Konbanwa! Aoharu is holding an Ice Cream Fair from July 25 through August 3!

Pay $10 to the ice cream vendor in the courtyard where you land, and get a random item from those pictured - either jewelry or ice cream.

All items are transferrable, so you can give the jewelry as gifts, and also trade with others so you can get a complete set!

I'll be posting my duplicates to trade, because I indeed want a full set of this cute jewelry, plus - I love ice cream!

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Don't you just love Slow Kitchen? Their clothes and stockings are soooooo cute!

Here's the latest (pictured). Wear the outfit as a dress alone, or with the included leggings. $100 per color.

The gorgeous hibiscus tatoo is included with the outfit, or you can purchase it separately for $30.

Grab the $1 hair flowers and the $0 dress on the counter while you're there!

Slow Kitchen is located at JapanSeychellesLand/143/186/22.

Arigato! Enjoy!

Beanie

Ohaya!

Jizu Baar doesn't speak any English, and let's just say that my Japanese is a bit less than fluent *cough*. So this info makes the broad assumption that I've interpreted correctly :-)

Jizu is a rl artist. He is offering inworld copies of some of his paintings from a series he did from 2003 to 2004. They're gorgeous! Most are of flowers (and I love flowers!).

Some paintings are framed beautifully.

The paintings range in price from free ($0) to just $50.

R Gallery is located at Django/161/216/40.

Please support the rl artists who share their art with us inworld by visiting their art displays, by displaying their art work in your home or store, or, when and if you can, by purchasing their work or making a donation if they have a tip jar!

Arigato! Enjoy!

Beanie

I love Honey!! They have the cutest blouses and dresses, and more than 20 freebies (check upstairs as well as downstairs, and don't miss the vendor with the freebies in it).

You can't see it in the store's vendor pics, but many dresses and outfits include extras like leggings or stockings. Such great deal!

Now they're having a customer appreciation half off sale through tomorrow, and that means most dresses are only $25!!

There are also some lovely kimono half price for $50.

The dress in my pic is just $25, and look at that detailing!

This gorgeous cardigan is one of the freebies! All freebies are $0.

Honey is located at Nagasaki City/55/150/24.

You can't see in the pic since I cut off my legs (lol) but I'm wearing the shoes pictured, which are the latest release from R2.

R2 is located at Japan Resort C2/48/208/22.

Hair: Waka & Yuki. Skin: MRW (sorry, no longer available). Earrings & Necklace: Twinkleberry. Bracelet: Gisele.

Arigato! Happy Shopping!

Beanie

Calla-S has opened a lovely new store. It's outside, with items placed in a garden under a huge tree. Really pretty.

The store isn't the only thing pretty here! Calla-S has great clothes to offer at very reasonable prices.

With this 50% sale, which is running through July 27, the prices are phenomenally low! The gown I'm wearing is $50, and the other outfits are $25 to $30.

They're very well made, and the styles are great.

As is traditional with Japanese store openings, there are also free ($0) gifts for you.

The new Calla-S store is located at Immintel/87/218/104.

Hair: Waka & Yuki. Hair jewels: Crystal Studio. Earrings: Alienbear. Necklace: Gisele. Skin: Minajunk. Eyes: FTL. Picture taken using Crystal Studio's new version 4 Photo Studio ($100).

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Fairy Tale is running a special sale today only on these adorable I Love You charm earrings.

It's a cute gift your fav girl will love! (She doesn't have to know you got them on sale heh.)

Fairy Tale also has a matching necklace that I blogged previously.

Fairy Tale's location is Dream%20Jumbo%20Island/113/203/22.

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Ohaya!

Mezzo has such fab jewelry, hats, and accessories.

Here's their new release, a luscious cosmetics charm bracelet. Isn't it adorable?

You get gold, silver, and black in small, medium, and large, for just $75!

Mezzo is located at TokyoMainLand/55/43/22.

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Within the past few years, online shopping has become a phenomenon. It’s so ingratiated itself into our culture, that shopping online is almost more common than going to your local mall! With that kind of growth, its no wonder that online coupon codes and promo codes are so common. But the fact of the matter is that few shoppers truly utilize these savings.

