tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post3527467170918266711..comments2024-03-25T21:36:12.838-05:00Comments on Samplings From A Blue Ribbon Girl: Snowflakes...and a Holiday Giveaway!BRD Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16314290947253299337noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-13489072501138477312009-12-12T10:28:50.061-06:002009-12-12T10:28:50.061-06:00Thank you all for entering and sharing your lovely...Thank you all for entering and sharing your lovely holiday stories! The contest has now ended (with 38 entries) and I will be using the random generator to choose the winner(s) momentarily. Good luck!BRD Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314290947253299337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-19458603640244565242009-12-10T22:25:58.540-06:002009-12-10T22:25:58.540-06:00What beautiful snowflakes. My favorite Christmas ...What beautiful snowflakes. My favorite Christmas memory is from the Christmas when I was about 5. My mom was a nurse and had to work the night shift on Christmas Eve and would more than likely miss the opening of presents early on Christmas Day. My parents took my sister, brother and I out to look at Christmas lights while unbeknownst to us some good family friends put out the "Santa" presents. My sister was old enough to know what was going on, but I was told that Santa had come while we were out. Being a good girl, I was afraid to go see my presents just in case Santa got mad that we saw them too soon! It took some coaxing, but I finally went in to the living room and my mom got to share in the excitement of our Christmas "morning."DonnaTNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632155244794417553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-13814432321422001382009-12-10T16:44:19.581-06:002009-12-10T16:44:19.581-06:00I love your snow flakes! I have been making hand ...I love your snow flakes! I have been making hand made holiday gifts for as long as I can remember. And every year I try to give at least one handmade gift to someone who doesn't expect it. Sometimes it is someone I barely know who needs to be made to feel special. Every year I really have no idea who that someone will be. I generlly get some overt signal that tells me who that person should be and go with the flow. <br /><br />Marexstitch @gmail. comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-31457700741902481532009-12-10T13:29:34.261-06:002009-12-10T13:29:34.261-06:00Your snowflakes are gorgeous!!! Please, include m...Your snowflakes are gorgeous!!! Please, include me in your drawing. <br /><br />A few years ago a small local movie theater that shows arthouse movies started showing the old black & white It's a Wonderful Life movie the two weeks before Christmas. It has quickly become a tradition for us to go to this little theater and see that Christmas classic on the big screen. We went 3 times last Christmas! <br /><br />Merry Christmas,<br />Jinger<br />flsunrae@bellsouth.netJingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017839888831132420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-32313582972210932212009-12-10T07:43:01.185-06:002009-12-10T07:43:01.185-06:00Your Snowflakes are wonderful and great for my Chr...Your Snowflakes are wonderful and great for my Christmas Holiday, I love so and think everyone should have a white Christmas. :)<br />Happy Holidays!<br />Theresa N<br />weceno(at)yahoo(dot)comTheresa N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077810392816440651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-46933961041257186922009-12-09T14:37:59.604-06:002009-12-09T14:37:59.604-06:00Love them!!! They remind me so much of the hand c...Love them!!! They remind me so much of the hand crocheted ones DH has from his grandmother. Her eyesight is poor now, so she doesn't make them anymore, but she crocheted them for years, stiffening each one on her kitchen table with liquid starch and pins. As each of her 3 grandchildren started their own homes and holiday traditions, she gave them several bags of these snowflakes for the trees. I would love to add some of your beauties into our snowflake collection.<br /><br />sweetpeastitches@yahoo.comJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432778814708875811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-17799074520577088722009-12-08T22:41:38.103-06:002009-12-08T22:41:38.103-06:00Hi! I just want to say how much I love your patte...Hi! I just want to say how much I love your patterns and have stitched quite a few. Your snowflakes are so dainty and sweet, they remind me of ones my grandmother used to crochet! My favorite Christmas memory is going sledding with my parents when I was really young. We lived in the country and would hike to a huge sledding hill. My Dad would lay down on the sled and we would sit on top of him (with his extra weight on the sled we would fly down the hill) but one year there wasn't quite enough snow. We hit a patch of dirt and the sled stopped but we didn't and we slipped and slid the rest of the way down the hill on my Dad's tummy! How we laughed whenever we remembered that sledding trip. *Hugs* DJ tickledpinkone@yahoo.co.ukDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608484065356946891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-44518349125480932192009-12-08T18:51:05.084-06:002009-12-08T18:51:05.084-06:00Wow I love your snowflakes, want to swap one for a...Wow I love your snowflakes, want to swap one for a beaded one?<br /><br />When my yongest DD was 5 and had just started school the only thing on her list for Santa that year was a lunch box and Santa brought her 5 different ones, one for each day of the weekLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310529070796271421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-42242306658439144962009-12-08T15:40:14.271-06:002009-12-08T15:40:14.271-06:00I just love those snowflakes. I love to be entere...I just love those snowflakes. I love to be entered to win too.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792171420098351093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-15313269666180806212009-12-08T15:18:05.475-06:002009-12-08T15:18:05.475-06:00Dear Belinda,
