Second Spaces is happy to be participating in Santa Inc 2023, open now! I've got the Santa’s Candy Workshop set available exclusively at the event until Jan 2, with candy clutter and magical appliances for your holiday season.

I've also got a set of very Naughty Nutcrackers available in the Naughty mystery box! Learn all about the mystery boxes right here.

Second Spaces at Santa Inc [SLurl]


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Out now for Santa Inc - December 2022 - Minimally Festive Tree in two options. Keep your cheer simple for this holiday season!

Second Spaces at Santa Inc [SLurl]

[Presented by }Novel Events{ - Est 2019!]

Santa Inc. is an annual shopping event with an innovative gifting system: besides purchasing for their-selves our patrons will be able to send anonymous Christmas gifts to their loved ones!

🎁 Mystery Boxes are back! Naughty or Nice edition 🎁

Each mystery Box will contain over 35 new and exclusive Xmasy items!

Upon spending 800L and 1500L in the venue (purchasing from one or more stores in the event), customers will get a chance to knock at Santa's door and claim the mystery boxes.

My mystery box contribution is in the Naughty box: Cookies for Santa.


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Happy holidays! Better late than never, Second Spaces has two new holiday sets out at the main shop now!

There's the Country Holiday Starter Kit with everything you need to get that country holiday vibe going.

There's also the Pastel Holiday set if you like things a little brighter and just fun.

Available now at Second Spaces [SLurl]


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Out now for Santa Inc - December 2020 - Holiday Wall Tree in three finishes. Great for those small spaces that need some holiday cheer!!

Second Spaces at Santa Inc [SLurl]

[Presented by }Novel Events{ - Est 2019!]

Santa Inc. is an annual shopping event with an innovative gifting system: besides purchasing for their-selves our patrons will be able to send anonymous Christmas gifts to their loved ones!

🎁 Mystery Boxes are back! Naughty or Nice edition 🎁

Each mystery Box will contain over 35 new and exclusive Xmasy items!

Upon spending 800L and 1500L in the venue (purchasing from one or more stores in the event), customers will get a chance to knock at Santa's door and claim the mystery boxes.

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My mystery box contribution is in the Naughty box: Stockings Hung.

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Out now for the December round of The Arcade! It's the Homemade Holiday gacha set - full of homemade goodies for giving or keeping, and made with love all the way. There are 10 commons and 1 rare item, and it's 75L per play.

Exclusively at The Arcade now through Dec 31!

Second Spaces at The Arcade [SLurl]


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The December round of The Arcade is open!

This time from Second Spaces we have the Preparing For a Feast gacha set - all the things you need to whip up your most scrumptious holiday meal yet!

There are 10 mini-sets in all: 9 commons and 1 rare, and each mini-set is just 1 LI. It's 75L per play, and it can only be found at The Arcade for the month of December!

The Arcade [SLurl]


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Can't think of what to say that doesn't sound like my standard broken record of "amazing! gorgeous! perfection!" - and truly, all of that does apply here. However, instead, I will simply say this: Apple Fall does "weathered" really really really well. ♥

Apple Fall at The Arcade [SLurl]


*pic credits (items marked with ** can be found at The Arcade):

  • build: AF - English Folly RARE (Apple Fall) **
  • bed: tarte. - december bed (Alixxbella Resident) *FaMESHed
  • shutter picture holder: tarte. - repurposed shutter (Alixxbella Resident) **
  • rug: 8f8 - Granny's Winter Cottage - Carpet (iBi Resident) **
  • desk: AF - Secretary Desk (Apple Fall) **
  • books: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Book Stack (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • clock: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Desk Clock (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • candles: MudHoney - Candle Plate (Rayvn Hynes) **
  • oil lamp: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Oil Lamp Painted White (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • ink bottles: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Ink Trio (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • magnifying glass: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Magnifying Glass (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • letters: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Confidential Note (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • tea: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - My Cup of Tea (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • box of logs/branches: MudHoney - Log Box (Rayvn Hynes) **
  • luggage cart: floorplan. - bellhop trolley (Tegan Serin) *Uber
  • christmas tree: AF - Tabletop Tree (Apple Fall) **
  • vanity: Cheeky Pea - Bureau de Brioude (Isla Gealach) *Uber
  • stepladder: AF - Stepladder Table (Apple Fall)
  • bottle of feathers: AF - Pheasant Feathers (Apple Fall)
  • chandelier: Zaara [home] - Chandelier (Zaara Kohime)
  • comb: Zaara [home] - Camelbone box and comb set (Zaara Kohime)
  • phone: Zaara [home] - Antique telephone (Zaara Kohime)
  • toiletry items on tray: Tres Blah - Vanity - Platter of Treasures (Julliette Westerburg)
  • makeup: Zaara [home] - Kohl-tikka pots (Zaara Kohime)
  • perfume: Zaara [home] - Attar perfume bottles (Zaara Kohime)
  • misc toiletries: Tres Blah - Vanity - Toiletries (Julliette Westerburg)
  • jewelry hanger: Tres Blah - Vanity - Jewelry Tree (Julliette Westerburg)

