This is too good! As another Flareon collector I adore the look you captured! 10/10
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Thank you so much for the thoughtful and amazing gifts!! I am doing this on my phone, so I am unable to do it all justice. You have helped me with my EX Reverse Holo binders, with my favorite bug Pokemon. I especially love Wurmple. Super cutie! Also, a Korean Zubat master hall from 151! Lastly, some cards I didn’t appreciate before from Neo. Especially that Dark Foretress. What a beauty by Arita. It’s gorgeous.
Lastly, a fun work of art that is from several pages dipped in water to combine to show an Eevee Zubat combined! I’d say it worked!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Darth Eevee!!! Thanks for the awesome cards!
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Absolutely phenomenal gifting by @Dyl and @HaiRai! The Slowbro tree figure and Slowqueen hat are perfect!
@SolemnStar Sachiko Adachi reverse holos 
@DarthEevee I think I remember you mentioning something about this water-dipping thing in chat. You have a craft walkthrough planned? I’m a bit curious what the method is.
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Thank you! I didn’t expect anyone else to chime in and like it so I appreciate your compliment :-]
Flareon’s body is basically a few circles with some squiggly edges so it wasn’t very hard to learn how to draw it and then add a santa hat lol
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Merry Christmas, friend.
Lmao at the artwork, it didn’t turn out the way I thought it would but I was going for a “zubat poncho” look. But hope it’s still a nice piece for you.
I had a fun time looking for your cards. Ex era had a lot of good cards and it was nice to be looking for things completely outside of my usual fare. I really liked the wurmple line.
A note on the dustox: hardest card to obtain. First one I bought got lost in the mail, then I argued with the seller and eBay about getting a refund so I could buy another instead of keeping a case open indefinitely. Bought a second one, got returned to seller for stamp damage, finally the second one comes, which I sent you.
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lol you may not want it given I didn’t do it right. What’s supposed to happen is the colors bleed through seamlessly. You draw a picture in parts on separate pages with sharpie and all the subsequent layers get lifted to the top layer. But you’re also supposed to use really thin paper and that’s regular printer paper.
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My Secret Santa arrived a few days ago, but I’ve been so busy that I didn’t have time to make the post that it deserves.
Opening the box I was greeted with an assortment of packages
I know that there are many amazing people on efour, but I was extra pleased to have @brendantheclayboy as my secret santa! In reality I should be the one sending him gifts for all that he does for the community.
I was very surprised to see that he grew up near my hometown when the package came from across the country. I will definitely need to hear more about it
I also love the little doodles on the letter
Now for the gifts!
A wonderful signed card to go into my collection and some awesome vintage stickers to start off with. I really love vintage items like this from the early days of Pokemon, when seeing any of these as a kid would make me super excited.
Stickers are one of the most fun things in the hobby right now because they are both very easy to collect, and at the same time have absolutely amazing artwork
This sticker looks like an interaction between my wife and I.
There were even more vintage and obscure items to enjoy! I did not have any of these stamps and I have to find a nice way to display them because they have the perfect vintage aura.
Probably one of the most amazing things about this gift is that finding Clef items that I don’t already own is almost impossible. In this regard Brendan knocked it out of the park and I couldn’t be happier!
I do have a CoroCoro Cleffa, but I did not have a sealed one and this will fit perfectly into my collection
This postcard was also very unique and reminded me of the first time that I ever saw the Pokemon that would get me hooked for the past 30 years
I also did have a copy of the Pokemon Tales Clefairy book, but in English instead of Japanese. This Japanese copy feels like it is of much higher quality and has some amazing textures and printing quality
On top of that there were four different issues of the Pocket Monsters Manga, which has my favorite Clefairy of all time. I owned the first issue, but did not have the others and these are always a massive amount of fun to go through and enjoy some of the most wild and wacky art that exists in Pokemon
Then we come to what I love the most and I cannot believe Brendan managed to get to me.
A full sized Lillie’s Clefairy Doll plush. I absolutely love these, and Clefairy doll is actually my favorite thing in Pokemon.