Your snowflakes are absolutely beau...Dear Belinda,<br /><br />Your snowflakes are absolutely beautiful! I love them and I would be the most happy to win some of them. This year is the first when I have my own Christmas tree, and it is also the time to start my own Christmas traditions. I have already put up my tree and my plan is that in the future I would like to decorate them with hand made ornaments. At the moment I do not have too much, but in a few years maybe it will be possible. <br /><br />Have a nice Christmastime,<br />Edit<br /><br />http://fuggosegeim.blogspot.com/<br />edit.stitching at gmail.com (without the spaces of course)Edithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730650310717012270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-25877781050159072322009-12-08T14:29:41.485-06:002009-12-08T14:29:41.485-06:00I would love to be included in your drawing. Your...I would love to be included in your drawing. Your snowflakes are gorgeous! The remind me of the lace ornaments I have from Belgium.<br /><br />Kathy<br />katkiley@aol.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713788292722336096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-39848406609413465952009-12-07T23:22:01.456-06:002009-12-07T23:22:01.456-06:00I just decorated my tree tonight and your snowflak...I just decorated my tree tonight and your snowflake looks so pretty. Thanks again for it. I love putting up the tree as many of my ornaments are hand made from many of my friends. <br />Happy HolidaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-59439057997369953332009-12-07T22:54:38.460-06:002009-12-07T22:54:38.460-06:00Belinda, these are just toooo lovely!
We've ju...Belinda, these are just toooo lovely!<br />We've just put the tree up and it's the first time in many years. I'm so excited even tho we won't be here for Christmas. I'm usually visiting my grand-daughter until mid-December so don't get time to put up a tree before we leave for our son's for Christmas. I so enjoyed bringing out all of my old ornaments and visiting with my decorations. I'll never let Christmas decorating get by me again.omashee aka Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114069859141401166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-81255722505930156722009-12-07T01:49:25.406-06:002009-12-07T01:49:25.406-06:00They are gorgeous,I have have just learned to Croc...They are gorgeous,I have have just learned to Crochet and I am attempting to crochet myself some snowflakes I have four so far,maybe by next christmas I will have loads!Stitchabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486522750431462605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-8052449196924553672009-12-07T01:44:08.324-06:002009-12-07T01:44:08.324-06:00I think the best Christmas I had was in 1993, I wa...I think the best Christmas I had was in 1993, I was pregnant with my first child and my mom,dad and my two sisters had put together a really special meal,we had all these little gourmet sauces, jellies and appetizers that just made the meal such a delight We always talk about that Christmas and that meal and all of being together, even now it is truly one our fondest memoriesSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713997987692139685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-90632765522635903942009-12-06T16:30:58.574-06:002009-12-06T16:30:58.574-06:00They are BEAUTIFUL! WOW! I would love to win :o)...They are BEAUTIFUL! WOW! I would love to win :o)<br /><br />Two years ago, my DH and I spent our first Christmas alone together. DH had just lost his job so we were low in money. We packed up the fur kids and stayed at my in-laws place right on the ocean. There was a lot of snow that year and it was so romantic :o) DH chopped down a tree and we decorated it with lights, paper snowflakes and shells from the beach. DH even made an angel topper out of birch bark. One of my favorite memories :o)Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310433488261347972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-77003914002576635662009-12-06T11:07:36.911-06:002009-12-06T11:07:36.911-06:00I would love to win a set of these and since I gre...I would love to win a set of these and since I grew up in Iowa I have to LOVE snowflakes, we got plenty of them!<br /><br />Debsantadebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254705023136329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-45161088771891541742009-12-06T10:50:36.147-06:002009-12-06T10:50:36.147-06:00My story takes place 35 years ago when I was about...My story takes place 35 years ago when I was about 7 years old (or maybe a little younger). Even though I was brought up Jewish (my father-side of the family), we always went to my grandparent's house for Christmas (mother's side of the family). My grandparents had a tradition of not putting any presents under the tree or in the stocks...because that was Santa's job. So we would have wonderful Christmas eve meals with all the trimmings and then go to bed early. I still remember sleeping in my uncle's room, looking out his big window, hoping that I would get to see Santa and his sleigh, especially Rudolph. Unfortunately, I always fell fast asleep. When it was morning, my sister and I would sneak down stairs and look under the tree and at the stocks...both were always overflowing with presents. As tradition was, we were able to go through our stockings in the morning before breakfast, but we always had to wait to do the presents under the tree. It was magical.<br /><br />Nevertheless, during a snowstorm one year I woke up to find out that the little elves that made the magic was my grandparents and parents. Oh well, now I am the elf and my kids (13 and 10) still believe in the magic.<br /><br />I hope to win your lovely snowflakes - thank you for this opportunity.<br />Lisa D<br />lmdurst@yahoo.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281836434713711420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-39927734778252788502009-12-06T01:07:14.596-06:002009-12-06T01:07:14.596-06:00How exquisite!!
