Modern Kiddo
For our giveaway, Dottie and I chose a set of the brilliant books, This is San Francisco and This is London by M. Sasek. Originally printed in 1965, these books have gorgeous illustrations that you’ll love whether you have kiddos or not! Oh and these are new copies, so they’ll be pristine! (retail value: $25)~Alix
Since 2003 Cottage Arts has been helping transform memories into lasting works of art. By sharing our digital scrapbooking and photography products and ideas with you, our site is a place to be inspired each time you visit! Owner Michelle Shefveland is also a freelance writer/photographer and has been penning the Digital Workshop column in Somerset Memories since 2005, where she offers easy to follow steps for digital art techniques.This giveaway is for a Nature's Sketchbook Photo Art Blends 3 (digital download)
Achieve photo artistry effects with our Photo Art Blends. Set No. 3 includes digital textured papers with photo-transfer-like edges and realistic textures. Sized for your 12 x 12 photos or papers (can be re-sized to 4 x 6 or other proportions easily). Includes 30 - 12 x 12 JPG format Photo Art Blends for you to layer over or under photos and play with the layer blend modes (in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or Paint Shop Pro) for creative results...it will look like you used some crazy chemicals and a lot of processing time! Also includes 5 clipping masks for the photo blends that have a more defined edge, so you can clip your photo and keep the more defined white edge if you desire. Also includes a link to an on-line tutorial by Michelle using these Photo Art Blends, including numerous sample digital photo transfers and recipes used to get the effects shown.
May Dae
Hi! We are Stephanie May and Stormie Dae - two sisters that love to create together and never pass up the opportunity to go thrifting. We combine forces to write our blog and run our Etsy shop, and we would love if you stopped by both to check out our latest shenanigans! ~MayDae
This giveaway includes a metal canister, a red and white pillow, and a robin's egg blue cake stand valued at $32.00.
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Jen from Hey!JenRenee is a crafter, knitter, scooter enthusiast, and pretty much the biggest metal-head girl you'll ever meet. By day, she's a stay-at-home mom and at night, she knits and does freelance graphic design. She loves making hand-knit accessories and teaching knitting classes to future knitting die-hards.
This giveaway is for the handknit cowl in Mushroom shown below valued at $25.00.
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MadeYaLook wants to start off your new year with some vintage love of your choosing. Happy New Year, Smile and Wave readers! ~Cheryl
This giveaway is for $25 shop credit to MadeYaLook.
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"Hi Smile and Wave-ers! I'm Alli, an archaeologist, crafter, and photographer. Some of my favorite things include Polaroid cameras, my retired racing greyhound, Sharpies, and my apple red Vespa. I run an Etsy shop, OPB Studios, where I sell prints of my Polaroid photographs, along with fun items made from them. I blog about crafts, fashion, photography and life in general at One Pearl Button. Stop by sometime; I'd love to meet you! ~Alli
This giveaway is for the two 5" x5" polaroid prints shown above and below valued at $20.
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Just leave your favorite thing about the month of December in the comment section below for your chance to win EVERYTHING! Comments will be open until January 1st. Stop by and say hi to our lovely sponsors and see what lovely things they have to share. Thanks for stopping by!
*Giveaway prizes are only open to US residents.
Rachel
316 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 316 of 316I have so many favorite things it is hard to say. One of my favorite things is the holiday music and how it gets in your head and I find myself humming all the time with a smile on my face. I love the smell of my house during the holidays and I love decorating the packages that go under the tree with handmade bows and bling...
LOVE LOVE LOVE the music and sounds of the season and the smell of my house all through December
LOve LOVE LOVE the smell of my house all through the month of December
My favorite thing (s)... Christmas music and receiving photo cards. Thank you a chance to win!
my little brother's birthday!
watching my baby girl turn 1 on the 28th and having her first birthday party:)
My Favorite thing about December is the holiday decor, the special time with friends and family and oh, my birthday ;D
My entire family (from Texas, Oregon, Ohio, California, to Georgia) meets at my Grandparents house in Alabama for a few days until Christmas. We've done this all of my (almost 32) years. Me & the cousins play a competitive round of scattegories, uno, cranium...whatever games we can scrounge up. The family keeps growing, but it's nice that we can all gather in that same special place for at least once a year. First White Christmas this year!
