Brown Paper packages tied w/String (Secret Santa)

[stefdarlin]

[glow=white,2,300]Welcome to the 3rd Annual Charming Roots Secret Santa Exchange![/glow]

The Exchange was a lot of fun last year, so I thought maybe everyone might enjoy it this year as well. If you would like to join in on the fun please read the rules below:

~Please sign up by 11:59pm EST December 10th or you will not be included~

~Please exchange your gift by January 5th~

What is the Secret Santa Gift Exchange?
The Secret Santa Gift Exchange is our little virtual way of exchanging gifts on the board. By filling out the form below in a post on this thread, you sign up. Then, at the end of the sign-up period, you will receive a Personal Message that has the name of the person you will be creating a gift for.

What can I create for a gift?
That is all up to you. Some examples are: Creating an icon, a banner, or a picture if you are an artist. Writing something special such as a one-shot, a drabble, a poem, a fanfic, or a lemon if you are a writer. Or even offering to be a beta for them. Whatever you think they will like will be fine.

Where do I post my gift?
You can post your gift in the special thread created for the Exchange by January 5th. Your member can pick it up there.

When will I receive a name?
All members who wish to participate must be entered by December 10th. You will get a PM by December 11th or 12th.

If you have any questions, please PM me. Please do not use this thread for questions, thank you.

If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please use this format when making your post. Simply copy and paste this form in your reply:


[b]Name you want on your gift:[/b]
[b]Your favorite HP ship:[/b]
[b]Your favorite HP character:[/b]
[b]Favorite non-HP book:[/b]
[b]Favorite non-HP couple:[/b]
[b]Favorite TV show:[/b]
[b]Favorite Christmas Carol:[/b]
[b]Favorite dessert:[/b]
[b]Favorite quote (rated PG please):[/b]
[b]Favorite movie:[/b]
[b]Favorite HP movie:[/b]
[b]Favorite holiday movie:[/b]
[b]Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories:[/b]
[b]Any tidbit you want to add as a wish:[/b]

**Note: This year, if you like, in the wish portion of your sign-up, you could include a prompt you would like to receive to give your gifter another option.** (Just an idea.) Happy Christmas!

[stefdarlin]

Name you want on your gift: Stef or Stefdarlin

Your favorite HP ship: SS/OFC, AD/MM, and FF/PS

Your favorite HP character: Severus Snape

Favorite non-HP book: A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux

Favorite non-HP couple: ? Not really sure

Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds

Favorite Christmas Carol: Carol of the Bells

Favorite dessert: Ice cream

Favorite quote (rated PG please): "Having a positive attitude may not solve all your problems...but it will annoy enough people to make it worth while."

Favorite movie: Bridget Jones' Diary

Favorite HP movie: Order of the Phoenix

Favorite holiday movie: While You Were Sleeping

Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: Dancing In Moonlight and Bubbles

Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: I love romance. Hint, hint. =o)

[OSUSprinks]

Name you want on your gift: Sprinks
Your favorite HP ship: Filius/Pomona
Your favorite HP character: Pomona Sprout (though I love Neville too)
Favorite non-HP book: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Favorite non-HP couple: Will and Emma from Glee, as likely/unlikely as it may be. Same goes for Lenny Brisco and Anita Van Buren from Law and Order (fanfic makes for strange bedfellows)
Favorite TV show: too many but the only current one is Glee. Otherwise Murder She Wrote, West Wing, Golden Girls, Studio 60, 30 Rock (not caught up on this season though)
Favorite Christmas Carol: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Favorite dessert: tied between Strawberry Rhubarb and Pumpkin pie, and anything potato (which I realize isn't really dessert but I would rather eat them than dessert)
Favorite quote (rated PG please): Being that bitter is not good for your complexion. ~Our very own Pinkie.
Favorite movie: Love Actually or The Holiday, at the moment.
Favorite HP movie: ?
Favorite holiday movie: Love Actually or The Holiday... lol
Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: I have not written in SO long. Okay let's go with... Bunnies and New Friends
Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: I really hope everyone can participate in this! It has been a rough year for me and I miss you guys and miss writing. I'm hoping this will help jump start both! Thanks in advance!

[MMADfan]

Name you want on your gift: MMADfan or "Madam" ;D

Your favorite HP ship: ADMM and SSPP

Your favorite HP character: Minerva McGonagall

Favorite non-HP book: It's hard for me to come up with one at the moment, but A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin is one I am about to reread

Favorite non-HP couple: Don't have one

Favorite TV show: "Doc Martin" (though I was bummed about Louisa in the last episode we got here, and we've not gotten the new series/season in the States yet. *ETA: I broke down and watched the most recent Doc Martin episodes over the internet. I loved the last episode, though I thought the bit with the cell phone broadcasting to all of Portwenn was a little much. So now I’m waiting to find out whether they’re going to make another season of it.*); or "Mulberry" (which is old); and back when it was new, I watched "Star Trek: TNG" every week

Favorite Christmas Carol: Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel

Favorite dessert: rhubarb pie or carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Favorite quote (rated PG please): "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
-Winston Churchill (both for its serious aptness and for its tongue-in-cheek quality when appended next to "MMADfan" ;D)

Favorite movie: "Rear Window," "Mary Poppins," "Waking Ned Devine," "Groundhog Day," and "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan, depending on my mood

Favorite HP movie: "Chamber of Secrets" (sort of)

Favorite holiday movie: none, though some of the "Christmas Carol" movies are good. And some are terrible. LOL!

Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: "The Sorting of Suzie Sefton" (a short recent fic); and A Long Vernal Season (my current WIP & long) {and "Falling for Pomona" -- which I'm adding 'cause it's a really short one-shot, and LVS is long}

Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: Nothing dark or angsty, please! And I love fics set outside of the HP school years for some reason.

Favorite HP BOOK: The Order of the Phoenix, especially for Albus's speech (to Harry) toward the end. (I didn't like the OotP movie, though.)

[MMADfan]

Dec 3, 2009 23:35:40 GMT -5 OSUSprinks said:

Name you want on your gift: Sprinks
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Favorite non-HP couple: <snip!> Same goes for Lenny Brisco and Anita Van Buren from Law and Order (fanfic makes for strange bedfellows)

Oh, wow, that is a terrific 'ship! I never thought of it before, but I really like it. I love the character of Anita Van Buren. She rocks! And of course, Lenny Briscoe is terrific -- Jerry Orbach was born to play him, I think.

[pinkie]

Name you want on your gift: Pinkie

Your favorite HP ship: MMAD

Your favorite HP character: Minerva McGonagall

Favorite non-HP book: De ontdekking van de hemel - Harry Mulisch (Eng title: The discovery of heaven, it has been translated, read it - it's fantastic)

Favorite non-HP couple: Diana Trent and Tom Ballard (WFG) & Eglantine Price and Emelius Browne (B&B)

Favorite TV show: WFG, ATGB, UpDown

Favorite Christmas Carol: Does 'Santa baby' count?

Favorite dessert: lemon cheesecake dessert from M&S

Favorite quote (rated PG please): If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody. - Agatha Christie

Favorite movie: Gosford Park

Favorite HP movie: Prisoner of Azkaban

Favorite holiday movie: An affair to remember

Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: erm... i am to lazy to do this right now... sorry

Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: i want FLUFF!

[furandfeathers]

It's the return of the Ro!!!
Wow, hi everyone. 99% of you probably don't even remember me, it's been that long since I've been here. I'm going to make a triumphant return though! At least, I'll try. Starting with Secret Santas


Name you want on your gift: Ro
Your favorite HP ship: ADMM
Your favorite HP character: um...does Fawkes count? If not, Minerva
Favorite non-HP book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite non-HP couple: Will/Emma from Glee or Bones/Booth from Bones
Favorite TV show: Bones, Glee, House, Warehouse 13 (actually, that's all the tv I watch right there...)
Favorite Christmas Carol: O holy night
Favorite dessert: apple pie. or cannolis ("leave the gun. take the cannolis")
Favorite quote (rated PG please): "Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" -Mark Twain
Favorite movie: Too many. I'll go with Singing in the Rain
Favorite HP movie: possibly the most recent one. Yeah. HBP.
Favorite holiday movie: White Christmas
Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: oh gosh, I can't even remember what I've written. Lemme go look, I'll get back to you.
Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: I love drama with romance at the end


btw, it's good to be back!
-Ro

[morethanacrush]

Hi it's been a REALLY REALLY long time... but I've finally got some free time away from school and work so... hi again lol

Name you want on your gift: Cody
Your favorite HP ship: ummm ADMM or Molly/Arthur or FFPS
Your favorite HP character: Minerva or Molly
Favorite non-HP book: ummm A Thousand Splendid Suns at the moment.
Favorite non-HP couple: Booth/Bones from Bones!! <3
Favorite TV show: BONES, and How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Christmas Carol: Do You Hear What I Hear... and Santa Baby if that one counts lol
Favorite dessert: anything chocolate.
Favorite quote (rated PG please): "Harriet, I'm really glad you came tonight. When I saw you at JAG, it was like eating Mexican food. You know, your heart goes all tingly, and you can't breathe because your whole body's on fire." ~ Bud from JAG
Favorite movie: umm I have too many mostly The Notebook though. *dies*
Favorite HP movie: Goblet of Fire, I think. Or the first movie.
Favorite holiday movie: Love Actually; How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Miracle on 34th Street
Names and links to two of your own fanfiction stories: Aww I haven't written in SO LONG.
Any tidbit you want to add as a wish: I missed you guys!! <3

[stefdarlin]

Okay, the sign-ups are officially closed. Be sure to look in your PM box for your recipients name. I will send them to you before the end of the night.

Thank you so much for your participation, ladies!! ;D I am very excited to see what will be posted in the next few weeks for our Secret Santa exchange.

YAY!