Toys for each girl and boy

      While I was at the North Pole I learned something. Now I wasn't given specifics, but it appears that Santa is the biggest importer in the world. He told me he had several companies throughout the world to get the goods he needs for making every Christmas gift. It seems these businesses are "run" by elves, but they look human as to not arouse suspicion. I asked how this was possible and was again given the "Christmas Magic" excuse. It seems that they even import all natural fabrics and dyes for some of the stuffed animals. I was allowed into the toymaking training workshop. You see before the elves are allowed to move on to more complicated toys they need to master the basics, stuffed animals and wooden toys.

      As you can see the wooden toys come in a variety of ways, though it looks like someone snuck in a non-wooden toy into the workshop. Every toys gets played with for a little bit just to make sure they will hold up. The stuffed animals seem to get extra snuggles from this elf. The elves in the toy workshops all end up with tons of boxes laying around because after the toys are tested they are sent to the gift wrapping workshop before making their way into Santa's magic bag. We will see that workshop tomorrow!

Credits

Sweater: erratic / emilia - sweater / black (maitreya)

Pants: Izzie's - Nordic Leggings

Boots:  fri. - Smith Boots (Painted)(@ The Arcade)

Hair: TRUTH / Ambriel

Head: LAQ Bento - Cherry 3.05

Ears:   [MANDALA]STEKING_EARS_Season5

Skin: [PF] <Vanilla> - Melody - LAQ Head Applier

Eyeshadow & Lipstick: Izzie's - Grey Tones Make-Up Set (LAQ Omega)

Eyes: Izzie's - Winter Eyes sage

Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1

Poses: Serendipity: addison...

Stuffed Animal: ::C'est lavie !:: : Teddy Lamb(brown/dot)mesh

Décor

Train: D-LAB TOY TRAIN C

Rocker: D-LAB Rocking reindeeGG

Doll Crib: larnia - heartfelt doll bed

Pogo ball: ~*larnia*~ retro ball (blue and red)

Owl: dust bunny . season of giving . owl plushie (At Epiphany)

Bear: !gO! my wardrobe 11

Bunny: ::C'est lavie !:: Teddy Bunny (sweater cable/black)

Elephant: LK ~ stuffalump (cream)

Cat: D-LAB--stuffed kitty-GG

Whale: Kuro [Wooden toys II] - Whale

Helicopter: Kuro [Wooden toys II] - Heli

Drill: Second Spaces - You Better Work Bench - vintage hand drill

Balloon man: D-LAB+LIZAIL PIU PICCOLI Balloon man

Donut Shoppe: D-LAB+LIZAIL PIU PICCOLI Donut shop

Helicopter: Kuro [Wooden toys gacha] - Helicopter

Socket set: SecondSpaces - You Better Work Bench - socket set

Work table: SecondSpaces - You Better Work Bench - work bench

Shelf: +Half-Deer+ Pretty Things Shelf - White Dotted

Jar of Brushes: tarte.  paintbrush jar 1

Wall jar of Brushes: *AF* Art Studio Brushes in Jar on Wall

Paints: *AF* Art Studio Paint Tubes

Color swatches: tarte.  paint swatch lights RARE

Deer art: NACH Winter Light Box

Calendar: paper.crowns - holiday corkboard III

Boxes: Second Spaces - Treat Yourself - Shopping Spree - boxes , Second Spaces - Life's a Mess - Empty Boxes to Throw Out

Fixing a Koala Nightmare

Every once in a while I take my adorable niece Livy to her grandparents cabin for a get away. It's a little cabin full of older furnishing and stuff my parents felt the need to keep. In one of the bedrooms sit a koala bear that I got as a graduation gift ages ago. Someone saw my cute bear and thought it would be funny to tell Livy about drop bears! Now she is terrified of the sweet bear sitting upon the chair. I think she envisions this when she looks at my poor bear.

Tonight when she was all ready for bed she covered her eyes trying to hide from the koala.

Since she was so terrified I decided to make up a little story to help her fall asleep and maybe forget about the whole drop bear thing...

Once upon a time there was a smart koala named Klaude. He lived in a house very similar to this one. He was a sneaky little koala and like to sneak out of bed at night and head to the kitchen to look for sweet treats.

After sneaking a treat he would head outside to find his friend Botti the black bear.

Botti was an avid painter so he would always talking to Klaude about colors and shapes, but inevitably their conversations always devolved into talk of food. This is usually the point where Klaude bid a fond farewell to his friend and headed back indoors. Klaude would climb up into his favorite chair and drift off to sleep, just like you should be. Maybe my own Klaude will have some adventures tonight protecting you from nightmares.  The End
With the story told Livy peacefully drifted off to sleep and there were no nightmares had that night.


Credits
Livy Wore
Jammies: {PB} Mimi Jammies Lilac Baby
Hair: Doe: Quirk (solid) - Essentials (at The Chapter Four)
Body: Cutebytes (ToddleeDoo) BABY - Girl
Skin: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI :cream:
Eyes: (*ANGELICA) MEI-MEI EYES #ghana sweet
Pose: {tg.} - Shy Little Mousie 3

Koalas

Smart Koala: lassitude & ennui Highly koalified avatar RARE (at Gacha Garden)

Zombie Koala: lassitude & ennui Zombie koala avatar RARE (at Gacha Garden)

Decor
Bed:  Apple Fall Dolly Bed RARE
Chair: Apple Fall Shauna's Chair
Kitchen: Trompe Loeil - Timeless Kitchen  Green
Treats: Glam Affair - Paws Biscuits
            Glam Affair - Bear Roll cakes
            Glam Affair - Cutie Cookies
Bear: d-lab-Black Bear 01