meow!!! KittyCats! turns ONE year old!!!

on Feb. 7th, KittyCatS! turned ONE year old!!! we had a fun time reliving a year ago releasing approx 10 minutes after midnight... and this year, released our FREE birthday cat AND our "love collection" featuring Love Leopards & Love Letters

COVERED IN KISSES

it was so much fun :) and began a week's worth of activities ending with a 5 hour birthday bash on the 12th. we also have a birthday hunt going until the 22nd to win the second birthday cat :) (we made a boy and girl pair)

we also unveiled our Genesis II Starter cats, (they are siblings of our retired ones)

Diamond • Domino • Smokey • CoCo • Flame

we also had a cute birthday VIDEO!!! it's funny...

a LONG fun week... and the energy is still going!!! if you didn't get your Birthday cat yet please do! they are limited, come with food and hats and are super fun :)

Thanks to everyone who made our first birthday a GREAT one :)

xoxo,

callie

jeans... and little birds

(click to see larger image)

i have been limited on what i can do in SL until my new computer arrives so i felt like taking some photos... this is one i did, sort of an art type photo... i'll use the concept for an upcoming ad... but i love the colors and feel of it :)hope you do too!

beautiful becca... new CC street model

introducing becca rivera, the newest caLLie cLine street model!

i used to have a STREET MODEL team comprised of mainly enthusiastic customers who had a flair for modeling, fashion and liked to wear my things.

we had a lot of fun with it, and today while in my shop this lovely girl was looking for things to accessorize a shirt and pair of pants. (from icing) we got to chatting and added a "fat belt" in black/silver and a "paisley parade" scarf, and a "cc signature bangle" (customer gift) her look really came together. we did a quick photo shoot on the spot and i asked her if she'd like to be a street model and she said "YES!!!" yay!!!

her photo will be displayed also in my store and she will have an offical  "caLLie cLine cg model" tag she can wear when she is out and about wearing my stuff (if she wants to, as there are no OMG-you-weren't-wearing-your-cc-model-tag police out there on the grid... haha)

anyway thanks becca for being the inspiration behind reinstating my cc street model team.

so how can YOU be a CC street model? well it's sorta easy. if i or one of my employees sees you in my store sporting a very cool look that's stylish, fun or "funky, flirtatious and fabulous" we'll IM you and ask you if you would like to be a street model!

OR.............. be proactive and join the CAL GAL flickr group and submit photos of you in any CC items (free or bought) that you have and label it "cc street model" and make sure you put your avatar name on your photo and we will contact you if you are selected! BTW... i proudly LOVE the fact that my customers range from "fashionistas to furries to fairies" i do NOT discriminate :)

have a great day!
xoxo,


caLLie


fat belts come in 4 styles and about oh... 50 or more colors :)

WEEKEND UPDATE

this weekend i went to a party where we did the thriller line dance. sharon schumman is there on the left wearing "galaxy girl" and "clitter"... uh, if you've not heard of clitter, go to youtube, type it in, and watch. (it's funny but i guess some ppl may be offended) i made some for sl for FUN it's for sale at hotel dare in my CAL MART store...


speaking of stores, i just finished decorating my new little shop at the AMAZING new GLANCE sim. I LOVE THE BUILD and am SO thankful that they asked me to have a shop, it's a GREAT collection of artists/designers and the fantastic build done by babyhoney bailey is warm, inviting and like a street you'd see in a nice area like bel air but w/o that pretentious air i personally don't care for... oh clitter is available at glance too... my store there is an eclectic mix and I LOVE IT! i love mixing stuff i love together even if other people think it may not go together :) it's how i decorate my RL house and it's fun to have a shop in SL like that. i plan to have things ONLY available there, as well as CAL MART.. more on CAL MART later, lol.



so here are 2 photos! it's been a fun weekend and next week my new computer should be here and it will be back to work!

caL gaLs stop by...

i LOVE my customers. old and new, pink or blue... it's so much fun to meet them and some of my good friends in SL i met as customers.

since i've had computer issues all summer i've not gotten to do as many in store events, and a new customer who joined today was hoping to meet some of my great group so i decided to do a quick in store meet up.

i got to see a lot of new and old faces and it was GREAT!

