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Hello and Happy Sunday Dec. 15th….yikes! Time is flying…and boy is time a luxury these days, the holiday crunch is officially on. Notice my new banner? I said I would use both banners for the month of December, so this one will be for the remainder..so pretty and so appropriate given we have snow on the ground.
Yesterday was my birthday! We got a snowstorm which made it awfully cozy and the snow was a great excuse to stay in and enjoy all the birthday phone calls, gifts and even a few flower deliveries:) I felt special and we got out (in the snow) for dinner with friends, last night which was a nice break from the increasingly busy days. I apologize to my many blog friends whose blogs I haven’t had a lot of time to visit…I promise I will be back and will have such fun seeing what I have missed. I will be posting a bit less in the next two weeks as I prepare for family coming in, my family Christmas party and Christmas in general but hope to post at least twice a week. You know blogland is my happy place!
I must say I am thrilled to be done with the bulk of my decorating and gift buying, that in itself is the biggest Christmas gift I could possibly receive! But still have a good amount to do, having it snow all day yesterday did not help, on the other hand it forced me inside and I got done nearly all my decorating and am up to date on my gift wrapping so all was not lost.
Excited to announce not but two wonderful giveaways…told you there would be one every week until Christmas and the fun continues. Two of my most favorite things too….chocolate and makeup!
GIVEAWAY #1. The first is a fabulous new book giveaway form the queen of makeup, Judith August, the makeup artist to the stars. Her new book just came out and is getting all kinds of rave reviews, it shares all of Judith’s inside secrets to looking absolutely flawless..now tell me, who wouldn’t want to know that! You would be hard pressed to find a top makeup artist who does not count on Judith August products for getting the job done!
On top of the book, the lucky winner will get to choose one product from her amazing line of products to be included with the book. Visit Judith by clicking here and take a look at the line, come back here and tell me an item you would love to have. Want a second chance? Visit her Facebook by clicking here and leave a comment (be sure to add your are visiting from The Enchanted Home). Thank you Judith August!
GIVEAWAY #2. The second giveaway is something near and dear to my heart….candy specifically chocolate. Sucre of New Orleans is a New Orleans institution for fine chocolates, macaroons, king cakes and just about any other sweet confection your sweet tooth can dream up. If you are looking for a last minute heavenly gift, then consider giving a box of their famous chocolates or macaroons to a lucky recipient. They have so kindly offered a giveaway for all those sweet lovers out there! One lucky winner will need to adjust her waistband and make room for these delectable goodies!
To enter visit Sucre by clicking here, come back here and tell us something you would love to try. Want a second chance? Visit Sucre on Facebook here and tell them what you love (be sure to add you are from The Enchanted Home), I will announce a lucky winner for both on Wednesday. Thanks Sucre!!
Of course mostly I am busy with all things Christmas around here but there are some other exciting things going too. The MOST exciting thing to happen in a very long time was drumroll….I GOT MY CARPETING IN MY BEDROOM!!! You cannot imagine how in love with it I am, its a total love affair.
I never knew carpeting could excite me this much. But the room is totally transformed. It feels so warm and cozy now…..not barren and cold. I am going to show you a snippet but will wait for a full reveal when the room is completed. And believe me I am super motivated now that the carpeting has at long last arrived and is installed…….
I LOVE snow pictures. Had to whip out my camera during this last snowfall……
Two posts I really really enjoyed this past week. If you have a few extra minutes, you must read these! One will make you laugh until your belly aches and the other will make you cry from the sheer beauty and the poignant message. I promise you will not be disappointed!!
Lovely Anita from Castles Crowns and Cottages posted on “We are not alone” , it will give you chills, tears of joy and a sense of inner warmth…I promise!! Crank up the music as you read her post, I get goosebumps just thinking of it!
And hysterical Kate of Preppy Empty Nester will have you rolling and laughing hysterically. Click here if you need a great laugh. I laughed so hard that my son came in from the other room prepared to call 911, wondering who the crazy laughing hyena was in the next room:)
I LOVE when my readers and customers send me their pictures of things they have bought from me. I had to share these recent submissions…just too pretty to not share!
A reader was inspired after seeing my powder room wallpaper and used it in her gogerous dining room….wow!! I love this paper so much even to this day:)
Talented Anita bought this cake plateau and transformed it into a work of art featuring a totally charming Christmas scene as only Anita can!
