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Secret Santa 2013







Welcome to Secret Santa 2013!

Here for yet another year it's Elftown's very own Secret Santa! The idea is the same - everyone who wants to draw, paint, photograph, or write etc. a present for someone else and receive a gift in return, sign up below!

How does this work? You will be assigned to make a present for one of your fellow participants, (who you are making your present for should remain a secret!). In turn, someone will be assigned to make a present for you! But please note: you will not receive the present made for you if you don't submit the present you were supposed to make!

Sign up ends on December 1st. Tell your friends to join, too - the more the merrier! Just use the 'invite' button to invite everyone you think would like this idea to come and have a look.

So, here's what to do:

1. Sign up below, listing your username, and any hints you may have for what kind of Christmas present you'd like (not giving hints is cool too). If it's a character of yours you're hinting at, you need to post a link to a description/picture on this wiki - because obviously, you won't know who is drawing your present, so you won't be able to give them the info yourself.

2. On the 1st, you will receive the name of the person for whom you will be making a present. Don't forget to check to see if they gave a hint about the kind of thing they like, but don't be disheartened if you don't think you can draw what they hinted - they're hints to inspire you, not demands.

3. Get your creation in by the 24th of December! Send the completed piece to [wicked fae mage].

4. [wicked fae mage] shall send everyone their present on the 25th, around midday Elftown time. Receive your gift, be thankful, merry and spread festive spirit!

Rules:

1. The art/writing/photography/pumpkin carving etc. must be 100% your own! See rule 4 for more information about photomanipulations.

2.Please put some effort into it. How would you feel if you got a present and it was clear it was a half-assed job they didn't care about? Don't submit drawings on lined-paper, or crappy camera phone photos etc. - they won't be accepted, and you won't receive your present, either.

3. If you don't submit your present, you will not be allowed to enter Secret Santa the next year. See Secret Santa 2011 2 for a list of those not allowed to enter.

4. Photomanipulations are allowed but if you choose to do a photomanipulation please place the piece on a wiki, along with all the relevant stock information, and send the link to the wiki to [wicked fae mage].

5. Images must be uploaded to Elftown.

6. No whining. It's Christmas. And this page is about giving and receiving presents. Only positive thoughts are allowed here.



FAQ:

Q:
Will my Santee be the person who is making a present for me?
A: Of course not - then it wouldn't be very secret, as you'd all know who your Secret Santa was. This also explains why we don't need an even number of entrants. :)

Q: Oh no! My Santee has asked for something I can't make! What do I do?
A: Stop panicking. The hints expressed are just that - hints They're not lists of "these are the only things I like and if my present isn't one of these things I shall hate it." They're just there to help you get some inspiration as to what they might like. Another source of inspiration is your Santee's Elftown House. The most important thing is to make the gift personal to them. :)

Q: My Santee said they wanted a drawing and I'm a writer! They'll hate my present, what do I do?
A: See above. Stop panicking.

Q: I was thinking of making my Santee a model or a teddy or something like that. Is that allowed?
A: If you want to do something like that message [wicked fae mage] about it, and she will get in touch with your Santee to see if they mind giving you their address. If you do post it, make sure to send it recorded delivery so that it doesn't get lost!




example:
0. [wicked fae mage]-I like Magic: the Gathering, dragons and other mythological creatures, fantasy stories, Dungeons and Dragons and the like



