Holiday Wishes!!
EDIT 11/18/09: Making this entry public due to requests!
I actually am getting to this BEFORE they open the community for posts! HA! I had a few people email me and ask me for my present list already so I started working on it & to my surprise finished! I'm actually not quite sure how this year will go as this is the first year almost all of the items are very specific items. *shrugs* I mostly pulled directly from my Amazon wish list rather than just linking the whole thing & then asking for more random stuff. Last year was not a banner year so I am hoping it will be better this year.
So! Here is my list; I'll post on the community (which is HERE btw) next week along with my intro.
EDIT: Got my list posted in the community; here is a direct link to it!
Step One: Make a post containing your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple ("I'd love a Potter fanfic icon that's just for me") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want. If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
Step Two: Surf around your friends list (or friends friends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part: If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out; it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call. There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
My wishes:
1. Windstone Editions Black Grand Unicorn or brightly colored Poads - I recently was able to start collecting Windstones as I had been wanting to for many years. So far I have a complete white unicorn family & almost a complete black unicorn family… I’m just missing the Black Grand. Would pretty much kill for one. ;) I also fell in love with Poads. I currently have three of them, from left to right you see the blue mosaic #4, the silver spangle #1 and the black peacock. As you can see I like the bright colors & don’t like the more natural colored ones (no browns, whites, greys… that sort of thing).
2. Fluevog Mini Sugar boots in black, size 9.5 - I’ve wanted this pair of boots since I first saw them. I tried a pair on when I was in San Francisco for a Bellydance convention & the 9.5 fit perfectly (they run small). I would love to get my hands on a pair of these boots, used or new!
3. Pug chewies, treats and toys (for the dogs) - With three enthusiastic little monsters we go through dog treats, chewies and toys quite rapidly. Their favorite games are fetch and tug of war; their favorite treats are crunchy stuff like ‘pupcorn’ in the cheese flavored kind. They do not like regular ‘milkbone’ type treats. Picky, I know. Toys; they love anything stuffed but tend to tear them apart so fast only the sturdy toys survive! Lol!
4. 25 yard tribal dance skirt - Would love a scarlet red or teal one! My favorite seller is Flying Skirts but as long as the skirt is lightweight (not see through please!) I will be happy!
5. Home Fragrance oils - I have several oil burners as with all the animals I like to try and keep our house smelling nice. I’ve been using Bath and Body Works ‘Winter’ & ‘Leaves’ so far this year and I like them alot. I like the spicier scents rather than the citrus or floral ones. For example; my house has those air fresheners that smell like apple cinnamon all year round. So Glade ‘Apple Cinnamon’ plugins house oils would work too if you didn’t want to get the burner oils.
6. Goodies from LUSH. - LOVE LUSH. Very particular about the products I like though. Would love a tub of Gorgeous moisturizer. Also would love the marzibain bubble bar, ceridwen’s cauldron bath melt, Soft Coeur Massage bar (my favorite!). I prefer the ‘honey’ scents (currently have HIWTK soap & solid perfume, HoneyWood shower gel) & do not like the citrus or really overly floral.
7. Babydoll Tshirts from ThinkGeek - For some reason ThinkGeek has the most comfortable, well fitting tshirts I have come across. I would love to get the Meh., Keep Out of Direct Sunlight or WTF? shirts. Size Large.
8. SCA useable fabrics - I do historical recreation with the SCA & make most of my outfits. I try and be a *little* historically accurate and use only natural fibers. I love to work with silk the most and have many a gown made out of smooth dupioni (I prefer the lack of slubs). Would love love to get my hands on large amounts of silk or linen! I tend to wear blacks & reds but have been trying to get more blues & greens. Do not like purples, pinks or oranges.
9. Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Unlock’D - The holy grail of a female SCA costumer. Never have been able to afford a copy though!
10. Embroidery Software - If anyone happens to not need their Bernina Artista 180 software and the fancy dongle that comes with it I’d love to take it off your hands. I’m pretty new to all this but I’m hoping to be able to create my OWN designs eventually so I need one of the higher end software programs. Unfortunately I’ve not been able to afford it yet. :( I’m pretty sure whoever reading this that might have the software would know what I need before I do!
Traci Baker
2310 Eastgate Drive
Carrollton, Tx 75006
My email is fieryredhead@livejournal.com
Please be sure to do your own wish list and please try and comment on this post with a link to it. I don't promise to be able to send gifts to every one I read but I will sure try!