Love the way Emily of Splendid Market packaged the beautiful silver serving pieces she bought from me…who wouldn’t want to receive such an elegant gift!
Did some more tweaking with my decor, its a month long process:) Added a pretty festive feeling vignette to my antique secretary. Got some more gifts wrapped…am up to date until my next batch of gifts arrives to get wrapped. I had fun adding satin ribbon to literally every package and fun pretty little embellishments….I was unstoppable yesterday:)
Added this large blue and white bowl with huge sugar pine cones and a few berries and evergreen
And a picture of my nearly finished Christmas tree with some gifts (at long last) underneath it and love how you can see the shimmering lights beyond my front door…an advantage to putting it in the foyer
I also want to announce the start of my final contest for 2013, “Christmas magic”. I will be collecting pictures as of today through Jan. 1st. I will hold the contest on Jan. 4-6th and announce the winner(s) on Jan 7th. As the name implies….please send your pictures of anything Christmas related, your decorated front door, a beautifully wrapped gift, a table set with your Christmas finest, your darling kids and pets are always a hit, whatever the name “Christmas magic” means to you! Since my “Hooray for the Holidays” post included some Christmas pictures, if you would like to use the entry you used for that please just email me to let me know and I will be happy to include it. I cannot wait to start getting your entries!! Remember-
Thanks so much for stopping in, wishing you a wonderful, relaxing and calm day…I know it’s a crazy time of year but it is so important to afford ourselves little breaks and self imposed “time outs”. Enjoy the rest of your weekend….ho ho ho!
Good morning, and Happy belated Birthday wishes. Sounds like you had a very nice day. Enjoyed the pictures of your home in snow, just picture card perfect!
Happy Birthday Tina. Your day sounds perfect. Anyday I can stay in and not feel pressure is a welcome day indeed. Your home looks so magical in the snow inside and out. You are quite the master gift wrapper…I am a little jealous:) Always enjoy peeks into your exquisite home.
Would love to win either of those great giveaways, for the cosmetics I would like to try the everything pencil and from Sucre i would take any box of dark chocolates, my favorite!
Thanks for the chance.
Amy
I would like the mineral powders. Really nice!
I visited Sucre, and Facebook and like the nuts and macaroons.. Great giveaway.
Tina- Happy Birthday to you!! Hope that you had a wonderful day!!
Our birthdays are a week apart! Mine are getting too close together.
There is so much gorgeousness here, I would love to have that snow, and you have captured extraordinary images!! Dying over your carpet! Perfection. And I am jealous that you have all of your shopping and wrapping done!
Love the eye pencil and the chocolate drink mix.
Teresa
xoxo
Any under eye concealer will do! Love your site.
I would love to try the Everything Pencil. I am 56 yrs old and for the first time am beginning to see some under eye circles. Don’t know where to even start to choose a cover up for this…so maybe the Everything Pencil will be it!!
Marianne
Happy belated birthday! This was the perfect day to celebrate a winter birthday.
Happy Birthday, Tina!!! I am happy you had such a relaxing day. I am very impressed with your gorgeous wrapping skills…I still have all of mine to do and can’t imagine they will be as pretty as yours. I totally agree about Anita and Katie’s posts…one was magical and the other was on the floor hilarious! Your house looks so beautiful in the snow!
I would love to win either of the giveaways, of course. I could use some concealer for my sleep deprived eyes and would always enjoy some macarons from the yummy looking Sucre!
Have a relaxing and enjoyable day after your birthday!! xoxo
I see you already had a Happy Birthday, but belated wishes are still in order for someone who shares so much great content all year round – May all your wishes come true! Or at least the “Which Would You Choose” ones 🙂
I’d choose the Everything Pencil with hopes that it looks as good in person as it does in a photo shoot. Also, the Holiday Macarons are a must try! Thanks for presenting all these great ideas.
Tina would love to win! I would try the everything pencil, sounds like magic! And the macaroons or dark chocolate box would be wonderful too.
Your home looks so beautiful. I LOVE the new carpeting and hope you will share the completed room. It is perfect. And your gift wrapping really puts mine to shame. I love how you customize each gift, very impressed! The tree is just beautiful, we are finishing up today!
