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WINTER/HOLIDAY 2013 GIFT SWAP — Sign-ups Closed!

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  • #506745
    siberakh1
    Participant

      It’s time for the Winter/Holiday 2013 Gift Swap to get started! Smile

      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! Smile

      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. Smile

      Timeline:
      October 26, 2013 — Sign-ups open – DONE
      November 12th, 2013 (Tues) — Sign-ups close at 8am EST – DONE
      November 12th-13th, 2013 — Swapper notifications – DONE
      November 27th, 2013 (Wed)– The last day to notify me of a back-up need – DONE
      December 3th, 2013 (Tues) — Last Day to put packages in the mail – DONE
      ALL packages have ARRIVED. Thanks for participating!

      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! Smile

      To participate, please fill out this questionnaire and send me a PM here on the forum or email to me at ‘sifert dot brianne at alumni dot hartwick dot edu’ (please make sure to type out my email the correct way rather than just copying and pasting: I’m trying to avoid spammers!), with the subject line “Windstone Winter/Holiday 2013 Gift Swap”, just so I know that the email isn’t spam.

      ___________________________________________

      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?

      ___________________________________________

      * 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! Smile

      #904591
      siberakh1
      Participant

        Yes, I know… I hate starting such things before Halloween, but the end of the year seems to move fast. Also, I wanted to give people a little extra time to sign up, as some people aren’t as active on the forum every single day or week and my schedule has been more than a little hectic this year as well. The ship times are relatively the same as last year though to help allow for international participants. 🙂

        #904593
        Victoria
        Participant

          Ee! How exciting! I love things like this. *ponders ideas*

          #904601
          Ela_Hara
          Participant

            This sounds interesting and fun!
            Would I be able to ship before the Dec. 3 date? I’ll be on vacation and out of town from 11/28 – 12/8/13, so would it be a problem to ship a week or so early (by 11/27)?
            🙂

            IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
            Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
            Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon

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            #904628
            Kim
            Participant

              Sounds like a nice idea!

              Looking for rainbow or pink & teal grab bags!

              #904629
              Bodine
              Participant

                COOL! I was waiting for this one.I have been thinking about it lately.Tis a jolly time :bigsmile:

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

                #904681
                Bodine
                Participant

                  Got my entry? 🙂
                  Thank you.

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

                  #904813
                  siberakh1
                  Participant

                    Got my entry? 🙂
                    Thank you.

                    Yes. I have you marked down and replied to your email on Monday. 🙂

                    FYI, it may take me a day or two to reply to people with my schedule (just the nature of my schedule at the moment), but I will reply to people and confirm! I promise! 🙂

                    #904930
                    siberakh1
                    Participant

                      6 participants confirmed. 🙂 Deadline to sign up is next Tuesday morning the 12th!

                      #904936
                      Bodine
                      Participant

                        Come one,come all !! It’s Christmas time :bigsmile:

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

                        #904937
                        Ela_Hara
                        Participant

                          I’m going to join… just need to finish my list of questions to email – my there are so many questions ! LOL!
                          I’ll hopefully send my email to you tomorrow, siberakh1
                          🙂

                          IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
                          Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
                          Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon

                          *~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
                          *** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.com

                          #904972
                          Ela_Hara
                          Participant

                            This sounds interesting and fun!
                            Would I be able to ship before the Dec. 3 date? I’ll be on vacation and out of town from 11/28 – 12/8/13, so would it be a problem to ship a week or so early (by 11/27)?
                            🙂

                            OKAY! I’ve sent my email – I’m IN ….

                            IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
                            Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
                            Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon

                            *~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
                            *** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.com

                            #904990

                            mmm, you did get both of mine right? I’m not sure if i got a reply on either…

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                            #904994
                            siberakh1
                            Participant

                              mmm, you did get both of mine right? I’m not sure if i got a reply on either…

                              Yes. Both emails received and I confirmed by PM on 10/26.

                              #905066
                              siberakh1
                              Participant

                                Currently we have 12 participants! Sign-ups close Tuesday morning EST. 🙂

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