Today we are featuring the
Holiday Traditions
and
great GIVEAWAYS
of
Brandi Van Leer
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Making Memories
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Serena Thompson
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Brandi shares …
"Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. I wait with anticipation all year long for the smell of fresh cut Christmas trees, delicious homemade cookies and all of the special events and parties that come with celebrating the season. My favorite Christmas tradition of course is spending Christmas morning with my family. I look forward to waking up and going over to my mom's in our Christmas pajamas for delicious cinnamon rolls and mimosas while opening our Christmas stockings from Santa. This is how we've celebrated Christmas morning ever since I can remember and I can't wait to share this tradition with my own family."
Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Brandi is giving away a $50 shop credit to Tweedle Dee Designs to one lucky winner.
Please visit:
www.tweedledeeaz.etsy.com
www.tweedleddesigns.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/tweedledeedesigns
www.twitter.com/tweedleddesigns
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Making Memories shares …
A great holiday project!
The Slice is a GREAT tool to use when trimming your tree. These ornaments are easy to make and very affordable. We used Making Memories' holiday paper and Slice Fa La La Design Card.
To create these ornaments for your own tree, follow these simple instructions:
1. Choose a design from the Fa La La design card.
2.Cut your design three times (same size and same shape).
TIP: Cut the designs from multiple pieces of patterned paper
3. Lightly fold the shape in half.
4. Glue two shapes together (glue from the outside only until the fold) to make ornament.
5. Apply adhesive to the third shape and apply to the ornament.
6. Use a jump ring or wire to create loop to hang ornament.
7. Embellish with ribbon.
Making Memories is giving a SLICE to one lucky commenter!
Please visit:
www.makingmemories.typepad.com
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Serena shares …
"Our family has many holiday traditions and they're definitely what makes Christmas so special for me and my family. One of our favorite traditions is listening to an old-time radio show called, The Cinnamon Bear, beginning November 29th and then every night leading up to Christmas. I've been listening to the radio show ever since I was a young girl and our children now enjoy it as much as I always have. I love that we can all snuggle up together and just listen to the classic stories. The pictures are all in our own imaginations. The nightly stories can be found online and can be listened to for free. Here is the link: http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/cinnamonbear.htm I hope you enjoy them as much as our family does."
Serena is giving a copy of her beautiful new book
The Farm Chicks Christmas
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Thank you so much to our
FABULOUS
Day 12 artists …
Now simply comment to win one of these GREAT prizes!
~GOOD LUCK~
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Oh, I love the link to the old radio shows. I will use it! Thanks!
WOWWEE!!! Another awesome day! Can’t WAIT to see the winners! ;) Thanks for introducing me to some incredible women!
Wonderful traditions!! Thanks for sharing them with us! Happy Holidays!!!
Thanks for the great giveaways!
What great traditions! Such fun women you have rounded up for these spotlights!
How great, I love these ideas. Thank you for sharing.
Gail
How wonderful! I see a book that is on my Santa wish list! Thanks for the fun! ?
I have the button on my sidebar! HUGS! ???
great creative women! im sooo in the mood for christmas!
Love those ornaments make with the Slice!
OH TO HAVE A SLICE of creative adventure from this day of the 12 days of Christmas! Pick me Pick ME!
I am dreaming of that Farmchicks Christmas book… ( and a white Christmas!)
I have the wwc 12 days of Christmas button on the sidebar of my blog :)
This has been such a great series to read! I’m sad to see it end.
Merry Christmas!
Such lovely prizes! I think that book looks like a great one. And that Slice tool looks like fun!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
This has been such fun!
Gill
I am going to miss seeing so many creative ladies everyday! Can’t you stretch it to the 25 days of Christmas? Just a thought.
Lovely inspiration!
These look great!
Cheryl
I have the 12 Days button on my blog!
I have loved reading all of the wonderful traditions, ladies. And, wow! What fabulous giveaways this time around. I would love to be the lucky winner of any of these items!! Thanks for the chance to do so!
LOve LOve LOve every giveaway!
Many more fabulous artists. I hope I win one of any of the prizes. They are all great!
Thanks, Chris Gerke
What lovely traditions! I think I’ll combine them and drink mimosas while listening to the radio show. With some cinnamon rolls of course!
This gets better every day!!! Keeping my fingers crossed…
Such great traditions you have shared here with all of us.
Have a wonderful holiday!
So sad to see the twelve days come to an end… Thank you to all the artists for their tales of tradition and their inspiration! Merry, Merry, everyone!
I’ve loved every day of this! Thanks for so much inspiration!!!
