I have added a Not So Secret Santa Button to my side bar. If you would like to share so others can join the fun please feel free to Facebook, Tweet or add the pic to your blog side bar with a link back to this post. It'll be like CHRISTMAS up in here!
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Y'all know I love the Christmas, and since all the stores have had Christmas decorations on the shelves for 3 months already I feel less crazy about the fact that my own Christmas decorations are at this moment chilling in my living room waiting to be hung, strung, and lit. What? Too soon? But Halloween is over, right?
I have a Not So Secret Santa plan this year, and you are officially invited to play along. For the next 6 weeks I am going to have a Holiday Special listed over at StudioJuls. This week the special is 5 Focals for $5 each, (plus 1 ugly one for free!).
In addition, once a week between November 7th and December 12th I am going to send a Beady gift to someone random. It might be lampwork, a necklace or bracelet kit, gemstones, or miscellaneous treasures.
If you'd like to be that someone, leave a comment on this post and include your mailing address and your blog (if you have one). You only need to comment once to be eligible for the entire 6 weeks. Tell us something YOU love about Christmas. And maybe your favorite color, too!
Worldwide entries are welcome to play, and if any of you would like to join in the giving fun please feel free to pick someone from the comments and send your own surprise. You never know when your thoughtfulness might be just what someone needs, and who doesn't love making a positive difference?
Just leave a comment with the info listed above and you're in! Easy Peasy.
Happy Merry Joy, y'all.
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You are more than brilliant Miss Juls. You are STELLAR! What a nice feel good thing to send something special to a random someone on your list. You can put me in!
ReplyDeleteErin Prais-Hintz
4800 Nicolet Ave
Stevens Point WI 54481
enjoytheday@tesoritrovati.com
I love all color!
And that first snowfall of the season that stays and blankets everything in fluffy white is a special time (not the crazy stuff that is happening in the NE. Ugh). But I love sparkly white lights and the smell of pine boughs and Christmas music (but not a day before Thanksgiving.)
I am thinking of you and sending feel good vibes your way. I love you Miss Juls! Be well.
Enjoy the day.
Erin
Oops. Apparently I don't know how to read! You wanted my blog not my email.
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xo
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I just wanted to share why I LOVE the Christmas season also. I love that everyone seems to be merrier, many places are playing Christmas music so that stores and places feel festive. I love the brisk air and snow. Christmas lights everywhere, get-togethers with friends and family, and hot cocoa around the fireplace with our family! I am so glad to be able to share the joyous birth of our Christ with others at this time of year! Karen in KY
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KraftHappyKaren
2221 Coral Ridge Road
Brooks, Kentucky 40109
Juls I LOVE giving! Seeing the joy on someone's face when they open a gift you purchased or created especially for them is priceless!
ReplyDeleteIf I happen to be a winner, message me as I wish to pay it forward to someone really special that could use a positive love lift! Please.and.thank.you.very.much! ♥
http://designsbydawnmarie.blogspot.com
Love love love this and love love love you!!!!!!! I LOVE christmas because I love giving out presents to people, especially my little girls! The joy on their faces brings tears to my eyes!
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Jenna Ortega :) (dunno why but google won't let me log in!)
1215 Culmen St.
Madison, WI 53713
Okay first I have to say there is no such thing as an ugly bead from you! This is so totally sweet of you! Of course I couldn't resist a chance to play with you! Christmas is a time for loving and giving and sweetness and smiles. Sista you have them all!
ReplyDeleteKristen Stevens
2303 Rolling Ridge Dr
Avon, NY 14414
Thank you always for being the bestest you eva!
OH! I love the idea of gearing up for the holidays. AND surprise gifts. . .YAY!!
ReplyDeleteThere's just so much I LOVE about Christmas, I don't know that I can narrow it down. Hmmmm. . .Like Dawn Marie, I adore giving gifts. I like to see the look on the receiver's face when they open a present from me and are absolutely pleased with what they find inside. It's such a warm fuzzy feeling to make someone else happy. I won't mention the aggravation I feel about shopping for those gifts. (Wait, I guess I just did. Ooops!)
My info is:
Hope Smitherman
18874 Summer Oaks Pl.
Fairhope, AL 36532
Favorite color: Blue (especially a bright teal/peacock blue)
Blog: www.CraftyHope.blogspot.com
Thanks for the opportunity!
