Christmas Tree Decorating Contest

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WINNER ANNOUNCED

The winner of  ”Cooper’s Christmas Tree Decorating Contest” is tree #20, Melissa Caughey who had 4,318 votes. Congratulations Melissa!  Also, congratulations to all the other entrants who submitted amazing trees.  We had over 14,000 votes which really blew my mind.  Please make sure you thank  your family and friends who participated  so loyally. At the end of the day, each one had it’s own magical spirit of Christmas, creating a winter wonderland for all to enjoy on my website.  Deep thanks for participating with such joyful hearts.

The winner, Melissa Caughey,  gets a visit from me, Cooper.  I’ll be visiting Melissa in her home, hanging out and cooking with her in her kitchen as well as co-creating a recipe for my “3-Ingredient Challenge.”  Stay tuned for pics and video of the visit!

A Blessed Merry Christmas,

Cooper Boone

WINNER! Tree #20 Melissa Caughey

  1. cooper12-22-11

    2 NEW TREES ARE UP! #84 and #85! Please give a look.

    Cooper

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  2. Elle12-21-11

    You ROCK Erika #67!!!! LOVE that UNIQUE TREE <3

    Elle

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  3. MONICA12-21-11

    Good luck to all of you, they are all pretty to me but I like #7 :)

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  4. cooper12-21-11

    Kathy, next year I am doing an EGG TREE….YOU INSPIRED ME WITH YOUR BLOG ABOUT MAKING EGG ORNAMENTS! My Cuckoo Marans just started laying deep brown beauties….now all I need are white eggers……then I will have the entire range of colors!
    Cooper

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    • spanky12-21-11

      They all are so fantastic. I am a “crazy chicken person” and plan on trying the egg ornaments too. Good Luck to everyone in the Yule Tree contest, everyone did such a wonderful decorating. I wish I had them all in my house!!!!

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    • Lisa12-22-11

      I never had white layers until recently, but decided to get some andalusians which lay the most adorable white eggs. But….the best are ducks, my pekins lay beautiful white eggs and Kathy inspired me to make some of them into ornaments also.

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    • CL9812-22-11

      Yay for backyard chicken keeping! I will be doing the egg tree next year too! Wonderful idea Kathy, and Cooper, congrats on your new eggies!

      Lets all vote for backyard chicken keeping with Tree #35! :)

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  5. cooper12-21-11

    loving them all..WHAT A WONDERLAND!

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  6. Debbie12-21-11

    I think it has been fun to vote for the trees. I have looked forward to it everyday. It is the season to share the joy, love and peace. You always have people who take the fun out of everything. I think all the trees are beautiful, even if I did vote for #35. good luck to all!

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  7. cooper12-21-11

    Only 4 days left for the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. Today I received an email asking me if this contest is “real.” Yes it is real. The winner will win and we have actually added 2nd and 3rd prizes for “best decorated” b/c the trees have been so amazing. I ask you all to please be kind and well intentioned as we near the end of this contest. In my wildest dreams I never thought a Tree Contest would get this nasty. If you cannot participate with a good heart then please withdraw from the competition.

    Cooper Boone

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  8. Michele12-21-11

    #23 Brian S’s tree rocks, who wouldn’t like a christmas tree with a (history) lesson. Love it!!

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    • Kate12-21-11

      Thanks Michele! Our picture shows a small section, but our tree, that my husband Brian decorated, is about 10ft tall so our homeschooled kids are getting alot of mini history lessons this season…Queen Elizabeth, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Napolean and Josephine, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Notre Dame Cathedral, Big ben, The Eiffel Tower, St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Francisco Coit Tower, all reside on our tree with many of their history friends. Of course the people ornaments are the most popular with everyone, especially our youngest daughter who keeps ferrying them off to her doll house… Happy Christmas, Katie

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  9. Cj's Silkies12-20-11

    #35 Rocks.. What a lovely tree.

