The History of Things, or Why I Love Vintage
December 3, 2010What Are You Wearing? Staying Warm
December 7, 2010Snow is falling, all around us….
Could it feel more festive? Actually, yes it could. With the freezing temperatures and the inch thick layer of ice on the pavements I’ve actually been struggling to maintain the festive spirit I had at the end of November.
So, I decided the best way to bring it back with a vengeance was to give other people presents. (Actually I decided the best way was mulled wine and mince pies, but the second best way was to give people presents)
Thanks to the kindness and generosity of my fabulous sponsor Pin Up Parade, online stores Lalita and Betty Hula, the lovely PR people from Bittersweet Partnership, Collection 2000 and Stargazer who are all filled with the festive spirit I have managed to cobble together a little stocking full of goodies to give away to one of you.
I’ve added some other bits myself, plus packed the whole lot up in a Christmas Stocking. It’s a “deluxe stocking” no less. No tat round here (please note, stocking *may* be tat)
So, here’s what’s inside (and I do urge you to pay a visit to the lovely shops mentioned when you’re doing your Christmas Shopping, without them this kind of giveaway would be impossible!):
- £20 to spend on fabulous vintage style clothing at Pin Up Parade
- A vintage handbag courtesy of Vintage Accessories site Lalita
- £10 to spend online at Betty Hula natural moisturisers
- An exclusive beer glass designed by Amy Molyneaux of PPQ for the Bittersweet Partnership
- A selection of make up from Collection 2000
- 2 retro red lipsticks from Stargazer (one of them glittery!)
- A pair of sparkly tights from Pamela Mann
- A handmade Christmas Tree decoration from the Retro Chick store.
- A copy of A Girl’s Guide to Vintage
by Lynn McCrossnan
Here’s a closer peek at some of the goodies.
What Do I Have to Do?
As is now traditional among blog competitions I am offering you several chances to win, you can do as many or as few as you like, but you must leave a separate comment for each entry! The reason you have to leave a separate comment is that I use a random number generator to pick the winning comment. If there’s 2 entries in each comment I can’t pick them out!
- Leave a comment. Tell me your favourite thing about Christmas, show me your Christmas decorations or tell me what you want Santa to bring. Use this easy entry to spread some Christmas cheer!
- Follow Retro Chick using the Google friend connect widget in the sidebar, on Facebook, or on Twitter, one entry for each of these! (if you already do this just tell me in a comment! That’s a free entry for you!)
- Tweet or blog about the competition. (One entry for each of these)
So that’s a potential 6 entries into the prize draw. Got it?
Good.
The competition will be open for 12 days (as it’s Christmas, see!)
The Competition will run for 12 days, closing at midnight GMT Friday 17th December The competition is open WORLDWIDE (but you are responsible for any customs fees etc!) The final winner will be selected at random from all available entries The winner will be notified by email and has 48 hours to respond. No cash alternative is available!
297 Comments
I love Christmas and I’m even more excited about it this year as it is my little boy’s first Christmas. He’ll be 8 months on Christmas Day and I can’t wait o share it all with him. I don’t have that much on my list for Santa but I’d really like a Pocket Camcorder so fingers crossed!
Hi, I’m following on Facebook too now.
I follow on Twitter @misslongstockin
I follow on Facebook 🙂
I follow on Google Friend Connect 🙂
I have retweeted your competition @misslongstockin 🙂
Our weather is gorgess right now with the winter sun being so toasty with breezy winds.. That’s my favorite!
Hope I’m extra luucky!
Nawal13@gmail.com
I want Santa to bring some super-cute Hello Kitty goodies 🙂
Florrie x
I’m already following you on Google Connect.
Florrie x
And on Twitter
Florrie x
And I ‘like’ your Facebook page. 😀
Florrie x
Rather cliched – but my favourite thing is spending time with the whole of my family! It’s so hard trying to get everyone together, and Christmas is the perfect excuse. That, and the booze!
Steph x
I follow on Facebook and on Twitter!
My favorite thing about Christmas is that I am celebrating this Christmas as Mrs T! My hubby and I were married in August 2010. Though it’s our 3rd Christmas together as a couple, we are extra happy at this being our first ‘married’ Christmas together!
I also follow on Google Friend Connect!!