Your snowflakes remind me of visit...How exquisite!!<br />Your snowflakes remind me of visiting my ex-husband's grandmother. She crocheted snowflakes and when I commented on them, she promptly taught me how to crochet with thread. Before we left, she gave me most of her old snowflake, lace and doily patterns. A fond memory to this day.<br />Thanks for the opportunity to win!!<br />Pat S.<br />dte0853@bellsouth.netPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548268968040288850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-45757337866981796722009-12-05T22:52:48.845-06:002009-12-05T22:52:48.845-06:00How beautiful your snowflakes are!
I would love a ...How beautiful your snowflakes are!<br />I would love a chance to win them.<br />Kathy<br />kathygr3@aol.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648885793343628020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-49612484365250201472009-12-05T22:16:53.063-06:002009-12-05T22:16:53.063-06:00I would love to be entered!
Today it feels like C...I would love to be entered!<br /><br />Today it feels like Christmas as we have had snow all day. It's just beautiful right now.<br /><br />One of my favorite memories is when I was a very little girl we were visiting my grandmother and it snowed right after Christmas! I was just old enough to be in school and was very excited and worried that I would miss a day at school!<br /><br />Now most of my favorite memories are of my children and of their Christmas adventures. :-)<br /><br />Cynthia<br />Windy Meadow<br />cyn_stitches@yahoo.comCynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16815507581216920872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-19652381058539201652009-12-05T20:47:56.531-06:002009-12-05T20:47:56.531-06:00Wow, those are gorgeous.
My Christmas memory is...Wow, those are gorgeous. <br /><br />My Christmas memory is of my great grandmother. We would visit and I'd get to pick one chocolate covered cherry from a box she had. I still love them to this day, but they just don't taste the same.<br />bkirk1029@sbcglobal.netBecky K in OKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351957192712215059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-90350165009097823612009-12-05T19:57:45.553-06:002009-12-05T19:57:45.553-06:00Gorgeous snowflakes! Thank you for the chance of o...Gorgeous snowflakes! Thank you for the chance of owning them. I remember the joy of putting the first X'mas tree in the house when the children were young. We had great fun putting all the trimmings on the trees. <br /><br />Hugs,Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676029851495312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-4027312754483877152009-12-05T18:43:41.766-06:002009-12-05T18:43:41.766-06:00Wow, your snowflakes are so beautiful and so delic...Wow, your snowflakes are so beautiful and so delicate. We don't often have snow here where I live in England but, when we do it's such a magical time. <br /><br />This year Christmas is going to be a bittersweet celebration for us. My lovely MIL who celebrated her 100th birthday in April and who still lived in her own small bungalow sadly passed away last month. She made me a Christmas cake every year from the time we married in 1976 until last Christmas. I made my cake a few weeks ago and mixed in some wishes and sweet memories. She will be uppermost in our thoughts this Christmas.<br />With good wishes Angela<br />www.picituretrail.com/angelasweby<br /><br />john.sweby@btinternet.comangelaswebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450570230777338043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920668240196977458.post-83689455223318034072009-12-05T17:59:16.211-06:002009-12-05T17:59:16.211-06:00The snowflakes are beautiful! I'd LOVE to win...The snowflakes are beautiful! I'd LOVE to win a set.<br />Thanks ~ Jeanne Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.com