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Christmas Night with me by Valentina Tremont:

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Posted by Unknown at 5:56 AM

Well simply WOW, watch this. :) It is awesome.

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

CAPTION CONTEST Winter Holiday Village - Polar Bear Pond

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Posted by Unknown at 7:51 AM

Caption Contest

Add a comment at the Flickr image spot and enter your caption for this picture.

If your Flickr name & SL username are not the same, your comment must include your SL name to be able to receive your prize if you win.

Anyone may participate but the prize is only distributed inside SecondLife(tm). If you are not a SecondLife(tm) resident you can join free to claim your prize or merely in the glory of your win without receiving the game funds. :)

Contest ends Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 11:59 PM SLT/PDT/-8 GMT. Prize awarded December 1, 2010.

Prize $500L. Prize not redeemable for other forms of cash or merchandise.

Image best seen maximum size.

Contest comments here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beads/5198541324/in/pool-1526743@N20/

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Winter Wednesday Sale @ WInter Holiday Village

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Posted by Unknown at 7:48 AM

Good morning from all of us at Winter Holiday Village!

We are having a sale at all the shops! Prices are slashed 25 to 70% off items from shop to shop.

In no particular order... SALE and NEW RELEASES.... (my new releases are included in this box.)

RFYRE NEW RELEASE - Raven Pennyfeather has an absolutely gorgeous ensemble, "Iced" for the ladies and matching boots newly released today. Available is 6 beautifully pale colors. Catch them here at her village shop and by the skating rink. All the luscious details are in this notecard ->􀀔

RFYRE SALE ITEMS - 50% Off

SASSY SALE ITEMS - Full price on these items are L$175 or L$195. All sale items are currently L$100

ARIWY DESIGNS SALE ITEM - Peace Dove Candle Lg Sale Price $10

HOLIDAY BLISS SALE ITEM - Wrapping Gifts Animations - Sale price $150L regular price $300

MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS SHOP of PRIM & PIXEL NEW RELEASE & SALE ITEMS
4 little mini dresses/skate dresses, you decide! All in coordinating christmas wrapping paper collages. Scripted & unscripted skirting included.
RELEASE SALE PRICE OF $99L each.

NEW GIFT! FInd the snowball that contains it. :D

Rudolph, Stags & Does - 11 in all, only a couple of sample pics here.

TRES BEAU SALE ITEM - 50% Off
OOOH, as I sit and write this, I look out my office window at the snow piled up from yesterdays storm, HOW FUN! I won my bet with Nave that I'd get snow before he did ! WOOT!
This snow and the season upon us is such fun! I love this season and all of the celebrations it involves.
I am excited as well to be part of the Winter Holiday Village, brought to us by the wonderful Mairead Fitzgerald and Karra Babii.
It's a winter wonderland full of fun and surprises..and SHOPPINGGGG
I have a small shop there with some holiday goodies I hope you will come explore!
This week I offer Snowflake at a 50% discount..and, for now, it's ONLY available at The Winter Holiday Village!

SUKI'S SILKEN FASHION SALE ITEMS - Suki has some of her classic collection @ 50% off the regular price

CAMILLA'S SALE ITEM - Natasha - REG $250L NOW $175L -
Outift only available at CAMILLA'S - be an original!

MARRET SALE ITEM - White Rosey Gown Regular price $250 - Sale price $55L.

HOPE CREATIONS SALE ITEMS - entire shop is 25% off.

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Winter Holiday Village Caption Contest

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Posted by Unknown at 5:47 AM

Go to our Flickr group and post a caption for this image in the comments area. :) Have fun but keep it PG please.

Flickr Image Link http://www.flickr.com/photos/beads/5198541324/in/pool-wintersl#/photos/beads/5198541324/in/pool-1526743@N20/

Winter Holiday Village Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/wintersl/

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Week #2 - Winter Holiday Village Pic Contest

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Posted by Unknown at 5:42 AM

This week's locale is the Polar Bear Ponds region.

Additional poses have been set up around the area for you to use. Entries accepted through Saturday, November 27, 2010. Prize to be awarded Sunday, November 28, 2010.

Winter Holiday Village Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/wintersl/

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

WEEK#1 Winner - Winter Holiday Village Pic Contest

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Posted by Unknown at 5:30 AM

Jersey, belt and trousers from the "Jersey Gurl" range and the lovely wooley hat from the "Surburban Grunge" range.

