✧･ﾟ* private holiday swap brag thread!

[stjarne]

happy december everyone!

since i know theres a few of you who couldnt participate in the big swap event doing your own 'private' swaps this season, i thought id post a separate brag thread for you guys to show off what you got! feel free to post any teasers and let us know who you've partnered up with! :xmashug:

for my private swaps ive partnered up with @Tak & @Stellaluna what might be in all that gift wrap... ?

Spoiler: Spoiler

 

[Tak]

Shipping tomorrow!

 

[Truly_Scrumptious]

happy december everyone!

since i know theres a few of you who couldnt participate in the big swap event doing your own 'private' swaps this season, i thought id post a separate brag thread for you guys to show off what you got! feel free to post any teasers and let us know who you've partnered up with! :xmashug:

for my private swaps ive partnered up with @Tak & @Stellaluna what might be in all that gift wrap... ?

Spoiler: Spoiler

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your packaging is so cute and well-done

Here's a sneak peek of what I'm shipping out tomorrow to @Tak and E! I'm so excited

 

[Tak]

your packaging is so cute and well-done

Here's a sneak peek of what I'm shipping out tomorrow to @Tak and E! I'm so excited

Squee!

 

[stjarne]

your packaging is so cute and well-done

Here's a sneak peek of what I'm shipping out tomorrow to @Tak and E! I'm so excited

i hope to improve my wrapping skills but thank you, i love yours too! the little doodle you made is so adorable

 

[Tak]

Oh wow! Two packages in one day!
First off we opened a box from @Truly_Scrumptious
We wanted some of their beautiful artwork to frame and we got so much more than expected!
Here’s the pretty packages and we each got a custom pin, sticker, and army pony. I’m so in love with little blossom fakie. She’s so cute! E squeed so loudly I was a bit deafened when she saw the umbreon. Plus, she’s absolutely crazy about Nezuko!

Here is the artwork of our oc’s. I love how my Shadow Whispers turned out! She looks gorgeous! E is very happy with hers, too. The pose and the background really made them so perfect. Now we’re going to get some custom frames. <squee>

Thank you Truly_Scrumptious! You put together a great swap box. We both love it! :xmashug:

Next we opened up a box from @stjarne (please note: we love both these boxes, but not supposed to post multiple times in a row)
This was a sock swap! I love love love socks!
We’ve got a picture of all the wrapped gifts and one of all the goodies. Tasty cookies, E claimed the coloring book (which is absolutely gorgeous), and the socks! E was a little confused by donut socks at first, but they are so cute! Mine are so soft, and grippy soles so I won’t slip!

Thank you so much stjarne! We love our box!

We just hope both our partners love their boxes as much as we do!

 

[Truly_Scrumptious]

I just got a box from @Tak today and was absolutely floored!! There was so much inside and I love everything to bits :' )

Here's the beautiful wrapped packaging. The wrapping paper is so cute.

And here's all the goodies!

At first when I started opening the packaging for Princess Crystal, all I saw was a purple G2 hoof, and I literally gasped. I knew immediately lol. G2 grail complete!!! And I am so so happy to have Lady Cupcake and Lady Moonshadow, with accessories no less!

I also freaked out when I opened the Clow Card box to see the deck of Clow cards inside. And Grumpy Bear is amazing and super soft!!

The little unicorn plushie and the christmas light cup are so fun and cute I'm absolutely obsessed with the little paper clips too!

There's also pony stickers, Hunter x Hunter stickers, and a whole bunch of extra stickers and I'm super excited to put them all on everything.

Long story short, this was like a mini Christmas for me I can't even articulate well enough how much I appreciate this box. Thank you so much Tak, you and E knocked it out of the park!!!

 

[Cutesaurus72]

What amazing gifts!

 

[Tak]

I just got a box from @Tak today and was absolutely floored!! There was so much inside and I love everything to bits :' )

Here's the beautiful wrapped packaging. The wrapping paper is so cute.
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And here's all the goodies!
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At first when I started opening the packaging for Princess Crystal, all I saw was a purple G2 hoof, and I literally gasped. I knew immediately lol. G2 grail complete!!! And I am so so happy to have Lady Cupcake and Lady Moonshadow, with accessories no less!

I also freaked out when I opened the Clow Card box to see the deck of Clow cards inside. And Grumpy Bear is amazing and super soft!!

The little unicorn plushie and the christmas light cup are so fun and cute I'm absolutely obsessed with the little paper clips too!

There's also pony stickers, Hunter x Hunter stickers, and a whole bunch of extra stickers and I'm super excited to put them all on everything.

