It's the 4th Day of Christmas giveaways!!!

Ok, this is one of my favorites! I love interesting magazines. I LOVE magazines! I also LOVE Alabama. I know, it gets a bad rap around the world. It's a great place to live. It's gorgeous and there are so many wonderful things to see all around our state.

There are also many, many interesting people that live here. So many famous people are from Alabama....did you know that? LOTS of famous people!! Musicians are very popular from this state. Ever heard of American Idol? Yeah, remember the 3 American Idols that are from Alabama? Then you have Hank Williams. He was an innovator in the country music world.The band, Alabama? Ever heard of them? Huge country band. Ok, it looks like a lot of country music singers. Muscle Shoals Alabama is home of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. You can go there and see a list of Alabama songwriters from Alabama. Hello? Every heard of Lionel Richie? (hehe, pun intended!) He is from Tuskegee, Alabama. Condoleeza Rice? Alabama. Billy Reid, the Vogue Designer of the Year 2010, lives in Alabama right now! 

Hank Aaron, Charles Barkley, and lots of other famous sports guys. Let's go ahead and add Mark Ingram and Cam Newton to that list! Speaking of, Alabama is the state that has the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner, the 2009 SEC Champion, Alabama, the 2010 SEC Champion, Auburn, The 2009 National Champion, Alabama and more than likely, the 2010 National Champion, Auburn!

So, now you are convinced. Alabama is a really cool state! There is a new magazine coming out in January. Guess what it's called? Alabama Magazine.....

Alabama Magazine is the exclusive statewide lifestyle magazine for the Heart of Dixie. Based in Birmingham, the bimonthly publication will showcase feature articles that cover the entire state promoting our people, our local businesses and our heritage. Inside you will find something for everyone. Whether you are a native Alabamian or a newcomer, we look forward to sharing with you the legacy of our state!

Alabama Magazine will hit the newsstands in January 2011. Our audience will be able to receive this publication through subscriptions, major booksellers as well as boutique newsstand sales.

I have a subscription to give away for one of my readers!! That could be you!! I am so excited about this giveaway. I'm so excited! Wait, did I already say that? I think this would be an awesome gift for someone. Do you know anyone that is from Alabama, but has moved? Wouldn't that be a great gift? I think so........

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HO HO HO

The Santa belt. There is nothing cuter, agree? I love the santa belt on anything.
I can't tell you how many ways I have used this idea. A good friend of mine from high school, Gina Carruth, has taken it a step further and made this adorable door hanger! Please tell me it's not the cutest thing you have ever seen! I love it! She is selling these on her Facebook page. You've got to see all the cute things she has made. She is so talented!

I was thrilled when she offered to giveaway this cute HO, HO, HO door hanger. You should be too! You can win it just by posting on this blogpost! I know, lucky you!!

If you've been playing along each day, you know the trick. 

Let's see who has been paying attention. What are my kids names? Answer correctly, you are in for one chance to win. Answer wrong and I will never speak to you again. Just kidding......kinda!

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There's a giveaway almost everyday!

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Lisa Tanner

Shelley Burkett

On the second day of Christmas........

This is so fantastic! I'm so glad everyone has decided to play along! 

I am loving being able to give away a few of my favorite things!

As a mom, this is something that I will always cherish. I love having my kids pictures on something, don't you? Especially something you can wear on your wrist!

Nest Eggs Designs has offered to give away a custom photo bangle bracelet! This is one of the cutest things I have ever seen! I love the chunkiness of the bracelet and the fact that you can put multiple photos on it, makes it absolutely fabulous!!

A custom photo bangle bracelet is handmade from a wooden bangle with clay overlay.  photos are placed using a unique melting process before being sealed in resin.  available in 4 sizes and 4 widths, you choose the look that is right for you! $50 value.  Visit the Nest Eggs Design blog for details.

If you can't wait to find out if you've won and HAVE to buy a gift certificate for a Christmas gift, check out the Etsy Shop! You can finish off those grandma's gifts today!! We all know if you win one, you will keep it for yourself! (wink)

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Gretchen McElveen

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Brittney Smith

Lisa Tanner

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These are a few of my favorite things.....

