Hey, all. A lot of awesome changes still occurring. Chief among the updates:

• The shop name has changed. We are now Locke Couture. Why the name change? People found “gris-gris” hard to pronounce, couldn’t spell it, couldn’t remember it, and the meaning was lost a long time ago. I am fully on-board with the decision to switch to something a little snappier.
• We are likely going to relocate for what we hope is the FINAL time to a property owned by TQB Group Estates Sims. Setting up an appointment to talk with the esteemed owner. <3
• We are joining a SLEW of hunts and look forward to interacting with the participants.
• We are making a ton of new jewelry and will also be releasing male clothes in 2010!
• New products have been released, so if you didn’t see ‘em, go see.
• We are revamping the group/message list system for what we hope is the final time. The in-SL group is for DISCOUNTS ONLY. You can get a 15% discount if you use the vendors! We are switching back to a Subscribe-O-Matic mailing list for updates and everything else.

That is all. As you were!

Big Changes! We’ve set up a brand new shop front in Jupiter in a new, bigger parcel.

We will be making changes to the store in the coming week, in an attempt to reduce lag and streamline the shopping experience. :) Come and see us in-world!

We whole-heartedly invite you to leave feedback about the loading time. If you have problems with textures or feel that any part of the experience is too cluttered for you, let us know so that we can make adjustments!

Even though my store is still in shambles right now, I had an idea for a new product that I think everyone will like. ;3 I’m going to market a set of eyes with minimal built-in shine to accompany a set of stand-alone shine orbs that will be adjustable and attach to various facial nodes. This is the thrown-together prototype using a basic window gloss I’d made for my store last year. I think it’s promising!

Gris-Gris is back! We’re moving to a new location, a quiet little seaside spot at elie island. It’s a little remote, but I just needed to get out of Jupiter and start over. I’m neurotic that way; somehow never leaving the sim just made it harder for me to feel like I could start afresh. :D

Assembled a new store. It’s a little empty at the moment, but some hard work will fix that. Currently on the agenda: get the bot working again, try to get some of the items that I took down back up (they’re still available at XStreet, but there’s no reason why many of them shouldn’t be in-world as well) and fix my XStreet descriptions and the landmarks in all my bags. this is what happens when you include landmarks in your shopping bags—take a lesson. ;3

Other than that, I’m still feeling a little uninspired. I really wish I knew how the folks at LAQ do it… they really make me never want to even attempt to improve my skills sometimes. :D

But enough of that negativity! Back to work.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/elie%20island/23/28/22

The lovely betta splenden that inspired the Lao-Tzu dress has finally passed away. He lived for three years.

RIP Lao-Tzu, October 31, 2008. You were a majestic fish; you will be missed.

When I let go of who I am,
I become who I might be.
-Lao-Tzu