Both can be found in-world at "Prim and Pixel Paradise".
Photo by "Lolli Bluebird"

Winter Holiday Village Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/wintersl/

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Hiring Mrs. Claus and Santa! Check it out!

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Posted by Unknown at 10:41 AM

Tis the season... well, getting there faster than Santa's sleigh.

Looking for a female to play Mrs. Claus and a male to play Santa Claus at our WInter Holiday Village. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/130/93/25

REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH POSITIONS

VOICE REQUIRED. No exceptions. Older voice a plus. Voice "enhancers/changers" not allowed.
SL knowledgable. If younger than 6 months, must exhibit proficiency in using SL.
Knows the value of a business commitment.
Knows how to be ready for assignment on time.
Friendly, outgoing, helpful, cheery, chipper, smiles lot type of people person.
English speaking required. Accents considered. Multi-lingual a plus. Good with a translator.
Viewer 2.x capable user.
Knows how to NOT complain about lag.
Works well without guidance after initial training session.

POSITION DURATION
Mrs Claus to begin day after Thanksgiving 2010 through December 23, 2010
Santa to begin December 1, 2010 through December 23, 2010

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS FOR MRS. CLAUS:
Must be available: Monday 2 PM - Wednesday NOON - Saturday NOON & 4 PM, Sunday 11 AM & 4 PM
All times SL time (SLT) - (GMT-8) - (PST) / Shift duration 1 hour or less usually. Please do not schedule other appointments immediately after the hour session as it may go overtime. You may not leave until your guests have left the area. Times are subject to change but not by more than 1 hour either way to assist you in scheduling, to be discussed at interview . Your work week will be as shown above MONDAY through SUNDAY.

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS FOR SANTA:
Must be available: Tuesday NOON & 3 PM - Thursday NOON & 4 PM - Friday 1 & 3 PM, Sunday 1 PM & 4 PM
All times SL time (SLT) - (GMT-8) - (PST)/ Shift duration 1 hour or more. Please do not schedule other appointments immediately after the hour session as it may go overtime. You may not leave until your guests have left the area. Times are subject to change but not by more than 1 hour either way to assist you in schedulingto be discussed at interview .

POSITION DUTIES for MRS. CLAUS
You will greet people attending the event and read holiday stories and poems using voice in a special area on the sim designated for the event.

POSITION DUTIES for SANTA
You will greet people and allow them to sit on your lap. You will cheerfully inquire about their wish for Christmas. You will pose with them for a picture if they wish (only while seated on your lap). You will hand out a gift dependent on Adult male or female or child avatar.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Voice enabled microphone.
All other items, costume, stories, gifts, etc. will be provied.

SALARY
Mrs. Claus $1000LD per full work week plus 100% of tip jar earnings.
Santa $1500LD per full work week plus 100% of earnings.
Salaray penalties: $100LD deduction from base salary for each occurance of being late. $500 deduction for each occurance of missing an entire one hour session without 48 hour notice.
These events are advertised and schedules are to be adhered to.

HOW TO APPLY
Send a notecard to me, Mairead Fitzgerald with a title of Application - MRS. CLAUS - insertyournamehere or Application - SANTA - insertyournamehere. Include in the notecard anything that you think may enhance your chances for the position. Do not include regular profile information, we can easily see that ourselves.

INTERVIEW
Be prepared for an interview within 24 hours of submitting your notecard.
Both position interviews will be conducted in voice only. A VOICE short story reading will be required of Mrs. Santa Claus.

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE ABOVE. Lack of knowledge about the position when you meet with us will NOT get you the job.

A hiring decision will be made by November 17, 2010 and all applicants informed if they have the position or that the position has been filled.

All that said, I'm not a bitchy person.

I just do not wish to waste time scheduling and interviewing people who are not serious about the position. So I have tried to cover most of the information here so I don't have to repeat it over and over and over.

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Winter Holiday Village Photo Contest

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Posted by Unknown at 10:35 AM

THE RULES and other info....

No entry fee.

No popularity voting. Judges are Mairead Fitzgerald, Sutra Kish and Karra Babii.

No nudity whatsoever.

Entrant must be at least 30 days old at time of submission.

One image to be submitted per week per contestant.

