Saturday, November 28, 2009

UPDATES!

Wow, can y'all say forever? lol I've been away for awhile and have been tied up in mad real life stuff. Someone very close to me passed away recently, and needless to say, it was tough. It still is. BUT I am starting to return to normal, whatever that may be, soo...


I'm UPDATING my boutique! :D :D Finally, I know..I still owe a contest prize to handbaghailey. She was the winner of Project Girlsense: Season 1 on Girls United, the girlsense forum. She worked hard on all the challenges and created these beautiful outfits week after week. So please watch for her winning fashions appearing in my boutique very soon!

Next catch up item is FASHION and OUTFIT of the week! Although I love the ones that are up, they have been up for-eva!! So I'll be on the hunt for new ones. If you have someone you would like to suggest, please comment here, PM me on Girls United, Polyvore or Runway Vixens and of course Girlsense. My username is, as always, Stylechix19!♥

Please do me a favor and visit fresno559, angelinamc and mamabee. They are great designers and more importantly, awesome people.

Stay tru y'all♥

Friday, October 16, 2009

RUNWAY VIXENS

Runway Vixens is having a party all weekend celebrating their one year on the web!!! There's games and prizes...chats and FUN. Everyone is welcome, won't you join us?? If you are still unfamiliar with the site, click HERE!! I pinky swear promise you WILL NOT be disappointed! Dress your dolly for the festivities, make new friends and maybe see some old ones. Whatever the case, you are guaranteed to have a blast! See you on the RUNWAYS!!

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Saying Goodbye to Summer

My gals went back to school on August 17th but I know most other gals started more recently. September 22nd marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Time just seems to fly by. Already the holidays are fast approaching. I will be 10 times more busy than I am now, which, believe me, seems near impossible! LOL But what fun is life, if not busy? =]


GUPS will be starting up at Girls United again pretty soon. Won't you come over and follow? If you are not familiar with it, it's a Polyvore Set creation contest. Each week the contestants are given specific criteria they must use in creating their set, and each week the contestant with the lowest score is eliminated :( The last designer standing....is the WINNER! It's always a lot of fun and since last season I was a judge, I decided to try my hand at contestant this time around. It's gonna be tough as there are some really incredible set designers out there! So please stop by and cheer me on! =]


Have you tried out RunwayVixens.com yet?? Please click HERE and scroll down, to get an idea about what this amazing site offers. The people there are amazing and it's a fun, friendly, dress-up your dolly fashion site. Please come visit me there! My user, as always is StyleChix19♥

You all are amazing for reading and once again I apologize for my sparatic posts...I am trying harder :D Thanks for reading!

Stay tru y'all♥

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Hellooooo....elllooooo....ello...llo

Hi y'all! WOW what a crazy mad world my life has been these past few weeks. A little personal to talk about, but FINALLY starting to come back to earth! =D I am waaaay behind on EVERYTHING and am working hard to catch up. If you have sent me notes on Girlsense or messages on Polyvore, please be patient my friends, I WILL respond, I promise!

GUPS is starting back up and this go around I am going to try and be a CONTESTANT! *gulp* I am a little nervous as there are some AMAZING Polyvore designers who will be entering! I shall do my best. Follow it all here and over at Girls United. Check out my POLYVORE PROFILE here and cheer me on! I'll post here as soon as the first challenge is up! Wish me luck!

I want to say a quick thank you to all my online friends who have offered their support and encouragement in this crazy time in my life. Things are coming around and life is getting a little easier. I am SO GRATEFUL to everyone who reads and follows, it makes it all worth it!

Stay Tru y'all!♥

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I will miss you all...

I will not be on Girlsense or the forum much in the coming week or so. My mother-in-law, who lives in a very small town, will be coming to stay with us while she receives some MUCH needed care. Since transporting her back and forth (4 hours each way) is completely out of the question, I will be her round the clock nurse. I know you all understand and I will update how things are going. You all are so awesome and I can't even begin to tell you how much all your sweet comments mean to me. VERY appreciated and taken to heart! I will miss you all! =D

When I get "back", I PROMISE to update the Fashion and Outfit of the Week, so keep creating your wonderful works of art!