Three more beautifully talented women and three more great stories. Thank again for a chance to win. Happy Holidays
Again thank you so much for a great new tradition here at WWC. I have enjoyed this so much.
Love, love, love….
Tweeted….
\i am thankful of all the creative sharing and wish everyone beautiful karma…….
ava
I would love to win a slice…..What a spoiled crafter I would be!!!
Wow! Is all I have to say :-)
How wonderful this has been meeting all these beautifully talented women. THANK YOU and MERRY CHRISTMAS !
Again, thank you for sharing! :)
I have the WWC 12 Days button on my blog.
I love all the blogs this 12 days have brought to my attention. Thank you.
I am enjoying all these traditions. Thanks for the link to the old time radio show- I’m going to check that out.
I love to hear everyone’s favorite memories of Christmas. Christmas is such a creative time of year when we can share memories and create beautiful new ones.
Thanks for sharing the blogs. Love giveaways.
Sad that the 12 days are up now! : )
Ahhh, what a great 12 days. I love the Farm Chicks! Everything else is so fun and adorable as usual too. Thanks for the fun giveaway to check out each day. Merry Christmas!
What wonderful memories, I love the pajamas, what a great way to spend Christmas morning. I am going to check out the radio link, sounds very interesting.
Slice wow, someone is going to have an early Christmas present. How very kind of you.
I hate for this to end, I have so loved learning more about Christmas traditions.
I love all the traditions that are being shared.
Who needs sugarplums to dream about when you have such wonderful goodies to wish and hope for? Thank you for spreading holiday cheer!
Thank you for another chance to win beautiful things!
Oh how I would love to win something, anything would be wonderful. Thank you so very much for the opportunities!
I have truly enjoyed this so much! I have loved all the traditions that have been shared. And I want to say a huge thank you to all the talented artists who have offered a loving gift. All of you have touched my heart so much. I would be so delighted to win any of the fabulous items!!! :)
such great prizes thanks for giving us the chance
Tweeted this!
More lovely stories!
Have your button on my blogs sidebar
I enjoy looking at the websites for the ladies featured in the 12 days of Christmas. I hope some of my mohair bears sell so I can busy some stuff. :-)
More fabulous prizes!!!
Great giveaways:-)
Thank you for another chance to win…Love Serena!!!
Wow — what great prizes. Thanks for the chance to win one of them. :)
Button is on my blog. :)
More fabulous giveaways! Loved hearing about all the Holiday Traditions….hope everyones’ Holiday is perfect!
Laughed when read these traditions – in a few minutes we will be eating my mother’s hot from the oven cinnamon rolls and also live on a farm with (cement) chickens in our gardening area. Though, we may be too old to be called farm chicks! Please enter me into the drawing – another 3 wonderful artists. alternate email mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com
Wow! I am loving the radio tradition and will have to look it up. Thanks for sharing all of these wonderful stories and giveaways. God Bless!
I love hearing all the different holiday traditions. Thanks for some wonderful giveaway opportunities.
-debby
chester, ny
Oh, my goodness what lovely prizes… I could be so creative with the slice, enjoy the farm girls book and splurge a little with some extra cash… thanks so much
love to read all the traditions that in a way bring us together!!!
best regards,
Wanda
Thanks for sharing everyone! I’m excited to listen to The Cinnamon Bear!
Wonderful giveaways and wonderful traditions! Love the idea of the radio story; I’ll bet it’s much like being read to.
I have the Twelve Days image on my blog sidebar!
I love Christmas and I love these stories. Thank you all for sharing!!
Thanks for sharing all your wonderful traditions….
I thought there was twelve days of Christmas and now I see there’s MORE? Yeah!!! I was feeling sad when I clicked on this post thinking there wouldn’t be any more and how much I would miss them. Now I’m happy again!!
So fun to continue to read of these Christmas traditions. I was like Serena, we didn’t watch a lot of TV but did listen….to records! I still have many of them & play them for our grandchildren!
Hugs, Heidi
Wow-wee, just came across your blog and love it! Love all this down home goodness! Thanks!
This has been fun, thank you so much for putting this together..
Maggie
http://passionatelyartistic.com
Wow that slice is amazing!! Wish I had something like that!
Thank you again for sharing, it’s been a lot of fun!
Wow! This is a great blog. I’m adding it to my facebook links. thanks!
What great giveaways at christmas time. Merry Christmas to all.
Love it, Love it, Love it! Have been a big fan of the Farm Chicks and can’t wait to see the book! THanks for the giveaways!