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Ispachi's set for The Arcade is a collection of THE MOST ADORABLE animal pairs. You know how we always wish that we had SL things in RL? I WANT THOSE ARCTIC FOXES. ♥

Get over to The Arcade! [SLurl]


*pic credits (items marked with ** are from The Arcade):

  • house: 8f8 - Granny's Winter Cottage - Granny's Cottage RARE (8f8 Resident) **
  • chair: 8f8 - Granny's Winter Cottage - My Knit Chair (8f8 Resident) **
  • bucket with candles: Lark - CC 3 - Candle Bucket (Sienia Trevellion) **
  • basket of apples: 8f8 - Granny'y Winter Cottage - Apple Basket (8f8 Resident) **
  • stack of fire wood: 8f8 - Granny's Winter Cottage - Fire Wood (8f8 Resident) **
  • reindeer: ISPACHI - CHERISHED MOMENTS - Reindeer (Andred Qinan) **
  • foxes: ISPACHI - CHERISHED MOMENTS - Arctic Foxes (Andred Qinan) **
  • owls: ISPACHI - CHERISHED MOMENTS - Snowy Owls (Andred Qinan) **
  • sled: Vespertine - sledge/natural (Amelie Knelstrom) **
  • fence: 8f8 - Granny's Winter Cottage - Picket Fence (8f8 Resident) **
  • christmas tree (in the window): Dust Bunny . christmas tree RARE (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • snow drifts, snow textures: Studio Skye (Alex Bader)
  • snowy trees, undergrowth: Botanical (Kriss Lehmann)

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I haven't been able to blog for blog's sake in quite a long while. Just to keep up with the shop and the events, I've had to put good old fashioned blogging on the back burner. I expect it will be that way going forward for an indefinite amount of time (which I've let my contributing designers know), BUT at this very moment and hopefully for a few weeks, I've got some time. While I can, I want to make pretty pics and show them to you, so I'mma give that a shot.

The Arcade is open for the December round, and ohmygoodness, the decor. ♥ So much gorgeousness. I can't really highlight one specific designer's set in this post -- the scene is made up of a lot of pieces from different sets, and I love how so much of it works together so well. It's another amazing round that must be seen!

The Arcade [SLurl]


*pic credits (items marked with ** are at The Arcade):

  • couch: Cheeky Pea - Lucille Corner Sofa (Isla Gealach) *FaMESHed
  • coffee table: Dust Bunny - lumberjack's table (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • crate seats: Tarte. - crate seat (Alixxbella Resident) **
  • puppy & kitten: ISPACHI -  CHERISHED MOMENTS Paws & Claws (Andred Qinan) **
  • side table: Lark - CC 2 - Drop Leaf Table (Sienia Trevellion) **
  • christmas tree: Dust Bunny - christmas tree RARE (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • tree skirt: MudHoney - Tree Skirt - dots (Rayvn Hynes) **
  • gift boxes: MudHoney - Shabby Giftboxes (Rayvn Hynes) **
  • crates: floorplan. - parisian crates (Tegan Serin) **
  • leaning framed print: floorplan. - the solar woman (Tegan Serin) *Kustom9
  • rug: ::GUDU::  -RugRug_b (Bersten Resident)
  • lit tree in bucket: Trompe Loeil - Bucket + Lit Branches (Cory edo) **

on coffee table:

  • letter rack: junk. - letter rack. (Tab Tatham) **
  • bowl of ornaments: Dust Bunny - winter bulbs (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • box of candles: floorplan. - candle box (Tegan Serin) **
  • wine bottles: {theosophy} - Eighteenth Amendment - Bottles (Trace Osterham) **

on side table:

  • box of ornaments: Dust Bunny  - box of ornaments (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • PEACE: Trompe Loeil - PEACE Letters (Cory Edo) **
  • books: Pixel Mode - Writer's Room - Book Stack (Tya Fallingbridge) **
  • vase of twigs: Dust Bunny - twinkley twigs (lxlnoel Resident) **

on the wall:

  • mounted deer: Dust Bunny - porcelain deer (lxlnoel Resident) **
  • stars: Trompe Loeil - Wall Stars (Cory Edo) **
  • shelves: junk. - little house shelves. (Tab Tatham) **
  • star light: floorplan. - hanging star light (Tegan Serin) **

build:

  • skybox: llorisen - mimi skybox (Elsa Wellesley) **

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It's Fifty Linden Friday at Second Spaces, and I've got a tiny little set to help you get on with your holiday tasks! The Holiday Cards set includes all the little pieces you need to get those cards in the mail...or at least to LOOK like you're getting those cards in the mail. IT IS ALL ABOUT APPEARANCES.

