Have a HOLLY BLOGGY CHRISTMAS

Thank you to all who participated in the Holly Bloggy Christmas! I really hope that everyone received their gift on time and were excited to open their gifts this morning! We received some GREAT pictures. You all are a creative and crafty bunch (not surprised)! I intended to post all pictures and link to your blogs but it is Christmas. I really wanna spend as much time with my family as possible and…the hubby has the stomach flu. So…I’m doing a linky party instead! Please post on your blog who your HBC partner was, link to their blog with a little Thank you, and we would love for you to snap a picture of what you got and show it too! Check back here throughout the week and see what everyone received.
If you have not received your gift, please email us at hollybloggychristmas@gmail.com and let us know. We will try and track it down! This was a lot of fun and we hope you all enjoyed it. Thank you so much to the sponsors who donated to Toys for Tots! We raised $111.00 to donate to their cause!!! That is a lot of toys for those sweet children! Make sure to check your email for the Christmas stocking! Thanks again sponsors! Make sure to check out their FABULOUS blogs and their TPT stores where you will find the great products in your stockings and much, much, more!

Beth Ann Kempf

Christina Bainbridge

Fern Smith

Hilary Lewis

Jana Wilson

Jennifer Knopf

Jennifer Tice

Julia Powell

Katie Klohn

Kimberly Gillow

Krissy Miner

Lisa Alredge

Mary Pitner

Rachelle Smith

Rebecca Sutton

Tammy Klinger

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Merry Christmas to You - HBC winner

Yay! We have a winner! Congrats to Lisa! Lisa...please contact me with your email so I can forward it to Melissa at Brag About It! Thanks to all who entered! We have 2...only 2 more giveaways. Check in to Ms. Preppy on Monday!

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Holly Bloggy Giveaway #7

Can you believe we are on giveaway #7? Get ready to give yourself a "Merry Christmas" gift! This one is such a great gift for yourself.
Melissa at Brag About It is giving away one of her Hand Stamped Teacher Necklaces.

How ADORABLE is that??? I love it...and it is valued at $50.00!!!! That's a great gift to give yourself! I know ya'll want it! Here's how to get a chance to win it (and we all know you have to be a participant to enter).

- Browse through Brag About It's etsy shop and tell me your favorite item
- Tell us....what is the BEST Christmas gift you have ever received or "bought" yourself?

Don't forget that today is the deadline for sending your gift to your partner. Do your very best to get that puppy shipped out. Snap a picture beforehand and email it to us at hollybloggychristmas@gmail.com   We've seen some super cute gifts! :)

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Listening Center Help

Ok ya'll.....I need your help. My listening center is a HOT MESS!!!! It it set up as a play center in which kids listen to alphabet songs (like Dr. Jean etc.). They love it but oh my...I despise it! :) About 5 years ago I got a wireless set thinking that I would haven't to mess with cords and it would be great. WRONG! Those stinkin' things broke left and right. They lasted 2 years TOPS. This year I got the headphone set with cords (kept the same radio). I swear I spend 1/2 of my time either putting those plastic peices back on the ears or untangling cords. I would love to know what tips you have. I tried labeling each one with a sticker and making kids put it back on the rack with the cordinating sticker. I would love any suggestions you could give me! Thanks so much!

Just a reminder HBC participants....Monday is the deadline to mail out your partner's gift. Please make sure you get confirmation ship...we don't want anyone left out! Also, please snap a picture and send it to us at hollybloggychristmas@gmail.com  

Come back Monday for a new giveaway!

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What Day Is It?

Seriously...this mini vacation has me all thrown off! I just realized about 5:00 that it was Saturday and I needed to choose a winner!

 Congrats to Kerri from Ms. Kerri and her Krazy Kindergarten! You are the winner of the blog design!  We can't wait to see your new makeover! Make sure to check out Caitlin's blog on Monday for the next giveaway. It is one you DON'T WANNA MISS...trust me! :)

Also, don't forget to be working on your partner's present! Please snap a picture BEFORE you send it and email it to us at hollybloggychristmas@gmail.com 

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Random Thoughts

A couple of random thoughts that I just needed to get out:

-I've noticed that I scream alot when I write. Actually, I intend for it to be excited, but I use ! all the time! I swear I think I end every sentence with one! I'm not mad or upset, just excited! I sure hope people don't take it the wrong way.
-My Christmas is up. Yep...I'm pretty excited! I ♥ Christmas decorations so much! I actually set my table this year using dishes I have had FOREVER.

-I noticed as I was downloading my pictures of my camera that I have 2377 photos on my camera card. I think it is time to clean it up...don't you?
- I'm doing the elf on the shelf this year. I gonna introduce it using an idea I found on pinterest. She is seriously creative and I love everything she does. If you haven't seen her blog, check her out.

I'm not sure it will really work with Lilly. She is 2 1/2 and when she's gonna throw a fit, she's gonna throw a fit. She doesn't care if Santa (or a stinkin' elf) is watching. Trust me....I've tried to use it...it doesn't work.

