Velvet Thorn Femdom Community and Fetish Mall

When Mics are Repaired...

2012-01-29T09:06:00.000-08:00

... and used, it's not going to be long before the user is wearing it! Last night saw the return of the singing part of our very own "Singing DJ" Squishy Paine. Sadly the rest had not improved his voice at all, and measures had to be taken. We had fun anyway, and even managed a mini-moshpit at one point! Have a look for yourself, and don't forget you can click on the pics to see the details:

Burns' Night Tartan Party!

2012-01-27T07:41:00.000-08:00

Hello... another party, another set of pics, this time from Squishy - thanks Squish! We had a heap of fun bedecked in our tartan finery, listening to Tabby spinning mostly Scottish tunes - small surprise that the Scots among us want another Scottish night soon :) As ever, click on the pic if you want to see it close-up:

A Feast of Forbidden Fruit

2012-01-24T08:28:00.000-08:00

Our Anniversary celebrations continued throughout the weekend with a formal dance following Star's Wild Things party. DJ ExXx provided the music and I would love to see any photos anyone has from that. On Saturday we had the Forbidden Fruits Frolic, back out in the Wildside with DJ Squish. Everyone thoroughly embraced the theme and looked fantastic... much fun was had. Check out these photos to see for yourself - the first 8 are from Duchess Campy, the next 8 from me, and the final four are from Duchess Frifta - thank you ladies! Don't forget that you can click to see the photos full size:

Star's Wild Things!

2012-01-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

For those of you living under a rock, Friday 20th January saw a dual celebration at Velvet Thorn... the sim's 4th birthday, AND StarSong Bright's 5th rezzday. Fifth, and doesn't she look great on it? Not a shred of visible wear on her :)

Anyway, of course there was a party, and of course it was fabulous. Star came with prezzies for all of us, some deeply cool boots for the ladies, and rather nice shoes for the boys, from Mary Jane Shoes. DJ Mani provided the tunes and our theme was "Where the Wild Things" are, which translated to naked boys and dangerous women - just how we like it. Plenty people were taking pictures, but I managed to get my hands on these lovely ones from Duchess Campy.

Once again, Happy Rezzday Star, from all of us and Happy Birthday Velvet Thorn!!!!

Slumber Party Snaps

2012-01-18T18:50:00.000-08:00

There was cute, and silly, and sexy, and sweet, and lots of fun for all at the Slumber Party on Wednesday. DJ Tabby found yet another perfectly fitting tip jar for the theme and played another cracking set of unusual and eminently dance-able tunes. Have a nosey for yourself:

Squeaky Shiny Sexy People

2012-01-15T07:53:00.000-08:00

It was that time of the month again... time for another HUGOs party - and as ever the Thornies joined the Hugo's ladies in showing SL exactly how to look smokin' hot in latex. Xio Nyoki won the contest and bagged herself a 1000L$ giftcard to buy latex with. Everyone had fun, and Squish performed his usual aural assault - his mic is not behaving right now, so our ears didn't bleed ^^. Have a look at the photos to see what you missed, don't forget you can click to enlarge if you want to:

STRINGS Party...

2012-01-13T13:00:00.000-08:00

... wow, as Ady said, I never saw so much flesh on display in VT, and what a laugh we had. DJ Tabby in firm control of the tunes, and varying tiny little bits of string trying vainly to contain the hawtness that is our wonderful Thornies. I took some pics, and Squish (thank you) took some pics... have a nosey. The first 7 are mine, the rest are Squishy's - as ever if you want a closer look at a pic, just click on it. As you can see, our ability to party has not diminished one whit:

Another Party?

2012-01-10T08:32:00.000-08:00

Why yes... those of you following the events calendar. That one, just to the right there, will know that every Sunday sees thor spinning 80s tunes from 3 till 7pm SL time. This week was no exception, as these lovely pics from Duchess Frifta prove:

Builders and Geeks Galore

2012-01-08T09:33:00.000-08:00

Last night's party was constructed from the usual ingredients... some music from DJ Squish, who for once did not sing (SUCH a shame... *cough*), some lively and spirited banter from the party goers and some genuinely impressive creativity in the interpretations of our dual theme - Construction and Geeks! Have a look for yourself - don't forget to check out Emme's amazing hat and Kano's Fish. The photos are my fault this time, and don't forget you can click on them to see them full size:

Another Day, Another Way to Torture...

2012-01-05T13:01:00.000-08:00

The Garden of Eden build is coming along nicely... and we thought you might like a sneaky peek at some of the details. Thanks to Squishy for the Hell Pics... and blame me for the others :

Guys in Gowns... another normal day then :)

2012-01-04T16:35:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Thornies!!!!

Lots to talk about at VT right now... the Garden of Eden is building nicely, and will soon be ready for you all to run around naked in... yes, naked! We've kicked off 2012 as we mean to continue with some awesome parties, the most recent only finished an hour ago... the theme was gowns, chosen by Duchess Frifta as the party was part one of a belated celebration of her rezzday... Happy rezzday again Frifta! So DJ Tabby spun the tunes and the boys rocked the frocks - have a look at these pics from Squishy:

VT's 4th Anniversary

2011-12-27T09:13:00.000-08:00

Season's Greetings to all Thornies! We now have over 5000 regular members! And we intend to party in style to celebrate our 4th anniversary on January 20th. So just some advance warning to post the date in your diary. Four year anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with fruit so our theme this year is 'Forbidden Fruit' and 'Eve the temptress'. The Wildside will be our Garden of Eden to tempt all you sinners!

VT's 4th anniversary

2011-12-27T09:12:00.000-08:00

Campy's Christmas Party!!!

2011-12-23T15:59:00.000-08:00

How the ice stayed solid will remain one of the great unanswered scientific questions of our lifetimes... but it did, despite the unbearable hotness of everyone's Christmas finery. See what you missed if you didn't make it to the party in these lovely pics, courtesy of the ever gorgeous Duchess Campy, who also sponsored the party. Congrats again to Talon and Erwan who won the contest, bagging themselves a Complete Cop Outfit from Campalicious each:

Winter Wonderland

2011-12-19T08:46:00.000-08:00

Be sure you don't miss out on our Winter Wonderland... it won't be here forever. All sorts of lovely wintry activities await you, and bunches of freebies too! Skating rink, couples skating, snuggles (and MUCH more) in Santa's Sleigh, snuggles and more in Santa's Throne, spanking and more in Santa's other Throne, poses in the reindeer for wonderful photos, a beautiful swing for you and your special one, lots of places to just sit and enjoy a hot cocoa or coffee with a cupcake.. and last but by no means least, this is where to register for the Secret Santa - just click the green sign on the snowman! All will be explained, but basically click to register and await further instructions.

It's right here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Femdom/83/45/29

Maybe some pics to give you a flavour? Oh, okay then, since you asked so nicely, and don't forget you can click on any of the photos to see them full size:

As with everything we do at Velvet Thorn, it costs us money, so every donation, no matter how small, is hugely appreciated... seriously even 10 Lindens helps. Thank you :)

Santa's not in right now... maybe if you're quick you can find the secrets of his thrones?

Check out the Sleigh for snuggles and much naughtier stuff :)

See that lovely arch? A nice casual seat for two friends who want to hang out :)

That dark red throne is spankingly good... *ahem*

Hang out with the reindeer while you drink your cocoa :)

This is a great place to contemplate your list of demands for the fat man :)

Sorta pretty and romantic at midnight... try sunrise and sunset too :)

What are you waiting for? Come play!!!

So, again, to save you scrolling up... it's right here... Just click this twice

And if you're looking for someone to blame, that would be me :)

Happy Holly Days!!

Twisted Fairy Tales Party

2011-12-18T12:34:00.000-08:00

We had a great time at the Twisted Fairy Tales Party... I will leave it to others to recount the sandpaper incident and the less said about the unicorn the better. Perhaps if you recognise any of the folks in these gorgeous pics, courtesy of Duchess Campy, you might persuade them to tell you? *grins*

Brilliant Barnyard Barmery

2011-12-15T06:36:00.000-08:00

There was bull riding, linedancing (with and without cows), cattle prodding... can you spot the theme yet? Yes, it was the VT and Leashed Barnyard Party. Duchess Campy and Squishy won the Best in Barnyard Costume prizes and will both receive the Leashed HUD as soon as it's ready.

DJ Tabby played a blistering good set as ever, kicking off her regular Wednesday sets (yes folks, every Wednesday from now on) in grand style. Have a look at the pics to see for yourself what went on (remember to click to see full size) - these pics are courtesy of Squishy Paine:

We've got the Mooooo-OOOO-oooooves!!!!

2011-12-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

This is why you HAVE to come join us at the Barnyard party, it's going to be a riot of silliness!!!

Dances, Animal Impressions, DJ Tabby, Leashed sponsoring the competition, silliness, freebies... do NOT miss this one... 1 till 3pm SL time TODAY in the gardens :)

'Ear, 'Ear, What's all the Noise About?

2011-12-12T07:36:00.000-08:00

For those of you not reading posters in circle, you will be unaware of the forthcoming Open Mic auditions at the Barnyard Party in ONLY TWO DAYS!!!!! What's it all about you ask? Well, I caught up with Sandra Kirkland of Leashed to find out more about her and to get to the bottom of her pressing need for animal impersonations!!!

Eve Terr spoke with
Sandra Kirkland
Owner and co-creator of Leashed

How long have you been in SL?
Six years... although this isn't the first me in the rodeo, if you're checking my profile. I've suffered from altitis (too many alts). They are all nice little guinea pigs for when we need to test scripts now though! This me is like 3.5 years old.

What was the SL experience that made you suddenly "get it"?
I'm not sure it was just one experience, but I've made some fabulous friends here. We've grown to share our 'first' lives together as well. I'm closer to them than most people in my real world. They've supported my creations from the first bulky couch I made to tampon ear plugs... they get me for me... love 'em! I met Naomi, who lives and works on our sim, within my first month in SL. Had I not met her I would have quit within that next month, I'm sure. I blame her for so many things now.

How long have you been making things/ in business?
Just short of 6 years now. All my alts have always had businesses. I've built furniture, owned malls, clubs, land rentals, roleplay sims... Some of that all at once. I was attracted to SL because it gave me another creative outlet. The beast and I work well together as a team. He's been part of it all with me since the day I met him almost 5 years ago.

What made you start building?
I had no money and the freebie stuff just didn't do it for me.

How many goes did it take before your first item was good enough to show anyone?
My first couch set did very well. It was my first ever attempt at a build and ended up keeping it. I built it for a castle I was living in... I sold it for about 4 years fairly consistently. I wasn't happy with the pose scripts and lack of sculpts on it so I took it off the market, but occasionally that alt will get an IM asking if it's still for sale, can they get another chair etc. Of course she just passes them out now, it's very dated.

Looking back, how do you feel about your early work now?
Well I started before flex prims, sculpt maps, knew how to make my own textures, and was using freebie animations... so NOW I think it's horrible. But given the resources I had available, I'm still fairly proud of what I did with it.

What RL designers influence your work?
The kinky stuff now?
extremerestraints.com, mince.nl, and axsmar.eu... oh and CB3000 of course (I liked his real one so much, I had the beast make me one for his avatar)... sorry I don't know designer names, but I could spend days shopping at any of those places. The rest of it just falls out of my head. We tend to create things we use in the real world.... and some that we would like to! The writings started as fun for a friend and once I got started I ended up with a wall full. I just love helping people mark others... so those are just more of my ramblings, but on skin.
My vanilla side and the few furniture things I've created... well I have always enjoyed the clean lines of Gustav Stickley's Mission furniture, so I have that in the shop... and then some modern Ikea inspired stuffs.

Show me the first thing you ever made please?

Not the Original but pretty damn close!

Show me the BEST thing you ever made please?

I'm sorry it may not be the most complex, but I just can't look at that without laughing my ass off!

I guess you mean the most impressive overall, and that would be the Leashed HUD system

we are releasing soon. We've had such a great time coming up with all the 'stuff' that can go into it! Yes, my little tampon ear plugs will be an option. C'mon, tell me that doesn't make you giggle! I'm laughing now typing! Few examples of some of the add-ons...

... it also has a few other things we haven't seen before in SL Femdom.

The beast scripts whatever is in my head. I direct and help build little things and he makes them work the way I want. And yes he has to modify over and over again to get it the way I want it. Then again, there are those times that after 2 months of work I say "You know, I think the way you originally did it is best!" Well that's just fun for fun sake!

Show me the latest thing you ever made please?
It would be one of the add-ons for the HUD above. We are working on so many of them at once that I really couldn't say which was the latest.

What was your biggest SL fashion mistake?
Letting the beast dress me. He logs in on my avatar to adjust scripts and work. Sometimes I just don't know what I'm going to log into! But there is usually some sort of latex involved or ass cheek to be seen. He's a funny little fuzzy thing! But I could work any street, any time after the beast has been in my skin!

Tell me something about you that no-one would ever suspect to be true.
I prefer cheese over chocolate 29 days a month. I have references.

