This sounds FUN :) Count me in!!

Marie

I would like to join too! Thanks, Amy

Please sign me up.

I would love to join this, if possible.
Thanks!
Bree

I would love to join in .sounds like fun!
Shirley

Yippee!!! Sounds like we have enough interest.
Keep'em comin'!

Send your info (GW I.D., Name, address)

Thanks so much for signing up!

Happy Holidays,
Tina

Count me in!
Suzanne

Hey, don't forget me too! Doris

OH, I'd like to join in, too, please.
Deb

count me in also please :)
Trish

Count me in too... It sounds like so much fun!

Thanks,
Deb

OK Gals, start posting your wish list's!
Include things such as favorite colors, favorite scents, if you like coffee's, teas, hot cocoa, etc.

Veeja gave me an excellent idea from the Elf Robin. She put all the names in a hat, and has her husband pull out a name for her, so she can be surprised too, then has him e-mail her pal, etc.

If you have not sent me your info yet, please do so soon. I think I am going to change the sign up date to November 16th, Wednesday. That way we can get started on our boxes. I also want to change the send off date to December 10th, as this is a very busy time of year for the post office. This way, our boxes will have a better chance of getting to our pal's before Christmas! If for some reason you have a concern with this date, please just e-mail me and let me know.

Tina

Tina,
Maybe i need more coffee... but do we post our wish lists here?? or e-mail them to you??
PLMK??
Thanks!
Trish

I'ld like to join in. You have email Tina.
Thanks,
Julie

I would like to join

Cassie

Tina, Posting wish list here. Figure will be easiest for all of us to find them later. Hope thats alright.

WISH LIST-gardeningmomof3

Surprises,
Like anything to do with birds , butterflies, or snowman
scrapbooking supplies
Scents, like most, except vanilla
chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
Colors: blue, burgandy, drk. green, black...
anything homemade/handcrafted
Is to cold here for plants. seeds, would be fine. Looking for any cutflower ones, delphiniums, or unusual comos or zinnia.
post it notes
Love surprises

What is the limit to be spent on this robin?

Here's my wish list:

Pierced Ear Rings
Plant/bulb Gift Certificate for mail order
Christmas Ornament
Carmel/Chocolate
Tea's and related items
Favorite color ~ Purple
Collect ~ Cows
Cross Stitch kits
SURPRIZES are best of all

Marie

Here's my wish list :)
Chocolate!
Incense, candles, homemade soaps
Handmade, pot holders, doilies, xmas ornaments, etc.
eeyore, tigger, angels, fairies, nascar, country music, football, windchimes
Colors, pinks, greens, reds
love any flowering vines, and cosmos, Amaryllis
Have 2 dogs and 2 cats :)

My wish list:
Dark chocolate
Hot Cocoa
Angels and Cherubs
Suet cakes for birds
Any garden surprise would be wonderful!!

Julie (really looking forward to this)

Good afternoon everyone ~

First, I will address the questions that have been asked.
Wish lists - post them here :-) This will give your Secret Santa an idea of the things you like :-) You may get some of the things on your list, or things similar to them.
Spending Limit - I hadn't really thought about that. Would you all like to make suggestions on this? We can get a feel for what everyone is comfortable with, and go with that.

THere are still some of you that have not send in your info

GW Id
Name
Address

Get that send in before Wednesday, so I can get ya'll paied up by Thursday morning! :-)

OK, For my Secret Santa! Here are so idea's of things I enjoy.

Chocolate
coffee's
Ribbon Roll's for crafting
seeds/bulbs
scented candles/tarts
Surprises! :-)

Alot of folk's have Round Robin Info on their exchange and member pages. To make sure to check your pal's pages as well.

We are expecting the white fluffy stuff in the next day or two. I suppose I am ready for it, LoL. Although, I still have some cannas to get out of the ground yet, argh!

Let me know if I missed answering anyone's question, and remember to get your info send in.

Let it snow*
Tina

Here my wish list: Wind chimes
chocolate's
chai,teas, coffees
any thing for birds
Counted cross stitch pattrens
Mint Flavors (except spearmint
or winter )
Lavender is my color

I'd love to join in too! I'll come back and post a list of things I like later -- or I have some ideas posted on my trade list too.

