Today in the Theatre at 2pm SLT, we are offering a chance for creators to bring in some of their latest (or most loved) creations, and show them off to fellow creators and Expo visitors.
These Show and Tell sessions are always fun – and a way of showcasing some remarkable creations!
Text and Voice
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
At 2pmSLT today, we’ll be hosting a discussion in the Theatre on Hope 3, discussing a vital topic: How can we build brands and events in Second Life?
This is an open discussion, where people can discuss problems and also solutions that they’ve come up with – and share ideas.
And in addition, there’s a special prize to be won! We’ll be offering the chance for one attendee at the discuss to be featured on an interview on the long-running and popular Second Life TV programme, Designing Worlds – where they can discuss their own store, brand or organisation. Who would want to miss that?
Voice
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
Photos of the individual houses by Wildstar Beaumont
The fourteen homes on Hope 3 now all have decorators – and until 26th February, the decorators will be at work. After that you get the chance to vote on their efforts!
Each contestant (or team) can decorate in any style they wish that suits their house, but they MUST include AT LEAST THREE items purchased from RFL vendors at the Home and Garden Expo.
There are fourteen houses in nine different designs.
House Numbers 1 and 8: Lil Victorian by Painted Pixels
House Number 1 will be decorated by Arween Whitfield
House Number 8 will be decorated by Jarrod Beck
House Numbers 2 and 9: Lauren Valley by Galland Homes
House Number 2 will be decorated by Dictatorshop
House Number 9 will be decorated by CaraTriple
House Number 3: The Winter Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes
House Number 3 will be decorated by Dame Roxan
House Number 4: The Skwer by Cain Maven
House Number 4 will be decorated by Ororeia & Kyra Nachtigal
House Numbers 5 and 12: Barn House by RVi Design
House Number 5 will be decorated by Aja Direwytch
House Number 5 will be decorated by SeXXXy Bliss (Silent Hope)
House Numbers 6 and 13: Natane by Glas Houses
House Number 6 will be decorated by Kaerri Rae
House Number 13 will be decorated by DevinVaughn (with assistants Akira Voorhees, and Fullpleasure)
House Numbers 7 and 14: Martha’s Vineyard Cottage by Little Big Designs (a house for tinies, dinkies or petites)
House Number 7 will be decorated by Prokofy Neva
House Number 14 will be decorated by Mrs Sterling
House Number 10: The Palomar by Cain Maven
House Number 10 will be decorated by Gem Henley
House Number 11: The Beach Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes
House Number 11 will be decorated by Alec Rogue and Roshy Aura
Why not drop over to the competition on Hope 3 and find out how they are all getting on?
Timetable:February 13th – 19th – people applied for the competition, stating which house they would like to decorate.
February 19th – 26th- the competitors decorate their houses and gardens
February 27th – March 2nd – visitors to the Expo can vote on which house and garden they like best.
March 4th – the winners will be announced at a special party!
We will be posting more details about the house builds as our decorators share them!
2pm SLT: Sandi Glas will be talking about her stylish and elegant homes and the romanticism of working in an old fashioned way – with prims.
She’ll be demonstrating some of the techniques she’s developed over years in Second Life.
And in addition, there’s a special prize to be won! Sandi is offering a place in a draw for everyone who attends the session, with the prize being a fantastic Natane Home (which you can currently see on Hope 3 in the decorating contest). Who would want to miss that?
Text (a little voice from Saffia!)
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
2pm SLT: Cain Maven of Maven Homes and Quantum Luxury Homes
Cain will be talking about what he’s showing at the Expo, what’s happening (or not) with Sansar, and his wishlist for Second Life.
And in addition, there’s a special prize to be won! Cain is offering a place in a draw for everyone who attends the session, with the prize being a fantastic Palomar Home. Who would want to miss that?
Voice
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
Yes, the deadline is here today – make sure you have your entries in by 3pm today!
There are fourteen homes on Hope 3 in a total of nine different builds for our finalists to decorate!
The houses range from Victorian to ultramodern, with beach cottages and log cabins. There’s even a special home for petites/dinkies/tinies!
The finalists will be each assigned one of the fourteen houses, based on their preferences. Competitors can work alone or in pairs or in a small team.
You can see fuller details and a timetable here.
To apply for a house, click the Home and Garden Decorating Signs by the houses on Hope 3, and drop your card in complete the notecard below and post it in one of the blue mailboxes at either end of the street.
Today in the Theatre at 2pm SLT, we are offering a chance for creators to bring in some of their latest (or most loved) creations, and show them off to fellow creators and Expo visitors.
These Show and Tell sessions are always fun – and a way of showcasing some remarkable creations!
