Someone posted this on the original forum. If you are collecting shards, whether for Trena's quests, to purchase furniture or to go for the almost unattainable Magic Miser achievement, you should find a friend who is also collecting shards and trade Ice Breath once a day. If you craft it, it costs 2800 coins, but if you have crafted your inventory of Ice Breath, it only costs 290 coins to gift, and yields an amazing 40 shards. I expect to complete the Magic Miser achievement in the next couple of weeks. I have had the Ice Breath on my wish list for a couple of months. Not all of the friends who have given me the ice breath are collecting them, but I am keeping track of the people who gift this item, and I will give them Ice Breath if they ever ask, or other large ticket items such as eggs from time to time. 

I have that arrangement with several loonnnnnnng time friends.  It is working well.  Only put my list up once a week.  Our lot have fun playing tag to catch each other's lists.

Hi smitcheltree

     I'd like to add you to the Master List of Players.  What platform (PC, IOS, Android) do you play on, and what is your game name?

Hi, my friend!  I happen to know that she plays as Howdah on PC as she is on my Sparky game.  Somehow, we missed adding her as she has been posting since mid-April.  Ada

We had her, just under unknown platform.  Never received a reply to request for info.  She will be on the PC list tomorrow.  Thanks for the info.

Oops!  My bad....I could have let you know sooner! Thanks!!

Not a problem.  We've got it now

I am on PC, and play as Howdah. I do have another game on a dying PC that I can only play a few minutes a day before it overheats. I don't really have a name on that game, I just put suggestions for friends to put on their wish list, as I want to get rid of as much inventory as possible before that computer gives up the ghost. Sorry I didn't see previous request for name. I am still having learning curve issues with this forum. I joined Delphi several years ago when some friends on another forum for sewists but stopped visiting because I could not figure out how to navigate it. 

Have you tried putting a cooling pad under it.  I have one on my Trixie Belle game that is on an old Compaq laptop with Vista on it.  Must be about 10 years old and I am trying to close that game down.  I'm selling of most of the inventory and using the coin to gift friends items they need

My dear friend Howdah, I do not think this particular strategy for acquiring shards is wise for anyone not at max level. Ice Breath takes six Unique stamps to craft.

Personally, I don't ever intend, or expect to reach a shard or Trina achievement. But I DO like to participate in a Unique stamp exchange (though I've got that achievement), just because, from my own experience, it really does make them fall more often.