Archive for December, 2015

Spotlight on a New Year!

Happy New Year!  Today I am sitting talking in group thinking about the awesome Amaretto Community and how thankful I am to be a part of this beautiful and wacky community.  It has been over 5 years since this wonderful and wild ride with Amaretto Breedables started and it’s still the greatest adventure of my life!  Mostly because of all of you, the breeders, the community, the creativity and the caring for one another.  Logging into Second Life each day to check on your breedables but also stopping to check on your friends and fellow breeders.  Nothing beats this Community …nothing!  Remember each other in the new year to come, take a moment to show a friend you care, take a moment just to talk to one another and remember we are all human behind this computer screen with our own issues and burdens.  You never know when one kind word or caring action can make the biggest of differences in someone’s life.  Keep our own Maleficent in your thoughts and prayers so that she can continue on her journey to health and get back here with us all soon!

For my Spotlight today I want to let you all know you matter and send to you my wishes for you all in the New Year.  I found this poem online and thought it expressed the sentiments I wanted to express perfectly:

 

My New Year Wishes for You…

Happiness deep down within.

Serenity with each sunrise.

Success in each facet of your life.

Family beside you.

Close and caring friends.

Health, inside of you.

Love that never ends.

Special memories of all the yesterdays.

A bright today with much to be thankful for.

A path that leads to beautiful tomorrows.

Dreams that do their best to come true.

Appreciation of all the wonderful things about you.

Have a GREAT Year.

 

Until next year … Happy Breeding.

 

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Snowflakes and Candy Canes!!!

Hey guys how is everyone?! Well I just wanted to take a few moments to share all the new hidden gifts from the 2015 Holiday Edition Horses!!!!!
Introducing to you not 1 but 2 new saddles!!!
Candy Cane and Winter Snowflake! But wait thats not all we also added in a matching ear tip!!!

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WinterSnowflake

Take a look at how well these will compliment your Candy Cane and Winter Snowflake projects! That makes a total of 6 max traits on those Candy Cane horses!! Remember these traits do have the ability to pass!

Keep your eyes out for the hidden gifts from the K-9s and the Barnyard Birds as well!!

Don’t forget you can still grab your 2015 Holiday Edition animals until January 4, 2015!!! After that they are GOING, GOING, GONE!!!

This is Ava happy breeding everyone! See ya next year!!!

Another Crazed Month!!

Good morning Amaretto!! Hope everyone had a very special Holiday with their families and friends and a very blessed New year coming! So I know some have wondered if we are planning something new for January instead of the Crazed. If we were we would have announced it before now, we still have some awesome, crazy ideas left so lets start off the year with another Crazed!!

From January 5, 2016 to February 5, 2016, if you breed ANY Double Laced Barnevelder Barnyard birds together you have a chance at getting a Crazed Double Laced Barnevelder!! On these beauties, the breed and beautiful crazed eye will have the ability to pass.
http://wiki3.amarettobreedables.com/index.php?title=Double_Laced_Barnevelder

And for the K-9 lovers… From January 5, 2016 to February 5, 2016, if you breed ANY Into The Wild K-9s together you have a chance at getting a Crazed Into The Wild!! Remember these all come with a beautiful new eye and collar that has the ability to pass along with the coat.
(Does not include Twist coats)
http://wiki2.amarettobreedables.com/index.php?title=Into_The_Wild_K-9s
http://wiki2.amarettobreedables.com/index.php?title=Best_in_Show_Into_the_Wild_K-9-_Alligator

And last but certainly not least… the Horses…. From January 5, 2016 to February 5, 2016, if you breed ANY Spotted Amaretto coats together you have a chance at getting a Crazed Coat Spotted Amaretto!! Remember these all come with a gorgeous new eye that has the ability to pass along with coat.
(Does not include Twist coats)
http://wiki.amarettobreedables.com/index.php?title=Spotted_Amaretto
http://wiki.amarettobreedables.com/index.php?title=Showcase_Spotted_Amaretto

So get them bundles, kennels and nests ready for another crazed month of breeding. Happy New Year and Happy Breeding!!

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Introducing Lakenvelders and Platinum Blue Beak and Leg!

Hey guys its a Super Sunday here at the Amaretto Ranch!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday with your families!

I wanted to be the first to introduce you to the great Christmas Gifts hiding in the 2015 Holiday Edition – Ghost of Jacob Marley and 2015 Holiday Edition – Ebenezer Scrooge Barnyard Birds!

Take a look at the Platinum Blue Lakenvelder and the Silver Lakenvelder!!!
These are brand new Non-Starter coats that can come from any breeding of the 2015 Holiday Edition Barnyard Birds.