Hi! Love Christmas for seeing friends, family & good food 🙂 Looking forward to additional knitting supplies, will let me keep sharing the knitted love x
Follow on twitter (@amyhwasamyo) x
Retweeted too x
So excited about christmas this year, the last few years have been really difficult as i lost my mum and she was what made Christmas amazing.
But this year I get to spend it with a lovely man who i have waited almost 7 years to be with (yup, since i was 16!)
bring on the snowballs…
hopefully santa will bring me some new seamed stockings!
We haven’t put our tree up yet, but that’s one of my favourite things about christmas! Btw I follow you on facebook 😉
I love love love Christmas. I seem to become more and more excited with each passing year. My tree and decs are up as of this weekend past, and to see the look of delight on my wee man’s face was worth all the effort. I can only hope that he is just as excited come Christmas day. I have been informed, however, that he doesnt want Santa to come down the chimney and would I please write and tell him to use the front door.
I follow you on facebook
I follow you on twitteer
I now also follow on google friend connect
Followed on Facebook too!
Steph x
Gret Christmas giveaway!
I’m not so christmas lover, but I like christmas lights and cold weather, and also panettone and pandoro (two typical italian sweets we eat only during christmas holiday!!
This year I would like Santa to bring me seamed stockings to use with my new girdle 😉 !!
B.
oh my what a bounty!!
Pinup parade, red lipstick, vintage handbag! I don’t know where to start!
And I love the fact that you love Christmas too 🙂
All I can say is me me me me!!
And of course I follow you on Twitter
And of course, in Facebook too!
We put our christmas decorations up yesterday, see:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/franca_eirich/5237409161/
I follow via GFC
and FB. Not on twitter unfortunately!
I follow on Facebook.
Despite my asking Santa for Hugh Jackman dipped in Chocolate for the last 5 years, he has been unable to deliver. So this year I would like a stylish hot water bottle and cover and some thermal socks to defrost my icy toes.
I follow on Google Friend Connect
Oh my what lovely prices! I’m definitely in!
My favourite things about Christmas must be the Christmas tree (a real one, of course!), family dinner and exchanging presents :).
I have no idea what Santa will bring me this year, I guess it’ll be a surprise!
And I’d like to enter with a comment as well. My favourite thing about Christmas is going home to Northern Ireland to see my family. I love lazing around my parents’ house in my pyjamas, teasing the dog and watching crap tv with my sisters and brother.
I’d like Santa to bring me the Bettie Page captain dress. Of course, if I win this I’ll be buying myself a pretty Bettie Page dress from Pin Up Parade, so all will be well!
Thanks,
Roisin
I follow you with Google Friend connect…
Oh this feels spammy – but I’m following you on Twitter. I’m @dolly_clackett
… and I also follow you on Twitter!
And I’ve rewteeted the competition as well. That’s enough now 🙂
I retweeted your giveaway on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/dialvforvintage
what you want Santa to bring?
Please Santa i have been a good girl so bring me new boots and mac makeup voucher haha
following on gfc : stephanie cummins
email: stephmcuk@yahoo.co.uk
Please sign me up!
I follow your blog.
What a wonderful Christmassy treat!
My favourite part of Christmas is probably the music, or the smells.
I love the rich and spicy smells that usually overpower my house and the music of Frank and Nat never fails to make me feel all warm and cheery. Roll on the snow!
And I now follow with google rather than through blogger.
I’m sorry it was late, i’d really like that bag though! I also follow on twitter and facebook.
Heylo
I follow on Twitter and now your blog!
Here is our girly Christmas tree first year as a single mum!
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l187/fishend/Sales/155578_10150090709680979_650255978_7740602_7159346_n.jpg
I love christmas because as a kid I had Hannuka and Christmas, and even today (and I’m in Israel) I celebrate Christmas.
While I might not believe in the religious side of it, it’s a beautiful holiday to bring the family together.
Oh and can Santa bring just enough money to update my wardrobe with some repro and vintage clothes please.
I also follow
You know I’m a SLAVISH follower my dear x
oh how fab. I follow you on google connect.
I follow you on twitter Missy_Vintage
I am new to twitter and I’m finding it all a bit new and quite frankly weird!(I’m a facebook die hard)eek.
