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Greetings all,

It has been a while since I have updated my blog. I have my hands in many projects I am working on. I have been going to school as many of you may know, and selling my photos on http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/joan+panetta
I will also be adding drawing and paintings for that site as well.

I will be in world for next few days finishing up the projects put to the side as they are really good. My life has become at times very busy looking for alternative ways to make money. See you all shortly. Regards to you, Joan Panetta aka Kia Greyskin

What Is Coming To Worldly Treasures

Greetings all,

Many of you probably asked "Where's Kia Been", well truth of the matter is, I have been sick, and studying Graphic Design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division as well as keeping up with my kids. That is a lot believe me! I have new lines of jeweled silks and jewelry set's coming out. The collars I have in my sets are now being sold at Amari Gable's Collar Gallery scripted. The ones in my shop are NON-scripted. If you have a problem with the scripted one's, please send a detailed note card to Amari Gable. I have no knowledge of scripts, that is entirely Amari's part of it.

In the next 6 month's or so I will be creating children's illustrations in real life and SL available upon request as I will be hand drawing them, so personalizing them will take time. I will also be setting up a website for that under a name I will not disclose until I obtain a copyright on the name/label. I will be designing real jewelry as well as custom painting baby shoes. So A lot is going to be happening with me. I welcome all ideas, custom work and One-of-a-kind pieces. Prices vary so ask. I request 1/2 deposite down on all SL jewelry before the start of each job. Thank you for sticking with and by me in my work. I value all of you as loyal customers. Hugs, Kia Greyskin - Worldly Treasures

More New Fine Jewelry Coming!

Through difficult times as I seem to have of late, my creative mind is still going full speed ahead. Nothing can relieve my sadness of the loss of my beautiful Catahoula Satchmo. My most loyal and treasured friend and companion was taken from me when I was at my lowest point in my life. Together we grieve for each other.

Out of the ruins and ashes, a woman named Gladys reached out to me in seeing my blog about my missing dog, and as well I have a new blue eyed boy named Bo.
Bo is settling in nicely and is a warm and friendly guy who is a work of art as only Catahoulas can be. I am very grateful for this woman in trusting her Bo into my care.

I still will NOT give up on my Satchmo and will continue on in my intense search for my best friend and most loyal companion.
Now what am I coming out with? I am designing very erotic jewelry collections that will make your men stand up and take notice of your outer beauty as well as inner beauty.

There is only one Kia Greyskin and I have missing all of my dearest friends in world. So with that said HUGS to you ALL!!!!!!!

My Beloved Catahoula is Missing!!!!

Greetings,

Some of my closest friends in SL know of my reason for being absent in Second Life. The truth of the matter is I was homeless in between refusal to pay rent on a house that was not healthy and resulted on my becoming homeless. I had to board my beloved Catahoulas "Satchmo" and "Sassagoula" up at the ranch where they were born.

Needless to say my male "Satchmo" turned up missing and after trying unsuccessfully to get in touch with the rancher, I took it upon myself to go there and hike up a steep hill to rescue my female. Sassagoula is now back at home and safe but alas I am deeply depressed over the loss of my male. Both dogs were being boarded on Fink Road in Crows Landing. I was told my male "ran off" - hard for me to believe at this point as rancher changed his cell number and will not answer house number :(

Please understand my Satchmo was intact and licensed to be so. I cannot believe he would run off as he was was skittish to unknown territory. I feel in my heart he sold off as a stud to another breeder. I am posting pictures of him in the hopes someone may have information on him or his whereabouts. He is micro chipped with an avid chip and Patterson Veterinary hospital has all of his info as he is a patient there. His CHIP NUMBER IS: 015011072 and registered to Joan Panetta alias Kia Greyskin of Second Life. I reside in Newman CA and will not give up until he is found safe and back with me. I cannot afford a reward but am hoping someone will be kind enough to bring him back home to me. He has a small rip in his left ear, and one white front paw and intense glass blue eyes. This dog means the world to me and my children. Please keep a sharp eye out and should you see one that looks like my Satchmo please call to have him scanned. Thank you

Whats New in Worldly Treasures

For the past 2 months, I have been creating a beautiful line of Indian Wedding jewelry that has become a top seller and most complimented on. The first one is called "Adored" and is beautifully done in rubies and accentuated with pearls set in gold.
The second in the series is named "Beautiful" which is done with dark blue sapphires, blue diamonds and exquisite pearls. Beautiful comes in silver as well as gold.

