My 300th Exchange Extravaganza Santa was extra sweet and thoughtful. This is my first time with this exchange, but I'm sure the thought given to it met or exceeded the effort even the best people put into the Christmas exchange!

I love Lord of the Rings, and have done since I was a small child. Rather than posters and t-shirts, which I like and have anyways, I enjoy useful/everyday objects with references to LOTR.

Santa nailed it! I received a beautiful handmade collar for my family puppy, Winston; complete with the Lorien leaf clasp. It feels really well made and looks great on him. :) And the clasp has a pin that it uses to attach, so I can take it off and use it myself if I ever desire!!!

I also received a super cool desk goodie: a Skyrim inventory item for the LOTR sword Sting. This is SO COOL. Santa saw that I received a similar one for a previous exchange, and liked it, so made the connection between 2 of my interests and hit the jackpot!! I can't wait to put this at my desk. (However, I got so many exchange gifts from different exchanges in one day, I don't exactly remember if this gift was for this exchange, but I think it is.)