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  10. cooper12-20-11

    WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK THIS CHRISTMAS EVE.

    YOU CAN FRIEND COOPER ON FB AT: http://www.Facebook.com/cooperboone

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  11. Jackie12-20-11

    #35 ROCKS……….. Kathy that is a beautiful tree

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    • Kathy12-20-11

      Thank you Jackie. I appreciate your support!!

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    • KImberley12-20-11

      Don’t you mean it “eggs”?

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  12. Kim12-19-11

    Kathy your egg tree is amazing! Definitely the one I’m voting for #35.

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    • Kathy12-20-11

      Thank you KIM!! Only 4 days left, wa-hooo!!

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  13. Erica Lenker12-19-11

    WOW! #76 That is a LOVELY Tree & Mantel. So festive!!
    ~~MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE~~

    ~Stay Beautiful Within, Erica~
    http://www.staybeautifulwithin.blogspot.com
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stay-Beautiful-Within/155838174488308

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  14. Land S12-19-11

    Wow….I am going to have to vote for someone other than me….Look at 76 and 77 …late entries but WOW!! Good Job All!!

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    • Patricia Adele12-20-11

      They are very nice indeed.. Shame they didn’t get here earlier.

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  15. Jessy Phelps12-19-11

    Voted for tree #20 :) Very lovely tree!
    - Jessy P

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  16. cooper12-18-11

    Just got back from cleaning the chicken coop. WOOSH! Sitting down and looking at the ALLLLL these amazing trees makes my heart fill up. You all are amazing and wonderful decorators! Besides the GRAND PRIZE WINNER I think I am going to give some COOPER BOONE GIFTS to my top 5 FAVS! What do you think? Also, has everyone friended me on FaceBook? http://www.facebook.com/cooperboone

    HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY NIGHT!

    Cooper

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  17. cooper12-18-11

    A REMINDER TO ALL CONTESTANTS!
    “Voters can vote once a day, any cheating will result in some bad karma and possible disqualification.”

    We are monitoring this very carefully.

    Cooper

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  18. Amethyst12-18-11

    I am completely torn between #1, #13 and #77. All three of them are my favorites for very different reasons. I LOVE the lights in #1 and how the ornaments don’t overtake the tree. I love the simplicity of #13, it is precious. And #77 has lovely colors and overall balance.

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  19. Patricia B.12-18-11

    #67 The Snowman Tree has my vote! That is the cutest Christmas Tree I have ever seen. So creative! What an IMAGINATION!! Good Job Erica Lenker #67!

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  20. Ashley12-17-11

    #35 is amazing! All those “home layed” then handmade ornaments are truly amazing! What a wonderful story of why it was created! And really I love the unique idea!! Vote #35 too!

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  21. Cami D12-17-11

    Can’t help it, #35 has my heart!! I use my chickens’ eggs to decorate also, so I know the time that goes into just preparing the eggs!! Great job to everyone – they are ALL beautiful!! ♥

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  22. BarbiD12-17-11

    Egg Tree for the WIN! #35….the work put into all those beautiful hand made ornaments. WOW!

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    • VanessaK12-17-11

      #35 is definitely my favorite! All the creative talent that went into decorating those eggs! Love it! Good luck!

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    • spanky12-17-11

      It is beautiful!!!!!

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  23. Michael12-17-11

    All the trees look great, every family must have spent a lot of time decorating those trees. I really love tree #23 specially those large ornaments.
    I would like to take this opportunity to invite you all to also Join our Holiday Photo Contest on Facebook http://on.fb.me/sbJ3AJ, I will be looking forward for all your entries

    http://www.facebook.com/SkillaDo
    https://twitter.com/#!/Skillado

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  24. spanky12-16-11

    The Yule trees are beautiful. Brightest Blessings to you and yours. Live, Love and Embrace The Magik!!!! Blessed Be. Spanky :)

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  25. cooper12-16-11

    Dear Tree voters, in the spirit of Christmas I ask that some of you refrain from sending unkind and petty remarks about others. This contest is about sharing and fun. If you cannot play nice please excuse yourselves from participating. My FB page and website have always been rooted in good intention. I will not waver from this mission.

