tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245202318654676962011-04-21T11:01:39.441-07:00Estelle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187039088102777931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124520231865467696.post-84617029801775882942007-02-12T10:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T23:52:04.210-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mve9JMMWmiE/RdDGQ3E7Y1I/AAAAAAAAAAY/ZXSCNfInKrU/s1600-h/Outfits+image.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030738776737669970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mve9JMMWmiE/RdDGQ3E7Y1I/AAAAAAAAAAY/ZXSCNfInKrU/s320/Outfits+image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hi, I'm Estelle,Owner and creator of $25 Diva <div><br /><br /><div>I been playin Secondlife now for a year or so...</div><br /><br /><div>I have a shop & some land*laughs well I rent land,</div><br /><br /><div>but would like to owned some in the future.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>When I first started out in SecondLife I was totally over whelmed..</div><br /><br /><div>But on my first night in game,I saw a huge yellow dragon,</div><br /><br /><div>yelling to my hubby to come see"Puff the Magic Dragon" ...</div><br /><br /><div>hubby though I had lost my mind,but right then I knew I was hook</div><br /><br /><div>Then I found out you could fly*laughs well that sealed the deal ;P</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I spent at least 2 months just roaming around looking at stuff.</div><br /><br /><div>Wanting to buy all of it*laughs</div><br /><br /><div>SecondLife is amazing beyond any other 3-d I had been in,and I have been in a few.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So one day on my travels ,</div><br /><br /><div>I happen luckily to bump into a very wonderful lady named Malora Perun.</div><br /><br /><div>At this point I was out of money and could no longer pick the "money tree's", and was getting frustrated with not knowing how to do anything & how to get money to spend in game.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>then Mal helped me out,gave me some money,clothes and lots of other things.</div><br /><br /><div>She told all me the ways one could make money,helped me get dressed,</div><br /><br /><div>(when Mal first saw me,I was a multi-colored bug eyed freak*laughs). </div><br /><br /><div>She help me get some new clothes,shoes,all the basics*ty so much Mal.</div><br /><br /><div>You know I love You &amp; indebted to You forever*smiles*.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So I discovered camping & dance pads,so I camp &amp; danced like crazy,for days on end.</div><br /><br /><div>Back then You could get some good money doin that...but havin a plan I didnt go on wild spending sprees(not yet anyways*laughs)...</div><br /><br /><div>I reinvested my money in making Clothes.</div><br /><br /><div>I had some knowledge of PSP 8,</div><br /><br /><div>I had read most everything in the SecondLife Forums, and any other sites I could find.</div><br /><br /><div>After a few weeks I showed Mal & She told me that I could put some of the outfits I made in her Shop. I was on my way to becoming a clothes designer.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I sold lots of outfits for $100-$150 each, made some money for shoppin &amp; made some great freinds back then..but I had to take time off for RL work,so SL was put on the back burner for about 4 -5 months(seasonal work sucks*).</div><br /><br /><div>When I came back, WOW they had flexi and I was in love with SL all over again*smiles*</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Again so much had changed I decided that I would head out on my own with my own shop.</div><br /><br /><div>I didnt want to be a burden for anyone,especially to my freind Mal.</div><br /><br /><div>Since she had help me so much already.</div><br /><br /><div>I aimed at doin on my own,so back to camping for a month.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I managed to get a small stall and decided that since I had found it hard not havin the bucks to spend in SL that I would make my stuff cheap.</div><br /><br /><div>Now I know I'm not the best designer in SL,I'm not even in the top 50,but I do make some nice stuff & Getting better all the time I think*smiles*</div><br /><br /><div>*laughs* doesnt hurt that its only $25 an outfit no matter the number of pc's in the set </div><br /><br /><div>&amp; problee some of the best cheap clothes You gonna find.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Anyways,</div><br /><br /><div>First I rented a small stall to sell my outfits,them every couple weeks I upped the size.</div><br /><br /><div>I figured out how to use venders*laughs...well I realised pretty quick I needed a place.</div><br /><br /><div>I found one that allowed 200 prim really cheap soI set up shop there ..must of been for 2 months or so,but no auto-return on the land was a pain,ppl greifting and leavin stuff.</div><br /><br /><div>I had lindends made I could find something better. So I rented a place of land and got a shop.</div><br /><br /><div>I was really nerous & still am,but I seems to be doing ok,so far.</div><br /><br /><div>Now I have a pretty good size place with a 150 -200 outfits,</div><br /><br /><div>lots of traffic,&amp; a good sized group.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Lots of ppl ask how come my outfits are cheap?</div><br /><br /><div>I tell them that when your starting out in SL and </div><br /><br /><div>You dont always have the RL funds to buy stuff in game.</div><br /><br /><div>You get pretty tight in how you spend you hard earn Lindens,</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So I basically make enough money now to cover my uploads & Rent.</div><br /><br /><div>but thats ok with me, on a good week I can get some hair or shoes*laughs so I'm Happy :)</div><br /><br /><div>I pass out free stuff all the time,I have freebies in my shop,a lucky chair,I have a money tree,and lots of free outfits for my group.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I want help others enjoy SL and hopefully help decide to stay in Game.</div><br /><br /><div>the the growth of SL lately WOW,lots of newbies *smiles*I wanna help them stay in game!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Boring aint I*giggles*;P</div><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/124520231865467696-8461702980177588294?l=starmaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Estelle Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187039088102777931noreply@blogger.com0