And just like that, another year has gone by. As we are concluding the third full year of the NT monthly magazine, we in NT would just like to take this moment to thank you all for reading the magazine. All your comments and feedback is very much appreciated, and so are all you silent readers. We’re looking forward to continuing to provide you with these magazines in the coming year!

Happy New Year from all of us in the News Team!

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As always, the month began with the Mega Credit set Week. It began on November 29th and ended on December 5th. Sadly no Christmas themed sets but we still got a bunch of beautiful sets, female users could get 6 sets (from €2 to €96) and male users could get 3 sets (from €2 to €12). You can find the sets in this forum. 

We also had an auction going on during the weekend (11th-12th December), unfortunately, there was no male sets this month. The female sets were a beautiful pd set by Eve and a stunning credits set by Solovey. You can find them below.

  

This month has been a busy one for the Social Media Team, especially for their bootcampers, who were announced towards the end of November. Following the applications that were hosted last month, the nine chosen bootcampers were split into two teams, which each had to host a number of events centred around a specific theme.

The Instagram bootcampers, whose theme was art museums, began by hosting a dress up competition titled The Museum Gala, in which users had to create an outfit inspired by art in some way. The 28 winners, who were of course announced on Instagram, received a sweater featuring Studio Ghibli anime character Ponyo, made by Encrede. The team then hosted a code hunt, where those who managed to find all six code parts were rewarded with two Mona Lisa-replica items designed by Annie.

The Tumblr bootcampers, whose theme was casino, began their bootcamp with three tricky questions, which, if answered correctly, gave users a code to redeem a Las Vegas-inspired set made by Wishbone (females only). The team then spent a whole Saturday hosting five games of bingo, in which those who had luck on their side could win a purple and green set made by Talent. For those who paid attention to the Tumblr page, there was an extra item, a purple sweater designed by Encrede, to be won in the five jackpot drops. 

In the end, six new members were chosen: the three page managers Aria (Instagram), Atencia (Twitter), and Melody (Tumblr), as well as the three layouters Koito, Talent, and Thecellabration. We in NT would like to congratulate the new additions to the team, and look forward to seeing what future events you have in store for us!

Game number 5 in EventTeam’s ongoing Squid Game series took place this month, and the task was simple; create a look inspired by glass/transparency, using either Laboratory’s or Allie’s closet. The stunning prizes given to the winners were designed by Ouch (F) and Teabag (M), and as usual, each person who did not win made the credit pool for the final price grow by 10 credits. All of the gorgeous entries can be found here. 

// Prize sets for ET: Glass Stepping Stone designed by Ouch (F) and Teabag (M)

With Christmas taking place in December, ET enlisted the help of the users to create the perfect decorated Christmas tree for their second comp this month. With the template contributed by ET, users let their creativity show and beautifully decorated Christmas trees were entered into the competition, where the winners received christmassy outfits designed by Ouch. If you want to see all the decorated Christmas trees you can take a look right here.

// Prize sets for ET: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree designed by Ouch

The SocialMediaTeam got into the holiday spirit this month with their competition. Using a base provided by Talent, the users were tasked with creating a holiday greeting card themed around an optional holiday taking place during the winter season. The cards were judged on three points; showed effort, appearance, and stylization of the writing, and the winners received these wonderful prizes designed by Klavier (F) and Teabag (M). The beautiful cards can be found right over here.  

// Prize sets for SMT: Holiday Cards designed by Klavier (F) and Teabag (M)

With Christmas just behind us, it is no wonder that the events this month centered around it. Some of the teams of VP banded together to make this year’s Christmas calendar with new presents every day. 

During December, ET hosted a Stocking event where participants had to design their own Christmas stocking in whatever size and shape they wanted. This led to some truly beautiful stockings. All participants who showed effort were rewarded the prizes, a female set made by Liv and a male by Teabag. 

/Stocking event prizes

On December 23rd, ET held a Christmas code hunt. ET had hidden no less than 7 male and 8 female sets on the members’ profiles. There was a slight mishap as it turned out one of the male codes was missing, but it was quickly fixed. If you missed the sets and want to see which presents were given out, they can be found in the third post here. 

On the 24th, it was SMT’s turn for a small Christmas code hunt. On each of their three active pages, they posted a code part, which then had to be put together to give a Christmas present. Females received a cute elf set by Wuwu, and males a matching one made by Talent.