My favorite thing about December is seeing all the Christmas lights at people's houses and around town!! You have some great sponsors, hun!!
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I love that December is a whole month of reflection...on the Christ child, God's grace, true gifts, the past year, etc....
Celebrating with family and friends
I love all the time I get to spend with my family!
My favorite thing about December is spending time with family for Christmas... and eating lots of goodies! :)
Snow!
My favorite thing about December is sitting in the car and sipping hot chocolate as my sister and I watch the snow fall around us.
hi Rachel! your blog is so sweet! my fav thing about december is finding little crafty things to do that are easy. Also, making christmas quilts! thank you for the opportunity!
My favorite part of December is being with friends and family.
My favorite thing about December is definitely making (and eating) Christmas cookies. They're my favorite! :)
Christmas is my favorite, since we get to celebrate Jesus' birth. But that's obvious. I actually love to wrap gifts. I think it hits my organizer and decorator nerves pretty well! :)
my favorite thing about december is the peppermint! you can add it in all desserts just because its decemeber:)
jessica M.
The snow, the music, the air of excitement... the Christmas tree, the baking, the decorating... I could go on and on.
This Christmas my daughter Ella Grace is 6 months old and being able to share the holidays with her and an amazing experience! My favortie thins about Christmas is sharing EVERYTHING with her. She is a blessing from God!
These are such fun giveaways!!
Oh wow, favorite thing? The tree lit up at night and the lights on the houses around the city.
My daughter Ella Grace is 6 months old this Christmas and my favorite thing is being able to share EVERYTHING about this holiday with her!! She is such a blessing and a miracle!
What a fun giveaway!
hope for the new year:)
My favorite thing about December is all the traditions we have. Our city's Christmas parade that kicks off the season, walking the canals to see all the houses decorated, hot chocolate, and snow. Disneyland and visiting every Santa we see. And the last day of December we celebrate the birth of my daughter, the best gift ever. I have to get back to her party prep right now! She will be four!
COOKIES! (Lol im a junkie)
This December was my first white Christmas :)
That was my favorite part!
My favourite thing about December is all the pretty scenes to photograph- whether it be twinkling lights on the tree or a raging snowstorm!
Christmas music, smell of christmas trees, fires, snow, and cuddling with my son
i love experiance all the traditions with my little family. the holidays are so magical through the eyes of a child.
My favorite thing about december is that it is the month we celebrate the birth of Jesus.
My favorite thing about December is spending time with family and playing games like dutch blitz.
Tamara
tamz_ck@hotmail.com
Wow! Thank you!
Favorite thing about December is anticipating Christmas and the cheery mood it puts people in!
my favorite thing about December is going to my sharing my mom's home-cooked grits on Christmas morning..good Southern comfort!
My favorite thing about December (actually it can only be applied to THIS December) is that I graduated college!!!!!
My favorite things about december: snow, making Christmas cookies, decorating the Christmas tree, listening to Christmas music, celebrating the holidays with friends and family, and giving gifts!
Hmm best thing about December? My Grandmother turned 92 years old. A lot of the people I care about had birthdays also.
But the best is bringing the baby out in the snow for the first time.
arielview99@yahoo.com
My favorite moment of the past month was holding my son at the Christmas Eve service. . while he loudly "sang" Silent Night holding his electric candle like a microphone.
My favorite thing about December is the smell of Christmas - that cinnamon, and pine, and baking smel that fills the air.
It makes me feel so cozy and happy!
The best thing in December is SNOW!!!! I love winter with all my heart!
-ashleigh
I love putting together my "Best of 2010" music lists and filling my kiddos' stockings up with goodies!