A story I’ve told a few times around here, but my very first interaction with Pokemon was when my grandmother (who I was incredibly close to) purchased me a Clefairy plush doll when I was 5 years old. She told me it was a Pokyman and that it was very popular and that basically sealed my fate for the next couple of decades. I still have this plush and is the seed that grew into the rest of my entire collection. This is an absolutely amazing addition to that collection
Finally, and best of all is the art that Brendan made for the gift
Clefairy and Cleffa at the Dark Carnival. I love this peace and all the work that went into it more than can be described and am incredibly grateful for it.
Thank you again @brendantheclayboy This is likely the most thoughtful gift I have received in a long time, and I am very thankful for all the planning and work that you put into it !
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Aww, amazing job @brendantheclayboy, what a lovely selection of Clefairy items!
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Merry Christmas All and a Happy New Year! So my gift arrived on time but due to the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and mostly guilt from sending my gift late, I had to hold off on opening it. Finally I was able to take the time to appreciate it and boy did i ever. Sorry it took so long for me to post about it.
First let me thank @camrok37 for the beautiful job they did with wrapping, bows, and overall presentation. They also made an amazing drawing that I will need to find a frame for. I was overwhelmed by your amazing gift and generosity.
After the drawing i found some packs which were immediately opened and pulled a Exeggcutor IR, but more importantly some amazing postcards and festive ornament. The postcards are the Pokecology set and 2025 Worlds set, both look amazing. Question for the postcard people, do you guys use the postcards? Would it be wrong? Would you keep one that came through the mail?
Next I opened one of the bowed gifts which contained custom cards of my favorite pokemon line and a wonderful Flaaffy and Ampharos, with a classic festive psyduck. They look amazing! I was also surprised by the meowth, cubone exclusive, and stamped bulbasaur, all absolutely lovely cards to to look at. There was also a box of Super Electric Breaker, I’ll open that shortly but couldnt wait to post a thank you. You definitely went to far for just me. But wait! Theres still more!
Youd already gone above and beyond (seriously making me doubt my own efforts, and i put in a lot of effort!) but the last bowed group of gifts was 3 graded card holders, with some absolutely wonderful cards included. I cant decide if the mareep is better than the vulpix or not but the Flareon is so freaking adorable that it beats the others hands down. They immediately found their way to my display stand from last years event and will be appreicated, (also thank you again @Throwingknifekiller, its getting good use).
With all of that, the drawing is absolutely …nope thats not right. The consideration, time, effort, and cost are all extremely appreciated. Thank you @camrok37, you killed it this year. I hope your holiday season went well and I wish you and your family a grand Happy New year!
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This year was my first time participating in the E4 SS. I received my gift prior to Christmas and opened it with my family on Christmas Eve (I’m Aussie but my family opens most presents on the evening of the 24th in the European style).
Thank you so much @KabutopsMaster! It was a blast to open! The best aspect was receiving items which I wouldn’t normally buy for myself
I received a Reshiram soft toy! One of my favourite Pokémon and the first toy in my collection, period!
Also received a cool mixed lot of Pokémon cards from different sets etc, but focusing on my beloved gen 3 mons, including a Raikou slab. Also some sleeves
Two modern packs! This was the first time I’d opened ANY pack since 2017. Didn’t pull any chase card but it was fun to remember the feeling of opening new cards. Did it with my Mum and she was asking questions about various features of the cards which I patiently explained as we went
The centerpiece in my mind was this Dialga PSA 9 with the special crosshatch effect 
love the sinister look to this card with the blue glow and lightning in the background
The drawings were great 
4 of my favourites, and I’m a fan of the feathered pencil style
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So so happy you are pleased with the gift man! So yeah naturally in your case I knew exactly the sort of things to go for, but the constant worry was “he must have like all this, he’s been doing this a long time”. So to hear that even a couple things are new let alone even a few more I consider that a huge success.
Really pleased you like the painting — I again knew exactly what would be fitting for you, and really wanted it to be my best effort and I’m pleased to say I gave it just that despite a lot of things surrounding the conclusion of getting your gift in my possession being rushed due to my going out of town and the last second arrival from abroad.
Made me chuckle so much about the sticker haha! So I grew up in New Fairfield / Danbury, and I visit around once a year these days as my sister still lives there with her family. So y’know, not too far away. Just the most wonderful place in the country really.