Pick up the Holiday Cards set for just 50L, today only!

Second Spaces [SLurl]


Please join the Fifty Linden Fridays group inworld, or follow our Flickr for updates from our designers!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/fiftylindenfridays

Every Friday, a group of designers will place an item in the front of their mainstore marked down for 50L. The item might be something from the store marked down, or maybe an exclusive, special item.  Each week the designers and items will rotate.  The items will be available from 12am SLT on Friday until 11:59pm SLT on Friday.  You can get the items by following the LMs in this note.

This week, the designers are:

THIS SALE BEGINS FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT SLT.

Happy shopping!! <3

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The December round of The Arcade is open!! As always, there are amazing and gorgeous things to be had, from some of SL's best. The event runs all month, so there's plenty of time to get in there and satisfy your gacha cravings!

Second Spaces is so happy to participate again in this round! This time, I have the Wrap It Up set, complete with all the little details you need to set up the perfect gift wrapping station! There are 12 items to win - 2 are Rares - and the machine is 75L per play. Happy wrapping!!

The Arcade [SLurl]


***UPDATE*** Tag! Haunted Studio has opened early and is open now!! Get going!

Hi! Second Spaces is excited to be part of the TAG! Gacha Haunted Studio event starting at 11:30PM SLT tonight and running through Oct 31. It's a HUD-driven gacha experience with 50 participating shops -- please check their blog for more info about the event, a link to the starting location, and how to play: http://taggacha.com/how-to-play/

My gacha set is the Monster's Study -- even monsters need a place to get away and study their craft. The set is made up of:


- barred door: to discourage folks from coming in...OR GETTING OUT
- apothecary chest: a quaint repurposed piece with lots of little drawers and cubbies for storing the things most important to you...like murder weapons. And your diary. Etc.
- self-help bookshelf: another adorable repurposed piece (for the environment!) -- a rustic wood coffin that houses some of the best self-improvement reading available for the modern monster. For example: 'Peace, Harmony, & BRAAIIINNNS: One Zombie's Struggle in an Undead World', and 'Vampires Who Suck Too Much: Learn to give back. Get invited over the threshold'. Riveting.
- recreational reading: when you just want to curl up with a good book for a bit of fun. A pleasant little stack of titles such as 'Appetites for Flesh', a collection of 50 classic recipes for your next zombie dinner, and 'Monster Fashion of the 20th Century', with an exclusive new chapter on knife gloves.
- family cameos: heirloom pieces to remember your grandparents by.
- potion ingredients: the best potions are made from the best ingredients. Here's your starter collection for whipping up a brew! Includes such rare items as wolfsbane, snake venom, tainted love, and Knock-Em Out (when you don't have time for the cat & mouse game).
- MYSTERY PRIZE: there's a final mystery item, which is my rare gacha item, that I can't share with you because of event rules. But believe me, IT'S AWESOME. For gacha players, you need to win the Mystery Coupon from my machine, and once you've completed the gacha HUD tour, you can redeem that coupon for my mystery item in the redemption room.

Mystery! Intrigue! Gacha!!!

The Haunted Studio officially kicks off tonight at 11:30 PM SLT. Grab your HUD at Gachatopia to get started! [SLurl]

Have fun!!


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I wanted to get one more post in before I drift off for a few days for multiple RL holiday celebrations. I'm a big fan of rooms that are drenched in whites and creams - so peaceful, so simple, and so cozy when done right. The two anchor pieces to this room are perfect for a cozy winter scheme -- the bed is from my music soulmate Tegan Serin of floorplan. and the comfy couch is from my pal Gala Charron of *Art Dummy!. Perfect items to encourage long winter naps filled with peaceful dreams. ♥

Happiest holidays to everyone!!