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    • spanky12-16-11

      I agree, they are all lovely and special. Good Luck to all!!!

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  26. Jyl Adams12-16-11

    LOVE the egg tree #35! Great job

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  27. Angel12-16-11

    #72 Angela Farmer
    I am excited to have seen this contest on FB! My tree is a Angel tree for Galveston, Texas. So many Beautiful Trees! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Cheers.

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  28. Sheila Duchaine12-16-11

    I hope some of you will vote for my tree…#17. I’d give anything to actually MEET Cooper. i know I am waaaay behind but I am not one to give up…especially when the prize is so sweet! Thank you!

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  29. Erica Lenker12-16-11

    Hi Friends! I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who has voted for my #67 Mr. Snowman Tree. I’m in awe at the votes I’ve received so far. Everyone has such beautiful trees. I want to tell you a little bit about my tree. I made it for my 4 y/o son Special Needs son Matthew. Matthew LOVES snowman and this little Mr Snowman Tree is just his size. Matthew has a feeding tube in his belly and he is a Make~A~Wish Child. :) I made this tree for under $30.00. I have an album of all the items needed for this tree on my Facebook Page called Stay Beautiful Within. This link should take you to the album: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.227575867314538.54639.155838174488308&type=1
    Good Luck to EVERYONE!
    Blessings to you and your families!
    ~Merry Christmas and Happy 2012~
    ~Stay Beautiful Within, Erica~

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    • Patricia B.12-18-11

      #67 Erica Lenker, You have my vote everyday! You have a great imagination to create such a neat tree. I love it! I went to your facebook page and found everything I needed to make the tree. I’m going to make one with my grandkids tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration. Merry Christmas, Patricia

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  30. Melissa12-16-11

    Christmas trees are magical and to many people are filled with memories. To us, our tree is filled with almost 40 years of memories. All ornaments go on the tree no matter their condition or age. We even include ones that have worn through the years, like those my husband and I made in elementary school and now ones that our children have made. As each new Christmas arrives we are able to reflect on Christmas’ past. Each year we add to our collection, some homemade and some purchased. This year, we added a chicken and a chick to remind us of our backyard flock. If you look closely at people’s trees they can tell stories. Each night, we love to gaze upon the tree. As the lights sparkle in my children’s eyes, I find myself sharing and recalling memories that I hold in my heart with our children. To me, this is the magic of Christmas~ Melissa C. Tree #20.

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  31. Pete12-16-11

    Vote #35 !

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  32. sal12-16-11

    Loving this contest….the range of tree decorating is really amazing. I have a new favorite…..#65 REBECCA RIVERA’S COOL TREE!

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  33. Stacey12-16-11

    I voted for #23. I think those people ornaments are just the cutest!

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  34. Lexi N12-15-11

    All home made orniments on #16 except the angel at the top.

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  35. JEANNETTE USSERY12-15-11

    VOTE FOR # 36 BARBARA H. SHE HAS A WONDERFUL TREE!

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  36. cynthia stewart12-15-11

    Hard to choose. They are all so beautiful!!

    Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good NIGHT!!!

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  37. Catherine12-15-11

    You all have beautiful trees, but I had to go with #3, Michelle G. This one was my favorite. Merry Christmas everyone!

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  38. Melissa12-14-11

    Over 60 beautiful trees! The spirit of Christmas is here! Thank you Cooper for being such an inspiration to us all!

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  39. shelley c12-14-11

    I am having an issue with the response for the votes….I’m not sure if my vote is counting…I have only had one response when I voted, saying that it had already counted, but what does that mean? There are 3 of us in this household that are voting for a friend, but I dont think their vote is being counted. How do we know if it is and we don’t want to come across as breaking the rules of the contest..Please help me..Thank you

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    • cooper12-14-11

      You can only vote one time per IP address per day. So if you are all voting from the same home it will only count one of your votes. One vote per day per home is the rule of thumb.

