Ho Ho Holy smokes, my friends! It’s already that time againWelcome to the official /mlp/ Secret Santa 2025 registration thread!Celebrate Horsemas with your fellow anons; spill your horrid desires to an internet stranger, and spend a few months being a little less awful than we usually are.>How’s this thing work?Read the FAQ!The short form:Gifts are given Round Robin style (A gives to B gives to C who gives to A) while cards are exchanged traditionally (whomever you give a card to should send one back to you). You will be randomly assigned anons by email after the signups are over so please keep an eye out!Sign up at: https://horsemas.anonfilly.com/Schedule of events and deadlines:Oct 11th-31st: Signup doc goes live. Confirmation emails are sent out.Oct 31st at 11:59pm CST: Signups close. NO EXCEPTIONS.Nov 1st onwards: Gift assignments will be given out. After gift assignments are finalised card assignments will be given out, please be patient.Dec 1st - 10th is the latest suggested mailing period. Consider mailing on the early side if you’re shipping internationally.FAQ here : https://fag.anonfilly.com/Coordinator email for comments/concerns/general inquiries: ponyclausmlp@gmail.comCard Ambassador and assistant dragon supreme: thecardslut@gmail.com>BUT IT’S NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! REEEEE!And yet every year someone will break my heart and come late. For now you have a whole month to sign up, go enjoy the anni streams, shitpost with your soon to be holiday friends and figure out your Spoopmas outfits.In the meantime, now is the time to get hype! Share stories from years gone by; say hello to your fellow horsefuckers; talk about your plans for the year; maybe write a song or poem to pass the time while we wait for signups together. Draw some Chrimbus OC art. Run a giveaway. It’s that time of year, and we’re so happy you’re here to join us.Previous Thread: >>42675276
>I still haven't received my assignment See you next year I guess...
>>42723503Yeah, you’re Oddsy. Sorry about that.
Anyone need an art commision? I'm broke with a capital B right now. Will draw horses for shekels.
>>42723482>Go to open up a P.O. Box at the post office this morning>"We don't handle that, it's [other post office] that does this">The other post office is reputed for being retarded>have to wait until Monday morning to go because unlike every other post office in the country, they aren't open on Saturday morningsRip to whoever will be my Santa I guess. Your gift is never arriving in my mail.
>>42723616There's no tag so the comms must be free!
>>42723616Drop the price sheet vro
>>42723632Mine is only open for 3 hours a day in the middle of working hours. It's a bitch to get packages most of the time.
>>42723664I really need to update this honestly.
>>42723674Oh yeah and I can do digital now, same prices.
>>42723675>I can do digital nowi dont believe you
was drunk last night and signed up.might not ever say anything because of the captcha, holy shit this is stupid.everyone should use mlpol.net instead
>>42723850You have to post at least a couple times to prove you're active
>>42723674Oh yeah I'll bite. You got a twitter or email or discord I can send my want to?
>>42723876Sure! my discord is "drhotelmario">>42723782Here's a pic I made recently.
>>42723937Sent a friend request.
>>42723937artfag heretry making the lines look more like this, where they intersect and fill the gaps or whatever its called to make it look nicer in the lineart.>also dont ask me to draw ponies i dont know how.
Was there a site that makes custom wrapping paper? I was thinking of either making my own pony paper or numget paper
>>42724215Quick google search brought up Zazzle and Printify
>>42724505ah shit
>>42724215Numget wrapping paper would be amazing
>>42724043Hey could you draw some ponies please
Alright what am allowed to put on my Wishlist? Could I put a model kit on it that's not related to ponies.
Dice Storage and Tower prototype cane out great. Just gotta make sure the dice is get for the final version since I noticed larger dice don't fit.
>>42724968You can totally do stuff like that, but I would definitely say you should include pony items, it is a pony secret Santa after all. And who knows if you’re Santa just happens to be way into model kits as well then they might get the warm fuzzies sending one to you, but if they aren’t, then they should have some kind of pony option available.
Okay, I ( >>42659633 ) have signed up now. Maybe I'll still make some minor edits to the form but probably nothing that should influence who I get assigned to.Already almost 4am, just really wanted to get this done.
Just a reminder that it makes things easier on pony claus if in addition to your wishlist you use the notes section to tell him what you want/can/can’t give someone else, especially if you have a special skill like art, plush making, writing, baking, etc
>>42723482Making a post to let it be known that I exist.
