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Mycena Cave Secret Santa - wrapping up!

So.  Out of curiosity, what do we do if our Santa-ee hasn’t been online in several weeks?

I mean, I have some backup gift ideas just in case (as I can’t find much of a wishlist for them).  But if they haven’t been on by the time the deadline draws near do I just message Glitch to let him know I’ve sent the gifties?  I don’t want to be marked as a bad Santa because they’re not on to mark it received.  D:

(EDIT:  As a note I haven’t sent anything yet as I’m HOPING they’ll get on at some point to let me know what they’re really wanting, but if it gets too near and there’s been no sign of them?)

Posted 12/06/14, edited 12/06/14
Coretta I’ll be in touch with you directly.
Posted 12/06/14
How long should we wait for any sort of contact from Santa or the Santa-ee. Just out of general curiosity.
Posted 12/06/14

Eviiana I know what you mean about typing style. I feel like certain smilies in particular give me away, along with the overall flow of my sentences. But maybe I’m just being paranoid c:

I have no idea who my SS is but I suspect they’re trying to type generically on purpose to remain anonymous. They seem nice though, and we’re both fans of Toothless so that’s neat x3 I’m hoping they’ll tell me who they are after Dec 25th, since I just now saw the part in the rules about staying anonymous indefinitely unless your Santa-ee asks who you are!

I really hope my Santa-ee asks for my identity too, I kind of want them to know who I am after spending 6+ hours crafting their gift today. And there’s more work ahead tomorrow to complete it :D

Posted 12/07/14, edited 12/07/14

If you have a wishlist up, or a very inventive Santa, you may never be reached out to by your Santa before they give you your present, and that’s just fine. They don’t have to give you something you specifically asked for.

On the other end, you may reach out to your Santa-ee whenever you have questions about what they’d like :)

Posted 12/07/14
I am just vibrating with excitement right now. My Santa created art for me, but instead of simply taking photos, they’ve gone and mailed it to me instead! It was the last thing I was expecting, as I live in New Zealand and postage is just ridiculous in and out of this country. I am seriously so excited, I can’t wait- aaaaah! These are going to be the longest weeks to wait.
Posted 12/10/14

The IRL part of my gift from my Secret Santa came in the mail today! :33 So not only did I get the complete December OotS set, but I also got a SUPER RAD HOMESTUCK CALENDAR!

Thank you, SS! You are the beeeeeeest! ;w;

*also very sneaky because you had to have dug a lil bit to find out that I love Homestuck ohohoh*
*unless of course you just know me very well ouo! in which case who aaaare youuuuu*

Posted 12/12/14, edited 12/12/14
My SS is a gem! I really appreciate and understand that postage is fairly expensive to our little continent in the middle of nowhere so they have given me 10 gems for now and the physical present will come at a later date! Super happy with 10 gems so now I cen get next months OotS! Thank you super secret Santa <3
Posted 12/12/14

I got my SS gift today~
A bunch of items, 5 gems, and some cutecute Valia arts they commissioned for me.
I dunno who you are but ily and danke <3

Posted 12/13/14

I got my SS gifts today, such amazings!! <3 <3 *loves all over my SS*

Though I had an amazing/cute thought! O.O
We should totally petition glitch for an option to send ‘wrapped’ gifts next year. ^3^ Perhaps an item that we can ‘buy’/aquire on the SS page that stuffs the items in an openable cute icon box, thus ‘hiding’ what they are as well as who they’re from! O3O That would make this EXTRA amazing next year. ^3^

Granted, my gifties were AMAZING. <3 But it would have been cool to have the option to wait to ‘unwrap’ a few of my gifties closer to Christmas and all.

/random happy thoughts. ^3^

Posted 12/14/14, edited 12/14/14
Along the line of suggestions, I’d love for there to be a way to anonymously trade pets?  Like maybe through the SS page have a transfer pet option, then the sender could just pay the one-way trade fee themselves and the pet would show up for the receiver to collect under a little tree or something.  That way you don’t have to give yourself away.  Would work with Skye’s idea!  Instead of just having them send the items, have the transfers all done through that page so it’s like getting a gift left under the tree for them. c:
Posted 12/14/14

I got my gift today, and OMG LEMME TELL YOU, IT’S PRETTY GOSH DARN AMAZING, I TELL YOU HWAT (Yes, you’re supposed to read that as hwat, think of Hank Hill. Say it like that. In that Hank Hill accent. Yes, got it in your head? Are you laughing? No? Oh. Okay. Sorry. .___. )

NO SERIOUSLY THOUGH… Lookit herrrr. Mind the nudity! Illy’s not shy about her body! 8D;; Though.. there’s nothing there. XD JUST LOOKIT IT, THO. ; A ; LOOKIT ALL THE LOVE THAT WENT INTO IT. I guess she was made via felting? Because my SS sent felting needles with her.~ I looked it up today, felting, and it looks like a really long and work-heavy hobby. Which makes me love this all the more. ; w ;

Anyway, onto the photo!

Isn’t she DARLING?? ; u ; Absolutely precious. <3 I love it sososo much. ; 3; Thank you, Secret Santa!!