Go to a site such as Amazon.com, BestBuy.com or Tigerdirect.com, and you can find good deals. Better than your local store even. But that good deal on a new printer can turn into an awesome deal by doing just a little bit of research. Sites such as www.dailynewdeals.com offer a compilation of online retailer sales and discounts. Whether its free shipping, or a dollar off amount, you save money! This is especially useful when you find an item on sale, or on clearance special! Lets say a Lexmark Printer is on sale for $99, regular price $129. Even with fifteen dollar shipping, for a total of $114 its an ok deal- still $15 off normal price. But let’s make it a better deal, shall we?

First lets search on www.dailynewdeals.com and see what deals are there. First we find a coupon code for free shipping if your order total is more than fifty dollars. That’s a good one, so we write that discount code down. So now our $99 printer, is actually $99. That’s a good first step. Looking some more, we see a promo code for 25% off your order total. And just like that, our $99 printer is now $76! But wait! Here’s another discount code for 10% off if you use your Visa card. I can do that! So our grand total is $66! Yes, you can use these coupon codes at the same time!

Congratulations my friend, you have now purchased a brand new printer that originally cost $129 for $66. That is a savings of $63, or over fifty percent!

See how much you can get for your dollar with five minutes of research?

Konbanwa!

Oiran has beautiful kimono and yukata for men and women on sale until Tuesday at 5pm SLT. Prices start at just $100. These kimono are very well made, and the texturing is wonderful. Some include more than one attachment option so you can achieve different styles.

The set for couples pictured is $150. The rest pictured are just $100, and there are more at the store at the same price.

I can't do these kimono justice in pictures, so hopefully other bloggers will take photos of them.

Oiran is located at: Kyoto Bakumatsu/212/58/22/

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

An ongoing issue for us at Kyle Design is what to do with our slightly imperfect light switch plates and electrical outlet covers. We offer a 15% discount on our regular switchplates, but wanted to offer better pricing on our irregulars. This week we started offering these perfectly usable switchplates on sale. Right now they are available in affordable boxes of 50 plates in mixed sizes, although we are open to requests for sizes if we have them.

Here at the studio we are very picky and reject cover plates if they have noticeable marks. They still meet code and look attractive but generally have some minor scratches, dents or defects in the paint. Sizes may include toggle, outlet, Decora rocker, oversized, cable, blank, jumbo, multiple gang, phone or combination sizes.

My staff and I have periodic discussions about the best way to dispose of these plates. Do we throw them away? Recycle them? Sell them by size? Sell them by color? Now, I did not want to spend hours and hours cataloging each plate, photographing it, processing the image for the web and creating a product to put on our site. WAY too time-consuming for something inexpensive that I'm trying to sell cheaply.

Even recycling the switchplate covers seemed wasteful because the blemishes are often very hard to see, or nearly impossible from a distance. The more we thought about it, the more we realized that there are many people who could use plates like these:

Inexpensive Switch Plates for Building Contractors: These discount wall plates are great to have on hand for contractor mistakes: cover emergency "situations" or finish large projects on time. It is quite common for a job to change, for an installation problem to come up or for an error to be made where a different size switch plate is then needed.

Having a variety of sizes on hand make it easy to switch out a wall panel, hide a contractor mistake or cover a box opening that was cut too large, or be able to quickly get all the electrical boxes covered before inspection. This is a very common situation - a customer changes their mind, a beam is in the way, built-up paint around a current plate chips when removed - the list goes on. We hear about all of them here at Kyle Design, and we can help. We've made it our business to stock those difficult to find plates, and hard-to-find inserts to adapt the plates for different needs.

Even better, this might be a great way to request a discount odd-sized switch plate cover and get a lot of other usable sizes at the same time. For example, if you need a simple 7 gang toggle switch plate you can request that we include one in the box and ask us to contact you if such plate is not available. The price may be comparable to the single plate alone. This is a really good deal! Just contact us if you have any questions.

