Hello ladies! My favorite Christmas tradition is or Nativity set! A few years back I searches and searched and searched for the same one that my mom and dad have. Finally....I found it and made one for my own kids to enjoy! It is a Nativity scene and each day the kids get to take one item from a pocket and add it to the scene. The last two days are always the star and then Baby Jesus. It is the best!

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I shared the give away on my FB page! Would love to win this!

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Love this tree skirt! It would be PERFECT with my christmas decorations! (If I don't win I may have to try and make it :)

I am a follower, liked on Facebook, and shared the giveaway on my FB page. My favorite christmas tradition is singing carols around the piano with my family.

I LOVE this tree skirt! It would be perfect with all the burlap I have in the house. In previous years I have just wrapped burlap around the base of the tree! My favorite holiday tradition is all of the fun we have with our elf on the shelf. He does cute little things around the house to make my daughter a true believer...sure brings the magic to the season! I am now a follower on facebook and shared this great link on my facebook! Thanks ladies!

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This is so beautiful.

I think the magic at Christmas time surpasses anything I know. My family struggled my whole life financially. I never really knew the extent until I got older and could really understand my parent's situation. My parents got divorced when I was 9 and my mom was, understandably, heartbroken. I remember being so little and being so sad that she was so sad. But I also remember, at Christmas time, that no matter how her heart hurt, she always put so much effort and love and time into decorating our house and most specifically our tree. She would put 1200 lights on it and always had the most beautiful ornaments and tree skirt and tree toppers.

Now that I am not home and off at school living in a different state and creating my own traditions, I know the magic and love I have for Christmas comes from her and her strength. I can always count on that beautiful tree to be sparkling in the living room window when I come home for the holidays just like I can always count on my mom to be there for me throughout the whole year. The tree. That is my favorite tradition because it stands for so much more than just a decoration.

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We have a gift box labeled "Gifts for Jesus," and every year we all write something on a piece of paper that we'd like to work on that year. It's nice to focus on the true meaning of Christmas. This tree skirt is GORGEOUS by the way!

I liked on Facebook. My favorite tradition is just spending time with family, and making Homemade Ravioli for Christmas dinner.

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There are SO MANY favorite family traditions but if I had to pick one it would be family time over the holidays. Games, laughter, food, etc. We have so much fun getting together and laughing until we can't breathe;)

Our best tradition is going to feed the homeless every year around christmas time!! it make us so grateful!!!

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My favorite tradition is setting up our nativities and then talking with our kids what Christmas is really about!

Setting up the Advent calendars and Christmas tree!

I like you on facebook...my fav tradition is all of the family parties!

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I love decorating our tree with my sister, now that we have our own families in different parts of washington it gets difficult, but last year we made it work and it and it brought back so many memories. I look forward to making many more with her and my daughter.

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My favorite Christmas traditions are the ones I've started over the years. I started my first tradition when I asked for an ornament for every year, so by the time I was living on my own I'd have a tree full. I am keeping this tradition for my kids. Ialso started a tradition with my daughter where we will clean out our toy box every year and donate our gently used toys to kids who don't have any. We are also crafting homemade gifts for every family member to show that the true spirit of Christmas requires more than just money. It requires thoughtfulness.

Just shared on Facebook about this your site, this contest, and my desire to be qualified to call myself a DIY Diva!

I already like you on FB. :) It's difficult to choose a favorite tradition but I've narrowed it down to 2. 1) On Christmas Eve the whole family puts on our PJs and slippers and loads up in the suburban and we ride around looking at Christmas lights. Some of us take hot chocolate along for the ride. It sounds so simple but we all love it. 2) We buy several small stuffed animals and go to a nursing home late on Christmas day. We ask the nurses to point out the residents who have had no visitors and we go to each of them, give them a gift and even sing carols if they'd like.

My favorite Christmas tradition is opening one gift on Christmas Eve - we all choose one gift to give a day early. It's always small - but meaningful. Now that we have a son I'm excited to carry on the tradition with him!

Since my siblings, their spouses, and their kids live all over the country, my favorite Christmas tradition is when they all come home for the holidays and we commence with our Christmas Tree Cookie Assembly Line. We have been "putting" and "dobbing" since we were little to build up a 3-layered cookie that looks like a Christmas Tree. The feeling in the house when everyone comes together to make these cookies, makes it a little easier to bear not seeing them the rest of the year.

My favorite Christmas tradition we have in our family is celebrating "Wisemen's Day." A Latin American tradition when the Wisemen came from afar to see the baby Jesus. We celebrate it on the 6th of January every year, and that is when we open our stockings! It makes the holiday cheer and gift giving last just a little bit longer and we love it!

