Packages Will Be Arriving at Your Door

Hi all my Fun Blogging Friends,

For those that won prizes, I have shipped your packages off today and another half will go out tomorrow. I am missing 3 addresses and so these poor little packages sit, all ready to go and only a first name on the top of the box.

I need to hear from
Gina at Soul Glo
Yvette at the Charm House
Susan from Keepsake Korner

Please email me from my profile and send me your mailing addresses so that I can get your packages out to you.

Whew, as you will note when your packages arrive, we had some huge challenges in our family right before the New Year began. Two became seriously ill which took a lot of time and energy on my part (as well as their part).

Now that life is back in total recovery mode, I'm back to finding my balance again between family and art, and family and crafts. I've gotten several orders from a local shop and this has taken quite a bit of time, but I am sure pleased to be given the chance to have items in a nice little country atmosphere, cottage style, vintage shop.

I am looking forward to each of you receiving your gifts. Thank you to every one who participated in the Great Christmas Giveaway.

Blessings to all,
Angeina

And the Winners Are....

At the end of the day, after some nice long naps, it was finally time to draw the Great Christmas Giveaway names...17 in all - WOW! My Grandson, Cobe, and Granddaughter, Cadence thought this was a blast.

So here are the list of winners, which have been notified by email already. If for some reason I missed you in the email process and you see your name listed here, please email me your snail mail address and let me know.
Our Winners Are:

Gift 1 Goes to Raggedy Angel - Your Name was Drawn First. Congratualtions!

Gift 2 Congratulations to Caroline of Caroline's Crafts

Gift 3 Congratulations (Gina) Jerseytjej of Soul Glo

Gift 4 Congratulations Mandy of Aunt Manny's Creations

Gift 5 Congratulations Cathy of Catherine's Vintage Style

Gift 6 Congratulations Sunday Girl at the Crafty Corner

Gift 7 Congratulations Kim of Valley Primitives Gift Shoppe

Gift 8 Congratulations Sue of Oodlekadoodle Primatives

Gift 9 Congratulations Patti V of 7 Rose Petal Path

Gift 10 Congratulations Rita Kent at Tesoro Fino Fine Treasures

Gift 11 Congratulations Donna of Cottage Days and Journeys

Gift 12 Congratulations Bonnie of Calamity Jane's Cottage

Gift 13 Congratulations Yvette of The Charm House

Gift 14 Congratulations to A Bite of Country Cupcakes

Gift 15 Congratualtions to Couture de Papier

Gift 16 the Moose, Raccon and Bear - Congratulations to Susan of the Keepske Korner

Gift 17 one of my Original Canvases - Congratulations to Tammy of Art and Inspiration

Gifts will be mailed out by December 31st. Thank you all for joining in.

Next year, the site will be open again and I've already been planning the items I want to create just for the Great Christmas Giveaway blog spot. As well, I am looking forward to adding different information to the site; a little folklore, fun, and imagination. I'm thinking a coloring contest for kids may be a part of next year's posting too. Well, it's a year away, so I have plenty of time to plan.

My next big project, of course, will be the birth of our fourth grandchild, a boy, in April...I'm thinking March will be a great time to have a Baby Shower [planning this already too].

We also have a LOVING little celebration day coming up in February - Valentine's Day and I'm signed up and have begun creating for a couple of swaps. I love Valentine's Day, don't you?

Wishing all of you a Very Happy, Very Creative and Very Exciting New Year.

Hugs and Congratulations to All, Angelina

Drawing takeing Place

Well, I've been so busy all day long with my grandkids that I am finally finding time to take a break and stop by the Great Christmas Giveaway. It's time to draw names....

My grandson and granddaughter will be drawing the names.

Good Luck to Each of You!

Merry Christmas,
Angelina

Be sure to check the sidebar for some more Great Christmas Giveaway sites and join their Christmas Giveaway too.

The Great Christmas Giveaway!

Gifts! Gifts! Gifts! I'm feeling the Christmas Spirit. Keep scrolling to see what I'm gifting.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. A walk through the store and there are rows of Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations just waiting to be bought. Then there are whole sections of the store starting to display all their Christmas items and WOW are there ever a lot of great ornaments out there.