Oh and for christmas I’d like world peace and happiness for all. Oh an a dslr nikon d900, a faux fur animal print coat from miss selfridge, gucci envy perfume, dolce & gabbanna light blue perfume, infact lotions and bath gels would be good with those to…errm….some new black boots…a new t.v….some new bedding….actually a new bed to go with the bedding…..underwear (la senza voucher is acceptable)…..ooo an iphone,jewellery always gratefully received….alan sugars autoboigraphy, nigella cook book……hmmmm off the top of my head that’s all I can think of…….oh some champagne to drink whilst I open than lot oh and some vintage champagne saucers too and a sausage dog. A brown one.
x
oh and I like your face book page but that’s on my personal profile – kerry clark. My alter ego hasn’t yet got an fb page. x
What a lovely giveaway!! ok so my favourite thing about xmas is going to Spain to spend xmas eve with my dysfunctional family 🙂
and I’m following you via Google friend connect…and for xmas I would looove a new camera, a truly expensive one.. hey a girl can dream
following you via Twitter…and for Christmas I would also like a pair of leopard print shoes, or mittens, or socks, or ear muffins!
Following you on Facebook, and on that note I wish I got more followers through there too 🙂
already a twitter follower
I love Christmas and can’t possibly name a definitive favourite thing about it. But one of my favs is baking – I love to have a reason to make lots of rich goodies – and know that this time of year, diets are out the window and everyone can gorge and enjoy 🙂
already a facebook follower ( now imma creepy stalker lol )
Am following on Facebook…
Am following on Twitter…
best thing about xmas is …. the yummy food you can guilt free scoff 😀 om nom nom
Am a Google Connect follower…
What I love most about christmas is very simple; I love being surrounded by my loved ones & just feeling the warmth, love & happiness-priceless.
I love Christmas because I get to hang with family, eat food and start drinking obscenely early.
I follow you on Twitter too! @jetlbomb
And on Facebook!
(Jess Shanahan)
And I retweeted! Whew 🙂
http://twitter.com/nickiem/status/11817640544702464
And I’ve tweeted! (@jetlbomb)
my favorite thing about christmas is the snow, treats, and being able to get together with loved ones.
I’m currently making my traditional hand made christmas card for the OH. This year it’s based on the retro pinup girl artwork of the amazing charlotte thompson who if you don’t already love you should check out http://www.charlottethomson.co.uk/
I also follow on fb
Follow you on twitter @roxsie
Just added on google friend connect
And i’ve just tweeted about the contest. Fingers crossed
Also worried none of my messages have shown up…
and I just tweeted about this at
http://twitter.com/#!/fashionlimbo/status/11808798171729920
and Santa could also bring me a new back, as mine is too sore and damaged, and a job along with it 🙂
Merry xmas everyone!!
I love Christmas time for the all the superficial reasons (gifts, parties, decorations, etc.). But nothing can beat holiday inspired warm drinks (chocolate, apple cider, tea), Christmas music, and spending time with friends and family.
I’m now following you on Twitter as nuvolebradipe ♥
I retweeted the giveaway as nuvolebradipe ♥
I liked you on Facebook ♥
I shared your blog on Facebook ♥
I joined Google Friend Connect!
I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I wrote a letter to Santa here: http://maryvannote.com/blog/2010/12/03/a-post-for-santa/
And you can see me getting my xmas tree here: http://maryvannote.com/blog/2010/11/28/christmas-tree-farm/
Hello!
Christmas is awesome because of family and a warm fire and fun.
I’ve seen a few books that I would love for christmas, one being the reprinted sew and mend book from 1941 and the other being the mad men stylists book, both of which I saw in waterstones on saturday.
I follow you on facebook!
My favourite things about Christmas? My family around the fire, my 3 years boy excited about his letter to Santa Claus and his little poem to learn, and… swing Christmas songs! I can feel the Christmas spirit AND dance Lindy Hop at the same time, sooo sweet! ♥
I love Christmas because it gives me a legitimate reason to bake far more goodies than should be legal. The whole calorie counting thing tends to go out the window at this time too, so I can snarf down mincepies and egg nog without those guilty pangs for my waistline!
The thing I love most about the holidays is making time to see people I don’t always get to see when I am in grad school.
I would like to get new accordion straps for xmas 😉
tweeted! (tartdeco)
I follow via google
Also following on twitter (tartdeco)
following on facebook (tartdeco)
following on facebook
and on twitter
and I thought I was already using google friend connect but it would appear not, so now I am.
and the best things about christmas are snuggling up with my husband, watching some brilliant movies and not feeling bad when we polish off a bottle of port and hoofing great bit of cheese.