Image can be photoshopped. Image can be a straight SL snapshot. Use of Windlight settings are your choice.

Image must show you wearing or using one item from us and/or our paticipating Winter Holiday Village Merchants.

Image must be taken utilizing the assigned pose area for that particular week.

Image must be upload to Flickr group WinterSL. http://www.flickr.com/groups/wintersl/
Flickr image title Must contain "Winter Holiday Sim Contest Week #1", etc.

Flickr image description must state what store's item you are wearing/using.

Deadline for each week is on Saturday evening by 11:59 PM SLT.

Judging will be held the next day, Sunday, and winner annouced that evening.

Judges, their alts, employees, merchants in residence & their staff are not eligible to participate.

Winner annoucement will be in the Flickr group and posted in the Winter Holiday Sim blog as well as in various notecard ads.

A weekly winner will be awarded $1000L until the contest ends December 26, 2010. If mutliple people are in the pose, the $L prize is awarded to the person who submits the image to Flickr. Submitter must have a SecondLife Account to accept funds. Prize money is in LINDEN DOLLARS ONLY.

The weeks winner will be displayed around the sim in the location the picture was shot for that week.

WEEK #1 November 14 - November 20, 2010
WEEK #2 November 21 - November 27, 2010
WEEK #3 November 28 - December 04, 2010
WEEK #4 December 05 - December 11, 2010
WEEK #5 December 12 - December 18, 2010
WEEK #6 December 19 - December 26, 2010 ENDS SUNDAY due to Christmas Day falling on Saturday .Judging will be held Monday December 27, 2010.

DON'T
Do not submit your image to me or my sister. Entries are only accepted on FLICKR.
Don't submit images without crediting store of item used/worn.

DO's
Have fun with it! B creative! It is a snow sim, but you are not limited to a holiday theme. You are welcome to post your other non-contest entry pics taken at WInter Holiday Village sim as well. Just don't title them for the contest. We'd love to see all your shots.

INFO
It is our humble opinion the sim is best seen with setting close to sunset or midnight. Particles maxed to 8096. Atmospheric shaders off unless using windlight. However, this is your artistic choice.

Additional poses will be available in each contest area for 1 week. To turn off unused poses type /1 hide or to show /1 show

Merchants of the Winter Holiday Village sim are HUCCI ~ Camilla's ~ marrett ~ PurpleMoon ~ Holiday Bliss ~ Suki's Silken Fashions ~ Tres Beau ~ Sassy! ~ Callie Cline ~ Christmas Hope ~ AriWy Creations ~ HOUSE of RFYRE ~ Magic of Christmas Shop

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

Winter Holiday Village Official Open to the Public

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Posted by Unknown at 7:30 AM

November 1, 2010 Winter Holiday Village - SLURL http://slurl.com/secondlife/Antique/129/80/27 - announces its grand opening of one of the best winter sims on the grid and is now officially open to the public.

Winter Holiday Village provides a wholesome and traditional get away for you and your family & friends. We have made sure to provide a number of fun activities you to enjoy.

Visit our Winter Holiday Village for ice skating, visiting Polar Bear Pond, Sledding down The Slippery Slopes, scoping out the North Pole, build a snowman and sit around a campfire, stop by our stables of live breedable horses.

In the center of the Antique sim is the Winter Holiday Village shops and skating rink. Each shop carries lots of wonderful items for the upcoming winter holidays, from clothing to decorative indoor and outdoor items.

Our featured merchants include HUCCI, Camilla's, marret, Purple Moon, Holiday Bliss, Suki's Silken Fashions, Tres Beau, Sassy! Callie Cline, Hope Creations, ArWyn Creations, House of RFyre and Bax Boots (ice skates).

Upcoming and ongoing scheduled events include hunts (grid wide & local), live story telling by Mrs. Claus, visits with Santa Claus, and a weekly picture taking contest.

Stop by, pay us a visit, do some relaxed old fashioned holiday shopping and take time out to enjoy the snow, animals and entertainments.

Happy holidays to you and yours from Mairead, Karra & the merchants of Winter Holiday Village.

PS Stop by the skating rink to grab our newly updated Holiday Music Jukebox, chocked full of streaming music radio stations playing holiday music. It's our grand opening gift to you!

Visit us at Winter Holiday Village SLURL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antique/128/92/25

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