Come early, stay late, the party last all the way 'till Christmas. Share your great ideas and visit others!

This year in my home I found these beautiful candles in a second hand shop and have put them together for advent. One to be lit each week until Christmas.
Advent is the anticipation of Christmas, symbolizing a time of waiting for the messiah to come.This last Sunday marked the first week of advent.
Many advent candle displays also include a middle candle to light on Christmas day. I could not find a candle looked right so, I think I will light a few smaller candles in and around the greenery on Christmas day.
For this party I made these gift bag tags to share. Simply print the above photo, cut out tags, punch a hole at the top, and add a ribbon to tie to your gift bags. Other Christmas printables you might like: standard gift tags, Christmas stationary, and I will be posting some snowflake cupcake toppers later this week. (Personal use only).
And some of my favorite Christmas posts from last year can be found here.
Also, if you are a 'video' person I found two great ones this year:
Decorating a Christmas Tree (some beautiful tips).
Hanging Outdoor Christmas Light Tips (from a my local hardware store).
This linky is now closed.
Due to the McLinky changeover, I was unable to keep the party in its original form with photos, but I did manage to save the links. Here are 82 wonderful Christmas ideas:

12 Comments:
This looks like fun, I see lots of great ideas already on your sidebar. Maybe I will join in a little later.
Thanks for having me today! I can't wait to see all the wonderful things that people post.
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Thanks for having me :)
Your advent candles are so pretty-enjoy:@)
what a clever idea for the advent lights.. Love using votives!
I'm sorry I missed your party, sounds like a blast. Thank you for swinging by and leaving such a sweet comment... hugs ~lynne~
Thanks everyone for sharing your links!
Just a note: the party it goes all the way 'till Christmas day.
Thanks for the link. I am a follower and I put your button on the link
Hi Jessa...
My friend, I'm sooo happy to see you hosting another fabulous Holiday party...thank you!!! I just added a link to my Christmas dining room.
Well my friend, it looks like you've been a busy little Santa's helper! Hehe! Love the beautiful red votive candle holders that you did for your Advent vignette...sooo very pretty! I also enjoyed your beautiful snow photo! It looks like you're having some "winter" at your place. We received a little snow yesterday...I suspect we will be looking just like your photo...very soon! Thank you for sharing your Christmas pretties with us...and for hosting this lovely party!!!
Warmest Christmas Wishes...
Chari @Happy To Design
Thanks for having me over. You are invited to a Xmas Carnival at our Indian decor blog, www.thekeybunch.com
- Sharon
This is fun, so I added my link. I live outside of the US, so you can exclude me when it's time for your draw!:)
I am hosting an xmas linky party too, over at www.thekeybunch.com
Do drop in and participate with one or more of your xmas posts!
Sharon
Hi. Thanks for the great blog hop party. I look forward to reading and sharing some great ideas!
~ Julie
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