Cindy L.
PS Sorry first thing I mean to say is HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA! Thank you for the gift of your blog, I know you make many people happy every morning, me included.
LOVE your posts! What a fun blog!
Can I ask where you found your wrapping paper?
Your house is so enchanting in the snow! I was not familiar with Judith August, so I visited her site, and wound up ordering some things. I can’t wait to try the lightest shade in the pencils and the Aquatint. It would be nice to win the book!
Oh — and Happy birthday!
Hi Tina,
The Judith August “Killer Cover Kit” looks like great product. Since going through the ordeal of two cancers and then menopause, any help with make-up would be much appreciated.
Merry Christmas,
Eva
Happy birthday to the best blogger in the world. Cannot imagine my mornings without you. Could your house look any prettier? NO! Just amazing, and your gift wrapping is inspiring. Would love to win from Sucre would love to try the macaroons and from August cosmetics think the everything pencil could become an everyday tool. Happy to have been introduced to both of them!
Leslie
Tina,
Your house looks beautiful with the Christmas decorations outside and inside!
Love your Christmas tree with the gorgeous wrapped gifts!!
xx
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GOOD GLORLY, I’m late! I checked my blogroll this morning, but missed this?
TINA! AHHHHH!
You lovely, beautiful, generous and kind person, you. Thank you for the mention of my post; it really means a lot to me that someone acknowledges what I write, and you have made my day.
I am sitting here in my studio with that wonderful plateau sitting on my table. I have added yet another fabulous tree to it, and I will take more photos to enter into your fun contest!
HEY EVERYBODY! Tina sells the best products! Thank you Tina for this enchanting tour of your home in the snow (you should see us over here in Minneapolis, buried under snow!) and for the eye candy. Your tree and vestibule are just happy places, and you have celebrated so much here.
Much love to you and also, a belated birthday wish for total happiness and health this coming new year.
JOYEUX NOËL, Tina! Anita
P.S., I saw the gorgeous serving silverware over at Marsha’s place yesterday. I think I know what I want to buy next!
Your home is simply stunning. I would love to try the Aquatint from the Judith August line.
I would so enjoy the macarons from Sucre. I have an addiction to macarons and the Rainbow box looks fun to try lots of flavors.
So much to love here today! Happy Birthday! I commented on Sucre’s FB page but i am appreciating the caramel and brown butter collection.
http://www.shopsucre.com/obsessions/caramel-collections/caramel-brown-butter-collection.html
Anything from Sucre would be fine-and-dandy with me, but that N.O Collection looks really unique!
Sara
Tina, Happy Birthday! Sounds like you had the perfect day.. complete with a lovely snowfall:) My son’s birthday is in a couple days and it does make for a busy season!
The house looks so pretty with all of your greens, pinecones, and pops of red. I have to say you are way ahead of me in the shopping and wrapping department .. ugh. This week has been back to back events and I’ve had little time to do much else. My Mom arrives today and we’ve got lots of fun activities planned for her .. including much needed holiday shopping. I need to get on line and start shopping (so much easier! and I ask for lists:)
Enjoy your day!
Tina, your banner pictures today are the best ever! Very classy!
Julia
The Holiday Macaron collection from Sucre looks wonderful. Thanks for the giveaway!
Tina…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Hope your day was as sweet as you!!! Thank you a million times for mentioning me today!! I was so excited… We are leaving in a few for our walk-thru and the Mister said because of you, dear Tina, I will be in a good mood!! Your exquisite home looks so beautiful. Your tree is breathtaking! Hope you have a great Sunday. I know I will because of YOU!!!!
Funny coincidence, I was just grabbing your link because last night on the way to the party I dropped a post featuring one of the elegant silver spoons I bought from you that I brought as a hostess gift, tied up in red string with a sprig of bay… come by for a peek if you have a minute. Happiest Birthday Wishes to you Tina, it sounds like a perfect day. I am so jealous of your snow, it makes everything look so beautiful. Yes! Give me flawless! Popping over to Ms. Augusts FB page now!!
Product from JA — I’d take the invisible stockings. I hate wearing them and usually go w/ bare legs year round.
Just saw your comments, of course you can use the photo, my images are your images!!
