Victorian Second Life as real as possible!)

Tudor

Stop by their store main store at Antique Artisty and browse away.  Four sims of victorian wonder. From gardens and furniture, to some of the finest homes in second life! They also provide texture sets to decorate – or even build – your authentic Victorian Second Life home.

Here is a list of areas to each of the homes and a selection of other popular items we sell here at ANTIQUE ARTISTRY.  It is by no means “complete” .  They add new items daily and you will find special items not on the lists, as well as some of the most beautiful flowers, plants and trees anywhere…scattered throughout all the sims.  Please do not hesitate to IM Fatima Ur, if you need help or assistance.

Antique Artistry RfL location
Antique Artistry Main Store & Home & Garden Sims
Antique Artistry Prefab Houses Display Board
The Incwell Victorian Texture Store

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BUILDINGS AND OUTDOOR CONSTRUCTION
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BRIDGES
CHAPEL AND CEMETERY
GAZEBOS AND PAVILIONS
GREENHOUSES
HOMES, COTTAGES, PLAYHOUSES AND CASTLES
LIGHTHOUSES AND TOWERS
SHOPS
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Tudor

GARDEN AND LANDSCAPING
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FLOWERS AND TOPIARY
FOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS
OUTDOOR DECOR
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HOME DECOR
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POPULAR FURNITURE AND DECOR
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*you will find HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS of pieces of furniture at the shop…this is only a taste

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TEXTURES
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OTHER POPULAR ITEMS
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CHRISTMAS ITEMS
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FREEBIES
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**there are many free items around the sims. They offer new ones regularly and rarely delete them…so keep your eyes open and you might find a hidden treasure

Thank you Antique Artistry owners, Fatima Ur and Incanus Merlin, for your support.

KONA Stream poster

The station you know today as KONA Stream had it’s origins in 2001. Shortly after getting DSL Ravishal experimented with Shoutcast.com and broadcasted for a few short periods of time. Later in 2004 he acquired some hobby transmitters and broadcasted with very low power to his neighborhood under the name “Cherry Hill Radio”.

In October 2006 Ravishal began streaming into Second Life with a new name of “East End Radio”. The East End was the original name of Second Life New England (SLNE). In February 2007 he relaunched as “KONA Radio” from the home base of Hukilau Island, a Hawaiian themed island. KONA Radio then began to spread all over the grid into various estates, clubs and private parcels. In November 2008 KONA Radio was listed in iTunes and saw enormous growth in listeners. At its peak, in the summer of 2010, KONA exceeded 24,000 TLH (Total Listener Hours) a month and reached the top 2500 stations listed on Shoutcast.com (out of 48,000 stations worldwide). Through 2009 and and 2010 KONA Radio was the number #1 listened to SL based radio station.

By the fall of 2010 it was becoming quite the burden to keep the station funded to pay royalties and fees. The station dropped it’s commercial

GoSpeed Racer

model and scaled back by delisting from iTunes and shedding it’s advertisers and sponsors. The name is now “KONA Stream” and it primarily serves the SL market.

The station is owned by Ravishal Bentham who runs the hardware and software behind the station. He also goes on microphone to DJ and make announcements. Assisting him is GoSpeed Racer who also DJs and promotes the station in world. The music is pretty varied in genres covering mostly mainstream Pop, Rock, and Motown from the 60s, 70s, & 80s.

The station will continue for the near future. Ideally Ravishal would like to get back on iTunes but that is dependent on revenue that is hard to come by. The economy is tough so securing sponsors is difficult.

Ravishal Bentham

The station web page is : http://www.konastream.com
The in world stream is : http://gold.slserver.com:8030

There is a have a group called “KONA Radio” you can join to stay on top of KONA happenings, and they also have a subscribomatic.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aracar/148/101/99

If you would like to become a sponsor for KONASTREAM, contact Ravishal Bentham or GoSpeed Racer inworld.

We want to thank them both AGAIN for their amazing support of the Expo.

Seasons of hope

Relay For Life® of Second Life® is thrilled to announce that KittyCatS! has created a special RFL of SL ‘Seasons of Hope’ breedable KittyCatS! collection to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Looking adorable and cute, the special ‘Seasons of Hope’ themed kitties were presented at the Home Expo on Saturday May 14. They will be on sale right through to Relay weekend in July.

