ETA: I've recently been made aware that some of you are sharing who your partners are. I do not appreciate this and I expect it to stop now. It is against this swap's rules to tell your partner's name to ANYONE and you risk being pulled from this swap by doing so. This is not an uncommon rule and by signing up for this swap you agreed to follow the rules posted. If I catch wind of anymore partner sharing the parties involved will be pulled.

Hi everyone! The Cherry Blossom festivals are coming up again and who doesn't love those pretty pink and white flowers? So It seemed to me a good idea to flood the arena with pretty Cherry Blossom ponies during the festivals (based on the dates for the festival in Washington DC)! So who wants to play?

Dates:
Sign ups: December 15 - December 25
Partners assigned before or on: January 1
Progress pictures required: February 1
Final check in: March 6-13
Shipping: March 20

Please remember to always check your organizer's feedback before joining a swap.
kaoskat's Feedback!


Rules:
1. You must have 10 5-star arena feedback and no 1/2-star arena feedback.
2. You must have been an arena member for at least 6 months before sign ups are over.
3. You must have pictures of at least 3 of your most recent customs to show the quality of your work. This is a skill based swap and I need to know where to put you.
4. Ship on time! I realize real life issues come up sometimes. If this happens, I want to know about it as soon as you realize you will be late.
5. No shipping early! I will be withholding addresses until shipping time to prevent this. The exception will be when your partner is ready to ship as well. I don't want anyone disappointed in this swap and with so many people going MIA lately, it's best for everyone to hold off until we are sure their partners haven't disappeared.
6. Be prepared with progress pics at progress date.
7. Send me pictures of your completed custom before you ship. I want to know your custom is complete before it goes out.
8. Let me know right away when you ship your pony and when you receive one.
9. Do not let anyone know who your partner is. It is secret.
10. Extras are not required, but are welcome. However, do not go overboard with these. This is about the customs. A small treat/gift or 2 is fine and good but not too much. After all, you worked hard on the custom, it should be the most exciting part!
11. This swap includes all generations of ponies (G1, G2, G3, G3.5, and G4), if there are any of these you do not like, include that in your form. Do not use any fakies unless your partner requests it.
12. You must be in no more than 2 other swaps (total of 3).
13. The title of your PM should be Pink Petals, so I know you read the rules.
14. PM the sign up form to me (kaoskat) by the sign up deadline. I will do my very best to get partners out on or before the 1st.
15. You must check in for the final check in 1 week before shipping. If you do not check in, you will not be receiving a pony.
16. KEEP YOUR SHIPPING RECEIPTS! You need to be able to produce proof of shipping when asked. You need to hold onto your receipt until your partner confirms that they have received their pony. I also highly recommend delivery confirmation for those not shipping internationally.


Form:
Arena Name:
Real name and shipping address:
Email address (for contacting you off forum if we need to):
Link to feedback:
Links to pictures of at least 3 of your most recent customs (more than one image if each is welcome) {Please send pictures that show off the qualities you intend to possibly use on your custom. Sending me a bunch of ponies that are heavily sculpted but don't show off your painting skills when you only plan to paint or showing off ponies with no sculpting when you plan to sculpt is not very useful for pairing you up. Please choose what you feel are the best of your recent ponies displaying the qualities that would be useful for this swap.}:
Will you ship internationally?
Which generation(s) would you like to recieve?
Which generation(s) do you prefer to customize?
Is there any generation you do not want to recieve?
Is there anything you do not want on your custom?
Is there anything you favor on your custom?
What are your favorite colors?
Do you have any allergies?
Do you smoke, have pets, or any other things we should be aware of in case your partner has allergies?
What other swaps are you in?
Would alternative colors of cherry blossoms be acceptable (blue, yellow, green, purple, etc instead of white or pink)? If yes, what colors?


Participants:
1. kaoskat
2. ViciousJupiter
3. rayechu
4. simplysteffie
5. xSexyWafflesx
6. NoDivision
7. Kanamai
8. JoshsPonyPrincess
9. Miserati
10. babyblueducky
11. NichiTsukinoko
12. jupiternwndrlnd
13. EmberBright
14. enchantress41580
15. hannaliten
16. Tiella
17. Midnight_Dream
18. Prismatic
19. RevRuby
20. Kimmers4Ever




~Approved 11/20/11 CSA

This sounds fun! I would be up for it.

Sounds like fun. I will have to think about it.

It sounds fun, but I don't have enough FB to qualify.

You know im in kat!

Sounds lovely! We can start sending in forms on the 15th?

Yup forms can start being sent on the 15th. CSA has already approved things for me so there shouldn't be any sign up delays.

I can't wait for this one! I will be sending in my app on the 15th

Hee hee... I only have 7 feedbacks. We'll see where I am in the time leading up to the sign-ups.

just 3 more Kimmers! You can do it!

I also only have 7. I'm gonna have to PM some people who never gave me any.

Yes, bug people for feedback!

I'm in. This will be my one swap for early 2011

Sounds fun. To bad I don't have any feedback

We all know how I feel about cherry blossoms. <3

If I knew what my schedule would be like in those few months I would jump in but since I'm a stand by sub I can't join :c