~Mug Swap 2013~ All done!

[Dainty]

Do you take baths at all?
Yes :--) I like bath stuff but only non-chemically stuff, no bath and body works please

Do you need/want My Little Pony cups?  If so, any that should be avoided (either because you have them, or because you don't want them)?
Pony cups would be awesome, I don't have any atm..

Favourite animals, birds and or bugs?  HMMM, unicorns, bunnies... i dont really want a mug with animals on it 

[Bow Tie]

I have to leave for work in a few minutes, but I'll definitely answer the questions when I get home! I'm already plotting some great goodies and for my partner! This is going to be so much fun!

[Marigold]

I'm adding these to my list on the first page:

How would you feel about having a custom mug made for you? Either the photo-type ones you can do or something like that? Maybe of your ponysona? Maybe of something that you listed in your likes?
Oh yes please!  My persona is in a link in my signature.  I would love that!  Or any of my likes would be wonderful too!

Do you take baths at all?. No, no bath products please. 

Do you need/want My Little Pony cups? Id prefer no my little pony mugs unless it is a custom mug or something of my persona (in sig link) or a vintage G1 mug. 

Favourite animals, birds and or bugs? Snails, slugs, nudibranchs/seaslugs, moths, skippers (they look like moths crossed with butterflies), flying fish, sea urchins, anemones, sturgeon (thank you Sunshine for reminding me I love them).

Do you have any favorite movies/games/characters you might want a mug of?  or maybe we could use this for ideas for extras and not mugs too xD   Soot Sprites!  Aside from soot sprites, most movies and charecters I don't want mugs of...except maybe any designer princess mug from the 2011 line.  But I do love ANYTHING Rapunzel especially if it is not Disney's Rapunzel, and double points if she has brown hair.  I like Disney's Rapunzel too.  I'm liking Anna from Frozen a lot.  I love Snow White but not the dwarfs so much. 

What is your favorite season:   I love autumn and winter.  I think autumn might be slightly more prefered as October is my favorite month.  I love berries, fall leaves, and PUMPKINS!!!!  And acorns and other fallen nuts.  I like wintery berries and holly and snow and snowdrops and poinsettias. 

[True]

Iv already bought 2 mugs! but i got them for a really good sale price and iv only used a 3rd of the spending limit xD, they're really nice mugs too!

[Mkia]

Iv already bought 2 mugs! but i got them for a really good sale price and iv only used a 3rd of the spending limit xD, they're really nice mugs too!

That's awesome!!! I'm watching a few things that would be great buys, but I'm also going out today and picking up a few things I know I want xP.

I'll update the front page with the complete list of questions in just a couple minutes!

What is your favorite season:   I love winter. I love the color scheme, the winters foods (peppermint, etc), I love the holidays. So winter is definitely my favorite. But I also like the warmth of fall . Pumpkin spice and such .

[Marigold]

I am hoping to stay off ebay for this swap.    We will see how good that goes.  But I know mugs are everywhere and I have some favorite shops where I am always finding them.  Plus, my partner may be getting a custom one if I have time.   

[Mkia]

I am hoping to stay off ebay for this swap.    We will see how good that goes.  But I know mugs are everywhere and I have some favorite shops where I am always finding them.  Plus, my partner may be getting a custom one if I have time. 

I am going to search the shops around my house before buying from ebay. No chance of broken stuff xD. Lol but I will go to eBay if I need to.

ETA: I THINK I have all the questions on the front page now.

Edit again: Check out my fancy new signature!! Thank you TrueVampiress!! I love it

[shockponie]

I found a couple mugs on Etsy I'm eye-balling... and I think I'll stop at a store to scope out their mugs for my partner. I feel silly for being this excited about mug-shopping when I didn't even do it for myself.

[Mkia]

I found a couple mugs on Etsy I'm eye-balling... and I think I'll stop at a store to scope out their mugs for my partner. I feel silly for being this excited about mug-shopping when I didn't even do it for myself.

We should go shop together! xD haha. I've got a couple places in mind to look for my partner.

[True]

oh gosh, keep me away from etsy! xD maybe ill look there if i run into a snag finding something for my partner down the road, but i doubt i will, they have great interests. but if i end up on etsy ill spend way too much money xD

[Sunshine]

Okay, partner I hope you haven't purchased anything for me from my last question about "characters"... I just want to mention that I'm not really fond of the "alll white mug with writing or a picture on it" - like so many of them are, souvenier mugs or sports teams mugs... even though I like sports teams that I listed, I'm really looking for girly mugs or something that my fiance won't steal, and a sports mug is exactly what he WOULD steal, lol

[tikibirds]

I THINK I have all the questions on the front page now.

Awsome 

[archidraca]

Go away for a bit and come back to a page or three of questions... Updated my questions in their own spoiler tag and added another spoiler for the type of mugs that are my favourite.

Do you take baths at all?
Nope.

Do you need/want My Little Pony cups?  If so, any that should be avoided (either because you have them, or because you don't want them)?
I don't have any but if you found one that isn't super-uber... pink... I'd like that. If you're talking plastic cups or plastic mugs for kids that is.

Favourite animals, birds and or bugs?
Dragons, kirin, gryphons, dragonflies, tigers, panthers/leopards, frogs, koi

How would you feel about having a custom mug made for you? Either the photo-type ones you can do or something like that? Maybe of your ponysona? Maybe of something that you listed in your likes?
I like the look of custom mugs but I'm not sure if I would use them if they were too outlandish. If it's one of those photo types or painting on the outside of a regular mug, then sure. Go wild.

Do you have any favorite movies/games/characters you might want a mug of? or maybe we could use this for ideas for extras and not mugs too xD
My favorite game is Chrono Trigger. Followed closely by FFVII. Or if you found a Black Mage mug that would be the coolest! Or if you found a couple of those small plastic Riddell football helmets (perfect size for baby boy ponies) that'd be great! Fave teams Falcons, Ravens, Titans.

