HUGE news for Rustica and Mr. Graf...

Hello folks! I know many of you havent heard from me in a bit, or seen new releases lately, so I wanted to send this letter to let everyone know just exactly whats been going on over here on the sims.

FIRST THE BIG NEWS: RL has been taking a toll on my SL, which is why its been quiet over here. The good side of that is after 2 amazing years of building Rustica together, Lyyric Fei and I are going to shack up in RL! I am moving 3500 miles to share a house with her. As you can imagine, packing up and moving that far takes a bit of doing, which is why i have put building things on hold for a bit so I can focus. I am still here in SL as much, just more tired now. lol. The house hunt continues!

MORE BIG NEWS: As of this morning, we are now the proud owners of Arcana Nuevo, the sim located next to LagNmoor and Rustica. Arcana Nuevo has been an iconic part of the SL landscape since 2004, and though you may not know the name of it, you have most likely been to it at some point if you are a castle lover. The amazing woman who designed and built it had taken it down to build something new about a month ago. Sadly, she has had to leave SL for a while and wanted us to take over the sim. We gladly accepted.

YET MORE BIG NEWS: The new sim is called RUNE, and will be developed between now and the end of summer. It will contain (you may want to sit down) a 4x4 off road racing track with a variety of vehicles to hop on and get dirty with. Think big jumps, lava, mud, spikes, sharks, alligators. We did a test run in about 2 days that was so much fun we decided to do a permanent version with the same landscaping and look as the other two sims - trees, rocks, waterfalls, sculpted ruins, walls. There will be seating and viewing areas, possibly a gun emplacement or two so you can fire at the people racing. Interesting rally and team events will definately be part of the picture. I've always been attracted to the places in SL that have things to do that don't suck. Vehicles, even the best ones, usually dont have much to drive on unless you want to go in circles. The few days we had the test build running were amazing fun, and the response was the same with everyone who tried it: Wow! thats crazy and fun....lets go again.

YET AGAIN, BIG NEWS: Above the track, high up in the air we will also be making (you should still be sitting down) a location for our new lines of CLOTHING and ACCESSORIES! Yes friends, after all this time and many requests, I will be using my sculpty/texture madness to make things to wear. There will be several other designers producing with me for this new venture; Ceara Paine, an amazing and talented friend of ours, will be both managing the store and offering her designs with our own. If you haven't met her, she can be found wandering the sims here with us or getting a shopping fix in (insert store name). She communicates almost entirely with gestures and changes outfits about once a minute. She's adorable, but she has claws and admin rights, so be nice to her. :)

EVEN BIGGER NEWS: I get asked about 30 times a week about a few particular items that have been taking forever to do. (You know who you are, and you know what they are.) After I get settled in my new home this month, I will be making a great effort to get all the unfinished bits on my sims completed. The bar and all its bits, the metro collection items, the water hookah, the wishing well, the 4th house.....ALL OF THEM WILL BE COMPLETED AND RELEASED. Even if I cant find a scripter who can actually manage to complete the damn bar, im going to release it. Either that or im going to set fire to it in the castle yard. Im not going to ramble about the 5 scripters who never completed the project. Shame on them.

I have designs for several new houses, including a larger and more livable crooked house, and will be making them after the other items are completed.

Well, that being said, I want to thank all of you for making my RL and SL possible with your patronage and your kindness over this last year. Its been more work than I thought I could survive, but YOU have made it possible. I will make more!

Onward and Upward!

-Sincerely,
Maxwell and Lyyric

NEW RELEASE: Le Jardin Rustiqué

We are very pleased to announce the latest release: The Rustic Garden Kit. This kit contains a plethora of sculpted and distinctly textured items for creating walls, formal gardens, entryways, fences and rock landscaping on your land. All of the parts are designed specifically to match the houses and sculpty pack items also sold by us, to allow for a matched layout of your own design!

It is available from the vendor at http://slurl.com/secondlife/LagNmoor/142/149/30


The Rustic Garden Kit has over 30 items:

• 8 columns - for between and at the end of wall sections; both 4m and 7m sizes of flat, balltop, urn and fire urn styles

• 3 landscape rocks - The MUCH asked for rocks that I have used all over the sims; low corner, tapered and rounded. With creative use of these, you can make any landscape.
• 3 stairs - 3, 6 and 12 stair sets for using with the walls.
• Sculpted hedge maze - a good way to get lost. (theres an invisable top on it too, so you cant get out except at the ends.)

• Stone crypt - Something distasteful and dark to offset all the butterfly and particle poofers that are in your neighbors yard.
• 8 walls - 6m and 9m high wall sections of scultped stone, capped, in 4, 6, 8 and 10 meter lengths (use with columns).
• 4 corners - 90 and 180 degree curved wall sections to compliment the straight bits, in both 6 and 10m heights.

• 2 topiary hedges - square and round tri-level topiary trees.
• 3 raised beds - Raised dirt planting beds with varying columns to match the walls. These work with the hedges and topiary, or your own flora.
• 4 hedges - several distinct styles and sizes of sculpted hedges. These can be used with the planting beds or along to frame your house or yard edge.