My favorite Christmas tradition is our stockings on Christmas morning. We all have stockings my mom and I handmade the Christmas before I got married and continued to make as the family grew. Early on Christmas morning while we're still in our PJ's and before all of the chaos of the day starts we put a fire in the fireplace, turn on the tree lights and my husband hands everyone their stockings. They are always stuffed with goodies and silly gifts (jacks, mini coloring books, wind up toys, etc...) that we play with throughout the day. It's the time when we sit around and drink hot cocoa and laugh and visit before company and all the rest. Just intimate family time.

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I was planning on making one of these beauties so now I am really hoping I win!! :) Liked your fb (Megan Wallace Rogers). My favorite tradition is waking up real early and reading about the Christmas story in the scriptures. It brings in Christmas the right way for us before all the present chaos.

Posted the giveaway on my fb.

My favorite tradition is baking our family "christmas bread" recipe. It isn't Christmas if we don't have it made :)

Favorite tradition is setting up all the decorations with my mom. We open up the tree, put on the lights, and put all the special ornaments on while listening to Christmas Carols and my dad and my two older brothers put up the Christmas lights.

I put this up on my facebook as well!! :)

I liked your FB page! I love making new traditions with my own little family like opening PJs on Christmas Eve. Thanks!!

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My favorite Christmas tradition is having a raclette dinner on Christmas eve and making Christmas sugar cookies!!

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Favorite Tradition - pajamas christmas eve!

I posted about it on my blog as well. Yay!

I LOVE your tree skirt! What a fantastic idea! I like you on FB too.

This is a small one, but I love watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on Christmas Eve. We always did it growing up and it still doesn't feel quite like Christmas until I've seen it.

My family reads the story of Christ's birth in Luke every Christmas Eve. I'm a newlywed and I plan on continuing the tradition in our family. It definitely helps us remember the true meaning of Christmas.

I liked your facebook page, posted it on my wall on facebook, and posted the link on my blog! =)

I liked you on facebook and have spread the word! My favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas Eve Pj's! I love making them and giving them.

I am in serious need of a tree skirt (that's how I found your blog!) and I LOVE this one! I don't know if I'm crafty enough to make this, but I want it really bad!!! I liked (and commented) on your facebook page!

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your blog is so great ,full of fashion elements, I like all these pictures you've posted , I also enjoy reading what you wrote ,and I have followed you ,can you follow me ? It will be my pleasure if you come and pay a visit . Kisses . :)



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Favorite Christmas tradition: It would have to be going downstairs after we've peeked inside our stockings. We "follow the star" (which happens to be our tree topper), like the wise men, to our tree where our gifts are, like when they found the greatest gift in seeing the Christ Child. It gives us a nice chance to go over the symbols of Christmas with our kids. It might be tedious to our young'uns, but I've been waiting to do this with my own little family since I was 11 years old!

Aaaaaand, I "liked" you on FB, aaaaaand I posted on FB about your blog. I'm only too happy to spread the word!

My favorite Christmas tradition is having my kids sprinkle raindeer dust(oats with glitter) for Santa's reindeer to find our house and for them to eat while Santa is filling their stockings and leaving toys.

I posted on my Facebook about your blog also

I make Christmas pillowcases for my Grandkids started when They were little now most are in their 20's and still say Grandma are you making pillowcases this year? Does an Old Gal heart good that they really look forward to seeing what I do for them.. Love your tree skirt very creative... Jude

I "like" you on Facebook. This tree skirt is AMAZING!!!!! Please let me win!!! My favorite Christmas tradition is the big, fancy Christmas Eve dinner my family has. We exchange gifts with my siblings at dinner.

Oooh! This tree skirt is amazing! If I won it that'd mean I wouldn't have to make it and I've got 50 other projects to finish before Christmas anyways! I like you on FB too! (Hey Megan--are you going to be running a marathon next summer? I'm considering that and/or an olympic tri down in St. George.)

I liked you on facebook!! My favorite Christmas tradition is going to a Christmas tree farm the Saturday after Thanksgiving to cut down a tree! I have so many sweet memories of this growing up!

I shared this giveaway on Facebook!!! Pick me! Pick me!!

I liked you on facebook. Oh I need a tree skirt. We've been married for almost 8 years and every year my husband bugs me to buy a tree skirt...I have yet to do it. So he would love me if I won one!

I shared the link on my facebook page also.

Our family tradition takes place on christmas eve. We always get together with our extended family. We eat a huge meal and then santa comes and hands out one present to each of the kids. It is such a blast and we love beginning our Christmas eve with all our cousins.
I love and adore your tree skirt. I love your blog also. I liked your facebook page and shared your giveaway!
Thanks for all the diy ideas. You girls are great!