Wow…you all saved the best for last…love these giveaways the best ;)
Yes I’m a follower of WWC on twitter and just tweeted the 12th day’s giveaways: http://twitter.com/rlphilbr13
Yes I have the WWC 12th Days of Giveaways button on my blog sidebar: http://con-tain-it.typepad.com
Oh great giveaways. thanks for sharing
Thanks for the great prizes!
Lou Ann
What fun to hear of other’s holiday traditions and be introduced to some lovely creative women. Thank you!
Thanks for the great giveaways! I’d love to win any of these awesome prizes.
Thanks for sharing all of these great tips. Would love to win.
This has been so wonderful! thanks ladies for another wonderful day!
butler83ataoldotcom
Got to have that book for Christmas!
Blessings,Becky R
Wish this could keep on going! Thanks!
Cookies are a tradition I can handle and those ornaments are beautiful!
Wonderful traditions and fabulous artists!!!
Picked a spring cover!
Wonderful and generous giveaways. Please enter me too!
Warm blessings,
Spencer
I follow WWC too….
I cannot we have already completed the 12 days of Christmas. I really have had a lot of fun reading everyone’s traditions and viewing their creative arts. Thanks Sierena for the tip about the radio show. I will have to check that out.
Thanks for another chance to win!
Wow – I’ve never seen The Farm Chick’s Christmas book – that looks fantastic!!!!!
Thanks to everyone for the inspiration and Christmas traditions over the past 12 days… it has been fun reading everyone’s different traditions! Merry christmas!!
I love reading about these talented women
What creative and great giveaways! You all make me want to go craft, right now!!!
Oh the cinnamon rolls sound delicious. Such wonderful giveaways!
I have your button on my sidebar :)
thank you. lots of new Christmas ideas have been shared here.
VictorianGypsy
EEEE Gads I can’t believe how fast the 12 days went whooshing by!!!
Pattie ;)
Love reading about these talented ladies! Thanks for a great giveaway.
Thank you for introducing many new talented women to me! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Wow! So excited to have just found this blog!!
I’m quite sad to see this series end, because I love these spotlights at so many interesting designers and their lovely Christmas memories and traditions. But I’ll be sure to continue following the blog in the future.
Serena, thank you especially for the link to the Cinnamon Bear shows – I didn’t know them, but I’m listening to one right now. The old-fashioned crackling intro alone makes me love it.
Tweeted about this and following you @knititall
I blogged about this here: http://knittingitall.blogspot.com/2010/12/twelfth-and-last-day-of-holiday.html
And I have the Twelve Days of Christmas image on my blog.
More enjoyable stories – thanks to these women for sharing their traditions.
I have so enjoyed meeting all of the talented ladies and reading about their traditions.
This has been such a delightful 12 days of Christmas….Thank you!
What great stories and giveaways! Thanks for sharing and a chance to win!!!
It just gets more exciting and inspiring with each new addition. Thanks for sharing the work of all these talented women.
Thank You for sharing your traditions…I am really excited to try the radio show!! All of the gifts are lovely, I hope I win one!!
Thanks for another great day of giveaways! Love Serena!!!
That Slice would be quite an amazing win! Thanks for all the fun these past twelve days!!!
Awwwwwwwwwww. Only twelve days? I’m so sad! It’s been a great ride and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Merry Christmas!
I’m new to your site- what a treat! I love it… and a giveaway on my first visit? Awesome! :)
This has been so much fun reading everyone’s traditions. Thank you to all of these creative ladies for sharing. I am for sure going to check out the radio show.
oh, that tutu is so cute. and now i want to listen to cinnamon bear. this is really fun.
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful tradions and memories!
Thank you for the chance to win……..
What a great way to finish up 12 fun days! Thanks and Merry Christmas!!
Great giveaways, and fun traditions. This has been great thanks for the 12 days.
I have the WWC Twelve Days button on my sidebar.
So many fabulous finds here!
Serena’s book is on my wish list!
The radio show sounds like a wonderful tradition:)
I’d love to win.
Second entry “Cover Votes”
I sure like the mimosa idea! Two talented and lovely ladies!
The Twelve Days of Christmas button is on my sidebar!
Love reading about everyone’s Christmas traditions.
I have the Farm Chick’s Christmas book. It is fabulous. Everyone should own a copy.
As a crafter I would love to have the Slice tool. Oh, the wonderful things I could make. I already have my list going.
Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways!
These give aways are so fabulous and even better is seeing all the wonderful artists.
Thanks for the opportunity to read about our talented women! I’ve save the links to their post, products and blogs. Merry Christmas to you all!!
very pretty and simple ornaments! I love the Christmas stocking tradition. Alas, we have no family that we can actually go to their house on CHristmas morning in our pj’s, but the thought is nice!