You so know the right way to start the season girl! Love this idea, I'm in. Christmas is my fav season, cause people tend to be kinder as they remember the reason for the season. I love getting to talk to my kids about that, and to hear their perspective on it. We enjoy riding thru neighborhoods that are all decorated and oohing and aahhing over the lights. I love the baking part, and a new tradition I started 2 years ago. I bake up appetizers, cookies and junk food in general, and on Christmas Day, everyone gets to eat whatever they want. If they just want to eat chocolate all day, have at it. (But no stomach ache complaints are allowed!)Have to say my fave colors are deep pinks and blues, like rasberry and cobalt, you know?
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Shirley Moore
49 Hill Dr.
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
you are just too sweet Juls, and generous too! please add me to your list!
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hhttp://moonlitfantaseas.blogspot.com
831 S Clark St
Longview WA
98632
Living in the Caribbean, Christmas is about going to the beach and given that most of us are not near extended family, we create large groups of "family that are our friends" events. A big tradition in our house is that I make about 200 gingerbread cookies of various shapes and invite my daughters' friends and many others over and pull out tons of decorations for the cookies...anything goes and the sugar and pariels fly! We go to a big Brunch on Christmas day and bring potluck...it's a very international community so the various dishes are fabulous and a great way to celebrate! I don't have a blog (yet) as I only sell in galleries on island. My mailing address for the US is
ReplyDeleteKrys Mann
421 Homeplace Drive
Salem VA 24153
We don't have anything mailed to our Turks and Caicos address as it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 11 months to receive it (yes once I got cookies 10 months after they were sent, can you say disgusting!) Love the Christmas spirit and wondering when you have made an ugly bead?
A clever sale! How fun to include an ugly bead. But really I'm sure there are no ugly ones from you.
ReplyDeleteThe thing I love most about Christmas is our family Christmas Eve dinner with lots of great food. After the table is cleared, we all go to the church for the candlelight service. It's the most beautiful way to celebrate the season with people you love.
www.alice-dreaming.blogspot.com
Alice Peterson
815 Morningside Terrace
Osage City, KS 66523
What a cool sale! I love Christmas, too, but I get a little frustrated with how early they get some of the stuff out now...but,it is my favorite holiday...
ReplyDeleteFavorite color? Blue or green :) what do I love most about Christmas? Making stuff for people and giving people little treats to put them in the holiday spirit...My hubby is super sweet about giving me great gifts, so I make sure to give back to as many people as I can...
My address:
Katie Nelson
3123 Snowbird Meadow Dr
Spring, TX 77373
Oh boy... favorite thing about Christmas? It's always been my favorite holiday, ever since I was a little girl. Why? Well, not for the reason you'd expect likely lol. I love to sing. And every Christmas eve, when he wasn't out to sea, my daddy and I would stay up late singing along with Bing Crosby. It is easily one of my favorite things I look forward to each year. And when we can't be together now I have my own little ones to sing with :). My favorite colors are ocean-y. Blues and greens and greys. Thank you Juls, you're a really classy lady :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer Justman
4846 Buffalo Dr SE
Salem, OR 97317
http://soulsfiredesigns.blogspot.com/
Love this idea! Spreading holiday joy - how cool! I'm not a fan of snow, but I do love how Christmas lights look against the snow. Or a moon shining down through the bare trees. and giving gifts to the people I love!
ReplyDeleteSkylar Bre'z
710 Pleasant Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Oh, I forgot - my blog! Just started it - inspired by you!
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Juls, you ARE hilarious. One ugly bead for free. Your idea of "ugly" is my idea of gorgeous. That makes your "prettyz" all the more fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI am not even gonna lie...I like Christmas because I am still a kid and I like to open presents! I also like wrapping up presents and putting them under the tree and torturing my little hooligan with "guessing" games about what his presents are!! (Yeah, "Mom of the Year" award, right around the corner, no doubt!).
My blog is: http://michellelcsw.blogspot.com/
I'm pretty sure you have my address "on file" - seeing as how I have exhibited a great deal of "impulse control problems" in your bead world!! LOL
wow. that is such a amazing n generous idea!
ReplyDeletething i love about christmas has gotta be all the getting together n the lights ;)
i don't have a blog :)
address- 2 jalan taman #05-03 singapore 329023
limboonkuan@hotmail.com
xoxo!!
