A final visit to the Home and Garden Expo for Designing Worlds!

Our latest episode is now available on the web, so join us as we pay our final visit to the Home and Garden Expo.

In this second visit we talk to the co-organiser of the Expo, Heavenly Villa, and to Cortiez Brandiss, who organised the associated (and highly successful) Breedables Fair. And Saffia talks to Judith Chestnut and Jaimy Hancroft of the Dwarfins, one of the popular “breedables” at the Fair, while Elrik met Mewroo Resident and Levio Serenity of the very popular Meeroos.

Dwarfins

Then we talk to Troy Vogel who created a beautiful and very unusual House for the Expo, before finishing with the very moving Lantern Ceremony that occurred each day of the Expo – a chance for reflection and commemoration of those who have left us and celebration of those who remain.

Lanterns Lifting

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Designing Worlds returns to the Home and Garden Expo

Post Architecture by Troy Vogel

Join us at 2pm SLT today, Monday 10th June, for the new episode of Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams, as we pay our second visit to the fantastic Home and Garden Expo.

The Expo itself has now closed, having raised over US$30,000. But we were there to visit some of the amazing creations and to talk to the designers behind them.

Dwarfins

In this second visit we talk to the co-organiser of the Expo, Heavenly Villa, and to Cortiez Brandiss, who organised the associated (and highly successful) Breedables Fair. And Saffia talks to Judith Chestnut and Jaimy Hancroft of the Dwarfins, one of the popular “breedables” at the Fair, while Elrik met Mewroo Resident and Levio Serenity of the very popular Meeroos. Then we talk to Troy Vogel who created a beautiful and very unusual House for the Expo, before finishing with the very nmoving Lantern Ceremony that occurred each day of the Expo – a chance for reflection and commemoration of those who have left us and celebration of those who remain.

Lanterns Lifting

It’s a packed show – so do come and watch it at 2pm!

Or – if you can’t attend in person – tune in at 2pm SLT on Monday for the live show on
http://treet.tv/live
– or catch it later in the week on our shows page on the Treet.tv web site at
http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds
– our very own version of the iPlayer!

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Designing Worlds at the Home and Garden Expo Part 1

Our latest episode is now available on the web, so join us as we pay the first of two visits to the Home and Garden Expo.

In this first visit, we talk to Nikki Mathieson, the Organiser of the Home and Garden Expo. Cain Maven of Maven Homes and Quantum Luxury Homes. DeAnne Dufaux of Park Place Home Decor, Robin Sojourner of Kick the Can and Sandry Logan of the Virtual Kennel Club – who have some exciting new pets – adding, to the dogs that do what you tell then … cats … who follow your commands about 50% of the time – and then ignore you.

The view from the Prim Perfect taverna at the Home and Garden Expo

And we take a look at the Prim Perfect build too, designed by our own Dirctor, Aisling Sinclair.

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Designing Worlds pays the first of two visits to the Home and Garden Expo

The view from the Prim Perfect taverna at the Home and Garden Expo

Join us at 2pm SLT today, Monday 3rd June, for the new episode of Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams, as we pay the first of two visits to the fantastic Home and Garden Expo.

The Expo itself has now closed (the current total raised stands at US$30,365 (that’s nearly L$7,600,000).But we were there to visit some of the amazing creations and to talk to the designers behind them.

Cain Maven’s log home at the Expo

In this first visit, we talk to Nikki Mathieson, the Organiser of the Home and Garden Expo. Cain Maven of Maven Homes and Quantum Luxury Homes. DeAnne Dufaux of Park Place Home Decor, Robin Sojourner of Kick the Can and Sandry Logan of the Virtual Kennel Club – who have some exciting new pets – adding, to the dogs that do what you tell then … cats … who follow your commands about 50% of the time – and then ignore you.

And we’ll be taking a look at the Prim Perfect build too.

Robin Sojourner’s lovely quilt and stand – sold for Relay for Life

It’s a packed show – so do come and watch the show at 2pm!

Or – if you can’t attend in person – tune in at 2pm SLT on Monday for the live show on
http://treet.tv/live
– or catch it later in the week on our shows page on the Treet.tv web site at
http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds
– our very own version of the iPlayer!

