Holiday Treats Roundup and a Giveaway! - Beautiful Life and Home

Every year since time immemorial, I have gotten my three girls Christmas dresses.

In the early days, I got them matching dresses (usually from Costco), and they looked adorable.

But then they got older and things started breaking down. The middle child, in classic middle-child fashion, decided she did not want to match her sisters. The year she chose a glaring red dress while her older and younger sister wore matching blue dresses, was the beginning of the end.

You would think that since I no longer had to find matching dresses, things would be easier. Not so. Especially since I am a “cheapo” and do not want to spend more than $20 on a dress.

Add that to the fact that the manufacturers of these Christmas dresses apparently have NO concept of “winter,” and insist on making short-sleeved and even sleeveless dresses, and I am really up a creek. We live in Colorado. There is actual winter here. We need dresses with LONG SLEEVES, thank you very much!

So last year found me desperately searching every physical and online store for three Christmas dresses that had long sleeves, were cute, under $20, and had a cohesive theme. You would think I was on a quest for the elusive magical non-existent unicorn. Because no such dresses were to be found.

So what did I do? I spent $60 on material to make my girls super fluffy skirts with silky fabric and tulle and sparkles. Then I went to every Target in town to find them matching sweaters (another $20 each) which they did not end up wearing. Oh, and their sparkly, fluffy skirts? Currently hanging ignored in their closets after having been worn once.

Don’t do what I did. Just enter this contest to win a $200 Amazon gift card (or Target gift card, or cold, hard cash!) and buy whichever darn Christmas dresses you want, no matter the price! Not in the market for Christmas dresses? Well, whatever you’re in the market for, Amazon has it. (I just discovered these Polish Pottery Pie Plates, and I am in love! There are a ton of designs, too!)

So enter to win below! This contest is sponsored by several wonderful blogs, and I have gathered holiday goodies from each one to share with you! After you enter the contest, scroll down for yummy recipes!

Prize is $200 via Amazon gift card, Target gift card or straight Paypal cash.

Include rules: Prize is valued at $200 in the form of a gift card or cash. Sweepstakes will run from 12:01 am on November 27, 2017 through 11:59 pm on December 3, 2017. This sweepstakes is not sponsored in any way by Amazon, Target or Paypal. Must be 18 years of age to enter. Winner will be chosen at random, verified, then announced on the giveaway widget in this post and will be notified by email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited.

Sponsored by:
Yellow Bliss Road
The Life Jolie
Bread Booze Bacon
Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Old House to New Home
The Salty Marshmallow
Ice Cream and Inspiration
The Culinary Compass
The Country Contessa