Secret Santa 2017
I hate to remind everyone, but it's that time again!
Some of us need lead time to participate, so let's get going! I really look forward to this time as I no longer have family to shop for.
You are my family now!
I would love to participate, and as an early bonus gift to all of you, I recuse myself from the role of organizer.
I had a volunteer organizer, but she had a relapse of mononucleosis, so she's probably out.
So, little interest this year. Too bad. I have only two home periods left until Xmas. I can shop online, but have to be home to mail things. Someone PLEASE step up and get this off the ground!
Bump. Some of us will have to post overseas ....
Well I can organize for you if you like, but it looks like there are only 4 interested so far. Still want to do it?
Thanks Monster!
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OK if all y'all are fine with 5.....
Does anyone want to impose a spending guideline/limit?
Anyone who's in (including late arrivals)......
PM me the following by Friday so folks can get shopping at the weekend if they so choose:
Your mailing details
Answer the following questions about yourself:
Are you willing to ship internationally?
Who has been your SS before?
Who have you been SS to before?
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite animal?
What is your favorite pastime?
What objects do you collect?
What is your t-shirt size?
What is your head circumference?
Anything special santa really should know e.g.allergies?
and then there were six...
If anyone likes getting pressies and feels OK about not sending one in return (maybe finances are tight or logistics are impossible or you'd rather make a donation to a charity of your choice in your own time in lieu......) PM too -we have several dwellars who want to send but not receive and I'd like to include them if possible. Don't need to know your reason :)
(if that ends up working out, we may need to thank Santas privately to preserve anonymity of those who wish it...) ....winging it here. Or hoofing it, given the mode of transport Santa prefers
three sets of details outstanding according to interest expressed here. No panic, you have days, just keeping the thread afloat....
ahem Pamela, BigV, classicman....
OK if all y'all are fine with 5.....
Does anyone want to impose a spending guideline/limit?
Anyone who's in (including late arrivals)......
PM me the following by Friday so folks can get shopping at the weekend if they so choose:
Your mailing details
Answer the following questions about yourself:
Are you willing to ship internationally?
Who has been your SS before?
Who have you been SS to before?
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite animal?
What is your favorite pastime?
What objects do you collect?
What is your t-shirt size?
What is your head circumference?
Anything special santa really should know e.g.allergies?
Patience Grasshopper. I'm ill and very slow. Soon!
Last Call, it's Saturday already in many countries. Not easy to add people after details have been sent...... those who have already answered the grilling will get their recipient details tomorrow.
Didn't comment already but want to Join in? Still not too late as long as you are a dweller of reasonable longevity -we've been burned by newbishes before. Just PM the answers before I wake up tomorrow....
and open to dwellars who just want to send or can't send ...so don't be shy if you want to be a part but one of those aspects is stopping you....
I'm in!
deets, dude! We're waiting on you!
Can anyone in contact with him outside of Teh Cellah give him a nudge to see if he still wants in please
Umm... OK. I'm in for whatever. Who needs what from me?
Dunno what this deets thing is.
"Details." PM her with:
Your mailing details
Answer the following questions about yourself:
Are you willing to ship internationally?
Who has been your SS before?
Who have you been SS to before?
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite animal?
What is your favorite pastime?
What objects do you collect?
What is your t-shirt size?
What is your head circumference?
Anything special santa really should know e.g.allergies?
Pamela! you forgot to include your mailing address!!!
otherwise all is set and you will be notified of your recipients momentarily......
Pamela! you forgot to include your mailing address!!!
otherwise all is set and you will be notified of your recipients momentarily......
Oh dear, I really wasn't paying attention! Fargon too -I need your mailing address to pass on to your SS!
OK, you should all have your recipients' info by now, please feel free to PM me if you have any questions/concerns for me or them. Please let me know when you have mailed your gift. As soon as have the two missing mailing addresses I will pass them on, but meanwhile at least those two santas have the info to start thinking..... :) Have fun, everybody
Alrighty, everyone should now have everything they need to know about their victim. have at it, and message me when mailed, please.
....aaaand one is already on its way.... Thank you SS
current status: still only one on the way, one purchased sitting waiting to be forgotten....