What are you aiming for when you design - what are your minimum standards?
Would we use it? Would it be realistic? As I type this, the beast is adjusting a silk scarf blindfold because I think the knot is too big. I wouldn't use it as it is and I thought the HUD needed a silk scarf option. The furniture we made were because I didn't like the designs already available or the poses in the good designs or the scripts were too heavy. Can have really amazing items to look at but if no one can move around you, what's the point?

What's the one thing that makes you unique, sets you apart from everyone else?
You might have to ask my friends that one. The beast calls me wicked sweet, but I'm sure I can't be the only one like that... actually there it is, that's it... my beast. No one else will ever get him, he's all mine and he's my balance. We are not equals, but we are separate parts of a whole. I'm very easy to wind up and he's about the only thing that can calm me down... well, the beast or a nice shot of tequila. Having my beast keeps me out of AA.

What would you like you current (or next) partner/Mistress/Sub to know about you that is really, really important?
He knows me better than I know myself most days, for that he should know that there are no other options for me. He's my beast... there is no other, nor will there ever be. We've been together in SL almost 5 years now, RL for 4 (between two continents and intend to remedy that and save some airfare soon). Yeah, it's all good. We love each other anyway. I don't trust easy, he's worked hard to earn it. He's stuck with me now!

What would you like to say to your last partner/Mistress/Sub?
Fuck off prick, you owe me a lot of money! haha... too much?

What didn't I already ask you that I should have?
When's the HUD available and can you try it out? Well it's in beta right now... I can't promise dates, but the beta rounds are at a max of 7 days. So we are hoping that in the next couple weeks (as of 11-21-11) to have it out and about. And we will have a demo HUD available in the shop... stop on by! We're hoping to do a few pre-parties and I have a contest I want to run and I'm pretty excited about. I'd like to have a couple of 'voices of Leashed' with a contest that subs can enter certain sounds to be used in the HUD. The puppy hood needs a manpuppy bark... the piggy hood needs a manpig oink and squeal! I could have the beast do them with his sexy accent, but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to hear all the entries! I think it will be fun, but I'm easily amused.

So, there you have it... heaps of fun!! And now you know all about the Open Mic auditions on Wednesday - in the Gardens at VT 1 till 3 pm, ably compered and DJed by the lovely Tabby. See you there :)

Tasty, tasty lingerie from... Taste

2011-11-21T07:01:00.001-08:00

Such lovely sheer fabrics, such glowing skin, such vertiginous heels... and that was just the boys! We had lots of fun at the Taste sponsored Best in Lingerie party on Saturday, and our worthy winners were Peter, Rya and Sarah. Each snagged themselves a lovely outfit as a prize. DJ Squish was remarkably restrained, only singing briefly, and it was lovely to see such a great turn-out. Have a look at the pics to see what you missed, or relive the experience. Blame me for the pics this time, and don't forget you can click on any of them to see it full size:

Rezzday Party for Duchess Vixanne

2011-11-15T05:38:00.001-08:00

So, Saturday's party just had to be in the gardens - it was Duchess Vixanne's rezzday, and we all know how much she enjoys looking at hot subbies with no clothes on, luckily a few of them complied. Sadly or gladly, the photographers... thanks to both Duchess Campy (daylight ones) and Duchess Ady (night time ones) for the pics... were unable to record the boys in their glory. They did, however, take some wonderful pics... have a look for yourself. Don't forget you can click on any picture to see it full size:

Domme Auction Results

2011-10-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

You may have noticed we had a Domme Auction recently... might have been the boards around the place that gave it away, or perhaps the buzz in chat and in circle. Anyhow, it went tremendously well, one of our most successful auctions yet. Enormous thanks to all who participated... and hearty congratulations to Duchess Campy for smooth organisation and Squishy for gorgeous pictures.

Wanna know who won who? Read on:

Talon Demonia - to Ambrucio Resident
Sarah Burroughs - to Sjefke Bruhl
Orchid Chaos - to Darius Striatus
Myrna Castaignede - to Alexandre Scribe
Misty Resident - to Sjefke Bruhl
Miss Moon - to Kano Tamale
Midnighte Tempest - to Hugo Acropolis
Lady M - to Shawn Enersly
Kay - to Chase McClure
Campanula Aeon - to Erection Brune
StarSong Bright - to Sjefke Bruhl

2011-10-31T10:05:00.000-07:00

And the winner is.... Peter! The stunning red demon avatar swept the board at yesterday's Halloween Costume Contest, ably hosted and Dj'ed by Rebel and thor respectively. As you can see from these great pics (thank you Squishy!) everyone looked suitably terrifying and gorgeous. Here's to next year! Just by the way, if you didn't know, you can click on any of the pics to see it full size ;)

It was a jump to the left...

2011-10-27T03:17:00.000-07:00

... and then a step to the right. There
were hands on hips and confused genders everywhere, and we LOVED it. Organised and dreamed up by the lovely Callie, she made sure DJ Lucky spun tunes for us, including the entire Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack. The ever-generous Z&A Productions were so inspired by the party idea they built a Freezer Cell and gave it away FREE.

This party was so good it was done twice. These pics, by the gorgeous Duchess Campy, are from the first time out... anyone got any from the second one they want to share? Pass them my way please :)

Magnifying Glasses at the Ready?

2011-10-13T10:43:00.000-07:00

The Femdom Hunt 2 starts tomorrow... and we're in it! Another MASSIVE hunt, with over 70 locations to visit... which means at least 70 freebies. If the last time is anything to go by at all, it's gonna be very much worth getting off your behind and getting out there.

The group is very helpful if you find yourself stuck, and because the hunt is circular, you can start anywhere at all... and you will finish up back there. Hey, here's an idea, why not start at VT? There are two prizes to find at VT, one for dommes and one for subs - both are within 30m of the poster at the entrance to the mall, and furthermore the poster has hints on it. So, no excuses, get hunting!!

Oh What a Night!

2011-10-11T06:46:00.001-07:00

It was hotter than the deepest, darkest, most decadent depths of Hell, and we had FUN!

So, Saturday night, despite the worst that SL could throw at us, we had fun at our Demon Dance... so hot we melted the sim, but so very, very pretty. Check out these great pics that Duchess Campy took... thanks Campy!

Metal of Every Kind

2011-10-02T03:54:00.000-07:00

Some pics from the Metal Dance last night... we had about every interpretation going of the theme, from smexy rock chic leather type metal via varying warrior types, a comic character or two, all the way up to a Chaos Defiler!

Thanks to Duchess Campy for the great pics :)

SOLD to the lady over there... on your knees NOW subbies!

2011-09-25T06:15:00.000-07:00

So, much fevered fun of a financial kind was had at the Velvet Thorn yesterday in our semi-annual subbie auction... as ever, the banter and silliness reached glorious levels. If you missed it this time, be SURE to get to the next one!

Some of the lucky winners were pressed into immediate service at the HUGOs sponsored dance afterwards (some of them were "worked" so hard they were"wilting" but I didn't tell you that, okay? :P).

Congratz to Usul for winning Best in Latex by the way, and to Nina and chelsie for well-deserved runners up. So, back to the main reason for this post... WHO won who? Congratulations to the winning ladies, and THANK YOU to the generous subs donating all the proceeds to the sim. Have a look for yourself:

VELVET THORN AUCTION Results for September 24th 2011:

Aaron Alderton to Teara Roux for 1,500L

Balron Avro to Raine Lanley for 3,000L

Corwen Lowensztark to M Sandalwood for 1,100L

Darius Striatus to Gracie Weimes for 1,600L

Max Stillwater to Temptress Valla for 1,600L

Sal Yabuku to M. Sandalwood for 1,200L

Serv Darkstone to Babs Follet for 3,100L

Lucky Rogozarski to Teara Roux for 1,500L

Darlon Roxley to Gracie Weimes for 1,600L

Freddie Chester to Midnight Residen for 1,200L

Stack Janic to Campanula Aeon for 2,000L

Black Nimbus to Victoria Hausmann for 5,000L

A reminder for you... this is the LAST DAY for the TREASURE HUNT. The rubies will be disappearing in the course of tomorrow, so if you want the fabulous prizes (scroll down to earlier blog entries for pictures of them, AND hints for their locations) .... GET HUNTING... NOW!

Photoshopping of Vixanne's lovely photo courtesy of Squishy Paine. Thanks to both :)

Treasure Hunt Location Hints...

2011-09-23T06:21:00.000-07:00

All right then, I promised you a list of location hints for the TREASURE HUNT and here it comes. I've been chatting with the merchants and by my reckoning the average "build time" per prize is somewhere between 3 and 6 hours. Let's think about that for a second or two... 14 prizes, each taking 4 and a half hours to make, and most of them made especially for this particular hunt.

That's at least 63 hours of REAL time, all so that YOU can have some fantastic goodies for FREE; all you have to do is look for them. So, if you like the prizes you find, and you see the designer around, say hi, tell them thanks, I know they'll appreciate it. So, on with the HUNT - fourteen locations in no particular order:

The education section behind the landing point is especially good if you throw a little LIGHT on the subject.

I love READING about BDSM in the little gallery upstairs from the landing point.

Looking at SIGNS is especially useful, the one at the entrance to the SHOPPING GALLERY is worth close inspection.

Speaking of signs, did you know there's another hunt next month? THE FEMDOM HUNT 2 starts soon, there's a sign for it in the Mall somewhere.

Rubies make great BELLY JEWELS for models in store pictures.

Some subs could get quite ANIMATED if they pick up the latest product from one of the stores.

Some stores put in ONLINE CHECKERS... this one is instantly UNDERstandable.

This store is brightly coloured, even the SIDES of the vendors.

Lots of red in this store, just think about COLLARING.

In the pirate village it's a HALF BARREL of laughs looking for one of the prizes.

You know, sometimes this hunt has you OVER A BARREL.

It's really aMAZEing what you can find in the gardens.

SWABBING THE DECK can happen on modern boats too.

Sometimes, after a lot of hunting a nice little ISLAND MASSAGE can be nice.

So, there you go folks... happy hunting!

Don't forget also:

*Photo Competition - get your piratical pictures up there for a chance at winning a FULL DUNGEON SET from Dictatorship.

*Subbie Auction - Time is rapidly running out if you want to snag yourself a tasty sub, check out the boards and BID BID BID.

Today, starting at noon SL time, the GRAND PIRATE BALL. A full 9 hours of piratical partying... DJ Moon kicks us off, DJ Tabby takes over at 3pm, and DJ Exxx will see us safely to the end at 6pm. Dress code is formal or pirate, so dust off those gowns and shine up those peglegs :)

Tomorrow, the subbie auction finale, followed by a 4 hour party, partly sponsored by Hugo's.

So much happening, don't miss out! And please remember, all proceeds go towards keeping our second home running sweetly :)

Sneaky Peek at Treasure Hunt Prizes - Episode #5

2011-09-22T07:13:00.000-07:00

Soooo.... last sneaky peek today, the final four prizes that YOU can find by HUNTING around the sim. This lot are all from Primal Dreams, and you know that means deliciously naughty; pekaing of which, Synthia was thoroughly fiendish in hiding her rubies (HINT - not in the mall... all 4 are in the gardens someplace).

Let's have a little look shall we?

A naughty animation first, copyable too so if you like it, you can sprinkle it liberally around your home. Is she teasing him only to deny him... or rewarding him for good behaviour? Only she knows... and only you know which is the case for you ;)

Everyone likes Naughty Pictures... and Synthia's are always naughty, always animated and always beautifully rendered. She has put two into the hunt, as you can see here:

Last, but most CERTAINLY not least, we have the Throne of the Molten Mistress. Worth a cool 2000L, you can have this prize simply for doing a little hunting. It's copy, it's mod... and it's fully loaded with naughtiness :)

Subbie Auction ends in two days ladies... get those bids in NOW if you have a particular favourite. Bidding can get competitive the closer to the end we get, so keep an eye on those boards. Don't neglect our photo competition either, and don't forget our Grand Pirate Ball on Friday, and the post-auction party on Saturday, part sponsored by the lovely Hugo's folks. ALL proceeds go to keeping our favourite sim running, so please participate if you can :)

Tomorrow... a comprehensive list of location hints for the hunt... but you might just catch some today if you watch chat :)

Sneaky Peek at Treasure Hunt Prizes - Episode #4

2011-09-21T08:06:00.001-07:00

So, episode 4 of the Sneaky Peek series, and how are we all doing with the TREASURE HUNT? Still plenty of time to get started if you haven't yet, still four whole days of hunting fun to be had. Fourteen stunning prizes from our wonderful merchants hidden ALL OVER the Velvet Thorn sim. You will find 6 of them in the Mall, 3 of them in the Main Salle and the other 5 outside in the gardens. Check the older posts for details of the prizes covered so far.

Helpful hint: derendering can help when searching, and so can Area Search :)

Anyway, let's look at today's Sneaky peeks:

Throwing a pirate party and got no time to decorate?... no worries at all, simply rezz out this highly detailed display set from Rogue's Little Things, slap out a dance floor and you're all set!