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  • bed: floorplan. - sleigh bed (Tegan Serin) *C88
  • couch: *Art Dummy! - wintertide. sofa (Gala Charron)
  • ottoman: Consignment & Cheeky Pea - Quiet Night Fabric Pouffe (Wavie Haller/Isla Gealach) *The Garden
  • hanging light: ARIA - Rosalind mini chandelier (Yelo Uriza) *The Garden
  • paper deer head: Vespertine - fauxidermy/deer/newspaper (Amelie Knelstrom) *The Garden
  • canvasses: floorplan. - merry & bright (Tegan Serin)
  • moon light: tarte. - lasso the moon (Alixxbella Resident) *The Garden
  • side table with accessories (under moon light): Cheeky Pea - Bremen Table *FaMESHed
  • end table (beside couch): MudHoney - Neve End Table (Rayvn Hynes) *The Garden
  • tray with candles and ornaments: Sway's - Wonderful Life Candles and baubles (Sway Dench) *The Garden
  • radio: 7 - Philby Radio (Agustkov Resident) *C88
  • mini chalkboard with book pile: Sari-Sari - Chalkboard Mini (Stupidmonkey Resident)
  • rug: ARIA - Rosalind overdyed rug (Yelo Uriza) *The Garden
  • BRR letters: 7 - Marquee Letters (Agustkov Resident) *The Garden
  • branch with hanging star: MudHoney - Branch Door Hanger (Rayvn Hynes)
  • string lights (around window): {af} - String Lights (Apple Fall)
  • wood stool: Atelier Visconti - Mont Blanc Step Stool (Stephan Visconti) *The Garden
  • platter of candles & cookies (on step stool): .Olive. - the Santa Needs Cookies Candle Platter (Naminaeko Resident)
  • lanterns: Trompe Loeil - Rustic Lantern (Cory Edo)
  • eye chart: floorplan. - the optometrist's locker (Tegan Serin)
  • books: {af} Stacked Books, Tied Book (Apple Fall)
  • shoes: LOVE RE ME - Boots (Ingram Dean) *The Men's Dept
  • sleeping dog (on bed): +Half-Deer+ - Sleepy Italian Greyhound (Halogen Magic) *The Garden
  • house: Trompe Loeil - Willoughby Lakehouse (Cory Edo) *C88

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The Willoughby Lake House from Trompe Loeil was a late entry to this month's Collabor88 - you know how hectic this time of year can be. To make up for it, though, designer Cory Edo is offering the WIlloughby for only 88L for the rest of the month. INSANITY. This is another gorgeous house from Cory - great textures, a cozy layout, lots of gorgeous windows, and a lovely wraparound porch. It also includes the snow topper you can see in the pic - perfect for your winter set up!

Be sure to get over to Collabor88 ASAP to pick up the Willoughby Lake House for just 88L! 

Collabor88 [SLurl]

*pic credits

  • house: Trompe Loeil - Willoughby Lakehouse (Cory Edo) *C88
  • wood figures: Cheeky Pea - Manly Snowman and Snowlady (Isla Gealach) *The Men's Dept
  • metal topiaries: MudHoney - Metal Tree Topiary (Rayvn Hynes)
  • marquee light: floorplan. - xmas tree marquee (Tegan Serin)
  • boxes, bag of mail: Alouette - Santa's Workshop set (Scarlet Chandrayaan) *Arcade
  • branch with ornaments: Sway's - Holiday branch (Sway Dench)
  • bench: *Art Dummy! - wait. bench (Gala Charron)
  • packages (under bench): Zigana . - holiday spirit . gifts (Nalena Fairey) *Arcade
  • christmas tree (seen in window on the left): Trompe Loeil - Holiday 2013 Tree (Cory Edo) *FaMESHed
  • christmas tree (seen in window on the right) AF - Christmas Tree (Apple Fall) *Arcade
  • snow generator, formations, textures: Studio Skye (Alex Bader)
  • snowy trees: Botanical (Kriss Lehmann)

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I love miniatures and doll houses and all that sort of thing...which probably explains why I love homes & decor in SL so much. It's just a big ol' virtual doll house, really. What I also think is super fun is when designers make miniatures that are meant to be miniature and bring them into this virtual doll house so that we can have miniatures in our miniature world. Got that?

My pal Sienia Trevellion of Lark has made some of the most adorable little wee mini things this holiday season. First is the Frostivus Eve set, available right now at The Arcade. It's a really cute little ice skating rink with all the little characters that are scripted to attach to the base and skate their little hearts out. For the purposes of the first pic up there, clearly I did not have them skating, so you definitely need to check out the set in person. It's quite mesmerizing.

Secondly, Sienia has brought the Cocoa Express to the December round of The Garden. This is freakin' adorable, is what it is. Again, it's all scripted so you can put the train on the track and let it go! The set comes with a gorgeous snowy surround if you don't want just the track, and the little drawbridges are just precious. ♥

Also, the detail in both sets is amazing! Cute little wreaths and a pile of snowballs at the ice skating rink...and the train is carrying gorgeously scrumptious goodies!

