Thanks texaswren:) Hope all is well with you and your family:0) I'm In:) Thanks
to Cestmoi and bookenz for helping to make this a wonderful event:) Is there
one for Christmas cards also? I'm sure I'm not alone in appreciating all you do
for our members. Your site is just wonderful and I know you work very hard to
keep it that way:)
Many hugs
Serenityblue - Toronto
texaswren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's that time again!! I know it's early, but this gives everyone
time to have an ornament in the mail in time!
Could someone please translate this for us and post in their
relevant language forums/sites? We'd really appreciate it, replies
will have to be in English though!
Cestmoi and I couldn't face the holidays without the Ornament
Exchange,so we have decided to host it again this year. This is a
fun event that has been successful in previous years. Each
participant sends a Christmas ornament
to another person. The recipient doesn't know who is sending them an
ornament until they receive it. You can reveal yourself or stay
anonymous- whichever you prefer. If you want to stay anonymous,
please let us know, because if someone asks who sent the ornament,
I'll tell them and spoil your anonymity. ;-) But honestly, please
don't stay anonymous---a large part of the fun is knowng where the
ornament came from!!!
This is international. We will do our best to take your
shipping "preferences" into consideration but cannot promise to meet
everyone's,so please be prepared to ship internationally. The
ornament can be bought or homemade, and whatever size/theme/type you
like. There are no restrictions on the type of ornament you send to
your recipient.
Cestmoi and I will collect names until October 15, then we will pair
names
and send each person the name of their recipient along with their
address.
It is up to each participant to fulfil their part of the bargain and
send
out an ornament. We ask that you send the ornament no later than
November 1. This should ensure that everyone gets one in time.
Neither Cestmoi, nor I, can be responsible for participants that "do
not play fair" or postal services that lose packages, and if you do
not receive
an ornament- there is nothing we can do about it. We truly hope that
it goes smoothly, and that everyone does their part, but we can't be
responsible. I know you understand. Please approach this in the true
spirit of Christmas, which is giving, not receiving. Last year only
two people did not receive ornaments...so it went very, very well as
we had over 100 participants.
If you'd like to participate, please send an email to bookenz at
gmail
dot com (not PM's-we don't want to risk these going astray) with
your name, address and shipping "PREFERENCES". Please, please,
please include your BC name along with the information!!!
The past two years, I had a page on my site to show pictures of the
ornaments people received. My usual site policy is that no one's
name is posted there without their permission. It got really
complicated in 2005, trying to PM and
wondering if they got the PM,etc. So, to save my sanity, ;-) I am
going to
assume that if you join our exchange, you are including permission
for me to post the picture, should the recipient submit one. If you
really don't
want your name posted, let me know when you join, and I'll make a
note of it. Thanks!! I will only use BC names-never your real name!!
If you have any questions, you can contact cestmoi at the address
above or
me at wren at texaswren dot com.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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