Like my belt? It's super cool... and just happens to be the Pieta's Obscurum prize. Scripted for super simple resizing, with just the right amount of attitude, and sits wonderfully low on the hips, great for pairing with low-slung jeans :)

That's all for today... as ever watch the group chat for random clues. And PLEASE don't forget the other uber-cool stuff going on this week - the Photo Competition, the GRAND PIRATE BALL (9 hours of crazy partying), subbie auction with a HUGE party to finish, partly sponsored by the ever generous HUGO's (yes boys, the girls are back :) ). All proceeds go towards keeping our favourite sim running and entertaining us, so show your support and join in :)

HOT news... HUGE prize

2011-09-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

Okay... so we have a photo competition going on... and believe me it's worth winning. The grand prize is a FULL DUNGEON SET from Dictatorship... built using the latest, greatest SL technology... MESH! There will also be runners up prizes and honourable mentions... don't miss out!

Yes, that's right, MESH. It's slowly but surely taking over the grid, it's time to get with the programme folks and upgrade. Check out the picture below to see how very different MESH looks when viewed in a non-compatible viewer... more and more of SL will look that way - you have been warned :)

Anyway... back to business... check out the awesomeness that is the GRAND PRIZE in the PHOTO COMPETITION. It's in the Pirate Village, just across the gangplanks from the chat circle... go on, take a look, the walk won't wear out your pixels, I promise :)

Hey, have a look for some rubies while you're out there ;)

Sneaky Peek at Treasure Hunt Prizes - Episode #3

2011-09-20T07:53:00.000-07:00

Okay... third installment of the sneaky peeks. Sounds like some of you could use some hunting tips to find the rubies, so here goes:

1. Think about where YOU would hide something. It's a ruby, it's small, it's RED. You might put on a picture somewhere, on a red letter for example. You might put it on a box... but on the bit nearest the wall... not the bit at the front. You might put it on your newest product, because you want folks to see that too.

2. Not only is the ruby small and RED, the texture on it MOVES. But, it's a subtle movement, so you need to be patient. It also GLOWS a little... so maybe turn your environment to midnight, see if that helps.

3. The ruby is a sculpty, which means it shows up on wireframe view.

4. Look at the poster, see which merchants are participating, look INSIDE their stores first.

So... all that said, here is the third sneaky peek:

Check it out, from Campalicious... a finer pegleg you will not find. A kind Cap'n designed this to be sure, a nice cosy hat to keep your head warm in the wintry squalls, sturdy pants to protect your booty and a fine teeshirt to cover your chest. Don't be fooled though, she has plans for your protected ass... *winks*

Lady corsairs are a funny bunch... they may look sweeter than honey, but watch out... the boning in their corset is as NOTHING to the iron of their will. And how better to tell the world than with this lovely outfit from Novas :)

Okay people, get out there and get going... remember it's a HUNT, not a sit still and get prizes, you have to shake some ass and use some grey matter, but it's truly worth it, so don't miss out!!!

Sneaky Peek at Treasure Hunt Prizes - Episode #2

2011-09-19T08:42:00.000-07:00

Well... this is turning out to be VERY exciting. By my reckoning, I will have about 5000L worth of prizes by the time I'm done hunting... not bad for a bit of rummaging around looking for a ruby eh?

So... today... let's look at Black Velvet Animation's prize:

Sub being overly bratty again? Lash him to the ship's wheel and play whipping roulette with him then! Obviously rlv enabled for your convenience... keep the blighter spinning until he learns the error of his ways. Just a suggestion :)

What next? Maybe you'd like something stylish to wear while you deal with scurvy seadogs? How about this little lot of accessories from Evelock? A truly flamboyant tricorn, a fine belt fashioned from Pieces of 8, and a necklace set to finish it all off. And if you should be unlucky enough to find yourself handless, a hook!

Sneaky Peek at Treasure Hunt Prizes - Episode #1

2011-09-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I promised you a sneak preview of the prizes in the Pirate Week Treasure Hunt. How about we start with the ever-inventive, ALWAYS fantastically well built offerings from Z&A Productions? Antony and Zardia never cease to amaze me with their enthusiasm and generosity, and this little lot is no exception:

Forgot to pack your favourite throne? No trouble at all, just have your subbie build you a wonderful makeshift throne from some handy barrels so you can rest comfortably :)

Ahhh, makeshift throne not so very comfy after all? Shoot the benighted barnacle who built it wrong out of this cannon to show you displeasure then :)

Still in one piece eh? Good... then load up your scurvy subbie with your plunder and have him or her carry it home for you, so you can ponder exactly what you're going to stick where without encumbrance :)

Don't you just HATE it when your subbie squawks like a badly behaved parrot? I know I do, and I plan to put mine in his place the very next time he does... you can too with this wonderful toy. Act like a parrot, be treated like a parrot... simples!

Avast Me Hearties!

2011-09-16T12:15:00.000-07:00

... Are you ready for Pirate Week? SO much going on, I hope you've cleared your calendars :) The Treasure Hunt starts on Monday; I'm getting sneaky peeks at the prizes, and I just KNOW you are going to be lusting after the rubies when you see the preview pics I'll be posting later on. Look for this poster on the sim to see an example of the ruby you are looking for:

Also, look out for the photo competition, games and parties, including the Grand Pirate Ball on Friday 23rd September from Noon till 9pm SL time... yes, that's NINE HOURS of partying!!!

And how can we forget our subbie auction... ladies, get your wallets healthy and fat, you are going to want to bid early and often on the prime specimens... yummmm! Can I also suggest a meander around the new pirate village to examine the toys and make plans for your plunder? *grins* ... just head out to the gardens, make your way across the pirate ship and have fun exploring.

Smokin' Ain't Allowed in School

2011-09-06T06:44:00.001-07:00

Sometimes a conversation can lead to a whole heap of fun... somehow we got talking about 80s music, and somehow that led to an impromptu 80s School Disco. The hair, the rubik's cube bracelet, the legwarmers, the glitter, the disco ball... did I mention the HAIR? What a hoot, have a look (thanks to Duchess Frifta and DJ Squishy for the photos):

One a-MAZE-ing Party

2011-09-05T06:35:00.000-07:00

We had a lovely party on Saturday, on top of the new maze in our gardens. Have you seen it yet? Go check it out... it's awesome!

Built by PeterEdmond Albanese, who tells me he has plans to change the layout from time to time, so don't get too used to where the walls are just now :)

Thanks to the gorgeous Duchess Campy for these great pics from the party. Enjoy:

Eve Terr's photostream

2011-08-22T15:56:00.001-07:00

Eve Terr's photostream on Flickr.

Just in case you missed it... the Zexpo "SHOWTIME" Pre-Party was a lot of fun :)

Thanks to Campy for the photos :)

VT at Zexpo!

2011-08-22T11:38:00.000-07:00

I know, it sounds like a bad B-Movie, but trust me it's not. What it is, is a week long exhibition about the adult sims in SL, and Velvet Thorn has a few spots there, so be sure to check them out.

We are also part of the Femdom Community in SL exhibit, so remember to include that in your tour. Quite apart from those two, there are literally hundreds of weird, wonderful and amazing things to play with and discover - don't expect to discover it all in a day, and don't say I didn't tell you about it :)

You can find out more than you ever needed to know about Zexpo here: https://sites.google.com/site/zexpo2011/home

Our own little pieces of Zexpo are:

1. The Truthball has been placed overlooking the sea and surrounded by some comfy beanbags, so if you feel like a little kinky discussion, that's the place to go -it's here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Girenzi/138/76/47

2. The Journey - a simple, interactive exhibit that describes possible journeys to femdom from both perspectives, be sure to check it out; and don't forget to say hi to the elephant, maybe take some snaps of yourself on it - it's here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tramboyn/109/150/52

3. The Chat Centre - a mini circle for the week, where we will be holding Q&A sessions, these should be quite lively, make sure you don't miss out. If you have some time, hang out there, talk to folks, represent our wonderful sim. Heck, even bring them to VT for a tour - it's here... http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jaraded/26/113/44

The Q&A Sessions are:

Friday 8/26 @ Noon - 2 SL

Rya Harvy

I Need Help with RLV Q&A

Saturday 8/27 @ 9 -11AM SL

Eve Terr

Let's Talk about Collaring Q&A

Saturday 8/27 @ 7PM SL

Frifta Orellana

How do I talk to my Domme/sub about this problem? Q&A

Sunday 8/28 @ Noon - 2 SL

Callie Madrigal

What is Femdom? Q&A

Monday 8/29 @ Noon - 2 SL

Rya Harvy

So, just what is BDSM? Q&A

Tuesday 8/30 @ Noon -2 SL

Callie Madrigal

What is Femdom? Q&A

Sunday 9/4 @ 3pm - 5pm SL

Starsong Bright

Understanding Dominance. Presentation followed by Discussion

VT Mistress Mentor

2011-08-09T13:23:00.001-07:00

We have a new post in Velvet Thorn and I would like to welcome long time friends and supporters of VT: Gracies Weimes and Callie Madrigal to the team! They are 'VT Mistress Mentors' and, as such, will work closely with our other staff to develop mentoring and help in running the sim.

We are hoping to re-launch the Mistress Support group and also offer more munches, workshops and classes to the community. Any dommes wishing to offer their expertise and time in delivering classes, would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Grand Duchess Vixanne Dreamscape.

RE: Thoracic's Best in Leather

2011-08-09T08:23:00.000-07:00

Some fantastic outfits for our 'Best in Leather' competition and great fun line dancing!!!!!!
1st place = Midnighte

2nd place= Black

3rd place tie = Enigma & Robin

VT Femdom Furniture Fair

2011-07-31T08:51:00.001-07:00

VT Femdom Furniture Fair, a set on Flickr.

Sneaky Peek at the Furniture Fair offerings... enjoy :)

Funky, Fun, Femdom Furniture Fair is GO!

2011-07-31T08:42:00.000-07:00

I can't tell you how exciting this is... 7 wonderful designers all set up and ready to go... DJ booked for the opening party, and more fun items than you can shake a VERY large pixel at. If you'd like a sneak peek at what's on offer, check out my flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64389876@N08/sets/72157627322881564/

Don't forget, opening party today at noon SL time... rolling until 7pm!!!

Velvet Thorn Fashion Show June 2011

2011-06-21T10:15:00.001-07:00

Velvet Thorn Fashion Show June 2011, a set on Flickr.

Hoping this link behaves for those not getting through on the Flickr page :)

2011-06-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

Velvet Thorn Fashion Show

Sunday 19th June 2011

SO Good we had to restart TWICE

We always knew that a fashion show at Velvet Thorn would be hot...

that our Shopping Gallery merchants had hot fashion...

that our models would be sizzling...

... but who could have known that the combination would result in not one but TWO serious sim crashes?

The smooth honeyed tones of rup Eizenberg kept us entertained and informed as one gorgeously outfitted model after another s..t...rolled around the catwalk, with some wonderfully random animations provided by our good friend and constant companion the lag monster. Occasional

graphical glitches were courtesy of the SL servers, but through it all we smiled, we looked AMAZING and we put on a great show.

First up we had some Deeply Stylish Hotness from NOVAs femdom Fashion. Next up we saw some very serious heels from Pietas Obscurum. Then we had the perennially droolsome Hugo's Design Latex to feast our eyes on.

clearly things got just too much for the sim at this point... full house, hearts racing, hot fashion, superhot models... and a big old KERRR-R-R-R-A-A-ASSSHHHHHH!!! So... restart, then restart again... and we resumed...

With the delicious, delightful Campalicious, bringing us ladies our first topless model to admire.

After a good drool at skin, you want more, right? So we brought out the S&Ink Tattoos, before heading back to our headline Designer NOVAs Femdom Fashions for some more fantastically fetish fashion.

... and before the ladies rioted demanding more man flesh, we moved quickly onto SubVersion, where we got to admire the fine physique of our boys. The need for latex soon re-asserted itself, bringing us to Atame. It's never long before fetishists think about boots... so it was then time to look at Utopia's offerings. And finally, we wrapped things up with just a little more from NOVAs.