What is your favorite season?
Summer. Not high summer. That point in early summer that you still get a cool breeze and everything is still stretching out with blossoms in your garden. The part of summer that smells green but new.

[Sunshine]

What is your favorite season?

Fall!

[tikibirds]

OK partner - here ya go. All the info in one spot 

Favorite color: Green but I also like Purple, black, red, yellow...NO PINK
Candy that you like/dislike (please note any allergies!): Gummy like candies, swedish fish, cadbury fruit and nut bars, DARK chocolate..not so much milk chocolate unless it had rasins or something in it
What kinds of mugs do you like? (Ex. Small, large, designs, etc.) Give your partner an idea of the things you like!: This is kinda difficult to do since I don't really collect mugs. I have a purple ceramic mug with eeyore on it. I guess I would like ones that are unique shapes or different looking in some way. OR one with a character or something I like on it.
What would be good extras for you?: Stickers are always a win, kawaii stationary - not really hello kitty though. I do like her but if you look on ebay almost everything you will find is hello kitty.  Pokemon themed items. I have alot of the older figures so I would advoid them. Tea bags in varous flavors would be good since this is a mug swap. Ditto for hot chocolate and cider. I do NOT drink coffee



Questions asked by the group!

How do you feel about travel mugs? If its from someplace cool
Homemade items? Sure
Antiques? Yes I do like victorian themed items
Tea cups?If you find a pretty vintage teacup - feel free to use that instead of a mug.
How do we all feel about coasters as extras? The only coaster I have is a sandstone one I got when I worked at the Grand Canyon National Park. it has a Kokopelli on it.
McDonalds Happy Meal Ponies - Minus G1, Are you missing any? Are you seeking any? Do you have an army of any? No but blind bags are fine. There is a wish list in the color swap link
What devices do you have for making your hot drinks (eg: tea pots, esspresso machine, coffee grinders)? ummm...I have a microwave 
Candles? I like the flameless ones but real candles are OK as well. My mother will use them. I like fall scents and the scent of fresh laundry. She likes pine tree scented ones
How do you feel about a neat spoon or stirring-like object as an extra? Are you more simplistic and just use a spoon, or would you like a coffee stirrer? er...spoon??
Does anyone NOT like tea or not like coffee? I do NOT like coffee
Any types you are not okay with, like flavored teas or coffee? Any tea would be fine but I like the more sweeter ones and am not really a fan of earl grey.
Do you prefer caffeinated tea/coffee or decaf? Either is fine. Herbal teas are decaf right?
Are you vegan/vegetarian? Hello no
Any pets? If so, do they like (or are they allowed) pet snacks?
1 dog
1 chinchilla
4 male bettas
7 female bettas
1 comet goldfish
3 newts
2 clown plecos
Apple snails
Trapdoor snails
pond snails
1 lone nerite snail
Do y'all like hot chocolate, hot cider, or other hot drinks that can be consumed from mugs? Yes, just NOT coffee
ow would you feel about having a custom mug made for you? Either the photo-type ones you can do or something like that? Maybe of your ponysona? Maybe of something that you listed in your likes?
Sure

Do you have any favorite movies/games/characters you might want a mug of? or maybe we could use this for ideas for extras and not mugs too xD
Maybe something with a anime character would be neat but it would probably have to be homemade...
Pokemon - moltres, growlith, eevee evolutions - epsecially Umbreon and Flareon, gigglypuff, ninetales
Inuyasha - Miroku (I got a thing for the monk  ) and Kirara.
Rurouni Kenshin - Kenshin Himura, Sanoske Sagara
Trigun - Wolfwood and Vash the stampeed
Disney's Robin Hood  I was in love with him when I was a kid..even though he was a fox. I also like the badger too
Mulan - Shang...another animated hunk
Dr who - The one before matt smith
Oooh...Figment from Disney's Epcot.

Do you take baths at all?
No. But I do like avon body wash and facial cleaning pads. I dont wear makeup but I use them before I go to bed to clean my face.

I dont really watch NORMAL TV..mostly just stuff I find on netflix or youtube. And 85% of it is animated

What is your favorite season? Fall and Winter
Are you left or right handed?  Right handed here.

Do you like to read, if so what kinds of books? Yeah but I havent read a book in a while 

Large mug?
Sure

I live in Arizona, and have sometimes seen mugs made by the Indians on the reservations here. They end up looking like glazed clay type mugs. Is this something you'd be interested in, partner?
I used to work at the Grand Canyon, so South west designs would be neat - especially if it has Kokopelli on it.

Would you mind if your name was on the cup? if so what do you prefer to be called?
Laura

Are you okay with getting a mug that would need to be hand washed?
I dont use a dishwasher so it makes no difference to me

Do you have your ears peirced?
Yes I do.


Partner; is it cool if I sent a "generic" mug that you may like as an extra?
sure

Do you have a preferred brand of coffee or tea that you like or dislike?
NO to the coffee and tea/hot chocolate brand dosent matter but not really a big fan of swiss miss.


 Some people have mentioned liking certain themes for mugs that may end up coming with some writing on them, for example, I like fish, so perhaps someone finds a fish mug and it says "Gone Fishin'" or something goofy... or that you're a teacher and it says, "Teachers are A+", the item itself is COOL - it's not a boring silly mug with just a slogan on it, but it might have writing in addition to being cool, something silly or touching or whatever... is this an issue for you?

Hmmmm...I think I would rather have one that has design elements rather then writting. I do like the ones with the sarcastic saying on the but I can easily find them around here since its a resort town. if it has a pretty design to it as well, then that is OK