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July 7, 2014

Christmas in July $500 Giveaway!

Did anyone else notice the Christmas movies playing all weekend long on the Hallmark channel?

Did anyone else give into the irresistible temptation of love stories mixed with gently falling snowflakes and a healthy dose of sappiness?

Did anyone else find it strange that they were sitting there watching Christmas movies while it was 90 degrees outside and have their husband look at them like they were crazy?

Christmas In July Giveaway at ALittleClaireification.com 2

And did anyone else get a tad misty-eyed when the small town girl who had moved to the big city and had a big city boyfriend returns home and realizes that she was really in love with the boy next door all along but she doesn’t realize it until they are having a snowball fight and they ‘accidentally’ slip and fall into each others arms and lock lips passionately?

Yeah…ummm…neither did we! 😉

But, since we’re already talking Christmas in July, why not enter to win this AMAZING giveaway?? We’re teaming up with all of these fabulous bloggers and bringing you a chance to get a head start on that Christmas shopping!

Sponsored by:
A Little Claireification | At The Picket Fence | Chase The Star |
Cooking On The Front Burner | Cooking With Curls | C.R.A.F.T. | Dear Crissy |
Debbie Doos | Five Heart Home | I Should Be Mopping The Floor | Katie’s Cucina |
Little Miss Celebration | Live Laugh Rowe | Love Bakes Good Cakes |
Mod Podge Rocks |Mom On Timeout | Mom’s Test Kitchen |
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes | Sew Woodsy |Tatertots & Jello |
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Merry Christmas in July dear friends! Now enter to win why don’t ya?

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  1. Shirley@Housepitality Designs says

    July 7, 2014 at 5:14 AM

    Ha..so funny…the Hallmark Channel was on all day yesterday in my house…I am a sap for movies with a “and they lived happily ever after”….Great giveaway and Merry Christmas in July!!!

    Reply
  2. Patty says

    July 7, 2014 at 6:28 AM

    I am no longer on facebook, I don’t tweet and I don’t follow anything on Pinterest. Why can’t there be just one category that you leave a comment or a rafflecopter entry? I guess people like me are SOL.

    Reply
    • Dee says

      July 7, 2014 at 3:14 PM

      I totally agree with you. The only way to comment is through your e-mail address.

      Reply
      • Patty says

        July 7, 2014 at 6:02 PM

        Thank you Dee. I have cancelled my subscription to this blog because I feel I don’t count as a reader or anything else. I’m glad I am not the only one.

        Reply
        • At The Picket Fence says

          July 7, 2014 at 6:23 PM

          Patty, we are deeply sorry to hear that you feel you don’t count to us as a reader! That was never our intention and we just replied to your other comment explaining why the giveaway was set up this way but please know that we are taking your frustration into consideration when we look to future giveaways as we would never want to alienate our readers. 99% of the time our giveaways do offer an option for leaving comments but this particular one didn’t Again, please accept our sincere apologies and we hope you will continue to pay us a visit At the Picket Fence!

          Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      July 7, 2014 at 6:20 PM

      Hi Patty! We are so sorry that there isn’t a way to enter the contest by leaving a comment. Because of the way that this particular giveaway was set up with so many bloggers participating and sharing the same giveaway code we aren’t able to keep a record of the comments on each individual blog. We sincerely apologize for this and the frustration it caused you!
      Heather and Vanessa

      Reply
  3. June says

    July 7, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    LOVED THE HALLMARK WEEKEND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING MORE HOLIDAY MOVIES THIS WEEK. I KEPT MY TV BUSY BETWEEN REGULAR HALLMARK AND THEIR MOVIE CHANNEL. IT WAS LIKE HAVING DOUBLE FEATURES GOING AT THE SAME TIME. SOME GREAT NEW ONES TOO WHICH I ENJOYED.

    SPEAKING OF HALLMARK…COUNTING THE DAYS FOR CEDAR COVE TO START AGAIN – GREAT SERIES. MISSING SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED. ANOTHER GREAT SERIES FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ENJOY GOOD QUALITY TV.

    THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!

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  4. Julia G. says

    July 7, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    Merry Christmas in July!

    Reply
  5. Kathy Banff says

    July 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    I am a Christmas movie junkie. Can’t get enough of them. I would have fun spending $500.
    Thanks for all you do.

    Reply
  6. Emily Dahl says

    July 15, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    Yeah, I DVR’d most of them so I could ‘hang on’ to Christmas for a little longer than a week! All that was missing was the Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer!

    Reply

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