Christmas Crafting Weekend - let's start with a giveaway!
Welcome to a weekend of Christmas Crafting! This weekend includes a mix of tutorials, challenges and ideas all related to Christmas – be it scrapbooking the season with Journal your Christmas, creating handmade cards or making handmade gifts. And every challenge includes a chance to win!
So let’s get the weekend started with giveaway! Leave a comment on this post listing just one thing you like about the holidays. Absolutely anything – but just one thing! One commenter will win a class pass for herself and two friends (three passes in total) for Journal your Christmas. Entries close at midnight UK time on Sunday, the 13th of November 2011.
What if I am already part of Journal your Christmas? You can still enter the drawing! You’ll have your choice of inviting three friends to join you (if you blog, you could host your own giveaway if you don’t have three friends in mind) or you can invite two friends to join you this Christmas and keep your class pass for any shimelle.com class in 2012!
Go on then – tell us something you like about Christmas!
Join in all weekend for Christmas crafting posts – tutorials, challenges, prizes and more! First tutorial coming up in just thirty minutes (7pm UK time).
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Previous post: 10 Things :: November 2011
11 November 2011, 12:36
Love the Christmas cinnamon/clove smell!
11 November 2011, 12:37
The thing I enjoy most about the holidays is choosing gifts for family and friends.
11 November 2011, 12:38
have been waiting to start my jyc all week, have been lovingly stroking my xmas ina box kit
11 November 2011, 12:38
The thing I most love about christmas is the giving of gifts.
Can’t wait for the tutorials, feeling Christmasy already xx
11 November 2011, 12:38
Tradition. My favorite part of the holidays are the traditions we are starting in our young family!
11 November 2011, 12:39
Watching our adopted son’s eyes light up when he says “Mommy, Santa came”!!
11 November 2011, 12:39
I love the tree, decorating it and seeing the lights in the evening. It makes the room all lovely and cosy.
11 November 2011, 12:40
I’m so excited. I love the cold air at night and standing outside taking in the sights and sounds of Christmas. There is a little village in Derbyshire I love to visit at Christmas as it gives me a real sense Christmas past…..
11 November 2011, 12:41
One of the nicest things about this time of year is The Inner Glow I get sitting in a room lit only by the twinkling of the Christmas tree
11 November 2011, 12:41
I love cooking Christmas dinner, the turkey and all the trimmings!
11 November 2011, 12:41
I’m in! so excited about this weekend! I love christmas for many things, what pops to my mind at the moment is baking and decorating gingerbread biscuits- I do it only this one time in a year and it feels pretty awesome :)
11 November 2011, 12:42
Baking Christmas cookies!
11 November 2011, 12:42
I love all the excitement of Christmas plays and carol concerts at the primary school where I work.
11 November 2011, 12:43
I LOVE going to look at lights on Christmas Eve!
11 November 2011, 12:46
I love the kids faces on xmas morning, when they are still sleepy but dead excited…. even if it is 6 in the morning!!!
11 November 2011, 12:47
Seeing so many people (even men!) dressed in RED. It’s uplifting.
11 November 2011, 12:47
I love giving gifts! The budget is a mere fraction of what it was – not that it was ever huge – but this just means having to think harder and more inventively and creatively :)
11 November 2011, 12:48
Honestly? I love the great food on holidays.
11 November 2011, 12:49
Wrapping Paper!
11 November 2011, 12:49
I like that people smile easier at Christmas :)
11 November 2011, 12:49
Yay! I totally love Christmas :) There are so many things I love about it but the one I’m going to pick is singing in my church choir during our big carol service the Sunday before Christmas :)
11 November 2011, 12:49
My favorite thing about Christmas is spending it with Shimelle on JYC!
11 November 2011, 12:50
Christmas Eve…all that anticipation and excitement of what’s to come. The nativity service at church, back home for mulled wine, putting out sherry and mince pies for Santa and hanging up the stockings. oooh I can’t wait!! lol!
11 November 2011, 12:50
Being I live in New York one of my fav. things is to go into the City w/the kids and just enjoy everything. Its so much fun to see everything dressed up for Christmas. The cherry on top is going to take pics in front of the Rockefeller tree!
11 November 2011, 12:51
Fairy lights everywhere!!
11 November 2011, 12:51
Choosing a tag off a community charity tree to give someone something he or she needs or wants is something I love to do at the holidays.
11 November 2011, 12:52
the holidays for me is all about appreciating what I have around me…my gorgeous family in our cosy house, enjoying spending time with each other…
11 November 2011, 12:52
I love love twinkle lights everywhere. To me, they just make me feel like a little girl all over again! hugs xo
bonitarose
bonnieangel1797@gmail.com
11 November 2011, 12:53
In a word – Mulling!
11 November 2011, 12:54
What I love most? – The quiet hour before Christmas Eve starts, because it is so peaceful and magic.
11 November 2011, 12:54
The Christmas tree :)
11 November 2011, 12:54
What I love most about Christmas is the looks on my girls faces when they open their presents. I don’t think that I will ever get tired of that and I will miss it so much when they move out.