I love the cutter idea. Man would that be a gift to remember.
Thank you for sharing your stories ?
Great giveaways. Such generous sponsors!
I love slice! The most fabulous contribution to this crafting industry. I have been a happy follower of Serena for 2 years now and have enjoyed all of her books.
twitter follower and twetted @freritcinge.
Thank you for the wonderful 12 days giveaways and the sharing of holiday traditions!
Serena, our family has a radio tradition at Christmastime, too. When we’re clearing the table and doing the dishes on Christmas night, we listen to Bailey White telling her tale of Christmas on NPR. It is a new story every year, but the sound of her very distinctive voice is a Christmas constant in our house.
thank you and happy holidays!
So fun all these Christmas memories. Thank you!!!!
I blogged about the event.
The button is on my blog.
I am already a subscriber.
Thanks so much for the opportunity! I have the Farm Chicks Christmas book and it is lovely!
I enjoyed reading about these talented women. The link to the radio shows was great!
I posted the button on the sidebar of our blog.
What a great giveaway and I have had so much fun reding all the stories!
Shannon C
Loved this!!!
Very nice giveaways! Thanks!
Thank you so much for the info.
These little tidbits about these talented ladies is really a pleasure to read! And great giveaways!
I am dreaming of a white Christmas (done) got 21 inches on sat, and of course I am dreaming of all these generous give a ways!!! fingers and toes crossed..Happy Holidays, Gail
What an inspiring trio you have shared with us today! Love to see the talent that is alive and flourishing around us in this world! Thanks so much for introducing us to all of these lovely people these last 12 days!
p.s. I am a follower on facebook too! I so look forward to the give away drawing day!
I follow you on twitter
I voted for the Spring Cover
Wonderful gifts!
Such inspiring women. Thanks for sharing them with us. Lovin’ the 12 days of Christmas, thanks for the generous giveaways as well. Merry Christmas!!
i truly cannot get enough of your site or the people and things on it!
merry merry ladies!
I enjoy reading about all the talent … so inspiring.
I blogged about your site http://pnwchica.blogspot.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-another-link-to.html
I put your 12-days of Christmas button on my blog. http://pnwchica.blogspot.com/2010/12/12-days-of-christmas-another-link-to.html
More great traditions. This has been a very fun,nostalgic journey for me. It has really helped me reflect and get ready in my heart for Christmas:) Thanks to all of your contributors for such great prizes.
Thanks for the chance!! Beautiful!
GREAT giveaways! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the extension. I thought I missed this one. Love all three of these prezzies.
I have very much enjoyed reading about everyone’s holiday traditions — thank you!!!
You’re in the left sidebar of my blog, http://TropicBeads.blogspot.com
I’m following you on Twitter and tweeted about the 12 Days.
wonderful times on this blog! thanks for sharing inspiration!
It’s always fun to learn about others special traditions at the holidays. Two years ago we started having The 4 weeks of Christmas. We get together once a week in December and eat or go to a concert or movie or play a game of monopoly and at each meeting exchange a gift each. This was my idea to get to see more of my kids after they left me with an empty nest. Of course, the gift at each meeting, was the bait for the kids and we have had so much fun doing this. Thanks so much for the giveaway. ms.cheryl
thanks for the chance to win one of these awesome gifts
count me in!
Thank you for featuring all of these fabulous artists and a Fabulous opportunity to receive some of their love!! xOxO
So fun! Thanks for another chance to win!
More wonderful traditions and inspiration
More talented ladies! Love the things they are offering too.
What a fantastic idea. Love reading about these great talented women!!
You could spends days looking at all the sites of all these talented women. What inspirations they are to get your thoughts spinning to start your own creative juices as well. Happy Holidays!
The holiday goodness never ends…Thank you!
What wonderful memories and traditions. Love all the blogs. I have been out of the know, I did`nt know about the slice. I have been fighting two different cancers for the past several years. I`m wishing for everyone to have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Blessings to all…
Thanks for a wonderful 12 days of Christmas !!
Every day the stories and prizes have been so much fun to anticipate.
I too am thrilled to check out the radio show! Lovely to read about these artists!
thanks for the chance
I follow Where Women Create on twitter and just tweeted the day’s giveaway! iheart13point1
A new Holiday Tradition has begun… sipping hot cocoa while blog sharing/learning and mebbe winning some goodies!
me likey
Great traditions ladies! I am going to find that radio show! How fun!
Such great prizes today and beautiful traditions as well!
xo
jeanne
Thanks for sharing!
I would love to get a hold of the farm chicks christmas book! It looks great. Thanks for all the stories too.
