Showing posts with label Advent Calendar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advent Calendar. Show all posts

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Advent Christmas Corner


In anticipation of Christmas and because I love the countdown to the 25th with the use of advent calendars I will be presenting an Advent Christmas Corner located on the upper right corner of my blog. Christmas images with links to relating will also be provided on this post.

December 1:
The above image is from Traditional Advent Calendars by Richard Sellmer Verlag.

December 2: watch Charlie Brown's Christmas

December 3: make your own panettone (recipe)

December 4: sit cozy in the theatre for this latest film release - Frozen

December 5: In The Netherlands, Sinterklaas visits today (with treats).

December 6: Sinterklaas usually leaves chocolate letters

December 7: The Books on the Nightstand 2013 Holiday Gift Guides - get yours here

December 8: Play poker with the Devil of Christmas here

December 9: Start something new in 2014 and become a book tour host with Virtual Author Book Tours and be eligible to win a $25 gift card of your choice - details here.

December 10: Magical things can happen when pigs fly...
If you like this ornament, you can get one here.

December 11: Holidays with the family can be lethal... especially with Dexter in the house - check out the latest release here.

December 12: Stocking Stuffer idea: The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Now available. Get a copy here or win a kindle copy here.

December 13: Shiny gems are definitely a treat to look at during the season...
Check out a book giveaway for Ruby Heart by Cristelle Comby here

December 14: Another xmas opportunity
25 Days of Christmas Giveaways from Imajin Books here

December 15: OUT shopping (image source)

December 16: Happy Birthday Jane Austen!
WIN a copy of Holidays at Pemberley or Third Encounters by Alexa Adams here

December 17: Join an online book club next year: Literary Wives
Check out their reading list here.

December 18: Take a walk and check out holiday window displays.
This one is from Bergdorf Goodman in NYC here

December 19: Join a challenge next year: Dystopia
Check out the details here.

December 20: Want a Hippopotamus for xmas
Listen to this cute novelty tune here.

December 21: Gingerbread Houses are a must see here.

December 22: Favorite thing: brown paper packages tied up with string (diy project here)

December 23: Famous Christmas Story: The Little Match Girl
Read it aloud from here

December 24: Rudolph getting tips from Santa - they are on their way tonight!

December 25: Happy Christmas! (image source)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Advent Calendar 2010

vvb's virtual
advent calendar

I enjoy opening up the little windows or doors of an advent calendar this time of year.

What special treat lies in wait?

To get into the spirit of things, I will post a virtual advent calendar of my own.

Every day (starting today), I will post an image on the top of my sidebar with a link to my favorite fellow bloggers.

Some will have treats for you, some will put smiles on your faces and some will help increase your TBR piles ;-D
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Like an advent calendar, each link will be revealed below on the day of...

December 1: none - for some reason i always forget to start on this day - probably because of the food coma from turkey overload


December 2: Juju of Tales of Whimsy


December 3: Kai of Fiction State of Mind


December 4: Meredith of Austenesque Reviews


December 5: Lexie of Poisoned Rationality


December 6: Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Reviews


December 7: M.A.D. of Mary Ann De Borde Writes and Reads!


December 8: Amy of Passages to the Past


December 9: Midnight Cowgirl of The Fashion Planner


December 10: Blodeuedd of Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell


December 11: Freda of Freda's Voice - happy belated birthday!


December 12: Audra of Unabridged Chick


December 13: TJ of Dreams and Speculation


December 14: Stella of Ex Libris


December 15: Misty of Book Rat


December 16: Maria of My Jane Austen Book Club


December 17: Violet of Mr Bennet's Library


December 18: Carrie of In The Hammock


December 19: Trisha of Mary Sew


December 20: Jo of Fluidity of Time


December 21: Chas of Lovin' & Livin' Life in the 808


December 22: Nina of J'adorehappyendings


December 23: Raelena of Throuthehaze Reads

December 24: time for merry making

December 25: time for ho-ho-ho-ing


December 26: The Life and Travels of Sullivan McPig


December 27: Titania of Fishmuffins of Doom


December 28: Zombie Girrrl of Crackin' Spines & Takin' Names


December 29: Cecilia of Epic Rat


December 30: Celia of Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia - happy birthday!

December 31: time for watching the ball drop at NYC Times Square

January 1: H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R !!!

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Honorable Mentions:

Carolyn of Book Chick City

Ana and Thea of The Book Smugglers

Eleni of La Femme Readers

Kristi of The Story Siren

Whitney of Pop Candy - what led me to the book blogger world

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* share with me and tell me a couple of your favorite blogs to visit in comments

* image source from the Strangeling

 
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