09 December, 2010

Angel Giveaway

 Since I only managed one bazaar this year, I am left with some bazaar (or is that bizarre? ) items.
When I got home the other night I read that SewMamaSew is hosting a Giveaway Day. How cool.

So here is what I am giving away.


This is a handmade angel, made by me, to hang on the tree or from a doorknob or from your bedpost.  It will arrive with some special angel goodies inside.

The cornet/cone is made from a discarded damask tablecloth in the free box at a garage sale. The previous owners tried to bleach a stain out and they didn't quite like the  resulting 'tie-dye' effect.
Anyway the blue damask is lined with a waffle-weave scrap of fabric. The angel wings are made with some more damask scraps - this time in a heavier white. I took these photos outside and I notice she's a tad wind-blown in the hair-do department. Missy Angel is wearing a halo of small red berries over her curly hair.


If you want it, just leave me a comment telling me your absolute favorite Christmas carol and explain why.   
*** I am on Blogger so you might want to figure out how to leave your e-mail so I can contact you if you win - something like name at something dot com.

I will decide either by agreeing with you 100% or figuring out how to post a random number generator.
Contest opens Dec. 13, 2010 and closes December 17th, 2010. I think the idea is for all of us givers to ship it so the winner receives it by Christmas.
I will ship internationally as well as domestically.


(You do not have to wait until Dec.13 to enter)

There are a ton of Giveaways on the SewMamaSew blog.   Take time to visit the other blogs and enter their giveaways. Don't forget SewMamaSew ships extremely fast if you need something from their shop. I recently ordered some fabric and had it the next day.

46 comments:

  1. I love O Holy Night. Espeically by Mariah Carey!
    Thanks for the great giveaway!
    h_freund@hotmail.com

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  2. She's very sweet. My favorite carole is Feliz Navidad by Boney M. I've been decorating the tree to that song cranked to max volume since I was about 7 so it's full of memories.

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  3. O Holy Night is my favorite . . . especially sung by a choir. I don't know why exactly, but it always touches my heart when I hear it and I can't help but get teary eyed listening.

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  4. I really like good 'ole Jingle Bells! It's super fun and happens to have my name in it! LOL! Your angel is absolutely enchanting! She is wonderful!
    jinglesells at gmail dot com

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  5. love your angel. I'm a wandering Christmas caroler in a quartet, so I haven't a favorite. I know 1st, 2nd and last verse of many, many, many carols.
    I do like Diana Krall's arrangement of Jingle Bells though.
    thanks for sharing.

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  6. I always love to hear silent night, it just gets me in the right mood for Christmas. If I happen to be the lucky winner you can contact me through my blog, www.radseams.com/blog. I am also hosting a giveaway.

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  7. O Holy Night, because I like the "fall on your knees" line...so worshipful!

    I'm participating in the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day! I hope you have time to stop over and enter my giveaway at homemakerhoney.com

    Merry Christmas!

    Deborah
    Homemaker Honey
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  8. it's not really a carol, per se, White Cristmas sung by Bing Crosby. i'm not sure what it is that makes it so special to me, but it can make me misty when i hear it. cheers!

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  9. Thanks for the lovely giveaway! The Little Drummer Boy gets me every time...LOVE it!

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  10. O Holy Night is my favorite for sure, it doesnt get much better than that!

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  11. I love Away in a Manger. I sing it to my little girls regularly. It is such a sweet song, the second and third verses seem like a child's prayer, and they just fill me with child like wonder and faith.

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  12. I love the Little Drummer Boy.
    jmclean at mts dot net

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  13. I love "Oh come all yea Faithful", a beautiful song.

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  14. I fell in love with "O Holy Night" when I was a kid and saw "Home Alone". I thought the chior in the movie sang it beautifully and it has been my favorite ever since. Thanks for the giveaway!

    racergirl1313 at hotmail dot com

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  15. I love Away in the manger, when I was younger we learned to sign it so it became one of my faves. texhelena(at)aol(dot)com

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  16. My favorite is Mary Did You Know because i feel it says it all. Very powerful song.

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  17. I love Silent Night. And Greensleeves, but I only ever found one version that I liked with the original words.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    embyrfire(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  18. Jingle Bells .. lots of memories of dancing around the house with kids

    hegamo at xtra dot co dot nz

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  19. 'Away in a manger' always makes me cry -especially when the local children sing it at the crib service on Christmas eve

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  20. I sadly have to say that whenever I hear Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas is you' I feel festive. It reminds me of 'Love Actually' too so I have to pull that out and watch it. I love your Angel, well done and Merry Christmas.

