Secret Santa 2017 Sign-Ups [closed]

Iggy · 2017-11-27T06:22:35Z

S E C R E T S A N T A : 2 0 1 7 Deadline for Sign-Ups: 12/7/2017 8:00 GMT Hello one and hello all! Welcome to Secret Santa, a YWS event that has happened, on and off, for the past few years now, but something I would like to make an annual thing! This is an event in which you are assigned to be an anonymous Secret Santa to a member of the site. To enter, members will fill out the form below and post it in this topic. When the time comes, I will take all the names of the participants and put them into a hat, then randomly draw names and assign aforementioned name to a SS! I will then send you the name of your recipient and it's now YOUR job to complete a gift for them. It's a very fun thing to do, something you have all probably done at least once in your lives (I hope). Before we can get to the form, though, there are some rules. These terms are final and non-negotiable. Violation of these rules will result in your disqualification from the event, so listen close and listen well, because ignorance will not be taken as an excuse! 01: You are to keep the name of your recipient anonymous. After the event is over (and that's when I say it's over), anyone is allowed to come forward and share the name of their recipient, either publicly or privately. This is not mandatory; if you wish to not know or to keep your recipient private, then you are more than welcome to. Sharing the name of your recipient either with friends or with the recipient before the event is over is not allowed, period. It's SECRET Santa, peopleee. 02: Do not enter this event if you do not have the time to finish your gift. It isn't fair that you'll receive a gift and someone else won't because of whatever excuse you have to give. It's not cool, so don't do it. 03: If, for some reason, you need to drop out of the event or you know that there will be a delay with turning in your gift, then PM me right away. 04: All gifts will not involve any sort of real-life transaction of goods or money. There should be no exchanging of addresses, Paypal accounts, etc. Any requests for such information should be immediately reported to a staff member. YWS is not responsible for any off-site transactions. 05: Please respect your SS' form. If they say they don't like something, don't do it. If they request something, do your best to fill that request. It's up to you to explore that person's profile to get a better idea of what they're like if you don't quite know them that well. Subtly asking them questions is fine, but be cautious and don't make them suspicious! Just do your best to make a gift they will like and I promise that they will appreciate you for it. :) 06: There will be no requests for a new name draw. Take what you get and make the most of it. This event is to help open you to new friendships, not so it can be dominated by cliques. 07: Please post your completed form here. 08: PLEASE be appreciative of what you get. This person put a LOT of hard work into making something for you, so be nice and enjoy what you've got. 09: HAVE FUN! Okay, now for the best part... the form! Please copy and paste this form, fill it out, and then post it in this thread. [b]Username:[/b] [b]Name/Alias:[/b] [b]Interests:[/b] [b]Color Preferences:[/b] [b]Where do you spend most of your time on YWS?:[/b] [b]Favorite Artists/Songs/Shows/etc.:[/b] [b]Favorite Books/Fandoms:[/b] [b]Preferred Type of Gift:[/b] Gif set, graphic, writing, etc. [b]What Do You NOT Want to Get?:[/b] As in, disliked fandoms/ships, colors you don't like, etc. Please do not put "I don't want a crappy gift" or anything like that. Be nice or Santa will give you coal. [b]Other:[/b] I forgot to say that by entering and COMPLETING this event, you are eligible for a December Event badge, made by a member of staff! Please note that failing to complete a gift will result in you not getting a badge. Have fun, you crazy kids!

Saruka

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Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:57 pm

Saruka says... · Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:57 pm

I know it was super late, but I made one for @LadyLizz. I had something bigger planned, but it kind of fell apart.
Aw, and thanks for that, @Querencia! I loved it! <3

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alliyah

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Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:42 pm

alliyah says... · Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:42 pm

Thank you @LadyLizz ! The acrostic was the perfect gift - I enjoyed reading it and appreciate all the thought you put into it!!

I made an image of a baby dragon with a poem I wrote in the ancient language from the Inheritance series (which ended up being sort of tough because there are very few actual words to use!) for @Samk642 - and I was super excited to learn we were both Eragon fans so had to capitalize on that.

And then I made a character image for @saentiel [that she posted on her wall if you'd like to see it] which was also lots of fun to make because in case you didn't know, saentiel is in a ton of storybooks so there were quite a few to choose from! I had to enlist @Sheytato to give me some ideas about which characters she might most appreciate.

I hope you both enjoyed my attempts at being artistic, I really enjoyed getting to read more about your interests and crafting a Secret Santa gift for both of you!

you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now

but i have promised to return

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Mageheart

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Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:55 pm

Mageheart says... · Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:55 pm

I love the gift you made me @alliyah! I kept showing it to all of my family after I saw how amazing it was. c: I made gifts for @Gravity and @Dracula! It was fun trying to figure out what to make the two of you, and I hope you liked your gifts. <3

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queer and here.

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Samk642

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Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:13 am

Samk642 says... · Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:13 am

@alliyah Thank you so much for the poem. Made my day so much.

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Dracula

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Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:03 pm

Dracula says... · Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:03 pm

Thank you, @saentiel for my gift! I love the colour scheme and chosen pictures.

My gift was for @Pentavalence.

I bought a cactus. A week later it died. I got depressed because I thought Damn, I am less nurturing than a desert.
-Demetri Martin

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BluesClues

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Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:56 am

BluesClues says... · Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:56 am

Whoever made mine, THANK YOU. Omg I was so hoping for a mockup fun book cover.

I will not divulge who I made a gift for, because my gift was kind of lame.

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Pentavalence

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Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:45 am

Pentavalence says... · Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:45 am

Dracula wrote:Thank you, @saentiel for my gift! I love the colour scheme and chosen pictures.

My gift was for @Pentavalence.

That was you? It was a great gift, the lettering was amazing. Thank you!!

Mine was for BlueWaterLily

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"Not being heard is no reason for silence" -Victor Hugo

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bluewaterlily

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Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:48 am

bluewaterlily says... · Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:48 am

Thanks so much for the beautiful collages @Pentavalence!

"A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language." - W.H. Auden

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Raindeer

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Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:31 am

Raindeer says... · Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:31 am

I made @KiraThePotatoChip’s!

I hope you liked your present.

I’m curious as to who made mine because it was amaaazing!!

the world is quiet here

Check out Squills!

she/her
previously EternalRain

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KiraThePotatoChip

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Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:44 am

KiraThePotatoChip says... · Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:44 am

@TriSARAHtops Hope you liked my half baked gift. Didn't really know like 90% of the other stuff you had, but if theres one thing I know, it's making the hottest of art with bad references.

Bisexual Disaster, Master Stroke of a human being, may or may not incite a revolution.

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TriSARAHtops

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Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:49 am

TriSARAHtops says... · Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:49 am

@KiraThePotatoChip Thanks man! Anything David Tennant is excellent.

@Blueafrica It was me! It was a really fun cover to make, despite the fact that it is apparently impossible to find more than one even remotely suitable cartoon-y old lady image.

if we wait until we're ready

we'll be waiting

for the rest of our lives

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BluesClues

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Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:03 pm

BluesClues says... · Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:03 pm

Omg @TriSARAHtops thank you!!!

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neptune

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Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:56 pm

neptune says... · Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:56 pm

This is late but @dalisay I made your gift. Hopefully you like at least some of it, even though it is really bad.

I would love to know who made my gift — it was sooo amazing! Your drawing skills are perfect!

you can request a review here!
Check out Squills!

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