I am so so so sorry for being a leaf we suck, sending mail to and from our country sucks, I'd skip /ss/ out of embarrassment for our mailing being so bad if /ss/ was the thing stopping me from killing myself.Plus my gift made it in time last year surely things will work out this year......right?
60 more days!
>>42725646I have already paused all my holds at the library so all my spare time can be dedicated to crafting
One trillion zebras
>>42725895jumping on the bed
>>42725896Joyfully
>>42725920because they are
>>42726074finally adopted
>>42725650I am going to try to do some crafting for small extra gift this year. I have made one but it is not perfect and I want to redo it. I hope I get another few blank slates to start with and hopefully get it all together before sending out. I am always afraid I will never reach the level of skill I feel my santee (whomever that might be) deserves. But I hope whatever it ends up as will be a nice little extra gift.
>>42721142>>42722280>Fjord Fiesta, though originally from Scandineighvia, has spent most of her life traveling the world. >With many years in Latin Amareica and many nights tangoing till sunrise, she can salsa with the best in Marexico City.>Square Dance Prance is also no slouch, a competition line & square dancer he has the most ribbons this side of Appleoosa. >Always up to hoedown, the mares love him but does he love mares? rumors abound.>They have both ended up in Neighborhood where they have bonded over the love for their disciplines (and having a competent dance partner so they can actually let loose).>With plenty of long nights to dance away they are a fixture of Hearthswarming gatherings all over town.
Any in person events happening for secret santa again? I may be able to fly out depending on when
>>42726261This is so fucking based. I love this.
>>42726261I’d kiss Fjord so fuckin hard, she’s cute. Fuck it, I’ll fag out and kiss Square Dance too, the fuckin stud. Amazing interpretation. Love it.
Anon from previous thread or last 2, didn't get job, its joever. I'm not signing up
>>42726798Stay safe, Anon.
>>42726798So sorry. They didn't deserve you. But it sucks.Hope things turns out for the best for you.
>>42724043Thanks for the tip! Digital lineart is still not my strong suit, but practice makes perfect! >>42724951Sure! just hit me up on my discord. I dropped it earlier in the thread.
>>42726261Oh this is stunning
>>42726261That's some stellar delivery Anon. The cutie mark is a 10/10 design.
>>42726885Oh hey its g3I've got a doublesided storybook, I assume intended for classrooms
Can I ask for a girlfriend on my wishlist? It doesn't have to be a girl.
>>42726798Sorry to hear that, anon.If it makes you feel any better I have one last interview tomorrow before I leave my industry and move back in with my parents. If I get the job I'll probably join in this year since I'll have a solid address. If not, I'll see you fags at MF.
>>42727841>I'll see you fags at MFAnon, I...
>>42727845I hope to see you fags at MF* is how I should've phrased it.
ok i signed up finally im so sorry whoever has to read the mountain of spaghetti that i have written
>>42728181I think the more spaghetti the better. It gives people stuff to work with if they want to make something special for you.
>>42728181You mean you were talking without even being signed up? Cookie, how could you?
>>42728181Im your santa, this is quite the thesisWhy is it all about how much you want your oc to be bred? I can't fulfill that wish unless you just mean you want art
>>42728181Cookie Kiln, you are always welcome no matter how many noodles you spill.
>>42728373It's not the worst that Pony Claus has seen...https://files.catbox.moe/mbkoaa.mp3
>>42728318I was busy but still excited :(>>42728373dont test me or next year I'll squeeze in an entire second person POV clopfic of (you) getting turned into anonfilly and getting molested by whatever pony would be the funniest (probably twilight)>>42728392I'd feel bad if someone who I annoyed last year ended up getting me though, since it would ruin their santaing and all (and yeah a grinch would suck)
>>42728901inb4 someone specifically requests you so they can send you your very own highly detailed cookie kiln dakimakura
>>42728901I wanna get you as a cardee just so I can read whatever you've put. among other reasons.
>>42728932oh no>>42728939I asked in the form if I could just do three cards this year, I think last year I did five and it was a lot to handle >>42728392also I forgot to specifically say it but thank you, anon, it means a lot <3
>>42728962I feel you. Last year I did 15, and it was way too much to do them all by hand with drawing and whatnot. Going to give 10 a shot since 5 didn't feel like enough my first year.
Hello, first timer here. I'm excited to see how this all goes
>>42729005Last year I did 5, but I feel like I'm up for a challenge this year so I'm doing 10!