Boon Kuan
Juls, you are an amazingly generous, kind soul. :D This is a great idea. :) My fave color is purple, though I love all colors!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Christmas? Well, there are two--one is giving presents to the people I love, and seeing their faces. The second is a little odd, but totally true! I absolutely love the Sunday School Christmas Program. Everything about it. The costumes for the kids, the kids themselves, the songs, the lines, the party afterwards....just everything. I love it more now that I'm in charge of it! :)
My blog is www.pmaximdesigns.blogspot.com
My address is:
Paige Maxim
53 Wings Mills Rd
Readfield, ME
04355-3148
:D
There are ugly beads in those groupings? Really? Dang - I didn't a single one.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you are ready to start decorating for x-mas has me reexamining our friendship.
Just sayin'.
I am still trying to find the "ugly" bead... you are such a sweetie for doing this.. I love this idea and think I might do something similar for my blog if you don't mind me stealing the idea :D
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about "my" Christmas is that we can celebrate it any time. As I live away from all of my family we can't always travel at Christmas to be with each other on the day so usually get together before or after in January. I love that it doesn't matter to us what day we celebrate Christmas... it's the excitement of seeing each other that matters the most. We only see each other around once (or twice if we are lucky) so it's a real joy to catch up.
My postal address is:
Karyn White
P.O. Box 822
Toowong Qld 4066
Australia
I love turquoise and browns or teal greens... just sayin...cause I know you were wondering!
My blog is http://www.releasesbyrufydoof.blogspot.com/
Thank you ♥
Well Juls, the question is, are YOU going to play along?! I'd love to be in the running :-) My address is Flat 3, 34a Clyde Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2HN, UK. And if you fancy emailing me back with your postal address, then perhaps there might be something in the post for you sometime before Christmas.....
ReplyDeleteoof, I missed my favourite thing about Christmas! Well, I'm not religious. But I think my favourite thing is going to Midnight Mass on Christmas eve. I love the calm, warm sense of anticipation that is there. And the minister at the tiny wee church we go to is so lovely - really progressive, welcoming to all, creates a beautiful atmosphere. And I just can't get enough of singing carols. Is there anything better than singing carols?
ReplyDeleteI love your holiday ideas. I always look forward to your posts in my emails, you have a great sense of humor. I do hope you are having that lump taken care of right away.
ReplyDeleteYour work is amazing and the new work is great. My favorite color is purple and I like that you use it a lot. What I love about Christmas is my grandkids visiting from Calif, and begging to do more art please Grandma.
I hope you send pictures of your Christmas decorations, I bet they are so fun. I’ll be thinking of you and sending healing thoughts. Have a Merry bright Christmas Julianna, take special care cause you are the best.
Bev Oettle
1010 Ridgeway St.
Rose Hill, KS 67133
arielheart@cox.net
Favorite thing about Christmas? Watching my daughter's face when she opens her present. My favorite color is purple, though greens and blues sometimes have been known to catch my eyes.
ReplyDeleteKristi Jaro
116 E Cypress Ave
Yukon, OK 73099
http://curiositiesbyk.blogspot.com/
What a great way to celebrate the Christmas Season!
ReplyDeletePurple is my favorite color, although I wear blue more often than any other color.
I love seeing the Christmas Tree decorated and all the memories we have with the ornaments we use to decorate.
Beth Caudill
116 Oldefield Lane
Garner, NC 27529
http://bethcaudill.blogspot.com/
What a way to celebrate the season. My favorite part of this season is the opportunity to spend time with the ones that are dear to me.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colors are the warm autumn ones. The Browns, golds, teal, oranges.
Oh and my address:
Shaiha Williams
5117 S 9th St
Tacoma WA 98465
http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/
Oh, Juls! How nice of you to do this. Of course, I'm in! I love lots of things about Christmas (but not putting up decorations). I love the family and friends and food. I love doing Christmas crafts and cookies. When my girls were younger they always had cookie decorating parties every year. The older they got the raunchier the decorations (the hormones of a teenager, you know -- and the fantasies, I think). But it was such fun and I miss that. For color? I love all those colors that used to be called jewel tones, the maroons, dark green, dark cobalt blue, rich purples. All those thing. But I also love rainbow brights on occasion. I just love color.
ReplyDeleteMy address is: Sally Anderson, 3114 Mountain Oak Ct, Houston, TX 77068 (but I know you have that one from my many forays into your shop!)
Thank you again. You're a sweetheart!!
How nice of you. I would love to have some of your beady goodness. I was lucky once to win the 1/2 skills day in August so hopefully I will win again.
ReplyDeleteI love getting together with family.
