Peace On Earth Gridwide Hunt

We were so pleased to be offered the opportunity to participate in this hunt again this year. Last year's was very successful and probably one of the best organised hunts around.

As seen on the blog site for the Peace on Earth hunt:
"The theme PEACE ON EARTH was chosen to draw upon the universal sense of unity that we feel during the holiday season. It is meant to be a festive hunt that all people can embrace. It will be an opportunity for a grid wide celebration of the diversity that is Second Life. We wish to foster understanding , tolerance, and respect throughout this global community. We wish to promote those things which bring people together and will select from the applications we receive, the stores and gifts we feel best represent those ideals of unity and trust among nations,peoples, & their communities. We are a general audience friendly hunt and are proud to offer our Second Life communities a safe holiday celebration".

Information regarding the hunt before and during can be found on the website http://peaceonearthhunt.wordpress.com/

So a sneaky preview of our gift to the SL community participating in this hunt is A Hippy Christmas which we feel sends a peaceful message. Make love, not war, Peace to the world. The set includes Jeans, prim sleeves and trouser cuffs, a headband, necklace and boots, you can wear this outfit in two ways and of course mix and match from your own inventory wardrobe.

This will be placed inside the "Earth globe ball" which will also include the LM to the next store so keep an eye out for this in an easy to find spot come December the 1st!

Have fun everyone, take care
Nikki and Georg xxxx
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Weekly Free Preview Design ~Shanice~

Our new Weekly Free Preview Design is ready and still in a little festive season mode we have opted for another formal pantset. I can imagine something like this being worn in RL to a christmas dinner party or Christmas eve dinner. Its elegant, formal and even dressed up casual attire and in Australia where our weather is warm it would be perfect! The shoes come with the outfit and the top is in short and long versions.
This is FREE until Sunday 22nd November and it will then be placed for sale.

Please enjoy and take care
Nikki and Georg xxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

~Our new Designs~

We have some new designs for you.

The first is with the festive season in mind, full of the sparkly party time in mind.
This Party Sequin dress can be worn in two ways, with the prim skirt to go all out *ballroom formal wear* or in an elegant straightline shorter dress style (my preference :-)) Both look lovely.

I will only show the one colour as an example but it also comes in Gold, Silver, Rust, Red (as seen below) Purple, Pink and Teal. They all look so pretty and are a steal at only L$120


The following is a sweet winter charmer. Jenny is a lovely casual Jeans set with a buttoned up cardigan, a long top to wear underneath the cardigan for the more modest or those who feel the cold more ;-) Jeans, scarf and BOOTS!

Another steal at a super price of L$100 for the complete set in colours of Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple and yellow. Show below is one example of Jenny in Purple.

Finally another Winter warmer we have our Heart Pullover set. A lovely pullover with heart cutout to the chest area, again a long top for wearing underneath the pullover, Leather Pants with a textured belt, Scarf and BOOTS! :-)

The colours available are Black, Green, Purple and Pink which is shown below.

All of these are available now at our store in
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Take care and have fun
Nikki and Georg xxxxx

The Survey is complete!

This weekend we closed the survey.

We say a big thankyou to everyone who participated in this. We were very overwhelmed and surprised with the participation and moreover we were very pleased with the positive results and the very nice and kind comments we received.

So, we had a very close look at the results and we drew some conclusions from them.

1. Our "Free Gift of the Week" will now get presented in a new way and by changing that we also changed the name. The reason for that is, it is not really a free gift as the words suggest or even more suggestively an exclusive one off design, its more a free "Preview" of one of our new designs that will (99.9% of the time go to sale). We have already changed the look of the gift stand and from now on you will find every week our "Weekly free Preview Design".


2. As you may have already seen, we are starting to change the look of our saleboxes. The new boxes will show what items are in the box and in which layers you will receive the outfits. Changing all the boxes is a really monumental task, so we will be doing the old boxes over time but all new designs will come in the new boxes.

3. Some people commented that the shop is huge and it takes time to find what you are looking for. We can't change the size of the shop, but we placed a shop map with teleporter system around the shop. This will hopefully help you arrive quicker and easier to the section you are looking for.

4. For us, the most difficult feedback point was the copy or transfer discussion. We are known to be a shop that still sells transferable items (There are becoming less and less clothing shops that do so over the time).

The survey results did show us that we still have a lot of customers who would like the option for copyable items. A year ago we had a try to accomodate this and we offered copy as well as the transferable items. This meant for us the use of double prims and double workload. The sales of the copy versions were not that remarkable at all so we came to the conclusion to take the copy versions down.

This survey has shown us that our customer base has maybe changed over the time so we are currently in the process of working out a good, easy way to offer the copy versions alongside our normal transfer. These changes will not happen before next year with Christmas so close now but in the meantime you all are very welcome to ask us for a copy version and we will be happy to make that happen for you.