Would love to win this giveaway! I am going to use burlap on my tree this year and make it very rustic! One of my fav Xmas traditions is making a yummy breakfast for Xmas morning! ( liked on FB)

Shared on my FB page!

my favorite tradition is opening christmas presents in the morning with my family!

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I am your newest follower and one of my favorite christmas traditions is Baked oatmeal on Christmas morning.

My favorite Christmas tradition is just being together as a family and I love watching the joy on everyone's faces as they open their gifts! And I also love our other family tradition of having our entire extended family get together a few days after Christmas through New Years and enjoy time together as we ring in the new year together!

My favorite tradition is the one gift the kids always got to open on Christmas Eve. And it was always new soft Christmas pj's that they would be wearing Christmas Morning for pictures. My parents did the same with us every year. Also when my kids (now 32 and 30) started asking about Santa they were told that when they stopped believing they would no longer get a gift from him....they both still claim to believe! :)

I have shared your contest link on my FB page! Beautiful skirt -- hope I win!

Our favorite tradition is Santa's visit on Christmas Eve. We live far away from our families, so on Christmas Eve we get together with friends to eat, drink and be merry. We sing carols, and the kids sprinkle reindeer food outside. Finally, one grown-up or another suggests we read Christmas stories. The kids all gather round, the lights are dimmed and candles lit, and we start to read. The last book is always, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and during it, our host slips away to dress as Santa. Before long, there is the jingle of sleigh bells, and Santa appears, in dim outline, against a window or door. The kids gasp with delight and rush to the spot, at which point "Santa" dashes away, only to appear at another window somewhere else in the house. Because it is dusk and they only see the flash of red and the silhouette of the suit, it seems much more real than the "fake" Santas they see everywhere else. One of the kids usually starts to get agitated because "Santa is in the neighbourhood and we are not asleep", and then it's a mad rush for home. Absolutely darling, and a great way to get the kids in bed early on Christmas Eve! Our good friends and neighbours began this tradition (which was a tradition for them as children, as well) a few years ago, and although by now our kids may be growing out of any real belief in Santa, I think they will continue to enjoy this tradition for many years to come.

You both are so talented & inspiring! So glad I found your blog! Our favorite Christmas tradition for the adults are Brandy slushies that my sister- in- law has been making for years! :) so good!
And for the kids; big batches of soup, corn bread muffins & family game night for long extended hours either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day! We also have started making our own ornaments for family & the kids are so creative! Happy Holidays to you all!

My husband and I are still coming up with traditions to share with our toddler, but one Christmas tradition I absolutely love is baking. I love making pies, cookies, and other treats, as well as giving them away so I don't gain 50 lbs by New Year's. Even two years ago when I was 9 months pregnant on Christmas Eve, I still baked two pies for a family get-together. Thanks for hosting the giveaway! :o)

wow...gorgeous, how generous

Since I already own a tree skirt, I am not entering the contest... but I couldn't help but add my tradition to the list:
My favorite Christmas tradition growing up happened on Christmas Eve. Before Christmas Eve the only presents that went under the tree were the ones to the whole family from friends and relatives. My parents, siblings, and I would hold ours back in our own secret hiding places. (My Mom started this so that us kids would not get into the presents until Christmas morning.) Then on Christmas Eve night we gather together for a special family night. We each take turns bringing our presents in and placing them under the tree. It is always so much fun to see the present pile growing. Then the next morning it is magically bigger from Santa's presents.

I'm new here, but I shared the link to the DIY burlap and lace tree skirt to spread the word. I'm officially in love with your work!

i just "liked" you on facebook :) i LOVE your blog and I so hope I win this!! you girls always have such awesome ideas. my favorite christmas tradition is chinese food on christmas eve. look forward to it every year.

Hi y'all! I'm a writer myself (however much more crafty with the pen and paper than with a needle and thread) and I have been in search for THE perfect tree skirt. I've posted about it on my own blog and several readers had suggested making one and other random ideas from tablecloths to sweet ladies willing to give me one lol, but when I ran across this one on Pinterest I fell in love! It's so perfect. Thus I'm entering to win with the grand hope I do instead of trying to figure out what a "basting" stitch is myself. :)

My favorite Christmas tradition (well, one of many) is that on THANKSGIVING, all of the women in my family make all of the other women some sort of Christmas decoration and we all exchange them that day. It's such a fun start to the Christmas decorating season. And my grandmother always gives us a Lenox ornament as her gift, and this year it was super special with a side of difficult as she was just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Hard stuff, but a tradition we will always continue in her honor. :)

Thanks for sharing your brilliance with us ladies, and if I'm the winner, you better bet I'll be sharing your genius with all of my people. Merry merry to you both! :)

Hi there,
I just "liked" you on Facebook! My favorite tradition is going and picking the perfect tree! We have done this since I was tiny, and it's fun to continue it in my own family now that I am married!

just liked you on fb.. my favorite Christmas tradition is traveling to see my grandparents every Christmas day after waking up. Love looking forward to granny's homemade cornbread dressing. YUM!!