Long story short, this was like a mini Christmas for me I can't even articulate well enough how much I appreciate this box. Thank you so much Tak, you and E knocked it out of the park!!!

We’re so happy you like everything! Princess Crystal is one of my favorites (purple!), so I just had to go with some g2 ponies. E and I had so much fun shopping for you. Hopefully we can do it again sometime. Thank you for swapping with us!

 

[stjarne]

I just got a box from @Tak today and was absolutely floored!! There was so much inside and I love everything to bits :' )

Here's the beautiful wrapped packaging. The wrapping paper is so cute.
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And here's all the goodies!
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At first when I started opening the packaging for Princess Crystal, all I saw was a purple G2 hoof, and I literally gasped. I knew immediately lol. G2 grail complete!!! And I am so so happy to have Lady Cupcake and Lady Moonshadow, with accessories no less!

I also freaked out when I opened the Clow Card box to see the deck of Clow cards inside. And Grumpy Bear is amazing and super soft!!

The little unicorn plushie and the christmas light cup are so fun and cute I'm absolutely obsessed with the little paper clips too!

There's also pony stickers, Hunter x Hunter stickers, and a whole bunch of extra stickers and I'm super excited to put them all on everything.

Long story short, this was like a mini Christmas for me I can't even articulate well enough how much I appreciate this box. Thank you so much Tak, you and E knocked it out of the park!!!

wow thats an awesome box! congratulations on your grail!! the grumpy bear is super cute too i'll be posting my brags soon here, once after my other partners box has arrived~

 

[AzaleaArt]

I just got a box from @Tak today and was absolutely floored!! There was so much inside and I love everything to bits :' )

Here's the beautiful wrapped packaging. The wrapping paper is so cute.
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And here's all the goodies!
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At first when I started opening the packaging for Princess Crystal, all I saw was a purple G2 hoof, and I literally gasped. I knew immediately lol. G2 grail complete!!! And I am so so happy to have Lady Cupcake and Lady Moonshadow, with accessories no less!

I also freaked out when I opened the Clow Card box to see the deck of Clow cards inside. And Grumpy Bear is amazing and super soft!!

The little unicorn plushie and the christmas light cup are so fun and cute I'm absolutely obsessed with the little paper clips too!

There's also pony stickers, Hunter x Hunter stickers, and a whole bunch of extra stickers and I'm super excited to put them all on everything.

Long story short, this was like a mini Christmas for me I can't even articulate well enough how much I appreciate this box. Thank you so much Tak, you and E knocked it out of the park!!!

The ponys look so nice and I love those little paper clips! Such a fun box

 

[stjarne]

time for my brags! i think it was 2 weeks ago I got my box from @Tak and just today I received mine from @Stellaluna so i'm so excited to share with you guys.

from Tak & E I got a big box filled with festive pony gifts! again, we did a sock swap + threw a few goodies into the mix. it was packed so neatly and very well wrapped. there were a lot of small, similar looking ones so i wasn't sure which to open first! (also i saved some bows for other gifts, the cream & gold ones are super pretty )

here it is, unopened:

eventually i picked the first gift to open aaannnd here's the whole thing, opened! SO many socks and my faves are the kikis delivery service socks & white totoro socks. got a bunch of studio ghibli & festive themed socks, plus some demon slayer items (of which those keychains are hanging up on my shelf right now), some washi tape which i cant wait to use for a craft or a drawing, and some unicorn craft buttons

the card was super sweet & just as important as the rest of what i got; it's up on our dining room table because its so pretty to look at! love that navy backing with the gold details. it's with some other christmas cards from over the years. you two really went all out for me, thank you two so much if i havent said it enough already, lol :xmashug:hope you don't mind i share the card here as well!

then from today, I got my box from Stella! i woke up late in the afternoon and found it sitting outside my door. wasn't expecting it til monday so it was a nice surprise! we agreed on a smaller swap and to include a pony! instantly heard something rattling around in there, so i opened it not too long afterwards!
i love how you made your box so compact; the red wrapping paper & tissue paper is so pretty, if not a bit glittery

instantly opened it up to find a plethora of goodies! some of my favorites- Ghirardelli peppermint bark, Reeses mini pb cups, sour gummi trees and junior mints! 3/4 of those are now eaten up by me, still working on the junior mints- they're delicious but pack quite a minty punch LOL but you hit the nail with these! i've really missed peppermint bark

just so you guys get a better look, here's everything unopened... and opened first off, im keeping those boxes, they're pretty enough for decor