11 November 2011, 12:54
I love decorating the house!
11 November 2011, 12:54
I love JYC, and I love wrapping presents in lovely paper, and beautiful bows.
11 November 2011, 12:54
Oh, I love the silence during the holidays. Peaceful hours and time to spend with your loved ones.
11 November 2011, 12:55
The music! :)
11 November 2011, 12:55
Christmas Eve is just so full of promise and anticipation. We always take our daughter to the pictures in the afternoon for a Christmas film then have friends around for pork and stuffing rolls and a few festive drinks – heaven!
11 November 2011, 12:55
That I’ve got 4 kids ALL believing in the magic of Santa – such fun!
11 November 2011, 12:55
time with family.
11 November 2011, 12:55
Taking the annual photo of my five grown up sons to put in my Christmas Joural.
11 November 2011, 12:56
My favourite part of Christmas used to be getting together with my small family for a great meal, but now my daughter is nearly 2 I know it will be how excited she will be and watching her open all her presents! I cant wait!
11 November 2011, 12:58
I love Christmas music! As a former music teacher, I have always had an “extended” Christmas music season! I try not to play any until after Thanksgiving now, but it’s HARD!
11 November 2011, 12:58
The one thing i love is spending quality time with my family!! Everyone is so busy during the year :)
11 November 2011, 12:58
My favorite part- Christmas cookies! Thanks for the chance!
11 November 2011, 12:59
I love all the singing. Whether its hymns in church or taking carols to the local sheltered housing or singing along with all the Christmas movies.
11 November 2011, 13:00
I love spending time with family that I don’t get to see often. :)
11 November 2011, 13:01
Reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas
11 November 2011, 13:01
My favorite thing about Christmas is the celebration of the miracle that is the Reason— thank you, Lord, for sending Jesus! What a fantastic reason to gather with family, feast upon fat things, and give gifts.
11 November 2011, 13:02
I really love the reason why we celebrate Christmas- Christ
11 November 2011, 13:02
There are so many things I love about Christmas especially family time but I love being able to contribute some presented to our local councils Christmas Santa appeal for children who would otherwise have nothing
11 November 2011, 13:02
I love all the little traditions that come with having children!
11 November 2011, 13:03
It’s hard to pick just ONE thing I love about the holidays, but I guess I’d have to say spending lots of extra time with friends and family!
11 November 2011, 13:03
I love wrapping presents. All those papers and ribbons, it’s almost as much fun as giving them out on Christmas Day
11 November 2011, 13:04
I love the look of excitement and awe on my children’s faces…
11 November 2011, 13:05
One thing I love about the holidays…creating new memories with family + friends!
11 November 2011, 13:05
I love being able to spend time with family around Christmas. Living far away is hard most of the year!
11 November 2011, 13:05
I adore the smells of the holiday season. Thanks for the chance to win a prize.
11 November 2011, 13:06
Yoohoo! Been waiting for this and anything else I love about the holidays? JYC because everything else about the holiday season, follows….
11 November 2011, 13:07
Meeting up with friends in December.
11 November 2011, 13:07
I love all the preparations, games we play and snowmen! yeh!!
11 November 2011, 13:08
I was just on pinterest, and there were a bunch of pins for peppermint bark and I was thinking, “I love Christmas because of peppermint bark.” So that’s my answer…peppermint bark.
11 November 2011, 13:09
Family – spending time together. X
11 November 2011, 13:09
I love watching “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” with my daughters. It’s a favorite part of the holiday season for me!
11 November 2011, 13:10
Surprising my family with gifts that they love but never would have asked me to get for them.
11 November 2011, 13:11
I love all the ornaments. I love to remember all the stories that go with them as we hang them on our tree.
11 November 2011, 13:11
home movies with the family!
11 November 2011, 13:11
I love sausages wrapped in bacon but i only ever eat them at Xmas x
11 November 2011, 13:12
I love the fact that our office is closed so I have 10 whole days to devote to family and friends without any thoughts of working.
11 November 2011, 13:12
My favorite thing has to be spending time with my family, especially my nieces and nephew.
11 November 2011, 13:14
Putting up the Christmas tree, it’s only then that I really feel all christmasy inside.
11 November 2011, 13:14
My nearly 10 year old daughter has a severe learning disability, and when she was born she had dense bi-lateral cataracts. We always put up our tree early (we call it her birthday tree) because when she was first born that was about all she could see. Putting up the tree is very special to our family (even though she has had successful surgery and can see very well now!) and we think of how far we’ve come when we turn on those coloured lights.
11 November 2011, 13:15
I love spending time with my family.
11 November 2011, 13:16
I love that it gets cold during the holidays. I live in TX and it’s always too freakin hot to live.
11 November 2011, 13:16
I love our own special family traditions, like everyone has to have the dreaded socks as a gift, Christmas wouldn’t be the same without them!
11 November 2011, 13:17
I love the music!!
11 November 2011, 13:18
I love the anticipation that it might snow on Christmas Day, carols playing on the radio and of course making and decorating the cake.
