Winter Holidays Hunt Continues, Lots of Free Holiday Stuff in Free Store

The Winter Holidays Hunt continues at MIA West World through the end of the year--and the end of the year is nigh!  In addition to the Hunt, check out all the holiday stuff Burnfingers has put in the Free Store.  You can even get your own Rudolph to ride.  Finally, check out the holiday clothing in Chez GiGi and PixelDolls Outlet Depot, and the special Winter Holiday hairstyle (at a special price) at A Wild Hair.  There's just something about this time of year that brings out the fun in shopping.  See you there!

Midnight Mania Locations at MIA

Here are the locations of the Midnight Mania Boards at MIA--be sure to stop and and click to win!

A Wild Hair

http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/195/30/22

PixelDolls Outlet Depot
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/207/49/23

Chez GiGi
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/203/110/23

Tears Angel
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/128/71/25

Alanis
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/131/21/23

Cat's Pajamas, Lefminer Latex, Etc. Stores
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/34/19/22

Kitty Box
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/79/12/22

Some pictures of the prizes follow:

New Holiday Dresses in the PixelDolls Outlet Depot

Here is a sampling of what's new at PixelDolls Outlet Depot--this is the Holly Gown/Dress combo in Blue.  If you like the hair worn in the picture, you can find it at A Wild Hair, also at MIA.  This hairstyle is called Hermione, and it's available in brown, black, blonde, & red.  Each color comes with or without the cute net bow.

The red dress above left, is Noel in red--it comes with both a full and slim skirt.

Midnight Mania at MIA!

Thanksgiving weekend, we installed Midnight Mania boards in several spots at MIA.  Clicking has been brisk on some of the boards, but not enough on others.  It has only just occurred to me, that people don't click on the board when they don't see something they want, but maybe it is good to click on Midnight Mania boards, to give other people a chance at the prize. 

6 New Items in the Lucky Chairs!

There are 6 new items in the lucky chairs, located right outside of the PixelDolls Outlet Depot @ MIA.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/174/62/23

The 5 outfits shown here all come with hair, boots, & jewelry, in addition to the clothes.

The 6th outfit has three colors of pants and shirts, and a very cool tooled leather belt.  Come try your luck!

All 6 outfits are also available on the 4th floor of Chez GiGi, for those of you who don't like lucky chairs. :)

The Winter Holidays Hunt at MIA Has Begun!

There are 50 Candy Canes hidden all over MIA West World.  Every Candy Cane contains a prize.  You will have to be clever to find them all!  Will you be the first person to find all 50?

The Great Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Has Ended

A new hunt is going up tonight.  Burnfingers has been collecting holiday treats and madly stuffing them into candy canes.  Watch for announcement of the new hunt.  It's going to be a doozy!

The Great Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Continues & Lots of New Stuff has arrived at MIA West World

Don't forget to visit and join in the Great Halloween Pumpkin Hunt at MIA West World.  The Hunt continues through Halloween.

New Halloween dresses and velvet dresses at the MIA PixelDolls Outlet Depot, new sexy, gothy outfits at Alanis, & new long and curly hair at A Wild Hair are just some of the new things this week at MIA.  Stop in and see.  Here's a sample:

Genevieve is just one of several new long and curly styles now on sale at A Wild Hair.

Alanis has some new items in her store as well, and here are a couple of pictures to tempt you.  Check out Calena & Levanah--Sexy never looked so good!

Skinicity & A Wild Hair -- New Hair, Riley, Cowgirl Hat Hair in 6 Colors

One of the stores at MIA West World is Skinicity & A Wild Hair.  There are lots of great styles and colors of hair for both men & women at A Wild Hair.  New styles arrive weekly, and I am featuring a really cool new style today on the blog.  Riley is long, swingy, shiny, sleek hair in 6 colors with a camo cowboy hat attached.  The cowboy hat feathers goggles and a flask, and looks great with all your western wear, as well as any other casual wear.  The colors are platinum blonde, golden blonde, dark red, midnight black, chocolate brown, & chestnut.  All 6 colors are included for only L199.  Riley hair has a resizer included, too, so you can make it fit, no matter what size your avatar is.  I have a couple of other new styles this week, so take a look around the store to check them out.  You'll also find my new hairstyles on XStreets SL.  Here is the link for Riley:

https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1827430

Click on "View All By This Merchant" to see what else I have listed.  If you sort by "newest first", you'll see several of the hairstyles I have listed.  You are sure to find something you'll love!

MIA Stores are on XStreets SL, too--check out the Halloween Special.

There are lots of Halloween items at MIA--in the pumpkin hunt, in the Halloween Pirate  Ship, and in the shops.  You can find some of those items on XStreets SL, too.  Currently there is a special pair of Halloween shoes at a special price (29 Lindens) on XStreets, at the following URL: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1814860

The Great Pumpkin Hunt Continues--will you find all 50 pumpkins before Halloween?

http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/183/9/23

7 Hot & Gorgeous New Dresses at the MIA PixelDolls Outlet Depot

Just inside the door on the right, you will find the latest creations from PixelDolls, all at the astounding price of just 99 Lindens Each! Check out the pictures, or come in to see them. If you love PixelDolls, you are gonna love these dresses!




Visit the MIA PixelDolls Outlet Depot here:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/208/51/23

Another new dress at PixelDolls Outlet Depot--Wow--8 new PixelDolls dresses in one day!

This one is called Boho Rose. It comes in 9 colors, and you can wear it with jeans, too. It makes a very cool top (see pictures left & below.)

BTW--do you love those boots? They are only 99 Lindens in Alanis' store at MIA--and they come in a TON of colors.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/152/28/23 is the link to Alanis' store.