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  40. Beth12-14-11

    I like tree #23. You can see the ornaments in their picture, which are very pretty.

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  41. tricia12-14-11

    Vote for Linda W. #42! This is just one of many BEAUTIFUL trees that she has :)

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  42. kae12-14-11

    Hey! Vote for #39 – Since others are advertising on here for their tree. But seriously, all the trees are lovely! what fun this is. I do wonder why we can’t check the status of the voting anymore? Anyone know? And don’t forget VOTE FOR #39! LOL I want Cooper to come to my home! LOL

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  43. Toni M.12-14-11

    I voted for Barbara H. # 36

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  44. Denise12-14-11

    I vote for Chickens so I vote for Kathy!! #35!!

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  45. Victoria Penndragon12-13-11

    They’re all beautiful… it’s so hard to choose. For the sake of cuteness, and fond memories, I especially like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree (#13)
    replica. It reminds me of the one in the Christmas cartoon. Just to be sure you all understand, I AM NOT saying this out of meanness. Linda S…
    the late Charles Schultz, and Charlie Brown, are indeed smiling because of your entry.

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    • cooper12-13-11

      I LOVE THAT TREE TOO AND SAID THE SAME THING….GUESS WE BOTH HAVE SOFT SPOT FOR THE CHARLIE BROWN TREE!
      Cooper

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      • Victoria Penndragon12-16-11

        Yuppers!! :-D **hug** Now… go “Pay it Forward” on your coffeeshop idea! ;-)

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  46. Joyce S12-13-11

    All the trees are beautiful good luck everyone.

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  47. KImberley12-13-11

    I have committed to voting for Kathy #35, and all her handmade eggs, but I love the cactus tree that just went up. He ought to win something for originality. Quirky wonderfulness.

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  48. Joyce12-13-11

    I like Chicken Tree Number #20…I am not that impress with Chicken Tree #35

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    • CL9812-18-11

      Hey, both trees are great, but #35 has my vote! Remember… It’s all in good fun. ;)

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  49. Vanh Nguyen12-12-11

    The Competition is Great and your Tree is Beautiful. Wish you Success! :)

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  50. sal12-12-11

    Fred, same on my end…sorts by IP which I guess is a good thing for us OCD voters!

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  51. Fred K12-12-11

    I just realized that when my wife votes from her computer upstairs & i vote from mine downstairs it only counts as one vote because they both are coming from the same IP address…….Grrrrr

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  52. Debbie12-12-11

    Voted

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  53. KRISTINA GARDEA12-12-11

    Thank all who are voting for me.. I really appreciate it ~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to all my fb friends for telling me to enter and then supporting me.. thanks to all the people I do not know who have voted for me too
    Merry Christmas.. and thank you thank you

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  54. Kathleen Neff12-12-11

    What a wonderful contest…and beautiful entries! I’m happy to pass the ‘show’ on to my friends!

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  55. Melissa C.12-12-11

    Cooper, thank you for having such a fun contest! Glad to be a part of this with our bird themed tree. We even have a chicken and chick on it! LOL. I guess you could say, we love our backyard flock. Good luck everyone! Your trees are amazing! ~Melissa C #20

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  56. Ellen12-12-11

    beautiful

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  57. CL9812-12-11

    The egg tree (#35) is absolutely gorgeous! Just look at those handmade egg ornaments! I think it deserves to win! Fabulous job, Kathy!

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  58. Katrina12-12-11

    North Carolina Loves # 45. BEAUTIFUL!!!

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  59. Debbie12-11-11

    Ok I voted for #35, looks like your close to winning!