And that’s not all we’re offering – as Maxwell Graf of the fabulous Rustica is offering a 2000 Linden gift voucher to one lucky prize winner from among the attendees!
Text and Voice
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
For the last year two years, we have held our Home and Garden Decorating Competition – and we’ve been blown away by the standard of work you all produced!
Not only that – last year the competition also raised the amazing sum of 241,000 Lindens, which is about US$975.
So this year it is back, with fourteen homes for our finalists to decorate!
The houses are a total of nine different builds, ranging from Victorian to ultramodern, with beach cottages and log cabins. There’s even a special home for petites/dinkies/tinies!
Full details will appear on this page shortly and you are, of course, be able to explore the full range at the Expo on Hope 3!
These homes and gardens will be decorated by fourteen finalists who will have 400 prims (land impact) to decorate the Home and the surrounding Garden area.
The finalists will be chosen by a raffle draw made by Saffia Widdershins, who will draw the names out of the equivalent of a Second Life hat (a random name generator script).
The finalists will be each assigned one of the fourteen houses, based on their preferences. Competitors can work alone or in pairs or in a small team.
Each contestant (or team) can decorate in any style they wish that suits their house, but they MUST include AT LEAST THREE items purchased from RFL vendors at the Home and Garden Expo.
People will vote for the final winner by donating to a kiosk set outside each of the houses. Each Linden donated to Relay for Life in these kiosks will count as a vote.
Timetable:
February 13th – 19th – people apply for the competition, stating which house they would like to decorate.
February 19th – 26th- the competitors decorate their houses and gardens
February 27th – March 2nd – visitors to the Expo can vote on which house and garden they like best.
March 4th – the winners will be announced at a special party!
To apply for a house, click the Home and Garden Decorating Signs by the houses on Hope 3, and drop your card in complete the notecard below and post it in one of the blue mailboxes there by the end of Wednesday, February 16th OR fill in the form below.
Every day at 4pm, there will be a special lantern release ceremony at the Expo.
This ceremony goes back to 2012, when Alchemy Immortalis created the Blue Willow lanterns especially for the Home and Garden Expo. It became the custom to release them each day at 4pm, and people would gather to watch and reflect as the lanterns rose slowly into the air.
Sometimes people speak, but often the event takes place in comparative silence – a break from the busyness (and the business) of the Expo – a time to reflect, remember and mourn.
We invite you to join us each day at 4pm SLT for this ceremony which begins in darkness and ends as dawn breaks.
At 2pm SLT today, Sunday 16th February, we will be holding the first of the Prim Perfect talks when Saffia Widdershins will be talking to Del Flower and Kess Crystal of Seraphim, the premier events and sales blog.
You can discover all about Seraphim, how it works, how it can help your promote your brand, your event or your blog, and what it feels like to run such a popular media source.
And in addition, there’s a special prize to be won! Seraphim are offering a place in a draw for everyone who attends the session, with the prize being a 1,000 Linden gift voucher for Apple Fall. Who would want to miss that?
Voice
Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hope%203/116/218/30
Information about more Prim Perfect talks will be appearing here shortly.
Prim Perfect and Designing Worlds have run talks at the Home and Garden Expo since (gulp) 2011 … and we’d like to invite YOU to be a part of this year’s series of talks with designers, landscapers and creatives within the Home and Garden market.
We’re planning to host events at 2pm (and, if needed, 5pm) every day. If you would really LOVE to give a presentation, but can’t make that time, contact us and we will see if we can fit you in.
We are happy to host talks, presentations, interviews, question and answer sessions and show and tell events. It’s an opportunity for designers to share ideas, for people to meet their favourite creators, for communities to come together and talk about their culture and ideas. We’re very open to hosting what YOU want to tell us about!
We are also planning to have some of our popular “Show and Tell” events and hopefully some panel discussions on Second Life.
If you would like to be a part of our programme at the Expo, please complete the form below with your topic and preferred dates and times. We will try to fit in as many people as we can!
Closing date: Friday February 14th.
In this episode of Designing Worlds we paid the second of our two visits to Second Life’s amazing Home and Garden Expo, which raises funds in aid of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
DW397-Home & Garden Expo 2019 II PR-HD 720p Production Xfer from Richard Elen on Vimeo.
In this show, we take the monorail to talk to Reven Rosca about the auction and other entertainment that took place at the Expo, we explore some of the designs on display and talk to undercoverlady, who designed our lovely Rainforest Cafe. We also take a look at the homes that were created for the Decorating Contest (and if you want to find out who the winners were, you can read all about them here: http://bit.ly/2YZksoj)
And once again, we conclude with a short visit to the beautiful Lantern Ceremony.
More information about the Second Life Home and Garden Expo
Website: https://slhomegardenexpo.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HomeAndGardenExpoSL/