"Exquisite" is the third in this exciting new line which is also most suitable for the Kajira who wants the very best. Exquisite is made up of beautiful turquois apatite and dark rich amethysts accentuated with luxurious pearl tear drops.
Treasured is coming out next which will be gorgeous cushion set emeralds accentuated with pearls. So stay tuned for more of my fine quality jewelry at the best prices in all of Secondlife.

First allow me to start by saying as an E__Y merchant and soon to be a former one, not only am I appalled by their new policies, I am appalled by their treatment of sellers.
You are probably going to ask why, and I will explain it to you.
I have been a merchant since November of 2006, I have held a PP account since 2002.
On March 18th 2010 this buyer XXXX won an auction actually 3. The problem is with item#320500684686, she was "Unhappy" with item here is her message: Hello I got the jewlery today they are lovely HOWEVER I am sorry to say the jade neckace is NOT gold it is 12k gold filled as well as the pendant which states on the clasp. someone added the little 14k gold end. the necklace would never have brang $90 except it was stated as gold as gold filled it is only costume jewlery.What would u like me to do with it now?

My response:
Greetings, I can refund you the purchase price of the piece minus the shipping if you would like to send it back. For some reason, I did a correction on my new mailing address but it keeps labeling with the previous one. Did you have it tested? we are just curious as well as puzzled.
Her response:
yes got it acid tested today it is gold filled I dont see why I have to pay the shipping back or any shipping since this was your mistake u claimed its solid 14kt gold and it is 12k g.f and marked as such on the clasp its self. i can attempt to take a picture. if u want to refund me $50 I will keep it as a nice costume piece. and this is MORE then what u will get for a piece of glass and gold filled on e--y.
Mind you we are talking about a 14kt gold antique carved necklace. As you can see from pictures it is not "Glass" or "Costume" jewelry.
Her response to my offer of sending the item back for the full refund E---S POLICY:
I have proof that it is NOT a solid gold chain but a 12k g.f chain from
a jewlier. so although I wanted the pendant I bought it for set to wear
and enjoy and you scammed me to get more money for the item. so if you
harass me one more time I will leave you 2 more negatives for the scams
you are pulling. this is also foward to e--y as I feel harashed
good day
XXXX
Now what has happened is after I let her out of one of the auctions, it was after THAT, that she left the NEG FB. That IS feedback extortion and as well trying to extort money from me. If is G.F. as she claims, why refuse to send it back? Something very wrong here and e--y and PP allowed her to to do this even with proof on my end.
e--y and PP is now withholding all my funds and actually preventing me from shipping due to with holding my funds. Why? because they failed me in every way as a merchant. As in the United States of America, I hold the right to freedom of speech and feel the need to protect others from going through what I have gone through. Now they can be real assholes and let sellers do as they please, but even though they took MY right to leave buyer Neg FB they cannot take away my "FREEDOM of SPEECH" right to expose buyers that try to scam and to protect those scammer's.
Yesterday April 23rd, I spent 8 HOURS talking on the phone between e--y and PP to release shipping funds in order to ship an item with shopping funds paid by BUYER. They refused and as I am now disabled and lived on a very small FIXED income was unable to complete the transaction. E--y is farming out jobs to the Philippines. How do I know this? I asked where they are from. Not only where they laughing at me and I do mean all I spoke with, they were having a birthday party for an employee and kept hanging up on me. Hmmmm laughing at a customer who pays all their fees and gets treated like that? I don't think so. It is the sellers who pay high fees to list and E--Y to continue to fatten their paychecks, and pay small wages to those very employees with MY contributions as a seller to get laughed at and treated like dirt and pay them. This is why America is suffering financially. Huge institutions like that are taking those jobs out of country and leaving their own countrymen to suffer.
One more more note to the scammer : if your going to scam people at least use spell check to cover up your insufficient Grammar skills