11 November 2011, 13:18
My favourite thing about christmas is the wonderful smell of my christmas spice candles…..mmmmmm yummy xxxx
11 November 2011, 13:20
I love candle light church services.
11 November 2011, 13:20
I love the festive Christmas dinner on the 24th.
11 November 2011, 13:21
I love that we have candles lit almost all the time during the holidays. One of my favorite scents is pine.
11 November 2011, 13:21
I love the looks on my boys’ faces when they are filled with the magic of the season!
11 November 2011, 13:22
Seeing family and friends
11 November 2011, 13:23
I love the fun with my boys and also DH doing his bit ;)
11 November 2011, 13:25
I absolutely luv everything about Christmas! All the decorations, the wonderful music, the smells coming from the kitchen of wonderful baked goods, and the hustle and bustle of shopping. :)
11 November 2011, 13:26
I love the swirl of color and lights!
11 November 2011, 13:26
I love the thought of snow, the cold night when we are tucked up all snug inside the house with hot chocolate. And all the family getting together at my Grandads.
11 November 2011, 13:28
It’s a great time to slow down and enjoy time with my family. It’s even better if we have a blizzard and have to hang out at home. No responsibilites, no obligations. Pure relaxation.
11 November 2011, 13:28
Where to start?…the music- I love it…the old and the new!!
Alison xx
11 November 2011, 13:29
For me, it’s Peperkokar (a Sweadish kinda gingerbread) making, baking and eating. It takes me back to my childhood every year.
11 November 2011, 13:31
I love having my family around me and playing silly games
11 November 2011, 13:32
Ordering pizza and decorating the tree!
11 November 2011, 13:32
the best part of Christmas for me is walking into church on Christmas Day and seeing Baby Jesus in the Manger.
11 November 2011, 13:32
My favourite part of Christmas is spending time with my family. I also enjoy shopping for their presents :)
11 November 2011, 13:34
Love everything about Christmas…but top of the list would be lazy days spent relaxing by the fire with lovely people:) Thanks for the chance to win Shimelle. Would love to take part in JYC xxx
11 November 2011, 13:34
I love the warmth of Christmas – family, fires, warm drinks. It makes winter more bearable.
11 November 2011, 13:35
I love Christmas – every single thing about it. I love the smells of the festive season, the pine(though not keen on Heston’s pine flavoured mince pie idea) the smell of orange and cinnamon, or M and S Frankinsense candles, mince pies, gingerbread. mmmm. I love christmas songs and Christmas carols, nativities, christingles, sparkly lights, real fires, presents all wrapped, the tree, spending time with family, the colours of Christmas. I love that it is a special time for us from a faith point of view and the focus it gives. I love it all …. oh my – I need to stop.
I love that Journal Your Christmas helps me record my real love of the season. It brings me joy every year and I am looking forward to scrapping it again this year.
11 November 2011, 13:35
I love being with my family, Christmas music, decorations and baking cookies with my son.
11 November 2011, 13:36
Look forward to the fun this weekend. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
11 November 2011, 13:37
the think i love most about the holidays … are the smells .. the sparkle and the glitter of snow! :D
11 November 2011, 13:37
OOps, forgot my one thing – I look forward to holiday baking – maybe a cake this year.
11 November 2011, 13:40
One thing I love about this time of year is traditions!
11 November 2011, 13:41
Twinkling lights :)
11 November 2011, 13:41
Yeah, finally getting started. I cleaned off my craft table this morning and should have time to join in now & then throughout the weekend. I would love to win JYC – this would be my first year. the thing I most like about the holiday season is the reminder of God’s greatest gift to us, His son Jesus.
11 November 2011, 13:41
This Christmas I am loving the thought that my daughter will be home from her study abroad semester – in London! I haven’t seen her since September.
11 November 2011, 13:41
For me its a time for families, laughter, good food and happy memories
11 November 2011, 13:42
Decorating the tree with my boys! Thanks!
11 November 2011, 13:42
The feeling, the Spirit, the music. My kids home from school, the Christmas shows…our family traditions!!
11 November 2011, 13:43
Thanks so much for this chance, was hoping to take your class.
So hard to pick just one thing but I guess it would be Christmas Eve and wrapping and getting the presents ready under the tree with my hubby. Then we sit by the tree and just talk and guess how early the first kid will be up.
Thanks again
11 November 2011, 13:43
I love seeing my daughters face when we introduce her to old and new traditions at Christmas, it’s going to be even more exciting this year, because she is old enough to remember and appreciate it all!
11 November 2011, 13:44
I love the build up to the big day, although my past 4 christmas’s have not been great the run up was always fun.
x
11 November 2011, 13:44
What I love about Christmas is simply family. Second are the traditions…a mexican feast on Christmas Eve, setting up the antique train under the tree, Aunt Gladys Hot Rolls, playing games, and the little surprises on Christmas morning.