The Village of LagNmoor will contain a handful of different homes, from small cottages to Estate homes and Manor houses. Additionally, a full line of forest and landscaping products will become available as they are completed.

Thank you, and safe paths!
-Sincerely, Lyyric Fei and Maxwell Graf

2009 New Releases for the Village of LagNmoor

Yay! It's finally done.

We are very happy to release the newest in a collection of medieval prefabricated homes called "The Village of LagNmoor." The homes are done using the same process and style as Rustica castle (read: a plethora of sculpted bits), but in a more convenient take-home size!

"The CarriageWay House" is a response to customers who wanted a larger, more livable space for their second life home. With its predominant carriageway arch, through which family and guests can escape the weather to dismount and enter into the house from a more protected entryway, this house has been designed to also become a mixed use or multiple occupant dwelling. Combinations of shop/tavern downstairs and private residence upstairs can be achieved with no modification to the structure. Elements such as the stone fountain with hitching post, stone stable and wishing well are all available to accessorize your dwelling to your tastes.

Go to the house inside Second Life: http://slurl.com/secondlife/LagNmoor/142/151/30

LOTS OF PICS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE :)

In addition to the level of texture and shape detail you have come to expect from Rustica, we have added a number of scripted features into the building that are unique to this structure:

• 400 Prims, 30H x 30D x 40W Footprint, 3 links sections
• Sculpted exterior: Stone walls, roof, doors and windows, archways, fireplaces, detail elements, mouldings
• 2 different sculpted stone fireplaces (with smoke, working grate and chimney)
• Complete finished interior: peaked gable interiors, exposed wooden beam ceilings, trim and archways,
• Opening, wooden casement and arched windows
• Sculpted doors with functioning knobs and sounds
• Period-correct, lockable, retractable, sliding, metal gates on windows and doors (hidden when open, clanging shut with a satisfactory CLANK when activated)
• 2 House controllers: The house controllers are located both at the bottom of the railing out front (the large stone ball) and above the main arch inside the master bedroom suite. Left click them to Adjust window color, transparency and texture (Day or Night) for each floor, lock and unlock metal security gates and change permissions for controller access.

ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE HOUSE:

• The bathtub and sink are included but not linked, giving you the option of placing them or using your own.
• A section of sculpted, copiable fencing is included, for connecting the stable or decorating your property lines.
• 2 different, copiable wind vines let you place randomly timed sounds of wind blowing when an avitar is within 10m of them.
• A window seating set containing cushions, pillows, a throw rug, candle, book and vase of flowers, for placing in the 2nd floor window.
• 2 seating cushion sets for the corners of the master bedroom, with separate oil pot lamps
• 2 fires for the fireplaces
• A sculpted, copiable broom, for dust bunny herding

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:

• A fully Functioning, period-correct medieval kitchen is available for purchase separately to fit inside the separate room off the carriageway. In it you will find a large multi-door stove with woodbin and working fires inside, a grill with spitted meat over a fire, cabinets, baking bread, sculpted utensils, meat and vegetables.

• A Sculpted, two-stall stable/barn is available for purchase separately to coincide with the equine elements of the CarriageWay house. Working barn doors, large front bay doors, stall gates, a hayloft and sculpted hay floors all have been designed to complete the design of your estate.

• A working fountain and hitching post, for your thirsty mounts, is also available. The 5 built in poses can be used indivudually or work in conjunction for couples, and the water supply is able to turn off and on at the pump handle.

• Additional Library shelves for the upper tower room are available for purchase separately. They are extremely low prim, have working lights, some with lower cabinets and each comes with a set of sculpted books to fill the shelves which you can color to match your interior!

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Heres the deal:

• If you buy the cottage, you get 30% off up to 10KL$ worth of furniture! This will apply to any items we offer excluding the sculpty packs and prefab homes.

Heres the details:

For anyone who has purchased a home from us we are offering a 30% discount off of any furnishings up to 10,000L$. This includes the individual items inside the cottage or any furnishings from Rustica's main store. The discount will be provided after a transaction notecard is recieved with the total of your purchases. Please include the cottage transaction in the list as proof of purchase (the cottage price does not apply to the 7K total - more $$$ for you) and PLEASE SEND NOTECARDS TO LYYRIC FEI, our business manager, to recieve the discount.

Heres a few images of the house!

Weekend Shopping Spree!!!

From 7 pm slt October 17, 2008 until 7pm slt October 18, 2008...For Every 750.00 Lindens you spend at Rustica Home Furnishings, you will receive a 200.00 Linden discount from Lyyric Fei! Simply send your transaction history from your SL website to Lyyric Fei and she will drop the 200.00 Lindens into your account!! For Every Shopper/Reader who mentions this blog spot to Lyyric, Between October 17th, 2008 and October 19, 2008 your name will be entered into a drawing for a free 1000.00 Linden shopping spree at Rustica Home Furnishings.

























