Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2011 8:55:03 GMT -5
Hello everybody! This is the official Secret Santa Sign Up Post!
Instructions:
1. Comment to this post if you'd like to participate.
2. Send me an email with the information below. I've included a handy template for you! Sign Ups end October 25th so have your emails in by then! Email: seven.sinsualities@gmail.com
3. On Halloween (or before) I will match up gifters with giftees as carefully as I can and send out the assignments. That gives you a month to work on your gifts!
4. Send the gifts!
Your giftees should have their gifts by the Holidays. So...
Irl gifts: As Abaratian pointed out shipping overseas can take their sweet time, so for those of you who will make irl gifts the deadline is December 1th for sending it. When received people can put the gift under the tree and wait for Christmas.
Internet gifts: Those of you who make internet gifts: post them here at The Nonce with "Merry Christmas, X!" or something like that in the subject line. Note that the senders of irl gifts are free to make a post like this too, then your giftee can thank you and with a picture or two of the gift.
All such posts should be made between Dec 23 and Dec 25! If you can't do this, please send the gift to me by email and I'll make the post for you.
5. Hugs all around! Wish everybody a lovely Christmas! Visit each others posts, admire each others hard work and have some Holiday coziness with your Abarat buddies! <3
Rules:
Now, about the email to me - here's an example of what it could look like:
Abarat Secret Santa - Sign Me Up!
Have you read the third book?: (we don't want to spoil anybody, so please put it here if you're alright with elements from the third book or not)
IRL gifts or internet gifts:
Your postal adress (if irl gifts):
Offers:
I offer to make: (do you offer fanfics, graphics, fanart, crafts etc..?)
I prefer to work with the following characters/elements/things: (here you put which characters you prefer to write about, for example, or like adventure plots rather than romance.)
I prefer to exclude the following things: (here you put anything you prefer to keep out of your story/crafts/fanmix/etc)
Anything else: (anything else you'd like me to know to make it easier for me to match you up?)
Wishlist (example for internet gifts - note that you don't have to wish for this, they are just examples!)!
1. Sig Banner: Princess Boa, centered around her smiling. Other characters are fine to be included, as long as she's the main focus.
2. Fanfic: A story about Christophers Carrion's parents! I like drama, magic and happy endings. I'd rather not read about character deaths, gore or Princess Boa.
3. Avatar: I would really love an avatar celebrating the love between Pixler and Carrion! XD
4. Fanmix: I would love a mix with either Gorgossium or The Carrion Family as a theme.
5. Fanfic: I would love to read letters between Abarat and the Hereafter, through any character!
Extra info(some of this information is really only relevant with irl gifts):
Favorite Characters and/or Pairings:
Favorite Colors:
I'd prefer that you didn't include: (put anything here that you really don't want to see in your gift, such as particular characters or elements)
T-shirt size:
Jewelry-related info: (like are your ears pierced? Do you use jewelry at all? etc)
Anything else: (Anything else you'd like your gifter to know?)
Participants
Instructions:
1. Comment to this post if you'd like to participate.
2. Send me an email with the information below. I've included a handy template for you! Sign Ups end October 25th so have your emails in by then! Email: seven.sinsualities@gmail.com
3. On Halloween (or before) I will match up gifters with giftees as carefully as I can and send out the assignments. That gives you a month to work on your gifts!
4. Send the gifts!
Your giftees should have their gifts by the Holidays. So...
Irl gifts: As Abaratian pointed out shipping overseas can take their sweet time, so for those of you who will make irl gifts the deadline is December 1th for sending it. When received people can put the gift under the tree and wait for Christmas.
Internet gifts: Those of you who make internet gifts: post them here at The Nonce with "Merry Christmas, X!" or something like that in the subject line. Note that the senders of irl gifts are free to make a post like this too, then your giftee can thank you and with a picture or two of the gift.
All such posts should be made between Dec 23 and Dec 25! If you can't do this, please send the gift to me by email and I'll make the post for you.