;)
I'm pondering! I'm pondering!
Hmmmm.... this from the impatient one who started the whole thing..... ;)
So ... wrapped it all, took it to the Post Office, tried to look up teh Cellar Victim address on th’internet and ... not eenough signal, so had to bring the dang package home agin!
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still cant deside what to get , the inflato love eue , or the subscription to dildo of the month , hmmmmmmmmm ;)
OK, decision made. Shopping was....shocking. Think I'll make something instead. More personal that way. Mailing this week.
current status: still only one on the way, one purchased sitting waiting to be forgotten....
;)
[CENTER]You said "Forgotten"
The gift from Secret Santa
Has now been Boughten[/CENTER]
I said boughten
waiting tobe forgorten
until it's shipped
no Brownie pips
Some gifts has been boughten
Others, not yet.
But that was then and this is now.
Don't get het.
I still need to wrap
I still need to pack
I still need to ship
So get off my back
I wanted to find
Something I'd had in mind
It's one of those kind
Of (REDACTED)
I'm preserving the surprise
I'll keep you apprised
Until I've devised
A shipping receipt to show you
I think redacted is one of your favorite words.
But you use it in lieu of deleted, which is more cromulent in a digital context.
two on route...... (out of seven)......((I think))
No card.
No gift tags.
They are in individual bespoke boxes, wrapped.
And shipped, whew!
Santa's on his way! :santa:
90% purchased , 1 more goody to get
Should be fun(ny)
Heads up for Limey's SS, you know she's a knitter, right?
You can grab this ball of sterling yarn from Tiffany for only $9,000.
The cat could play with it till she gets around to used, too. ;)
next one shipped tips us over the halfway mark ....which would be fabulous as we are now only THREE WEEKS AWAY!
Heads up for Limey's SS, you know she's a knitter, right?
You can grab this ball of sterling yarn from Tiffany for only $9,000.
The cat could play with it till she gets around to used, too. ;)
:D
S'funny you should say that. The customs declaration on the box says "YARN" ...
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Hmmmm, rectangular non-squishy yarn and jingly yarn ...
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Nineteen days til Christmas and still 4 gifts to ship
3 Have been posted
2 still on the way
And a single Secret Santa Swag is home.
Mr Limey made me open a package! Glorious purple luxurious silk and cashmere yarn!
My Secret Santa gift came today, Nuts I love Nuts. I must have been a squirrel in my past life.
Still 4 to be shipped..... Don't forget to let me know when you have released your reindeer, santas, ....a PM is fine. We're now 2 received, 1 in transit and 4 not yet shipped....
limey, you make me laugh!
Says the Jap Porn link.:rolleyes:
So, mah leeeetle Santa chums,
I'm getting a tad concerned ---we are two weeks away and to my knowledge 4 are still not shipped. More than half. thankfully all within the US but still..... If you are one of the four, please shoot me a PM to let me know where you are up to in the process....
Or elf, I'll have to start pun-ishing you.
I sleigh me.
cool beans, thanks. Jus' tryin' to do my job :D You're pretty central so shipping probably faster anyway
All right got the Last of it , ill get it gone in the next day or so
rockin' thanks. You're not the only one, so please don't feel picked on. You're the only one who didn't get a PM today :)
Huh.
Yours is shipped so no pm for you
One more gift en route
Two still yet to ship
And a monster whose job is nearly done.
:D
Yo people, monster is right out straight this time of year.
Give her a break, git 'er done, please.
One more gift en route
Two still yet to ship
And a monster whose job is nearly done.
:D
in my head this was to the tune of 12DOC..... :D
ill make it happen Soon , just trying to come with the right letter / card
this takes thought
I thought about it
after the package was shipped.
ok only one santa I haven't heard a peep from.... rest are in progress.....
one more confirmed shipped, all santas accounted for..... hurrah, thanks everyone for putting up with my nagging. Just need the final confirmations of the last two to be shipped
two in progress
five shipped
three received
Count mine as shipped....finally.
Ill get it out tomorrow !!
That's what you say to all the girls!
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I do but this time i meen it ,
Just got thru with the letter ,
this should be Good !!!
