STORE WIDE Christmas Sale at *Just BECAUSE*!!

We at *Just BECAUSE* want to wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season full of love, friendship, and laughter. We also want to give you the gift of SAVINGS!

We are having a 30% STORE WIDE Christmas Sale now until the end of the month! 

This Sale also includes Gift Cards! Save big money while giving the very best gift to all of the special people in your life! Or gift yourself with HUGE SAVINGS on all of the fashions you love! And the best part?? You will earn store credit with each purchase, so you will be saving even MORE money!

***Sale is only available at the *Just BECAUSE* inworld store. Sale ends December 31st at 9pm SL time.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

Christmas has come to *Just BECAUSE*!

Christmas has come to *Just BECAUSE*! I love this time of year. Winter is probably my favorite season. I love the snow covered pines and the snow blanketed ground. I love snow!! :D

Annie's Sewing Room 12/11/2013

Annie's Sewing Room is another way of saying Here's What I'm Working on Right Now! :D

I have been kind of Missing in Action lately, but Real Life got very rough for me the past month. I have a very close family and our family suffered quite the blow with the death of one of my aunts. We all took it pretty hard, and I honestly don't think it has fully set in yet, though we are all feeling very blessed to have known her and had her in our lives, knowing she is in a much happier and better place now.

I've been working slowly since the start of December, but have finally gotten back to my regular schedule this past week. This has been a long awaited collection that I've been promising for awhile. I'm glad to finally be able to get it going and keep to my word! I'm praying that nothing else comes up to derail my progress. :)

I think it's time to think about bringing some sunshine back into our days! Hopefully it can help brighten my days right now too! :) It's a July in Christmas kind of thing instead of Christmas in July! Hee hee! This is an untouched work in progress shot with no textures, sizes, etc yet. Things are subject to change. And of course, since this is going to be a collection, there will be more styles to be made! I'm planning on no less than 3 tops and 2 bottoms to choose from for this wonderful swimsuit collection - The Splash Collection for Women. Coming soon! :)

On a side note - and please take note of this!! - Linden Lab has announced that they are discontinuing the Deformer Mesh Project and going with adding more Collision Bones, called the Fitted Mesh Project, which I honestly think is the best solution. This shouldn't break previously made mesh - either standard sizes or my Elastic Mesh (also known as Liquid Mesh). I will be watching this project very closely, and I look forward to it being implemented. Because of this I am halting the creation of more Elastic Mesh until I see further work being done in this department. I will be making this new collection in The Standard Sizes as those will not be effected in the least by this new project. And while my Elastic Mesh won't be broken by this new project, it will just have limitations once the new Fitted Mesh Project is implemented and I don't want to mess with the backlash of people not understanding the difference. Click here if you are interested in learning more about the Fitted Mesh Project.

Elastic Mesh Cloaks!

It's that time of year to walk through the crisp air and what better way to do that but with a nice warm cloak! Perfect for wandering around town, taking a brisk walk through the woods, role play, or to add to a Halloween costume!

This collection is 100% rigged mesh and is ORIGINAL mesh! No templates were used in this item!

These cloaks are Unisex and are made as Elastic Mesh - a new technology to help better form fit to your avatar (much like liquid mesh)! While there are limitations to Elastic Mesh, *Just BECAUSE* makes sure to offer several sizes to better fit more avatars. Please read the Elastic Mesh FAQs which is included in this pack to learn more.

***PLEASE NOTE that while these cloaks do give you a very cool look, there are limitations with this cloak! In order to keep the cloak looking like it was flowing properly I had to hide the arms with an alpha layer. Also the cloak doesn't move entirely with the legs, otherwise the cloak would look disjointed. This is why it is priced far cheaper than my regular items.

***This is 100% Mesh! You will need a Mesh Enabled Viewer to see this outfit correctly! ***

Link to the Inworld store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

BUY it on the Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22086

New Group Gifts at *Just BECAUSE*!