11 November 2011, 13:47
I love love love Christmas! So difficult to think of just one thing, I love wrapping pressies, sending cards, looking at the holiday windows, seeing santa, sparkling lights, the smell of a real tree, decorations, choosing a tree, making traditional food, having friends over on Christmas Eve, remembering the first Christmas and spending time with my family I love family at Christmastime xxx thanks Shimelle I feel all warm and fuzzy now xxx
11 November 2011, 13:47
I love everything about Christmas … but mostly playing silly board games with the family after dinner!
11 November 2011, 13:49
its that time at night on xmas eve, when the children are finally asleep, the presents have all been placed under the tree, stockings hung and filled. i sit in quiet contemplation and feel a happy peace.
11 November 2011, 13:50
Hard to explain but its the all around “feel” of Christmas….Christ, family, smells, love, giving….
11 November 2011, 13:50
The thing I love about Christmas is seeing the excitment on my little girl’s face on Christmas morning!
Hugs Lynsey x
11 November 2011, 13:51
Baking Cookies!
11 November 2011, 13:51
My favourite thing about Christmas? The fairy on the top of our tree; I can’t remember a Christmas without her!
11 November 2011, 13:51
The christmas carols.
11 November 2011, 13:52
I love that we have our son to share with this year.
11 November 2011, 13:53
I love the twinkling lights.
11 November 2011, 13:53
I love being able to spend quality time with all the family. Cannot wait for this year! Becky x
11 November 2011, 13:53
For me, it’s got to be having my family around me at Christmas. It’s the most important & precious thing I have.
11 November 2011, 13:55
I love everything about Christmas. I especially look forward to Journal my Christmas book. I never finish but I so enjoy trying. It puts everything in the right perspective.
11 November 2011, 13:56
One thing? I really love the peace and quiet on Christmas Day when all the rushing around is over. Like the whole world is finally exhaling.
11 November 2011, 13:57
The Christmas tree! I could leave it up all year ;)
11 November 2011, 13:58
I am excited about the making of traditions this year!
11 November 2011, 14:00
What I love about Christmas is that people seem to be happier and treat one another more kindly.
11 November 2011, 14:06
Stockings – opening them is just.so.thrilling!!!
11 November 2011, 14:08
I love watching the tree at nigh with Christmas music on in the background
11 November 2011, 14:09
I like to decorate the house with holiday and winter touches.
11 November 2011, 14:09
I love Christmas baking. I love baking traditional recipes as well as trying new ones every year.
11 November 2011, 14:11
I just love the extra LOVE that’s all around – I love love love it!
11 November 2011, 14:17
My favorite thing is just getting together with family and playing board games.
11 November 2011, 14:21
Oh I would love to win this class!!! So the thing I prefer the most when on holidays is the happiness in my kid’s eye waiting for THE moment!!
11 November 2011, 14:23
I love family. It’s the best part about Christmas.
11 November 2011, 14:23
The fairy lights everywhere!
11 November 2011, 14:31
Since our boys are grown and have moved out of the house, my favorite thing is having them home and spending lots of time with us.
11 November 2011, 14:33
The best part of Christmas is being with family. Working at a University, I get two weeks off – kids and mom time (overload) that I miss out off because of working the other 50 weeks of the year!
11 November 2011, 14:34
The traditions get me. Whether it’s baking cookie recipes that only get baked for Christmas, or playing the same music I played as a kI’d, tradition is what makes Christmas special.
11 November 2011, 14:34
The best thing is the time with my whole family.
11 November 2011, 14:37
I love all the traditions that are part of the Christmas season!
11 November 2011, 14:39
I absolutely adore the traditions that have started from the ‘little nothings’. :) Things like letting the boys choose their favorite foods in place of the traditional holiday ones, or getting to open the stockings as soon as they got up (because mama didn’t want to wake up at 5:00 am)…and now they have come to be something we all love even though our kids are all grown and on their own.
11 November 2011, 14:39
I am returning to my hometown, Christchurch, for Christmas this year. Looking forward to seeing family and friends so much. Not looking forward to seeing the quake damage and feeling the continuing after shocks.
11 November 2011, 14:40
I’m not sure I can pinpoint what i love the most about Christmas as I just love everything from the smell of mandarin oranges to the excitement on Christmas morning opening my stocking of presents that i love just as much now as i did when i was younger!
11 November 2011, 14:44
wow what a great giveaway. I love my children’s faces on Christmas morning when they open their presents x
11 November 2011, 14:45
What do I love ? … the magic of it all of course :)
11 November 2011, 14:46
I love it all – the smells, the sights, the sounds, the magic in the air but most of all the excitement & anticipation of my children is the most amazing thing ever!
11 November 2011, 14:49
Playing boardgames on Christmas eve with my family! For me that’s Christmas.
11 November 2011, 14:50
I love decorating the tree!! xx (I have a give-away too on my blog!)
11 November 2011, 14:50
The magic of the time!
11 November 2011, 14:50
the thing I love the most about christmas is watching the grandkids opening their presents,now that the kids are too big to be surprised
11 November 2011, 14:50
I love all the Christmas lights on the streets. It makes me feel happy!
11 November 2011, 14:51
I love the smell of pine! A candle is constantly burning in my house during the holidays!
