Christmas in July Giveaway

Henry Glass Fabrics is doing a Summer Party blog hop this week! Of course there will be lots of giveaways and goodies......  I have a BIG giveaway here on my blog as well, so keep on reading.....

For this post I am supposed to write something about summer.... my favorite summer things, or summer plans, or new products being released this summer....

So of course I decided to write about.... Christmas! Because as far as I'm concerned, it's never too early to start thinking about it and getting some projects done. And when it's really hot outside, you can crank up the air conditioning and the Christmas music and have a little party....

I actually celebrated Christmas in July just yesterday at my church. Every year, our church participates in an event called Operation Christmas Child. It involves packing shoe boxes with little toys and gifts and candy, and then they get sent to children all around the world- many of whom have never received a Christmas gift in their whole entire lives. You can even track your box and see where it goes- last year, my family's boxes went to Malawi and Kenya. We usually pack and send our boxes in the fall, but we thought this year it would be fun to do them in the summer, since everyone seems to be so busy in the fall.

Some of the ladies from our church got together to go shopping, then we came back to the church and made a party out of wrapping and assembling the boxes. Of course there was Christmas music, Christmas cookies, and Christmas decorations. It was a fun and festive time!

(And, you know, there had to be food involved, 'cause you can't do all of that hard work on an empty stomach..... It was also a chance to pull out some of my favorite Christmas dishes that don't get nearly enough use.)

At the end of the day, we had about 30 boxes to donate to Operation Christmas Child. An afternoon well spent.....

For a few FREE Christmas projects you can work on RIGHT NOW, click below:

Tote Bag Tutorial

Wonky Whimsical Christmas Tree Tutorial

Jolly Holiday Santa Sack Tutorial

The panel and fabrics for my Oh Holy Night fabric collection are now available on my website, too, for fun holiday sewing:

Panel

Fat Quarter Bundle

Click here to see swatches for this collection.

Stop by the Henry Glass blog today and everyday this coming week- they will be giving away lots of fabric!

Now for MY giveaway:

The prize is this great collection of fabric, patterns, and note cards:

The prize includes:

5 Christmas/Holiday themed quilt patterns

3 Packages of Cards

A fabric panel and assorted fabrics from my Oh Holy Night fabric line

A kit (pattern and fabric) for a Thimbleberries Table Runner

A double sided snowman pendant

The RETAIL VALUE on this prize is over $120.... there are several ways for you to enter:

• Leave a comment here telling me what is your favorite holiday to make crafts and projects for? Is it Christmas? General winter theme? Valentine's Day? Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving? Or some other holiday????                                                                                                                                        
• For an extra entry, be a fan of The Noble Wife on Facebook, and leave a comment here letting me know that you are a fan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
• For an extra entry, share this post on Facebook. This is super easy- just look for the little row of icons at the bottom of this post, near the comments. Click the "f" for Facebook button. Leave a comment here to let me know that you have shared it.                                                                                                                                                                                     
• For an extra entry, follow me on Twitter, and leave a comment here letting me know that you are a follower                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
• For an extra entry, you can also Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter (must provide link to THIS post), and mention @TheNobleWife, and leave a comment here letting me know that you are a fan (again, there is a oh-so-easy-to-use Twitter button ("t") at the bottom of the post near the comment section). Leave a comment here to let me know that you have Tweeted.                                                                                                                                              
• For an extra entry, become a follower of this blog (see right side bar, under Fellow Artsy Folks), and leave a comment here letting me know that you are a follower

Gee, so many ways to enter, there's no excuse to be left out....
Remember to provide a SEPARATE COMMENT here on this post for EACH way that you have entered. (You will see something at the bottom of the post that says 0 comments, or 5,683,598 comments, or something like that. Click on it and it will bring up a comment box.)

I MUST be able to easily contact you, please make sure your email is included in the comment or that I can reach you through your Blogger/Google account.

You have until Midnight EDT, Monday August 6 to enter.

GOOD LUCK! AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!