There are new Group Gifts out at *Just BECAUSE*!! These pants are perfect for the Halloween season and beyond. Come on over and grab them! :)

*Please note that there is a small group joining fee, but these pants are worth the cost! :)

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

Dark Dimension Hunt by Madpea Productions

*Just BECAUSE* is participating in a new hunt going on right now! These cloaks are my gift for the Dark Dimensions Hunt by MadPea Productions starting October 6th! Some nice cloaks to warm yourself with while you walk through the crisp autumn air. Cloaks are rigged mesh made with Elastic Mesh technology. (Like liquid mesh.) Don't miss out on this fantastic hunt! It isn't just a hunt, but an interactive game! Enjoy! :)

Summer isn't done yet!!

Summer may end September 22, but in SL it can ALWAYS be summer! And what better way to enjoy the heat and water than in that perfect swimsuit? And you're sure to find the perfect swimsuit with the new Splash Collection for Men!

This collection is 100% rigged mesh and is ORIGINAL mesh! No templates were used in this item!

The men's Splash Collection comes in 3 different swimsuit styles to choose from - Board Shorts, Swim Trunks, and Swim Briefs, and each of these styles comes in 10 different colors and designs!

All items in this collection come in all 5 Standard Sizes.

***This is 100% Mesh! You will need a Mesh Enabled Viewer to see this outfit correctly! ***


Link to the Inworld store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

BUY it on the Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22086

New SAVINGS at *Just BECAUSE*!!

*Just BECAUSE* has now expanded to a SECOND FLOOR, but with this comes SAVINGS for YOU!

As many of you already know, I have moved on to creating rigged mesh, and have now gotten quite a few mesh collections in my store. I enjoy making mesh so much that I will no longer be making system clothing, unless for some reason I feel it is essential to add a system layer article of clothing to finish a look.

So I have moved all of my old system clothing (both mens and womens) to the second floor of my store with all new lower prices! I've also created discounted sections with my oldest clothing with prices cut in half! These new prices for the old system clothing is also priced on the Marketplace as well!

So now is the time to get your favorite styles and save some lindens in the process!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

Fun & Flirty!

Girls just want to have fun! And with this very versatile and cute Fun & Flirty Collection, you are sure to have a TON of FUN! The shorts, capris, ribboned tube top, and cami top are HUD driven to change textures!

This collection is 100% rigged mesh and is ORIGINAL mesh! No templates were used in this item!

This collection is perfect for pretty much anything! Relax at home by the beach, in the garden, out and about in town, or at your favorite coffee shop.

Show your FUN and FLIRTY sides with this adorable collection by *Just BECAUSE*!

All items in this collection come in all 5 Standard Sizes.

***This is 100% Mesh! You will need a Mesh Enabled Viewer to see this outfit correctly! ***

Link to the Inworld store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

BUY it on the Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22086

Things are Progressing...

Things are progressing quite well with the women's summer collection I'm working on. So far I have capris, a hankie top, and a cute empire-waisted cami top. I'm working on the textures of these three items right now and also working on a pair of shorts and another shirt in Blender. You girls out there are going to have plenty to mix and match with! :) 

The hankie top is really cute! I love the little ruffles in the front. The few people who have seen it in world have loved it! 

The empire-waisted cami is simply adorable! Everyone seems to love this shirt! I don't blame them - I'm in love with it too! The textures I'm working on just work so nicely with it. In the pic below you can also see a bit of the capris. My biggest problem will be deciding on which colors to keep because I could spend weeks on making hundreds of color choices with this! 

I can't wait to get this collection finished and released! It's perfect for the weather we are having right now. :) After this I have plans to make some new swimwear for both men and women - in mesh! If there are any swimsuits you have in mind that you'd like to see me make, let me know! Share some RL pics. Your favorite swimsuit could be made! :)

What's in Annie's Blender for *Just BECAUSE*?

