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This is the thread for the Christmas Card Challenge for August 2019!!
This month lets start thinking about decorating the Christmas tree!! Let's see some Christmas trees this month!! It will get you in the mood for the upcoming holiday!!
Reminder, this is just a suggestion to help get you motivated and start on your 2019 Christmas Cards!
There is no 'deadline' to completing your Christmas cards for August!!
It's never too late to join....
You can join anytime during the year. If you need to skip a month or two, that is perfectly fine.
Please link your card and make sure to use CCC19AUG in the title and in the keywords!!
Perhaps the most beloved Christmas traditions is the custom of the Christmas tree. Christmas trees have been a part of celebrations worldwide for thousands of years. Ancient Romans view the trees as a sign of life in the midst of winter. In Great Britain in Victorian times, trees were decorated with candles to represent Stars. In Germany, the first Christmas trees were decorated with edible things, such as gingerbread and gold covered apples the first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house, in the way we know it today, may have been the 16th century German preacher Martin Luther. A story is told that, one night before Christmas, he was walking through the forest and looked up to see the stars shining through the tree branches. It was so beautiful! He went home and told his children that it reminded him of Jesus, who left the stars of Heaven to come to Earth at Christmas. One thing for certain, whether big or small, white or tall, Christmas trees bring the magic of Christmas into our hearts and into our homes.
I finished July's quota in time so am happy to be starting August at the beginning of August (unlike last year!). Here's #1 of 10, inspired by this week's Ways to Use It challenge:
Many of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges work for Christmas cards so if you're a Fan Club member, I encourage you to play along and get some more Christmas cards made!
I'm so glad Dare to Get Dirty is inspiring me to get Christmas cards done for their challenges!! And it's cloudy so I don't mind being indoors! Here are #6 & 7 of 10:
Playing card upload and Challenge catch-up! Here is my first August 2019 Christmas card: Happiest Christmas Wishes!. My little ornament is ready to add to the Christmas tree!
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