We hope the above changes will appeal to you and our doors are always open for any further suggestions.

Cheers and Happy Days
Nikki and Georg xxxxx

Our Weekly Preview Design :-)

Hello everyone :-)

Hope you are well. Its that time of the week which everyone loves :-) We have however decided to rename our "Gift of the week" to "Weekly Preview Design" :-)

We decided to do this as we felt there might have been some confusion that this weekly design was an exclusive or one off. It has always been, or 99% of the time been a little preview of a design that will go to sale the following or so week. We offer it free for the week so we can see how well it is received, what is a popular design and what isn't etc etc. :-)

So our new weekly preview design (which of course is free :-)) is introduced to you here below. Olivia is a lovely pantset with a beautifully detailed neckline and pants with faint pinstriping. Its an outfit for every day wear whether casual or dressy and can also be worn for that night out on the town.

Olivia pantset is available until Sunday morning (SL time) 15th November.

Have fun and take care
Nikki and Georg xxxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Our latest Designs :-)

Hi again :-)
As promised I have pictures here of our latest designs. Most of these were designed for the Sensations Fashion Contest we were going to be involved in (seen below) but pulled out of due to what we saw was an unfair hitch in the voting system.
All of these designs can be found in the shop and in our XStreet SL store.

1.

Golden Green hues this pretty peasant shirt top with matching pants, textured belt and prim sleeves.

2.
Realistic Pantset in Autumn Colours this is perfect for casual, dressy or career, Jacket, belt, Turtleneck collar & sleeve cuffs included.

3.
Lovely Velour Pantsuit with lovely floral print to the texture gorgeous formal set with scarf belt

cont'd below.....

Our latest designs (contd)

Cont'd.....

4. Tube top with pants and Chainbelt included. Great for those hot night outs.

5.
Fashionable Skirt set with Realistic Blouse Top, Shadowed Ruffle trim and peekaboo chest prim belt included Complete look
6.
Pant jumpsuit this is a lovely all in one set that is so dressy, comes with a scarf type belt and prims legcuffs, beaded neckline is a lovely feature to this

Have fun and take care

Nikki and Georg xxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Free gift of the week ~Diana Paisley Pantset~

Hello and hope you are all well.

Our new free gift is up and running and isn't it nice to see something non Halloween related?? :-) But ok, Christmas is just around the corner :P
So, this week we have a lovely Pantset which ok, its summer themed not Winter, dont forget..I am in Australia! :-)
The top is a lovely dusky pink with paisley prints covering and realistic folds...the pants are High waisted Black/Grey and nice and stylish. Available until Sunday AM SL time 8th November 09.

We have plenty of new designs which I shall be posting about here shortly so do look around.
Have fun and Happy days
Take care
Nikki and Georg xxxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Would you care to help us improve our shop?

We are constantly aiming to improve and better ourself at G&N Quality Design. We feel over time our designs are getting much better which is great considering we entered this business with no real background in Graphic Designing so we are proud to see our designs so well received.

We have prepared a short survey which we would love for you to fill out, it won't take long at all and will be valuble feedback to us to see where we can be working "extra hard" :-)

The link is
http://fs17.formsite.com/GeNic/form999169276/index.html

and as a bonus, those that leave they're name (it is optional) will get to choose an outfit of they're choice from our shop.
Thankyou for this, it is appreciated

Happy Days

Nikki and Georg xxxx

Free Gift of the week ~Pretty Kitty~

Hello everybody
Hope you are all keeping well :-)

Unfortunetly due to some commitments I was unable to blog last weeks free gift but it is available to purchase if you wish. It is placed alongside this weeks free gift which is the last of our Halloween Themed gifts for the month.
If you are tired of all the oranges and blacks then this is purrrrfect for you :-)
A fun Neko style which looks great without tail and ears too. There are two tails included, one which is fitted for wearing with flexi prim skirts and one which is great for non flexi skirts.
So please enjoy and have fun, this is available until the 1st November after which it will go for sale.

Cheers and Happy days, take care
Nikki and Georg xxxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

and below is last weeks free gift which is now available for sale.

Sensations 2009

Hi everybody

Hope you are well.

We are participating in Sensations 2009 Designers Contest. We are submitting some of our favourite and most popular designs and the contest kicks off on the 24th October 2009. 8 of our designs shall be displayed at the LM below from the 24th until the 31st october changing on a daily basis. Over this time frame people may vote for us to go onto the finals which will be held as a runway show one week later. A panel will also be inspecting and judging the designs but the crucial points awarded come from the voting system. There is a small charge (L$ 30) to place a vote at the voting station. If you are interested in placing a vote for us, please use the SLUrl below which will take you to the voting station where you will see a wall with all the participating designers. Cheers and Happy days and go G&N go! :-)

Nikki and Georg xxxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Shekhawati/118/191/23

Free gift of the week ~SpiderWeb Witch~

Hi again
The second of our 4 Halloween designs is now available. If you missed last weeks it can be purchased for a super price at the Halloween display.
This week Spiderweb Witch is a lovely skirt set with hat. There are "spiders" trimming the skirt and the hat and the stockings finish it off perfectly. So if your a little tired of the pumpkin orange colours, this green makes a refreshingly different Halloween look.