The first thing I think of besides clefairy doll and our shared love of kinebuchi’s masterpiece is those coro comics and the cosmically good clefairy illustrations. So glad you don’t already own every single issue ha! Clefairy doll placement with other dolls made the end of my year along with the story!
Merry Christmas again and happy new year my friend. Just super happy and stoked that I got you, and it brought me immense joy planning and bringing everything together on this one!
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I’m so glad you liked it! I was so excited to finally participate this year so I had a really good time putting everything together.
This is so funny to see because when I showed my fiancé all of the cards we both said the exact same thing! Naturally, I ended up getting that card for her binder for Christmas since she loves the Eeveelutions 
As to your postcard question - it’s definitely not wrong to use them for their intended purpose, that’s totally up to you! I have never actually sent a Pokemon postcard despite how many I am hoarding in boxes, I just like collecting them and think the art on some of them are really unique. Luckily for more modern postcards, if you feel so inclined to use them you can always get another copy of them (as opposed to mailing off one of the old Lawson postcards, for example, where getting just one will set you back a few hundred dollars).
Thank you for the well wishes, I had a great holiday season and it was only enriched by being part of E4. Looking forward to a new year of adventures! 
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This has been an absolutely fantastic thread to read and has restored some of my faith in idea that people can be thoughtful and decent.
The thought behind all these gifts has been amazing.
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Thank you very much newcomer and first time participator @goldstarsalamence
Very cool Golurk, Exeggutor, and Chandelure cards. I didn’t own either of these Golurks or the Exeggutor so they are great additions to the collection.
The drawing is brilliant, and I especially love the roll out reveal for Alolan Exeggutor.
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Thank you Santa! I got my package just in time for Christmas, and boy am I enjoying it. I got some chocolates, Japanese Vending series 2 & 3 cards (some of my favorite sets, most of which I don’t have), a great pin, and a sealed train on pack! The card was a nice touch, I always get a kick out of seeing people have fun with the drawing. Also, my mysterious secret Santa also drew an E4 pokeball on the outside of the package, a nice touch that let me know what it was and save it for the special day. Thanks again, Secret santa!
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I am jealous of that almond roca, I think it’s been 10 years since I last had 1
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they are actually insanely good aren’t they? I can’t allow myself to have them anymore. I’m suspicious of what they might put in them to make them taste so good and be so addictive.
On the note of @octaane 's present, very cool one. Unique choice of cards. I’m a big fan of the celebration jumbo booster packs, it was a fun idea. I actually bought a extra of each one and bought the store box they would come in so i could display them! And of course, the full color LECHONK! Is pretty great. I would say that going for the SV1 Lechonster set would be a great and affordable “mini-sub-set” to go for. A few various stamped promos for that little fellah.
edit:NVM the eb games ones got expensive.
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@DarthEevee Is there a name for the technique? For the life of me, I can’t find it on the internet and just get tips about how to not get sharpies to bleed and whatnot.
@brendantheclayboy Very awesome to see some of those vintage items for @fazool’s gift. Great choice of items! I didn’t know the Japanese Tales books had that extra texture on cover—super neat!
@camrok37 Absolutely love how cute that illustration is! The shading is great, and I like how the pokemon extend past the border of the background. Great illustration and gift!
@KabutopsMaster Your four illustrations are also killing it—love the pose on the Salamence!
The extension for the Alolan Exeggutor is also great @goldstarsalamence
The art in the last few picture posts have just been really awesome.
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Suprise delivery this morning!
Whoever you are, I’m very very thankful. I haven’t been having a great time recently and it was a great start to my day!
I appreciate I’m probably not very easy to buy for, but everything is perfect and well thought out. Don’t worry about the other cat accessory missing, Kiki is a little unwell at the moment and couldnt have worn it anyway. Coco however is enjoying her Vulpix era.
The Arita clear file is 10/10 also. It’s one of those things I’ve been watching for a while but couldn’t justify buying it as I had no clue what i would use it for. Having it gifted is the perfect excuse.
Thanks again, and happy new year everyone!
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Hope you enjoyed it mate!
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