Its also great watching my daughter almost fall over with excitement at the though of this new person called father christmas who brings her gift. Her mother would like a brie baker, but since I didnt even know there was such a thing before tonight it is unlikely to arrive on christmas morning.
So, what do you want for christmas missus?
Love the idea of early presents and the handbag’s really cute!
<3 Carols, candlelight and cake! <3
Also, I follow you on Facebook. (Those 3s and <s were supposed to come out as little hearts!
the thing i love bouy christmas is mt 3 gorgeous boys faces, when they get up to find santas presentss
I loved mulled wine and mince pies when I lived in England! No one makes them here, but I hope to make them soon.
I follow you on twitter.. @mrs_sock x
My favourite thing about Christmas is waking up at 5am like the big kid I still am, getting Mr up to open our prezzies after he’s made a nice hot drink, then we snuggle back down til a more reasonable hour! I also enjoy a glass (or 2, ok maybe a bottle) of baileys while sitting next to my tree (my pride and joy)! However this year no baileys as I’m expecting, this also makes me designated driver for the season! A stocking full of goodies may take the sting out.. although I wouldn’t swap this bump for anything! It also means I can lie watching fabulously cheesy films and cry with the best excuse ever!!
Hope you all have a merry christmas!!!
I follow your fabulous blog posts on goole friend connect! x
I also follow you on facebook! xx
I love Christmas because it’s a chance to see family, be lazy, eat TONS and watch films! I also get very carried away with buying and wrapping my Christmas presents for people!
I don’t know what I want from Santa, but I’ve asked my Nanny to make me a vintage-style hat to ass to my collection 🙂 xxx
Would love to win this. Thanks for hosting.
I follow you on Twitter too.
What a lovely giveaway!
My favourite thing about Christmas has to be the songs, my favourite has to be John Lennon – Happy Xmas (War Is Over). Also glitter as it seems to be everywhere around.
I already am a follower on here and your facebook page 🙂
♥
Wow wondeful giveaway
tweeted and following on Twitter (Selene1611)
And following on facebook
been following for a while on google friend connect.
My favourite thing about Xmas has to be getting together with all my family spending time playing games and having a good old laugh
My favourite thing about christmas is spending most of the day by the pool with my mum and some cocktails (I’m in Aus) 🙂
I just became a google friend, I already followed you on Twitter and Facebook 🙂
And I just tweeted from @dilemma_87
You have such great giveaways! I love the whole waiting for Christmas thing (but I’m careful not to over-decorate before), I love traditional decorations – no bling bling for me, I love giving (and of course receiving gifts ;), I love the food and then I love it when the whole thing is over and you can start waiting for the spring and less darkness.
I’m a follower through Google Friend Connect
…and I’m also a Facebook fan!
Hey! My favourite things: about Christmas: (1) Midnight Mass. So powerful and beautiful (2) is going out to fetes, fairs, German markets and the like. Much better than the high street, plus usually fetes/fairs are for charity AND there’s some vintage jumble to be rummaged.
I am going to tweet and facebook this forthwith 🙂 and I already follow.
MERRY CHRISTMAS Y’ALL (a new Xmas fascination- the american chef Paula Deen…she’s not on the Jamie healthy eating bandwagon hence perfect for Xmas!).
By follow I mean FB, via my blogger and just followed on Twitter. 😉
Hi
Couldn’t find the button to re-blog it, so have posted the link in my blog (as a whole post).
Also tweeted and FBed. 🙂
I love my little boys face in the morning when He sees all his presents and I love being with my whole family as they are the best!
This year I decided to go for a slightly 1940s decor with some paper chains, only to discover that, on ebay at least, it’s way easier to find packaged paper chain kits (with all the paper pre-cut and gummed slips) than it is to find Christmas paper. Spoils the make-do spirit a little, but it *was* very convenient…Anyway, so I’ve got chains up all over the house and they’re tremendously festive. Thanks for running this contest!
And now the run of “I already follow…” entries: I already follow you on Google reader…
…and on Facebook…
…and on Twitter!
Oh, and by the way, your snow shoe recommendations have saved my life. I ended up buying some from Draper of Glastonbury, and they are *amazing*. I had been sliding all over the pavement like a lunatic in my old shoes, and these are much much better. Thanks again!