Stay tru y'all!♥

Saturday, August 1, 2009

I know it's been 4eva!!

LOL I haven't wanted to post cuz it would push down my poll and hair tutorial and I want people who aren't familiar with how to navigate blogs, to be able to find them, but I will post soon and I'm fixing to update the Outfit and Fashion of the week, and I think I might add a Boutique of the Week feature...I'm on the hunt! LOL

Stay tru y'all and THANK YOU to my constant readers! (((hugs)))

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Oh My Feature!

I put up a poll on Girlsense, to ask the users what is the ONE feature they would want to see on Girlsense first??













I must confess that I want ALL of that! LOL but realistically, if Girlsense could only do one or even two if we're nice, which ones would I want? Well I desperately want to be able to price fashions for a specific user. There are girls from around the WORLD and it's sometimes near impossible to price something and hope that others don't buy it first =D....having said that, I think I would appreciate a Save for Later feature first and a clone tool second. Sometimes it takes a very very very long time for me to make something, and being able to save and come back, would make it all the more sweeter! Also the clone tool!! Sometimes you need to move a deco that you have already placed, well now you have lost your shape, your rotation, your color, everything on that deco style and now you have to try and replicate it! FRUSTRATING to say the least! xD

Girlsense is constantly updating and all the new and past stuff we have is just GREAT! I can't tell you how much I love the new FDS compared...the possibilites are endless if you let them be! ;o) But wouldn't these features be the icing? I think so!

On a side note, there is one other feature that I left off the poll as I thought these above were more important. Girlsense introduced the Outfits feature! BRILLIANT! Just one more creative outlet, but how about if we could PRICE that outfit as ONE. In other words, I make an outfit, (dress, shoes, purse, hair, etc.) and I wanna price the whole group for 500 gcents....then a buyer can come along and get the outfit as one! :D It's so sad to see a beautifully created outfit split up between buyers! :( Pricing OUTFITS, would fix this, but so would being able to price for a specific user! ;o) (hint hint Girlsense)

So tell me what you think? Let's vote and let Girlsense know what we think! After all we are the ones that play, right? :D

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

How'd you make that HAIR?!?

LOL I get this question A LOT, so I thought I would work up some screen shots and post them here. Hope it helps some of y'all out!


First take a dress or skirt (any will do as long as it covers the head with some to spare so you can cut away a shape. I usually cut out the face and bangs first (above), cuz it's easier for me, but you can start however you like. Then cut the basic shape of the hairstyle you want (below)


After you have the shape you want, carefully cut away all the dress/skirt so that all you are left with is the shape of your hairstyle! (below)


Now you can just select and delete the opacity cut and change the color as you like. The paint and stamp decos are used for textures and shading (below). Use the filters menu as well. The stencil and 3-D filters are GREAT for making hair textures. It takes practice, practice practice. Try different color combos, opacity levels and filters to experiment and see what YOU like! But these are the basics! =D

Monday, June 29, 2009

The Beautiful and Talented Lavenderlady07

Hi Y'all! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! I know I am and my daughter comes home in like T-minus 16 hours! xD I am beyond excited. For those that don't know, my 14 year old has been visiting her BFF in Tennessee (1600 miles away) since June 2nd! Gaaaah how did I survive?!? LOL but she will be landing at 5:45 tomorrow and I hope I don't embarrass myself! ;o) She better not have any tattoos! hahahaha

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I wanted to mention a wonderful and talented Girlsenser and brilliant set designer on Polyvore! Lavenderlady07. Very intelligent, friendly and always thoughtful gal! Won't you please do me a favor by visiting her? She made this beautiful set for the Mods and BB on Girls United. Isn't it lovely?! Thank you Lavvy!Hug Smiley Pictures, Images and Photos



To: The fabulous and amazing admin and mods of Girls United. ;) (BB, Katy, Speedy, Moose, Angie, Lizzy, and CD)
This is a early..errr (very) late bday gift to y'all. ;)
Thank you all for everything. You all are very talented and special people. Thank you for inviting me to be part of a fabulous team. Thank you for teaching me the tricks of the trade when I first joined. And thank you for making this forum a much more lively and welcoming and wonderful place! I love you all!
Girls United celebrated it's 1st birthday on June 12, 2009. Celebrations have been delayed due to busy schedules, but we're working things.

