Well, it will be time at 4pm SLT today, Sunday 22nd March.
Throughout the weeks of the Home and Garden Expo, we have had calm, peaceful times at 4pm each day when the lanterns are released. It provided a space for meditation and reflection. We thought of those who have gone before us in the fight against cancer, and also those who are fighting cancer, or supporting others through it.
Today, as the Expo comes to an end, we will celebrate this event with one last explosion of joy and thanksgiving for all those we love and have loved, all those who have stood together with us on the fight.
Tonight, with special music supplied by DaveOSaurus, we will watch those lanterns rise … and some us will RIDE them into the night sky.
And then we will come down into the gardens at the Designing Worlds cafe and dance until 6pm!
Designong Worlds Cafe
We’ll also be announcing the result of the Home and Garden Expo Decoration Story competition – so don’t miss it!
1st Place: Jarrod Beck for House 8: Lil Victorian by Painted Pixels
Decorating Contest – House 4
2nd Place: Ororeia Resident & Kyra Nachtigal for House 4: The Skwer by Cain Maven
Decorating Contest – House 5
3rd Place: House 5: Aja Direwytch for Barn House by RVi Design
In addition …
We invited the competitors to submit stories to go with their homes, if they wanted to, and several did. You can read these stories by clicking on the signs by the gates of each house. We were so impressed by the stories that we decided to run a second competition for the best three stories.
Lantern Release, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
These will be judged and the results announced at the Final Lantern Ceremony at 4pmSLT on the roof of the theatre on Hope 3 – when we all ride the Lanterns (more details about that to come).
And that will be followed by a party in the gardens of the Designing Worlds cafe at the Expo (designed by undercoverlady), dj’d by DaveOSaurus.
The Home and Garden Decorating Competition is now finished!
The winners will be announced at 2pm SLT today at the Decorating Street – which will give people a chance to inspect all the houses (and maybe donate a little more to Relay for Life of Second Life!
And to whet your appetite for the announcement of the results … here are the fantastic prizes that stores have generously donated!
Participating Store
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
=EC Designs=
Gift Card – 1000L
Gift Card – 750L
Gift Card – 500L
Ashbourne & Co. Fine Jewellers
L$500 gift card
L$250 Gift Card
L$100 Gift Card
Casa de Bebe
Gift Card L$2500
Gift Card L$1500
Gift Card L$1000
Dench Designs
Raithby Kitchen Collection (Kitchen, Sink & Fridge – All Animated)
Sherwood Collection (Log Seating, Campfire, Tree, Table – All Animated)
Spilsby Collection (Seating, Fountain, BBQ, Prep Table – All animated)
Digitize
1000l Digitize Gift Card
500l Digitize Gift Card
300l Digitize Gift Card
DINKIE DUDS
TEA CUP PLANTER WALL ART
GOLDEN VASE SET
HOME SWEET HOME PICTURE
DLS: Dreamin’ Leaf Studios
DLS Atelier Work Table & Work Stool
DLS Atelier Daybed
DLS Atelier Entrance Rug
Dragonsworn
200 gift card
100 gift card
50 gift card
FaceDesk – Creative Creations
Love Nest Season Tree – ADULT
Kingston Elegance Bedroom Set *PG*
Animesh Penguin Pet
FlyingArts
LL$ 400 Gift Card (can be split into 2 L$200 for a duo win)
Today, Saturday 7th March, in the Theatre at 2pm SLT, SkyeRyder Varriale, of Varriale Designs, will be talking about her beautiful homes – and about the landscaping that forms such an important part of the concepts she explores.
And Skye will be offering a giftcard worth 7,000 Lindens to be spent at her store for one lucky winner of our prize draw (open to all attendees)!
All the fourteen houses have been decorated, and RFL kiosks have been placed outside each home.
Every Linden you pay into the kiosks counts as a vote – you can vote as much and as often as you like, and you can vote for as many houses as you want!
Voting will close at midnight SLT on March 12th.
For information on the individual houses, click on the house name signs outside each home on Hope 3. You’ll find stories, links to pictures and blog posts!
More information about the individual houses will be posted here soon.
DerGirlo juggles an artistic nature, a philosophical soul and a scientific nature. A modern renaissance gal who has actually worked those type of fairs. She loves nature, books, walks, motorcycles, photography, as well as art and creation in all it’s forms.
She’ll be talking to Saffia about her store, Flying Arts. Eclectic and sometimes eccentric offerings of food, furnishing, fashion, fun , buildings, photo props, landscaping and more. Flying Arts creates whatever catches the imagination and offers it up to enrich your enjoyment of Second Life.
We’ll be seeing some of this at the Talk tonight – and DeGirlo will be offering a special gift from Flying Arts for one lucky winner of our prize draw (open to all attendees)!
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?
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.
Houses 1 and 8: Lil Victorian by Painted Pixels
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
Houses 2 and 9: Lauren Valley by Galland Homes
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 3: The Winter Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes
House Number 3: The Winter Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes House Number 3 will be decorated by Dame Roxan
House 4: The Skwer by Cain Maven
House Number 4: The Skwer by Cain Maven House Number 4 will be decorated by Ororeia & Kyra Nachtigal
Houses 5 and 12: Barn House by RVi Design
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)
Houses 6 and 13: Natane by Glas Houses
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)
Houses 7 and 14: Martha’s Vineyard Cottage by Little Big Designs (a house for tinies, dinkies or petites)
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 10: The Palomar by Cain Maven
House Number 10: The Palomar by Cain Maven House Number 10 will be decorated by Gem Henley
House 11: The Beach Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes
House Number 11: The Beach Cabin by Loggin’ Off Homes House Number 11 will be decorated by Alec Rogue and Roshy Aura
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!
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!
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.
The grand display of Second Life's Home & Garden & Breedable creations!