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw at the Home and Garden Expo: Prim Perfect Taverna

Prim Perfect Taverna

The Home and Garden Expo has finished but here’s a picture from there again, of ourtaverna. And that’s because today’s Designing Worlds show is coming from the Expo.  More details will be emerging later (so watch the blog) but to get us into the mood, there’s the jigsaw!

The Expo was a great success and has so far raised over US$30,300 (that’s nearly L$7,600,000). It’s a fantastic outcome for a week of selling virtual goods and pets … but there were other huge pluses too, with the talks and the classes, and the opportunities for people to discover that they could become a part of this – and to discover their inner creativity.

You can find out more on tonight’s Designing Worlds show. But first … let’s do a jigsaw!

Prim Perfect Taverna, photographed by Aisling Sinclair

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw at the Home and Garden Expo: The Lantern Ceremony

Lantern Ceremony

And so the Home and Garden Expo is drawing to a close – and it’s been amazing.  If you haven’t been to visit yet, do get over there today.

The last of the Prim Perfect talks was last night. We’ve had a great range of designers taking part in talks and panels and some fascinating issues were discussed – mesh and materials being very popular!  In fact, Max Graf has been inspired to post his thoughts on materials – which you can read here.

The talks have finished, but there will be one final Lantern Ceremony today at 4pm, when we pause to reflect, to remember those we have lost, and to celebrate those still with us, as we watch the beautiful lanterns, designed by Alchemy Immortalis, rise into the night sky.

And hence today’s jigsaw. Do it – and do come and join us if you can.

Lantern Ceremony at the Home and Garden Expo

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

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Prim Perfect Talks at the Home and Garden Expo: Dwarfins and Lumiere

Throughout the Home and Garden Expo, Prim Perfect has been running a series of talks at the Prim Perfect Temple on Home Expo 6. – and today is th elast day, with two final speakers.

Saffia will be talking to Dante Spectre of the Dwarfins at 3pm, and at 5pm, she will be talking to namssab1nad piers of Lumiere (fortunately for Saffia, he’s happy to be called Nams!).

Meet the Dwarfins!

The Dwarfins are a very popular form of breedables although – as I hope we will will learn – they do not breed as such but co-create other Dwarfins. At the Fantasy Faire, Dwarfins were amongst the most popular collectibles at the auction – and that’s a trend that is continuing! We’ll be learning more from their scripter, Dante Spectre – and hopefully finding out all about the garden!

Meet the Designer: Nams of Lumiere

And at 5pm, in our final talk, namssab1nad piers will be talking about his store, Lumiere – and all things light, we hope!

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Make sure you don’t miss the last two occasions of our daily lantern ceremony at 4pm, when we invite people to join us at the Prim Perfect platform on Home Expo 6 every day of the Expo at 4pm SLT for a communal release of lanterns both to celebrate the living and in memory of those we have loved and lost.

Lanterns Lifting

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Prim Perfect Jigsaw at the Home and Garden Expo: Pamela Galli’s San Marino House

San Marino House

I think it’s not secret that I am a fan of European architecture (and where is the Umgebindehaus of my dreams, eh?). This year I am loving the Italian style of Pamela Galli’s San Marino House. It’s whhat we expect of Pamela’s La Galleria: cool, stylish, elegant – and mesh – the last of which pretty much goes without saying at the Expo. Beautiful arrangement of rooms for living – as usual, with a house I like, I started picturing the family. A family home, but not children. An elegant professional couple, probably – mother a lawyer, father maybe an academic. Or senior police (I am watching too many Euro cop dramas … ).  Son … at university, or just post university. Still living at home … but probably heading off to see a girlfriend in the city …

It’s definitely the kind of home that inspires stories.

You’ll find it on Home Expo 3.

After you’ve done the jigsaw.

San Marino House at the Home Expo – designed by Pamela Galli

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Catch up with your Prim Perfect jigsaws (showing images of Second Life and other virtual worlds).

If you’d like to submit a photo of your own to feature as a jigsaw, send it to the Prim Perfect Flickr Group. It should be sized 800w x 600h, or else it will need to be re-sized.

Check out our talks at the Home and Garden Expo – and don’t forget the beautiful lantern ceremony, every day at 4pm.

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Everything’s lovely in the garden in the new issue of Prim Perfect!

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Cover

Welcome to our special garden issue and more of our new range of features in Prim Perfect magazine, as well as those you know and love!