here's a quick screen shot i took :)

love you girls! (and guys) i hope you enjoy your little gift :)

xoxo,

caLLie

divine...

i'm a bit reluctant at times to "buy ads" where i don't have input on the model or photography. if others do it on their own i'm fine, but when i am paying, i like to know i am going to like what is done and that's not possible.

when i agreed to be in the modivia fashion directory i was a bit unsure due to the reasons i just stated. when i say this photo, i have to say i was VERY happy. i wanted to share it with my readers as i just think they did a great job showing one of my favorite dresses, the divine double bubble.

so here it is!

this dress is available in my store in caLLiefornia upstairs in the gown section, it comes with a set of jewelry that includes earrings, a ring, and a bracelet. the jewelry has 12 gemstone options on touch so that you can customize your look by tinting the "gems" on the dress itself on the jacket layer.

i've seen some of my customers really do some interesting things with that feature :)

the dress with the jewelry set sells for 950L.

i hope you like this photo.

xoxo,

caLLie

10 more things...

ok well yesterday's post got a lot of feedback too. since my graphics card issues are still not fixed i'm going to use this opportunity to share a bit more.

today... 10 things to try to strengthen an existing business or friendship relationship or otherwise known as "nice things to do that may cheer someone else up"

we all have days, week, years and stuff that SUCK EGGS! we can all relate to that huh? unless we live in utter denial (i try but it just does NOT work) we could all use a big of encouragement. even those we think of as uber successful, totally confident (not possible) or whatever we may think of some who seems to have it "all together" i can PROMISE YOU they do NOT and encouragement and nice things can really steer the course of someone's day in a very positive direction.

i find that VERY exciting, don't you?

ok so here are a few things we can try to just encourage each other along... i am thinking off the top of my head on this and some i do, have done or will do hopefully!

1. write your entire friends list and tell them you're thankful for them in your SL... this is FUN and OMG you will see the most interesting conversations emerge when a group of people start posting. it's a lot of fun.

2. send a little note of encouragement to a friend in SL you know is down. even a few words can really uplift someone.

3. write a Linden (pick one) and let them know you appreciate their efforts in making SL better, if you name something specific, even better!

4. visit a store of a "competitor" *gasp* and buy something you've been admiring for awhile. it's so much fun to actually SEE a REAL person who you know is a creator buy from you, and not just their alt.

5. invite a friend out for a 10 minute random tp adventure! (click on the map, go, then tp them! then let them do the same) this is one of my favorite games EVER... though once i ended up at the "diaper academy" (don't ask)

6. reach out to a friend who in your SL past was a bigger part and let them know (if it's true) that you miss them.

7. find 5 people on your list to just say HI to. (example: "hey, can't talk now but wanted to say hi and that i was thinking of you!")

8. send a few people a funny freebie. (i love the huge octopus) and name it, "the new black" must wear NOW.

9. say hello to a new person you may have recently met just to encourage them.

10. do one of those things you've been "meaning to do" when you had time. write that note, send that gift, just DO IT (sorry nike) :)

ok now since TIME is so limited, when doing anything that could turn into a long dialogue, simply state upfront, "i don't have time to talk but.. .wanted to send you this!"

i hope some of those things help you, i know i love when people take time to encourage me, i need it, daily... and anyway there ya go!

big thanks....

thank you to all the bloggers, readers and designers who participated in bloggers appreciation week. whether is was via the fashion blogger group, notices and party or done privately, there has been a ton of positive feedback from bloggers saying how great it was to feel appreciated.

i've heard so many amazing comments about how they were just blown away by notes, gifts, cards, kind words from designers each other and readers.. most of whom they had never met at all.

i had no clue there were 250 (and counting) fashion bloggers so the week just became much more than ever imagined. thank you to all the officers who worked tirelessly adding people, sending gifts, answering questions, and more... i know it was much more than any of us anticipated and you all just blew me away by your conscientiousness, professionalism and kindness... AND willingness to shift plans and a moments notice AND make amazing suggestions that really helped keep things going well.to these people who gave gifts via the group, thank you...

