and the winner is..........

It's time to reveal the winner of the CSN $35.00 gift card~!

After using a random number generator, the winner is....

Number 27, which is Susan, from Susan's Hearts and Flowers!

Congratulations Susan,

I will be sending you an email with all the details!

Thanks to everyone who entered, you guys are great

and I hope you have a 

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hugs!

Missy

Giveaway ends tomorrow!

Just a reminder that my giveaway ends

tomorrow night at midnight! (EST)

If you haven't signed up for it yet, please go here and get your name in the hat....

who couldn't use a $35.00 CSN gift certificate

just in time for Christmas?!

Have a great day!

OH and if you haven't seen my Christmas

tree...you should check out my last post!

Missy

Christmas Memories Tree & Treasures and Trinkets Thursday!

Today I'm linking up my Christmas Tree to
Holiday Homes Linky party...

this week it's with Sarah, at Thrifty Decor Chick!

It just so happens it falls on our weekly

Treaasures and Trinkets Thursday, so link up something you love,

Grab a button and have some fun!

Here's our tree in the living room...

Here are a few of my favorite ornaments...

LOVE these!

This little church was my mom's ornament when

she was a little girl...it's made of a rough paper...

kinda feels like sandpaper.

:)

One of my friends had her mom make me

this when I was a little girl...she trimmed it

with gold.

Thanks Rae Jean! :)

I found these ballerinas at the

Dollar Store for a buck each..
I think I bought 15 or 20.

This ornament remind us all of the

reason for the season...

Jesus' birth!

This ornament was on our tree when I was little..

mom got them 6/$1.00!

My middle son Lincoln, made this for me when he was 9.

I put a bunch of these beaded fruit sprays on our tree
to make it a little more full and to add some sparkle!

I just LOVE these...

my little boy says it reminds him of a stop light!

LOL

This is our newest ornament....

our first grandbaby!

Logan Christian...

A few more shots of the living room and our tree.....

Also, don't forget to sign up for my giveaway here!

Also linking up to Holiday House Tour!

and Southern in My Heart

Giveaway, giveaway, giveaway!

Who would like a gift certificate to use in time for Christmas?!!

CSN has offered me a $35.00 code to use at one of it's

200 online stores for one of my lucky readers!

If you win, who knows what you might pick..they have so much to choose from.....everything from

cookware.... 

to stylish leather messenger bags....

 you'll have so much fun shopping for just the perfect gift!

Ok, here's the rules

You'll have 5 chances to win....
leave a comment

for EACH thing you do.
(oh, and please leave your email address so I can contact you if you don't have a connecting blog)

1. follow me for your 1st chance

2. go to CSN (just click on the messenger bag link) and then tell me what you'd buy for your 2nd chance

3. blog about it and leave the url 3rd chance

4. facebook or twitter about it for chance no.4
5. post my button on your blog for chance no. 5

Easy peasy!

I'll hold the giveaway open until midnight December 11th,

so hurry and enter!

Good luck!
Missy

Village Vignette

Hello my friends!

I'm joining in the Christmas Vignette linky party today with

Rhoda at Southern Hospitality!

So instead of my usual Treasures and Trinkets linky

party here this week, go link up your favorite Christmas vignette with Rhoda!

(we'll resume Treasures and Trinkets Thursday here next week)

I'm showing you guys my FAVORITE Christmas vignette today

and it's my

Christmas Village!

I put my village on my hoosier cabinet each year,

it's the perfect spot!

The house below is the one that started it all...

my little brother bought it for me, then my mom and I added to it

the collection too!

:)

This is my skating pond, the little people actually skate around

the pond as Christmas music plays.

I placed the little gazebo in the middle and luckily the skaters

don't run into it. :)

The pond makes the whole village because of all the movement and music.

Can you see Mr Snowman peeking through the gazebo?

What village is complete without a train station?...

looks like Santa caught a ride back to the North Pole on this train!~

I LOVE how all the lights are on inside the houses...

looks like it might be warm and cozy inside!

The little carolers look so festive in their

Christmas attire!

Here's the centerpiece of my village....

the reason for the season.

I wish I had a nativity scene to go in front of my church!

(but the little boy sledding is cute too!)

Looks like a blizzard hit the hotel!

LOL

I didn't realize the snow was this high until after I took the picture!

You can't even see the front door! :)

I'd love to go on a sleigh ride, but

we don't usually have enough snow...

nor do I have a team of horses and a sleigh!

The next two pictures REALLY

makes me want to go ice skating!

I found the little arbor that lights up after Christmas last year

for 50% off, I was a happy girl!

I use books to get all the different

levels for the houses...

gives it a more realistic feel!

  

One last looks at my village...

I just love it! 

Hope you enjoyed my Village Vignette!

Don't forget to link up one of your favorite Christmas

Vignettes at Rhoda's!

HUGS

Missy

also linked up with My Romantic Home

Mantel Mania....Christmas Style! Linky Party fun!

Hey guys!

I'll be linking up with the following ladies on different

Christmas themed linky parties Nov 30- Dec 9th!

Today's linky party is Christmas Mantels with Layla over

at The Lettered Cottage,

so lets start!

 (and before you scold my spelling of mantel, it's proper to spell it both ways, I looked it up! lol)

I took this first picture after stripping off all my fall decorations, so it's VERY nakie!

For my Christmas Mantel, I pulled out the set

of cloches with stands my mom made for me...

for directions on how they were made, go here.

You can see it's pretty, but it's plain....

Sooo.......

I filled them with gold toned ornaments!

I just turned the cloche upside down,

filled it with ornaments and put the base on it

and then carefully flipped it over...

walla!

Next on the mantel, I laid out a bed of green garland with lights first,

then layered in the cloches, large candle sticks with burgandy candles

that picks up on the mat color and also the color of the

poinsettias I placed in the garland.

As you can see, I also nestled in some burgandy colored beaded picks, and

glitter dipped pine cones....

they add some depth and also pick up on the cranberry color again.

To give the mantel a little sparkle, I added some

glitter covered gold ornaments along with some shiny gold ornaments in

different sizes to give it a little more interest.

When the lights are on, the mantel sparkles in the twinkling lights...

SO festive!

One last look and I hope you'll go to

The Lettered Cottage and

link up your Christmas Mantel too!

Have a great week!

HUGS!

Missy

Linking up to The Lettered Cottage  and

Hooked on Holiday House Tour

Let's help out Layla and Kevin!

I know many of you guys know Layla from The Lettered Cottage, but she and her sweet honey Kevin, are trying to raise some funds to adopt a wee one and could use our help!

If you could just go to facebook before midnight tonight (November 27th) and "like" Six Seeds, they will get $1.00 for each like. Please leave them a comment too!  It's an easy thing to do and I know that every dollar can help! So please just go to the Six Seeds link here and hit like...it's that simple and could help so much!

Thanks so much!

Hugs

Missy
EDIT: The Palmers (Layla & Kevin) met their goal, so thanks to you guys for helping make it a reality!