I believe that's all of them en route or received! Thanks, peeps. I shall now retire. Unless any go missing I guess, but not sure what I'd do then.
Seven gifts happened this year. We know of two received and pictures have been posted. To a certain extent -I believe Limey may have more coming....
Happy Festivus all y'all. My grievance of the moment is that my son is an ungrateful, selfish little shit. Among other things. And my nose won't stop bleeding and I have blood all over nice outfit (a dress no less) that I put on to attend said little shit's band concert. Pass the pole.
Thank you, monster, for taking this on along with all the other shit going on in your life. You done good.:notworthy
Indeedy, thank yew Monster. I’m sorry about your nose ...
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My gift package arrived yesterday!
Thank you fargon!
you are all welcome :) no nosebleed (so far) today. Nice to get a reprieve :) I'mm'a get it fixed (again. got the apt to set the ball rolling for Jan 4th
Q: What's the surest way to stop a nosebleed?
A: Tie a tourniquet around your neck. :bolt:
That's so funny , I forgot to laugh.
Please get better soon Monster.
Sooooooooo ... this arrived today.
Imma wait till Xmas to open it with Daniel.
you got an arrow? how coolz. I want an arrow...
thanks for letting us know it made I...
sooooo.... what did you all get?
Welp I opened my SS2017 goodys from the Isle or Arron ,
Good Stuff
ss2017-1 by
chris, on Flickr
Cool old army book
ss2017-2 by
chris, on Flickr
ss2017-3 by
chris, on Flickr
A Hat
ss2017-4 by
chris, on Flickr
Hey , i resemble that remark !!!
ss2017-5 by
chris, on Flickr
Some Candy
ss2017-6 by
chris, on Flickr
And a small book ,
a small book that has been grabbed ,
and Carol is in the other room Evilly chuckeling to her self about
ss2017-7 by
chris, on Flickr
Thanks Santa !!!!!!! :right:
My Secret Santa knows me pretty well.
I got yarn, lovely purple silk and cashmere yarn ... for a delicate something.
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And more yarn ... lovely blue/purple yarn, to combine with another yarn I think for a stripey something ...
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And finger cymbals to make a small racket with ...
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But the last item is a bit more tricksy, as it is fleece which needs spinning into yarn before I can do something with it, and I don't spin, But I know someone who does and I have asked her to take a few pics as she goes so that you guys can see the process.
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All fabulous, with lots of lovely potential ... Thank you so much, Santa! x
Hello limey~~~!!!
You. Are. Welcome!!!
I'm delighted you like the gifts. As for the tricksy one, those are mohair locks, dyed, of course. I showed a picture of several little gnome like, "tiny knitteds"
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The haul, so far.
Sent by thought transference
I believe were knitted by you. When she saw it she thought of the locks, suggesting they'd be perfect as hair. I can't imagine there's enough there to spin into enough yarn to make any thing ... waitaminit.. perhaps a tiny knitted?
Any damn how.
You do with it whatever the hell you want.
The shop was awesome. I felt like I was in the yarn equivalent of the wand proprietor's shop in the Harry Potter universe. Here are links and pictures:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5D5ivgxsgtXPhhfY2
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5D5ivgxsgtXPhhfY2
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OK ... sorry I'm late to the party, but I've been sick since Christmas eve. Really hit me the day after. Anyway lets get down to it. Our SS gifted us a TON of fun! Thank you so much. We started off with a nice card and then the gifts kept coming!
First up ... the assortment of fun including an ornament spinner (very cool), The Christmas Story movie, a few asst ornaments, bottle opener and the Grande Finale ... A nerf gun with a bunny target costume! I don't think Daniel quite knew what was coming once he put that costume on. Thank you again, ZippyT!
Cool glad you liked it !
I was wondering what to get you ,
then Bam there was the bunny suit , and it All fell togather !!!
I was wondering what to get you ,
then Bam there was the bunny suit , and it All fell togather !!!
Well - we've all been there.
Ha! It was great. I love the bunny suit too. I was thinking of wearing it to the DSO show on NYE. They have a costume contest. I probably won't though, cuz it'd get ruined.