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June 2007 Secret Santa Info

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 12:53

OK, so we can all easily refer to what we need to know as and when we need it, I've started a separate thread.

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 12:54

These were the original questions from Elvira:

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?

  2. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc

  2. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?

  3. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc

  4. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?

  5. do fragile objects have a safe haven?
    or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?

  6. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 12:55

Elvira's answers:

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?

olive green, brown, warm colours
(but i'm not too fussy except...)

  1. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts

Im not a big fan of neon or bright pink or purple - or anything crayola could reasonably be expected to stick 'electric' in the name of

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love

honeysuckle, coffee, jasmine

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc

not really - maybe some strong 'pink' florals but dh is allergic to most synthetic perfumes
lush sadly makes him sneeze and wheeze
so i never wear perfume

  1. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?

like i don't go on about it all the time!
i like to make stuf - spinning, knitting, metalwork, dressmaking etc etc

and i am a homebody mostly - i like to cook and stuff

but i also go hiking

and keep chickens

  1. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc

i don't drink much alcohol or tea/coffee or eat a lot of chocolate

  1. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?

i hate barney and like hello kitty, dr who and gerry anderson stuff

  1. do fragile objects have a safe haven? or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?

sadly we have little space for fragile things unless they hang on the wall

  1. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc

barney!
he makes me irrationaly angry

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 12:56

Fairy's answers:

EEk, here goes......

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project? I love purple

  2. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes? I'm not keen on green, orange or yellow.

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love? lavender

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc. No

  2. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind? No

  3. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc No

  4. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe? No

  5. do fragile objects have a safe haven?
    or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes? They'll be ok

  6. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc No

To be honest, I'd be happy with almost anything as I LOVE presents

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 12:56

Ria's answers:

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?
    PURPLE, GREEN - all shades, most pale colours, deep autumnal colours

  2. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts
    YELLOW (as a main colour, but OK with a mix of Autumnal colours)

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love
LAVENDER

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc
    ANISEED VANILLA COFFEE CHEESE

  2. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?
    HIKING CRAFTS OCCASSIONAL GARDENING

  3. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc
    KNITTING

  4. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?
    DON'T LIKE POKEMON SPONGEBOB BARNEY
    LIKE POOH BEAR & CHUMS BEATRIX POTTER

  5. do fragile objects have a safe haven?
    or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?
    SAFE HAVEN CAN BE FOUND

  6. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc NO

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 13:04

Jammy's answers:

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?
    I love autumnal colours - plums, reds, purples, and black. Since having Jamlet am developing taste for pink

  2. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts
    Don't like blues and greens much

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love
Most things!

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc
    Coffee with milk in (but black coffee is fine)

  2. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?
    I used to do cross stitch but bizarrely don't have so much time recently. I like cooking, reading, sudoku and crosswords.

  3. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc
    I garden a bit, but not really into the DIY too much.

  4. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?
    Probably, but can't think at the moment.

  5. do fragile objects have a safe haven?
    or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?
    I fear fragile stuff wouldn't last too long and I would HATE to see someone's hard work get trashed.

  6. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc
    Spiders!

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JammyOLantern · 26/10/2008 13:06

Daisy's answers:

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?

*purples and lilacs and blues

  1. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts

Not that I would worry about; I need inspiration for my redecorating anyway

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love

lavender and all things chocolatey

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc

not really, but artificial smells like plug ins make me sneeze

  1. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?

knitting, gardening, reading, cooking

  1. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc

potholing

  1. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?

not really a fan of logos

  1. do fragile objects have a safe haven? or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?

they could have a safe haven

  1. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc

nope

but I'm with you on purple dinosurs...dorothy from the wiggles is purple as well.

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Bloodystumperlicious · 26/10/2008 15:49
  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?

Brown, purple, pink

  1. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts

House is neutral colours

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love

Lavender, chocolate, lemon/lime, lemon grass

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc

Musk, vanilla, almonds

  1. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?

Generally pretty lazy, but cycling, attempting to be creative in different ways, knitting, drawing etc. Yoga, self improvement , having baths (not a hobby obviously, but an indulgence!)

  1. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc

Hmmm, I don't ski, or scuba dive

  1. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?

Hate disney - sorry elvira! Erm, don't like the Nazi symbol, or the McDonald's M (being random now) not really into logos either

  1. do fragile objects have a safe haven? or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?