A cropped tank top is in my Blender today! And it's looking cute already! This tank top could go in a million different directions. Right now I'm trying to figure out exactly how I want this first one to go. Do I want to add something to it or keep it simple? Do I want the bottom longer, or keep it short? One thing for sure, this won't be the only shirt I'm making for the capris I'm working on. I've got at least 3 in my mind to pair up with the capris, and then I'm also making some shorts! It's going to be a whole collection of items to mix and match. :)

COMING SOON! Mesh Belted Capris!

COMING SOON! (After some cute mesh tops are made to make a collection, of course!) Mesh Belted Capris! This shows them in world, untextured. Pretty darn cute, wouldn't you say?? :D I can't wait to get started on the mesh shirts!

**Shirt shown is the Sunny Dayz top. This can be bought in my store.**

The *Just BECAUSE* Mesh Dress Eden is now in Avination!!

"Eden" Mesh Dresses are now available in Avination!

Spring has definitely sprung in my area and to get the season started I've made this super cute garden tea dress! The dress is 100% rigged mesh and comes in 15 different color variations!

This dress is perfect for pretty much anything! Relax at home by the beach, in the garden, out and about in town, or at your favorite coffee shop. Sophisticated and elegant, yet breezy and casual. You simply can't go wrong with this dress!

The Eden dress comes in all 5 Standard Sizes so you can find your perfect fit.

Click here for a direct link to the *Just BECAUSE* Avination store!

http://avnurl.com/avination/Pemberley/134/128/22

Earn Store Credit at *Just BECAUSE*!!

After a bit of a snafu (I love that word! lol!) I finally have the new vendor system up and running! 

You will LOVE this! There are now new vendors at *Just BECAUSE* that allows you to send as a gift, has a redelivery option in case something should happen and you didn't get it the first time, buy and use gift cards, and here's the best part - EARN STORE CREDIT! With every purchase you buy you will earn store credit that you can use to buy something at *Just BECAUSE* at no extra cost! And guess what?? GROUP MEMBERS GET EVEN MORE STORE CREDIT over regular customers! Yup, this is my way of thanking you for not only shopping at *Just BECAUSE*, but if you are a group member you get rewarded even more! Isn't that the coolest thing ever??? I'm pretty excited about these new vendors! :)

So come on over to *Just BECAUSE* and start earning store credit! 


http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

New Group Gifts at *Just BECAUSE*!!!

New Group Gifts at *Just BECAUSE*! Two NEW Group Gifts have been put out at *Just BECAUSE* - One for Men and one for Women! And this is the cool part - they are both original MESH in all 5 standard sizes!

*Please note there is a small group joining fee, but you'll be receiving quality mesh clothes. 

This is the Womens Group Gift.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

UPDATE!! PLEASE READ!!!

UPDATE!!!! PLEASE READ!!!

I'll be putting a new Group Gift out tomorrow or Friday of this week, but please note that my group gifts from here on out will be made of mesh and they will be original creations by me. QUALITY STUFF! Because of this I'll be adding a joining fee for my group because making original mesh for both genders with all 5 standard sizes takes a lot of time and money. Right now it is 0L joining fee, but when I go to put up the new group gifts I will be changing the joining fee to 99L, SO JOIN THE GROUP NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY 99L! And please be aware that if you leave the group you will have to pay 99L to rejoin. A one time 99L spent is very small when you get original mesh clothing free. :)

Here's the link to the *Just BECAUSE* group:
secondlife:///app/group/7b19450a-a6e3-83a8-3d30-7b70203b6214/about

Spring Has Sprung with a New Release!

Spring has definitely sprung in my area and to get the season started I've made this super cute garden tea dress along with a matching floppy hat! The dress is 100% rigged mesh and comes in 15 different color variations. The hat is 100% non-rigged mesh with a menu driven texture changer with 18 different textures to choose from!

This dress is perfect for pretty much anything! Relax at home by the beach, in the garden, out and about in town, or at your favorite coffee shop. Sophisticated and elegant, yet breezy and casual. You simply can't go wrong with this dress and hat!

The Eden dress comes in all 5 Standard Sizes so you can find your perfect fit.