Stella included a bunch of fun goodies for me! i seriously love these. some cute black cat socks, a dragonball z themed pencil pouch, a dragon pen that lights up when you start to write! it takes a bit of pressure to make it do so, but a pretty cool & funny piece of stationary all around. (kinda reminds me of mushu from Mulan)

for the bigger items, we have the cutest plush of a yellow Ixi from Neopets, which was an ever-present part of my childhood!! i already have a bit of a neopets collection so i was so giddy when i opened them up. and then Celeste from Animal Crossing! she's sooo soft and adorable, one of my fave characters from the series. such a good baby both of these guys are now on my shelf where ever i was able to fit them, along with the rest of my many plushies. i should post a pic of THAT sometime, but i'll probably have to organize again

and i do NOT want to forget the most important part, the pony Stella sent me! when i tell you i nearly teared up opening her.. thankfully i could tell this was a NIB pony just from the wrapping so i saved her for last. it's baby Penny Candy, one of my very favorite babies! a little story about her: i used to have her in my childhood collection. earlier this year rummaging through storage i had found her still here even after my mom had given away nearly most of my old pony collection- though as a kid i had drawn all over her along with some other baby ponies, so i had to sell them for bait. but now, she's reunited with me! i love her design and her little accessories so much and am so grateful to have her again. no marker or pen will be touching her this time around!

last but not least, the card I got as well :xmashug:i love that Sunny sticker & the drawing you did of Minty, it looks great to me!

i am so thankful for you guys reaching out & coordinating a swap with me- it's the first time i've done something like this & it was so fun. hopefully i can be around to do some more swaps in the future (and improve my wrapping skills)! this next years going to be super busy for me and my family, moving and all, but hopefully my schedule wont be too packed during Easter, so we'll see then?

wishing you guys a merry christmas, happy holidays & a happy new year! :santasmile:

 

[AzaleaArt]

time for my brags! i think it was 2 weeks ago I got my box from @Tak and just today I received mine from @Stellaluna so i'm so excited to share with you guys.

from Tak & E I got a big box filled with festive pony gifts! again, we did a sock swap + threw a few goodies into the mix. it was packed so neatly and very well wrapped. there were a lot of small, similar looking ones so i wasn't sure which to open first! (also i saved some bows for other gifts, the cream & gold ones are super pretty )

here it is, unopened:

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eventually i picked the first gift to open aaannnd here's the whole thing, opened! SO many socks and my faves are the kikis delivery service socks & white totoro socks. got a bunch of studio ghibli & festive themed socks, plus some demon slayer items (of which those keychains are hanging up on my shelf right now), some washi tape which i cant wait to use for a craft or a drawing, and some unicorn craft buttons

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the card was super sweet & just as important as the rest of what i got; it's up on our dining room table because its so pretty to look at! love that navy backing with the gold details. it's with some other christmas cards from over the years. you two really went all out for me, thank you two so much if i havent said it enough already, lol :xmashug:hope you don't mind i share the card here as well!

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then from today, I got my box from Stella! i woke up late in the afternoon and found it sitting outside my door. wasn't expecting it til monday so it was a nice surprise! we agreed on a smaller swap and to include a pony! instantly heard something rattling around in there, so i opened it not too long afterwards!
i love how you made your box so compact; the red wrapping paper & tissue paper is so pretty, if not a bit glittery

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instantly opened it up to find a plethora of goodies! some of my favorites- Ghirardelli peppermint bark, Reeses mini pb cups, sour gummi trees and junior mints! 3/4 of those are now eaten up by me, still working on the junior mints- they're delicious but pack quite a minty punch LOL but you hit the nail with these! i've really missed peppermint bark

just so you guys get a better look, here's everything unopened... and opened first off, im keeping those boxes, they're pretty enough for decor

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Stella included a bunch of fun goodies for me! i seriously love these. some cute black cat socks, a dragonball z themed pencil pouch, a dragon pen that lights up when you start to write! it takes a bit of pressure to make it do so, but a pretty cool & funny piece of stationary all around. (kinda reminds me of mushu from Mulan)

for the bigger items, we have the cutest plush of a yellow Ixi from Neopets, which was an ever-present part of my childhood!! i already have a bit of a neopets collection so i was so giddy when i opened them up. and then Celeste from Animal Crossing! she's sooo soft and adorable, one of my fave characters from the series. such a good baby both of these guys are now on my shelf where ever i was able to fit them, along with the rest of my many plushies. i should post a pic of THAT sometime, but i'll probably have to organize again

and i do NOT want to forget the most important part, the pony Stella sent me! when i tell you i nearly teared up opening her.. thankfully i could tell this was a NIB pony just from the wrapping so i saved her for last. it's baby Penny Candy, one of my very favorite babies! a little story about her: i used to have her in my childhood collection. earlier this year rummaging through storage i had found her still here even after my mom had given away nearly most of my old pony collection- though as a kid i had drawn all over her along with some other baby ponies, so i had to sell them for bait. but now, she's reunited with me! i love her design and her little accessories so much and am so grateful to have her again. no marker or pen will be touching her this time around!