Have fun and Happy days
Georg and Nikki xxxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

New Free gift of the week and a new design :-)

Hi everyone
October is here and this means the start of our Halloween designs. We have four for the month which shall be given out as a free gift weekly. If you happen to miss it as a free gift it will be available for sale afterwards at our regular price.
So introducing our first one for this week is Halloween Pumpkin Sweater and Skirt Set. The Jumper has a pumpkin print to the front as well as prim cuffs, collar and tummy roll. The skirt has a cute pumpkin buckle to the belt. The striped stockings complete this outfit.

Available until Sunday 11th October, please enjoy.
Also a new design this week is an addition to our Jennifer 20s dresses. We already did the black and red and have a new gold coloured one. Pose is included and this is perfect for the 20s look.
Have fun and happy days
Nikki and Georg xxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Hope Hunt and Race for Relay For Life

We are participating the Hope Hunt and Race for RFL.
You may recall the start of the Hunt from June earlier this year which had to be withdrawn because of technical issues. The ‘All-Stars’ Relay for Life team has fixed all difficulties and the hunt has restarted as of Sunday, September 27 at 10AM SLT and will continue until Saturday, October 10 SLT.
This Hunt is also a race. Find as many roses as you can and win L$45,000. The second still get L$25,000 and the third L$10,000.The prize money has been donated anonymously, in honor of a loved one who lost the battle to cancer.
How does it work?We and over 200 other shops have hidden roses in their locations. Some of these roses also include a free gift (see following photo of the gifts we are offering). But even the roses without a gift are counted for the race.

We have 11 roses in our shop (5 with one of the above gifts included). They are situated in two different parts of our shop. Keep an eye on the parcel name in the top of your viewer, it should always read "G&N Quality Design, casual and formal pantsets" and "G&N Quality Design pantsets and trouser suits" if the parcel name changes then you are leaving the location which the roses are in. Our shop is huge so this will hopefully help you to find the roses more easily.In our shop you will find a Hope Hunt+Race sign, by clicking on the sign you will get a Hud. This Hud will show you through the Hunt details, how many roses you already have and how many roses are left on the location you are just in. There is also a notecard in the sign with more detailed information about how all works. The starting point can be at any of the participating stores and if you wish to start at ours the SLurl is

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Remember..have lots and lots of fun :-)

Nikki and Georg xxxx

Free Gift of the week ~Milk Inc Dance Pantset~

Hello :-)
Hope you are all keeping well.
Our new free gift of the week is out and this week the outfit is inspired by the lead singer "Linda" from RL Pop group "Milk Inc".

This is a European Dance group with much success on the Eurodance scene and the video of Linda wearing this outfit whilst in concert can be seen here.

This is a terrific pantsuit for nightclubbing or even daywear so we do hope you enjoy. Available until Sunday 4th October 2009
Have fun and happy days
Nikki and Georg xxxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Free Gift of the week ~Whispers Formal Dress~

Hi there,
Our new weekly free gift is up and running and this week we have a lovely formal Turqouise dress called "Whispers" with lovely flowers and feathers patterned over it. Realistic fold and shadows finish this dress off perfectly.
This is available until late Sunday the 27th of September (SL time)

Have fun and happy days
Nikki and Georg xxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Group Exclusive Autumn 09

Our new Group Exclusive Design is out and is a lovely leather skirt with an Autumn feel blouse. This is available only to members of the group wearing the group tag when purchasing. The price is an incredible low $60 and this set will not be available to purchase in the shop as normal.
Hope you enjoy :-)

Nikki and Georg xxx
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Free gift of the week ~Hannah~

Hello everybody
Hope you are keeping well :-)
Our new free gift is out and this week we have a lovely cocktail dress named Hannah. Its a babydoll style and has a lovely sparkly effect.

A Formal pantset is also available in this line of style.