Cheap DIY Crafts Projects: These are exactly the types of switch plates that work well for do-it-yourself crafts projects. Sometimes, it is easier and cheaper to practice new techniques or styles on a bargain item. Learn how to work with your materials, practice embellishing plates with jewels, stones, paints, ribbons, etc. to get your look down. And if your technique can cover up those slight defects, then all the better. No need to spend a fortune just to hide it anyway!

Affordable Home Decorating with Matching Switch Plate Covers: Perhaps you'd like your light cover plates to match the wallpaper or paint on your walls. These plates work great for covering with wallpaper. I even show you fast, no-mess, step-by-step instructions on how to easily upholster switch plates with wall paper or other decorative papers here: Quick Instructions: How To Cover Light Switch Plates With Fabric or Wallpaper.

Easy Online Shopping at Kyle Design: So right now, we are offering these discounted switchplates in three finishes: White Discount Switch Plates, Black Discount Switch Plates and Ivory Discount Switchplates. Better yet, we offer inexpensive flat rate ground shipping, so we will ship you the whole box of wall cover plates for a great price. We don't nickel and dime you with surprise "handling" costs or outrageous per item shipping costs showing up in your cart. You can see exactly what you are paying when you put an item in your shopping cart. No need to fill out all your billing and shipping information to find out what the total cost will be, either. (The only exception is air freight shipping. If you decide you must receive your order immediately and select Next Day, 2nd Day or 3 Day air shipping, we will weigh your box and send you an updated order confirmation with the actual costs reflected on it - that way you can decide just how urgently you need those coverplates.)

These light switch cover plates are available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last (although we are finding more every day), so if you are needing a specific hard-to-find-size, it is probably best to contact us sooner rather than later for best selection.

Now, we still have our beautiful, first quality light switch plates and outlet covers in 15 different metal finishes and more than 130 sizes in some finishes (White, Satin Stainless Steel) so you can find just the right wallplate for any project you are working on, plus we have creative solutions for the extremely odd plate configuration or phone/cable/internet communication setup you may be installing.

Plus, we have a collection of very popular designer switchplates in styles such as Art Deco, Greene and Greene style Mission Period, Cats, Dogs, Celtic Knots, Butterflies, Bubbles, Flowers, Vine Patterns, Modern Milano - in other words, original designs that range from antique to contemporary. Our wall cover plates are available in more than 50 decorative sizes and come with matching screws as well. Check us out at Kyle Design!

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Ohaya!

There's a new Japanese creator who has taken the Japanese grid by storm. The moment I set foot in her shop, called Gisele, I saw why. Pecorine Vita makes beautiful things :-)

Gisele doesn't yet have a very large stock, but new items are being added, and what's there is fabulous. Mostly droolicious jewelry, and also hair that comes in either of two colors, with and without a very pretty roses and pearls hair accessory.

There are also opening gifts - a set of seven candles for $10, and three manicure gloves for $1 each.

I'm totally in love with Gisele. I bought everything. I had to. I needed them.

Gisele's location is Cuervono/116/15/79.

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Konbanwa!

Ray Skin is such a cute and fun store. Very upbeat and girly.

Ray Lunasea, the store's owner, told me she has just opened a new store branch, and to celebrate, she has put out ten cute new crocheted Amimi tank tops for us!

The tops are in two vendors, one with 1 top, and one with 9 tops.

Each vendor package costs just $1.

Soooo many colors and patterns! Just adorable.

SLURL to go to: Pet Village South/206/143/31

Thank you to Ray for telling me about your new store and tank tops. I know your new store will be very popular!

Enjoy! Hugs!

Beanie

Konbanwa!

Jewelry store Fairy Tale is having a grand opening sale, and woot! you can get some real bargains on very pretty jewelry!

This sale is for a limited time only, and when it's over, this jewelry will be priced as high as $200.

The initial necklace and belly ring are examples of the free ($0) items.

The rest of the pics are examples of the $10 items. Some are available in additional colors.

SLURL to go to: Toyosu/237/76/242

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Konbanwa!

Pinky Gals has some really cute clothing and household items. Their prices are already inexpensive, so 50% off means some terrific bargains.