Very late (as usual unfortunately), but I can say it now:Sent ^:)Damn, I need to take some time to draw my OC more cleanly...>>42728962>>42729005>>42729491I'm doing 10 (+5 extra) for years now, and if I can give you a piece of advice, it's to make a checklist of everything.Like, for each cardee, the name, real name, address, card, trinklet or whatever stickers you add to the card.And to check each as long as you prepare your cards.This way, you can streamline a bit, and be sure not to forget anything.
>>42723482Hey retard it is not even Halloween yet stop making Christmas threads.
>>42729128Oh no I love her
can't wait for assignments to go out. ive been putting general MLP things in my online carts, but i wanna get started on the actual character-specific gifts!
>>42723482Hey hey! I'm so excited to sign up and come back here. I hope this year have a lot of surprises and fun with all of you.Wonder where are my santees, I would like to greet you once again.
>>42728901>spoilerDONT THREATEN ME WITH A GOOD TIME
>>42729491>>42729005On my first year I did 20. Last year I was a psycho and did 50.
>>4272949110! = 3628800 you must really love this event!
>>42730102of course you people would enjoy having twilight turn your sorry ass into a cute little defenseless filly so she can dress you up in a pink poofy outfit and take you to bed with her and introduce your newly minted fillyhood to the full might of an alicorn princess tongue honed by years of demolishing haybugers because you've threatened to rape too many ponies and now it's your turn to see what it's like>>42729763i wonder if i will see the luna i painted last year get posted again...
all this card talk has me wanting to challenge myself to more then 5 but man I don't think i have it in me
>>42720749Last post about the giveaway -- Matte Finish, if you don't email me at poniponiponi@horsefucker.org by the end of the week, you're not getting your pumpkin decorating kit!!!
>>42727825I love g3, I hope I get oldgen pony merch from santa. G2 is my fave
>>42729645It was just simply too much for me to get them done by the end of the month with the sewing and crafting I was doing last year, since I hand make my cards and do drawings in them. Not sure a checklist would have helped, but thanks for the advice anyway. Might do that this year. >+5 extraWhat do you mean by extra, if you don't mind me asking?>>4273013450? Damn, wouldn't even think to do that many. Even with making a single card design for the year, that's a crazy amount. Don't know how you or mass mailers, for that matter, manage.
That's a lot of cards being sent by some! I asked to do like 2 or 3 as this is my first year and I'm not sure how much time I should expect to spent with each card. Depending on how this goes I may do more in the future. Unless this event goes over so horribly that I won't rejoin in the future
So, theoretically, should my santee be into it, Cheval or Mara?
>>4273013450?!?!How are you still sane?
>>42730202Now I feel obligated to write a tangent story that will never be posted or shared because of the content>then why write itWhy not
>>42731005Write that shit anon
Howdy, thought I'd get the organizing of the texas meet up early.beat those fucking Californians.where we dropping boys.I vote DFW this year
Crap, im housesitting for a mate untill the 15th. I dont know if I will be able to get custom keycaps in time for this years keyboard nor do I have acess to my 3d printer.I dont even know if im gonna sign up
>>42731205Can northern LA come too or is it just cowboys only?
>>42731349california has their own meet upbut I guess if you're in the area then it's alright
>>42731354where in california usually?
>>42731357I'm not in cali so idk, I just know they had one last year so texas anons decided to get together in Austin and it was a blast.
>>42730416Only old gen pony stuff I have is that book and the Pinkie Pie Party game for the DS
>>4272846910/10 almost missed this one.
>>42731357Usually northern california, nearish Sacramento, don't know if we're doing one this year. We've done a crafting meetup for the past three or so years.
>>42731522Pretty sure I have two copies of that game, I should send one of them to my santee, lol
>>42731354Nah not Los Angeles but LA for Louisiana but if their invited I figure we could be too.
>>42732118my bad, I'm a dumbassyea you're invited if you're willing to make the drive. last year we hung out for like 9 hours.we spent a few hours at a local makerspace and then we went to a game store/bar and chilled in a private room.
>>42726261Absolute cinema
Snuggle Slug the Changeling!Your giveaway gift from last year was finally restocked and sent your way! Check your email!
>>42731217Hey man, even if you can't do the gift that you wanted, you should still participate for the fun of it. Make some small stupid gift like normal and save the big plans for next year.