Available until Sunday 20th September free then it will become a regular design in our shop.
So take care, have fun and Happy days
Nikki and Georg xxxxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Free gift of the week with an edge :-)

Hi everybody
Hope you are keeping well. Our new free gift of the week is up and running. This week we have gone with a little edgier theme being the Harley Davidson Biker look. This consists of a Leather Jacket, Pants and it comes in layers where you can have the longer or shorter version jacket.
We also have the Dreamtime sale at the moment where all Pant/Jeans sets are 50% off the regular price. This is still going strong so grab that bargain.
So for now, have fun, take care and happy days
Nikki and Georg xxx

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pepita/25/135/21/

Free gift of the week ~Rachel~

Hello everybody
Hope you are keeping well. The free gift entry is late this week but we finally got here :-)
Rachel is a Jeanset with a longer top and textured prim bow. All very realistic its a lovely addition to the wardrobe.
So please enjoy and keep an eye open for some new designs..coming soon

Available now until Sunday evening 6th Sept at Pepita/25/135/21/

New free gift of the week~ Marleen Pantset~

Well as always, I am amazed how time just flies and its come to the new free gift of the week again. There are just not enough hours to a day.

So introducing the Marleen Pant set which consists of A lovely short style Jacket, Tube top to wear underneath if desired, Pants and shoes. This is the sort of outfit you can wear during the day and then head straight out for that special evening date. Its very flexible coming in multiple layers and can be mixed and matched with your own existing wardrobe.

So please enjoy, its available until Sunday 30 August when it will then become a regular selling item.

Cheers and happy days

Nikki and Georg xxxx

Pepita/25/135/21

Whats New!

Hello :-)

Well, apart from our new free gift we didn't do any new designs this week. Oh I tell a little white lie :-) We did do one but this you shall have to get when the Gridwide Duckie Hunt begins :-)

Link to the DuckieHunt Blogspot

http://gridwideduckiehunt.wordpress.com/

We are participating in this hunt which starts on the 1st September through to the 30th. You will need to find the little yellow duckie for this outfit but as always, we play fair and as we have a very large shop, it won't be hidden too well :-)

So a little preview of our offering for this hunt is Challis Jeanset

In other news tonight (I sound like a newsreader don't I? :-)) we have become affiliated with Aimesi Skins. She has some lovely skins and the vendors are situated upstairs in our formal wear section. Demos are available and the skins are priced at $900. This is comparible with all good quality skins being sold in SL, so if you are up for a new skin, take a look here first. I am sure you won't be disappointed.

~G&N Free Gift of the week~

Our new free gift of the week is here to celebrate the remaining weeks of summer.

A lovely Bikini with matching sarong and straw sunhat.

Available until Sunday night, 23 August, SL time.

Please enjoy

Nikki and Georg xxxxx

Available now at
Pepita/25/135/21

A video of some of our designs, past and present :-)

For a little fun I made a video of some previous displays of our designs and freegifts of the past. Take a little look, some of these designs are still available in our shop.

A taste of Australia and more...

Two of our new designs this week have a real Australian flavour.

They are Aboriginal painting inspired textures and in lovely earthy tones. Every Aussie girl in Secondlife should have one of these dresses :-) Two more are in the making as this will be a series of 4..

Available now at Pepita/25/135/21

Also we have 3 other new outfits to our collection this week

A touch of Daisy Duke here this set comes with a belt, hat and boots. There are also extra shorts inc with painted belt should you prefer not to wear a prim belt.

A Rock chick but feminine look here this was actually inspired from the outfit Celine Dion wears in her video clip to the song "Alone" Boots are included with the Dion Dress.

And lastly.....

Shabby Chic is a vintage looking strapless top which can be worn as a mini dress or with the included denim jeans which have LOVE printed on them. This is a lovely soft outfit which is very pretty worn.

Free gift of the Week ~ Sleeping Princess Pj set ~

Well our free gift of this week is a lovely PJ set. I felt like designing this as here in Australia we are still in our winter and this is how "I" can be found most days I am home and around the house. What better way to spend a free day :-)

Available now at G&N Quality Design in Pepita

Happy Days

Nikki and Georg xxxxx

Last of the goodies for now :-)

Tatiana, another fresh looking design. Top comes in all layers for flexible varety. Prim Belt included.

A buddy of Shannon Shorts set we have the Broderie Anglais Sundress which is perfect crisp fresh summer wear

Shannon here is a lovely Broderie Anglais top with sleeves and Shorts with cuffs.

Margot is a lovely Paisley Sundress in feel good colours.

Sister to Lauren Skirt set we have Lauren Babydoll with pants inc. The undertop can be worn without the Babydoll skirt

Lots of goodies continued...

a lovely colour combo here that will please those that like to express themselves with colour :-)

Lauren is a lovely chic looking skirt set. Two lengths of skirt included and prim belt as well.

Fiona is lovely and sweet, the embroidered floral pattern on the front gives it that Gypsy Boho feel and the tummy ruffle is sure to delight. Capri pants included

Donna is lovely with the over jacket being on the transparent side to reveal a lovely silk and lace bra. Jeans Included

A Pretty outfit here and another inspiration from singer "Anastacia" wardrobe from the *Live at Last* Tour.