Callie Cline and Equinox Pinion of KittyCatS presented the new kitties on the Home Expo’s Main Stage at 12:30pm SLT on Saturday May 14, followed by a live music concert with Mankind Tracer.

This marks the first time that RFL of SL has joined in a partnership of this type and the RFL of SL committee looks forward to the KittyCatS’ presence at Relay team events, at the Home Expo, and at Relay weekend, right alongside the Linden Bears.

‘We’re really honored to have been asked to partner with RFL and to be a sponsor at the Home Expo’ says Callie Cline. ‘It’s very exciting for the pet and breedables community as a whole, as well.

‘Creating these cats was a really touching experience for me as I have had a lot of people in my life die from cancer and in making these cats I thought of them and how they had impacted my life. So in each of these cats is a bit of some pretty amazing people who truly were with me during many seasons of my life and given me a lot of hope.’

‘People love animals and they bring so much joy into the world. We hope our contribution will provide meaning and help RFL of SL with its goals’ says Equinox Pinion.

Home Expo coordinator, Nikki Mathieson said: ‘It’s exciting when talented, creative people come together to put their very best work out there for others to enjoy, while benefiting such an

important cause.

‘KittyCatS! have grown quickly in popularity since their launch in February. I’m confident that the RFL of SL KittyCat will bring a diverse and new group of visitors to the Expo and help us to expand its reach to a larger variety of Second Lifers.’

Relay For Life of Second Life Event Chair MamaP Beerbaum added: ‘I cannot wait to get mine! Thank you so much Callie, Equinox and Dennis for partnering with us. I am so grateful to you for supporting our efforts in SL with such enthusiasm and generosity!’

This year marks the fourth anniversary of the Home Garden & Patio Expo benefiting Relay For Life of Second Life. The 2011 Expo opened on Friday, May 13 at noon and will remain open 24 hours each day until it closes on May 22 at 10pm SLT . This year’s Expo spans TEN Second Life sims, with over 100 exhibits, more entertainment and more ways to benefit Relay For Life, too!

For more information about KittyCatS! visit KittyCatS.biz

To find out all about this year’s Home & Garden Expo, visit http://slhomegardenpatioexpo.wordpress.com/

UrbanizeD Sponsor Spotlight

This is UrbanizeD’s second year at the SL Home & Garden Expo. Creator, Pitsch Parx, is grateful to have the chance to be part of this great initiative.

“This expo is THE best platform any designer could want for his work and coupled with the great cause it supports it is BI winning!“

UrbanizeD was created on Valentines Day 2009, on the Deizha estate. A spur of the moment decision of Pitschs’ to take his RL, creative background and unleash it on SL. What started out as rental homes, quickly changed into landscaping and designing furniture. To bring the rentals up to the standard Pitsch had in mind he has had to continually keep learning to create that what SL had not previously offered. This evolution continues still, to this day. Every collection shows progress on all sides of the process – textures, animations, and shapes.  Raising the bar is part of what UrbanizeD exceeds at. Twice a year an all new collection is used to display the creativity they want to share with the people of SL.

UrbanizeD Bathtub Organica

Next to landscaping, furniture, and home deco design, Pitsch has used his talents to design and build commercial sims such as SL House & Garden and Prim Perfects recently opened headquarters.  Lately, editing and photography have come into focus.  He goes for every chance he gets to hone his talents to bring his work to the attention of a wider audience.

UrbanizeD’s main mission is to mix urban elements with organic shapes and textures. Bringing life to minimal concepts with daring choices of color and textures. Thinking outside of the box comes natural to, Bruxelles based, Pitsch, a graduate of st Lukas college of art & design. He tries to capture the ever changing nature of SL by giving the people the option to adapt their living space according to their mood. As nothing is constant in SL, he feels this must be reflected in the work he puts out.

UrbanizeD Garden Box Casablanca

The urge to keep adapting translates throughout the entire brand. Their presence in SL is ever changing. Opening new stores and the constant updating of stores is part of that. “We want to keep the shopping experience interesting and experiment with shops to find new audiences.” Taking part in the SL house and garden expo is another great way of showing the world what UrbanizeD has to offer.