New Celtic Hair Jewels & Set

After participating in a few hunts, I was finally able to release a stunning array of Celtic hair jewels to match my celtic goddess collections as well as the new Avalon Mist Collection. Avalon Mist is the sister set to Camelot Mist of Arthurian legends. Beautiful medevil jewelry for the kajira who favors the absolute best.
Beautiful soothing cornflower blue topaz set amid hammered shimmery silver delivers a look of polished medevil perfection. This fine collection also makes for a beautiful wedding day.
For those hunt lovers, the Gorean Grid Wide Hunt is in full swing! for that I offer the kajira Avalon Splendor. Avalon Splendor is identical to Avalon Mist only done up in emeralds and will only be given to hunters. After that it will not be available. It is only exclusive to the hunt! so get it while it is hot!
The past month I have also been designing exclusively for Ova Hauled and Taylor Made Shop! yes those naughty kitties dragged me in and put me to work! Now as you know Taylor Lubezki makes the best damn tails and ears in all of SL and it is my truest pleasure working for both Taylor and Ova Haul who incidently is Taylors partner in crime and makes the hottest outfits with those shortest of skirts ;)
They also create a fine line of accessories making them the finest in Neko gear.

Now for the last bit..... Many have noticed my absence on the forums which I shall NOT name which one as people have become quite pissy lol. A certain Miss Pamela Galli has taken to promoting her business through whatever means it takes in this which I mean hijacking threads others start out as intentionally good threads but become rather twisted and most distorted due this *cough* business person or so she thinks she is an honorable one I beg to differ hugely. She has also stated numerous times she deliberately picks arguments to get herself and business noticed. Not only is that a frowned upon method it is highly dishonest. It is also raping the traffic system to suit her. She is the person responsible for having me pushed out by derailing my thread, picking a fight, twisting my words and meanings about in jealousy. I say jealousy for that is what it truly comes down too. She is in fact shooting herself in the foot as well as her business. Truthfully she is just plain rude. She can have me banned from the forums but she cannot prevent me from speaking truths on my own blog. This is the one place I can set the record straight. Such a pity people have to tolerate such sour people :(

New Collections!!!

Beautiful new Celtic Goddess Collections here at Worldly Treasures Fine Prim Jewel Salon! (click the link and take a tour with my friend Roxie Logan)
The sets are:
1) Arianrhod 2) Airmid 3) Morrigan 4) Nehelennia 5) Modron.

These are exquisite sets and very pleasing to the eye. I use beautifully faceted stones and highest quality textures to bring you all the very best. Please feel free to stop in visit me in world. Please see the pictures of these exquisite sets! also available on Xstreet!

Worldly Treasures Main Location

Well it's been a while and much has been happening at the shop! The sandcastle is now my home and gardens but open to the public to enjoy! just please respect others who choose to visit and relax. I have beautiful gardens for private moments also for you to enjoy.

Next I was given a truly remarkable building that I have wanted for so long but couldn't afford, and the lovely ladies who gifted it to me are Amo Lambeau and Fornicola Butuzova of Pre Fabulous! Castle Gothos is now home to Worldly Treasures Fine Prim Jewel Salon in Nightsong! The 2 castles sit next to each other.

Next I also have been quite busy creating amazing celtic jewelry with a lot of new Celtic Goddess collections! these collections are works of art in their own right. Yep Kia has realized scultped prims RAWK! that will be the topic of my next post: New collections so stay tuned for that. I am also going to be participating in the SL Discovery Grid Wide Hunt starting May 1st through the entire month. I am creating fine jewelry for men and women for this and as well The Gorean Grid Wide Hunt! again a male and female sets. So I hope to see everyone visit for those fun and amazing hunts! Here are some new pictures of my shop! Enjoy!

Worldly Treasures Main Location Is Back!

I am pleased to announce that Worldly Treasures & Kia Greyskin have a place to call home once again! Perched upon a hill top in Nightsong over looking the sea is a beautiful and exquisite sandcastle! yep thats right! Worldly Treasures home port is now Nightsong. Its been a long hard road of constant hard work. I have kept very busy doing commmission as well as custom work, and as well with working with Taylor and Ova at Ovahauled, and simply creating the best jewelry SL has to offer. I still have a long way to go, but I have very special friends in SL that have helped me from their hearts. In windsong I have created a beautiful and relaxed atmosphere for people to come and relax while they shop and or to visit and chat. There are places of comfort inside and out.