I wasn't able to determine how long this sale will last, so it may be just for today. If I get some more info, I'll update this post.

You can see some pics of their offerings here: Pinky Gals Friday July 18.

Pinky Gals is located at Remo/156/139/27.

Arigato! Huggles!

Beanie

Beanie Loves Japan!

Konichiwa!

The Rakan Summer 2008 Festival has begun! (It's Saturday in Japan.)

There are freebies and bargains galore!

The festival location is Niigata/108/150/26.

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Beanie Loves Japan!

Slow Kitchen is one of my most favorite stores. They've just released these pretty leopard camis, that come in black or brown for $60 each.

They also have the fab leopard leggings I'm wearing for just $30. Too cute!

Slow Kitchen is located at JapanSeychellesLand/143/186/22.

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie

Beanie Loves Japan!

I'm all Japanese!: Hair: UncleWeb Studio, Skin: MRW (Half price & store closing tomorrow!!), Eyes: FTL, Jewelry: Battivo & Untone

Two new hair styles have been released by Waka & Yuki. They're just fabbie, and zomg what a great bargain!!

Yuki Hair 37 is a very pretty updo. The package includes four colors (black, gold, mocha, chocolate), and two flower hairbands (white and black). You get all this for a mere $30!

Yuki Hair 38 is actually two styles, and really adorable. You get six hairstyles in the package, three long and three short. Each of the three styles has an attached cap in a different color. The hair on all is chocolate in color. Again, all this is only $30!

W&Y's new store is located here: Toyosu/241/75/142.

After you get your W&Y updo, pop over to Reina's Crystal Studio. Reina has just put out a hair decoration that goes perfect with the W&Y updo. It's only $5!

Reina's Crystal Studio is located at: Lala Moon/243/155/27.

UPDATE: I just found out that Reina and Yuki have collaborated on this. The updo is now available at Reina's Crystal Studio as well as at W&Y, and Reina has made additional hair decorations in pink, purple, blue, and green for $5 each! Yay!

Arigato! Happy shopping!

Beanie Canning

Beanie Loves Japan!

Omg this group gift!! It's for girls, it's for guys, it's loaded with glittery gorgeousness!!!

Search Groups for massimo!amico! and join. This fabulous outfit is in the group's Notices.

Massimo is also offering these fantastic Prince outfits, one for guys and one for girls. They include everything right down to the boots, and are only $10 each!

Visit Massimo for more goodness (and two lucky chairs!) at Kourinbou/139/52/22.

Huge variety of styles, beautiful color combos and texturing... you're going to love love love this store!!

Enjoy! Arigato!

Beanie Canning

Beanie Loves Japan!

Grab 'em at Aloha Business Park/153/211/22. They're on the wall to your right after you walk in the door of the store.

Enjoy!

Beanie Canning

Beanie Loves Japan!

My brother-in-law, Taylor, really inspired me to learn to use this tool.  His creativity is pretty amazing (check out his blogs on the right column).  Next to him, one of the most influencial blog sites that has really inspired me to get into this is www.withoutwax.tv.  Check out his latest blog about his backstage experience at a Poison concert.  For those of you who, like me,  grew up in the big-haired bands decade, you'll find it pretty interesting.  Make sure you watch the video showing concert footage and a talk with CC.

As far as my day goes...I got a great deal on some large pots.  That's right...pots.  Check out the photos of my kids enjoying them...

I paid $2.81 each!...from SAM'S.  They are real stone pots!  I took the last six.

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It seems that everyone is looking for a deal in the current real estate market. Often times, even a good deal is not enough, it has to be an incredible deal. As I check out new listings and price reductions in the MLS each day, I often run across properties and think to myself, “Wow, that one won’t last long” and sure enough, the property quickly goes pending. I'm going to start posting these deals on my blog. 

This 1741 sq. ft. 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home is located just north of downtown on Lakeside. Floor to ceiling windows in the living room allow for a wonderful river view. It has a contemporary feel. Click on the photos to enlarge them. Contact me for a tour of this home.