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Check out a few of her other awesome sets!:





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mmhmmm, told ya! ;)

Stay true y'all!♥

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Sims 3

I am totally addicted to this game...I waited and waited for them to release it (I already have Sims and Sims2) and now I have it..it's AWESOME! There is something about controlling imaginary people that is FUN! xD Anyone got it? Anyone playing it? Comment! :D


Who will you be today?! :D

Thursday, June 11, 2009

FINALLY!

LOL I know, jeez....but finally I am ready to post! There is so much work BEFORE you go on vacation and then so much work AFTER you get back, just trying to groove back into normal routines! xD But I have finally unpacked everything and cleaned house, put away luggage, threw out bad produce and the list goes on and on!

So I had the amazing opportunity to go with my husband to the 2009 Husqvarna Viking convention. And although he had technical training for all the days, we were able to see the resort in all it's glory, at night. I'm a simple folk y'all, so I was dazzled! Enjoy the pics!

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Front Entrance of the hotel, it was near impossible to get the whole thing in the shot! lol It was MASSIVE!!


The theme of this resort is an ATRIUM. The whole inside of the resort area is created to look and feel like you are outside! And they did...other than the air conditioning, you couldn't even tell. There are plants and small creeks EVERYWHERE inside! lol

SEE!? lol, the pictures do not do it justice, y'all! Remember ALL of those are from inside the hotel! This last pic is of the ceiling! And now you can see why it seems outside. The entire roof is made of glass and it allows the Texas sun to shine through...just gorgeous!
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These next photos are of the various artworks/sculptures that they show throughout the entire resort area. My fave is "Rose", isn't she gawr-geous?! =D

"ROSE"^^

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So there you have it! Some of the many pics from my trip! We visited the Dallas World Aquarium as well, but I'll save those pics for another post, another time! I did have a blast and would go again in a second BUT it's good to be home!

Stay Tru y'all♥

Monday, June 8, 2009

Where you BEAN???

lol, here I am...I have been outta town to a beautiful resort in Grapevine, Texas. But I am home now and have TONS to catch up on! I will be posting some pics and stuff soon, so please bear with me and it will be a'coming! Happy Summer y'all! WOOT!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

What's Happening...

There are a few things going on or about to be that I'd like to share with y'all! =D First up...

Project Girlsense hosted by none other than our GUPS winner, Moose! This fabulous competition is going on now at Girls United...sign ups are closed, but you can still follow this awesome comp! Lots of contestants sure to submit some awesome designs. Each week the girls are given an assignment with certain requirements and restrictions they have to follow (i.e use ONLY button decos). Makes it fun and challenging...won't you come and watch!? While you are there, check out all the other exciting things happening on the forum!

  • The forum's 1st birthday is coming up quick! Won't you join us on June 12th for fun games, prizes and mini contests, plus a huge chat party! See you there!
  • The Forum Academy is starting back up! Visit Miss Katy's Fashion class, or maybe try your hand in Nail Art in Miss Style's classroom.
  • Post your Girlsense Fashions for everyone to see!! There is a section on the forum where every user gets their very own thread to post THEIR fashions only! Post your designs, receive comments, gain exposure!
Those are just a few of the fun things to do on Girls United!