Ornaments really catch my attention and really, if I were to put all the ornaments out this year, I would need at least 3 - 12 foot trees to display them. Perhaps I should just try to avoid all the lovely ornaments and not allow myself the pleasure of walking down those aisles (lol), that's not going to happen. With that said, let's get to the good stuff!

As you can see, I've posted a few items this morning that will be a part of my giveaway, but this is not all I plan to post...oh yes, I have lots more I'd like to giveaway in my first annual Christmas Giveaway, I'm thinking I'll have 12 items posted by the end of the week.

I am very excited about my gift giving project and think it is so inspiring to offer so many a chance to win. For me, the gifting to others during this heartwarming holiday creates a sense of wellbeing and inner peace. It's something I feel quite passionate about and this year, I'm very happy to gift out to my blogging neighbors.

So you might be thinking..."When will she be drawing names?" Well, I've thought a lot about this aspect and I've decided since it's a Christmas Giveaway, that my grandchildren will draw the names on Christmas morning (this is when I'll have my 3 grandchildren all together).

If you would like a chance to win one of the gifts posted here at the site all you need to do is:

1. Copy (save to your computer) the image of the Great Christmas Giveway "Santa" image above. Please note, this image came from the Graphics Fairy, so please stop by her site and take a look around. Her site is FANTASTIC!

2. Add the Santa image above and some information about the "Great Christmas Giveaway" on your own blog page with a LINK back to this page.

3. Return to the Great Christmas Giveaway posting; add your name or (blogging name) and any information you'd like to share to this comments section so I can stop by your site too.

4. I'll add your name and site to the sidebar to show that you've entered the giveaway.

Be sure I can send you an email incase you are a winner! I won't jump from site to site looking for a way to contact you, so please leave me your site link so I can send an email to you through your blog.

If you are having a giveaway at your site as well, let me know and I will post information with your giveaway icon on my sidebar so others can stop by your site as well.

Wishing you each a very Merry Christmas,
Angelina

Please note that any malicious postings will be rejected.

A Few More Items to Giveaway

Click here to go to the original write-up and join in the Great Christmas Giveaway. Posted here are a collage I made just a few days ago while my daughter and I were working on collages together. This is an original acrylic on a 10x10 canvas. The image of the little girl and woman are from a 1953 Ideals magazine. Below this artwork; a stack of woodland animals created in polymer clay - a moose, bear and racoon eagerly awaiting a new home.



Gift 16 the Moose, Raccon and Bear - Congratulations to Susan of the Keepske Korner

Gift 17 one of my Original Canvases - Congratulations to Tammy of Art and Inspiration

The Great Christmas Giveaway Items

The Great Christmas Giveaway, Click Here to Go to Write-up








Gift 3 Congratulations Jerseytjej of Soul Glo

Gift 4 Congratulations Aunt Manny's Creations

Gift 5 Congratulations Cathy of Cahterine's Vintage Style

Gift 6 Congratulations Sunday Girl

Gift 7 Congratulations Kim of Valley Primitives Gift Shoppe

Gift 8 Congratulations Sue of Oodlekadoodle Primatives

Gift 9 Congratulations Patti V of 7 Rose Petal Lane

Gift 10 Congratulations Rita Kent at Tesoro Fino

Gift 11 Congratulations Donna of Cottage Days and Journeys

Gift 12 Congratulations Bonnie of Calamity Jane's Cottage

Gift 13 Congratulations Yvette of The Charm House

Gift 14 Congratulations to A Bite of Country Cupcakes

Gift 15 Congratualtions to Couture de Papier

Giveaway Item 2 - Congratulations Caroline of Caroline's Crafts

This seems a bit more like Valentine's Day, doesn't it? But it is one of my giveaways. You can hang this beautiful heart up in a sunny window and the sun creates some pretty reflections in the glass.

Giveaway Item 1 - Congratulations Raggedy Angel

Raggedy Angel - Your Name was Drawn First. Congratualtions!

This bracelet and choker were created on a memory wire. The bracelet has a pretty little prayer box trinket attached. Both come in a handcrafted box.