5. Hugs all around! Wish everybody a lovely Christmas! Visit each others posts, admire each others hard work and have some Holiday coziness with your Abarat buddies! <3
Rules:
- All gifts should be Abarat-related or inspired. Examples of what you can offer to to/wish for:
- Avatars and banners with your favorite character/pairing/quote, banner for your fanfic etc. When it comes to this, please make a few if you're a graphic maker. If you want to grant a wish for banners or avatars, make several.
- Fanart. Wish for a handdrawn and scanned picture of something.
- Fanfic. All fics should be at least 1000 words.
- Fanmix. Basically a mix cd with at least 15 songs on an Abarat theme which includes cd cover, links to the songs and a little motivation for each song.
- Handmade stuff, for those sending gifts by mail! Honestly, I don't know what crafty skills everybody has
- Anything else? I'm sure I haven't thought of everything. - Note that while nobody expects to get "War and Peace" for a fanfic or The Sistine Chapel for fanart and so on, all gifts should reflect your best effort! Remember, somebody's working hard to make something for you too.
- If you offer irl gifts please note that it means that you agree to spend actual money on shipping and the gift itself, and may mean oversea shipping since your giftee may not live in the same country as you. Nobody expects you to spend a fortune on either the gift or the shipping, but I don't know how to put a spending limit since it's difficult to put a price on handmade things. Please use common sense here.
- In terms of size and quantity of the gift/gifts, I leave it up to you. The wishlist is there to provide the gifter with alternatives, but also with the possibility to grant more than one wish if you feel particularly inspired.
- I don't think anybody here would do that, but it probably should be said anyway: please don't sign up just to get gifts. By signing up you've actually made a commitment to follow through on your part and grant at least 1 wish on the wishlist you're assigned.
- That being said, I understand that real life happens; if you suspect you might not be able to deliver, please let me know as quickly as possible!
- I should probably mention rating too... honestly I don't know what the rules of this forum is and I'm pretty okay with smut myself, but let's keep it no higher than R, shall we? Ah, I trust your judgment on this. Mention your preferences in the email if you'd like.
- Questions or concerns? Just ask/tell me! I'll check this thread every day, and here's my email: seven.sinsualities@gmail.com
Now, about the email to me - here's an example of what it could look like:
Abarat Secret Santa - Sign Me Up!
Have you read the third book?: (we don't want to spoil anybody, so please put it here if you're alright with elements from the third book or not)
IRL gifts or internet gifts:
Your postal adress (if irl gifts):
Offers:
I offer to make: (do you offer fanfics, graphics, fanart, crafts etc..?)
I prefer to work with the following characters/elements/things: (here you put which characters you prefer to write about, for example, or like adventure plots rather than romance.)
I prefer to exclude the following things: (here you put anything you prefer to keep out of your story/crafts/fanmix/etc)
Anything else: (anything else you'd like me to know to make it easier for me to match you up?)
Wishlist (example for internet gifts - note that you don't have to wish for this, they are just examples!)!
1. Sig Banner: Princess Boa, centered around her smiling. Other characters are fine to be included, as long as she's the main focus.
2. Fanfic: A story about Christophers Carrion's parents! I like drama, magic and happy endings. I'd rather not read about character deaths, gore or Princess Boa.
3. Avatar: I would really love an avatar celebrating the love between Pixler and Carrion! XD
4. Fanmix: I would love a mix with either Gorgossium or The Carrion Family as a theme.
5. Fanfic: I would love to read letters between Abarat and the Hereafter, through any character!
Extra info(some of this information is really only relevant with irl gifts):
Favorite Characters and/or Pairings:
Favorite Colors:
I'd prefer that you didn't include: (put anything here that you really don't want to see in your gift, such as particular characters or elements)
T-shirt size:
Jewelry-related info: (like are your ears pierced? Do you use jewelry at all? etc)
Anything else: (Anything else you'd like your gifter to know?)
Participants
- Munanna
- Redstockings
- Abaratian
- Requiax
- Cesaria
- eitherangel