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Well the countdown is on! My 14 year old leaves in just 8 days to Tennessee for a month! Gaaaaah it's brutal! xD I will miss her so much. A few days after she leaves I am going to join my husband in Dallas! Woohoo! He has a convention but we will have the evenings and a day after convention finishes up! I have never been to Dallas, so if any of y'all know of fun stuff to do there, comment!! I'm looking for ideas! I will have my trusty laptop with me, so hopefully will not be outta touch! Wi-Fi at the hotel for a mandatory 10 stinking bucks a day....ROBBERY! hahahaha, but at least I will be on the information superhighway known as the "Net"...

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GUPS WINNER!

GUPS wrapped up this week. Now, I know, I know, I missed a couple of updates, the GOOD news is that, if you follow BB's Blog (which you should), then you are all caught up, if not, please head over there and check it out!

I WILL feature the winner though...who was it? Marla? The wonderful set designer who steadily made her way to the top with her consistent improvement and her beautiful and soft sets . Or was it Moose? The fabulous art set designer who wowed us throughout the competition with her excellent attention to detail and her awesome ability to layer. I have to say that as a judge, it was soooo tough to judge the finale, cuz the gals just worked so hard and showed why they were there! So get on with it Speedy, I get it xD....The winner.....MOOSE! (ŊŐ.ΓЄĢΓЄŤς) Check out her awesome feature on BB's Blog!! Now please enjoy my favorite sets of hers. Visit her PV profile and fave and comment these competition winning sets!




FINALE SET^^




^^I know this set did not matter directly in her winning the competition as it was a bonus challenge, BUT I just adored it!!! The colors and theme are just sooooo awesome!!

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And of course I must feature some of her other sets not relating to GUPS. I was a fan before and see for yourself why! Enjoy!





^^FABULOUS title!




You can't help but stare! Visit her y'all...you won't be disappointed!


Sunday, May 17, 2009

Runway Vixens!

Ok I must do a feature on this website...no this COMMUNITY that I am a part of. It's called Runway Vixens! It's a wonderful place where you can dress up your dolly and battle other member's beautiful vixens. Do you have what it takes to rule the runways? Stop by, sign up and start battlin!

This is how it works. You dress your vixen with items you buy from the plaza. You are now given 100 Diamonds and 100,000 Dinero (the sites "currency") to start. Now head to the plaza and start SHOPPING!! Once you have on a style you like, head to the Runways and propose battles to the other wonderfully clad vixens. Now it's time to VOTE VOTE VOTE! Yes that's right, you have the power to influence all the battles except your own. Move up in the ranks as you win! Visit and sign other vixen's Guestbooks and have them visit you to increase your stardom!

All that...completely FREE! Earn more money by voting and playing games. There are bonus games and bonuses for winning that earn you DIAMONDS! So much to do...for FREE! Now if you need more diamonds and need more dinero...or if you need FREE spa treatments, then there are awesome memberships available, but are completely optional!

The people there are amazing and the staff are friendly, helpful and sooo nice! Seriuosly folks, these people are just so welcoming and kind! You can't get what this site..what these people offer you in a online experience! It's not only a phenomenal game, but an awesome community as well!

Check out all this site offers!


Head to the plaza and SHOP SHOP SHOP! Check out all the item available! Made by the Runway Staff! Incredible!!


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Dress your vixen and put her in a screen test, see what others think!


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Then head off to the runways to battle against your fellow vixens! Don't forget to VOTE!

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Or for a few diamonds, you can make your own, one-of-a-kind creations in the Project RV!



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You can even purchase/rent a house to decorate. Then head to the Auto Mall and purchase a snazzy ride to put in your driveway!


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Visit the games often to earn dinero and diamonds so you can...yep you guessed it...SHOP! xD hmmm can u guess one of my fave parts?

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And SOOO much more! If all the above isn't enough, there is a forum attached where you can meet some amazing people, play games and discuss ANYTHING! So why not give it a try! Stop by and sign up for FREE. I'm tellin' ya, you won't wanna leave! My username is Stylechix19...See you on the Runways!

www.RUNWAYVIXENS.com