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Congratulations, Danielle — winner of this Georgia Peachez vintage ornament wreath

pam kueber - Updated: August 29, 2022

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shiny-brite-holiday-wreathe-georgia-peachezUpdate: Congrats to  winner Danielle! I went thru the entries, pruned duplicates, spun the random.org random number generator, found a winner, and she emailed me back tout suit. Thanks, everyone, for your lovely comments — and come back soon for more contests and retro fun!

So, I have been in the “let’s do some giveaways” mood. And I was thinking, yes, the holidays are not too far away. And, golly, everyone always goes crazy over Georgia Peachez’ (aka Suzy’s) Shiny Brite wreathes. So I asked Suzy to make one up for me (shown above)… I bought it from her… and it’s sitting on her dining room table itching to go to its new home. YUP: One week contest now “live” to Win this Wreath. Click on through for the rules and to enter ->


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How to enter, now through noon Monday, Oct. 1:

  • Leave a Comment. No particular topic. How about, just something happy and cheery-like? One entry per person.
  • You must be in the U.S. lower 48 states (no Hawaii, no Alaska).
  • Contest closes at noon, Monday, Oct. 1; Pam will choose a winner by random.org random number generator after the contest closes and then email the winner. Winner must respond within one week. If they do not, she will go to the next person down. Rinse. Repeat.
  • Be sure you enter the correct email address!
  • Pam will post the first name of the winner at the top of this post as soon as they confirm.
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How to make a wreath using vintage Christmas tree ornaments — Suzy’s instructions

I bet we’ll get a lot of entries for this one — and there can only be one winner. So, the idea behind posting this giveaway right now is to remind you creative types to think ahead … make sure you’re collecting a whole bunch of vintage ornies … and gear up to make one of these yourself maybe. I know that in a lot of thrift stores across America, they start pulling out all the vintage ornaments for sale pretty soon. Or, maybe you’ve been collecting them all summer? That said, I know a lot of us *think* we’ll do a project… but never do… so keep an eye on Suzy’s blog because she keeps making wreaths all fall… she posts them for sale… and they sell out fast!

In the following super-popular story, Suzy showed us how she does it — how to make a wreath out of vintage Christmas tree ornaments:

how to make a wreath from vintage christmas ornaments

Thank you, Suzy — you are such an inspiration!


 

 

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  3. Kristen says

    I have some aqua shiny bright ornaments that my Grandparents bought their first Christmas together. I hang them on there own silver feather tree each year.

  7. Stephanie Smay says

    My favorite vintage Christmas decoration is the beaded ornaments made out of Pins and Styrofoam. I have a large collection of them from my grandmother and hang them on my white Christmas tree every year!

  10. Amber Walker says

    Love love love this! I collect Shiny Brites, so this is super-cherishable. It is everything sparkly and fun that Christmas should be…. Question is, could I spare enough of my collection to make one for myself? Eeek! All I know is– WANT!!!