 

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Also -- when you see it...

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Hi, tushie.

The Arcade [SLurl]

The Garden [SLurl]

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first pic: Lark - Frostivus Eve (Sienia Trevellion) *The Arcade

second pic: Lark - Cocoa Express (Sienia Trevellion) *The Garden


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Every year, I have grand ideas of all the glorious things I'll create for the holidays...I gather inspiration pics, I make lists of what I want to build...and every year, RL is all "LOL no." This year, I decided it was time to tell RL "LOL yep" and for art to imitate life...and so I present to you the Not Ready for the Holidays decorating set.

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Available now at the Second Spaces main location [SLurl]

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  • cabinet: [ARIA] - Hiver sideboard cabinet (Yelo Uriza) *The Men's Dept
  • art print: [ARIA] - Hiver framed print (Yelo Uriza) *The Men's Dept
  • vase with twigs, candles: [ARIA] Hiver bottle vase (Yelo Uriza) *The Men's Dept
  • fan: Standby Inc. - Industrial Fan (Sho Kenin) *The Arcade
  • chair: MudHoney - Neve Chair (Rayvn Hynes) *The Garden
  • fireplace, mantel decor: junk. - midwinter fireplace. (Tab Tatham) *The Men's Dept
  • hanging bulb: 7 - Wall Bulb (Agustkov Resident) *The Men's Dept
  • hanging panel: 7 - Apartment Buzzer Panel (Agustkov Resident) *C88
  • dartboard: floorplan. - target practice dartboard (Tegan Serin) *The Men's Dept
  • sconces: floorplan. - industrial torch (Tegan Serin) *The Men's Dept
  • rug: MudHoney - Neve Rug (Rayvn Hynes) *The Garden
  • stacks of boxes, ornaments, tangled lights: Second Spaces - Not Ready for the Holidays decorating set (Elle Kirshner)

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I feel very sure that somehow, some way, some one stole a week from us all. That's the only explanation for how Christmas is just 8 days away. Someone needs to take action.

I will, in the meantime, sit in my comfy chair and read. Priorities.

That chair was the building block for this space. It's a new item from Darling Monday and fri.home, available right now at Collabor88. I think you know what to do next. (Go to Collabor88.)

Collabor88 [SLurl]

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  • chair: fri. - Cozy.Chair (Darling Monday) *C88
  • table: Zigana - holiday spirit . desk (Nalena Fairey) *The Arcade
  • floor lamp: Cheeky Pea - Bremen Lamp (Isla Gealach) *FaMESHed
  • potted tree: Trompe Loeil - Star Tree (Cory Edo) *The Arcade
  • ornaments on a string: Vespertine - ornaments garland (Amelie Knelstrom) *The Arcade
  • hot water bottle: Sway's - hot-water bottle (Sway Dench) *The Arcade
  • books (in chair): Zigana - holiday spirit . books (Nalena Fairey) *The Arcade
  • Christmas banner: Sari-Sari - Christmas Banner (Stupidmonkey Resident) *Four Walls Hunt
  • tabletop tree: Consignment -  Notes to Santa (Wavie Haller) *Four Walls Hunt
  • plate of fruits and nuts: Sari-Sari - Weihnachtsteller (Stupidmonkey Resident) *Four Walls Hunt
  • sled: Trompe Loeil - Let It Snow Decorative Sled (Cory Edo) *The Arcade
  • nutcracker: Vespertine - nutcracker (Amelie Knelstrom) *The Arcade
  • jars of candy cnaes (on table): Zigana - holiday spirit . canes (Nalena Fairey) *The Arcade
  • gift boxes: Zigana - holiday spirit . gifts (Nalena Fairey) *The Arcade
  • brown paper packages: Alouette - Box of Mail (Scarlet Chandrayaan) *The Arcade
  • box of ornaments: Zigana - holiday spirit . ornaments (Nalena Fairey) *The Arcade
  • rug, pillows, candles, books (on floor): PILOT/JIM - hibernate (Kaz Nayar/Celeste Forwzy) *C88
  • frame with postcard (over mantel): Sari-Sari - Frame with Mail (Stupidmonkey Resident)
  • little chalkboard w/bookstack: Sari-Sari - Chalkboard Mini (Stupidmonkey Resident)
  • cookie jars: Tres Blah - Kitchen Basics - Cookie Jars (Julliette Westerburg) *C88
  • music box (on mantel): floorplan. - music box (Tegan Serin) *The Arcade
  • house: LISP - Mulberry Lodge (Pandora Popsar) *C88