Shannon Chomanczuk
1289 Union Ave
Newburgh, NY 12550
formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com
I can not believe I missed this on the 2nd. You are a very generous person and I would love a chance to be a random winner of one of your beautiful creations. I enjoy Christmas Carols I start listening to them the day after Thanksgiving they really put me in the mood. I also love making gifts. I have always felt that a hand made item comes more from the heart. Anyone can go and slap some money down on an item, but hand made takes thought, time and love to make.
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Therese Frank
511 Jule Dr
Montgomery, AL 36109
theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
You are such a doll!! I can't tell you how many complements I get on your beads in my wire work ocean bracelet- even linked you in my latest blog post!!! Share the LOVE right!!??? Would love to join your NSSS list- brilliant idea!!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Woodford
3 Washington and Lee Blvd (so darn hoity toity, but, NOT!) , Stafford VA 22556
my blog: Elizabethcreates.blogspot.com
Purples and green together and then Bright Screaming brights!- A new passion!!
Big Hugs!
What a fabulous idea! Somehow I missed this post the first time around - thanks for posting it again today! What I love about Christmas? Let's see...I love the music the most, I think. And the decorations. And the food. And the warm fuzzy time with family and friends. But mostly the music. So much red everywhere too - such a happy color!
ReplyDeleteMy address is:
13134 S. 178th Avenue
Goodyear, AZ 88338
http://www.beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com
Thanks Juls! :)
Hey Miss Juls...i too ust have missed the post...curiousity got the best of me and i just had to click on the secret Santa button LOL...count me in & nay cloror if my fave color
ReplyDeleteLana Kinney
3622 Bliss Road
Windsor,Ontario
Canada
N8W 3B9
http://somethinguniquebylana.blogspot.com/
you are so sweet and thoughtful...thnaksf
for that & Christmas is a hard one for me...idk if i can say i really like it so much...but what i do love is the smiles it brings to the faces of children...they are what it is all about :)
Wow! I just stumbled upon this post. I love Secret Santa ideas. They're so much fun. I'm so happy I found you also Juls. I hope you're feeling better! Sending warm thoughts your way.
ReplyDeleteChristmas to me is all the love that is with in all of us. The Greatest gift is our Saviour,
Jesus Christ!
Maureen Huzinec
4118 Maxwell Ave.
Erie, PA 16504
I just saw this!!
ReplyDeleteI already missed a couple of weeks but better late than ever!!
HUGE fan of your work...
Christmas is my favourite holiday, love the red and green!!
Ioanna, yana_ven@yahoo.gr
Samothrakis 1 & Skyroy 4, 54453, Salonica, Greece
My sister told me about this, so generous of you!!
ReplyDeleteI love your work, amazing...
Christmas will be hard this year in Greece, people are suffering for real.
But we will do our best, they won't take this, too, away from us...
I love red, green and white/silver as far as festive colours are concerned
DESPINA VENETI
SKYROY 4
54453
THESSALONIKI
GREECE
deb_oro@yahoo.gr
Wow! What a great idea and thank you for the opportunity!!! I love Christmas, I start listening to Christmas music as soon as they start playing it on the radio. I love having the Yule log on the tv with the background music, but what I love most is watching my son's 4 year old face light up talking about Christmas cartoon specials, what he would like Santa to bring him and about us having a live Christmas tree this year. Nothing more special than seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child.
ReplyDeleteAs of late my fave colors to create with have been pink, purple and chocolate brown.
Traci Zeller
111 Cranfield Circle S. E.
Calgary, Alberta
T3M 1H1
WOW! What a great idea! My favorite colors are blue and purple.
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas music and the smell of a fresh pumpkin pie baking in the oven!
Collette collins
1322 21st Street
Port Huron, MI 48060
I forgot to say I LOVE PURPLE AND GREEN!!
ReplyDeleteYour work with those colours is AMAZING!!
DESPINA VENETI
SKYROY 4
54453
THESSALONIKI
GREECE
Holly Jolly Christmas, the best time of the year!!! I love being with friends and family at the holidays. Most people seem to be kinder at this time of year too and I really like that. I love wrapping presents for my little ones and hoping that they will be thrilled with what Santa put under the tree.
ReplyDeleteJuls, I just found your button today, I don't know how I missed the post, but I love your idea.
Favorite colors: brown, yellow, orange, red, teal
my address: Penny Neville
146 Kingsland Heights, Airdrie, AB T4A 0A2 Canada
http://copperpennydesigns.blogspot.com
What are your favorite colors? What is your favorite thing about Christmas?
Take care,
Penny