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  60. shelley c12-11-11

    love #45….awesome colors….wonderfully decorated

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  61. kay12-11-11

    LOVE #45. It is the most georgeous tree I have ever seen.. oh my i want it..

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  62. Bobbie12-11-11

    Check out the handmade ornaments on #35. Are these not absolutely gorgeous?!!

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  63. Linda12-11-11

    beautiful egg tree Kathy ~

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  64. Dene12-11-11

    Love the “egg tree” #35 :)

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  65. linda shrull12-10-11

    They all are beautiful.

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  66. Rebekah12-09-11

    I would like to vote for number 35 but I’m not sure where to do that!

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    • Kelly12-11-11

      Rebekah – Should have #35 with name just click on the circle then it will show blue and then scroll down and hit VOTE! :)

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  67. marty t12-08-11

    That is a nice tree

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  68. RAY DESCHENEE12-07-11

    VERY NICE

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  69. Kim Rocha12-07-11

    All of the trees are really pretty !

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  70. Gloria12-06-11

    I voted, but it was hard. All so pretty and unique in their own way…….

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  71. Michele Gill12-04-11

    Coop Not sure I sent mine to the right email Shelly ( Michele)

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  72. cooper12-12-11

    vote tallies are up!

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  73. CL9812-13-11

    I am! And I will keep voting until Christmas! Good Luck! :)

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  74. Kate12-16-11

    Patricia, I agree with alot of your favorites. I am in awe of anyone who makes all thier ornaments. Our tree, (which my husband decorated because he is good with that kind of thing and I am not) is #23. If you look close you can spy Marie Antoinette, Napolean and Josephine& the carriage of Buckingham Palace. We are a homeschooling family and so we did a history themed tree this year. I will be the first to admit that may not be everyone’s “cup of tea!” We did a close up of a small part of our tree so people could recognize some of the ornaments. Queen Elizabeth is usually right by Josephine, but our 18 month old keeps ferrying her off. Happy Christmas!

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  75. Kim Rocha12-16-11

    I have had so much fun looking at all the trees too…
    My tree is not as nice as any of these trees either but it is special to me because the ornaments all mean something to me and I put them on with love… so, maybe my tree is not contest-worthy but its definitely worthy of staying up and I am sure yours is too!

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  76. Erica Lenker12-16-11

    Hi Patricia, Thank you so much for mentioning my #67 tree. I made it in honor of my 4 year old special needs little boy. Its just his size and he loves it. :) Blessings!!

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  77. Erica Lenker12-16-11

    Kathy! Thanks so much for visiting my Stay Beautiful Within page on facebook and for ALL your inspiration you have shared with your lovely tree. I have never seen someone love their chickens so much! I am so impressed at how much you recycle everything that goes into the care of your chickens. I can’t wait till my chickens start to lay in the spring again. I’m going to start decorating their eggs too! Sharing the circle of inspiration…. touching lives…. touching hearts…. Blessings! ~Stay Beautiful Within, Erica~

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  78. mary tucker12-17-11

    I voted for #35 because the tree is actually decorated with real eggs and they are beautiful

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  79. Patricia Adele12-17-11

    I have already done that for you. Best of luck.. I will remind them again..

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  80. Kate12-17-11

    Thank you Kathy! and we do have peeps! 12 chickens (more on the way), 8 ducks (they think they run the place), a turkey (keeps eating my orange jubilee, argh) and a partridge in a pear tree (okay, no partridge)! On FB we are Brighton Park.

    Kate (#23′s wife)

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  81. Starly12-17-11

    It’s really great that people are sharing this infomariton.

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  82. Izzy12-20-11

    Yep! I am luvinmychickens on BYC, incase I didn’t say so. Looks like you put a lot of work into the tree, and I just love it! :)

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  83. Melissa12-21-11

    Thank you so much for dropping on in Kim. Just one vote makes it a tough decision with so many beautiful choices! Hope you and your chickens have wonderful holidays :)

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  84. cooper12-21-11

    DEAL!

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