11 November 2011, 14:54
I love Christmas traditions – doing the same things with my son that I did as a child.
11 November 2011, 14:55
One thing I love about Christmas is all the lights. Sparkling and twinkling and adding magic to everything I do. Thanks for the chance to win!
11 November 2011, 15:05
I love the surprise of christmas morning. Of Finally getting to open the gifts after a month of guessing and wondering. I love that Santa still comes to our house even though our youngest is 25!
11 November 2011, 15:18
i love christmas and my favourtie thing to do is to buy each of my children their own ornament some years i am lucky like last christmas and got ornaments with their names on them, its a joy to seee them trim the tree and recognise their own ornaments.
11 November 2011, 15:22
I love the quiet time away from work, spending quality time with the family! I can’t believe it is nearly time for JYC again – so exciting!
11 November 2011, 15:26
I love the music.
11 November 2011, 15:29
Decorating the tree – I’ve always loved it – more so now I do it with our daughter!
11 November 2011, 15:31
I love the sparkle in my children’s eyes when they open their gifts.
11 November 2011, 15:34
The thing I love most about christmas is the feeling. Everyone is kind to each other for one day – it’s my idea of a perfect world where there was no war and everyone just showed peace towards fellow man.
11 November 2011, 15:39
Extra special family time, being able to spend that bit longer in each others company enjoying all the pleasures of the festive season – it is all so much better when shared!!
11 November 2011, 15:40
I love the smells of the Holiday Season. From Thanksgiving all the way through New Year. The spicy, crisp scents are wonderful!
11 November 2011, 15:43
Love that it’s the one time it’s OK to think about other people and help them. there doesn’t seem to be enough of that in the world.
11 November 2011, 15:45
Love digging out all the ornaments!
11 November 2011, 15:47
My son is coming home for Christmas. Last time he was here was 2008
11 November 2011, 15:52
I love listening to Christmas carols by different artists.
11 November 2011, 15:54
The thing I love most is that Christmas Day is the one day of the year that my DH is guaranteed not to have to work – I love it that for a whole day there will be no phonecalls asking for favours or for him to drop everything to cover a shift. I get him to myself for that one day!!!
Karen x
11 November 2011, 15:56
I love the smells of Christmas, the tree, the foods, the goodies!!!
11 November 2011, 15:59
JUST ONE THING!!?? How could I pick just one thing I like about Christmas!? Okay, if you insist, I would have to choose the sound of jingle bells – I adore them, and I’ve started a tradition of buying a new jingle bell decoration each year :) (I can already hear them now…)
11 November 2011, 16:05
ONe of my favourite things is to buy a new prnament every year from Harrods, so what do I love about Christmas? Rediscovering the ornaments I have bought over the years. For some reason its a new surprise every year.
11 November 2011, 16:13
I love giving presents. And all the delicious food. Thanks!
11 November 2011, 16:14
twinkle lights!! :)
11 November 2011, 16:18
My favorite thing about the holidays is that its felt with all five senses! Yummy treats like cupcakes, fudge, candy canes(taste) the scent of fresh pine tree or something sweet baking(scent) the warm feelings I get when I receive a card from a loved one, the feel of the cold snow or a cozy scarf around my neck(touch) the colorful and twinkling lights and displays, the gifts under the tree(sight) and the sound of carols being sung or played on my ipod (hearing). I love it all!
11 November 2011, 16:19
Has to be present time under the tree! I love giving presents and seeing the expressions of the recipients :o)
11 November 2011, 16:19
Oh boy…what’s not to like about Christmas, but if I had to pick just one thing (which by the way is really hard for me to do) I would have to say I love baking and decorating Christmas cookies and cupcakes for my friends and family.
11 November 2011, 16:22
I love eating the shortbread that I make because it’s generally the only time of year I make it – so delicious with a cup of tea.
11 November 2011, 16:23
I just love all the spicy Christmas aromas – cinnamon and orange, pine, mulled wine – just close your eyes and inhale :)
11 November 2011, 16:25
I love driving around and looking at all the Christmas light displays on homes. There is something just so magical in twinkling lights.
11 November 2011, 16:27
I love the songs . . . old and new, I love the spirit of them. The music always puts me in a great mood!
11 November 2011, 16:32
I love playing board games. I know you can do this all year round but we mostly just do it over xmas and new year and I love it! Scrabble, Charades, Pictionary, Monopoly, Scattegories… I could go on. I can’t wait to play some this Christmas! x
11 November 2011, 16:38
Corny Christmas movies!
11 November 2011, 16:39
Sharing the magic with my children. xx
11 November 2011, 16:41
I love that it’s a day to spend with just my husband and me. We usually open gifts and go to the Japanese market and out to dinner at a quiet restaurant—so relaxing!
11 November 2011, 16:41
gingerbread lattes!!
11 November 2011, 16:43
I love that all the family is back together again.
11 November 2011, 16:44
I love the sparkle in my kids eyes as they open their gifts!
11 November 2011, 16:47
I love the opportunity it creates to spend time with family and friends.