My favorite thing about December was getting the goodies my Aunt makes every year in my Christmas package since I live far far away and I didn't have time to make them myself:)
The parties and family get togethers...please please, please let me win. Love your blog because it's DELCIOUS!
my favorite thing about December? little kids in matching Christmas pajamas :-)
My favorite thing about the month of December is of course Christmas. Love shopping for that perfect gift for my son. He's 13 so it gets harder. Love receiving christmas cards with personal photos on them. It my favorite. Making fudge for my guys. Then to top it off we make a birthday cake to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
I love playing in the snow. And knitting with a steaming mug of hot chocolate!
Favorite thing about December is family!
Whoa! So many cute crafty and vintage things! My favorite thing about December is having a two week long vacation from school where I can thrift and bake all day long!
- Kate :)
My favorite thing about December is definitely the baking...and therefore the eating :) I love to bake treats and share them with everyone...nom,nom,nom!
Classic holiday movies & Christmas decorating!
I love having 2 weeks off to spend with my family! :)
My favorite thing about December has to be the opportunity to get a little wild with decorating! Tinsel, balls, wreaths - oh my!
aecopley at gmail
My birthday is on Christmas and I love having all of my family over to help me celebrate with good food and birthday cake!
My favorite thing about the month of December is the thrift store finds you can score when people giveaway all their old stuff being replaced by their brand new christmas gifts!
my favorite thing about december.... ? Being with all of my family and laughing! It's really the best medicine!!! xo
So many favorite things about December! Watching my little ones get so excited about Christmas and Santa's visit probably brings me the most joy.
Being able to see my parents that are far away (closely followed by all the Christmas lights :)...).
snow days!
Twinkle lights! And lots of Q time with my beautiful family:)
As a new college graduate, I have spent the last four years reconnecting with my family in December on my breaks from school. Making cookies, gifts, watching movies, playing games, traveling, and looking at Christmas lights! I love it all especially when I get to do them with my family :)
Break from school and a chance to bake!!
Christmas!!! Everything Christmas. Lights, baked goods snow, family, trees, red cup Starbucks... The list goes on. I'll be counting the days down until next year.
My favorite thing about December is the snow. I live in Northern MN and boy are we getting slammed. But it makes everything look absolutely gorgeous and wonderful to photography.
My favorite thing about December has changed over the years...now it is making amazing gumbo from the leftover Thanksgiving turkey, finding new ways (with recycled stuff) to wrap gifts, and putting out my Santas and angels (amazing collections if I do say so myself).
For me December is all about closure for the year and the excitement of starting new lists and plans for the next year ... oh yeah, and dark chocolate sea salt caramels at Trader Joe's.
my favorite thing about December... watching my 1 year old, ogden, dance around to Christmas music for the first time ever!! :D
-tanky
lnflamm@gawab.com
My favorite thing about December is going on walks in the snow with my husband, with the occasional snowball fight. And hot chocolate.
My favorite part of December is watching my little girl play with all of her new toys :)
My favourite thing about december? Hrmmm seeing the look on my toddler's face when he sees that Santa did indeed come! yippee!
Also, this fantastic giveaway! How generous!! Love it!
Festive coffee beverages!
My favorite thing about December is the buffet of holiday goodies! (Consequently, it's also the thing I regret when January rolls around!)
December is when Family gets together and hopefully a little snow!
Love your blog and what you are doing with your Life!
Krystal
I love Christmas lights and my birthday in December, and now I love this month even more because I just got engaged!
This particular December was my first as a momma. Nothing beats being a momma in December:) Seeing my little one take in all the excitement was definitely my favorite thing! And making Christmas gifts...
My favorite thing about December is the kindness that it brings out in strangers.
My favorite thing about December is getting together with family and doing our annual secret santa exchange...so much fun!!
my favorite thing about December is family and slowing down during this cold month to enjoy Christmas and all the joy!
my favorite thing about December is decorating :) I love christmas decorations! And putting them up in anticipations of whats to come :) so great!
my favorite thing about december is having ALL 5 kids home together...eating. laughing, playing games and sharing stories with each other just like they use to as if it were yesterday when they were little
Awesome Giveaway! My favorite thing about december is all of the cooking & tasty food! Love it!