We even managed to all get on the catwalk at once for a finale line-up... if only for a couple of minutes before the sim crashed again :)

All in all, we had a great time putting the show together, and we hope you enjoyed our efforts. Enormous thank to everyone involved ... here's to the next one, in a few months time :)

Thanks to the following individuals without whom we would have had NO show at all (In SL's own version of alphabetical order :P):

Akasha Aeon (Akasha Carter) - Model

Campanula Aeon - Designer and Model

Damon Fanbridge - Model

deric Sands - Model

Elisabetta Hyun - Designer, Utopia Designs

Gem (Diamondgem Destiny) - Model

Lady Frifta (Frifta Orellana) - Model

Lexie Jansma - Facilitator for Hugo's Design

Milu Laval - Designer, S&Ink and Atame

Nova Lustre - Designer, NOVAs Femdom Fashion

Pico (Blitz Firethorn) - Model

Prynce Llewellyn - Designer, SubVersion

rup Eizenberg - Designer, Pieta's Obscurum and Compere

Sarah (Anita Dethly) - Model

Servi (Serviuss Dyrssen) - Model

Sjefke Bruhl - Model

Squishy Paine - Photography

Tia Ryba - Model

Vivy (Vivienne Coppola) - Model

Vich (Vichonette Constantine) - Model

And if you're looking for someone to yell at... that would be me, Eve Terr :)

Lots more photos to look at here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/velvetthornfemdomcommunity/

Mistress Support Group

2011-04-16T18:34:00.001-07:00

Introducing the Mistress Support Group which aims to support our ladies and subs in getting the best out of their VT experience. The following Mistresses have volunteered to provide help and support to our members whethere they are domme or sub. Please feel free to contact the following for confidential advice or help: Mistress Zadark Vixanne Dreamscape MK (Mkmeclimax.tremor) Misty Kincess

Tsunami / Earthquake Relief Yard Sale Now

2011-03-28T04:12:00.001-07:00

The Femdom Community in SL would like to invite everyone to participate! 100% of proceeds will be given over to Donation Linden as part of the greater fund raising activities for The Red Cross to help the Japanese disaster relief effort.

Teleport to the Tsunami / Earthquake Relief Yard Sale Now

This wonderful Yard Sale runs from March 19 - April 3

We are still accepting donations - but hurry hurry, time is short!!!!

Donations should go to our FCinSL accounting alt - Treasurer Charisma.

We have events planned in the sim as well!

• Wednesday 30 March, we will have an Asian Themed party from 11am - 3pm SLT with DJ Mars.

• Friday 1 April we will party all day long (stay tuned for more details!).

The Femdom Hunt in April!

2011-03-28T03:52:00.000-07:00

Members of the Femdom Community in SL are happy to be involved in this exciting, new event....

(from the desk of Vila Pixelmaid)...

The Femdom Hunt runs from April 15th to April 30th, inclusive. The hunt is an adult-themed hunt which, as the name implies, is aimed at the Second Life’s Femdom community.

This is a circular hunt. The start location is any location in the hunt (see the blog for the location list).

The hunt is organised by Vila Pixelmaid, Zardia Avindar and Antony Fairport.

There is a blog for the hunt: http://femdomhunt.blogspot.com/

Hunt Guidelines
==========

Welcome to The Femdom Hunt. We’re glad you’ve decided to join us. The following are a few guidelines that you might find useful when on the hunt.

* There is a 30 meter rule in operation for this hunt. The hunt item should always be within 30 meters of the hunt sign or the end of the path.

* Please allow for change. Second Life can be a dynamic place and, with around 70 locations in the hunt, some will be down, some will move, one or two, during the two weeks of the hunt, might even disappear. Be patient, use the hunt group and, most of all, always check with the hunt blog. The latest information will always be available via there.

* If you get stuck, use the hunt group. We encourage the use of group chat to ask for, and offer, help. However, as you’ll see in the rules below, please do not give out exact item locations. We do love to hear about the gifts you love so feel free to tell us in group chat.

* When you TP to a new location, please try and step off the landing point while you wait for things to rez.

* Mixed in with the store list are many of Second Life’s Femdom sims. Please keep in mind that most of these will have rules regarding visitors. We ask that you take a moment to grab and read those rules. We also ask that if a representative of any of those sims asks you to observe the rules, you do so. If this is a problem please consult the location list on the blog and skip to the next location (the hunt is designed so that the next location will always be a store).

Hunt Rules
=======

The following are the rules of the hunt. We must insist that all hunters observe these rules. Ignoring these rules will result in an ejection from the hunt group and could even result in banning for one or more participating stores and Femdom sims.

1. No abuse. It’s that simple. No abuse of the vendors and sim owners. No abuse of your fellow hunters. No abuse of the hunt organisers. Abuse will not be tolerated.

2. Do not give out the location of the hunt item. By all means give your fellow hunters hints, but giving the exact location in group or public chat will likely result in very annoyed location owners.

3. Do not litter. If you open a gift at a location pick up your prims before you leave.

4. Do not contact the vendors to whine. Play nice. Remember they have worked hard to make a gift available to you. If there is a problem with the hunt at a given location, please contact Antony, Zardia or any other available hunt official.

5. Do not publicly criticise the gifts. If a gift is not to your taste, just delete it. If you wanted the red transparent latex catsuit instead of the blue one, buy it.

6. Have fun!

RE: The best staff in SL

2011-03-17T03:38:00.000-07:00

(And now that I have remembered how to do this... lol.) I would like to say that VELVET THORN HAS THE BEST STAFF IN SL!!!! Please remember that none of our Duchess's, Liaisons or Houseboys are paid. (Only our hosts and Dj's are). They give hours and hours of their time each week entirely voluntarily. They help, mentor and work extremely hard to make your time in our sl 'home' the very best it can be. So please show your appreciation of their voluntary help by donating to pay the sim costs.

The VT Kink Library

2011-03-17T03:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone.
I could really do with some more contributions for the VT library! I am planning a complete overhaul with various sections: reference and terminology, articles, VT Information and a fiction section. I was surprised how poor the net is for clear, sensible and copywright free articles. So please help!!!
Duchess Vix

SWEETHEART DEAL FOR VALENTINES DAY - RENT NOW!!!

2011-02-14T06:26:00.000-08:00

There are lots of great parcels available in the Velvet Estates and in celebration of Valentine's Day I am offering a free week for anyone who rents now. I have completely remodeled Satisfaction in an island style (seen above) with lots of space and water and trees. I am really happy with how it has turned out, and hope you will be too!

Click the image to get to the list of current listings.
Contact StarSong Bright in world if you have questions or need assistance.

HAPPY THIRD ANNIVERSARY VELVET THORN!

2011-01-20T11:42:00.000-08:00

Thank you all for joining us for the THIRD ANNIVERSARY of Velvet Thorn (and my fourth rezday :-) We are a strong vibrant community and VT could not be all that it is without all of you and what you bring to the sim. We have over 3500 members, It would be more but I went through and cleared out any who have not logged in the past year, tidy sim, tidy group, LOL.

This is the sixth build in the Velvet Thorn. So why the twice a year rebuilds, you might ask? Well the answer is complex and it is simple. I love to create community and I love to build and that is reflected in the sim. Each iteration of the sim has been built using what I have observed of how the sim is used and the sum of the feedback I have received.

This new build is a fairly large departure from the previous ones in that I wanted more play on the ground with room for more “public play” on the “wild side” while keeping the casual chat area and the same VT that you know and love “inside” the Grand Salle and Shopping Gallery here.

At the moment the only play area in the sky is the medical center, which Duchess Raffila has set up there, you can get to it from the sign up behind the fountain. I am not sure if the other play areas will go back in up there, it will depend on demand and available prims once we are done here on the ground.

We have updated rules today, which you can get from the entry fountain or the rule signs up around the sim. Not a great deal has changed, we have mostly tightened the wording. One thing that has changed is that while nudity “inside” is not allowed, once you are over the river to the wild side you can be as nakies as you wanna be and run through the bushes (please don’t moon the swans hehe it makes them cranky). :-D

I would like to ask you all to help us as we transition into more public play. Play is for us all to have FUN, it is not for creating drama and mayhem. Please use common sense and good manners when engaging in public play, particularly with those you don’t know well.

We are always open to suggestions here, but please don’t take it personally if all suggestions can’t be worked in. There are a lot of considerations but ideas are welcomed, because, hey, we can’t think of everything!

We put a lot of thought and discussion into balancing the needs of our members. Those needs are many and varied:

How to retain and maintain the safe comfortable chat area
How to get more public play in sim, for those who enjoy it
How to keep the merchants in the mall (who’s rents pay for this sim) happy and continuing on with us over time.
How to improve the “findability” of things in the sim- from play areas to information about the sim.

I would like to give a special thank you to all of our Duchesses and Staff, both current and past for all of their dedication to Velvet Thorn. Please join me in giving a hand to our current hard working duchesses:

Vixanne Dreamscape – Grand Duchess and my right hand in the sim.

AdyBa Quinnell
Dita VonTheas
Eve Terr
Frifta Orellana
Laura Garmes
Mistress Zadark
Raffila Millgrove
Twilight Xaris

The staff is too numerous to list here, and include many hard working and dedicated staff, from our DJs and Teachers to our subby minions. And one more special thanks to Kornet (as subby minion) for all his hard work setting prims to their perfect mathematical centers for me around the build and sweeping up my building dust.

I never wanted VT to be “Star’s One Woman Show” sim and it really heartens me to see the way that even when I am not here, the community takes care of itself, and continues to grow and thrive. I think that is a truly rare and wondrous thing in SL. The Velvet Thorn is my labor of love, but it is only as great as its members and supporters. And hey y’all, YOU ROCK! :-DDDD

VT Domme Auction - repost

2010-11-17T08:07:00.001-08:00

Currently under way in the Velvet Thorn is the VT Domme auction. Bidding is currently under-way and will finish 2pm SLT on Saturday 20th November.

Some of the most exciting, sexy and beautiful ladies of Velvet Thorn are helping to raise money for the sim by auctioning their time off to some lucky submissive.

This happens only twice a year and all proceeds go to the Velvet Thorn to help with the upkeep and Sim expenses. To support The Velvet Thorn, these Mistresses are auctioning a few hours of their time to the lucky winners.

Bidding is extremely simple and painless, so get over to VT and get your lindens out. Use this slurl to get you to VT.

When you land , turn around and look for the HUGE X (yes X does mark the spot)

Wander over .. thats simple too .. just walk left foot, right foot and repeat until you arrive infront of the boards

Have a good look at the ladies photographs, wiping any drool from your chin in the process.

Click the big Gold coloured prim (seen in the middle of the above picture) to get a notecard about the auction, which also carries individual cards from each of the ladies with personal details of themselves, their interests and their photograph (I collected a few photos myself when visiting)

To bid, simply just right click the board and pay your bid to the board, if you are unlucky enough to be outbid, your Lindens will be returned and you can post haste head down to the sim again and rebid on the Lady of your dreams

Short of Cash this month ?
There is a small "needy sub" collection where a central pot of money can be used to help truely needy and poor subs with financial assistance on their bids. If you feel you wish to try for help on your bid, contact remus wilbur in world. That's remus in the picture below

A little "tied up" for back talking to her mistress..

If you have a few spare lindens yourself there are some large black pins (also shown in the picture above) around the sim where donations can be added to this pool to help spice up the auction.

The small print

* The lucky winners will have the honour of serving their selected Domme as she sees fit.
* Please remember that the ladies are being auctioned as Dominants and will, as always at VT, be in charge of your time together.
* Please do not bid if you are not submissive or willing to submit.
* Bidders must be prepared to submit to the Domme they win. Or offer up a suitable sex submissive to amuse the Domme
* The time spent varies with a minimum of two hours, beyond that at Her discretion.

The Velvet Thorn Auction on Now!

2010-11-11T04:47:00.000-08:00

Come check out our thirteen lovely subbies who are being auctioned off in The Velvet Thorn's semiannual fundraising auction to benefit The Velvet Thorn. Come join in the fun and support the femdom you spend so much of your SL in! Subbie auction ends Saturday, 13 November, so hurry on down and place your bids!

Halloween is Here!

2010-10-30T08:09:00.000-07:00

Head on over to the dedicated sim and let's get partying! Duchess Attica's Awesome Fun Faire is there and our own DJ Squishy is kicking off the all-day party!

Did you know the VT play Areas are out again ??

2010-10-07T00:36:00.000-07:00

Did you miss the group Notice about the play areas ?.. If you did shame on you, and for punishment administer 6 spanks to yourself right now.

Access to all the play areas is from the Teleport board in the Welcome Area. Clicking on the signs opens up the familiar SL Map with the relevant play area indicated, simply clicking on the teleport button will take you on your journey

Lets head off to the first area .. The Girly Dungeon.

As you can see its a bright pink and well stocked with play toys. An interesting snippet of VT fact is that this was Mistress's Stars first ever play room area build and has been part of VT on and off since the early days

If pink is not your favourite colour, we have the Scary Dungeon as well. When you land you see a couple of cages off to the left and the main building. Using the ladder you can climb onto the roof where there is a secret dance floor.. Fantastic idea .. Dance a little followed by a little light bondage and a good whipping then lock the sub away for next time

Entering the main building, I spotted a lovely screen with one of my favourite ladies on it .. Betty Paige, sadly missed by all. But my spirits soon pick up as I spot the very well stocked multi room dungeon.

I really love this room with its matching black and white furniture.. so easy to keep clean and tidy and does not stain ;)
The last room is to the left and is equipped with a dance pole, a few bondage toys, the bedroom and the cutest little Stone walled Dungeon behind that sliding door ..
We will continue the photo wander about the play areas over the next few days, why not start your exploration and have fun.. Remember to Play Safe and always always .. have fun here at VT

Hugs Duchess Dita

Halloween is Coming!

2010-10-01T15:06:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Halloween is just around the corner. Do you have ideas for things you'd like to do for Halloween in femdom? Just send me an email, NC or shout. I'd love to hear your ideas.

