Holiday gift-o-rama - gifts are open!

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Holiday gift-o-rama - gifts are open!

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Welcome to the fourth annual holiday gift-o-rama :D This is your chance to gift Samanayrs, pets, and accessories to your friends for the holidays!

There will be a number of free gifts, and also some paid ($USD) gifts available. All of the gifts will be revealed at some point before December 25 (probably Dec 23), but until then you'll only know the type of gift you received, not what's in it :D

To make things easier for me, all gifts will be given anonymously. You're welcome to let your gift recipient know that you got the gift for them, but it's up to you to tell them, not me!

Rules and info

- Please no pouting or complaining if you don't receive a gift, or if you don't get the gift you want. Unfortunately there is a limited number of gifts available, and while I don't want anyone to miss out I also want to keep my sanity!
- Please don't beg or whine in the thread for gifts. You can let people know you'd like a Samanayr gift by getting added to the hopeful list.
- You can only buy and gifts for other people, not for yourself.

There also some limits for free and paid gifts, but there's more information about both types of gifts below. Read on for more info :D How gifts are given away is also different this year, so please be sure to read all of the info even if you’ve participated in previous gift-o-ramas!
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There's three types of free gifts - Samanayrs, pets, and accessories! Each type is being given out differently, so make sure you read everything in this post to get ready for gifting.

Each person can receive one free Samanayr, pet, and accessory.

As for giving gifts, it’s going to be a bit different this year. I know it’s fun to scramble to give gifts first-come first-served and surprise availability is exciting, but I just don’t have the time or energy this year D: So things are going to be a little more slow-paced, but hopefully still fun!

Like last year, Samanayrs will be available to gift for the duration of the event in a great big random draw. Accessories and pet gifts will be given away in a series of 24-hour random draws, scheduled in advance so that you (and I XD) know what to expect when! Paid gift slots will be available as I have the time and given away in shorter random draws.

I’ve set up a little calendar so that you can keep track of when stuff is happening at a glance:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing
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So far 10 Samanayrs will be finding homes through the gift-o-rama! This number will increase as I finish more (and possibly some guest artists - I was bad and didn’t give everyone enough warning!). Their giftbox is green with a red ribbon.

All of the Samanayr gifts will be given away through a random draw. Each person who wants to gift can include up to three different recipients. 10 gifters will be randomly drawn, and the first person on their list will receive a gift Samanayr! If the first person listed has already received a free Samanayr gift, I'll go on to the next person in the gifter's entry. If the same happens with the next person, I'll go on to their third person. If all three have recived a gift, I'll go on to the next randomly drawn entry.

Rules!

- Each person can send in one Samanayr gifting PM.
- Please send me a PM on PI or the Sam forum, not both places.

If you'd like to gift a free Samanayr to someone, please send a PM to this account with the subject "Gifting - Samanayr" and the following filled out:

First choice gift recipient:
Second choice gift recipient:
Third choice gift recipient:


This will be open until December 22, 2pm PST/22:00 PI time!
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Instead of a variety of minor pets this year, I'll be giving away 6 semi-custom pet tokens!

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Pet tokens will be available on December 5 and December 15. On those days, just send me a PM with the subject Gifting - pet and the following filled out:

First choice gift recipient:
Second choice gift recipient:


There will be 3 pet gifts given away on each of those days, with the lucky recipients revealed the next day :D
Accessories

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There will be three kinds of accessories available - Candy Cane Leggings, a Glowing Lights Armband, and an Icicle Choker! Here’s a little doodle of how these different accessories will look (well, except better XD):
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There will be a total of 10 accessory slots available, and you can decide which type your recipient will receive :D

Accessories will be available on December 8 and December 13. On those days, just send me a PM with the subject Gifting - accessory and the following filled out:

First choice gift recipient:
Accessory type:
Second choice gift recipient:
Accessory type:


There will be 5 accessories given away on each of those days, with the lucky recipients revealed the next day :D
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Paid gifts ($ only) will be available every so often as I have time.

The giftbox for all paid gifts is gold with a red ribbon. Each person can receive a maximum of one paid gift. There's no maximum of how many you can gift, but each person is limited to one slot per batch.

This time around, there's two types of paid gifts :D
Tokens
Tokens can be redeemed at any time (although it may take me a bit to get to it if I'm busy!), and each one does what it says on the image :D

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Semi-custom token - $10

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Breeding token - $20
(please note you can use modiems and one-shot items, just not a combo resulting in multiple foals)

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Custom token - $17
Single Samanayr and pet custom slots
Prices and options - http://samanayrs.net/customs.php

If you purchase a custom Samanayr or pet, it'll be the usual process - you give me the form, I show you the sketch (unless it's a semi-custom or breeding), and once I've approved your sketch I finish up the custom. The difference this time is that you can't purchase it for yourself, and the recipient will have to wait until the presents open to see the end result!

