On Monday, I’m hosting a “Hooked on Holiday House Tours” blog party. And guess what–I’ll be handing out prizes! If you have a blog and want to participate, all you have to do is:
1. Show us photos of a house–any house–decorated for the holidays. Some ideas:
- Your house.
- Houses lit up in your neighborhood.
- Photos from a holiday house tour in your town.
- Photos from a magazine, movie, or MLS listing.
2. Link back to the party post and encourage your readers to join the party, too.
3. Add your link to the party page. I’ll have Mister Linky up and running Sunday night and ready to go. Click here to see the last blog party I hosted if you want to see how it works.
PRIZES? DID SOMEONE SAY PRIZES?!
I’ll be playing Santa and passing out some gifts to a few lucky bloggers AND commenters who participate in the party. Here’s how it’ll work. At the end of the day Tuesday, I’ll choose 5 great posts from the blog party, and then I’ll let YOU vote on the best holiday house tour.
The blogger who gets the most votes by the end of the week will win a Christmas Movie on DVD, as well as a link in my sidebar as “Blog of the Month.”
I’ll also be drawing two more names at random from the comments section. So there will be three winners in all!
If you’re one of them, you’ll get to choose from any of the movies that I featured last week, and I’ll mail it to you: “Home Alone,” “The Holiday,” “The Family Stone,” “A Christmas Story,” and “While You Were Sleeping” (click here if you missed any of my posts about these films and read more about them!). If you’d rather have the $$ in the form of an Amazon gift certificate, that’s fine, too. It’s up to you.
If you have questions, let me know in the comments. Otherwise, I’ll meet you back here on Monday morning when the party will begin!
P.S. Several of my friends are hosting parties this week, too. Rhoda’s (Southern Hospitality) will be on Monday, and Kimba’s (A Soft Place to Land) party is Tuesday. At We are THAT Family, bloggers are already showing their Christmas trees. And be sure to stop by Angela’s Cookie Exchange party this weekend at A Cottage Magpie!
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I just figured out how to get the button into my side bar! Woohooooo! Looking forward to it.
I can’t wait for the party, Julia! It’s gonna be a big bloggy Christmas extravaganza. I’ve got you mentioned today too & hope you get lots over here linking up.
What a really fun party! I don’t have anything to post-but I will be commenting!
Looking forward to your party!
~Tam
SO fun! we look forward to participating! Kijsa is going to give away an ornament with the snowman design from the article in Christmas Ideas featuring her house!
We have a fun giveaway of a target gift card today with the AHA for go red! A little early Christmas gift!
blessings,
kari & kijsa
I’m getting ready, Julia. This will be fun!
I’m not sure if I’ll be able to take pictures at the tour tomorrow. I had someone taking pictures when we were on the tour. They didn’t asked, they just took pictures. A guy from the local paper was here, too and asked to take pictures. I never saw them in print. I should have asked him about that!
I took some great ones last year. I may have to use that one!! Hope not. One of the homes, tomorrow, is owned by someone who worked with J. So perhaps they will allow photos! If not, I’m sure I’ll come up with something. I’m taking the button and I’ll see what I can do.
Thanks for hosting this, Julia!
Oh. I so badly want to play, and have found the perfect home to showcase…I just need to find time. I will look for some now.
hello there – Sunday nite here and I am all sorted
will be back first thing on Monday to link up – hugs le
ack! just like Christmas – I’M NOT READY YET!!
Hi Julia
Thanks so much for you best wishes and congratulations.
This sounds like a fabulous way to see so many beautifully decorated homes! I’ll be back to check the links.
For the first time in my entire 34 years of marriage I didn’t decoate as we will be flying out to Denver to see out first grandchild soon! He’s the very best Christmas gift we’ve ever been given
Hugs, Pat
I’ll be there, Can’t wait for all the tours. I just love peeking at other’s Holiday Decorating.Pam
I love taking these house tours. I just wish they wouldn’t make me keep the bottle in a paper bag.
I hope you do not kick me out of the home tour… but I did not do a home… but I did a Christmas tree tour of decorated trees to go into homes! Also it was held in the home of Mickey Mouse… lol… the Disneyland Hotel!
Thanks for hosting this. I twittered about your tour/party for an entry in the contest.
I’m all ready! Do I need to post my link to my blog? I’ve never done this before.
OK, I re-read. Here’s my link to my 1856 Farmhouse, “Holiday House” – http://www.shoot-scoop.com/2008/12/14/holiday-farm-house-tour/
Well crap! I deleted my blog two weeks ago. Figures!
Julia, thanks for letting me know about the problems you were having getting to my blog…I think Mr. Linky fixed everything!
Thanks, Julia, for the great party. How fun to see so many beautiful homes at their finest. Your home is lovely and your children look like they enjoyed the photoshoot.