I’m looking forward to seeing my little girl’s face on Christmas day, she’s 2 and a half so she has some understanding of Christmas this year. And of course seeing my lovely family on Boxing day and trying not to drink as much absinthe as we did last year!!
I follow you on Twitter, and love your tweets!
I follow you on Google Friend Connect so I can stay up to date with your fabulous blog.
my favourite thing about christmas is chritmas morning spent in your pjs eating chocolate watching old films.
and i follow you on friend connect 🙂
I would love Santa to bring me a petticoat for my Vivien of Holloway dress! Plus accessories 🙂
Oh, and I follow you on twitter x
I love Christmas and Christmas giveaways!! I would like to finde a KitchenAid Artisan under the Christmas tree!
I’ve followed you on Twitter!
And I’ve also blogged it!
And my favourite thing about Christmas… I love to lay with my head under the Christmas tree and look up at the twinkling lights through the branches like I did when I was a little girl. I used to think it was so magical – I still do!
My favourite thing about Christmas is the childs faces when they open their presents and they get so excited they cannot get their words out, PRICELESS
I would like some PJ’s and slippers for Christmas.
I love getting upnd sorting out the pressies and giving them a good old rattle!
My favourite thing about Christmas is seeing my childrens’ faces when they walk into the living room on christmas morning. It’s hugs before presents in our house and I cherish those few minutes
The best is being around my family, even as our numbers dwindle and laughing and eating and just being together.
I follow you on google.
I’m a friend of facebook.
I follow on twitter.
And I’ve tweeted the comp!
My favourite thing about Christmas is getting drunk EVERY day 😀
I really want santa to bring me some heated velcro rollers x (1)
I follow through GFC (1) and on twitter @TalulaBBlogger (1)
Have joined via friend connect
My fave thing about Christmas is all the sparkling lights in the windows of all the houses in the dark, it’s magical
My favourite thing about Christmas is being able to eat chocolate for breakfast guilt free.
My favourite thing about christmas is that my mum still puts a stocking on my door on Christmas Eve if we’re staying at her house. Of course, she’s just helping father christmas out but it really makes me feel about 12 again and I love it!
Also I follow this blog.
I follow on Facebook too.
What I love most about Christmas has been being back home with my family ever since I moved out. I always get a ton of presents and eat lots of yummy sweets, too… So how could it not be a favourite time of year? Although I’m not feeling the Christmas spirit as of yet, I’m looking forward to be through with school to go on holidays with my family – we’re going to Switzerland for Xmas and New Years! <3
I’m a follower with Google Friend Connect! x
And I retweeted this http://twitter.com/#!/Retrochick_uk/status/11749920587382784 x
My favourite thing about Christmas is the way my parents still have the same Christmas traditions that they had when me and my brother were children.
Like the way that even though I’m 21 now, my mum never fails to put tags on all my presents saying ‘To Lyndsey, love from Santa’….and the way that mum and dad bring mine and my brothers santa sacks out on Christmas eve and cover them with a dressing gown, as if that’s gonna fool us to what is actually underneath them!! lol.
I love channeling my inner child and you’re never too old to do that! <3
Oh…how exciting! Off to retweet!
My favourite thing is, food and lots of it, plus its a must at christmas so i dont have to feel guilty
also tweeted and following on twitter @rainiexiexie
My favourite thing about christmas is Christmas stockings.
my favourite things are chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate
Liked on Facebook…
I retweeted your tweet this morning my dear! Fingers crossed!!
I love getting useful presents and getting the right presents for the right people….
Time at home!
Favourite thing about chrsitmas.. being able to wear green anad red together!
Favourite thing about Christmas: Someone else cooks dinner for a change so I can get tiddly!
P.S I follow you on FB too.
Wow, what a fabulous giveaway! I am in awe of all this loveliness. Please, please, please let it be me! 😉
My favourite things about Christmas? Hmmm….it changes every day of December, much like an advent calender. One day it will be a certain Christmas song that reminds me of decorating the tree with my parents, e.g. Stop the Cavalry by Jona Lewie. Or it is scrambling up at the break of dawn on Christms morning to run downstairs with my baby sisters and see Santa has been and left his glittery footprints by the fireplace (they love this). Or it searching around for that perfect present for a loved one, knowing the smile it will bring to their face.
I love all that is Christmas and the cheer it brings!
Merry Christmas!
x
I follow on google friend connect, twitter and now facebook!