1. [Flisky] - Anything. Really, anything. A short story, a drawing of one of my OCs, a poem. I'm pretty easy. ^_^
2. [XxTsomexX] I'd love a scenery type thing. Whether it be a poem of nature, a drawing, or a description of the most beautiful place you can come up with. It can be anything like space, a waterfall, gosh even an alien planet.
3. [Nocturnaliss] - Dragons or something pertaining to my characters. It's what I ask for every year. :D
4. [The Dizzy Raven] reptiles, frogs, or dragons
5. [Yncke] - I'm happy with anything, but if you need inspiration, perhaps something Per'Bat related?
6. [Koho Ai]- I like things, things are great either it be a picture, poem, music, story, 3.14, something photo shopped, a collage, video.
7. [Lakayana] any drawing or painting of myself with [Lakayana] inscribed on it
8. [Ravendust] I would like artwork from backwards outcasts. Draw whatever you please- even a scene from one of the stories! Fantasy art would be appreciated as well! :)
9.[Kbird] Hmmmm anything really...but I really like something dark and twisted...like a Tim burton movie...or a Alice in wonderland theme...it can be landscape or a person/people. =D
10. [EnigmaXero] - I adore celtic symbols, Norse Mythology (especially Loki), Lucifer (fallen angel, not the devil), anything nature, phoenixes. Kinda obsessed with the Angel of Death (Azrael). I'm not too picky about anything. :)
11. [Ms. Steel] I like stuff.
12. [Yuriona] Uh... dragons, smexy elven boys, myth & legends, medieval warriors, mechs, seige weapons... GO! XD
13. [Figgy] I love all my babies over at X-Men RP (Light Blackburn, Shana Grace Tilar, Mimic, René Chastain), Light Blackburn and Shade porn, pretty colorful things, anything The Walking Dead-related, and foxes o.o
14. [Duredhel] Warhammer 40k, Game of Thrones, any of my X-Men RP chars Daniela Morgan, Shade, Kenna Duncan, and cute girls in tall socks ;)
15. [Yami] I'm not too picky though I'm always up for a fan picture of characters from any anime I like, or art from my rp Fogg's Asylum <3
16. [Eyonic] Big fan of dragons and trolls from world of warcraft :3 and if you're up to it; Vlashlil is my uber favorite of them all <3
17. [MyAlterEgo] I'm open to art in any form, however, if you're good at drawing, I've always wanted someone to draw me a portrait of myself.
18. [CuteCommander] Well, I'm fairly easygoing. Whatever I get, I'd prefer it to have a darker tone >:D
19. [Amelia Stark] I am very Jrock obsessed. Mainly Dir en grey (specifically Kyo) But I also like steam punk, Fantasy, Tim Burton, Tattoos, stories, fanfic....
20. [Piercedskull] I like Loki and Tony Stark from Avengers and Tom Hiddleston and Robert Downey Jr. Also my character Felix and his boyfriend Rocky from my rp Monster High
21. [Skydancer] Normally I do not have any specific area of particular interest outside of fantasy and figural work. This though I will say this time. The Dresden Files. :) An awful lot to work from there. And as G to over the top adult as you can imagine. Jim Butcher has a very wide range of descriptive language in his stories.

22. [Lirerial]- I like anything to do with horses and werewolves or black jaguars. Any art work for my characters from the X-Men RP would be awesome. Sarah Criss and Lirerial




Past Years: Secret Santa 2006 * Secret Santa 2007 * Secret Santa 2008 * Secret Santa 2009 * Secret Santa 2010 * Secret Santa 2011 * Secret Santa 2012








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2014-08-02 [CuteCommander]: Those misspellings just make it look like you're typing in a cockney accent. The worst ones are the your/you're mix up and should've being interpreted as should of

2014-08-03 [wicked fae mage]: Spelling and grammar are different. Spelling errors can cause grammar errors. I can't think of an example off the top of my head that starts with a grammar error and ends in a spelling error, although there may be at least one.

2014-11-08 [The Dizzy Raven]: Is it too late to request a Secret Santa 2014?????

2014-11-08 [Yncke]: Well, I've got the empty Secret Santa 2014 on watch, and nothing happened there yet. :)

2014-11-08 [Figgy]: I would like SS2k14 plz

2014-11-09 [The Dizzy Raven]: hmmmm :/ and wicked fae mage hasn't been here in almost 2 months :( I wonder if maybe someone else can host it?

2014-11-09 [CuteCommander]: As long as it's set up before December we'll be alright!

2014-11-09 [CuteCommander]: I could potentially run it...

2014-11-09 [Figgy]: I think it would be swell if someone else could set it up for us! :)
I'd volunteer as tribute, but I'm not sure if non-crew members can run this (and I'm a bit selfish and totally want to give and receive a gift :X)

2014-11-09 [The Dizzy Raven]: LOL I don't mind running it :) I can go ahead and set one up, if you guys would like. It's fairly simple and wouldn't take me long

2014-11-09 [Yncke]: It doesn't have to be someone from the crew, Secret Santa's an unofficial initiative.

2014-11-09 [Figgy]: I don't mind who runs it, I would just hate to see someone miss out it while running it.

2014-11-10 [Kbird]: We could always wait a bit longer, I mean Chriastmas is still a little ways off. Wicked Fae might be back by then.

2014-11-10 [Figgy]: Waiting doesn't really work for this kind of thing, though. There needs to be a good amount of time for people to sign up, and a lot of time for people to make their gifts. It's not really something that can be done in just a couple weeks.

2014-11-10 [Kbird]: true...I know that from last year...

2014-11-10 [Lirerial]: I'd do it too :)

2014-11-10 [The Dizzy Raven]: ok :) I will get one set up. I don't mind missing out for this year.

2014-11-10 [Figgy]: I know a website that can get everyone a gift, but it involves e-mailing them rather than PMing through ET. Dunno how many would be kosher with that.

2014-11-10 [The Dizzy Raven]: Secret Santa 2014 is up! :D

2014-11-10 [The Dizzy Raven]: Not sure, Figgy :/

2014-11-10 [Figgy]: Hm :<

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