The latter

  1. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc

Spiders, chalk. Weird thing, fortunately not me, but my sister can't stand wool! Will barely even touch it!

Ok, just going to read the rest of the answers before I post mine, for inspiration

Ok, mine were ok, funny how some smells are almost universally liked!

RiallyEeRiaee · 26/10/2008 18:03

I don't like almonds either.

FiendishFairyFay · 26/10/2008 19:21

Should probably add that I HATE banana in any form ie smell or taste

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JammyOLantern · 27/10/2008 12:38

Well, for better or worse, I have decided what I am making!! I am very excited!! Just hope I can do it in time (I do have a plan B btw)

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JammyOLantern · 27/10/2008 17:56

Yes, not many takers this year - Me, Bumper, Daisy, Fairy, Ria, Elvira and Foxy.

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RiallyEeRiaee · 28/10/2008 10:34

lol Elvira. hope people weren't put off by the "hand crafted" thing.

has anyone started yet?

BTW, what is our posting deadline?

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RiallyEeRiaee · 28/10/2008 12:05

good questions Elvira. TBH I have been very lucky in that the person I got fits with the idea I had, so no questions from me. And I have to confess I may end up buying something anyway

OK, your questions...

RiallyEeRiaee · 28/10/2008 12:07

do you like letter-writing?
DON'T MIND EITHER WAY

do you wear hats? YES
gloves?YES
scarves?YES
slippers?YES

what dimensions are you?
ie s/m/l XL-XXL
shoe size 7/8
glove size DON'T KNOW, LARGE LADIES i SUPPOSE
etc etc

is there anything you need? SOMETHING TO MAKE ME SMILE/FEEL WARM INSIDE

RiallyEeRiaee · 28/10/2008 12:08

Ah, thought of one.

Do you prefer your gifts to be useful or just for fun?

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JammyOLantern · 28/10/2008 12:27

OK, in answer to these other questions:

I like to be able to use a present. I tend not to like those gimmicky things that you can get, that are maybe fun for a couple of hours and then you're left with a random object you don't want anymore.

I am XXL size and have size 6-7 feet. I do wear hats, gloves and scarves. I have loads of scarves though so prob not really a good idea for me. I do like slippers but am notiriously fussy about them, so again prob not a good gift for me.

I like letter writing, but tend not to any more as no one ever replies

I can't think of anything I need particularly. But I don't need toiletries as I've still got loads stashed from last Xmas!

And yes, I have started, just.

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LackaDAISYcal · 10/11/2008 23:09

more questions!!

do i write letters; not often but i love stationary and would like to get back into journal writing.

what size.......M/L I would say, S for hats and gloves and i have itty bitty size 4 feet.

I wear slippers but until I can find a new pair of the ones I have at the minute I'm happy with my old tatty ones.

There is nothing that I actually need (does anyone really?)

I have toiletries coming out of my ears at the minute as well.

I like presents that are either use or ornament.

And I haven't started yet, but I have a cunning plan

NattyTomAndEllen · 10/11/2008 23:31

  1. Are there any colours you absolutely love which would be good to include in a project?#
    er red?

  2. Are there any colours you cannot stand or which will clash with any of your decorating schemes ie no purple for bathroom-destined gifts
    no white in living room or kitchen
    er thats all i think

3)Are there any smells or flavours you love
i love chocolate smelling things i had a teddy called chocolate moose, that smelt of chocolate!

  1. ok - a bit predictable but are there any smells or flavours you cannot abide/make you puke etc
    i cannot have any flavoured/smelly bath products i am VERY allergic to EVERYTHING! lol

  2. are there any habits or hobbies we should bear in mind?
    knitting! and i love to cook or and DIY

  3. are there any habits or hobbies you never indulge in - ie cooking, drinking, DIY etc
    i dont drink, or smoke

  4. are there any logos or characters you love or loathe?
    i hate smutty things, they look cheap. and tops with crappy slogans!

  5. do fragile objects have a safe haven?
    or will they get smashed to pieces within 5 minutes?
    nope i have high shelves so thats ok

  6. do you have any phobias that might be relevant ie buttons etc
    i am scared of zombies! and spiders!

do you like letter-writing?
no i NEVER write letters.

do you wear hats? - yes
gloves? - yes
scarves? - yes
slippers? - no, i have water proof clogs!

what dimensions are you?
ie s/m/l - will be (hopefully) a maternity M
shoe size - 5
glove size - er dunno!
etc etc