Sent u a PM. Let the fun begin!! Got some goodies already for my SS. :-P

PM is personal Message - click on the persons name - that will take you to their home page , then you click on send PM and its like sending an email :wink:

Boy am I glad I didn't miss out on this one...........sounds like fun..............sent my PM in.............

sharon b...we can always count on you :)

Just a little idea for some...
Put on your calender, a week before mailing is to go out that you HAVE to mail. Hopefully that will give you a little "light bulb" that you need to get your package in the mail.
Remember, mail date is NOVEMBER 15th. I'm thinking of having the chat on December 18th. That gives the package 1 month to get to it's destination IF it was mailed on the last day.
I do encourage you to mail as soon as possible.

WOW
GREAT IDEA !!!!
THANKS............................................ ...............DONE

She's going to be getting buckets of coal this year :lol: :lol:

Sounds like fun, sending pm.

Yeah like we did last year ... he he....

This only my 2nd time doing the Secret Santa, but generally I try to send what they tell me they like. If nothing specific, I send a variety fo fat quarters. As a gift I try to send something that shows where I live (like a mug with the city name or a special candy, etc). But it will be easier for your to figure out once you get the info from Terry.

This is my list that you can follow as an example if you want and hopefully it can help with any questions you may have about what to tell your Secret Santa

About me and my family
Married 32 years
2 daughters
1 granddaughter Alanna
1 Six year old tuxedo female cat "Little Lady"
1 grandkitty - Siamese female kitten "Koko"
I care for my elderly mother and dear husband

My Wish list. (things I need to complete my stash)
Solids - all colors
Tone on Tones - colors, shades whites
Fall fabrics
Holiday fabrics
Quilting marking pencils
Quilting tools

Likes (other than fabrics)
Historical fiction
Chocolate
Calligraphy
Stationary
Organizational tools
Cats
Wild colored pens
Embroidery
Harp, flute, piano music
Celtic music
anything fun

Dislikes - anything with artifical sweetner
EXTREMELY ALLERGIC TO:
NutraSweet, Saccharin, Splenda
(hint: if it says Sugar Free, most likely it has one of the above in it.)

This way, your Secret Santa can be an informed shopper...
Oh and Re-purposing is acceptable. goodness knows that we all have enough to share without breaking the bank during these economically difficult times.

Another tid-bit is you don't have to shop for the entire family/clan... Last year my SS sent gifts to all of us... it was wonderful. I have used all my goodies throughout the year...

ok, please clarify before I get shot at sunrise cus I already marked my calendar per your very first post of the rules:

"First...a bit of unpleasantness....THE RULES....

1. Mail deadline is November 21st. That is a HARD deadline. No mailing AFTER this time. Since you have almost 2 months, there should be NO excuse for mailing late, unless you are incapacitated or 6 feet under."

I have Nov 21 marked as the ship day.
is the mail date Nov 15? or is it a one week backup date to remind us to mail?? I dont want to do this wrong, sharet

Terri just wants you to mark your calendar on Nov 15 as a reminder that you have to mail out that week (no later than the 21st) that's all. But the hard date to mail is Nov 21st.

I want you to mark a day on your calender to make sure you are reminded to mail out your package by the deadline IF you hadn't mailed it already.
Most people will try to mail it as soon as possible. Some will mail the day they get the name because they shop all year long for something like this

Coal would be nice, but I cannot burn it in my fireplace. A cord of wood would be better lol

oh, thank you for clarifying. I will mail asap anyway, but want to get the name before shopping too big cus I want to try and fit things to the person I get. (Also, I dont know about anyone else, BUT I am a terrible waiter - waiting to open gifts! lol If stuff comes too early I just have to poke and poke and shake things - if my package didnt come until Christmas Eve it would be a relief :-D ) sharet

LOL Sharet, you sound a lot like me!

You could always do what I did last yeat, havd it delivered at work, and they didn't tell me where it was until 2 days before we were to open it. They did let me know it was there and let me look at it once, before it was "hidden".
Although in the end, all the girls wanted to open it for me.
Hmmm, that worked so well, I may have to get them to do it again this year. Really cuts down on your ability to cheat and sneak peeks if you have no real idea of where it is.

Karen,
Go to page 1 of this post. Click on trlnh's name it will take you to her profile and it has PM...click on that and in the subject box put Secret Santa
List your name, mailing address, and wish list.

Count me in :) now I have read the rules but I know that I am exempt from such stuff LOL :)

NO ONE IS EXEMPT!!
You are DEFINITELY on the Naughty List!!

But I've always heard that rules are made to be broken!! :twisted:

Umm...nope! ;)

sounds like fun with a capital F U N and it has started here on the board. Obviously you all know each other very well.

It's always fun with Secret Santa

Can I please be on the nice list this year? Last year I was Naughty. :D

But this year.. I've been a VERY good girl. (and if you believe that I'll tell ya another one!)

Well? So far, everyone is on the Nice List. All except for Machel, but she's always on the Naughty List lol

So this is my first year doing this, can someone please give some ideas of what to send for gifts? What did you receive last year? I saw fudge somewhere and quilty gadgets. What else?

Don't think I really gave enough info when I sent my PM. If you want more info, please PM me again and I will give more info.

YUP!!!
and if everyone sends there package out on time...it will be even more fun... ;-)

OK, wrote the MUST send date on my calender....but will probably send out waaaaaayyyy before....

Oh I didn't put very much info in mine ... I just put in what they asked for ... maybe I will re-do mine and give a list also and can have it attached ...

This is the first time for me and I didn't know we could add more info ... so I will be doing up one with more info and sending it off after I get home from work.

Ho Ho Ho! It's off we go! I hope I have been good this Year?
Lisa

I am getting excited and it is way to early to do that....:-) I have been looking for things everytime I go shopping plus I keep a box of swap goodies and have been looking thru it as well. Can't wait to see who my pal is to get it personalized.....

you can just send me more info about likes/dislikes if you want.
If the person that is sending is at a loss as to what to find, I will act as a go-between to get more info for them.

What to send for gifts?
extra fat quarters
thread
pins/needles
candy
chocolate
buttons(novelty, cute ones for decorating quilts and such)
cutting blades
patterns
chocolate
thread catcher (one person already said they were going to make their person one and a few have put down asking for one)
templates
marking pens
marking pencils
chocolate
charm packs
magazines
books
chocolate

Oh my! I noticed I put chocolate down a few times. lol
Hope this small list helps

Just signed up. Love this swap

I'm so glad I was thinking about this today. Have been super busy babysitting with my dad in hospital. Glad I found it. Didn't want to miss it this year.

I already found stuff in my stash for extras. Little buttons, appliques, ribbons, and tools.


Santa Claus is coming to town!!!

Yes, pull from your stash!
We all have something in our stashes that we don't use/need.

What is it about quilters and chocolate???? It's at the top of my list, after fabric, of course!

oh, I've been trying to be better. Now that I have such a small extended family left, and they're so far away, and hubs #2 is NOT into any holiday at all, I look forward to my secret santas with anticipation. I save everything until Christmas eve, when I open 1 santa gift (cus, growing up and most of my life most of Christmas fell on Christmas eve), and open the rest Christmas morning - so I have suprises. Hubs doesnt min "giving" me gifts (paying!), as long as I pick them out, pick them up and wrap them lol. sharet

Jingle bells,
Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way,
Oh, what fun it is to ride,
in a one horse open sleeeeeiiiigh

Everybody sing . . . .. .