Weekend is Here!

2010-09-16T04:07:00.001-07:00

Visit The Velvet Thorn's Calendar at www.velvetthorn.com/events anytime to get the latest scheduled events.

There's a lot going on this weekend: Dances, Classes, Discussions, and a MUNCH on Saturday.

Thursday, September 16 @ 12:00pm
Domme only discussion with StarSong

Thursday, September 16 @ 5:30pm (1:30 AM England)
Devils & Angels Dance with DJ Kitty Kitty Chrissie Gedales and Anika

Friday, September 17 @ 12:00pm
Introduction to VT and Femdom with StarSong

Friday, September 17 @ 6:00pm (2AM England)
Dance w/ DJ Exxx and Anika

Saturday, September 18 @ 12:00pm
MUNCH hosted by StarSong

Sunday, September 19 @ 2:00PM SL (10PM England)
Formal Wear Dance with Squishy

Sunday, September 19 @ 7:00pm
Dance w/ RaMinah (3AM GMT)

Fun & Games!

2010-08-24T13:40:00.000-07:00

Like to play board games? Come visit the Velvet Thorn's new Game Room! We have Can't Stop, On a Roll, High 5, Greedy, Greedy and arcade games!

Party! Party! PaaaarTAAAAY!

2010-08-21T06:18:00.000-07:00

Come join the fun in world at Velvet Thorn's The Edge! We have dances Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night/Monday morning. Thursday night's ANIMALS party and Friday night's Country dances were big hits (we partied so hard Thursday night, we crashed the sim O_O). The party continues right through the weekend with DJ Victorianna Saturday afternoon/night at 1 PM SL. Come join in! Nobody parties like Thornies! And check out the pics from Velvet Thorn's latest parties at The Edge on VT's flickr page. Wanna see your Mistress or favorite subbie up here? Just take a picture and save to your hard drive, then upload to flickr. See you at the paarTAAYs!

We're ANIMALS!

2010-08-20T06:16:00.000-07:00

DJ Kitty Kitty Chrissie Gedales and smexy Thorn Liasion Anika rocked the house hard Thursday night--so hard we crashed the sim: wooooohooooo!. Way to kick of the Velvet Thorn weekend! We were back up in no time and rocking out to Kitty Kitty's tunes. Nobody partys like Thornies! The theme was ANIMAL and we did it justice. Furries, nekos, and a lot of smexxy leopard print. Check out the photos on VT's flickr page at
http://www.flickr.com/groups/velvetthornfemdomcommunity/pool/
Or head over to velvetthorn.com and click thru to flickr from there.

The fun at VT's The Edge continues through Sunday night.
Tonight the theme is country with DJ Exxx @ 6PM SL
Saturday night country continues with DJ Victorianna @ 1PM SL
Sunday night come get your animal on with RaMinah and Attica @ 4PM SL

paaaarTAAAY!

Non-Human Dance Weekend Rocks Owwwt!

2010-08-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

We had tigers, we had aliens! We had Sponge Bob Squarepants and MinnieDomme dragging Mickey behind! We had faeries, elves, dragons, angels, and devils! And we had Smexxy Exxxy spinning on Friday night, VT newcomer Sexy Kitty Kitty Chrissie Gedales filling in for Victorianna Writer who will be back next week, and our very own RaMinah spun the tunes on Sunday night. VT Poobah Infiniti got drunk and Goddess Star broke the rules (!) in her what-the-heck-is-that-Star? gold costume! Velveteen was one lucky bunny and Anika heated up the floor both nights with her non-human smokin' dancing. Grab that girl, Rya!

Check out the pics on Velvet Thorn's flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/velvetthornfemdomcommunity/

International FemDom Day - Fashion Show Pics

2010-08-06T02:10:00.000-07:00

I was sent some great pictures from Attica and Kornet which they took during the fashion show and have added them to the Velvet Thorn Flickr page

If tags work :) you can also get to them on my Flickr Page

Here are a few to get you interested..............................

Star looking stunning
Mistress Z as Cleopatra
Mistress Jaidyn upholding the law
Mistress Londa and Caveman Shabtay

International FemDom Day - Fashion Show - Thanks to the Sponsors and the Volunteer Models

2010-08-03T00:23:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the delay, I literally "ran" from organising the Fashion Show organisation to jump on a plane and fly off for a well earned RL Holiday.

The Fashion Show was a great success and a fitting start to the amazing IFD weekend. We elected to set ourselves a challenge for the show and set a target to show how glamour and diversity of fashion styles can still exist in a FemDom lifestyle.

I would like to thank the kind sponsors of the middle section of the Fashion show, who kindly donated various outfits.

Sascha Frangilli from Sasha's Design
Nicky Ree from Nicky Ree Designs
Raven Pennyfeather from House of Rfye
Swaffette Firefly from SF Designs
Prynce Llewellyn from SubVersion
Marinas Arai from Legend
Gemini Galatea representing Yelmer Pfeffer from AlphaMale
Kyrah Abattoir from KDC
Latexania Valeska from LaVa
ALV Rau from Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Al Vatars
Campanula Aeon from Campalicous
Cathiee McMillan from Beach Bums
Betty Doyle from Ingenue

Also a huge thanks to the ladies of The Femdom Community in SL : MsX Shackle, Ginette Pinazzo, Delores Beaumont, LaFemme Meredith, Pheonixx Fulham, Silence Laryukov, Chantall Congrejo, Lizbeth Nimbus and StarSong Bright for showing us their grace and glamour as well as their Domina sides

And also to the Models :
Londa Serupta dressed as a traditional all Black Latex Catsuited Domina with her boy Substeve CissiSub in Pouch and leather straps, bare feet

Mistress Zadark dressed as Cleopatra with her sub and partner Kornet Kenyon dressed as Anthony

Our Gorgeous Snow Queen Brie Knoller and her protector Caveman Shabtay

Kerry Karsin in a lovely Victorian gown and her Maid sissymaid beverly

Police Officer Jaidyn Lacourte showed us all, especially deric Sands, that crime does not pay

Indigo Alchemi took her own submissive Geoff Pexington out for a days boating on the river

Mistress Zadark and Kornet Kenyon raised the temperatures on the beach

Jaidyn Lacourte and deric Sands, picnic'd the afternoon away

Mistress Zadark, radiated Corporate power as our CEO, assisted by her PA, Kornet Kenyon

And finally Indigo Alchemi and Geoff Pexington sparkled as they danced the night away in classic formal wear

Amazing!!!

2010-07-31T19:32:00.000-07:00

The ladies of the Velvet Thorn were seeking to raise another 100k Lindens to add to the 200k (US$690) raised by the Femdom Community in SL group during International Femdom Day last weekend. We succeeded way beyond our expectations! Lindens (US$617) were raised during the auction and through the donation jar at the auction event.

Bringing the total contribution to ProMujer.org to US$1,307!

A HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to all of the ladies who offered their time to this great cause, and to all of our bidders and donators who made this all possible.

Domme Auction for Charity

2010-07-28T23:44:00.000-07:00

Domme Auction for Charity

The Mistresses at the Velvet Thorn Femdom have gathered for a Domme Auction to further support Pro Mujer, a charity that supports underprivileged women with micro-loans to start a business in struggling countries. The auction is scheduled to be LIVE (NOT silent like most previous domme auctions) for Saturday, July, 31, 2010 at 4:00 pm slt at Bonanza .
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bonanza%20at%20Waterview/220/128/30

Bonanza is a BDSM auction sim, specializing in slave auctions. HOWEVER the Mistresses of the Velvet Thorn are being auctioned AS MISTRESSES and with dignity. Bull Hynes, owner of the Bonanza auction sim, has generously offered to support us by advertising in his huge group and will donate 100% of the proceeds of this auction, as well as his time and efforts, to Pro Mujer. We are donating to a mainstream charity and propriety must be maintained. Therefore the time being auctioned is platonic with the understanding that this IS for a good cause charity. It is also a way to introduce some new folks to Femdom.

Please keep an open mind. There will be many doms and female slaves. Please be respectful of each and everyone's personal choices and preferences and treat all with the same respect and courtesy we would expect in our Femdom sister sims. When you visit the Bonanza sim please be sure to read the rules. Do not IM the slaves in that sim as it is not allowed, all chat with "the locals" should take place in the public chat. Subs - deactivate your RLV while in sim to prevent unfortunate accidents!

PARTICIPATING DOMMES

StarSong Bright
Infiniti Mirihi
Brie Knoller
DestinyX Paine
FireEclipse Foxclaw
Huntress Catteneo
Jaidyn Lacourte
Jo Inglewood
Lioness Fireguard
Milu Laval
Muffkins Frostbite
Raine Laneley
Twilight Xaris

International Femdom Day - Fashion Show

2010-07-20T12:13:00.001-07:00

Join us on Friday, 23 July at Noon SLT! Meet our gorgeous Femdom Community owners as they usher in the Femdom Community in SL group’s three day International Femdom Day festivities. The fashion show will highlight fashions for both dommes and subs and will showcase a wide range of content creators.

From left to right:

Delores Beaumont - Beaumont Hot House (Coming soon!)

Mignonne Mureaux - Domaine la Fignonne

LaFemme Meredith - Domaine la Fignonne

Ginette Pinazzo - Future Femdom

MsX Shackle - The House of X

Lizbeth Nimbus - The Mistresses

Pheonixx Fulham - The Rising Phoenix

Silence Laryukov - The Rising Phoenix

Chantall Congrejo - The Velvet Crossing

StarSong Bright - The Velvet Thorn

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

See the Femdom Community in SL website for details and location.

Pony Girl Dressage : Blending of SL and RL

2010-06-29T09:34:00.001-07:00

All those in Real Life who have ever owned, ridden or been any where near a horse will know they are generally stubborn, clumsy and and intractable. Those of us in any FemDom community RL or SL will immediately see the similarity with many submissives. Imagine then taking a submissive pony girl and entering a Dressage competition.

Dressage is a French term loosely translated as "training"and is competitive horse training. Its sole purpose is to develop a horse's athletic ability, pose, looks and willingness to perform. A well trained good Dressage pony will show exact, effortless and smooth responses to a skilled rider's guidance by flawlessly performing the requested movement while the riders remains relaxed, graceful and effortlessly in control. The rider displays their horses' training through the performance of "tests" of prescribed series of movements within a standard arena. Judges evaluate and score each movement on the basis of an objective standard appropriate to the level of the test.

Our own Duchess Raffila Millgrove has most kindly and graciously allowed me to write about a little of her "real life" self and her real life ponygirl (Pippa) and how all their hard training together allowed them in their first ever competition to achieve a landslide set of wins in the First Annual Los Angeles Pony-Critter Jamboree. Raffi and Pippa competed in five events taking first place in 3 dressage events, a second place in Agility and a third place in presentation. Pippa then proudly was awarded Grand Champion Pony. Congratulations to the both from all at VT.

Raffi and Pippa's Freestyle Dressage Routine on YouTube

Raffi has been interested in SL Ponygirls for over two years now and her SL sub (Mylene) is a pony for Raffi in SL.
In SL Raffi and Mylene have learnt how to train and expanded that knowledge into Raffi's RL and her work with Pippa.

Bath Time for Mylene after a hard days training.

Raffi says the although for some, ponyplay could be seen as a light hearted possibly "silly play", that within her RL relationship with Pippa it has created a deeper much more dynamic bond that truly holds them together as one Horse/Rider.

If your interested in finding a new use for that riding crop gathering dust in your inventory, why not contact Raffi in SL as she has offered to provide help and guidance to anyone interested in getting started in SL pony play as either a pony or a trainer.

Rafi gave me permission to include the following beautiful photographs of her and Pippa at the show.

Credit for the above picture is to Liquiderotica

Juts look at all their Rosettes .. Well Done again Ladies. An amazing result for you both.

INTERNATIONAL FEMDOM DAY IS JULY 24

2010-06-28T10:58:00.000-07:00

INTERNATIONAL FEMDOM DAY IS JULY 24
CELEBRATIONS TO BE HELD IN SECOND LIFE - JULY 23-25 BY THE FEMDOM COMMUNITY IN SL GROUP

The date July 24th was chosen as the date for International Femdom Day as a day for celebrating dominant women – 7/24 - seven days a week and 24 hours a day. There are real life celebrations going on from St. Louis and New York to Berlin and beyond. The Femdom Community in SL group is bringing the whole event virtual for those who do not have the opportunity for a RL venue.

We will be hosting a wide variety of events, workshops and exhibitions on a dedicated sim from Friday 23 July through Sunday 25 July. Further details will become available on our website as they are finalized: http://femdomcommunityinsl.blogspot.com

EVENT CHARITY

In honor of celebrating women we will be raising funds for Pro Mujer ( http://www.promujer.org ) as we have done for our previous group events. We have chosen Pro Mujer because they are not a simple charity; they empower women by offering education, healthcare and micro-loan programs. Pro Mujer encourages women to develop their full potential, claim their basic human rights, and access services and resources in their communities. If you are not familiar with this wonderful organization we encourage you to have a look at their website and learn more.

