"Grace"ful Posing

I have always admired Grace Kelly, although admittedly I do not know a lot about her other than she was an actress and then became princess of Monoco. However, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to be able to see that there was a certain beautiful softness about her...a certain "grace" if you will. After looking through many of photos of different celebrities, I just couldn't pass up these beautiful poses of Grace Kelly. Hopefully I can bring a little grace and poise into SL like she did into our world.

If you decide to demo these, be prepared to feel special and beautiful. :)





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Save the Cheerleader, Save the World! RAWR!!

Today's new release is the Hayden Panettiere pose pack. I was totally inspired by her. She is just as cute as a button and so are her photoshoots. With these poses you will get fresh innocence with just a sprinkling of sexy. Be sure to stop by and demo these and say hi!

Enjoy! And remember, pose responsibly. ;)





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Special Edition Supermodel Collection

I am now offering a very special collection of poses for you. This is the first pose pack in a new series I'm calling my International Supermodel Collection. Each week (or maybe every other week) I will release a pose pack based on an international supermodel.

The first installment of the series is Gisele Bundchen. Anyone who follows Gisele knows that this lady is not only hot but really exudes a strong sexuality that clearly comes through in her photos. I've have tried to capture some of this in the poses I've chosen. I have to say that I am certainly not a photographer and you really can't get a good idea how good these poses look on your AV until you demo them. I think you'll fall in love with these just like I did.

Right now you can find this pose pack in my "New Releases" section of my store, but they will eventually be moved to a sectioned off area reserved just for this special collection.

Enjoy! And remember, pose responsibly. ;)





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Striking Poses Gets Nostalgic

For Monday I present to you Bettie Page. Now I know what you're thinking, and yes I am yet another pose maker who has decided to make Bettie poses again. But...BUT...I tried my best to choose some of the less "well known" poses. I haven't seen these particular poses floating around the grid, so hopefully these will be unique and appealing to all of you Bettie Page fans! :D






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Introducing Angelina Jolie!

Well, as it turns out Angelina Jolie dropped by my work studio to strike some poses with me. Ok, not really, but hey, wouldn't that have been great? :D

If you are someone interested in using poses in an artsy creative fashion, then these are perfect for you. I am really happy with the way they turned out. Ms Jolie is such a beauty, both in face and form. Come demo these and see what Ms Jolie can do for you. :)




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More new Poses!

I've been a busy little bee, and also I'm trying to space out my new releases posts so they won't be so graphic intensive and obnoxious to some. ;)

Anyhoo...this pose pack features some pretty hot poses of Pamela Anderson. Love her or hate her, you have to admit she's got a rockin' bod and knows how to work it. If your AV has a rockin' bod, then you need to get your little pixelated self over to my store and demo these. Just don't melt my animation vendor ok? Kthx.




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Monday's New Release!

I wanted to venture out a little bit from the sexy glam poses and do some bad ass chick poses. And really, what better bad ass chick to get inspiration from than Lara Croft? There were so many amazing poses that I saw, it was difficult choosing. However, I narrowed it down to 10. So ladies, here's your chance to dig your guns out of inventory and strike a pose. C'mon...release your inner Lara. Ya know you want to. ;)




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Weekend Goodness get ready for Flickr! Rawr!

I had such fun this weekend. I took a break from making poses, to just browse around the grid and I found some really cute stuff. I wanted to blog about these and I also need to make some pictures for my new Striking Poses Flickr Group, so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone. :D

Ok, I found this hair at House of Heart and I think it's my new favorite hair. OMG. The pictures don't even do it justice. It's so curly and bouncy...you can glam it up or tone it down. It just goes perfect with almost everything. Then I stumbled upon this cute little lingerie number. Now, I'm not one that normally buys lingerie because really I have no occasion to ever wear it. :P But this stunning set was offered for free. o.O Yes, you heard me right...FREE. The top hat, cane and shoes are included. Be still my heart! :D The creator did an amazing job, and you should really check out her whole line of clothing.

Ok, I'll shut up now and get to the pictures. :D







Nails--Petit Ange *an* nail_red_gloves
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honmoku/100/240/0

Skin--Blowpop Mellie 2 Honey--Smoky Black/Black Burgundy Plum Gloss
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fuzzy/235/171/36

Lingerie--Nova Father's Day Gift Jenna Lingerie Set Magenta
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Filataponic/32/224/38

Hair--House of Heart Unkept Sandy
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tropical%20Escape/128/68/24

Pose--Striking Poses Angelina Jolie_6, Greta Garbo_7
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glenn/35/154/28

Striking Poses Meets Flickr!

Yep, that's right. I finally got with the program and formed a Flickr group. I would like to invite you all to join and add your pictures. The main rule is that my poses must be used. Whee!

Right now there is absolutely no one in the group besides me, so this is a completely fresh new group. I really look forward to seeing the beautiful and creative pictures you can come up with. :)

Oh yeah, I will be adding the Flickr group slideshow to my blog so anyone who visits will be able to see all the lovely pics. I'm so excited! :D

Striking Poses Flickr Group


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Here's the Dealio...

I am a fairly new shop owner...I've been open a couple months now. In these couple months I've learned that location is everything...or at least a huge part of it. Having said that, I am constantly looking for places to put up satellite shops. I read the feeds, I scour classifieds, yadda yadda. It seems every time I go look at available spaces, it is either 1) a location that I really don't want to be associated with or 2) a completely dead sim, or 3) a combination of both. I was lucky and found a shop in Givenchi, but that is the one and only time "luck" has worked for me. lol

So I guess my question is this...how do some of you find the ideal places to put your shops? Do you feel you have to be part of a clique? Do you have to know the right people? What's the magic combination that I'm missing? All I want is a nice, attractive, classy, active sim. Is that too much to ask?

And just so this is clear...this is not a whiny omg I feel so sorry for myself post. I'm really curious as to how I should be going about all this. I still feel like such a newbie sometimes. lol

Striking Poses has a Satellite! :D

I've been meaning to blog about this and I just kept forgetting. But about a month ago I opened up a satellite store in Givenchi. Stop by for a visit. :)



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New Releases!

Hey everyone! In celebration of summer almost officially being here, I created a very special pose pack for the hot summer days ahead. It's my Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Pack. I've taken the cover pose of various Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editions and re-created them and let me tell you...they are sizzlin' hawt! :D This particular pose pack is only available for a limited time, so hurry and get these while you can.






**I'm using a new advertising layout with this pack. What do you think?

Next up, I've released some sexy fun poses based on Kristen Bell. These poses are totally whimsical but yet very alluring at the same time. I really had fun making these and trying them out on my own avatar. :D A big shout out to Emma McKenzie for suggesting this celebrity! Take a peek...






And finally, for all you ladies that love the full skirt prim dresses, these poses are for you. They are specially made to keep the hands visible and not lost in the skirt and yet, look beautiful at the same time. Enjoy!





As a side note, I had record sales over the weekend. I just want to thank everyone who shops at Striking Poses. It's the most awesome feeling of affirmation when you see people buying your creations. Thank you. :)

Love,
Zelly

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New Stuff! :D

Even though my computer fizzled out last week, I still managed to make some new poses at the last minute and I think they turned out really well.

I decided to go with Paris Hilton...that's hawt. No, really, they are. ;) My other release is called Stage...for all you big stage hams out there. Drop by the store and check them out for yourselves.

I've also set up a store front on SL Exchange now for my customer's convenience. I just love shopping for SL stuff at work, don't you? :D


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