Silver Lakenvelder

Platinum Blue Lakenvelder

Wait thats not all! Take a closer look because these birds have something special on them! A brand new beak color and leg that has the ability to pass!

Introducing the Platinum Blue Beak and Leg!

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Platinum Blue Beak Color
These do have the ability to pass on to offspring as hidden and showing!! I can not wait to see what great projects you will start with these new beaks, legs, and breeds!!!!

I know we are all waiting to see what will come from the K-9s and Horses but we will just have to wait for those pregnancies to be over!!! Until next time this is Ava over and out!!! Happy Breeding everyone!

Spotlight on Holiday Cheer!

Merry Christmas Eve!!! I want to wish each and every member of the Amaretto Community a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!  On this day before Christmas I sit reflecting on how blessed we all are here in this big wonderful Amaretto Community.  We might not always get that exact bundle, kennel or nest that we want but we always have a community we can log on and talk to about anything and everything, we have many blessing to count each and every one of us and I want you to know that you all have inspired me this year to focus on more blessing counting and less complaining about what I don’t have. In ways you will never know many of you touch my life daily and for that and all of you I am thankful this Christmas!

Speaking of you in the community and your inspiration I want to share with you all some Christmas creativity Amaretto Community style.

When I logged on this morning MrDarkWolf Resident posted this in the Amaretto group and I have to share it with all of you …

‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the pen, Not a creature was stirring, not even a Blue Colada Crazed Rhode Island White Hen; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes a Ponie Pal soon would be there; The breeders were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of new drops danced in their heads!

 

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Thank you Wolfy that makes me smile so much!!

 

Now yesterday as I sat here chair dancing to my favorite Christmas Carols another of you amazingly creative breeders came into the group singing an Amaretto Christmas Carol that I swear she was making up as she went along!  By the time she was finished I had to message her and ask her if I could do my Spotlight today on her song and share it with the rest of you.  Thankfully she said yes! Thank you so much ScarletBegonias Boucher this is the best Christmas Carol I’ve heard since …well the original version!!

First you need to pull up the original song Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt.  After you have the melody in your head sing this amazing version to yourself and watch your smile light up like a kid at Christmas!!

 

Santa baby, just slip a good bundle under the tree for me;
Been an awful good girl, Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a Charmed Demon too, light blue;
I’ll wait up for you, dear; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Think of all the fun I’ve missed;
Think of all the SL boys that I haven’t kissed;
Next year I could be just as good… if you check off my horsey list

Santa baby, I want a Cosmic and really that’s not a lot;
Been an angel all year; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa honey, one little thing I really need…
The deed… to make the horsies mine, Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the food and salt;
Put a Monarch on the line, Santa cutie,
and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Come and trim my Christmas tree with some LEs bought at Josaphine’s;
I really do believe in you;
Let’s see if you believe in me…

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing… A Wind…
I don’t mean just the eye; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight!

 

 

 

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Applause!! Applause!! Applause!!! Thank you so much Scarlet for sharing that with all of us.

Now I will leave you with this …. Happy Breeding, Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good night!

 

 

Amaretto Christmas Ball 2015!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Hey everyone I wanted to Thank you ALL! Thanks for putting on your formal wear, and heading out to the Christmas Ball!

We had several winners that each took home a Christmas Carol Pack of Holiday Edition Horses!!!

The winners were:
Sedan7777 Resident
Durgama Greatrex
Mooncusser Farshore
meatylolipop Walpole
Zenithblaze Fenwitch
billy Qendra

Congrats Winners!!!!!

I have created an album on the Amaretto Social Network for everyone to upload or tag themselves in the photos from the Ball!

You can add your Merry Christmas to the community here:

http://amarettobreedables.com/albums/view/3255
Don’t worry we will be with you throughout the Holiday! Don’t forget to get your Christmas gift from Amaretto as well as those Holiday Edition Animals!!!!
Here is just a few of the photos I took!

 

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Merry Christmas Amaretto!!! Until next time………..Happy Breeding!!!

What’s All This Craziness?!

Hi there Amaretto community! I hope everyone is staying nice and warm on this cold winter Saturday!! Today I wanted to show you the beautiful Crazed for this month!!

Let me start off by introducing you to the beautiful Crazed Barnyard Birds!

They are the Rhode Island White! From December 5, 2015 until January 5, 2016 you could breed any Rhode Island White Barnyard Birds together for the chance of getting one of the Crazed Rhode Island White. No other qualifications necessary, just has to be 2 Rhode Island White Barnyard Birds. The Crazed Rhode Island White DOES have the ability to pass. The Rainbow Palette Eye DOES have the ability to pass.

 

  • Red Berry Fizz Crazed Rhode Island White
  • Sour Green Melon Shooter Crazed Rhode Island White
  • Blue Colada Crazed Rhode Island White
  • Eye: Rainbow Palette

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Next up are the Crazed K-9s!

