WINTER/HOLIDAY 2012 GIFT SWAP — Everything Has Arrived! DONE! :D

[siberakh1]

It’s time for the Winter/Holiday 2012 Gift Swap to get started! 🙂

PLEASE NOTE: PLEASE watch the deadlines. If you sign up and something happens that you can’t participate, PLEASE let me know by the 28th if possible! No matter what, if something comes up, at least let me know ASAP, so I at least know what is going on if arrangements need to be made, so no one is left without something. Communication is ALWAYS best! 🙂

What it is: If you enlist, your name gets thrown into a hat. You will receive the name of one person, and someone else will receive your name. Your goal is to put together a small care package for that person. Letters, candles, incense, chocolate, bath goodies, foodie goods, craft-store finds, etc. Something nice to brighten his or her day. You might even get a new friend out of the deal. You don’t have to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, the first snow or any other holiday at this time of year to participate. You just have to appreciate brightening someone’s day. 🙂

Timeline:
November 1, 2012 — Sign-ups open (DONE)
November 14th, 2012 — Sign-ups close at 8am EST (DONE)
November 14th-15th, 2012 — Swapper notifications (DONE)
November 28th, 2012– The last day to notify me of a back-up need (DONE)
December 4th, 2012 — Last Day to put packages in the mail (DONE)

General Guidelines:
— It is suggested that you use a method with a some sort of shipping confirmation/a tracking number. I understand that this can get quite pricey shipping overseas. If you’d prefer to ship within country, just state so (US and Canadian residents, unless we get a lot of other countries participating). It just saves headaches when packages go missing at this busy time of year.
— It is suggested you include at least 3 items in your package if you are getting smaller gifts; if you wish to send one large item that is fine too.
— General price range will be $25 – $35 total spent on gift items, though if you’d like to invest more, that’s fine. And $25 is not a mandatory minimum that you have to spend– if you’re good at crafts or you have a knack for finding thrift store treasures, that’s cool, too.
— Please, please, do not ask to participate if you are unsure about your ability to follow through on your end. Yes, there are generous people who have and will throw together back-up packages so that no one gets left out. No, that does not mean that it’s okay to flake. Please note: November 28th is the absolute last date to tell me that you need to bow out.

Got it? Good! 🙂

To participate, please fill out this questionnaire and send me a PM or email to me at sifertb at hartwick dot edu (please make sure to type out my email the correct way rather than just copying and pasting: trying to avoid spammers!), with the subject line “Windstone Winter/Holiday 2012 Gift Swap”, just so I know that the email isn’t spam.

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Windstone Forum Name:
Full Name:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:

Location:
Willing to ship internationally?:
Are you familiar with putting the required delivery confirmation on packages within the US?:

Gender:
Birthday:
Pets:
Spiritual orientation (or godless heathen?):
Favorite Holiday:

Favorite Windstone sculpt:
Favorite Windstone coloring:
Favorite Windstone line: (Dragons, Unicorns, Griffins…)
Favorite animal (in general):
Do you have a Windstone ‘Wishlist’? If so, what is it?:

Hair type:
Skin Type:
Allergies:
Other things to avoid:
Favorite bath/beauty products:
Do you have a bathtub and/or do you like to take baths?:
Favorite bath/beauty stores, online or otherwise:

Scents/notes/types of smells that you prefer:
Scents/notes/types of smells that you don’t like:

Do you burn candles/incense?:
Do you have a wax tart burner or a scented oil warmer?:
If not, would you want one?:

Clothing Style:
T-shirt size and preference (standard, babydoll, tank, cami, etc):
Favorite online stores:
Favorite stores in general:

Favorite colors:
Style/home decoration style:
Things you collect (aside from Windstones):
Favorite music/artists:
Least favorite music:
Vegetarian/Vegan?:
Other food restrictions:
Favorite foods/drinks/snacks:

Favorite authors/genres:
Least favorite authors/genres:
Books/authors you’d like to read, but haven’t yet:

Jewelry – gold-tone or silver-tone? Do you have any allergies to metal?
Pierced ears, stretched ears, neither?
Ring/wrist/collar size:
Favorite gemstones:

Magazines you subscribe to:
Magazines you like, but don’t subscribe to:

Favorite movies:
Favorite TV shows:

Hobbies/crafts done:
Do you like/collect any homemade crafts/art?-
Wish lists (amazon.com, etc):
Organizations/Causes/Activities (Things you belong to or causes you believe in):

What things do you like to do to relax?

Is there anything else your swapper should know or you’d like to mention?

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* If there are questions you don’t feel comfortable answering, feel free to omit them.

I will assign swappers/swappees and mail you your recipient’s questionnaire. I will also keep a list of swappers/swapees, so if someone doesn’t send their package, I’ll know, and will find some way to compensate.

Everybody, have fun! 🙂

[Riversgrace]

Oh man last year was a blast!!! I’m in!!!

[Rusti]

I play this time. Haven’t before!

[Robin]

I’m in! Sounds like fun.

[LadyFirebird]

I’m going to join the fun as well–will send you an e-mail.

[Bodine]

I’m in!Thanks for doing this.
LFB-Missed you,glad to see you around 😉

Every act matters.No matter how small💞
(Wanted......Brimstone Lap)
Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.

[siberakh1]

I will send confirmations as I receive names (I’m traveling every weekend until early December, so there will be a delay in responses over weekends. If you don’t get a reply back, message me.). I’ll send out from the weekend today. 🙂

[siberakh1]

Only 1 week left to sign-up! Sign-ups open until next Wednesday morning! 🙂

We have 8 participants so far and I have sent all confirmations. If you have sent me something and not received a confirmation, please let me know. You don’t have to celebrate a particular holiday to join in (the participants have very diverse beliefs). You just have to enjoy gift giving and brightening someone’s day. 😀

[Bodine]

Only 8?awww…well,we 8 will have fun 🙂

Every act matters.No matter how small💞
(Wanted......Brimstone Lap)
Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.

[siberakh1]

Yup! We will still have fun, even if it is just a few of us! 🙂 With hurricanes, other weather issues, and the economy (in the US and around the world), I’m sure some that would like to participate just can’t this year. The holidays crept up on everyone last year, so I wanted to give 2 weeks for sign-ups, so those who don’t visit as often had a chance to see the thread and sign-up if they wanted. 🙂 Everyone received their items last year, so I look forward to another round of gift giving fun. 🙂

[littleironhorse]

I’m going to have to pass this year, due to some major expenses in November. Hopefully I can join in again next year! 🙂

[Robin]

Well, we will just have to have tons of fun all on our own. Nobody will ever figure out what I am planning to send anyway. 😀
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[Katherine]

I haven’t done this in a while! I will have to think about it. I feel like I have barely enough time for myself lately. :/

[Robin]

How many have signed up now? This is going to be fun.

[siberakh1]

Still at 8 participants. 🙂 Would be awesome if we could get more, but we will all have fun just the same, no matter how many we have. 🙂

Sign-up until Wednesday morning! I’ll be forwarding info to everyone Wednesday night about who your person is!

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