CatniP, Opium, barerose, Cihuaé!, Cat Tracks, Stylissimo, DCNY, IBIZARRE, LeLutka, Shapely Designs, Tiny Bird, ROMP | Creve Coeur, Bax Boots, SXY2ND, Prelude Prefabs, Chaisuki, (Clio), Audacity, Hourglass Shapes and =HooT=, ** Angel Dessous ***, Pema in Pieces, *REBEL*, Fashion Nomads, creamy cooljoke, DM Designs, 50 Flats, Calla Cela, Lost Dreams, *Evie's Closet*, LaKira's Designs & TempT:, NISHI DESIGNS, bai bye,[chuchulet], {flowey}, HOC, IEVL, Aimesi Design, BabyMonkey, Shoefly, Stringer Mausoleum, Rfyre, Indyra Originals, {SMS} So Many Styles, Cyanide, ~LilyPads~, Pretties, Miss Muffett, Prism, Dulce Secrets, {Bingo}, (Elate!), Pffiou!, Stellar Designs, ~flirt~, lilith moriarty, *Ticky Tacky*, Kitty Otoole, Marlys, ICING, [MC], "YS & YS", nicky ree , Rara Avis, [lessthanthree], *Beauty Avatar Couture*, Maitreya, Pixeldolls, ! ~ CE ~ !, Prelude, (Nushru), Duh!, Rosie's thingies, Genesis, Magika, Adam n Eve, Sam's Secret boutique, Vanitas Vesture, Aurora Borealis, Philotic Energy, House of Heart, Baiastice, SYSY, Analise, The French Farm, Lemania Indigo, teagan blackthorne ~TL~, Eclectica, **Trubble**, Tuli, VPoses, Chav Paderborn, , Seduction, Inc., Feles Seitan and Halfpint Pennell, The Bittersweet Collection., :::MONO:::, A Piece of Candy, the Loft, seven ultra lounge, [S.LOVES], Zoe Demar , mhros baxton, sasha's designs & malt, insolence, & moonshine!

(if we left out anyone it's totally by mistake and not intentional)

also a HUGE thanks to the officers: willow zander, annessa stein, harper beresford, voshie paine, sexypandora bailey, winter jefferson, shelly toonie, tuli asturias, graciana macmillian, sharron schuman, gabby pancek, and if i left anyone out i am VERY sorry. im me and smack me on the head.(just be gentle)

special thanks to charlotte bartlett for the amazing job on the sim! (of scarlette creative)


ok well again thank you all for a great week and ty from all the bloggers to the bloggers, team, designers and readers!!!

til next year!

TV, DREW AND BLACK GLASSES!

a few months back i was asked to be in DREW CAREY'S documentary about SL. i was SO excited because drew hosted one of my favorite shows was "who's line is it anyway. i always thought he was really warm and funny and admired him a lot. i didn't really know much more about him other than he was a libertarian and replaced the almost corpse looking bob barker on the price is right. (ever notice how those girls like almost looked like they were young too but like the surgery was showing?) ok, well anyway...


i had a great time doing the interview, of course i had NO idea what to wear for a TV show thing, i mean... dress? pants? gown? fancy? not? who knows!!! i thought about it a lot and decided one thing i was gonna wear were my glasses that sorta looked like some DREW wears... (btw he has a cool name i think, shared by DREW barrymore, i like when guy/girl names are the same) ok anyway, back on topic.. hehe, i know "ya right"



well we shot the interview and it was a lot of fun.. then i did the voice overs at a studio which was fun as well, and the people at reason tv are super nice people.

i was pleasantly surprised when i saw the little show. i think he did a great job explaining what SL is for the most part and since i have a hard time with some family and friends i think this will be a great thing to send along.... they'll either realize i'm not as nutty as they may think or it will confirm their suspicions!!!

either way, i had a great time and am really proud to be part of SL which as i say in the show IS real life... i mean like it's not a fake me at this computer... (one day i'll talk about how the name "second life" i think maybe was not such a good one as it begs to have people refer to your "first or real" life... think about that.. if it were called "OMG" or something else, ppl would just be like, "you sure like playing OMG a lot" instead of "OMG get a REAL LIFE" hahahaha)

(until we meet again... or... pose balls make short guys taller)


thank you drew, paul, centric and everyone else involved it was a blast!!!

xoxo, caLLie