Tis better to give than to receive. Please check out all of the lists here and see if you can grant anyone their Christmas wish this holiday season. ~[link]~

This is a great idea for people who do not have much money (or very little of it) and/or want to spread a little holiday cheer. One person's trash can be some other person's treasure. Browse through the lists and see if you might have something you do not use anymore or do not want yet there it is on a wishlist.

STEP ONE

Make a post in your journal containing a list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me"), to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD"), to extravagant("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is to make sure these wishes are things you really and truly wish for.

If you wish for real possible things make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa(or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. In this case, you can always just note someone on dA.

Don't forget to copy these guidelines in your journal so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!

STEP TWO

Surf around your friend list to see who has posted their list.

If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. If you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--why not do it.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone elses holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

REMEMBER this is about ways you can help people through what you have. You do not need to blow all your savings on this , it is simply to get that good feeling when you help people out.

MY WISH LIST

1. I wish the owner at the diner down the road that I just painted a sign for decides to hire me to work there before Christmas gets too close. The money from a job would tremendously help me with presents for my two daughters.

2. I wish anyone could give me recommendations for the best breed of small dog that would be best for my 3 year old.(I know what you are thinking. Most 3 year olds do tend to do a considerable amount of harm to small animals but my daughter is very mature for her age. I know, that as long as this puppy(which stays small its entire life) doesn't mind being held carefully a good bit and won't be in anguish or scared out of its wits by yells of excitement, they will be o.k. Is there a breed out there like this?

3. I love markers, gel pens, paint markers, permanent markers, pastels, paint.(I have been wanting to try the new bic colors permanent markers or some optics markers/pens. That would be a dream.)

4. I am in need of any form of instrument that would be an upgrade to my mouse to use to color and create wonderful lineart. If you have recently upgraded to a Wacom digital board for example and used to use an i-pen, that would be an upgrade for me!!

5. Any extra glass, wood, or fimo beads or beading accessories you might have at your disposal I would very much love.

6. Fantasy Fiction books...I will love & cherish them for life! I will also you and you..(Examples: Anything by Kenneth Oppel, Suzanne Collins, Derek Landy, and many more) If you any books you don't need or want anymore just send me a list of what you have and I can let you know if I have it or not. I would be eternally indebted to anyone who comes up with some extra reading to add to my collection.

7. A soundcard for my Dell Dimension XPS B866. I don't like not having sound on my computer when I am downloading new songs for my playlists. I purchased new speakers and found out it was the soundcard. Ughhhh!

8. A new sketch pad. I am running low of pages in my current one.

9. I would love it if everyone who reads this checks out the wishlist of at least 3 other people.

10. I hope everyone posts a journal favoring this one and adds their wishlist for me to see if I have something I can give. This is an excellent way to get in the Christmas spirit.