11 November 2011, 16:50
Another vote for fairy lights!
11 November 2011, 16:57
Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve. It’s one of the advantages of a summer Christmas. :)
11 November 2011, 16:58
I love Christmas because it’s my dear Savior’s birthday
11 November 2011, 17:00
It’s hard to pick one thing!! I guess it would be the look on my kids faces when they come into the living room on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought!! (Even my oldest who is almost 18…he still has that little boy glow on his face at Christmas)
11 November 2011, 17:26
I love wrapping presents, I know it’s weird but I don’t feel christmassy til I’ve got the ribbon, paper and tape out… It’s probably why I’m drawn to scrapbooking x
11 November 2011, 17:34
I love Christmas candlelight – especially if they are scented candles! Cosy :D
11 November 2011, 17:34
Having family and friends close at hand during the holidays is the best!
11 November 2011, 17:45
The girls’ giggles and smiles when they open their presents
11 November 2011, 17:46
Each year we have lived together my boyfriend and I buy a special bauble for our Christmas tree. This is my favourite part of the holiday and I hope that one year in the future we will have a very mismatched but memorable tree!!
11 November 2011, 17:50
What I especially like about Xmas is buying plenty of gifts for all the people (and doggies) I love !
11 November 2011, 17:50
Snow!
11 November 2011, 17:54
what I love most is that Christmas is the occasion for my whole family to come together (usually around our old grandparents in rome) since we are spread all around italy. :)
11 November 2011, 17:59
I love seeing the children in church singing Away in a Manger by candlelight – when they sing ‘and fit me for heaven to live with thee there’ it always makes me cry!! xxx
11 November 2011, 18:16
One thing I love about the holidays is chocolate mint cookies! I bake them every year. Everyone loves them. :)
11 November 2011, 18:19
I love pulling out the Hallmark ornaments that I have collected for my sons each year.
11 November 2011, 18:24
From the first Christmas to the latest, it’s all about love. xx
11 November 2011, 18:24
I love our tradition of making homemade pizza, from scratch, on Christmas Eve. Oh how yummy and so much fun to do!
11 November 2011, 18:48
One of my favorite things about Christmas is the smell a real tree brings to the house … the smell of Christmas :)
11 November 2011, 18:49
One thing I love about the holidays is the spirit of hope and happiness. You can feel the buzz in the air!!
11 November 2011, 18:59
There is one thing that I most love about this time of year and it is the song, “Little Drummer Boy” Any artist that sings it, I LOVE it! Justin Bieber even has his version out this Christmas, it is pretty neat! My plan this year is to make my own “Little Drummber Boy” playlist on my iPhone. How cool would that be?
11 November 2011, 19:21
I love listening to “O Holy Night”. It is my favorite Christmas song, and makes me cry every time I hear it.
11 November 2011, 19:42
It’s all been said! But if I must say something it’s that I’m so grateful that I am alive for another Christmas with family.
11 November 2011, 19:45
Decorating the tree on Dec 01 is my most favourite thing because that marks the begining of the season for us. Like the offical opening.
11 November 2011, 19:50
Call me a glutton, but my favorite part is all the yummies we don’t indulge in the rest of the year.
11 November 2011, 19:53
The thing I love the most is our Christmas tree!
11 November 2011, 19:53
I love decorating the Christmas tree and the house. IT is a fun time of the year. Thanks.
11 November 2011, 19:56
My favorite part of christmas is the stockings! They always seem to be full of random goodies but really are my favorite part of christmas morning.
11 November 2011, 19:57
I love all the lights. I live in a small town suburban setting so the lights really stand out. Everywhere you turn people light up their yards, the shops even their cars! It makes it feel very magical.
11 November 2011, 20:10
I LOVE the Christmas – everything about it, it is my most favorite time of year! And this year is my daughters first Christmas – even more exciting! If I had to choose I would probably say listening to Christmas music. And I will admit I played a couple the other day :)
11 November 2011, 20:18
I love that there are special things for Christmas…decorations, stories, get-togethers, foods…and the cheer that the season brings.
11 November 2011, 20:24
This year? Having a daughter to celebrate it with! I think I am going to put her in a box with a bow. She’s all the gift I need!
11 November 2011, 20:27
I love getting to spend so much time with my family! Everyone is always busy with school and work, so it’s nice to all get together. :) – April W
11 November 2011, 20:27
The smell of Christmas trees!
11 November 2011, 20:29
How on earth do I pick just one thing!! Well wrapping presents with beautiful papers and ribbons then putting them under the tree is a definite favourite.
11 November 2011, 20:45
My favorite part of Christmas is the kids christmas play at church!
11 November 2011, 20:52
I love that people are kinder and gentler to each other at this time of year.
11 November 2011, 20:52
The one thing I like about holidays is that my grown up son will willingly come home for a few days!
11 November 2011, 21:23
I love baking and decorating the christmas tree!
11 November 2011, 21:26
Eating tamales!
11 November 2011, 21:51
Peppermint everything!
