Christmas In July Link Party!!!

The big day is finally here! Day 5 of our Christmas In July Blog Party! It's time for the big Blog-Wide Link Party!

First, a HUGE thank you to the lovely Sharon at Mrs Hines Class, for inviting me to help co-host this fabulous party! And thank you to all of the other talented and creative ladies who've co-hosted this week. It's been a blast!

We've seen all sorts of Christmas goodies, including sweet and savory holiday eats, beautiful decorations and giftwrap, some lovely handmade cards and tips on how to display them throughout the holiday season. We also had an excellent tutorial on how to host a cookie exchange!

Here's a little peek!

It's Day 3 of Christmas In July!!

Ho Ho Ho !!!

Good morning partiers! I hope you're all enjoying the party! I know I'm having all kinds of fun and getting some great recipes, tips and ideas for this Holiday Season!

The fun continues today at Laughter and Grace, where Jennifer is giving us her tried and true tips for hosting a fabulous cookie exchange and she's sharing some delicious cookie recipes to get you started!

Click HERE for all of Jennifer's tips!

One of Jennifer's excellent tips is that lots of cookies freeze very well, so baking them ahead of time can make your cookie exchange a lot less stressful during the holiday rush!


And don't forget that tomorrow's (Thursday) hostesses, Sharon at Mrs Hines Class and Nicole at Scraptastic Memories will be showing us some beautiful handmade Holiday cards and giving us some super cute and creative ways to display them! I can't wait to see what they've got in store for us!

If you missed Day 1 and/or Day 2 of our party, you can get the links to everything HERE.

And for the crowning jewel of this incredible blog party, come join us for the Blog-Wide Christmas In July Link Party on Friday! (7/27) You can link up your favorite Holiday recipes, crafts, decor and gift projects at any of the 8 hostesses' blogs, so start digging through those posts from past Holiday seasons! Or, if you're already preparing for this year's celebrations, by all means, show us what you've got so far!

Since this party is helping to put me in the Holiday spirit, I've got another fun Holiday recipe to share with you today as well. It's a great dish to make for a casual Christmas Eve buffet. You can make it ahead and whip up 2 or 10 of them, depending on the number of guests that you're having. The pork is moist and flavorful and the glaze is sweet and sassy.

Recipe HERE

Happy Partying Everyone!




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It's Day 2 of Christmas In July!

Just a quick update to show you a little bit of what's been shared so far, at our Christmas In July Blog Party!!!

Please stop by to visit Misti at Living on Cypress Hill and Yvonne at Stone Gable today, to see the fabulous-ness of what they've shared and as long as you're there, why not give them a little comment love! And if you missed the Holiday Fare portion of this fabulous party, be sure to pop over to see Micki at Confessions of an ADD Housewife and Melissa at Melissa's Cusine! Oh, yeah... My humble contribution is HERE!

...And don't forget ~ Jennifer's cookie exchange tomorrow at Laughter and Grace, and on Thursday, Nicole and Sharon will be proudly showing off their handmade Holiday cards at Scraptastic Memories and Mrs Hines Class. Then, on Friday.... drum roll, please!!!

The fabulous Blog-Wide Link Party at all 8 blogs!!! Hope you have all of your projects and recipes ready to go! (The link will go live at 12:01 AM Central Standard Time on Friday July 27th.)

Christmas In July Holiday Fare

Merry Christmas... In July!!

Today's the day for our special Christmas In July Blog Party Holiday Fare segment. Sorry that I'm posting this so late, but if I told you about the insanity that's been going on in my world in the last few days, you'd never believe it.

Anywhooo... I wanted to include recipes that would cover a myriad of options, from a special Christmas Eve dinner, to a relaxed and casual Christmas luncheon or a festive Christmas Day breakfast or brunch.

I hope you're digging up those holiday posts for the Blog-Wide Christmas In July Linky Party on Friday, July 27th. You can link up all of your crafts, recipes and DIY/decorating projects at any of the 8 blogs hosting this fabulous party!

And please be sure to stop by today and visit my two lovely co-hostesses for their Holiday Fare offerings:

Micki - Confessions od an ADD Housewife

                       

Melissa - Melissa's Cuisine

                                   

Don't forget to check in with the other ladies during the rest of the week for Handcrafted Christmas Items, Holiday Card Ideas and a Cookie Exchange! (see the announcement post with links and details, HERE, or click on the button at the top right of my sidebar)

Recipe HERE

Christmas In July Blog Party!

Ho-ho-howdy everyone!

You might have noticed in my last post, that I hinted that some exciting things would be happening here in the coming weeks. Well, one of those things is upon us! Go Ahead... Take A Bite! will be co-hosting a fabulous Christmas In July Blog Party, beginning Monday, July 23 and culminating in a giant blog-wide link party on Friday, July 27! Here are the deets!

Announcing...

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the CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOGGER BLOCK PARTY with 8 fabulous hostesses! Each day next week, our hostesses will take turns sharing ideas to help you get ready for the holiday season. Check in on Monday, July 23rd for Holiday Fare with ADD Housewife, Melissa's Cuisine, and Go Ahead Take a Bite You won't want to miss their fabulous recipes! Come back on Tuesday,July 24th to get some great ideas on hand crafted items with Stone Gable and Living on Cypress Hill Be sure to visit again on Wednesday, July 25th for a Cookie Exchange with Laughter and Grace and on Thursday, July 26th, you'll be treated to some beautiful Chrismas Card ideas as well ways to display them with Scraptastic Memories and Mrs. Hines Class Then, on Friday it's a Blog Hop! So pull out those old posts and dig through your files and link up your recipes, crafts, and decor ideas at any one of the hostesses blogs!  8 hostesses, 1 blog hop! 


I do hope that you all get the chance to stop by for a visit here on Monday and also make the rounds and visit my lovely co-hostesses blogs throughout the week. Feel free to spread the word to all of your blog friends, too!

And definitely don't forget to join in on Friday's awesome blog-wide Christmas In July linky party, where we can all get a head start on the 2012 Holidays!

See you all next week!