My favourite thing about Christmas, well this Christmas to be exact, is that I get to go home and see my lovely friends and family who I haven’t seen in three months! Cannot wait! Oh, and did I mention all that guilt free eating and drinking?
I just love giving presents to friends and family and acting as personal shopper to Santa for my children, and also on behalf of their Granny and Uncles I have such fun browsing and purchasing. The look on my children’s faces on Christmas morning is priceless – and Santa also brings me and my husband a stocking too so it’s smiles all round! Happy Christmas everyone. 🙂
Ps I already follow you on FB and Twitter and am about to rt this. 🙂
I love Christmas as we get to see our son and daughter and all 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and its a happy time for us all.
I love spending all day at home Xmas day with my family.
Hi! I really love your blog in the sense that you write as to make your readers relate to you. It’s often like I’m talking to a friend. Another thing I really love is Christmas time. Unfortunatelly, we do not have snow down here. You can’t imagine how it makes me sad! Instead we have terribly hot weather! And I guess one the most adorable items in this giveaway is the ornament. I’m mad about them and I collect them. I love getting special ones from friends as gifts, so I can remember them every year when I look at my tree.
I follow you with Google Friend Connect!
My favourite thing about Christmas is those few hours after lunch when you’re all stuffed & sleepily watching a really Christmassy movie!
Am following you on Google & have re-tweeted.
Good the yes lol
My favourite thing about Christmas is the excitement from Christmas Eve, I always wake before everyone else and it’s hard for me not to wake everyone up, but this year I have a little baby, so I might just let others lie in 🙂
My favourite thing about Christmas is having our first Christmas meal by candlelight on Christmas Eve.
I already follow you.
I have tweeted as @beachrambler
My favourite thing about Christmas is very excited children and mulled wine of course.
I already follow on facebook
My favourite thing about Christmas is being able to spend time together as a family. Closing the curtains and watchign a Christmas film on the tv with a mug of hot cocoa
Having a swim at the beach, a hot barbeque with fresh prawns, ice cold beer, and of course presents for my son who is 3, and has just discovered Santa…
My favourite thing about Christmas is spending time with family and just chilling out at the beach or on the front verandah (it’s summer here in Australia so our Christmas is always hot).
i have tweeted bella165
i also follow you on facebook and have do so for a long while
My favourite thing about Christmas is spending time with family & presents
Christmas reminds me of when we used to get new clothes and pens & pencils for going back to school
There are so many things I like about Christmas: decorations, music, food, presents, spending time with the family! I follow on Twitter: @akaleistar
My favorite thing about Christmas is being with my extended family . . . and lots of food!
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
I follow Retro Chick via GFC – Hofken
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
I follow Retro Chick on Twitter @hofken
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
Tweeted giveaway
http://twitter.com/hofken/status/13306104394022912
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
I follow Retro Chick on Facebook – Cynthia M Richardson
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
My favourite thing about Christmas is the joy and happiness that comes along with family reuion.
GFC follower.
Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/aikchien/status/13453827751546880
Love a giveaway esp a lovely divine one like this!!
Amazing prize. Im following on twitter as @laylalovesruby and also on fb as laylamsefletcher
My fave thing about christmas is snuggling up on the sofa with my daughter and watching christmas TV.
I also love seeing her open all her prezzies and watching her face light up when I turn on the christmas lights.
I love preparing christmas dinner and serving it.
I just Love Christmas and everything about it lol.
Merry Christmas x
To contemplate the possibilities of next year and presently, my presents!
I adore Christmas. Particularly stocking time. Last year we didn’t do them and I felt wrong!
In other news, I’ve possibly found my retro red lippie!
Now following on twitter @peppadoll
My favourite part of christmas is watching my kids faces when santa is after coming!
My favourite thing about Christmas is taking a break from life to spend time with my family.
My favourite thing about Christmas is the days building up to it: the Christmas parties, the mince pies and mulled wine, shopping for presents etc
Mulled wine with mince pies.. oh and baileys.. and port and lemon…. and sherry. Mmm.. I see a trend here!
Have followed with Google
For Christmas, I would love that black glass from your picture – that is so fabulous! About to send link to he who shall be ignored and see if he gets the int!
Already follow on Facebook
Already follow on Twitter (I feel like a spammer doing all these separate posts!)