I actually am getting to this BEFORE they open the community for posts! HA! I had a few people email me and ask me for my present list already so I started working on it & to my surprise finished! I'm actually not quite sure how this year will go as this is the first year almost all of the items are very specific items. *shrugs* I mostly pulled directly from my Amazon wish list rather than just linking the whole thing & then asking for more random stuff. Last year was not a banner year so I am hoping it will be better this year.
So! Here is my list; I'll post on the community (which is HERE btw) next week along with my intro.
EDIT: Got my list posted in the community; here is a direct link to it!
Step One: Make a post containing your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple ("I'd love a Potter fanfic icon that's just for me") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want. If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
Step Two: Surf around your friends list (or friends friends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part: If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out; it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call. There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
My wishes:
1. Windstone Editions Black Grand Unicorn or brightly colored Poads - I recently was able to start collecting Windstones as I had been wanting to for many years. So far I have a complete white unicorn family & almost a complete black unicorn family… I’m just missing the Black Grand. Would pretty much kill for one. ;) I also fell in love with Poads. I currently have three of them, from left to right you see the blue mosaic #4, the silver spangle #1 and the black peacock. As you can see I like the bright colors & don’t like the more natural colored ones (no browns, whites, greys… that sort of thing).
2. Fluevog Mini Sugar boots in black, size 9.5 - I’ve wanted this pair of boots since I first saw them. I tried a pair on when I was in San Francisco for a Bellydance convention & the 9.5 fit perfectly (they run small). I would love to get my hands on a pair of these boots, used or new!
3. Pug chewies, treats and toys (for the dogs) - With three enthusiastic little monsters we go through dog treats, chewies and toys quite rapidly. Their favorite games are fetch and tug of war; their favorite treats are crunchy stuff like ‘pupcorn’ in the cheese flavored kind. They do not like regular ‘milkbone’ type treats. Picky, I know. Toys; they love anything stuffed but tend to tear them apart so fast only the sturdy toys survive! Lol!
4. 25 yard tribal dance skirt - Would love a scarlet red or teal one! My favorite seller is Flying Skirts but as long as the skirt is lightweight (not see through please!) I will be happy!
5. Home Fragrance oils - I have several oil burners as with all the animals I like to try and keep our house smelling nice. I’ve been using Bath and Body Works ‘Winter’ & ‘Leaves’ so far this year and I like them alot. I like the spicier scents rather than the citrus or floral ones. For example; my house has those air fresheners that smell like apple cinnamon all year round. So Glade ‘Apple Cinnamon’ plugins house oils would work too if you didn’t want to get the burner oils.
6. Goodies from LUSH. - LOVE LUSH. Very particular about the products I like though. Would love a tub of Gorgeous moisturizer. Also would love the marzibain bubble bar, ceridwen’s cauldron bath melt, Soft Coeur Massage bar (my favorite!). I prefer the ‘honey’ scents (currently have HIWTK soap & solid perfume, HoneyWood shower gel) & do not like the citrus or really overly floral.
7. Babydoll Tshirts from ThinkGeek - For some reason ThinkGeek has the most comfortable, well fitting tshirts I have come across. I would love to get the Meh., Keep Out of Direct Sunlight or WTF? shirts. Size Large.
8. SCA useable fabrics - I do historical recreation with the SCA & make most of my outfits. I try and be a *little* historically accurate and use only natural fibers. I love to work with silk the most and have many a gown made out of smooth dupioni (I prefer the lack of slubs). Would love love to get my hands on large amounts of silk or linen! I tend to wear blacks & reds but have been trying to get more blues & greens. Do not like purples, pinks or oranges.
9. Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Unlock’D - The holy grail of a female SCA costumer. Never have been able to afford a copy though!
10. Embroidery Software - If anyone happens to not need their Bernina Artista 180 software and the fancy dongle that comes with it I’d love to take it off your hands. I’m pretty new to all this but I’m hoping to be able to create my OWN designs eventually so I need one of the higher end software programs. Unfortunately I’ve not been able to afford it yet. :( I’m pretty sure whoever reading this that might have the software would know what I need before I do!
Traci Baker
2310 Eastgate Drive
Carrollton, Tx 75006
My email is fieryredhead@livejournal.com
Please be sure to do your own wish list and please try and comment on this post with a link to it. I don't promise to be able to send gifts to every one I read but I will sure try!