LOVE this tree skirt along with many of your other ideas. Thank you so much for taking the time to share.

My favorite Christmas memory: singing Christmas carols with my family around our tree. Candles lit, my dad playing the piano, the tree glowing, the whole family together... doesn't get much better than that

My family always has a Christmas decorating day, we would set out snack foods and listen to Christmas music, while setting up the tree, lights, and the snowmen. That night we always watch a Christmas movie together. It is a great time and is a tradition I will continue with my own family. :)

*Love this Tree Skirt!!! :)
*I shared your link on my FB page and on my Pintrest. <3

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My favorite Christmas Tradition is the day we get our tree. We cut our own down (as if there is any other option :)) It is always a day full of laughs and memories. After we get home we eat homemade potato cheese soup and apple crisp and then tree decorating for the night. I love Christmas time!
I just stumbled upon your blog and I absolutely love it! You are both darling and have wonderful ideas! I am so excited to try a few of your things. Thanks.

My favorite Christmas tradition is to decorate for Christmas. After the house is decorated we feel the Christmas spirit in every corner. We also like to bake and make Gingerbread houses.
Merry Christmas!!!
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Christmas was always spent at the grandparents and we have been able to do this with our kids! I love getting to spend time with my family and their spouses and kids! Carma dalcops@aol.com

I just shared your tree skirt link on my FB. I let everyone know how AMAZING you are!

I just posted on my FB letting all of my friends know how amazing I think you are.

My parents started a Christmas Eve tradition when my Brother and I were children. We always had a difficult time waiting patiently for Santa and the Opening of presents. One year my parents decided that we could open one present on Christmas Eve Morning. It was a family game. This started a long tradition of opening a new family game each Christmas eve and spending the entire day as a family playing games, and eating yummy Christmas goodies.

My favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas Eve services at church. Our church lights candles and sings silent night while walking out. It's really a good time to reflect on the reason for the season!

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favorite traidition would have to be stringing popcorn and cranberries for the xmas tree with the kids.
I shared your giveaway on my FB page and pinterest!

by the way, are there directions for this beautiful tree skirt???

I love this tree skirt! I liked you on facebook :)

I LOVE this tree skirt!! My favorite tradition is making cookies with my daughter to pass out at School!

I shared you on Facebook!!

Oh I SO need a skirt! I've used a blanket for the last 4 years and my son is know old enough to take it off and use the blanket! I've already liked you guys on facebook and my favorite Christmas tradition is my dad playing Deck the Halls by Mannheim Steamroller as we walked into the room youngest to oldest.

Liked on facebook. My favorite traditions is getting my kids in their pjs and driving around looking at christmas lights

I have been in 'like' with you ladies for awhile on FB. You are amazing and inspiring. My favorite Christmas tradition is seeing all of my family (in-laws too) in 2 days. It is hectic and sometime frustrating, but I love the way the Christmas spirit in each of us somehow makes it happen for at least a few hours.
I shared the giveaway on my FB...though I hated to do it...upping my chances of not winning by encouraging others to enter. ;-)
I hope I am the winner, winner, chicken (or turkery) dinner!

My favorite Christmas tradition this year will be making new traditions. This will be my son's second Christmas but his first that will be exciting for him!!! So we will be doing sugar cookies (that's Santa's fav at our house lol) and a Santa key at the door because we don't have the traditional chimney!

Please enter me I would love to have this wrapped around my tree

Just found your wonderful blog. Boy would this tree skirt be just perfect for my tree! I have just burlap draped under it right now. I have so many favorite traditions, but I love how all the children break a pinata at our family party. This tradition was started by my dear mother. She has passed on now, but we continue her tradition.

I know that this doesn't give much time, but I am posting your give away button on my blog. Thanks again for this opportunity.

In my Google search for "burlap tree skirt", I turned up your glorious tutorial tonight. I know the deadline is tonight at Midnight - I am posting this at 9:49pm Mountain. I just "Liked" your page on Facebook (darcy.yates1). My favorite tradition for Christmas is the actual morning of. My husband builds a fire in our fireplace and slips the breakfast cassarole prepared the night before in the oven. I'll make hot tea and we open presents. Our son is still very young..but I can't wait til he can join us in these special moments.

Annnnnd...I posted about this giveaway on my blog (onesassymama.com) - which subsequently also posts automatically to Facebook. Thank you for this lovely opportunity!

My favourite Christmas tradition is decorating Christmas tree :)

My favourite Christmas tradition is decorating a Christmas tree :)