Hey guys! I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas Eve, Christmas day, New Years Eve and New Years day as well! Wow, so many holidays, one right behind the other xD May this year be filled with many blessings and happiness! Another year of us liking to see them boys loving and kissing each other

Okay! Now onto the Q&A:

Q. What is Secret Santa Exchange?

A. It was an event held in this group where members sent me their private wishes. Afterwards, I matched everyone up to the best of my abilities.

Q. When was it held?

A. Information was sent on Dec. 4, and since I was late in delivering it, Secret Santa's had extra days after the deadline- 24th to 25th of Dec- to deliver the gifts.

Q. I signed up, but never received my gift?

A. If this is the case, please send me a note immediately, and I will do my best to a) find out what happened, b) take it upon myself to complete the gift.

Q. How were gifts supposed to be delivered?

A. Each SS would send their completed gift to the receiver through a note- however, if the SS would have wanted to remain secret, they would have sent the note to me to deliver in their place.

Q. I didn't sign up-

A. Well, wait until later this year and make sure to sign up then xD

And that is all for the Q&A! If you guys have anymore questions pertaining to the SSE, please leave your comments below ^^

Now! We all know what will come around in a month and 11 days (it's the 3rd here), right?! St. Valentine's day : D Great opportunity for a cheesy, sappy, loved filled contest! Let me know if you guys are up to it : D

The prizes will range from a 3 month membership, to a Sylvannia 4GB MP3 player, to journals, and even sketching pads. The winners will have the right to choose whichever they want~ However, please keep in mind that some of these will require personal information to be traded between us (me). I of course, swear to a privacy policy. All participants will receive a trinket from your favorite co-founder, me ;D

Let me know what guys think below!

Love;
*RedAstharoche

Sign up for the Secret Santa Exchange is now officially closed. The last note received was barely before 2:00pm EST, lucky! Officially, 31 Santa's signed up, with two backups! Thank you very much for the person that volunteered. Now, I will go through the process of matching everyone up.

In the note, I will include; the username of the person you're doing the gift for, and their 'what you want' part of the form requested. Any questions regarding the gift should be asked through me, so the exchange will remain a secret. When the gifts are exchanged, the Santa has the choice of remaining a secret or revealing themselves.

I will, hopefully, be done with the match up and have sent all the notes containing the gift requests today, at 10:00pm EST.

With love;
*RedAstharoche

Rules
You must be a member to participate.
By signing up, you commit to being able to produce a gift within 25 days. If you cannot accomplish this, please notify me immediately, so I will be able to make the gift instead. Know that this will also affect your eligibility to get a present in exchange.
Sign up starts now, November 23rd, 2012 2:00pm EST and ends on November 30th, 2012 2:00pm EST. This will give members exactly a week to sign up.
Exchange information will be sent to you through a note on November 30th.
Present exchange will occur December 24th, to December 25th EST.
If you finish your present before then, please hold onto it. However, if you are unable to give it between the time-frame specified above, contact me.
For sign ups, please fill out the form below and send it through a note to me.

Form

What You Want:
[Note: If your gift includes an OC, please give descriptions and/or links with pictures. If from a Fandom, please specify.]
Fanfic/drawing/graphic/poem, etc:
Rating:
Pairing/Characters:
Specifics: i.e; pose, plot specifics

What You're Willing To Do:
OC: Yes or No
Drawing: Yes or No
Fandom: Yes or No; meaning, or are you willing to draw/write/etc; for a fandom?
Fandom #2: Any fandoms you will absolutely won't do anything for?
Rating: Ratings you won't do anything for?
Other: Anything else I should know?


Secret Santa's Signed Up = 28!

Please fill them out to the best of your ability! This will make it easier for me to accurately match everyone up!

Happy Holidays!

Love;
*RedAstharoche

Format taken from #ShonenaiWriters

Here are our results!

1. 4
2. 2
3. 5
4. 7
5. 1
6. 9
7. 10
8. 6
9. 8
10. 3

Number 4 is the winner! Congratulations! Please contact me for discussion of prizes!

Now onto our next news! As some of you know, I will be organizing a Secret Santa Exchange for this Winter Holiday. This way, no member- hopefully- will be left without a present. Members wanting to participate will fill out the form below- don't stop reading this to look down people BI- and send it through a note to me. After the sign up period ends, I will match you together according to the form, and then send you the exchange information.

Rules
You must be a member to participate.
By signing up, you commit to being able to produce a gift within 25 days. If you cannot accomplish this, please notify me immediately, so I will be able to make the gift instead. Know that this will also affect your eligibility to get a present in exchange.
Sign up starts now, November 23rd, 2012 2:00pm EST and ends on November 30th, 2012 2:00pm EST. This will give members exactly a week to sign up.
Exchange information will be sent to you through a note on November 30th.
Present exchange will occur December 24th, to December 25th EST.
If you finish your present before then, please hold onto it. However, if you are unable to give it between the time-frame specified above, contact me.
For sign ups, please fill out the form below and send it through a note to me.

Form

What You Want:
[Note: If your gift includes an OC, please give descriptions and/or links with pictures. If from a Fandom, please specify.]
Fanfic/drawing/graphic/poem, etc:
Rating:
Pairing/Characters:
Specifics: i.e; pose, plot specifics

What You're Willing To Do:
OC: Yes or No
Drawing: Yes or No
Fandom: Yes or No
Fandom #2: Any fandoms you will absolutely won't do anything for?
Rating: Ratings you won't do anything for?
Other: Anything else I should know?


Secret Santa's Signed Up = 9!

Please fill them out to the best of your ability! This will make it easier for me to accurately match everyone up!

Happy Holidays!

Love;
*RedAstharoche

Format taken from #ShonenaiWriters

Hello guys! Hope you guys have an awesome time tomorrow- Thanksgiving day!- with your family and friends. Eat lots and drink lots- juice BI for those of us under the legal age of drinking- and have fun! Remember this Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for everything you have- and for everything that you don't have too! Like, diseases, and illness and the such ou o

Seeing as our Halloween contest didn't reach the desired 10 entries, it is now cancelled. Members that participated will each get 10 DA points. My favorite entry will receive something extra.

For those wanting to enter the Thanksgiving giveaway, please choose a number from 1 to 10. First come, first serve. An online randomizer will be used to choose the winner.

For the upcoming Winter Holidays, we will be having a Secret Exchange Santa. This way, all participants will be getting a gift of their own. Format for wishing will be posted up shortly after all Thanksgiving give away numbers are taken.

Thanksgiving Give Away Numbers:
1. *ReinFalling
2. ~MrsSewardx
3. *VoiceActingChibi
4. ~defyinggravity11
5. ~Zeldabloom101
6. ~Jiroah
7. ~HollowLucy
8. *Vulpixi-Misa
9. ~mrmen00returns
10. *xDayDreamingNeko

Remember, all of you have a 1/10 chance of winning! Good luck!