Just about to tweet as bev_metallica
Hi! Great prizes which I would LOVE to win… my favourite thing about Christmas has always been making the brandy butter at my grandma’s house on Christmas Eve – I was always encouraged to slip a little when pouring in the brandy.
I follow you on twitter so free entry for me too! Happy Christmas Retro Chick. xxx
For christmas i NEED a new sewing machine! as mine just broke boohoo!
xx
Favorite thing about Christmas – Christmas used to be pretty sad/down for me. My fam was weird about Christmas and I got into the habit of spending the entire day in bed with my cat.
Recently though (well, the past 4-5 years, I guess) I’ve learned what the whole holiday is truly about – spending that quality time with those you love. My favorite part about Christmas is spending Christmas Eve with my adopted Seattle fam, making eggrolls and enjoying each others’ company.
OH and I have you on Twitter and Google! Yey!
My favourite things about Christmas – being with family and friends, listening to Christmas carols sung by children at the front door in Manila, the smell of my Mum’s cooking, the smile on my 9-year old nephew’s face when he sees gifts from Father Christmas which we usually put on the doorstep. Sadly, I can’t have them because I’m miles away from them.
So, my simple wish is for them to enjoy Christmas even if I’m not there to share it with them!
I’m a follower of your blog and will be posting this on my Facebook wall!
I love all the goodies in the photos!!!! Weeeeeee!!!!
Am now officially following you!
My favourite thing about Christmas is spending time with family and my Grandmas home-made poppy-cock (carmelly coated popcorn and nuts). She only make it once a year.
and now I’m a google follower
My favorite thing about Christmas is reliving the excitement of childhood through my children and seeing the excitement in their eyes when the drag their stockings into our room. My second favorite thing is the excuse to dress up in a fabulous dress and equally fabulous apron 🙂
I follow you on Twitter 🙂
I follow you on Facebook x
Blimey lady, you’re making us work for this 😉 Just tweeted it x
I now follow you on Google Connect, though I already did, sorry x
I follow you on Twitter!
And now on Facebook too x
Plus I love christmas because of the decorated and sparkling anticipation…
Tweeting about the competition. Merry Christmas x
I love the family get together. Having no kids of my own I get a great chance to spoil my neices and nephews and over stuff myself with great food.
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consider yourself re-tweeted, and I think you can guess who I am on Twitter.
I have always loved Christmas and I love everything about it. I have wonderful memories from childhood – it was the greatest time of the year, so I guess thats my most favourite thing about christmas.
But it’s really hard to decide – I love a good mix between traditional wooden decoration and American glitzy kitch, I get ridiculously excited when they turn the lights on in town center and I love driving past the houses of people who are even crazier than me. That’s why I don’t mind that it gets dark so early in winter – even better because you can see the lights!
I love christmas baking and I love passing on the spirit to my little boy who is at 28 months now also very very excited about anything christmassy 🙂
I made him a huge advent calendar – I love giving presents, any time of the year, but at christmas I can go over the top – a present every day until December 25th! And then comes the overload 🙂
Did I mention that I LOVE christmas?
And I am already one of your followers on Facebook – my name is Pia-Maria Meyer
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3rd one lucky
I am also spreading the give away love via Facebook – I hope that counts as a tweet.
My favourite thing about Christmas is being able to spend quality eating/drinking/laughing time with my loved ones! Great competition :o)
Also a fan on Facebook x
I would like santa to bring me an extra 3 hours per day so that I can actually get something done!
I want Santa to bring me a fabulously neon bicycling jacket so I can bike at night!
Christmas is about gift giving, family get together and spreading the love to everyone. I want Santa to provide me with a conventionl oven for baking goodies! LOL
followed you via GFC as biyagko_barbaru.
followed you on twitter as novice2aica.
followed you on facebook as Mxy Rxy Fernandez
tweeted: http://twitter.com/novice2aica/status/15286322780438529
tweeted here: http://twitter.com/novice2aica/status/15286322780438529
Christmas is all about Family,especially seeing the Grand-Children,who we dont’t see very often.I would love to be given a really good novel this year.
My favourite thing about Christmas are the Christmas trees and lights that most people put up. It’s lovely to see them when walking the kids to school.
I am already following your blog x
Follow on facebook.
Have tweeted @maisietoo
my fav xmas thing is presents and the food lol
I have now blogged about this competition too. See here —-> http://bit.ly/rosalilium3
Merry Christmas!
