The Main Event:

The First Annual b5media Lifestyles Channel Holiday Blogging Awards!

Our awesome Lifestyles channel editor Gayla has recruited some of her favorite bloggers from around the sphere to step up as judges for the following categories:

Best Holiday decoration of a Blog – Any blog or blogger who has decorated their blog for the holidays either entirely or in an subtle way. Prize: $20 USD via Paypal and links from channel blogs.

Best post about Christmas on a Blog – The best posting about Christmas or holiday activities on a blog. It can be religious or non-religious, but should celebrate the spirit of the season. Prize: $20 USD via Paypal and links from channel blogs.

Best Holiday image or video on a Blog – The best display of your own personal holiday decorations on a blog. It can be religious or non-religious, but again, should celebrate the spirit of the season. Prize: $20 USD via Paypal and links from channel blogs.

All you have to do to win is submit your entry to our Holiday Blogging Awards host post. Be sure to include the link to be judged or risk disqualification. It’s THAT Easy and what’s better than FREE Money!?!

Nominations will close at midnight December 13th and winners will be announced on Monday December 17th.

  Other Amazing Channel Contests:  

If you hurry you can still get in an entry with Maricar at Keeping The Castle. She’s hosting a Cookie Swap Kit Giveaway – but it all ends tomorrow (Friday, December 7) at 5:00 p.m. EST so run don’t walk.Tangled Thread is having a wonderful Winter Wonderland Contest. The prizes are two beautiful, handcrafted fiber art tags. Really pretty — I already went to peek.

Hankering for Yarn is giving away a really cute and unique holiday item. As of right now this contest has about 157 entries so a big good luck; you’re going to need it.

Offbeat Homes (yup one of my blogs) is having a reader appreciation contest. Earn point throughout December for posting comments. Watch for special ways to earn bonus points. If you are on of the top three point gatherers as of December 31st then you’ll win one of three cool prizes (your choice). Contest currently running and ends the evening of December 31st.

If you like fuzzy, furry, flying, and swimming friends as much as Heather than stop off at her blog, The Food Bowl to win a copy of Groovitude, A Get Fuzzy Treasury.

Whew, and while I pumped them before don’t forget about Kettle & Cup’s month long free coffee give-a-way and Kate’s Generous December Group Writing Project.

Wow. All this makes for a very merry holiday around the channel — which contests are you entering?  

(Props to Gayla for writing up the quite a large portion of this post)

Post from: Tree Hugging Family

Anyhow this post’s title is a bit tricky because I do tend to think all little tree hugging kids are adorable… Still, these pictures are extra adorable. The talented Kate from a favorite b5 blog of mine; Babylune sent these “meadow cuddling” shots to me.

This is a picture of Kate’s little one, BJ, (5 years now), doing some yoga!

Then we have MC, age 1, examining a flower. This may be one of the cutest kid pictures I have ever seen.

These pictures bring up a good idea of how to get great children photos — take them outside and find the brightest green landscape possible and shoot away. Just beautiful!

Many thanks to Kate and her family for sharing their tree; um, meadow hugging kid photos. 

Post from: Tree Hugging Family