What a great giveaway! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
These are both great! I have the Farm Cicks book on my Christmas list.
What great inspiration from all these gals! Anxious to listen to the radio show…didn’t realize they still had them!I get so many wonderful ideas and motivation from the Where Women Create peeps!
Fun stuff! I’d love to get my hands on that Slice and see what it can do!
Ok, those are some AMAZING prizes! Thanks for putting this together!
I love the tip about the radio show! Can’t believe it’s 12 days already. Such marvelous fun! How talented, unique & creative these ladies are!
copied the readiolovers link and cant wait to visit!!!
LOVE FARMCHICKS!!
Merry Christmas!!
I love reading about the artist’s Christmas traditions! Please enter my name in your draw – thank you!
Hugs,
Kerry
Thank you for the chance to win!
amazing!
What a fun post! It’s been so nice to get a glimpse into others’ lives and traditions.
I can’t believe that someone else has listened to Cinnamon Bear…we have a “old time” radio show we still listen to on Saturdays. Every December they play Cinnamon Bear! Just this past Saturday they had an episode. So fun! I love following the links to these talented ladies. Thanks for the chance to win.
I follow WWC.
This has been so wonderful, thank you for letting us know these beautiful, talented ladies. Happy Holiday’s. Terri
the slice looks like a wonderful product!
Serena’s tradition reminds me of my childhood. I used to listen to radio shows with my brother and parents. I will definitely check out the link she provided to The Cinnamon Bear. Thank you for the chance to win.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
It has been so so fun to follow along, read about the holiday traditions of others, and become inspired by the talents of these fabulous women- where women create is where women create themselves!
I’d love to have a SLICE plus a little of the incredible talent displayed by the women here.
Thanks so much for the chance to win. Happy Christmas. stephspitzer at gmail dot com
The Farm Chicks sale in Spokane is so much fun. I would LOVE to see the book!
Oh my gosh! I was just talking to my children the other day about the old-time radio shows that were a Sunday afternoon activity for my mother and I when I was in late elementary school and Jr High. There was a country station in our area at that time that played them and I fell in love with the simplicity and ability to use my imagination during the stories. I’m SO excited to have the link to the web site so I can share these with my children now!
Thank you for doing this! I have really enjoyed each day! Now I want to check out the radio show…sounds very fun! Happy Holidays to all of you! karen…
Lots of great giveaways today!
Thank you so much for all of the inspiration these past 12 days. Great resources and contests! Thank you!!!
Another great giveaway!!! I would love to have the Farm Chick’s Christmas book.
Wow this is crazy inspiring!
I would love to win one of the prizes above. Thanks for keeping the contest open for the SMS commenters!
Thank you for the opportunity to play.
Happy Holidays!
Erin
I just found your site on the last day! Thanks for all the creative ideas and sharing favorite things!
Love to hear about others’ traditions. I think it’s important for every generation to build their own traditions and incorporate some of the old. All enrich the experience! We started hosting a Christmas Eve Soup Supper for a few friends and neighbors when our kids were young and we had little extended family here in AZ. Now we have lots of family and lots of friends!!
Amazing giveaways! Merry Merry Christmas!!!
I love these giveaways! Merry Christmas!
lanzaelizabeth77 at gmail dot com
I have added your button to my blog sidebar
http://www.thefloweringdogwood.com
Wow! That was so much fun. Picked up a couple of really good ideas to expand our own list of Christmas traditions. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas & talents.
Merry Christmas!
?hugs?
I tweeted about the giveaway
http://twitter.com/#!/FlowerinDogwood/status/15849028520517632
Liz
I’m sad to see the last day of shared memories. I hope you’ll do this again next year, it’s been wonderful. Thank you!
What wonderful memories- breakfast with mom in
your pjs and listening to old radio stories for
“mind pictures”. Thank you for sharing the link-
my grandchildren would love to imagine the story.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
fun traditions and wonderful goodies — crossing fingers.
How much fun has this giveaway been…I love everyone’s artistry…wow such talented women out there…so inspiring!!
Great reading! I’ve been loving this!
Button is on my sidebar!
Blogged the contest! 12/17
What an awesome giveaway. What an awesome blog! Thanks for all of the inspiration. Happy Holidays…
Crystal McC
Love all the wonderful ideas and inspiring women!
Love sharing and connecting..I can’t wait to see what the new decade will bring all these creative women!
Lovely prizes! And what a wealth of inspiration from these fabulous women!
More amazing traditions and inspiring artists!!!
Added your button to my blog!
One of my favorite holiday traditions is making NEW traditions!
Creative overload! Beautiful work ladies!