2018 Secret Santa - That's a wrap!

NEWS
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! Sorry this message is a little late... Anyhow, I'd like to congratulate everyone who participated in Secret Santa this year because ALL THE GIFTS WERE DELIVERED ON TIME!!! Thanks for everyone's hard work and I hope you all had fun~!

Don't see it? Check here: (theharvestmoon.deviantart.com/…) Check your messages~! They appear as replies to comments even though they're in the notes.

3. Start working as soon as you get the response. Remember: It's secret so don't tell the recipient until the gift is finished!

******If you finish early and need to submit it, PLEASE note the group and let us know so we can decide whether you should submit it on the early side or a little on the late side. REMEMBER, you can submit it anytime BETWEEN December 15 (anytime as long as your calendar says 12/15) and December 31st!******

It's almost that time of year, so let's get this show on the road! I'm opening sign-up two weeks earlier than I did last year to give you a little extra time to think about what you want this year~!


Any questions, feel free to ask (and if you ask via note, make sure to hit reply to one of my comments or I won't be notified about it! )

Member/Affiliate Events
Chicken-Yuki is once again hosting Holiday Harvest Moon Art Trades. Check it out here: fav.me/dbxsm2d

Also, don't forget that one of our affiliates, Town-Square is having challenge months! See November here: fav.me/dcqz993

If anyone else is having a Harvest Moon/Rune Factory/Story of Seasons related event on deviantArt, feel free to comment with the details on this journal or send a note to the group and I will include it here!

Game News

Game News

Secret Santa
Okay, this is how it goes:
What you will be drawing/receiving: A picture that involves some, not necessarily all, of the listed "favorite characters, pairings, and locations." In other words: not a specific request.

Example: Someone lists Ann, Cliff, and Gray as their favorite characters and Chelsea x Vaughn for their favorite pairing... The Santa draws them a picture of Cliff and Gray.

The games played and writing vs drawing categories are so that people don't get asked to draw from games they've not played and so that people who want to write will write for someone who wants writing. Otherwise, the match-ups will be generated by RANDOM. You can't ask for another recipient.

It does not have to be Christmas themed.

Also, please don't request non-cannon HM characters. If you want the main player character from one of the newer games where the appearance is customizable, please describe which hair/eye combination you picked.

How do you know you're signed up? Check back here to make sure your username appears under 'participants' and SirWongIII will reply to your note saying "Note received."

Questions? Please ask!

<sub>HOW TO SIGN UP FOR SECRET SANTA:
1. Send a note to the club titled "SECRET SANTA"

2. In that note copy, paste, and fill out this:

--Harvest Moon, Rune Factory Game(s) you've played:
Please delete the titles you have not played. Using this template would be greatly helpful for the organizer. Thanks! ^^
Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons
SNES, Magical Melody
HM64, Friends of Mineral Town, More Friends of Mineral Town, Back to Nature
Gameboy, GBC1, GBC2, GBC3
Save the Homeland, Hero of Leaf Valley
A Wonderful Life, Another Wonderful Life, DS, DS:Cute
Grand Bazaar
Island of Happiness, Sunshine Islands
Tree of Tranquility, Animal Parade
Tale of Two Towns
A New Beginning
Story of Seasons
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Innocent Life
My Little Shop, Puzzles de Harvest Moon
Natsume Harvest Moons
The Lost Valley
Seeds of Memories
Skytree Village
Light of Hope
Rune Factory
Rune Factory 1
Rune Factory: Frontier
Rune Factory 2
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Rune Factory 3
Rune Factory 4
--Will you be writing or drawing:
--Favorite character(s) [list up to six]:
--Favorite pairing(s) (Friendship pairings are okay, too! Just specify!) [list up to five]:
--Favorite in-game location(s) [list up to five]:
--Preference of gift (Would you prefer written or drawn? No preference is also fine.) **Not guaranteed**:

Pairings and favorite characters need not be all from the same game.

Send notes here: (theharvestmoon.deviantart.com/…)

***SIGN UP DEADLINE IS November 23rd!!!***
(Friday, November 23rd, 2018, 12am NUT (Alofi, Niue), 6am EST, 3am PST, 12pm CET.) Notes about who you're giving to will be sent out within 48 hours of this deadline. (Yes, that's Black Friday for all you in North America)</sub>

3. Start working as soon as you get the response. Remember: It's secret so don't tell the recipient until the gift is finished!

******If you finish early and need to submit it, PLEASE note the group and let us know so we can decide whether you should submit it on the early side or a little on the late side. REMEMBER, you can submit it anytime BETWEEN December 15 (anytime as long as your calendar says 12/15) and December 31st!******

4. Submit finished art to the "Secret Santa" folder Starting December 15 (anytime as long as your calendar says 12/15) and ending on December 31st/January 1st!
(Tuesday, January 1st, 2019, 12am NUT (Alofi, Niue), 6am EST, 3am PST, 12pm CET.)

Please don't sign up if you think you probably won't finish. There's nothing worse than doing one and not getting one back.

SirWongIII

Participants:
1. Kway100
2. charreddragonchii
3. Anizcea
4. magedusted
5. PoppyCorn99
6. FloatySkye
7. SeacArtist
8. SirWongIII
9. norree
10. SongFlye
11. Nivel-Floss
12. Eldr-Fire
13. LunaxArtzy
14. LafiLoyahl
15. SilentTeal
16. Cinderella-hime
17. KasuRequiem
18. AmeOfTheSEA

There is no limit on slots, so everyone can participate!