Come To Rustica Home Furnishings!! Explore... Shop... Be!!!

The LagNmoor Village Crooked House... Halloween Special!

In celebration of All Hallow's Eve, we are very happy to release the second cottage in a collection of medieval prefabricated homes called "The Village of LagNmoor." The homes are done using the same process and style as Rustica castle (read: a plethora of sculpted bits), but in a more convenient take-home size!

I present The Crooked House! As the name implies, there is not a right angle in the building. Every aspect of this vernacular building style is built to represent the look of years of decay and repair, from the leaning tower to the tilted walls and floors. Built in details throughout the interior and functionality to help create your dark lifestyle.


LOTS OF PICS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS NOTE! :)

In addition to the level of texture and shape detail you have come to expect from Rustica, we have a built a number of scripted features into the building as well. Heres a list of some of the features:

• 157 PRIMS!
• Sculpted exterior stone and roof, door surrounds and windows.
• Sculpted stone fireplace (with smoke out the chimney) and leaning stone tower with 6 levels, stairs and ladders
• Complete finished interior, allowing you to have full use of the upper space (instead of teleporters for R.P.)
• Opening windows and doors
• Period-correct, lockable, retractable, sliding, metal gates on both doors (hidden when open, clanging shut with a satisfactory CLANK when activated)
• House controller: Adjust window color, transparency and texture (lit and dark) for each floor, lock and unlock metal security gates and change permissions for controller access.

♥X♥X♥X♥X♥♥X♥X♥XSPECIAL MAD MAX DISCOUNTS♥X♥X♥X♥X♥♥X♥X♥X

Heres the deal:

• If you buy the cottage, you get 30% off up to 7KL$ worth of furniture!

( You can purchase the furnishing item individually inside the house)

Heres the details:

For anyone who has purchased a home from us we are offering a 30% discount off of any furnishings up to 7000L$. This includes the individual items inside the cottage or any furnishings from Rustica's main store. The discount will be provided after a transaction notecard is recieved with the total of your purchases. Please include the cottage transaction in the list as proof of purchase (the cottage price does not apply to the 7K total - more $$$ for you) and PLEASE SEND NOTECARDS TO LYYRIC FEI, our business manager, to recieve the discount.

Heres a few images of the exterior!


































and some shots of the interior features (furnishings not included):

























The Village of LagNmoor will contain a handful of different homes, from small cottages to Estate homes and Manor houses. Additionally, a full line of forest and landscaping products will become available as they are completed.

From The Cradle To The Grave!!

Just released a couple of creeped out items for halloween! Both are available at the base of the entrance stairs...

From the Cradle to the Grave:
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The Empty Crib - ok, theres a story behind this, and why i dont keep it out all year round. After making it a long while ago, i had it on the upper floors. About 3am one fine morning it started up by itself while I was working very intently and freaked me out bigtime. SO....if it does this to you, I have nothing to do with it.

It rocks back and forth with a creaking sound when clicked, and after a time a ghost baby will appear and begin crying. Even the crying is freaky on this. I dont keep it out after the holiday. Do so at the risk of your own comfort. This is dark.
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The Freshly Turned Grave - This is a headstone and some nice cushy earth for when you need a nice long dirtnap. Sculpted, of course. This one doesnt do anything. Its for dead people and the dead don't need functional things. It is copiable so you can make one for each of your victims.

LagNmoor Village Cottages!!!

Maxwell Graf has expanded yet again and is offering his cottage collection in the same amazing style as the Rustica Castle. Maxwell has incorporated his sculpted prims or sprims as he coined, to become the phenomenal new choices offered to SL residents for a place to call home. The cottage collection has several sizes in the works and include a Witches Cottage, a SkyTower, A Manor House And A Carriage House with Kitchen and A separate Stable Building, And The Seaside Cottage 1 . The Seaside Cottage 1 has been completed and is for sale on the LagNmoor Sim. The cottage also has an incredible offer of a discount on the furnishings shown in the cottage! Once you purchase the cottage, if you then choose to furnish it from Rustica, you will receive a 30% discount up to 7000.00L in the store.

Some Yumminess about the Seaside Cottage 1 available now,
• 173 PRIMS! The building footprint will fit on a 512 parcel, but the prim limits will not allow you to have it on a 512 parcel without additional prim limits.
• Sculpted exterior stone and roof, door surrounds and windows.
• Sculpted stone fireplace (with smoke out the chimney) and stone gable ends exposed on the interior
• Finished interior roof, allowing you to have full use of the upper space (instead of roof parts bisecting each other in the attic!)
• Opening windows and doors
• Lockable, retractable sliding metal gates on all opening windows and doors (hidden when open)
• Interior sliding pocket doors to private room and upper access
• House controller: Adjust window transparency and texture (lit and dark) for each floor, lock and unlock metal security gates and change permissions for controller access.


Come to the LagNmoor Sim just south of Rustica and wander through the beauty of the LagNmoor Village Cottages Now being offered by Maxwell Graf. Come... Shop... Be....