If you're looking to gift a specific custom for someone, lots of folks have posted their custom wishlists on the Sam forum! You're welcome to add yours too :D

http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2383
How to buy


When paid slots are available, I'll make posts in the gifting thread on PI and the Sam forum. You'll have a few hours to send in your form, and then the winners will be randomly selected!

In addition, each person who purchases a gift will receive a unique item - the Snowflake Cookie!
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This is a one-use item and when used in a breeding, the foal(s) will receive one of these traits, determined randomly:

- Glacies
- Body spines
- Long ears
- Long hooves
- Butterfly wings (single or double)

When slots are available, please send this form if purchasing a token:

Gift recipient:
Token type:


If purchasing a custom, please use the forms on the customs page and include the gift recipient under 'username':

http://samanayrs.net/customs.php#form
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Would you love a Samanayr-related gift? Let everyone know by adding yourself to the wishlist!

If you're interested in receiving a gift, just post in bold:

(username) is hoping for a gift!

Wishlist (in alphabetical order!)

Aholland
Aimee
amazondreamer
Aranea
AranelSaraphim
Art Foxx
AsaraDragon
BabyDabbleMLP
Bluestarwolf12
Cameron
cassiadawn
Chao
Codress
CosmicDragon
DawnStar7
Echos
ElvenArcher
Fanta
Foisair
hardwired
HybridSiren
Jaes
Janalee
Jennalyn
kaats711
Kagari
Kelsey
Kentouma
LvSoulFriend
Madam Mim
Mels
NightFlyer
Nighthenge
NinjaWoo
Operetta
Orasteele
Origami_Dragon
PoisonedPromise
PonyMama
PookaWitch
Pristine
Puuka
Raenia
RikkuGirl
Seren
SilverDapples
silvermoondragon
SplitX
SunBlind
Takaeji
Tasmen
tbiris
tierasa
Twiztid
Vienn
White Mare of Mabon
Yuiven
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Re: Holiday gift-o-rama!

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The gifts are finally open, hooray! If you received a gift you don't need to do anything to claim it, it'll appear in your inventory eventually XD I'm hoping to get everyone's inventories updated by the end of the week.

In the meantime, here's some info about the different gifts:

Pet tokens - Will appear in your inventory! They can be redeemed on the "Do stuff for me!" board - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=20

Accessories - Will appear in your inventory (pardon the placeholder inventory images XD)! Can be equipped to a Samanayr on the "Do stuff for me!" board - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=20

In order, here's the temporary placeholder accessory images: Candy Cane Leggings, Glowing Lights Armband, and Icicle Choker:
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Custom/Semi-Custom/Breeding Tokens - These can be redeemed at any time, and how long it takes me to finish them depends on how much work and time I have. I am away until January 8 but have my drawing stuff so I can still work on things :D Ideally these can be redeemed through the "do stuff for me" board, but if you'd prefer not to post or can't access the forum you can send me a PM instead.

"Do stuff for me" token redeeming post with forms - http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1735

Samanayrs - Should have your name on the cert already, please let me know if there's any problems!

A list of the gifts! Gifts appear below your username :D

amazondreamer
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Aranea
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Codress
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Fanta
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Echos
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hardwired
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Janalee
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Jaes
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Jennalyn
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Kagari
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Kentouma
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LostDollie
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LvSoulFriend
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Mav
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Mels
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NightFlyer
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Oakleafwolf
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Operetta
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Origami_Dragon
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PoisonedPromise
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PookaWitch
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RikkuGirl
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Seren
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Sunneh
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Takaeji
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tbiris
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tierasa
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Xenon
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LvSoulFriend is hoping for a gift!

Whee!
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SunBlind is hoping for a gift!


Now to decide who to try to give gifts too, so hard to pick just a few people...
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Jenn is hoping for a gift! <3
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amazondreamer is hoping for a gift!

*whispers* the icicle choker is so cool! ^_^
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Jaes is hoping for a gift!

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Pristine is hoping for a gift!

I do plan to get at least one guest Samanayr together for this event, as soon as I finish my entry for the MLP art trade on PI! :)
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tierasa is hoping for a gift!

So excited for this event. I hope I can snag one or two for someone else. :)
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Oh this is so exciting, I cannot wait to gift as many people as I can. *dying from excitement here*
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*dances around happily*
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Wishlist has been updated to this point :D
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Wheee!
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Wishlists have been updated, and don't forget that pets are available to give as gifts today :D I'll also be having a couple of paid gift slots available later today.
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Two paid gift slots are now open until 8pm PST! At that time I'll randomly select who gets the slots :D

I also should add, we're heading off on the 18th to my mom's house for the holidays! That means that custom paid gifts won't be available after then, just tokens, so if you're thinking of gifting someone a custom now's the time!

Interesting in gifting a paid gift? Please see the paid gift post for details and the form to PM!
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