Everything at Sucre looks fabulous! I don’t know if I would rather try the drinking chocolate with homemade marshmallows, macarons or salted caramels. What a fantastic giveaway.
Happy Birthday, Tina! Your house is looking festive and ready for the holidays. As always, no one does a better job than you. Thank you for the great giveaway. For make-up, I’d choose everything to cover under eye dark circles. For sweets, it is the holiday gift set — you get to taste everything.
Also ..I too, would try everything to cover under eye darkness. And for the sweets, I would love the peppermint bark! Thanks!
Happy Birthday!! Its so necessary to take a little time to yourself and the blogs will have to wait!! Looks like you got some major snow too!
Well, you have two fantastic giveaways here!! I think I will eat myself sick with Holiday Macarons and them cover my legs with makeup to make them look slimmer after I gained ten pounds form the candy!!! Liked them both on FB! Enjoy the snow and stay warm and dry- PS LOVE the Bedroom Carpeting!
A very Happy Birthday Tina! Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos of your home- inside and out! I really miss living where there are seasons. Your home is beautiful and I love your new bedroom carpeting. Have a great week.
I’d love to try the Orange Masking Cream for under eye circles. Oh, Happy Birthday, Tina and thank you for the great giveaway chances!
Did you see the Drinking Chocolate and Homemade Marshmallows from Sucre’? Venezuelan Bittersweet Chocolate and, did I mention, HOMEMADE marshmallows! I’d love to try it.
Happy Birthday to you,
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Happy Birthday dear Tina
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I am an under eye concealer junkie! I cannot believe I have not used a Judith August product. I would love to try her orange mask concealer
I would love the killer cover kit 🙂
The holiday peppermint bark looks amazing!
Beautiful pictures. We don’t have snow down here in the South so I enjoy your pictures very much. I love the Everything pencil, it looks like the answer to a lot of things. Also, the Holiday macaroons look delicious. Such a wonderful giveaway or giveaways. Thank you, and I would love to be the lucky recipient of one of the giveaways.
I like the Aloe Vera and Tea Eye Pads
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I’d love to try the signature macaron collection!
Tina, everything looks fabulous! I love all of your decorations and you are so right blue and white goes with anything! I hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday. Enjoy your family.
This is music to my ears…I would love to try this! Discover true Holiday bliss with our 15 piece festive Mint Chocolate & Dark Truffle Collection paired with our 15 piece peppermint and chocolate flavored Holiday Macarons.
Your home is lovely. Happy Birthday!
I would want to try the age spots cover kit.
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I’d like to try the cream to powder foundation or any of the concealers. Thanks!
Happy Happy Birthday and Happy Holidays! So nice to offer these giveaways! I’d pick out some pretty eyeshadow or even was interested in the everything pencil. Now as far as the candy giveaway…anything dark chocolate!
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Your pictures of your home in the snow are just breathtaking. In the choc. giveaway I would be happy with any of their dark chocolates even the hot choc. drink…love carmel choc. in dark. Thank the company for their kindness in offering this ‘sweet’ giveaway.
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Merry, merry Christmas…love all your white and gold wrapping, Tina!
Dear Tina
Your home is so gorgeous at the holidays and I love the snow covered images!
Thank you for sharing so much with us always!
xoxo
Karena
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Love all of your Christmas décor…especially your blue & white. Your house looks even more magical in the show! Thanks for the inspiration. xx
Happy, happy Birthday, Tina! Looks like snow and bedroom carpet were two perfect presents! (I just told my husband this AM that one of my new years resolutions will be to finally get new carpet for our bedroom – we’ve been talking about it for years!) I love your tree, it is so very festive! Have a wonderful week, good luck with all your preparations! XOXO
Hi Tina,
YOUR HOME IS TRULY, TRULY MAGICAL… I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE AQUATINT BY JUDITH AUGUST..WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO MAKE THERE EYES LOOK YOUNGER AND BRIGHTER AND WELL RESTED….IT SEEMS LIKE A MAGICAL POTION….
Hi Tina,
It would have to be the hot chocolate mix with the oversized marshmallows!!!! that is a perfect item for me and so great looking to serve!!!!
The snow photos are Enchanting! For me the Holiday macarons would be divine. I think the everything pencil would be nice to try also.
Hi Tina!