I don't think  I will be on here tomorrow, so I want to wish everyone a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Don't forget, if you need a Christmas gift for your kiddos to give to your parents, check out my calendar idea. Also, the pre-made blog design giveaway ends on Friday! It's one you don't wanna miss!!! Enter here.

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I have a winner!

Congratulations to Kelly B. aka Queen Bee! She is the winner of our Holly Bloggy Christmas Giveaway #3!

Don't forget to check out Ms. Preppy's blog on Monday for the next giveaway!

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Brrrr

It is cold! I left this morning and it was like 60. I come home tonight and it is 41 and "blustery" as the news people put it! Brrrr!
Just wanted to let ya'll know that Holly Bloggy Christmas secret pals have been sent out! WHEW! We are so excited to have so many participants! Please let me know if you did not receive yours. I have double checked myself like 5 times, but I'm terrified I missed someone. We cannot wait to start getting pictures in our email as you all send them out!

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Holly Bloggy Giveaway #3

I don't know about ya'll but I am really getting into the Christmas spirit. The stores are playing music, I'm starting to purchase Christmas gifts. I have the MAJOR itch to put out my Christmas. Yep...I"m one of those. I usually put it out the weekend before Thanksgiving. Sorry to those of you hate that. I just cannot get enough of Christmas decorations so I want to enjoy them as long as possible.
We have had 2 awesome giveaways already, and it is time for number 3! This giveaway include 2 prizes for 1 winner!!!!
The first is a $20 shop credit to Sew Joy Crafts on Etsy. She makes lots of cute things such as fabric binder covers, teacher totes, and baby bibs to just name a few!

The winner will get a $20 credit to choose what they want to get! How fabulous is that.

The winner of this giveaway will also get a copy of the adorable book Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas.

Who doesn't love Fancy Nancy? (I actually dressed up for her the first year she came out for Halloween at school.) As if that is awesome, the book is AUTOGRAPHED by the ILLUSTRATOR Robin Preiss Glasser. So, the winner of this giveaway will win BOTH a $20 shop credit to Sew Joy Crafts and a copy of Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas autographed by the illustrator.

To enter you have to be a participant of Holly Bloggy Christmas. If you are not signed up, we are sorry but the deadline to enter has passed this year but maybe next year! For all participants, you have 3 chances to enter:

- Visit Sew Joy Crafts on Etsy and tell us what you will spend your $20 credit on if you win

- Go to http://www.fancynancyworld.com/  and stroll around this GREAT website. Let us know which Fancy Nancy Book is your favorite.

- Bonus entry - Tell us about your favorite holiday book either that you share with your class or your family.

Entries begin now and end Friday, November 11th at 11:59p.m. Good luck!

Be looking for an email VERY soon with your Holly Bloggy Giveaway partner. We are pairing up and sending them out! Have fun!

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We have a Winner!!!!

We have a winner for our first Holly Bloggy Giveaway!

Lisa from Live, Laugh, and Love to Learn is the winner of the ADORABLE teacher banner.



Lisa, send me your email so I can give your information to Whimzy Creations and she can be in contact with you! Thanks to all who entered and to Whimzy Creations for the giveaway! Be sure to check out Ms. Preppy's blog on Monday....she will have giveaway number 2. You won't want to miss it! We have about 65 participants. The deadline to sponsor or be a participant of Holly Bloggy Christmas is Monday!


Sign up now if you haven't already!

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One More Day for the Holly Bloggy Giveaway!

Wow! Only 1 more day left to enter to win our 1st of NINE giveaways. The deadline is 11:59 tomorrow night! Just click here to learn more about our 1st Holly Bloggy Giveaway. You have to be a participant or sponsor to join so if you are not and want to join the fun, just click here.

I will be back on Saturday with the winner!

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Holly Bloggy Giveaways - Week 1

I am so excited about the first Holly Bloggy Giveaway! This giveaway is from Whimzy Creations on Etsy.

I have personally purchased from her and she is FABULOUS! I purchased all of my paper items for my little girl's 1st birthday from her. How cute are they?

 

She is FABULOUS to work with and her creations are ADORABLE. Best news of all? She's gonna share some of that FABULOUS with you! She is giving away 1 Teacher Banner.

How CUTE is that???? This is valued at $30.00! Wouldn't this be a perfect addition to your classroom?  Well, get to entering!

First and foremost, you MUST be a Holly Bloggy Christmas participant or sponsor. If you are not, email us at hollybloggychristmas@gmail.com   You really don't want to miss out on all the fun!

You can have 6 chances to win! Here is how you can earn entries. Please make sure you leave a comment for each entry!
- Follow my blog and leave a comment
- Follow Ms. Preppy's blog and leave a comment
- Add my Teacher's Notebook store as a favorite and leave a comment
- Follow Ms. Preppy at her TPT store and leave a comment
- Visit Whimzy Creations store and leave a comment telling us which of her items you like best
- Blog about the giveaway and Holly Bloggy Christmas and leave a comment with the link.

Please remember, you only need to comment on my blog for this giveaway. Ms. Preppy will do the next giveaway. This giveaway will run from today until 11:59 on Friday, October 28th. We will choose a winner and announce it on Saturday, October 29th! Good luck!!!!!

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