About Valena

Owner of Casa de Smurf, and store manager for Cheeky Pea.

Miniature

Among one of the highlights at The Arcade is Pilot’s Christmas village. This is one of the things that really screams the holidays are here for me. My Nana would literally, and I mean literally, cover every single surface she possibly could with houses, rivers, trees, and fluffy cotton snow.

Miniature

Each piece has great details, from the wreaths on the doors to the icicles dripping off the gutters; just like the ones in real life, the best way to enjoy these beauties is up close.

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Jawbreaker

The Arcade starts in just a few days (December 1st) and floorplan is participating again! This time, Anna’s given us some adorable gumball machines in a whole rainbow of amazing colours.

Not only are they adorable and low prim, but the rare versions are actually fishtanks. And yes, the little fish actually moves. Make sure you have enough money, cause I know you’ll all be dropping it into this gatcha!

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Butter

With each round of Zodiac, I get excited, even if it’s not my sign. Maybe because the more that go by, the closer we get to Aries! Regardless of that, each round has great stuff and Sagittarius is no exception.

The Loft has put out a mini set that comes in 5 different colour schemes for you to mix and match, but each piece, especially the shelves, are great on their own.

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Natural

With every single Dutchie release, I never cease to be amazed at what Froukje creates. In anticipation for her next build to be released, she’s also furnishing the rooms!

The bedroom is absolutely astounding. Every single piece is beautifully textured and meshed, but one of my favourites is the vanity.

Not only is it really pretty, but it’s got a ton of animations, and is all decorated with makeups, lotions, and brushes. Seriously. Take a look inside the vanity. It’s incredible.

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Wanderer

The another cycle of FAIR is underway, and Cheeky Pea has this great bookshelf exclusive for the event. It comes with all the little goodies you see in it, plus those Polaroids to put your own pictures on!

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Red Sun

The Ego Co’s latest event is underway, and man, I’m excited about this one. Around The World starts on the 15th, and focuses on different cultures across the globe. Sway’s has a great set out inspired by the Asia Minor group.

The Yuka set is a beautiful set of furniture that doesn’t even have to be used in an Asian inspired look. Each piece can be used individually elsewhere, my favourite being the adorable tabletop zen garden.

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Together

I’ve been a baaad blogger lately. I’ve been so busy, but you’ll learn why in a moment. But anyway, I wanted to show you some more stuff from Tia. The Copper Bathtub is an amazing little build. Each little accent you see are all one prim each, while the bath itself is incredibly detailed and well textured.

But back to why I’ve been so busy as of late. You may or may not have heard, Sway Dench has been confronted with a scary situation. In nearly three months, she will go into surgery, but forced to recover and stay off SL for almost 6 months. This means she may lose her sim.

I’ve been heading a fundraiser to help raise the money to keep her sim afloat. If you want to help, please head over to the website and take a peek at not only the designers, but what’s going on with the fundraiser.

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