The Simply Sweet Home Christmas Festival

Hello everyone! As mentioned in a previous post, this week I'm launching the Simply Sweet Home Christmas Festival. For the next few weeks, I'll be featuring nothing but Christmas posts (with the exception of MPM). I've got plans to feature crafts, decor, gift ideas, recipes, and more! And I also have a few ideas floating around in my head that will make the Christmas Festival more interactive. This has always been my favorite time of year, but sometimes with all the hustle and bustle, we barely get a chance to enjoy it, so that's why I'm doing this. So sit back, relax, and get ready for some interesting, fun-filled content that will get you in the spirit of the season.

To kick the festival off, I've created a collection of buttons here. Keep in mind, I'm not a graphic designer! (as if I had to tell you that!) However, these aren't too shabby! I've placed the codes here for you, if you'd like to put them on your site for a little Christmas decoration, and of course, they link back to my site, so that all your friends can come and join in on all the fun as well. (Note: This is my first time to try putting text boxes on the blog. All the codes should be correct, but just in case something is wrong, please leave me a comment on the post or send an email to jhrivers@hotmail.com. Thanks.)

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Also, here's a year-round button that I made.

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-Jerri