This month’s theme is Gardens, and we have advice for those wanting to create gardens and some gorgeous places to explore.

In addition we’re looking at two major events associated with Relay for Life—Fantasy Faire and the Home and Garden Expo (so maybe you’ll take the opportunity to follow through on some of our suggestions!).

Honour McMillan gives some advice on creating a virtual garden, while Aisling Sinclair explains the importance of (and proper ways to go about) working with ground textures.

I had the opportunity to talk with two doyens of the garden—Lilith and Dolly Heart of the Heart Garden Centre—and learn what lies behind their phenomenal success over the last seven or more years.

In addition, Honour McMillan takes us through a history of gardens, with some beautiful examples of all the different eras that she discusses.

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Gardens

We’re looking at gardens in other parts of the magazine too. In our continuing series on building your own home, our designer (and phenomenal builder) Winona Wiefel will be teaching you how to create a second storey in the basic skybox that you created in Parts 1 and 2 of the series. In keeping with our garden theme, she adds a roof garden for good measure!

Qwis Greenwood, in the third of our series promoting small business around the grid, has found two very different designers creating some beautiful plants for your garden—and more!

We’re near the start of some big events. Beq Janus looks back to the wonderful Fantasy Faire, while Ethan Westland looks ahead to the upcoming Home and Garden Expo.

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Gardens to Visit

We also have the third in our major series on Mesh. Beq Janus explores how you can create mesh objects using simple inworld tools—and once again there are samples to experiment with!

Rosamoo Mendelsohn brings us a 101 Guide to starting to hunt, while there are details from our TV shows, Designing Worlds and Happy Hunting!, available on Treet TV.

Our team of talented photographers, led by Judith Lefevre, Beq Janus, Winona Wiefel, Wildstar Beaumont, and Honour McMillan, bring you some of the most artistic eye candy from across the metaverse.

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Fantasy Faire

All this with News From the Grid and more!

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So how can I get Prim Perfect?

If you prefer to read the magazine online but not inworld, there are choices. Firstly, there’s the wonderful Calaméo system, which allows you to moves smoothly through the pages, giving you the feeling of reading a real magazine. You’ll find Issue 47 here – and please do leave a comment!

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Heart Botanicals

But, if you like to download your magazines to read as you commute to work, or in the bath, or wherever, you can also download a pdf of the magazine from Calameo – or print it out!.

You can get the latest issue inworld – and copies of all our earlier issues too – at our head offices in the Irish Isles.  It has a great cafe to relax in while you’re reading the latest issue too!

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Home and Garden Expo

We also have subscribe-o-matic kiosks throughout Second Life – so you can just click to subscribe. You’ll be sent a copy of the latest issue, and then you’ll receive your issues regularly!

Or you can have it delivered to you each month as an IntelliBook, by joining the Prim Perfect Readers group inworld. It costs nothing to join and, apart from delivering the magazine each month, we won’t overload you with chat or messages!

In addition to delivering the Intellibook version of the magazine, you’ll also get a link to the online Calaméo version of the magazine, so you’ll be able to access that too.

How to Join Prim Perfect Readers

• Inworld, open Search.
• Search Groups for Prim Perfect Readers.
• Click to join

So … enjoy! And let us know what you think of our new edition!

Prim Perfect May 2013 – Designing a Garden

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Happy Hunting at the Home and Garden Expo!

Cinders and Rosamoo find awesome items from Hunts …

Join us in the treet.tv studios in Garden of Dreams at 3pm, Friday 31st May, with our host Cinders Vale and hunt reporter Rosamoo Mendelsohn of Hunt SL for another great show – featuring an onsite interview with Winona Wiefel and Reven Rosca of Prime Furniture, who are those awesome people behind the Whiz Hints, and now organising the Home and Garden Expo Hunt (which there is still time to catch).

Plus there will be news from Rosamoo of exciting hunts that are happening at present – and that will be coming up soon!

Cinders talks to Reven and Winona about the Home and Garden Expo Hunt

So join us at 3pm today in the studio for the broadcast. Bring along your hunter friends too. We will be glad to have you all join us for the show.

Or – if you can’t attend in person – tune in at 3pm SLT on Friday for the live show on
http://treet.tv/live
or on the Vimeo channel – or catch it later in the week on our shows page on the Treet.tv web site at
http://treet.tv/shows/happy-hunting
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