They are The Dogue de Bordeaux! From December 5, 2015 until January 5, 2016 you could breed any color Dogue de Bordeaux K-9s together for the chance of getting one of the Crazed Coat Dogue de Bordeaux. No other qualifications necessary, just has to be 2 Dogue de Bordeaux. The Crazed Coat Dogue de Bordeaux DOES have the ability to pass. The Rainbow Palette DOES have the ability to pass. The Rainbow Palette Collar DOES have the ability to pass.

  • Yellow Pineapple Punch Crazed Coat Bordeaux
  • Red Berry Fizz Crazed Coat Bordeaux
  • Purple Haze Daiquiri Crazed Coat Bordeaux
  • Coconut Coral Cosmo Crazed Coat Bordeaux
  • Sour Green Melon Shooter Crazed Coat Bordeaux
  • Blue Colada Crazed Coat Bordeaux
    • Eye: Rainbow Palette
    • Collar: Rainbow Palette

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Coconut_Coral_CosmoCrazed_Coat_Bordeaux

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And last but certainly not least are the Crazed Horses!!

They are the Saddlebred! From December 5, 2015 until January 5, 2016 you could breed any color Saddlebred horses together for the chance of getting one of the Crazed Coat Saddlebred. No other qualifications necessary, just has to be 2 Saddlebred. The Crazed Coat Saddlebred DOES have the ability to pass. The Rainbow Palette Eye DOES have the ability to pass.

  • Blue Colada Crazed Coat Saddlebred
  • Sour Green Melon Shooter Crazed Coat Saddlebred
  • Perfect Peach Martini Crazed Coat Saddlebred
  • Purple Haze Daiquiri Crazed Coat Saddlebred
  • Red Berry Fizz Crazed Coat Saddlebred
  • Electric Blue Margarita Crazed Coat Saddlebred
    • Eye:Rainbow Palette

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Electric_Blue_MargaritaCrazed_Coat_Saddlebred

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I hope you are loving this months crazed as much as I am! They are beautiful!

Happy breeding and Happy Holidays!

Until next time………

 

 

They’re here! The 2015 Holiday Editions Are Here!

Hello Amaretto Community! This is a wonderful time of the year and we at Amaretto love the holidays! Soooo… guess what we have for you?! The 2015 Holiday Editions! They are now out at all Amaretto Ranch Breedables store locations and this year we went with an amazing and meaningful theme… A Christmas Carol! These Holiday Editions are hiding some magical surprises for you all! They will be on sale from today December 18th 2015 to January 4th 2016. You have a chance at magical surprises from ANY BREEDING.  Take a look below for a list of all the 2015 Holiday Editions and pricing! We hope you all have very happy holidays!

Horses:
2015 Holiday Edition – Christmas Carol Pack 1 of each coat, Gender Specific $L 3125
2015 Holiday Edition – Single Pack random Coat and Gender $L 695
Names:
2015 Holiday Edition – Bob Cratchit  Male Eye: Christmas Carols
2015 Holiday Edition – Mrs Cratchit    Female Eye: Merry Little Christmas
2015 Holiday Edition – Peter Cratchit  Male Eye: The Christmas Candle
2015 Holiday Edition – Martha Cratchit Female   Eye: Christmas Bells
2015 Holiday Edition – Tiny Tim Cratchit Male Eye: Merry Christmas 2015

K-9s:
2015 Holiday Edition – Ghosts of Christmas Pack 1 of each coat, Gender Specific $L 1335
2015 Holiday Edition – Single Pack random Coat and Gender $L 495
Names:
2015 Holiday Edition – Ghost of Christmas Past  Female Eye: Christmas Past Collar: Christmas Past
2015 Holiday Holiday – Ghost of Christmas Present  Female  Eye: This Christmas Collar: Christmas Present
2015 Holiday Holiday – Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Male Eye: Things to Come Collar: Things to Come

Birds:
2015 Holiday Edition – Jacob Marley Couples Pack $L 890
1 Rooster 1 Hen
2015 Holiday Edition – Ebenezer Scrooge Couples Pack $L 890
1 Rooster 1 Hen
2015 Holiday Edition – Single Pack $L 495
Random Breed and Gender
Names:
2015 Holiday Edition – Ghost of Jacob Marley  Eye: Jacobs Ghost
2015 Holiday Edition – Ebenezer Scrooge  Eye: Bah Humbug!

So get on down to one of our many store locations ( http://amarettobreedables.com/pages/locations ) and pick up these beautiful 2015 Holiday Editions!

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“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.  I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.  The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.  I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.” – A Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas to all and Happy Breeding!!