The Femdom Community in SL - Update

2010-06-23T01:48:00.000-07:00

There has been a bit of confusion over the changes being made in the previous Femdom Network. The original Femdom Network members have become The Femdom Community in SL and we aren’t looking back! We are strongly focused on continuing to bring you the best femdom experiences in all of Second Life! To this end, we would like to welcome Future Femdom and The Velvet Crossing back into the fold.

Our Sister Femdoms

Domaine la Fignonne
Founded February 2009
Maîtresse Mignonne Mureaux
Maîtresse LaFemme Meredith

A small but magnificent FemDom where a home is provided for anyone with an interest in BDSM dominated by Ladies. There are are different theme area's where you can chat, explore and make your kinky dreams and fantasies come true. Visit us at our new island and enjoy the comfortable, cozy and elegant atmosphere
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tiki%20Isle/144/39/23

Future Femdom
Founded June 2008
by Boot Goddess Gina aka Ginette Pinazzo

This is a city founded on the living principles of Societal Femdom, where all men are bred as slaves for the pleasure and amusement of the entire Matriarchy. To evolve humanity and save the future, all of Woman must come together to work, play, love and live. The part that man plays is that of worshiper. Men are bred here to worship All Woman.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Popke/63/90/50

The Mistresses
Founded July 2008
Madame Lizbeth Nimbus

The Mistresses is a high quality FemDom house that provides a place for Female Dominants and male only submissives. Come and visit our beautiful Moroccan style Castle and meet some of our Real Life Dominants.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Amazing%20Gracelands/89/195/21

The Rising Phoenix
Founded September 2007
Pheonixx Fulham
Silence Laryukov

The Rising Phoenix is a Femdom sim where Mistresses and Submissives can come relax and enjoy time away from their real life and it's stresses. We pride ourselves on our warm and welcoming nature, whether you are a beginner or a veteran to the world of D/s and or Second Life.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Norfolk%20Island/172/89/35

The Velvet Crossing
Reborn June 2009 as The Velvet Crossing
Chantall Congrejo
Founded January 2008 as The Velvet Attic

Do you enjoy crossdressing the man in your second life? Aggressively Femme sim. Adult play area and hang out. Females are completely in charge. Forced feminization, foot fetish, cross dressing and sissification in a Femdom setting.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fancy/214/84/23

The Velvet Thorn
Founded January 2008
by StarSong Bright

The Velvet Thorn Femdom is a real community where we don't take ourselves too seriously. VT is a lighthearted place for people with similar Domme/submissive (D/s) FemDom interests come to relax, some to disassociate from RL and for others to supplement it. We are a diverse group of individuals from all over the world seeking a safe nonjudgmental place to explore ourselves and others, learn more about D/s, FemDom and sexuality (virtual and real). We pride ourselves on the easygoing nature of the sim and the people who call it home and we invite you to join us! Try and forget your problems, leave your troubles and inhibitions behind and relax and enjoy the VT in the spirit it was created.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Femdom/130/120/27

Femdom owners in the group with "Emeritus" status

• MsX Shackle - who founded the House of X, the oldest and most respected of Second Life's femdoms. Ms. Shackle is semi-retired but you never know when she will rise again.

• Delores Beaumont - who co-founded Red's Hot House, and has gone on to create awesome femdom with The Verandah and Beaumont Estates. We expect to see something fresh and interesting this fall from Ms. Beaumont, stay tuned!

Join the Femdom Community in SL Group to receive updates and info across our member sims.
secondlife:///app/group/87f27cda-f48f-c7e1-8cdf-186f26aa4ac2/about

Watch this space for great things to come!

Femdom Community in SL - Logo Competition

2010-06-23T00:26:00.000-07:00

We are, even more so, strongly focused on continuing to bring you the best femdom experiences in all of Second Life!

As part of the launch of the new Community group Star Blogged about, we have announced a LOGO CONTEST

Contest ends 9 July @ NOON SLT

First Prize: L$ 5000 - and there will be additional prizes for honorable mentions

Entries should be submitted DIRECTLY to LaFemme Meredith in world

full perm texture (so that we are able to display them properly for judging)
1024 x 1024 in size

IDEALLY THE LOGO SHOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING:

Give a sense of the Femdom Community in SL.
Create a recognizable symbol to represent the Femdom Community in SL group.
The logo will need to be used for event posters, info signs, web banners, and so on, so flexibility is key.
Be able to be resized from large to quite small without too much distortion. So not *too fussy* or overly detailed.
It IS acceptable to submit a full fledged logo and a simpler/smaller but easily recognizable version. This is NOT required but can be considered.

Find out more about the community at their blog : http://femdomcommunityinsl.blogspot.com

I'll be monitoring the blog and linking back to interesting posts

Duchess Laura's Discussion -

2010-06-23T00:12:00.000-07:00

Duchess Laura held another fun and lively discussion on 21st June as part of the ongoing "Foundations of FemDom" series.

As Laura is off on a well deserved RL vacation for the next 4 weeks, her classes will be suspended until her return. Check the calendar and group notices for the restart announcement.

Classes and Dances Going Strong at VT!

2010-06-17T03:06:00.000-07:00

WOW! Settling in the new digs at VT has been so easy. The new classroom was used on Tuesday with a lively discussion with Ms Kadden Yue. Her class discussions have always drawn a crowd but this one had at one point when I counted was 26 AV's sitting in the room.

"What does serving mean to you? What can you do in SL to show service? SHOW UP_ GIVE YOUR TIME_ACTIVE LISTENING_PROVIDE FEEDBACK IN TEXT TO SHOW YOU ARE LISTENING_READ ALL THE WORDS IN TEXT_{communication is the key}"

Then the discussion turned to respecting each others rl and that the Mistress has just as much responsibility in the relationship as the sub! So Communication and Reciprocity were the key words of the hour. The hour was over before we knew it. Cannot wait till next week!!

A Big Thank You to Sierrah Sciarri for making a record of the highlights of the class for me.

Now I would like to welcome Yvana Zadark as our newest instructor at VT. Her thing is building and she has a great approach. She plans classes to be informal and will focus on the learning aspect of building such as textures, prim torture, attachments, or sculpties rather than "today we build a lamp" kinda of class. Every other Weds 6pm SLT on the platform above the classroom
is the place to be for VT builders.

Please let us and the instructors know what you thought of the class and what you would like to see in the future!

Moondancer Sandalwood debuted as DJ of our Mid-Week answer to hump day with Mid-Week Madness! So Well it finally broke up 12 hours plus later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next Weds will be a Beach party theme. But before that we have Friday night welcoming back Exxx with a Sexy Dr and Nurses theme, Sat is tried and true Leather and Lace with the return of Victoranna, then Sun we have the addition of RaMinah spinning to the 80's

Look for more posts daily reporting on the classes and events. Comments welcomed. Ms. M.E.

Shopping Landmarks for This weeks Themed Parties at VT

2010-06-16T06:27:00.000-07:00

For those planning to attend this weeks themed events and struggling to find the right outfit, Mistress ME went searching and has found the following which may help

Various Costume places which will have possibilities for all events
COSTUME CREATIONS
Bare Rose
Desires Mall
Yay Fancy Dress

Midweek Madness
Delirium
The Dom Shop

Sexy Doctors & Nurses
Scrubs Medical
Kikai Shop
VW Meds

Leather & Lace
No.9 Nylons (As Worn by Duchess Dita)
Straps - Mens Leather and Latex
Thalia's
Angel Dessous

80's Party
Derp - Leg Warmers
MediaPark - Disco Clothing

If you have anyother suggestions .. comment back to the blog post.

While your here why not spend time bookmarking the blog and reading some of the old posts ??

Hugs Dita

Calender Reminder

2010-06-15T00:55:00.000-07:00

Reminder to folk that VT has a Calendar which is lovingly kept up to date by Mistress ME. The calender is available either to the side of the Blog posts (points to the right ) or on the webpage or inworld around the Sim. Remember that all times quoted in the calender are in SLT time

For instance this week we have :

TUES 12 Noon - discussion with Miss Kadden and Miss ME. This will be a "kickoff" discussion on the subjects you would all like to see being covered in the future with Ms Kadden.

WEDS 6pm - The first lesson with VT's New Building Instructor Yvana Zardark.. come learn how to make more than half metre plywood cubes.

THURS 5am - The continued Miss Laura will continue her open discussion classes based around the theme of "The Foundations of FemDom" This will be her last class before she goes on a well deserved vacation.. They will resume upon her return

FRIDAY 6pm to 730 - Miss EXXX is back in the VT Dance club (TheEdge) with a themed Sexy Doctors and Nurses party .. Watch inworld and on this blog for some suggestions of suitable shopping LM's for costumes

SATURDAY 1PM - Our Saturday Evening dance will be a Leather and Lace Theme, this will be held in "TheEdge"

SUNDAY 11:30 am - High Five Dice game for those feeling lucky

SUNDAY 1 to 3 Pm - Mistress RaMinah will DJ a 80's theme party in "TheEdge"

An Open Letter from the Owners of The Original Femdom Network

2010-06-12T16:29:00.000-07:00

An Open Letter from the Owners of The Original Femdom Network,

We are very sad and disappointed to learn of Eva and The Dominion’s departure from our community. We regret that this has been an acrimonious parting for one of the founding members of the Network. Nonetheless, we feel the need to address Eva’s blog posting at http://dominionfemdom.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-femdom-network.html in which she explains she left the Network because we did not issue a Network-wide ban of someone at her request.

A Network-wide ban is a very serious measure, one for which there is no appeal. Such a decision risks seriously testing the solidarity of our community because, inevitably, some of our members will be compelled to discipline individuals who may not have done them any harm nor done anything in their presence to merit punishment. We fear that, because of Eva’s regular absences from our group meetings, including both the meeting in which the policy for Network-wide bans was approved and the meeting at which this specific case was discussed, she may have misunderstood the policy and decisions that the members of The Femdom Network agreed to at those meetings.

We are a community of strong, self-sufficient and opinionated women, and the nature of our activities in SL means that strong emotions are often near the surface. Our Network is held together by communication and mutual respect, not by obedience to the demands of a single individual. It was our decision that Network-wide bans would be considered only in the most egregious cases of abuse -- such as credible threats against someone in RL -- and be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. It is not something we do often or lightly, and never without collective discussion. We did, in fact, unanimously ban someone at Eva's request for exactly these sorts of very serious reasons. In this more recent incident, however, it was decided, also unanimously and regrettably in Eva's absence, that the particular individual who had so perturbed her had not acted in a manner that met the standard for such severe punishment.

Nonetheless, the Network members jointly issued a formal warning letter to this individual requesting that he stay well away from Eva and refrain from going to the Dominion as himself or alts. We also informed him that we would closely watch his behavior and that any future infractions would see him banned across all of our sister sims. This was two weeks before Eva departed the Network, and as she notes in her blog post, she has not had any further problem with this person.

Subsequently, in an unrelated incident, one of our Network members reported that an individual had threatened the life of one of her members. This case closely fit the kind of behavior for which we instituted the ban policy, and we have accepted her report, issued a temporary ban, and will discuss the case in depth at our next meeting. Unfortunately, it seems that Eva felt that she was being singled out by having her earlier request turned down.

Simply put, it is not enough to demand that someone be banned. If Eva had the impression that membership in our community meant we would ban anyone we were asked to, we regret that we must inform her that this was simply never the case.

A successful sisterhood runs on open discussion and open decision-making processes. These are among our core values, and we would have been happy to discuss the matter with Eva and give her a chance to convince us of her cause. We are very disappointed that not only did she not attend the meeting to explain her request, she has responded to the decision by not speaking to any of us -- as individuals or as a group -- to resolve the matter. Instead, she altered the permissions of the Femdom group (which was created to allow all of the femdoms to advertise their events), the Fetlife.com group, and the Femdom Network Blog on Blogspot. The only notice any of us received of her attitude was a message -- sent out to Dominion members -- that she had decided to leave the Femdom Network. And yet, for all her actions and public denouncement of the Femdom Network, she has not removed herself as an owner of the Femdom Network group, and in fact has indicated that she will not do so.

The Femdom Network was created to bring sim owners together and to empower us all by joining forces. It was never our intent that this would allow any of us to bully others or our expectation that such a division and public display of such would arise from the group we worked so hard to establish and nurture.

We have taken the opportunity created by this unfortunate situation to reflect on our core ideals, which are founded on open communication, respect and democracy. We are more than a network; we are a community, with rich relationships, caring sisters, and commitment to the enhancement of the femdom lifestyle. We have chosen a new name, Femdom Community of SL, which better reflects the harmonious nature of our union of femdom leaders and is inclusive of the many individuals who participate in the broader femdom world in SL.

We wish, despite our disappointment, the best for Eva and her Femdom Network.

Founders of the "Femdom Community in SL"
formerly "The Femdom Network"

New Blog
http://femdomcommunityinsl.blogspot.com

New FetLife Group:
http://fetlife.com/groups/19724

Well .. WOW .. have you seen it yet .. the new SIM ?

