And we have a winner! Corywn, congratulations!
I am ringing the Beadmas Bell to officially open Beadmas 2018!
Beadmas is all about Ohmily from around the world connecting, having fun and winning a bead or two! The price to be won today is one Beadmas Bell send directly from Ohm beads HQ! The winner will be picked at random. You can comment below and the contest closes at Seattle midnight P.M.T. (09:00 hours C.E.T.). Have fun and good luck!
When Christmas is approaching the Christmas mood is building. So tempting to already put up an ornament. A longlife treasure or a string of lights to lighten the dark! Your chalange for today is to tell us what holiday ornament you put up first! Tell us about that ornament or your favourite one that gets centre stage every year!
My first ornaments up are these two adorable danish Santas! I sometimes put them on my mantle as early as beginning of November! I bought these years ago while on summer vacation in Denmark in the cutest store with a year around Christmas attic! So these Santas are two in one: gorgeous Christmas ornaments and awesome summer holiday souvenirs!
Trudy's charms 'n beads 
I have an angel that always takes pride of place on my fireplace, I am reluctant to take it down after Christmas.
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First of all I feel the upcoming of Christmas when the smell of ginger bread appears in the shops and streets. First I buy ginger cakes :))
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Yumm! No. 2
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I love angels! No. 1
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I have a soft toy Rudolf from the Rankin & Bass Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. His nose lights up! He is always front & centre under the tree. I make my kids watch it every year. Favourite holiday tradition.
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So sweet! No. 3
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Every year my mother and I make the enormous Christmas wreath that hangs outside her house. It’s a holiday tradition.
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That’s beautiful! No. 4
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We decorated the Tree and celebrate 31 New Year/ It’s the favourite holiday
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Mine too! No. 5
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The christmas crib is really important to me. It’s the last thing that I expose when I’m decorating the house, but is the most important to me.
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That’s the story of Christmas. No. 6
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The very first I get a snowman figure with a pipe. He trumpets that the New Year and Christmas will come soon!) I love him very much)
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Very festive! No. 7
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I have some crocheted Christmas baubles that I put in a glass bowl at the end of November, which stands on my dining table. Some fairly lights, and the festive set an start!!
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Shine in the dark! No. 8
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Hello from Germany,
I have a christmas ball, I got from a good friend he made by himself pressing nails in a foam ball. It is rusty today and most people would say it is ugly. To me it is still the most beautifull tree decoration ans part of it every single year.
I wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy new year!
Greetz Elén
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It has so much meaning! No. 9
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У меня есть небольшая елочка высотой около 40 см. Я ее сделала из кораллов, морских раковин и бусин. Она стоит на полке весь год! У нас праздник каждый день!
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Thank you! No. 10
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I surely decorate a fir-tree and the room with multi-colored bulbs! light of bulbs gives to a surrounding situation of festive mood and magic))
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I love colour! No. 11
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I have several Santas from all over the world, and some of them are on my bookshelves all year round!
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We have a danish Santa up all year! No. 12
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I have a huge white and silver poinsettia flower decoration that I use instead of the star on top of the tree. That’s the first ornament I put on the tree.
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That’s gorgeous! No. 13
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I have a nativity set that my father bought for my mom the first Christmas they were married. It is not in good condition anymore (it’s almost 50 years old!), but it’s one of the few things I have from my dad andit was a big part of my childhood Christmas. It has a place of pride every Christmas.
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The ornaments with so much meaning are the most beautiful! No. 14
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When I think of my favorite ornament, I don’t think of my own tree, but the one at my Mom’s house. As I kid I always loved this old Santa ornament with a cotton beard. I always got to put this one on the tree and as I got older the beard got scragglier and scragglier. That ornament still exists today with just a few tufts of cotton left, but it has always brought me happiness. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder ❤
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You see the memories in that ornament! No. 15
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I have some cardboard angels that were made for a children’s fundraiser. The angels’ bodies were pre-made but the faces were drawn by the kids so I picked out the angels with decidedly non-angelic expressions. One looks angry, one is impish, one is a stereotypically be-spectacled nerd. Making it real! These angels make me laugh.
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Very unique decoration! No. 16
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I Love your post and I Love Christmas time. This year I’m finish a christmas bracelet and I want to wear more days until Christmas Evening.
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Decorate your home and yourself! No.17
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My first Christmas decoration/ornament his year is a craft project actually, I created an Advent Christmas ornament countdown all hanging on my tree! My 3 & 5 year old daughters helped me create & decorate these little paper craft bags all numbered, filled with 2 tiny treats & hung on the branches. And it starts today, they are so excited! Me too 🤓
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A gorgeous family project! No. 18
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I put up an ornament made by my friend Ellen when we were in eight grade, so that was Christmas 1973. Dang, had to think about that one. I next put up my Danish girl ornament and a glass Mickey Mouse. Those always go up in that order every year at the top of the tree.
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I love Christmas memories! No. 19
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I collect antique Christmas tree glass ornaments but I don’t put them on the tree, I display them in bowls or vases around the house. I love the colours and shapes probably why I’m addicted to beads 🤣I may have just bought some more from an on line auction on Facebook great idea ringing the bell to start Beadmas ❤️💚
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If you only could wear them your probably would! No. 20
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I have a little family of cats figurines dressed in Edwardian clothes. I love putting them out on the bookshelf.
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Sound purrrfect! No. 21
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I have four simple wooden white letters that spell out Noel. I wind white fairy lights around them… That’s the beginning of my Christmas decorations 🎅
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Light up the dark! No. 22
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I have a Christmas town and an angel, he is 22 years old. Angel was presented to me by my husband when we met and now he is always on the shelf.
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The ornaments with so much meaning are the most beautiful! No. 23
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I put up my sons first Christmas ornament that my mother (his grandmother) got him. New traditions starting❤
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New memories made every year are so much fun! No.24
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I first decorate the fireplace in the living room with many candles of different size. Many dim lights in the room for a magic cocoon place !
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I love the magic of candle light! No. 25
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Hi! The ornament I like to place first is a set of red and white boletus ( mushrooms) to decorate the Christmas tree 😍
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Autumn slowely flowing into Christmas! No. 26
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My favourite Christmas ornament is a glass snowball I bought in Germany. Its a small town inside with little trees, so cute!
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A magic winter wonderland! No. 27
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We have two christmas figures made from wool, decorative candle holder with angels, wich is musthave for Christmas theme and New Year for our family 🎄
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Angels are a big part of my Christmas too! No. 28
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my collection of mini Santa’s!!!! Have about 50 or so!
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I love big collections! No. 29
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The first things I put out are a waxine light holder in the form of a Santa, and a snowglowe / musicbox with a reading santa in it.
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Gorgeous for setting the festive mood! No. 30
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I have two christmas ball ornaments. Especially one is quite pompous. They hang from my small chandelier all year long.
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Some are too beautiful to put away! No. 31
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Every new year I buy scented candles and they become part of the decoration design for the holiday. The smell of candles and their design in each room is different and each creates its own mood)
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That’s a great idea! No. 32
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This year has been amazing with our almost 3 year old. She’s so excited about everything. The trees and stocking make it feel like Christmas!
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Looking at the decorations through a child’s eye is magic! No. 33
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Starbucks and cat Christmas ornaments ❤️❤️❤️
Collected few starbucks tumbler over the years. Hehe. And that’s my fav!
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Very cheerful decorations! No.34
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Ohhhh!
I’m very happy to be the winner, I love the bead.
Thank you so much!
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Congratulations!! Can you answer my email?
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Yes, done 🙂
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