*** Rigged Mesh items are COPY or TRANSFER Permissions ONLY, depending on which permissions you chose from the store. ***

Remember that at the *Just BECAUSE* store in world you are able to choose which permissions you want, too! You can choose this item in Copy or in Transfer, so you can buy for yourself or for that special person in your life.

BUY IT ON THE MARKETPLACE
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22086

BUY IT IN WORLD
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

The Full Modern Gatsby Collection is now in *Just BECAUSE*!!

The Full Modern Gatsby Collection for men has finally been released at the *Just BECAUSE* store inworld and on the Marketplace!

This amazing mesh collection has everything a man could ever want! It's an entire wardrobe! Over 100 different items!!! 

Perfect for the classy sophisticated man who wants something to wear around town, or for that special evening out with the person he loves. Everything from jeans to full suits and everything in between! Each piece is highly detailed with realistic folds and creases, and you are sure to gain the attention of the crowd!

Whether for Role Play or for the every day modern man, this collection is sure to please and sure to fit your every need!

BUY IT ON THE MARKETPLACE!

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22086

BUY IT IN-WORLD!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Taupo/179/181/48

COMING SOON! A New Mesh Dress!

 COMING SOON! 

This is a new mesh dress I have been working on and I'm hoping to get it released next week after the new men's Modern Gatsby Collection is fully released in the inworld store and on the Marketplace! Isn't it cute??

Here is the dress without any textures on it, and below is the dress with a few textures on that I've been working on. A lovely spring and summer dress, perfect for just about anything!

I'm still working on a name... Have any ideas??? :D

*Just BECAUSE* in Menswear Fashion Week 2013!

Whew!!! I made it and survived!!! After nearly 3 months of very long 12 hour days and several weeks without taking a day off, I've made an entire new Spring/Summer men's collection debuting at Menswear Fashion Week 2013! I made 122 different items to choose from in this collection! Insane, right??? It was hard work, but I think it is all worth it. The resulting twitching may stop after a few weeks... we'll see.... LOL! ;)

Menswear Fashion Week 2013 has started yesterday and continues for a whole week, and *Just BECAUSE* is one of the solo shows being featured there! I've made an entire collection of mesh clothing for you men out there, inspired by a Modern Gatsby theme. These pictures are just a sampling of these clothes, and they come in so many color choices to choose from! Everything from mesh jeans and slacks, to casual button down shirts and suit coats and vests.

This amazing mesh collection has everything a man could ever want! It's an entire wardrobe! Perfect for the classy sophisticated man who wants something to wear around town, or for that special evening out with the person he loves. Each piece is highly detailed with realistic folds and creases, and you are sure to gain the attention of the crowd!

Whether for Role Play or for the every day modern man, this collection is sure to please and sure to fit your every need! The Modern Gatsby Collection is first being released at Menswear Fashion Week 2013 at their sim.

SLURL for the Menswear Fashion Week 2013

When you land at the landing point and step off the landing platform, turn left and *Just BECAUSE* is straight ahead with the entire new collection displayed for you! Enjoy the other wonderful men's clothing shops around *Just BECAUSE* and make sure you make a point to come see the *Just BECAUSE* Fashion Show!

*Just BECAUSE* has it's own solo fashion show featuring this new collection and some old favorites too Sunday, April 21st at 6pm SL time at the Menswear Fashion Week 2013 sim. Be sure to be there! You won't want to miss it! The team at MWFW do an incredible job and it's an amazing experience! I'm sooo excited!!!  :)

SLURL for the Menswear Fashion Week 2013

After the Menswear Fashion Week is over, you will then be able to buy the new Modern Gatsby Men's Collection at the *Just BECAUSE* store inworld, and on the Marketplace. I will post it here when that happens so you can come to the store too! :)

Until then, have fun and be the first to own the new Modern Gatsby Men's Collection now out at Menswear Fashion Week 2013!!!

Menswear Fashion Week 2013!