11 November 2011, 22:10
I love Christmas Eve. The excitement my children feel is great to watch. We always have new PJ’s on Christmas Eve for Santa coming.
11 November 2011, 22:23
I love Christmas stockings – I’m 30 years old but my parents still fill our stockings for me and my brothers and each of our spouses (no grand kids yet). I love seeing all of the little gifts mom has picked out for us over the year – some really neat gifts!
11 November 2011, 22:28
I love warm fires and boozy coffee or hot chocolate!
11 November 2011, 22:32
I love our festive holiday gatherings and the camaraderie that we all share as a family.
11 November 2011, 22:37
i love christmas music.. even though i am jewish ;-)
11 November 2011, 22:37
I love the quiet stillness on Christmas morning before the rest of the house awakes…it is magical to me.
11 November 2011, 23:00
I really enjoy writing our annual newsletter to go in the Christmas cards, and especially reading the newsletters that others send us.
11 November 2011, 23:16
Smell of oranges. These were extremely rare in my childhood, and December was the only time we could afford them.
11 November 2011, 23:38
I love trying to find the perfect gift for each person!
11 November 2011, 23:48
I love the smell of the christmas tree in the house. This is just absolutely the best time of the year!!
12 November 2011, 00:20
I love Christmas. Plain and simple. Most of all, though, I love the Meaning of it all.
12 November 2011, 00:43
I LOVE to bake Christmas cookies. Especially Spritz that I made as a kid every year with my Grandma. I usually bake lots and lots of cookies and all my friends get cookies for Christmas. One year I even posted them to a friend who was in Japan at the time! LOL
12 November 2011, 01:12
Yay! I’m so excited to get Christmacrafty all weekend! (Even though I will be working and mostly just watching) My favorite thing about the holidays is Christmas lights. I cannot get enough of them! I think it’s because my least favorite thing about winter is the DARK, and Christmas lights help light up my wintertime! =)
12 November 2011, 01:17
I love dressing the tree, it brings back all those childhood memories doing the same. I get out all the decs and go through all those special decs I bought for the children and now my Grandson and add the new special ones I bought this year, I can’t wait!!!
12 November 2011, 01:28
I love jogging with all of our neighbor’s christmas lights up. It makes the run much more enjoyable and motivational.
I do hope i win.
Jo
12 November 2011, 02:11
I love my Journal Your Christmas because it’s allowed me to take back Christmas, I’ve done it three years running and love to sit and look through it at this time of the year!
12 November 2011, 02:34
Ohhh, sweet prize! I’ve wanted to participate in this class for the last 2 years, but have never had the time or the funds spare! I love Christmas foods, giving awesome presents and catching up with family I don’t see often… It’s always a busy time of the year, but I cherish every moment!
12 November 2011, 02:35
I love the smells the cold nip in the air the brass band playing and feeling like a child again.
12 November 2011, 02:40
All the family sitting around the fire place at my parents house is what I like most.
12 November 2011, 02:46
I would love love to win this class! I am journaling my Christmas this year for sure!! My best present will be the birth of my Grand-Son!!
12 November 2011, 02:47
I love spending time with my family and cooking and baking for them.
12 November 2011, 03:10
Only 1 thing? That’s really hard, but I think I love the EXPECTATION most of all
12 November 2011, 03:10
The Christmas songs :D I love to sing. But really, I love everything about Christmas. It’s the most wonderful time of the year after all.
12 November 2011, 03:49
I haven’t had the Christmas spirit for the past 5 years. But this year, something changed – and I’m already getting ready to set up my tree, and got new decors! I’ve already got the Christmas songs ready and going. I’m excited that I finallly back in the groove again!
12 November 2011, 04:28
For me, Christmas is a time to cherish loved ones, family and friends, those who are with us and those who are not – a time for happy reflection…
12 November 2011, 05:00
Relaxing is what I like best about Christmas. Playing in the sun with kids, eating then playing board games. No have to dos. Everyone helping with food prep and dishes and NO ONE being stressed! LOVE
12 November 2011, 05:50
I really love to see all of my family… we have a BIG family and christmas is the only time of the year we ALL come together. I enjoy it every time…
12 November 2011, 06:32
The thing i love most about Christmas is family we are all together no work no schedules just togetherness fun and lots of love xx
12 November 2011, 08:31
Thanks for those inspirations!
I love at the holidays to spend time with the family!
12 November 2011, 08:38
Just stumbled on this from Scrapbook Updates article and am going to take the class Journaling Christmas. My favorite part of the holiday is always the music. As a singer I never get enough of the beautiful Christmas carols.
12 November 2011, 08:48
Being with family.
12 November 2011, 08:56
Midnight Mass
12 November 2011, 09:07
It’s the only time of year that I drink Baileys without that slight sense of guilt at being so decadent :)
12 November 2011, 09:31
What I love most about the holidays is spending time with my family playing games beside the Christmas tree with a fire going in the fireplace.
12 November 2011, 09:58
I play my instrument in a Christmas musical every year and it’s my favorite ‘job’ of the year! I love taking my kids now and watching them enjoy the experience and see Mama play.