Here's my wish list:

I ABSOLUTELY HATE CHOCOLATE, honest!!!!
I LOVE SEASHELLS
Garden Plant Markers (terra cotta / copper would be a nice surprise but others are also greatly appreciated)
Bulbs / seeds
Gift certificates to garden mail order catalogs
Fav colors: Black, White, Pinks, Blues, Red
Scented candles except vanilla
Have sensitive skin...so lotions are out unless they're unscented.
Flavored coffees (no chocolate flavored ones please) Green teas
Anything that I can put in my garden
I feed the birds
Cookbooks
Handmade soaps (especially love anything that exfolilates)(for sensitive skin, unscented)
I have 2 dogs: OZZY, a yorkie and IZZY, a yorkie poo
I'm still in love with Jeff Gordon and Tom Cruise!!!
Tequila / Rum / Merlot !!!!
DIAMONDS and Pearls!
Ok...I'm going overboard lol
Can't wait to see who I get so I can get to shopping!!!
Please tell me that we don't have to wait till Xmas to open our packages??? cuz I hate surprises so I'll probably open mine as soon as the cute mail guy delivers my package!!!

My likes:

Mickey Mouse and St Louis Cardinals
Peanut Butter Fudge
Chocolate
Apple Cider mixes
Hot Cocoa
No coffee
Tea
Choc covered Cherries
Choc mints
peanut butter cookies
Bulbs - any kind
Houseplants - love my houseplants
Candles
Body wash, gel or spray - no lotion please
Have two dogs - Chloe - Corgi and Max - Boxer
No cherubs please
Plant markers
Wind Chimes
Kitchen in Coca cola
Bathroom in Lavendar

just about everything.

I love chocolate
Anything christmasy
cooky cookbooks
Anything neat!
I really do like surprises And I am NOT fussy. I will love whatever you send.

Tina,
I sent you my list, I didn't know we were suppose to post it here.
Anything with Boston terriers (I have two, one black/white, one brown/white.
I also have a black cat (9 years old) named "Spooky".
I love scented candles/tarts any holiday fragrance would be perfect!
Favorite color-purple (lavender).
Fragrance-citrus/vanilla, anything light and not overpowering, fruit smells are fine (strawberry, kiwi, etc).
Seeds-anything for a Moon garden, I have plans for one this spring!
I also collect stained glass suncatchers/mosaic candleholders.
And honestly..would love anything!
Deb

I would like to be added to your secret Santa swap if it is not too late.

I can post a wish list in the next day or two.

GardenHits WISH LIST
(Vicki B)

LIKES
Cookies, brownies etc.
Peanut Butter
Chocolate especially with nuts
Dove Milke Chocolate and Hershey's symphony toffee almond bars
Ande's candies mints
Home made stuff like jams & jellies
Paint Pens for crafting

SEEDS
I love soft fuzzy leaved plants such as lambs ear.
Fragrant herbs (I do not cook with them I just love the smells).
Such as anise basil, cumin, cinnamon basil, Lavender.
Alyssum
Purple Millet

FAVORITE COLORS
periwinkle and mint green, or cobalt blue with bright white

I COLLECT:
anything dachshund related...cards, ornaments, plaque,s bumperstickers etc.
Dragonfly garden items like plant stakes, suncathers etc;
Cut glass & Crystal prisms the type from chandeliers, I hang them in one tree, I hope to have several hundred on this tree eventually.

DISLIKES:
Fruitcake
Bulbs (as phoenix does not get a cold enough)
I have several chemical allergies and get migraines often. Most "chemical" fragrances, such as scented candles, and perfumes set off migraines, so I avoid them at all costs.

Still time to join in? PLMK. You have mail, Tina! :)

Dee aka FaintHeart

Wheeeeeeee...Tina said it was not to late to join in on the fun! :)

My wish list:

I am so easy to please...love surprises!
any garden deco items (new flower gardens with barely a thing in them)
little windchimes or birdhouses, etc.
plant stakes
green teas...raspberry...MMMmmmm
instant cappucino mixes
chocolate :)
anything christmasy
collect angels and little bears
fairies
anything handmade/homemade
scented candles - love bakery scents...makes 'em think I been busy in the kitchen! lol and berry, flower scents too
purse-size lotions, etc.
fav colors are red, white and blue...burgundy, forest green
any garden mags or books
seeds...anything for a shade/part sun garden to go with the few hostas I have or for the sunny new daylily bed
green thumb!
...or houseplants for little natural light (noooo...I don't live in a cave *giggles*)
anything a relatively new gardener needs!