I have been looking forward to this for a month!!! I hope you have, too! I have been talking to all of my friends and gathering my favorite things to give away to you, my favorite blog readers!!

One of my favorite places to buy a gift is The Spotted Zebra. If you didn't already know, my sisters own the shop and I get to go to market to buy all the fabulous things in the store! It is so much fun and I love to go in after everything is delivered and help set it up! Christmas is the most fun. We close the store for 2 days and turn it into a Santa's workshop! It is magical. The 2nd night, we always have an Open House and invite everyone to join in the festivities. It is crazy full of beautiful things and shoppers! This year, we had a special for the shoppers. If you spend $100, you get one of these crosses for FREE!! All I have to say is we ran out of crosses! Lucky for you, they got more and gave me one to give away here!!

So all you have to do is go to the Spotted Zebra's Facebook page and "like" them. Come back here and tell me one of the things on your Christmas list this year!

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Don't forget to check out some of my favorite friends 12 Days of Giveaways!! There's so much more!

Gretchen McElveen

Christine Ousley

Brittney Smith

Lisa Tanner

Shelley Burkette

Taking the old and making it new!

This is the best! I opened up the Christmas closet last week......It's FULL of different holiday decorations! I love to decorate for the holidays! Christmas is my favorite! I love anything red and white striped and anything red and green! We have been in this house for 5 Christmases and I was worried that I would be tired of the same old decorations! Oh no, I pulled out all those rubbermaid bins and opened them all up. I love all of my "old" decorations! They all have memories and they all feel fresh. Do you feel that way about yours? It's just all so fabulous! Well, I think so, anyway! I saw a little discussion on this blog the other day. Do you ever read The Stories of AtoZ? She did a fun little post about the upside down Christmas tree and there were some pretty bad comments on there. I don't understand what they don't like about this beauty? I mean, it's not like it's my only tree! It's the fun one! So fun and I love it no matter what all of those hundreds of ladies said! haha!

I did move it to a different corner, same room, different corner. That's a change! All the decorations on it are the same. I did re-do the mantel! I can't even remember what the mantel looked like last year. I think I just left everything that was up there and added a few Christmasy items. 

This year, I took it all down and started with a clean slate! Don't you love a clean slate? So, I've had this little window for quite some time. I bought it when we moved Scrap ETC a few years ago. It was in the store the whole time we were open. I was offered cash money for it several times. Sorry, it's a keeper! Well, it's been in the garage for over a year. I've been inspired by this girl, The Lettered Cottage, to change up the mantel every once in a while. I went down into that creepy garage and pulled this loveliness down and brought it up the stairs. I couldn't get it up on the mantel by myself. Had to have a little help from my muscle man. He thinks I'm crazy........hehe.

 

I love the way it turned out. I am in love with Penny McAllister's Christmas collection. I started collecting several years ago. I think I have enough now.....I have a problem with wanting every piece! All of the elves, santas and reindeer are Penny McAllister. 

Of course, I bought all of it from The Spotted Zebra!

 

That polka dot ribbon has been rolled up and not used for several years. I know, crazy, right? I adore it. Every year,  I unroll it and try to find a place to use it. I guess I could've wrapped up some gifts, but I couldn't part with it.  So selfish!! As soon as I found it this year, I knew where it would go! I love how it turned out! Those red sparkly balls used to be on my "big" tree. They just kinda were stuck here and there. They matched those green trees so well, I knew they had a new home! Emma and John Connor were big helpers this year! They love to decorate for Christmas. That means the Elves will come!

 

There is a little sad news about the artist that creates these beautiful pieces. She died earlier this year. I was so upset when I heard. She was battling cancer and died in March at the age of 56. So, this mantel is in her honor! I feel so lucky to have some of her pieces. 

 Be watching in the next few days! I am starting a 12 Days of Giveaways! I will be giving away some of my favorite things!! There will be several ways to enter and I have lots of friends that are joining the party! I can't wait to show you the yummies!