Join the MIA West World Group to get information about new products, group gifts, & news about hunts. You can join by visiting MIA & clicking on a group joiner sign, or you can send me an email at giselegrizot@gmail.com. I'm planning to start another blog for the PixelDolls store, and set up a Subscribe-o-Matic group for the MIA PixelDolls Outlet & for Chez GiGi. Let me know if you would be interested. You can drop me an IM or notecard inworld, or send me an email. I am loving these new outfits, and I can't wait to see my customers enjoying them, too :)

Hanging out at the Halloween Pirate Ship @ MIA West World

More new outfits and Halloween fun stuff, lots of freebies, too! Take your picture burning at the stake or hanging, and take home your own little bonfire or noose for FREE!

Halloween Pirate Ship @ MIA West World

One of the fun Halloween things you'll find at MIA, besides the Great Halloween Pumpkin Hunt, is the Halloween Pirate Ship. It has Halloween Decoration freebies, as well as many affordable (and even free) costumes to help you enjoy a great Second Life Halloween.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/MIA/30/176/22

How to Get Rid of Annoying Beeping or Talking Things You Can't See

After you've been in Second Life for a while, you may find yourself plagued by some little freebie you've picked up along the way. Maybe you hear a little beep noise, or you dropped something you should have attached/worn, or you set down a particle emitter, and can't grab it to get rid of it. After a while it begins to get on your nerves. You'd like to delete it without deleting everything on your land. Here are some things I've tried that worked for me. I hope you find them useful as well.

Recently someone asked me how to get rid of a tracker (a scripted wearable that tells you who is near you) they got in a new residents' package. They had removed every attachment they were wearing, and they still were getting messages from the tracker. However, they were only getting the messages when they were at home. I tried out the tracker myself, and it was easy to remove. Plus, once it was removed, it quit talking, so I was pretty sure they were not still wearing the tracker. The fact that they were only seeing messages from the tracker when they were at home gave me the idea that they had accidentally dropped the tracker on the floor, instead of wearing it. Here are the two suggestions I made: 1) Turn on Highlight Transparent (CTRL-ALT-T or Edit, View, Highlight Transparent from the Menus). You might be able to see the item that way. 2) Use a primfinder (I use one from Argent Stonecutter called "Detect My Stuff"

It turned out that the tracker was too small to see using Highlight Transparent, but when they used the primfinder, they were able to find and delete it. Here's how Argent Stonecutter's primfinder works. You set it down, and it points a laser light at things you own within its radius. Each time it finds one, it tells you the name of the item and its location. Combined with Highlight Transparent, a primfinder will help you to get rid of many pesky and hard to find prims you may drop and lose, as long as you own the prim.

Argent Stonecutter's Store is at:http://slurl.com/secondlife/Noonkkot/59/12/49

Another annoying thing is trying to find particle emitters and other items that may have rolled into a spot you can't grab, even with your primfinder to help you. This happened to me one time with a rolling particle emitter I got in a free store. I put it on the ground underwater, and it immediately rolled into a crack in the ground! Purple poofing particles were popping into my house day and night, and I couldn't get at the danged thing to delete it. I was ready to return every object on my land to get rid of that particle emitter, until I ran across this tip.

You can remove the "surface patch" from view on your screen (along with water and any other type of image on your land) from the Advanced tab on your top of the screen menu. If you don't see an Advanced tab, you can invoke it by pressing CTRL-ALT-D. Click on Advanced, then Rendering, then Types. Here's a picture:






Click on Ground, Surface Patch, Water or whatever other substance is keeping you from seeing the item you are trying to grab. You may have to pick more than one. I had to pick all three to get at the particle emitter I had dropped on the ground under the water on my land. Once you've nabbed the offending item, you can reverse the process to get your land, water, and surface patch back in place.

Here's another tip that little adventure taught me. If you aren't sure what form an item takes, open drag it onto the ground somewhere your items will be returned (like a Sandbox) or wear/attach it. That way you can get a look at it before it gets loose!

Still another annoyance I've had to deal with was a chronic sound that I kept hearing on a particular parcel of land I owned. It sounded like a squeaky toy. In that case, it was not something I owned, so the primfinder couldn't help me. It was also not on my land, so I couldn't find it using the Advanced features. I finally found it one night on a neighbor's land. It was someone's idea of a toy or joke, and had probably been sitting there for years. When I finally found it--I muted it, so I could no longer hear it (clicked on the item then clicked mute on the piechart), but in order to get rid of it for good, I sent my neighbor an IM and notecard asking them to turn on their auto-return or delete the item. Since my neighbor owned the land, and was not renting, they could also have gone into About Land, Options, and clicked on Refresh List to see any items on the land that were not owned by people they knew, and then returned it to its owner.

Join in the Great Halloween Pumpkin Hunt!

The Great Pumpkin Hunt Halloween Event at MIA is going on NOW!!!

There are 45 pumpkins hidden all over MIA. Every pumpkin contains a prize. You will have to be clever to find them all. Come join the fun!!
MIA is home to the PixelDolls Outlet Depot, Alanis, Chez GiGi, Tears Angel, Kitty Box, Skinicity & A Wild Hair, The Man Store, & Much, Much, More. Did I mention the BEST FREE STORE IN SECOND LIFE?!
Visit the Halloween Pirate Ship while you're hunting, and find lots for Halloween Freebies as well as great costumes for the season at reasonable prices. Make MIA your Halloween Headquarters, and save those Lindens!
Remember what Gisele says, "I'd rather be shopping at MIA!"