....told ya I was easy to please! :)

Can't wait to get my secret pal's name and get started!

Dee aka Faint

Wow! I have written down everyones info, and we have 17 gal's in this swap (including myself).
Here is who I have, if I've missed someone please let me know. If there is an * by your name, this means I still need you to send me your info.

WYnative
amybabyboy3
sweerkitten51
FLYONAWALL
rosebud 2050 *
Gardeningmomof3
djm 906
Momcat *
DancingMoons
DebbyA
bojo96
Cassiet *
Garden Fever Girl *
Snboyken
GardenHits
FaintHeart
4 out of 17, that ain't bad :-)
As soon as I get the missing addresses, I will send everyone their Secret Santa information! :-)I will also make a new thread for all of us to post when and what we have recieved!
Thank you all so much for joining. My apologies if you didn't get a "Welcome" e-mail from me. I do appreciate all of you very much!

~~~Tina~~~

My wish list:
Love homemade things
Love anything scented
love flowers
love gardening, sewing
and surprises

Still waiting on addresses from:
Cassiet
Garden Fever Girl

Have sent out e-mails letting them know.
Will wait for one more day, but then we will have to move on.
I know things can get hectic, epsecially this time of year!
Thanks for being so patient everyone.

Tina

Ohhh I forgot to post my wish list!

I love Coca Cola & Tweety items
Like chocolate okay but prefer truffles! or the new Hershey's bar of raspberries in white chocolate(YUM)or dove milk chocolate
Like cocoa especially raspberry flavored cocoa
Like tea just plain tea or raspberry flavored tea only

Love houseplants especially foliage plants and for outside love cannas however like all types of plants... should be things that will not take up a LOT of space as the cannas take up a lot. I like all colors in the garden especially purples, oranges, apricots and soft pastels
favorite color Purple
also love apricots, magentas, oranges
like forensic type novels
gardening magazines
love candles all scents except vanilla

New things to collect
lillies---- daylillies, oriental lillies, orienpet lillies
sunflowers-- except the plain yellow and brown
herbs

Can't think of anything else

Thanks for waiting on me

Cassie

OK Gals!

I have sent out your secret pals name and mailing address.
If you didn't get an e-mail with this info, please let me know. I went through GW for most of you in hopes that all e-mails would go thru OK.

Now you can start shopping!!!!! Remember to try and have these boxes sent off by Dec. 10th so they have time to get to your pals house before Christmas!
If you think you may be a bit late in sending, please e-mail me and let me know, so I can let your pal know that they have not been forgotten :-). I would suggest sending with delivery confirmation, and make sure the PO scans it so it is valid.

I am going to start a new thread. Make sure to post your goodies ;-)I would say to post when you send, but that might give away who our "Secret Santa" is.
After everyone has has received their package, we'll play a guessing game of who we think sent to us!

OK, start getting those boxes filled full of goodies. If our pal has children, it might be nice to include something for them as well.

Happy Thanksgiving my Gardening Firends,
Tina

Back again!
After looking over everyones wish list, I thought maybe I should kind of revise mine a bit so it isn't so vague. Also to update it a bit since I actually have time to sit down and think, smiles.

Ok, wish list!

Favorite scents (for this time of year) - Apple Cinnamon
Kitchen towels w/ roosters or holiday decorated
Oven Mitts w/ roosters or holiday scenes
fuzzy yarn for crocheting
cross stitch items (doing this for the first time this year :-))
Rolls of ribbon for making holiday decor
Dove milk chocolates yummy :-)
holiday earings
hand/homemade items
lotions, soaps, bath salts
gardening magazines/books
candles
crafting items
sewing items
fudge :-)
Christmasy things
Surprises!

I am good on bulbs now, LoL. Went a bit overboard this year.

OK, going to post new thread now!

Tina :-)

My wish list:
Surprises!!
Chocolate is good!!
Christmas-y things
Dog toys (we have 4 big dogs)
Cat toys (we have 4 of those, too!)
Seeds
Candles
More Surprises!!

That's all I can think of off hand.
Deb

hummingbirddaisy ~ I have not recieved the infor on my person yet???? Please let me ASAP so that I have time to find special presents.

Thank you,
Marie

Hi Marie ~

You have mail!
Thanks, Tina

Hi! Can I please join?
will give list tomorrow

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