*Just BECAUSE* is proud to be one of the solo shows participating in this year's Menswear Fashion Week! I am working hard putting together a whole new collection for you men out there, and this will be the first place you will be able to see it and purchase it! I'm putting together a whole new style specifically with Spring and Summer in mind, yet staying very true to the modern and realistic clothing style you have come to love and desire with *Just BECAUSE* clothing. Please mark your calenders for April 19th - 27th! You won't want to miss seeing this awesome show!

Hello Everyone,

Siren Productions, AVENUE, KMADD, Seraphim.com and Secondnights.com welcome you to Menswear Fashion Week 2013! We are back for a fabulous third year! Coming to you in our exciting 4th year! We are working hard to bring you a new improved and better Menswear Fashion Week 2013. This years MWFW 2013 is putting the fashion pedal to the model and bringing you the Future of Fashion.

We are bringing you the brightest and best of Mens Fashion in Second Life! We are so proud to have so many wonderful designers back with us this year including Faster Pussycat-Velvet Elvis, Gizza Creations, Gabriel, Dura, Belleza, Shiki, Mea Culpa, Razorblade Jacket, and Redgrave. Each year we welcome so many brand new designers to the MWFW 2013 family including EVOLVE, -Countdown-, Mesh Theory, Zibska, Epicosity, and Cashmere & Keane. We cover everything from hair and skins right down to shoes and accessories!

There are many exciting shows planned for the entire week of events. By popular demand we are bringing back the KMADD Underwear Show, a MWFW tradition. Another show back by popular demand the ladies will be rocking out in menswear and menswear styling! Of course we will be blasting off to the fashion future in Space Odyssey 3010. That is just a few of the many tricks we have up our sleeves!

The SET team from Boystown is back again this year to help with our parties and we are so happy to have them on board! They will be wrapping up the week with our closing party...while ICON/Too Sexy will be kicking off the week with a special opening party on the evening of the 19th. Make sure to check out the website as we develop more details about the parties and calender. You can find info at http://mwfw2013.nywdc.com/..

If that is not enough there will be tons of new sensational clothing for the fashionable man about Second Life! Each and every designer is debuting fabulous new releases at the event! Some are even debuting entirely new collections. This will be the first place to see them and purchase them! Get them while they are hot and fresh!

We hope to see you all at Menswear Fashion Week 2013!

Yours Truly,

Lexie Jansma

Siren Productions Owner

Menswear Fashion Week & The Mens 24 Creator

http://mwfw2013.nywdc.com/

Cough Cough Cough!

Isn't this a cute picture I found on the internet? Cute in a sad way, of course... Hee hee! Because this is how I've been feeling.

For the past 4 days I have been sick with a nasty cold and I still have it, so I'm going to cancel tonight's "Coffee with Annie" event. I'm exhausted from coughing and not sleeping. I just don't have the energy. :(

Speaking of Coffee with Annie, I've been doing some thinking about how to make it even better! Starting next month I'm going to make Coffee with Annie a once a month event. These events take a lot of work and having it twice a month was starting to overwhelm me along with all of my other store and creation duties. So, in order to keep my sanity and make sure each event was the best it could be, I've decided once a month is the best way to go. :)

Also, I really enjoyed having a special guest at our last Coffee with Annie, so I plan to keep doing that! I don't know if it will be every Coffee with Annie, but I hope to have a special guest at most of them. We also spent the time voicing in chat and it made the event just fly by! It was so much more interactive and fun that I plan on making this the way we have these events. People who attend don't have to speak, but we do ask that you can at least hear what is going on. Trying to type and talk at the same time was difficult. I'm not the best mutli-tasker! LOL!

These special Coffee with Annie events are your times to give me ideas and suggestions, and one of those suggestions was for *Just BECAUSE* to have a fashion show, so I'm hoping to do that this coming Fall/Winter! So keep an eye out for future updates on how that is progressing. :)

I have some other news to talk about but I'm going to get that in another blog post because it truly does deserve it's own posting. Plus, I need to take a break and rest. Remember that little sad looking green guy at the beginning of this post? Yeah, that's still me, so I'm going to go shuffle away now, drink some tea, and rest. Hugs!!

Annie