Until next time…

Interview With an Amaretto Breeder

Happy Friday Everyone !!! Hope everyone is having a good breeding day !

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Crystal Glasswing. Crystal is in the Amaretto Groups so when you see her give her a big hello.

Please tell the community a little about yourself. Where you are from and what brought you to Second Life?

Hi, I’m Crystal, and I’m from North Central Arizona. I came to Second Life in February 2010 out of curiosity, and I decided to stay because it is amazing and fun.

Which Amaretto Breedables do you own?

I own around 120 Amaretto Horses, and I also have 4 Amaretto K-9 Kennels (huskies) …though I haven’t started breeding the K-9s yet.

How did you get started in breedables?

In January 2013 I was in a building contest, and a friend rezzed this cute little just-born Amaretto Horse in the sandbox. I mentioned how cute she was, and my friend told me I could buy her for a great price, so I did. Then I got her a mate …then another …then a few more …and the rest is history haha, I was hooked.

*Do you own other breedables besides Amaretto?

No, just Amarettos

*What special projects are you working on right now with your Amaretto Horses?

Well, I have the 8X Whites, and I’m adding ear tips to them to make 9X Whites. I’m also working on both the Emerald and Amethyst Dazzle Saddles, on matching color horses. Also I’m doing Christmas/Holiday Horses (A Red & Green project, and a Snowflake project).

What special projects are you working on right now with your Amaretto K-9s

I haven’t started breeding the k-9s yet. Maybe after the Holidays.

What is your favorite Amaretto Breedable ?

Amaretto Horses! I really enjoy them.

What are some other things that you enjoy doing in Second Life when you’re not taking care of your breedables?

Well, I build a little, and I love exploring new places in Second Life. There is always something new to see here, and people here are so creative. I enjoy learning as well and I learn something new every day in Second Life.

Thank you Crystal for letting me interview you this week 🙂
I have included some pictures of Crystal favorite Amaretto Breedables

Until next week Happy Breeding !!

crystal glasswing Amethyst Dazzle Saddle Mom & Son crystal glasswing Christmas Red & Green Project crystal glasswing Snowflake Horses Crystal's Emerald Dazzle Saddle Girl ~ 3X Emerald - dos Wing

Final Spotlight on Holiday Inspiration

Happy Thursday!  I have really enjoyed writing these Spotlights on Holiday Inspiration and I hope many of you have taken the ideas provided here and started your own Holiday projects!  I think I have saved the best for last!

I was out and about the other week and spotted a display from across the sim.  After going over and having a closer look I knew that I had to talk to the owners and do a Spotlight on their Holiday creativity!

 

The Elf project was started by venere00 Resident and her partner KillerTrex Resident.  I spoke with venere00 who was happy to share their project with everyone here in my Spotlight.  This is what she had to say about their fabulous Elf project:

 

Hello my name is Venere00 and I started to make horses Amaretto
a little more than a year ago with my husband Killertrex.
Breeding Amaretto horses is a passion that we share. They’re
a lot of fun to create stand for them, and all of this for us and
a beautiful game.
We had a lot of difficulties at the beginning due to the language we are
Italian and we do not know the English language.
But all breeders of Amaretto Horses were always
kind and helpful, and told us about the site Amaretto
where we learned a lot, and more we entered college.
We never had much luck with the new features, for this
why we really enjoy creating projects because that way the
horse design will be unique … lol
For this time we decided to create the Christmas elf
are four months that we work and the result we really like we got
what we wanted … we later found out today that Amaretto created the new eye of Santa’s elf and this makes us happy because it ‘s perfect for our project.
What is the Christmas Elf you ask?
In our imagination there are two types:
The Green: Ripe Lime Crazed Coat Sorrel, with hair Mystic Siam,
the red socks and saddle roses Heart (because ‘the elves have big hearts lol)
their wives are instead
redheads: Sizzling Red Coat Crazed Walker with green socks
wing grim and saddle Rose Heart
Now we just have to hope that they can both have new eyes
to be the perfect Christmas elves of 2015 especially hope
They will appeal to our breeder friends.
Dreams for the near future, will be one of the many ‘what I and killer
we crown our love with a wedding Amaretto spouses and friends riding
I am sure that we will achieve it.
Now we just have to say goodbye and to wish good luck to all breeders
especially to our friends Brillantecometa cloud.funizza and wishing them good luck
for their project secret …… shhhhhhhh

 

A secret project?!?! Sounds like I need to do some further investigating and find out what venere00’s friends are up too!

 

Thank you for sharing your beautiful project with us all venere00 and KillerTrex!  Check out the pictures below and look for the displays out in the markets because they are fabulous!

Until next time … Happy Breeding!

 

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