12 November 2011, 10:07
EVERYTHING!!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! Mass, Decorations, cooking, family, nativity,wrapping gifts, giving and receiving gifts! What’s not to like about Christmas! the Christmas TV specials and classics! Love it! The list goes on…
12 November 2011, 10:12
Choosing a new ornament for the tree. Every year I get one for our tree and my Mum’s, then I photograph them and scrapbook them!
12 November 2011, 11:33
I love love love the JOY in my children’s faces on Christmas morning. :)
12 November 2011, 11:50
I love everyone being together and seeing so many friends and family that we don’t see very often xx
12 November 2011, 12:24
For me Christmas is the candles and incense at midnight mass followed by opening just one present each by candlelight!
12 November 2011, 12:35
I like the look on my kids faces Christmas morning. This year I like that my Mom and Nana will be with us for Christmas- as we are a military family and have not had Christmas with any family in 14 years. :)
12 November 2011, 12:50
I love the traditions that we do each year with my little family of 3 that NEVER, EVER change. EVER. Example: We never, ever leave our house on Christmas. If you want to see us, you come to us. We’re quirky like that!
12 November 2011, 13:26
I love all the little things that only happen at christmas – the coloured lights, the town’s annual santa light parade, the night time walks in the snow up to starbucks for a peppermint mocha … the mixed up smells of scotch tape, gift wrap and pine. :D
12 November 2011, 14:02
I think I love the waiting for Christmas most. :)
12 November 2011, 14:52
Sharing and creating new christmas traditions with my grandchildren.
12 November 2011, 15:04
I love to decorate,and decorating the breakfest table for christmas is my favourite! i always have a small sweet surprise for my boys and spend a lot of time making it all look beautiful.
12 November 2011, 15:37
I’m with the previous poster who said they love the waiting for Christmas the most. The anticipation is the best part!
12 November 2011, 15:52
I love putting up the tree, all my decorations have memories I add one new decoration ( or set) each year.
12 November 2011, 16:10
I would have to say that the extra time I get to spend with my husband and daughters as we are all off over the Christmas holiday season.
12 November 2011, 16:15
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love to decorate the house, I love to bake cookies with my kids, I love how they wait for Santa. These are already three things lol but I could keep writing forever. I love everything about Christmas time.
12 November 2011, 16:22
I love family traditions, time with nieces and nephew … and of course Journalling my Christmas!!! :)
12 November 2011, 16:34
I love driving around, looking at the Christmas lights :)
12 November 2011, 18:21
My favorite part of the holidays is cinnamon rolls on christmas morning!
12 November 2011, 19:53
I love mince pies, pretty lights decorating homes, mulled wine and traditional sung carols….oh dear, that was more than one thing!
12 November 2011, 20:01
I love all the decorating we get to do. We make new ornaments and a new christmas book every year, and its so much fun to get out all the decorations and look at them as we spread christmas cheer throughout the house!
12 November 2011, 20:02
Just one thing?! I love the traditions- and making our own traditions now that we’re starting our own family. My favourite one would be the advent calendar and doing something different each day!
12 November 2011, 22:35
Having my daughters home, and this year a new granddaughter…how wonderful! And Shimelle and JYC help me to preserve all those memories.
13 November 2011, 01:29
I like that I get nearly 2 weeks of holiday leave, it allows me to spend stress free time with my family.
13 November 2011, 02:08
I love all of the baking, I make all of my own gifts and the baking is my absolute favourite part :-)
13 November 2011, 02:42
I love the feelings of peace and happiness during the season, inspired by gift buying and making, wrapping presents, decorating the tree, singing carols, baking…..
13 November 2011, 02:48
I love the lights. That’s what I look forward to most.
13 November 2011, 05:16
Sharing happy time with family.
13 November 2011, 07:59
The gathering of family and good friends is definitely at the top of my list!
13 November 2011, 09:34
I love love love ….eggnog!
13 November 2011, 12:41
We have made it priority to slow down and really enjoy being together as a family. I love that!
13 November 2011, 13:31
Love my extended family visiting and staying with us for days, laughing and sharing time together. The rest is just icing.
13 November 2011, 13:33
I love the decorations in all the stores, the scents (candles, trees, soaps!), and spending time with my family… OH and SNOW! :)
13 November 2011, 16:12
I love the traditions. OUR traditions such as searching for a new snowglobe each year to add to our collection, the first ‘red cup’ of the season, new pyjamas on Christmas Eve and so many more….
13 November 2011, 16:25
I love the coziness of the Christmas season. Everything from bundling up in scarves and mittens to being around friends and family. Thanks for the chance to win!
13 November 2011, 16:40
I like spending time with family.
15 November 2011, 09:37
I am new to what I call (proper crafting) :) and I am really enjoying watching all the tutorials and learning lots of new skills. Love this blog….thanks!
11 November 2012, 07:41
Christmas is the time to catch up with my close friends….this year proves to be a challenging one as one of my friends is having post natal depression…i wish for
her to walk out of this dark period…