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  21. Love your handmade angel, and I'm sure our little angel will love it through the years also. My favorite Christmas carol? "The Drummer Boy". Now, this is one of those "You had to be there" moments, but I can remember standing in a store with my mother looking through Christmas cards. She was reading one that had the lyrics of "The Drummer Boy" around the outside borders of the card. She started singing the lyrics and didn't realize she was singing them out loud until the crowd of people around us clapped when she finished the song. I think of that even now, and this probably happened at least 30 years ago or more. dmj53(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  22. What a lovely angel, she is welcome here....

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  23. very nice! I am really like the song "How many kings" by down here.

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  24. Lets see....my favorite carol, would be Baby it's cold outside, just like the sound and can imagin being in that situation :D

    I am having a giveaway too!! Come check it out if you like. http://hendrixville.blogspot.com/

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  25. Oh, Christmas carol... not so common here, but I love to hear "il est né le divin enfant" at christmas time !
    http://www.deezer.com/listen-3774509

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  26. Oh, I'm so glad you still have this to giveaway!!!

    WAY awesome!

    Would love to put it up at my house.

    Thanks

    Marilyn
    marilynjw1971 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  27. I love your angel! She is lovely!
    My fave carol is Rudolph- such a happy song!

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  28. I love "Noel!" Very beautiful. Thank-you for this giveaway, it is absolutely precious :)

    cthompson4(at)liberty(dot)edu

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  29. I love Oh Holy Night when sung well....Right now I'm loving listening to my 4 yr. old sing Away in the Manger too.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  30. As a life-long fan of Elvis Presley, I have to say that his song, while not a carol, "Blue Christmas" is my favorite. Who do you know that can sing a holiday song and still sound so dang sexy? That's my choice. Your angel reminds me of a Tussy-Mussy. Little cones that hold flowers, ladies carried them to "ward off" bad smells! I love the vintage-y look to her. What a fun little giftie! Tina

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  31. What a wonderful idea!
    Nothing better than a handmade gift!
    God bless you.
    Kind regards from Germany.
    Claudia
    frauknopf@gmx.de

    My favorite song is Adeste fidelis.

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  32. This angel is just precious! One of my favorite Christmas songs is O Holy Night...It is especially beautiful when Micheal English sings it! He has an amazingly full tenor voice.

    Sonja
    sonjagreene(at)veryverdant(dot)com

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  33. Christmas Where the Gum Trees Grow, love it, its sung at all Australian schools by little kids jinging bells, super cute. Thanks for the giveaway, I am a follower.

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  34. As far as carols go I'm happy listening to any one of them sung by Elvis!

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  35. That's a sweet little angel. My fave Christmas song is Far Far Away on Judea's Plains.

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  36. I love winter wonderland - probably because i dream of having a winter christmas as it's summer here for christmas

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  37. Carol of the Bells is my favorite--why because it speaks so clearly about Christ!!!
    I love angels.
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    espmax(at)gmail(dot)com

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  38. I would have said Silver Bells or White Christmas, but I think Blue Christmas is more what I feel this year as my step daughter will never get a chance to celebrate with her family again.. We have her children here and my heart goes out to them..

    Please enter my name in your lovely drawing
    thank you
    Bonnie in Florida, USA
    ladycolmn(at)aol(dot)com

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  39. Cute giveaway! My favorite Christmas Carol is Jingle Bells just because I love to listen to my kids sing it all day long every day this time of year. :) Thanks for the chance to win!

    okiedokiemama at yahoo dot com

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  40. I don't think your angels are bizarre at all, lol. They are rather cute! We've been singing Jingle Bells in two languages :)

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  41. Your angel is so sweet! I love Silent NIght because the song and words are beautiful and so true! Thank you for the chance to win

    Merry Christmas!

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  42. Oh Holy Night makes the hairs stand on the back of my neck, it is so moving!

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  43. Once in Royal David's City is my favorite, and i'd love to win your angel. debgiro at wildblue dot net

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  44. joycemosbyatyahoodotcom
    I would love to win your angel. My favorite carol is the first noel. It brings tears every time i hear it.

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  45. "A Cradle in Bethlehem" by Nat King Cole. If you haven't heard this, GOOGLE it and give a listen. So sweet it will bring tears to your eyes for sure!

    mynadal at gmail dot com

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  46. Friday night everyone. A huge THANK YOU for everyone who commented. A winner has been posted.
    Skooks from Skooksplayground.com

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