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tweeted as @dancer2712 and liked on facebook
merry christmas 🙂
my favourite thing about xmas, is xmas morning when the children wake up with excitement to see if santa has been and the look on their faces when they see that he has and what he’s brought them
Although I love watching my son open his prezzies, I have to say my fave thing is cooking Christmas dinner. I spend ages lovingly basting my big beautiful bird, I’m in my element..x
I absolutely love the food at Christmas! Going out for a big cold walk with the whole family (and the dogs!) then coming back to a lit fire and a big feast of spicy patoto and leek soup with chorizo! Mmmmm…
My favourite thing about Christmas is the expression on my boys face in the morning when they see santa has been. Just a priceless moment definately!!! 🙂
Tweeted @WendyCollard
Like you on Facebook too :-)Can you tell I really wanna win this lol xx Merry Christmas
I love the soap story lines coming to conclusions
I would love for santa to bring me a new car is that being too hopeful x
I would love santa to bring me an ipad!
The best thing about Christmas is turkey with all the trimmings.
My favourite thing about Christmas is the family coming together and playing silly games which is such good fun.
My favourite thing about Christmas is cooking xmas dinner and chilling out with my family. This year will be extra special as my daughter is old enough to unwrap her pressies
I love the food and decorations, everything looks so rich
I love Christmas shopping, choosing and buying my family their gifts.
Forgot to add, following on twitter @flapjack32
I love putting up and decorating the Christmas tree.
Having my family at home and spoiling them all!!!
an ipod
a phone
tweeted and Merry Christmas!!!!
I love making Christmas cake. I have my nana’s recipe book (a battered Bero book from the 1950s which is falling apart and is covered in her handwritten notes). She died 6 years ago but her cakes will always be with us and they’re great <3
following on Twitter @casperthegh0st
I love all the twinkling lights when your out and about at night just brightens and cheers everything up don’t really know what I want Santa to bring 🙂
also follow and tweeted @buzylizzy1
My favourite thing about christma is all the family sitting round the dinner table together talking about the past year
following on twitter @leiajulie
and on facebook
Following on twitter @DawniBee
‘Like’d on facebook
retweeted (does that count?)
@DawniBee
I love cooking lots of nice treats and enjoying them without feeling guilty!!
Hi Gemma – Kristy here from BitterSweet Partnership. We just wanted to say good luck to all the competition entrants; we hope the winner enjoys our LYLA half-pint glass!
time to relax and indulge
Would love Santa to bring me a spa break or loads of new clothes
Following the blog
Tweeted @ericahughes
I’ll be dancing to all the cheesy Christmas songs with my dog!, Especially Wham, ” Last Christmas “
Great blog . x
My favourite thing about Christmas is the shared memories which bring about specific traditions which are personal for each person. My friends each have a different way of celebrating but are very specific about the things that need to be observed. I love that.
Thanks for the giveaway. I follow you on Google.
I also follow you on Twitter (thanks for the reminder about the giveaway)
This is my first EVER Christmas. When I was growing up, my parents were Jehovah’s Witnesses so we never celebrated as a family. In fact, we’d draw the curtains, do our homework and have a slap up bangers and mash dinner.
THIS Christmas is entirely different. I’ve been decorating, baking and crafting until my little heart is content and I am SO excited about creating new traditions.
Merry Christmas all 🙂
I have retweeted @craftynovelist
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My favourite thing about Xmas is wrapping all the presents and making them look lovely.
I’m following you on GFC (Missie Lizzie) and Facebook, and on Twitter (@missielizzieb)
Thanks for a lovely giveaway.
I have also followed on Facebook …
… AAAAAAAAND Google Connect …
… but I already was a follower on Twitter. Hmm. Stalker much?
xxx
My favorite thing about Christmas is spending time with my family. I live a few hours away from my family now, so spending the holidays with them is so special. Just catching up and having a good time. I especially love cooking with all the women in my family. 🙂
I looooovvvveeeee watching the film Stardust at Christmas, and Princess Bride too. Feeling all festive now!
I LOVE watching Christmas movies and decorating with my family. Especially now that I have small kids. They just get so excited to put up the Christmas tree.
Since I was little, my favorite thing about Christmas is going to go see all the Christmas lights. I grew up in a small town, and I still live here. But they always have the best Christmas light displays! So much fun to drive around at night to see.
mince pies