Iry got this awesome wood engraving of Hera and Prometheus, kickin' it old-school style!
Marcel is incredibly excited about this awesome book about Zeus and his bad decisions!
I got this awesome necklace...
...which you can see in close-up is the Aztec sun disk, so I can wear Tonatiuh about town and safeguard the sun!
Bryan got this sweet annotated translation of the Norse Edda!
Griff is all excited about this neat book on Santa Muerte...
...and he also loves these jaguar-themed stickers...
...but he was not prepared for the bad Aztec B-movie selection, it looks like.
Glenn got this rad wood-backed custom art of his favorite totem gods - Ishtar, Hermes and Quetzalcoatl!
He says the detail is even more awesome in person.
Tom got this adorable plush nisse, a household spirit common Denmark...
...and a sweet explanation of all the things it might do to him if he fails to properly appease it.
Alex also received a nisse!
Which now occupies pride of place on his mythology bookshelf.
And John, who was pouting over his gift not arriving, now has his very own chac mool for household sacrifices.
Yes, that's a fat stuffed bat and spider back there, just adding to the theme.
His excitement knows no bounds!
To everyone else who participated, pictures or not, thanks for throwing down to be part of this awesome experiment - we all had an awesome time and lots of people have sent us emails about how much fun they had hunting down gifts for their secret recipients. We're thinking about maybe making it a tradition and doing it again next year, because if it was fun once, we bet it'll be even better next time.
Have an awesome holiday, those of you who celebrate one at this time of year, and have a rocking awesome Wednesday for those of you who don't! We'll keep updating this post as new pictures come in.
It's ok John, I wait patiently with you!
ReplyDeleteI have it on good authority that yours is in the mail already. :)
DeleteTwo things:
ReplyDelete1) That IS an awesome necklace! :)
2) Which B-Movies are those? I can't make out the titles...
I know, it's the best! I can be part of the grand tradition of sun-defenders now.
Delete"Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon"
Delete"Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy"
"El Muerto: The Dead One"
Quoth Anne in the package, "I had to watch these, so now you do too"
Still nothing yet! But my heart holds out!
ReplyDeleteI hope my gift has arrived at you secret recipient!
Soon.
DeleteI'm seriously so sorry mystery recipient, but it will get there relatively soon and you'll flip out
ReplyDeleteAlso I received mine, will send in a picture later
<--Marcel here I have such a big head lol This experience was soo much fun the book was one of the best reads ive had in soo long i couldnt stop laughing i loved it so much i even bought one for my ST so she could enjoy the pure level of awesomeness the book exudes. I vote this becomes a yearly event. Thank you for setting this up. And john hope yours comes in soon cant have you looking sad lol
ReplyDeleteHopefully next season I can join in, didn't see this until too late unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteDid john ever get his gift?
ReplyDeleteYes, he did! It just arrived, and he'll be taking a picture tonight so I can add it. :) A few other folks got theirs this week, too (that international shipping takes a while) and will be added.
DeleteJust wanted to check if the person i sent my gift to liked/received it. It was a pair of Celtic Earrings.
ReplyDeleteIm fairly certain I know who you are. And although it hasnt been received yet, we've found from others that cross ocean mailing can take up to a month(although usually like 3 weeks)
DeleteSorry, anne just told me you're someone else. And instead.....yes, they were loved, but not by someone with easy access to a camera. Sorry you had to be in the dark about that so long. But yes, they were gotten and loved.
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