Out and around the back of the castle there is a beautiful pavillion that is private and serene. I have provided a cuddle rug inside it for those couples who want to be away from prying eyes and relax. Lillypads that emit a light mist/fog, lush plantings by Lunata Lupino of course and just beautifully rich in color. There are also 2 hidden rooms which I shall not divulge the location ;) you'll just have to find them on your own. There is also a spa for your enjoyment, table and chairs on the balcony and of course climb the ladder on the 3rd floor and that brings you to Neko Jewelry, and little bridges. This is quite the place to explore and have fun. I have included some photos of my beautiful sandcastle for you to have a peek. All newest collections are located on the first floor, with venders on all available wall space. tp up to 2nd floor for more venders and balcony the 3rd floor houses the spa and climb the ladder to the 4th where Neko jewels are. Have fun and enjoy your stay!

Lunata Lupino Designs

Lunata Lupino is a screen designer in the virtual world of Secondlife. She makes her home in Berlin/Germany. She is an artist in the truest form and a master in her creations. Lunata has a fine, delicate hand for painting textures for gardening, tapisserie, clothing and architectural, as well as exquisite persian/turkish carpets. Her designs are most exclusive and are derived from years of experience and lots of patience. Her work is exquisite in everyway and takes up a good majority of her real life time to enhance and beautify the virtual world of second life.

Her fine detaling is not only remarkable but astoundingly beautiful, the very best I have had the pleasure to view in second life. Her textures are sharp, colorful and no annoying halos. One need only to zoom in to see the difference.

Lunata can take a plain ugly sim and weave it into an exquisite fairy tale. I call this wonderful artist my "Botanical Genius" ;)
I have known Lunata for quite a long time and have the honor of calling this woman my friend. Yesterday she honored me by calling me a master in my jewelry creations, but I think the same of her with her exquisite designs.
Lunata is more than happy to accept commissions and works best when left alone. Just let her do the work and the results are breathtaking. I am providing a link for you to visit her work. Please remember, the flowers, trees, relaxation cushions, landscaping, refectory pools are all Lunatas works. Enjoy your visit!


Please refrain from copying my photos, text, and all other. What I post is solely my creation. In doing so you violate copyrighted works.

MMSL Desert Diamond Oasis

Greetings everyone! Many things have been going on in Second Life! I've traveled to many places and have been up to many things. First Worldly Treasures has a brand new main location thanks to a very special lady and also someone I call my friend. She goes by the name of LadyIbex Shilova and is a huge part of the Gorean community in second life. She weaves magic into all she does, and is one hell of a story teller. MMSL Desert Diamond Oasis is an exotic market place with Tahari tents for merchant rentals as well as booths. Prices per rentals are: Tents: $L150 per week for 30 prims and Booths are 250 per week for 50 prims. Come rent with us in our jewel of the desert! we are growing fast and space is limited! We do not accept business in a box merchants, we are looking for creative and talented merchants who create their own gorean goods. Please use the link and come visit us to see how lovely our oasis really is :) All prospective merchants must contact LadyIbex Shilova. All rental boxes are avtive and ready to go! we also offer belly dancing and a tavern ;)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sayadaw/93/108/47

SHINE Fashion Event In Second Life

SHINE is a charity fashion event sponsored by Oryx Tempel of International House Of Style in conjunction with Metro Models, to benefit Medicines Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders.
Bid on one-of-a-kind fabulous fashions for a great cause! there will be many amazing designers offering limited edition items for sale as well as many like myself offering one-of-a-kind items for bid at the silent auction. If you are interested in attending this event please see the invitation pictured here or you may feel free to contact Oryx Tempel or myself Kia Greyskin for details and an invitation to attend this wonderful event. Please view the picture for the collection I am offering up for the silent auction.