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last but not least, the card I got as well :xmashug:i love that Sunny sticker & the drawing you did of Minty, it looks great to me!

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i am so thankful for you guys reaching out & coordinating a swap with me- it's the first time i've done something like this & it was so fun. hopefully i can be around to do some more swaps in the future (and improve my wrapping skills)! this next years going to be super busy for me and my family, moving and all, but hopefully my schedule wont be too packed during Easter, so we'll see then?

wishing you guys a merry christmas, happy holidays & a happy new year! :santasmile:

Aw your boxes are amazing! I have those white Totoro socks and they are very cosy and look at minty on the card in her little socks! Adorable

 

[Tak]

We're so glad you liked it all! Congratulations on Penny candy, too! She's so cute. We had a great time swapping.

 

[Stellaluna]

@stjarne - I'm so glad you liked all your gifts!

And now it's time for me to brag about what you have sent me! Your gifts were one of the highlights of my Christmas morning! First of all, I laughed when I opened up the kacheek and gelert Neopets, because it's as if we accidently did a neopets trade too. They are so cute and I love that they are pink and green, so cute Christmas colors! I have never heard of these colorful mint candies before but I am pretty much a huge fan of them now. Also the pony ornament is really great! I'm so happy to add it to my steadily growing pony ornament collection. The hand soap is definitely useful and I'm looking forward to trying the tea! (I haven't opened it yet but will very soon!) Finally, I love the card so much! Your artwork is really cute and lovely.


The pony that Stjarne sent was really a surprise! It's little Boogie Woogie! I do not have many G3 babies, so I was very delighted to receive her. She is very good quality and so very cute! I'm so grateful!

 

[AzaleaArt]

@stjarne - I'm so glad you liked all your gifts!

And now it's time for me to brag about what you have sent me! Your gifts were one of the highlights of my Christmas morning! First of all, I laughed when I opened up the kacheek and gelert Neopets, because it's as if we accidently did a neopets trade too. They are so cute and I love that they are pink and green, so cute Christmas colors! I have never heard of these colorful mint candies before but I am pretty much a huge fan of them now. Also the pony ornament is really great! I'm so happy to add it to my steadily growing pony ornament collection. The hand soap is definitely useful and I'm looking forward to trying the tea! (I haven't opened it yet but will very soon!) Finally, I love the card so much! Your artwork is really cute and lovely.


The pony that Stjarne sent was really a surprise! It's little Boogie Woogie! I do not have many G3 babies, so I was very delighted to receive her. She is very good quality and so very cute! I'm so grateful!

Ooh nice! G3 babies are all adorable and that’s my favorite tea! I’m sure you’ll like it (Idk if you add sugar to your tea normally, but it doesn’t need it it’s very sweet already)

 

[stjarne]

@stjarne - I'm so glad you liked all your gifts!

And now it's time for me to brag about what you have sent me! Your gifts were one of the highlights of my Christmas morning! First of all, I laughed when I opened up the kacheek and gelert Neopets, because it's as if we accidently did a neopets trade too. They are so cute and I love that they are pink and green, so cute Christmas colors! I have never heard of these colorful mint candies before but I am pretty much a huge fan of them now. Also the pony ornament is really great! I'm so happy to add it to my steadily growing pony ornament collection. The hand soap is definitely useful and I'm looking forward to trying the tea! (I haven't opened it yet but will very soon!) Finally, I love the card so much! Your artwork is really cute and lovely.


The pony that Stjarne sent was really a surprise! It's little Boogie Woogie! I do not have many G3 babies, so I was very delighted to receive her. She is very good quality and so very cute! I'm so grateful!

im so glad you liked all your stuff too! those meltaway mints are a tradition with me and my family, we like to get some every year. i picked up the tea & handsoap from my own workplace, and the neo plush are both from my old collection, they're all yours now :xmashug:love that we both sent neo plush & a baby pony! great minds think alike

i had so much fun putting yours together, with coordinating colors and whatnot. i hope you had a wonderful christmas!! would definitely love to swap with you again sometime

 

[Tak]

All these private swaps were a blast! I hope more of you can join the mlptp official swaps soon, too.

 

[stjarne]

All these private swaps were a blast! I hope more of you can join the mlptp official swaps soon, too.

by the time easter comes around, i may finally be here long enough to participate lol. looking forward to it