During last years expo, Pitsch noticed that while the wide variety of designers is the perfect way to display the diversity of the SL creative potential, it can also have a disorienting and distracting effect. To create a good canvas to portray the work of each individual designer he has approached a group of talented friends with the aim to achieve a visitor friendly presentation.

The collective will focus to create a sim centered around a park with a big lake. To work towards a uniform look They will be using the same trees and flowers all over the sim. This will carry the look of the park over into the individual plots of the various shops.
“We want the park to be an inviting place, a steppingstone to begin the exploration of the various displays“. This park-approach has the function to give the people a relaxing place to visit and is the perfect place to view samples of the work of the designers.

UribanizeD will be introducing a number of new items at this expo such as long enticipated baths, new vases and lounge sets to pick up on that summer feel. New textures, new shapes, new animations everything you can expect from UrbanizeD.
We don’t want to give away to much but we advise you to keep your eyes fixed on their flickr stream or visit their main store.

Both the RFL team and The KittyCatS! team (Callie Cline, Dennis Lagan & Equinox Pinion) are equally excited about this partnering and thrilled they could work together for this very special cause.

The new KittyCat will make its debut at the Home Expo on  May 14th.  Callie Cline and Equinox Pinion  will be presenting the new kitty on the Expo’s Main Stage at 12:30 pm, followed by the launch of a live music concert with Mankind Tracer.  This marks the first time that RFL of SL has joined in a partnership of this type and they look forward to the KittyCatS’ presence at Relay Team Events, at the Expo and at Relay weekend, right alongside the Linden Bears.

“We’re really honoured to have been asked to partner with RFL and to be a sponsor at the Expo” says Callie, “We think it’s also very exciting for the pet and breedables community as a whole, as well.” So many people are affected by cancer in the world, and it is humbling to play a small part  with so many great creators and people who are involved in this event.”

“Like Callie, I too am honored to be part of RFL. It’s a great event in Second Life with a deep history.  We’re excited that KittyCatS! was asked to make a commemorative cat and partner with RFL of SL in this new way. People love animals and they bring so much joy into the world… We hope our contribution will provide meaning and help RFL with their goals.” says Equniox Pinion.

Home Expo coordinator, Nikki Mathieson said, ” We’re thrilled about this partnership and what it can do for Relay, the Home Expo and the over all experience for those who attend. It’s exciting when talented, creative people come together to put their very best work out there for others to enjoy, while benefiting such an important cause.  At the same time, pets are an integral part of our RL and SL.  KittyCatS! are wonderful virtual pets… interactive and versatile. They have grown quickly in popularity since their launch in February due to many factors, including how adorable they are, how well they function, their low lag and the fantastic customer care that the KittyCatS staff provide.  I’m confident that the RFL KittyCat will bring a diverse and new group of visitor’s to the Expo and help us to expand its reach to a larger variety of SL’ers than it has in its first 3 years.”

Relay For Life of Second Life Event Chair MamaP Beerbaum adds,  “Thank you so much Callie, Equinox and Dennis for partnering with us.  I am so grateful to you for supporting our efforts in SL with such enthusiasm and generosity!  This is so exciting I can hardly stand it!!   RFL KittyCatS!!  I can not wait to get mine!!  I will be there at the release on May 14th!!”

for more contact about KittyCatS! visit www.KittyCatS.biz

and to find out all about this year’s Home & Garden Expo, visit http://slhomegardenpatioexpo.wordpress.com/

visit the Relay For Life of Second Life website at: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=34810

KittyCatS are an interactive, multi-faceted breedable pet full of wonder and charm! KittyCatS were designed to appeal to a wide range of customers. From the single pet owner, to those that enjoy breeding to those who love interaction and discovery and to all those in-between!

We like to refer to KittyCatS as “Pets that can breed” rather than a “breedable” as they do much more than breed! KittyCatS feature elements of discovery, realism, mystery and wonder so that you will have a rich and rewarding experience with them and discover more and more about them as time goes on.

This year marks the 4th anniversary of the Home & Garden Expo benefitting Relay For Life of Second Life.  2011′s Expo, will open on Friday, May 13th at NOON, and remain open 24 hours each day until it closes on May 22nd at 10pm SLT .  This year’s extravaganza will span TEN Second Life sims, with over 100 exhibits, more Entertainment and more ways to benefit Relay For Life, too!