"Shine" Doctors without Borders Event in SL

What are the holidays and what do they mean to you? besides good food, presents and all the other trimmings? simple answer really, it is the need to open your hearts and give to those who don't have the essentials for a quality life. Recently I was asked by my good friend Oryx Tempel of International House Of Style if I would be interested in participating in an event called "Shine". To be honest I haven't really been involved in charities as not knowing where or how the proceeds where heading and who actually benefitted through them, I did research.

Shine is an organization that helps Doctors without borders. Expediting much needed medics and medicines to those in the poorest of countries and or are victims of natural disasters such as floods in Haite which has left its children starving to death. These are images that gripped my heart and telling me damn! I can make a difference even if small.
So for this years "Shine" theme which is "Peace" I have created a one of a kind collection of fine prim snowflake jewels to fit within the theme. Snowflakes? you bet ;) what is more peaceful than snow falling quietly and effortlessly? is their anything more quiet than everything coming to a standstill so as you don't hear a sound? to be surrounded in nature that is slowly being blanketed by the crisp cold snow? each snowflake that falls is a different gem. There are no 2 flakes alike. Each rare and glorious as the next. It is my hope that these precious children and their frightened parents shall find some kind of peace in their life.

The Winter Rose Collection is one of a kind. Like the flakes the fall to earth. There will never be another sold. It is to be put up for auction at the Shine Event in Second Life. This formal jewel collection includes a gorgeous platinum tiara, 2 armlets for past the elbow evening gloves and a beautiful necklace. You will never see metal textures twinkle and shine the way these do. I spent alot of time to perfect these jewels for this event. For details on when and time for the fashion show, Please contact Oryx Tempel of International House Of Style!

I hope you have a beautiful and very warm holiday season. Stop in to see what is new at Worldly Treasures and Kia Greyskin :)

New Jewel Collections 11/1 - 11/08 2008

As ususal I have been very busy in SL creating new jewelry! 4 new collections of outstanding fine delicate prim work. Just arrived in time for holiday season 2008 Ancient Egyptian scarab collection featuring 3 diferent scarabs worked into armlets, anklets, head band/tiara, bangles and choker. This set comes in a beautiful full prim Scarab jewel case for elegant and unique gifting. Second up is Australian Dragonfly Collection featuring exquisite prim dragonflys set amid shimmering gold and platinum with fully faceted ruby drops. The pieces to this set includes Bindi/forehead jewel, a gorgeous shimmery necklace that twinkles in the light without bling, 2 stunning armlets w/2 matching anklets, a very sexy dragonfly belly jewel all prim, earrings in the chandelier style and foot jewels with toe rings. Next we go to Greece for the Aegean Sea Collection of bright and beautiful african Shattucky set in finely detailed gold cabachons. Collection includes Tiara, necklace, armlets, anklets,cabachon toe rings, earrings, and 2 beautiful belts! So break out the togas and make a fashionable statement in your second life. Lastly Art Deco Collection from the smooth days of jazz in the speakeasys that the divas of jazz adorned themselves with to the famous 1920's flapper and can can girls. This set is most pleasing to the eye and brings out the diva in all of us ;) Collection comes in 3 gem colors of malachite, jet and Lapis. All gold and bits of silver hight these the fine delicate prim pieces. Collection includes Tiara, necklace, armlets, anklets, ring, bracelet and earrings. all are available on Xstreet
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Poddy's Mystical Fairy Forest

Poddy's Mystical Fairy Forest is a place one can only dream about. Built By Poddy Collins, it exists in the virtual world of SecondLife. It is a land of surreal and enchanted beauty that is home to the many fairy's that inhabit the land as well as the Mermaids that live below in the rich blue underwater caverns. Wherever you look there is beauty. Poddy is a delightfully warm and caring person who is so much fun to be around and her bubbly peronality is contagious. All who know Poddy loves her dearly. She created this ethereal sim for others to enjoy. Poddy offers horseback ring, hang gliding, fishing, relaxing grottos for her fairys as well as ubder the sea mermaid ballroom Egyptian style! She also offers pristine beaches with a huge King Kong lol - most of all Poddy offers you her friendship. High in the sky, you will find loads of shops with high quality goods. My shop Worldly Treasures is also up there so please stop by ;) But I would really love for you to see this incredible land of enchanted beauty.