Advent Season

 Hiya everyone! This morning's post features many generous gifts from Advent calendars all across the grid, most of which will only be available today (December 8th) so it is important that you visit these stores quickly. The ones I am sharing either require a free group tag to claim them or do not need a group tag at all, so they are all completely free in the long run. I mentioned in the beginning of the month that there are two websites that have helped me greatly in finding this information, so I share with you both links: FabFree and TeleportHub so you can visit and see which others of the dozens of stores appeal to you :) I am visiting about 2 dozen a day, and cannot possibly squeeze them all into one post of course, but hope to bring you random samples on the days I am able to do a morning post like this one.

This beautiful pair of dresses with matching pumps is from the Advent calendar at DW Design, and all you have to do is visit and click the correct number on the calendar board. No special group tag is needed. If the store name sounds familiar, I actually did blog a hunt item of theirs in my last post so if you visited them for that prize, you would have passed by the calendar to get the prize :) Consider that a bit of a hint in case you hadn't grabbed the hunt prize yet but want to! So this Advent gift is their Christmas Stars Green Dress & Shoes, with a fantastic golden snowflake pattern embossed on it. There are two lengths of dress as you can see, long and short, both of which come in sizes for Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Ocacin, Hourglass, Physique, Tonic Curvy, Tonic Fine, and Voluptuous bodies. They both have a slit on the right side, and the same deep V neckline laced together just right. The heels are provided in Belleza, Maitreya, and Slink High sizing, and really help that gold and green combination to pop.

Next we have a pair of gifts, so I will start with the top which is the Applique` Chic gift for today called AC: Sweater Sayings Tinsel. It has a t-shirt layered beneath the shawl collared jacket, which reads "Don't get your tinsel in a tangle". That is a clever reminder that is handy any holiday season but especially this one! It comes in sizes for Freya, Isis, Legacy, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique mesh bodies. I was fortunate enough to find a great pair of pants among today's Advent gifts, the ~*MF*~ Forever in Jeans - Snow from Mishmash Fusion. These boot cut jeans are provided in standard mesh sizes for classic avatars, plus eBody Classic, eBody Curvy, Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Hourglass, Physique, TMP, Tonic Curvy, and Tonic Fine mesh body versions. Good news about both stores - their Advent calendars are free for everyone with no group necessary. Another tidbit about Applique' Chic is that they have a men's Advent calendar just to the left of the women's gifts, so be sure to bring your favorite guy/s :)

I kept the Mishmash Fusion jeans on here, and changed into the gift from [JUSTICE] called Aspen Sweater - Merlot. This embellished treat has a layered appearance too, and the top layer remains in the pretty wine color while the undershirt layer can be changed via HUD. This wonderful HUD has 18 solid colors and 5 patterns for that undershirt, as well as 24 colors each for the leaves by the neckline in groups of 5. My suggestion is to just give the various colors a click to see what changes :) This shirt comes in sizes for Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Hourglass, and Physique bodies. You will need the free JUSTICE group tag to claim this, so be sure to create a landmark and visit each day to see what else they will offer.

NUTS Inc has two Advent calendars, one for men and one for women, and neither require a group tag to claim each day's gift. I brought Xan there so he could click the men's one, and he saw the photo on the ladies' board of today's gift called Xara Dress and eagerly suggested that I should blog it :) Why, you may wonder? He is very fond of dragons, as I am, so I think he will enjoy seeing this. The NUTS Inc delivery HUDs have a handy feature where you only have to unpack the brand of mesh body size that applies to you, so I clicked the Maitreya logo and received a folder with just the Maitreya Lara size and the 4-color HUD. Our other brands/sizes are Belleza (Freya, Isis, Venus), eBody (Curvy), and Slink (Hourglass and Physique). All 4 color choices still have a beautifully detailed serpent dragon image on the front, complete with color coordinated flames. 

My final look of the day is today's Advent calendar gift from TrendZy Apparel, called TA Dottie's Little Retro Dress. Between the floaty skirt, crisp white polka dots, and sweetheart neckline, I am in classic styling heaven! The gift includes sizes for eBody, Freya, Isis, Venus, Maitreya, Ocacin, Hourglass, Physique, TMP, Tonic Curvy, and Tonic Fine bodies. There is also a HUD tucked in there, with 10 colors to choose from. No group tag is necessary to claim this, and I would also like to mention that when you walk out the front door and turn left, go down 2 doors to Sands Design and you will find another Advent calendar that also is available for all with no group tag needed. 

It has been a long morning already, since I am usually away from my computer by now but instead have been here for over 14 hours with maybe one half an hour break. It's a good thing I enjoy what I do so much :) I might do another morning post tomorrow, but if not I should be back the following evening instead. For now I wish all of you a fantastic day/evening, with many magical magpie hugs to everyone!!

Credits:

Photo 1:

Outfit: DW Design - Christmas Stars Green Dress & Shoes $0L Advent Gift

Photo 2:

Top: Applique` Chic AC: Sweater Sayings Tinsel $0L Advent Gift

Pants: Mishmash Fusion ~*MF*~ Forever in Jeans - Snow $0L Advent Gift

Photo 3:

Top: [JUSTICE] ASPEN SWEATER - MERLOT $0L Advent Gift

Photo 4:

Dress: NUTS Inc - Xara Dress $0L Advent Gift

Photo 5:

Dress: TrendZy Apparel TA Dottie's Retro Little Dress $0L Advent Gift

Head: GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - Mocap 

Hair: TRUTH Elixir - Redhead

Skin: 7 Deadly s[K]ins - VAIANAI marshmellow (system layer for BOM)

Ring: (BENTO)~~Ysoral~~ .:Luxe Ring Lyanna 4:. (Marketplace)

Body/Hands/Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara

All Poses: Verocity  (Various Sets)