2010-05-27T06:02:00.000-07:00

Star and Infiniti are in the closing stages of the Sim remodelling and we back open for fun and games again.. Get yourselves over here and see the AMAZING work these two ladies have created.

I'd like to request everyone sends them both a "Thank You" message

Velvet Thorn Remodelling starts

2010-05-26T01:25:00.001-07:00

Work has started ..

I'll just point you all across to the flickr page for the pictures save posting them everywhere

Either join us on the roof at Blacks place, in the VT Chat group in SL, in this blog or on Flickr

BIG Changes at Velvet Thorn ....

2010-05-23T23:51:00.000-07:00

As many of you are aware, Star and Infiniti started building a new play area for us all within the Velvet Thorn Sim on the "Femdom" Sim. However during the build work, the ladies numerous times encountered such terrible lag that building became impossible. We all know that the sim does seem to suffer from "extra" lag and despite many people having searched and delving into every possible know cause, no one has been able to pinpoint and eliminate the monster.

Therefore Star made the decision that the VT build needed to start afresh and all old "suspect" prims need sending the way of the delete button. I am therefore pleased to blog that we are all soon to benefit from an all new VT experience. Star and Infinitis' goal for the new build was to employ every technique they know to minimise lag, this will involve reduced use of MegaPrims, less use of Alpha textures (such as the glass in the store area, which many merchants had requested to be removed). The new Mall Area will be smaller thus allowing more area to be available for other things, but still offer the same number of stores and merchants. The shopping mall layout has been simplified and offers shoppers a "Miami like" feel which visually benefits from the water and board-walk areas around it.

Landing will no longer be in a Fountain (great news for my shoes) and will be a shorter walk to the clubhouse (great news for you shackled subs). At the landing will be feature clocktower hosting the sim rules and the Duchess page board. Then you will have a decision to head right to the clubhouse or left to the shopping area.

The clubhouse chat area gets a complete make over and I have to say I love it, it keeps the same intimate feel of the old one, but still open and airy with amazing views over water (makes note to self to check if subbies float) to the new mall area and includes a view of a fantastic San Francisco like bridge. We will be getting new chairs and when our hard working builders get a chance to draw breath and get the building dust out from under their fingernails (hint hint boys .. manicure and pedicure time !) rumour has it we may get multiple poses. We also will be getting some very nice sofas for a lazy afternoon lounge about.

We also get a new cafe area which will host the "Sub Boards". These will be getting a makeover too and VT will be changing the way subs can put their details up for the attention of a Mistress. More details later.

One of the new places I absolutely adore is a completely never seen before dance club built by Infiniti. When I saw this I immediately fell in love with the texturing and design and know I'll be spending many an hour relaxing on that dance floor. Make sure you check out the little things like the two statues/lights outside the main door.

While I am mentioning the detail, I implore you to spend time looking at the quality and just fantastic design and build work that Star and Infiniti have given us in this build. When you get a chance, make sure you thank these ladies for the environment they have created and given us. I'll start .. Thank you ladies.

There are LOTS and LOTS of other plans for the new build and I'll cover these and add photo's and more detailed descriptions when we know more and there is less building dust around.

So "When ? " I hear you all ask ...

Current plan is that by 11pm SLT time on the 25th May, Star will have requested all the Merchants in the old Mall pick up their items. At 11pm Star will close the Old and "New" Sims, for hopefully no more than six hours, during which the removal company trucks in the cardboard boxes and bubblewrap and the old areas on FemDom get boxed up and moved to the new Sim and build. Star, Infiniti and a few helpers will then work tirelessly on the final polish and tidy up

Once all is well, Star will open the new sim and we can all marvel at the new fantastic work. We plan to have a GRAND reopening on the 28th (so make a note in your diaries). Also remus will be planning, organising and letting us all know about a Sim wide Treasue hunt which will run from 28th to 31st, to encourage us ALL to explore the new place.

Star then plans to FULLY empty the old FemDom sim and therefore banish the lag monster finally once and for all, so IF you have prims on FemDom please please Consider picking them up to help Stars huge job of tidying up. If you get things returned to you during the tidyup now you know why.

A long overdue update

2010-04-28T06:25:00.000-07:00

Greetings readers .. been a few weeks since I posted a note, some intended, some not.. I had a bit of a work / holiday two weeks off on the west coast of the USA which was extended (unintentionally) by Mother Nature and a slight tantrum she threw via Mount Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland. Mother nature reminded us humans of our fragility and dependance on machines and technology and removed a simple act of flying from our lives for a few days. Our world fell apart .. Airlines stopped flying and I was "stuck".

Whilst there I saw these pictures in the USA news Link1 Link2 which IMO show the beauty of Mother Natures artwork and the fragility of us humans.. My "plight" of being "stuck" was put into start contrast with those people in Iceland directly affected..

It got me thinking, Mother Nature is indeed female and is indeed dominant... For instance ... If a volcano was male, the spurting ash would have lasted a few seconds and not have been repeatable for some time and then only after another short and uneventful build up .. as a female volcano "eruption" , it lasted for days and built in intensity a number of times ;)

I am now back in the UK, normal service is returned and expect to see me around in SL as before. My plan to document the various areas on the SIM we call home have gone as most of the areas have gone ... to be replaced by a new and exciting area. As such my focus will be on telling you all about the new place, encouraging you to explore it

Hugs D

Tour Part 5 - The Classroom Play Area

2010-03-31T00:29:00.000-07:00

View as we land ... Make sure you have a close look at the right hand bookcase, fully scripted and ready for a Mistress and sub to enjoy a some excellent bondage positions.. Reading has never been quite so much fun The main room has another scripted book case (different to the first one, so worth grabbing a deep breath and another exploration).. To the left is what remains of a dance class.. Piano and Bongos play if you feel musically inclined.And finally around the corner .. the main classroom area .. seems some one has been writing on the blackboard. We shall have to find out who did that ;)
Maybe as we start the tour of the play areas .. I should take a couple of willing volunteers along, so we can show you all the animated toys .. Volunteers ???

The Impromtu Emoting Competition - NSFW comes with an age warning :)

2010-03-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

Today we had a impromptu Emoting competition in the Community area .. Various people donated to the prize which got to 8,000 lindens

Rules where simple. A subject was chosen and the contestants had a few mins to create a max 3 sentence emote on the subject

Round one - Subject was a response to Kitten Moonshadow : You have just stared at my tits when you have been corrected for it 3 times already today. I smack you right in your mouth and tell you to beg forgiveness.

First up Vaille Voom turns his head to the side with the force of the slap, a little drool dropping from his lip. "Oh...I...sorry!" he stammers, "I just zoned out! I wasn't lying!" he blurts. He angles his head forward, fixing his sulky stare on the floor as his cheeks redden from embarrasment and the distinct shape of a hand forn higher on his cheek.

Cosmo Fenwitch looks up to your eyes and says "what?" I was looking at yous dress. There seems to be lint on it.
Cosmo Fenwitch reaches out to brush it off.

Second up remus Wilber: looking up her face a look of total horror, the violence of the smack ringing the girls ears as the words descend around her ears, she can feel the walls of her world crumbeling as she realises Miss Kitten is angry with her. quickly falling to her hands and knees, the flagstones of the floor rough against her soft skin as she crawls quickly across the floor, protsrating near her feet. her voice coming out as little more than a whisper from between her full lips quietly begging the beautiful Dommes forgiveness for this sluts errors in judgment. "this poor girl is usually such a good girl Miss but your bueaty drained what little mind and goodsense she had and left her as naught but a gibbering heap of drool at your feet. please forgive her Miss, you knwo she will tear out her eyes and devour them herself before daring to upset you again"

(Breaks 3 sentence rule and incurred a -2 points penalty)

DaveWisc Price uses his lips to slowly open the buttons on the back of Miss Misterry's gown. Kissing each shoulder, than slowly kissing his way down her spine, finally pausing to kiss the small of her back, savoring her silken skin for a moment before resuming his path further downward....

Round 2 .. Infiniti : I walk into the clubhouse, drunk, and horny, looking to play. You are each aware os SSC, both RL and at VT, so its a very fine line ... approach me...

remus Wilber: Scoots quickly up behind Miss Infiniti, grasping her elbows in my hands to hold her steady as she stumbles about. Quietly so no one can see pressing soft gentle kisses to her throat as I whisper up how beautiful she looks tonight, my hand slowly sliding up her arms to wrap them infront of her, dragging mine around in a hug as I press her tight against me. Moving my lips up her throat leaving small lipstick marks as I suck in her lower lobe, pressing myself up against her as I push her hips back against me

Vaille Voom takes a few steps to intersect with Infiniti's path and clears his throat. "Are you okay, Miss?" he asks, his hands nervously fidgiting in front of him and his head tilted to one side in an failed attempt to look sympathetic. "If you need a hand to your chair, just yell." he says with a slightly impish grin, eyes fixed on her as she wends her way to her destination.

Thyamine Dyrssen watches as you stumble past, offering his bare muscular arm for support as he says hello, helping guide you to a chair as he slides down slowly in front of you to the cushion smiling up at you, 'Mmmm, having a good night so far Miss?'

Cosmo Fenwitch: Cosmo look around the clubhouse and sees what appears to be an attractive playful but slightly drunk chick. The kind he hoped to find tonight. Confident that his superb good looks will enable him to bag this chick he approaches her, unaware of her reputation as a powerful domme. After looking you over he says, in a deep voice, n “How you doing?”

Voting after 2 rounds Eliminated Cosmo ... (good try Cosmo, but strong competition from the others)

Round 3
FireEclipse Foxclaw: You have been watching me for hours in agony, at my will to do nothing or something... I just took off my clothes and told you to worship me.

Vaille Voom furrows his brow at the order, his mouth dropping open a little gormlessly as he formulates a response. "I...would...but..." he says, only just coming to grips with the forward nature of the request. "...I gotta handle something first." he fibs, standing and making a swift exit, chuckling to himself.

remus Wilber: Falling immediately to my knees before you as the glory of your beauty stuns me almost into insensibility. Hungrily licking my lips as I look up at your body, taking in every inch of your body as I slowly start licking my way up your leg, dragging my course tongue against the soft flesh as it gets higher and higher. Inhaling deeply as your musky scent fills my mind as I start lapping lightly at the sensitive flesh, pushing the tip of my tongue into every crevice before dragging myself up, covering your belly with soft loving kisses

Thyamine Dyrssen watches as you slip into nothing for that first time, kneeling and watching as warm bare skin and curves are slowly revealed, my eyes taking in your beauty as you turn back to me. Leaning into you slowly, gazing up at your face as you watch my reaction, my hands gliding up the outsides of your thighs softly, my lips leaning in to softly kiss your warm skin, my fingers teasing up further to your soft bare hips, pulling back to take in your sexy form again

Vaille being eliminated that round leaving remus and Thy

Last round to the challenge of Infiniti again : Infiniti Mirihi: I show up in one of the play areas, to find you touring the new play area... i'm wearing nothing but a habit and stockings. I say to you, "Let's play Bless me Sister, for I have sinned." Go on, confess...

First was remus Wilber: Giggling madly as I quickly change into a schoolgirls outfit sans panties, looking up with pure hunger in my eyes. Dropping a lil curtsey as I murmur “forgive me Sister, I have sinned mightely, I spent all day letting people peek up my skirt and teased them mercilessly by rubbing against them, she has been a very naughty girl”. Letting the skirt flip up just a shade to high as I bob another curtsey to her and move to my knees, bowing my head to await my just punishment, trying with difficulty to hide the excited grin on my face

Closely followed by Thyamine Dyrssen looks at you standing there, surprising me as I come around the corner, gorgeous and sensual, and so naughty looking in your outfit. Slowly sinking down to his knees as he takes you in, eyes slipping down over your bare skin, unable to help it as his gaze lingers. Trying not to stare where the soft skin meets the stockings, turning his eyes up to you 'Bless me sister, for I have sinned, and I seem to be unable to stop suddenly..'

Final Winner Thyamine Dyrssen, who became the proud owner of 8000 new shiney Linden Dollars

Thy donated 4000 to the sim fund (Thanks Thy) and kept the rest to go shopping for himself. Also many thanks to Sin Straff for the idea and organising it and to the 3 judges Infiniti Mirihi, FireEclipse Foxclaw and Kitten Moonshadow

Tour Part 4 .. Theatre and Velvet Lounge

2010-03-26T07:21:00.001-07:00

Today we will continue the wander around Velvet Thorn Sim, calling at the Theatre and the Velvet Lounge. Outside the theatre you can stop off and grab your popcorn (and tickets of course) and if you have a wierd sense of humour like me smirk at the "Butter Kist Nuts" signs which if said in a UK voice sounds a lot worse than "peanuts in butter" .. oooops

Great textures on the popcorn machine and sweets counterInside the Theatre we grab the back row (as normal) and realise that its not film night .. so watch a blank screen while grabbing the pics. The cinema style seats are of course for the Dommes with lots of cushions for the subs watching the film
Outside the theatre is an area I would guess most miss .. a lovely hot tub and spa and the bridge over to Velvet Crossing . If you use the tub remember to turn it off after use.. need to keep Stars electricity bill down
Jumping a Teleport we head to the lounge and grab a quick dance while we grab the snaps. Some excellent fetish B&W photography on the walls. Here we have a look to the stage
More photography as we pan around clockwise
To the entrance and the bar area

I encourage folks to continue their exploration and visit these and the other places inside our wonderful sim.