It feels like forever since I last visited! Your gifts are so beautiful, I would never unwrap them! You are so talented on so many levels! It boggles the mind!
Please do not enter me into the contests, I have so much in the way of blessings!
xo
Andie
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My dear Tina, Happy Happy Birthday …..to you,I just read that it was your special day sometime recently, I do hope you had a beautiful snowy and happy birthday, with much joy and lots of spoiling.You so deserve it, Sally x x
Tina- Happy Birthday. I cannot imagine better gifts than that gorgeous carpeting and snow! Your home looks so incredible, what a perfect holiday house you have created and seeing it in the snow is particularly heavenly.
Love the product giveaways, for the cosmetics the everything pencil is my kind of product, I just ordered it because it sounds like something I need in my life and for the chocolates, anything dark would be fantastic. Great giveaways…dont’ work too hard, its such a busy (but fun) season!
we love sucre! new orleans sends love to your chilly clime!
oooooh i would enjoy anything and everything dark chocolate from sucre!
your rooflines are exquisite, tina! i love seeing these shots.
we are both offering makeup giveaways–always on the same wavelength, and this time of year always puts me in the mood for new products and looks.
love across the miles.
michele
Hi Tina, Your home is beyond beautiful!!! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity…I would love to try the invisible stockings.
Maureen
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I would love to try the Holiday Macaron collection! It looks delicious!
Your home is stunning!!!
Makeup giveaway … Orange masking creme
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Sucre giveaway …. The hot chocolate mix! Yum
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Tina, birthday blessings! There is no end to your generosity. Thank you for sharing such beautiful images of your home, your ideas, your talents, etc. May God continue to bless you abundantly!
Mm mm. Makeup. And mmmm. Chocolate. The sucre holiday mix gift packet is one I’d share with my wonderful neighbors. And one of the cover up sticks could take care of my skin once the chocolate causes a break out… Ha! Shawna B.
I absolutely loved the beautiful photos of your home and the snow! Being from So. California, that is not a sight we get to see. As for your giveaways, I suffer from a lot of age spots and would love to see how well the killer cover worked. The candy looked so yummy. I would love to try the sweet and salty. Thanks for all the information and lovely pictures you share. Debbie S.
Tina great giveaway! First I have to tell you that your house look amazing, so festive and beautiful. Your gift wrapping skills are to be admired. It all looks so beautiful in the snow especially. We got almost a foot here, so I am pretty done with it and it’s just beginning!
From Sucre would love to try the holiday macaroons, love them and the idea of trying all different flavors. For J. August, I think the aquatintI am always on the hunt for the perfect product for my eyes! Great giveaways. Thank you Tina.
Count me in for the holiday macaroons – such a fan. Just love seeing your house all decorated for Christmas. I’ve finished my shopping, but in the throes of wrapping paper, tape and bows…wishing mine were sitting under the tree. Obsessed with your carpet for your bedroom – well worth the wait and I can almost feel how good it feels underfoot!! Hope you’re having a great week.
Hi Tina,
I am just dropping by to say that I am thinking of you… I am also soooo busy these days… hopefully everything gets calmer after Christmas.
Big hugs to you!
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
Happy belated birthday, Tina!! Oh, that snow is so beautiful!! Of course we will never get any here in sunny Florida, so I enjoy living vicariously though you! Your home is exquisite, and it is really getting me into the Christmas spirit! And what a great giveaway! I would love the Signature Macarons + Perrier Jouet Grand Brut…. delicious!!
XOXO,
The Glam Pad
I really want to try Judith’s invisible stockings! Thanks for an awesome post
Stacy
Tina I hope is all of the craziness of the holiday week you are finding time to relax and take it all in. Love the post and your beautiful tree!
Love the foundation powder! Happy holidays and great posts.
Happy Birthday! Your photos are beautiful! I think the AquaTint product would be a great concealer for my fair skin.
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For giveaway #2, I’m loving the Holiday Macaron Collection. They look delicious!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET TINA (My favorite blogger friend)!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!! I’m so happy that you had a lovely birthday! God bless you my sweet friend! XOXOXO
The photos of your house are absolutely stunning and your gifts wrapping is beyond compare. Wishing you a belated happy birthday and all good things in the year ahead.
xo,
Phyllis