My favorite thing about December...I have 2, hope that's ok! On Dec 1 this year I flew to Dublin Ireland for a few days, and had my own adventure. I'm 30, married, with 2 kids, but this trip was just for me. I feel alive again, and appreciate my life so much more. The second, is that I've been off work for pretty much a week now, and I'm at the point where I have no idea what day it is. Days have lost meaning, it's just a wonderful cycle of waking up, playing with my children, going to bed, and waking up to do it all over again with no plans or obligations.
I would love to win this giveaway!!
My favorite thing about December is....the food! :)
my ultimate favorite
thing about
december is
the time my
sweet hubby takes
off of work. he always saves
several vacation days for
december so that we can
spend some wonderful family-time
together!
happy 2011!
<3 karri
I love to sit and reflect about the that has just passed.
Watching Christmas movies, cuddling by a fire and drinking hot chocolate with my husband!
Chelsea
The whole festive atmosphere!
wow! thanks, Rachel! fave thing about December is getting to spend time with family...I love being an aunt!! :)
My favorite thing about December is that I received the best birthday present the morning I turned 33. My son and I share the same December birthday!
My favorite thing about December is getting to travel back to GA to be with all my family.
The thing I like most about December, is that people seem to think more about others.
I wish we had that 'December attitude' all year.
Wassail. Mmmm. Wassail.
Hmmm... probably wearing all my handknits!
I just love the smell of December! Christmas Trees, cookies in the oven it is all so amazing! :)
My favorite thing about December is Christmas lights everywhere. :)
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I have many things that are my fave for December....
One - unpacking ornaments that have special meanings and hanging each with care. This year my mom gave me her old ornaments for me to have for next year. They bring back special child memories.
Second - each year we adopt a family from a charity and then my work goes ALL out and then we take it over there. We we lucky to get a young lady that was abused with 2 children and she had nothing. we got her beds, kitchen table and stuff for house and bathrooms, toys and clothes and to see those children and theirs smiles and laughter!! That is what December and the holidays are all about!!
sufjan steven's christmas cds, pretty present packaging & cream cut-out tights! : ) katie
My favourite thing is a break from school!
Cara Mason
cara.jess@gmail.com
http://www.midkid.ca
My absolute favorite thing about December: finishing up animations I worked on all semester and actually having the time to update my Vimeo!
My favorite thing about December is the Christmas sermons at church. I just love the Christmas story and the birth of Christ. It keeps me focused on what the season is all about :)
Thanks for the giveaway! Very groovy :)
MY favorite thing about December is spending time with family!
The first snow.
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My favorite thing about December was watching my 5th grade students perform at our annual Christmas program. They sun and performed The Little Drummer Boy while actually playing drums. It was the highlight of my month!
Spending time with family.
Chrismtas...love the smell, sights, feel, sound and taste of Christmas.
my birthday is in December too so that's pretty cool. :)
My favorite thing about december is watching the tree in the dark. I love the shining lights and sparkly ornaments!
new polka dot Christmas pajamas!...egg nog.....lights...okay so its hard to choose just one thing....most of all family time!
My favorite thing about December is looking at Christmas lights!
My favorite thing about the month of December is the smell of everything that has to do with the holidays. It's always the best.
my favorite thing about the month of December is the cheery decorations and yummy baked treats that abound.
The excitement and anticipation of sharing and spending time with family.
reconnecting with all family & friends who come into town! that's the best part!
My favorite thing about December is sitting on the couch, watching snow fall and cover up all the mistakes I may have made throughout the year. December snow really makes me feel like all is right in the world.
my absolute favourite thing about december is baking delicious things for all the people i love!
I love all the crafting those goes on in my house in December, but my most favorite thing about December is having my family (brothers and parents) travel to my home for Christmas and spending a relaxing day with them.
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