My SS even sent me a cute lil butterfly in a bottle and some extra pearls and some pressed flowers, because Ilya likes to collect things from the surface~ And, all of her accessories are removable! This gift is just so thoughtful and sweet, and I love it so so much. I have her sitting up with my plushies right now as I type this~

I’ll leave out the parts where I broke one of her accessories (the extra string of pearls) within 5 minutes of having her in the house, and then I accidentally pulled some stitches from her tail, but I already fixed everything and I feel like I totally man-handled everything she sent… >>;;;;;

Posted 12/14/14
That is so amazing, Tamako! :o Look at the work in thaaat~ What a thoughtful Santa <3
Posted 12/14/14

I sent my secret santa gift out recently.~ |3 Eeeeee I love giving gifts so this event thing is wonderful for me~

I’m also totally excited to see what my santa is going to get me! x3 Everyone’s gotten such nice things so far.~

Posted 12/14/14
Custom credit can now be purchased anonymously!

So for those of you who have been waiting to send CC to your santaees, you can do so now :)

Posted 12/15/14

I GOT MY PACKAGE FROM MY SS TODAY.  I am sooooo happy!!!  They got me such a thoughtful gift; I love it!

LITTLE BABY MAPLE SYRUPS AND LITTLE CUTE LEAVES THAT WILL GO INTO MY MOUTH AS WELL AS A CHOCOLATE COACH (which I’m watching closely so it doesn’t zoom away into glitch‘s mouth!!).

And sparklytissuepaper. @u@

And a cute note!

It’s so perfect.  Thank you, my Santa! <3

Posted 12/15/14, edited 12/15/14
MYLA WHAT ARE YOU COLORING BACK THERE????
Posted 12/15/14

Such nice gifts :D

I’d also like to know what you’re working on back there

Posted 12/15/14

*Totally read coach as couch and struggled with that image for bit* |D;;; I also thought or purses for a moment. Oops.

*Nibbles on the tasiness*

Hey Llamabun! Long time no see! :D

Posted 12/15/14, edited 12/15/14

... whoops. 8D;;;

Firkasa:  Llamabun FOREVER!  *mooshes Firky onto her chocolate couch*

Posted 12/15/14, edited 12/15/14
I got a Lammergeier Shroom and 10 gems from my Santa! I’m so happy, I struggle motivating myself to get the monthly each month, so I never thought I’d get a Lammergeier! -Squeals and runs off to make-
Posted 12/15/14

Wow, you guys have amazing Santas! Mine is still working on some arts for one of my pets and I can’t wait ‘til it’s done. ^^

Also, my Santa-ee hasn’t gotten in touch with me yet. I’m still planning on sending them some stuff, but I don’t want to be marked as a bad Santa or something. :<

Posted 12/16/14

HHHWWEH

my santa sent me 10CC !! omg thank you kind stranger :D :D -hoards it away and laughs evilly- still waiting on the other component but even if it doesnt arrive i’m gonna mark my gift as received~

Posted 12/16/14
Wow there’s some seriously thoughtful gifting going on, I love seeing pictures of what y’all got! :D I sent out my Santa-ee’s gift but it’s not there yet. I hope they like it *is nervous and excited at the same time*
Posted 12/16/14

MY SANTA PRESENT ARRIVED IN THE MAIL!

First off, holy crap for sending something all the way to New Zealand, you rock for that! I knew it would be a piece of art, but I wasn’t expecting the unholy adorable, absolutely incredibly amazing ORNAMENT of my very own Ciaphas Cain! The detail on it is incredible, but I could only take excited pictures with my laptop camera because my two year old has misplaced my camera (again).

Ignore my robe and mess, the courier arrived at Ridiculous o’clock and I couldn’t be bothered getting dressed for photos.

Oooh… sneaky Santa, still not giving me your name! Dammit Kaylee get off my game.

Omg I thought it was going to be a drawing or something, not this masterpiece!

Eeeeee~ Ugh pre-coffee face

His home! He’ll be going on the wall after Christmas 8D

Edit: Found my camera~

Posted 12/16/14, edited 12/16/14
That is lovely!  I really love his little watch accessory.  Lots of love went into that, I can tell. :)
Posted 12/16/14

For real! Even the chain was plaited, it’s all so perfect :D

I also just noticed the blood splatter, maaan what detaaail! So amazing.

Posted 12/16/14, edited 12/16/14
I just got my gift(s) from my Santa and I have melted into a puddle of squeaky delight! Not only did they give me 10CC but they gave me this:


(click for full view)

It’s my characters Cecila and her forest spirit friend/protector/familiar Sedd and mySantaisanawesomepersonohmygod!
Thank you again kind person! :D

Posted 12/17/14

Oh dear, I have a really generous Santa. >//w//< *Squeaks happily.*
They gave me 16 gems, a bunch of precious wearables and a 2013 capsule! I’ve always wanted to open that capsule. ewe Though I had no idea it might contain mushrooms as well, gosh. And mine contained a really beautiful mushroom. <3 That made my day. :‘D

Posted 12/18/14

Sheppard: That is some gorgeous art. And congrats on the 10CC!

Rhyme: You do indeed! And that is amazingly lucky for you to get a Kimono. :O

Posted 12/18/14
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