Songs with BDSM Theme / Words / Videos :) A bit of fun

2010-03-24T06:24:00.000-07:00

One of the subjects of chat in the Clubhouse today was about songs with a D/s feeling because of words or the video, here is a list which we came up with in about 10 mins.. In No Particular order or preference ..

Poison Originally Alice Cooper .. but Groove Coverage version is my favourite

Out of Control .. Pres George Bush and Tony Blair .. (Cant remember the Girl who sang it .. But I seem to remember it was the sister of one of the girls from Bananarama or something

Tie Me down .. AP Album

Love Me Tendor or Else .. AP Advert (Cheating I know.. just reminding you boys .. dont ever forget)

Hurt - Nine Inch Nails

Sweet about me Gabriella Cilmi

The Power is Mine, Lords of Acid

Falling in love is hard on the knees, Aerosmith

Possession, Sarah Mclachlan

Touch Myself, DiVynals

Freaky Girl, Shaggy

I am sure you all have more .. so lets share the ideas !

Chair and Stool Etiquette in the Clubhouse

2010-03-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

Etiquette • noun the code of polite behaviour in a society

A break from the tour of the sim to pen a polite suggestion to all ... When leaving the Circle of chairs, stools and cushions in the club house, please consider stepping outside of the circle a few steps .. This way when you log back on with your settings as "My Last Location" you don't (a) land on someone's lap or (b) rez slowly with your backside in another's face :)

Continuing the Explore at VT .. Day3

2010-03-22T01:07:00.000-07:00

"Good Morning Velvet Thorn !!!!"

Here we go continuing the tour around VT, This morning we look at 3 areas which help with the diversity here at Velvet Thorn. First up is the Learning Retreat, a simple sand box and build area, want to try your hand at half meter plywood cubes ? This is teh place to play.. However remember simple SandBox rules ... Dont rez hundreds and hundreds of prims, dont play with laggy scripts and TIDY UP after you..Quick Teleport away is the Lighthouse, not a heavily visited area, so I often use it if I need to chill and relax, maybe when I'm writing this blog or updating notecards etc. If you see me hanging around, say Hi however don't be upset if I don't instantly reply .. Probably busy somewhere Zooming back we see the light house and its area in its completeness

Last place for today is the Rumpus Game Room, fancy a flutter ? a game of skill ? Here's the place to come. Here we have A poker table, Greedy Table and a XX table. Don't want to chance those hard earned Lindens ? No problems there is a nice seating circle similar to the Clubhouse where folks can rest and watch the others chance their hand

Around Velvet Thorn 2 - The walk from the Fountain

2010-03-18T02:56:00.000-07:00

Continuing the blogs and pics around Velvet Thorn sim.. "Plop" you TelePort into the Sim in, as mentioned before, into the fountain.

I have a number of theories why this is, first is it cleans your feet from your travels through Second Life, washing away the dirt and drama from other sims. The second theory is related to birth as water is historically tied to birth, so landing in the fountain is a symbol of the travellers rebirth into the new world of Velvet Thorn and FemDom.

However part of me says its the sense of humour of Dommes who love to see every one walk into the sim with wet feet.

Turning to face west, the traveller sees in the distance the stunning ladies of Velvet Thorn and hurries as fast as their AO allows .. literally running passed some key discoveries on the path to the ClubhouseThis Photo trip we shall take our time and point out some possibly overlooked things. As we head across the bridge we see a red ball which is the group joiner.. if your not a member hit it and join, now you'll receive all the notices and posts of everything going on in the community

Soon after, look right .. yes its a functional library.. Clicking on the books gives you access to educational as well as fictional BDSM material. Take a few mins and have a read. To the left of the bookcase is a basket where, if you feel you have a spark to creating suitable Library material you can drop your masterpiece for possible inclusion to the Library. To the right are a couple of dispensers giving materials for Stars Building Workshop and the Prim Adjustment WorkshopTurning around is a welcome area, if your new to SL, here you can grab a few Freebies, clothes, skins, shapes as well as key BDSM items. Now you will start to feel more welcomed and part of our community.Continuing up the bridge is the Duchess "online and message" board. Here you see some of the Duchess's of Velvet Thorn. These Ladies are the senior staff members of Velvet Thorn. They help to run the sim and perform many functions such as holding events/discussions/teaching etc. Duchesses have the power to eject from the region and to ban either temporarily or permanently. VT Duchesses can invite new members and change group titles.

Turning back to the west.. you see heaven (or is it hell .. your choice) .. The clubhouse with some of the most beautiful, stunning and interesting ladies in SL.. Enjoy your stay

Around Velvet Thorn.. First Stop University

2010-03-17T07:27:00.000-07:00

Visitors to Velvet Thorn land in the fountain (one day I'll work out why) and usually wander to where the green dots in mini map are ie "The Clubhouse". However I wonder how many then go onto explore the wonderful sim we have here. So here we have a series of Blogs entitled "Around the Sim" in a hope it may encourage people to explore and discover new areas. I'm not going to do this in any complex way, so its simply anti clockwise around the teleport board, however I will resist temptation and keep the shopping area to last.

So first stop .. Fem Dom University

It looks similar to the club house, open and airy with a large number of student chairs facing the front, if your late to class stand at the back and be prepared for suitable punishment. In the picture below notice to the right at the front is a"play checklist" dispenser. Worth grabbing a checklist and filling it in, if you have a partner already, fill it in together its fun discussing your kinks.

At the back of the class on the right side is a Velvet Thorn donation station, consider dropping a few lindens in as every one helps.

As always the teacher has the best view, not only of all the eager faces of students and subs in the class, but also across the sim to this particular time the St Patrick Days dance area.

Classes are offered regularly and Mistress Jovial currently has a couple of posters outside listing her next ones.. make sure you attend, they are every Saturday at 10:30 am SLT. These and other classes will be listed in group notices and the Event Calendars around the Sim.

And lastly I just had to sneak a pic of the teachers pose .. remember to bring a apple.

Intro and First Blog

2010-03-16T07:30:00.001-07:00

Star and Infinity asked me to join the blogging team here at Velvet Thorn, in a moment of madness I said yes. Last time I wrote something similar to a Blog was back in my Secondary school where I edited the School Newspaper, back then I had a constant stream of exciting news, from school related happenings such as the latest "Hockey Scores" ,"Who was in Detention this week and why ?" to world challenging events like "Who was wearing last years shoes" and "Who had the shortest skirt" (that would have been either me or my best school friend Fiona, the short skirt award that is not last years shoes as that was "what's her name" .. any way I digress, which you need to get used to as I do it a lot).

So thinking carefully I realised life at Velvet Thorn is not that different. I will probably change the "detention report" to who got banned this week and as with all key life events the important things like "Who is Wearing last years Shoes" will stay.

Backing up a little .. Who am I and why am I here ? Some of you regulars may know me from the Velvet Thorn Community Area and around the sim. If you have met me you'll know I am yet another SL'fer who regrets trying to be clever with their name. Please call me Dita or Miss Dita and please drop the "Von", my name for those who don't twig is a play on Dita Von Teese, a lady who shines glamour and style around the fetish and burlesque world or RL. I'm around most UK day hours during the week, if you have never come in world to greet the regulars at that time I have to ask "why not ? .. your missing out on all the fun .. so come on get in world and come say hello". Shame on you .... please pay 1 linden to the sim fund as a punishment.

To answer my earlier question of why am I here ? A few months ago I took the deeply personal decision to uproot my dedication from another FemDom community and join Velvet Thorn as I suspected and have proven these last few weeks it to be a vibrant, fun, friendly and exciting community (that's you lot if your confused).

I am passionate about everything I do, this includes things as diverse as setting fire to yet something else to shopping around the Million SL stores and outlets to ensuring a peaceful, harmonious and friendly environment exists for all who visit Velvet Thorn. I'm here to help, help in answering peoples questions, help people have fun, help cause mayhem, help keep order and therefore blame the earlier mayhem on remus... ohh and defiantly help in shopping if any one needs it.

And for those wondering .. the award for wearing the ugliest shoes from last year goes to .. Why not come to the Welcome area and ask me ;)

Hugs to all at Velvet Thorn Dita

Femdom Day 2010 March 6 - 7!

2010-03-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

FEMDOM DAY 2010

2nd Annual Convergence of Femdom Organisations in the World of Second LIfe

On March 6th and 7th, the 2nd Annual Femdom Day will be a gathering of prominent Femdom organisations in Second Life, designed to coincide with International Womens Day and to be a celebration of Empowerment, Education and Entertainment.

Last year, FemDom Day was an historic success, with attendance in the thousands and an impressive array of displays and events that spoke to the diversity of Femdom culture. This year, FD2010 will focus on a greater range of events, from the educational and inspirational to the entertaining and provocative.

Proceeds from FD2010 will benefit Pro Mujer, a global organisation that promotes and enables Women In Business throughout the world, through an innovative micro-loan and education program. Pro Mujer helps Women who, in turn, help their communities.

FemDom Day 2010 is produced by The Femdom Network, an active coalition of Second Life's influential and thought-leading Female-Led communities. FemNet produces many events throughout the year and works hard to maintain standards and promote Female-Led ideals, culture and society in the world of Second Life

Contact List

Group: The Femdom Network

Vendor Relations: Pheonixx Fulham and

Programming Director: Ginette Pinazzo

Marketing/Public Relations: Evangeline Eames

Staff Coordinator: Lizbeth Nimbus

Outside Donations: Delores Beaumont

Location Designer: Starsong Bright

Check the Femdom Network blog for updates and more info as the event approaches.

Mapoo Little's Live Gig @ VT

2010-01-23T16:37:00.000-08:00

A lil memory from today's Mapoo Little gig for the second anniversary celebrations:

Some pics from the Come As You Were Party...

2010-01-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

Shot of part of the crowd.

Star and her boy, Gogo.

Pansy on the left, and Irish [with noobie me hiding behind him]

Another group shot.

Didn't we make a sexy bunch of noobs?

The celebrations continue all week, so enjoy!!

Happy Birthday Velvet Thorn!!

2010-01-14T05:02:00.000-08:00

VT's Second Anniversary Celebrations will be kicking off this weekend.

WoooHoooo!!

Our opening party will be "Come As You Were"
This will a noob themed event, on Friday 15th @ 12 noon SLT, and will be hosted by Yours Truely and DJ'ed by Star's boy Gogo.

Come As You Were will be a celebration of how much things have changed, and how much we all have learned together over the two years VT has been in existance.

So come along in your best n00b :) wear and show us how you might have looked when you wandered warily into VT on your first visit.
Dig out your Linden hair, your first skin and those clothes you thought were just soooooo cool, and come join us for a bit of fun.

Everyone is welcome!

Duchess Sue

Christmas Issue of FemDom Magazine

2009-12-16T00:35:00.000-08:00

Issue 8 is here - hot off the presses and ready for reading!

http://www.femdommag.com/

Happy Seasonal Reading!

RLV Shared folder Workshop

2009-11-22T12:35:00.000-08:00

As you may know, I'll be doing the second of my two "Introduction to RLV" classes on Wed of next week.

In this class you will learn how to set up your Shared Folder [also known as the #RLV folder], in your inventory.

This will be an interactive workshop during which you will learn how to set up both "modify" and "no modify" items for sharing.
All materials, and notes, will be provided to participants - as I usually do for all my classes.

To get the most from this class, I suggest you attend while logged in using RLV - and yes, I do mean Dominants too!

Where do you get RLV? Go to either of the following links, download and install as per the instructions:
Marine Kelly's RLV: http://www.erestraint.com/realrestraint/
or,
Emerald Viewer: http://modularsystems.sl/downloads.html
- if you're using Emerald, you will need to log in, go to preferences - and in the Emerald tab's "misc" section, tick the box to switch on RLV. Then relog, and you'll have RLV in addition to all the other yummy functions of the Emerald viewer!

Check out the events calendar and VT group notices for details of when the class will be held.

Duchess Sue.

FemDom Magazine - Issue 7

2009-11-18T00:45:00.000-08:00

The latest issue of this amazing publication has just hit the newsstands! Get it while it's hot!!

You can get a copy in-world, or you can go straight to http://www.femdommag.com/ to read it online.

Enjoy!

RLV Education @ VT

2009-11-18T00:36:00.000-08:00

I'll be repeating my popular class on introducing Restrained Life Viewer today at noon in VT's Femdom University.

If you have any specific questions you would like answered - please send me a nc in advance of the class, and I will try my best to have answers ready.

See you at noon!

Duchess Sue.

PS: Next week: I will continue education on RLV for all our members with a workshop on how to set up the shared folder.