Virtual Holiday Home Tour

     Have you ever been on a Holiday Home Tour? We have one here in the biggest little city each year. It's called "Home for the Holidays". You are given a map and you get to walk through several homes all dolled up for Christmas. They serve refreshments and the money charged for the tour goes to charity. It's always such fun.
     I also love peeking in and seeing what all of my friends are doing to decorate their homes during the Christmas season, so...I've decided to host an online version of a holiday home tour. Sound fun? You're invited to join in and be on the tour!
     We can start right here with my cottage, and  you're invited to showcase your holiday decor,your porch, your living room, whatever..any and all the rooms of your home!(I'll have links to other participating blogs...er...homes, and refreshments!)

    Here's how it will work:  I want you to have enough notice, so I thought we could do this next Wednesday, December 19th. Oh, and please feel free to use my graphic to share the news!
     If you send me a jpeg of your home (just one picture) before next Wednesday, December 19th, along with the link to your Blog, then next Wednesday I'll be more than happy to put you on the list on my blog with links for the tour. (Of course, you can join the tour without sending me a photo if you don't feel like it...everybody's welcome!)
     Share pictures with us of your holiday home, inside, and out, on your Blog post next Wednesday. I know some of us have already shared a few Christmas decorations, but that's OK, we can still showcase our homes, and I think it will be inspiring and fun. (I know there is plenty you haven't seen of my holiday decor at my cottage!)
     If no one is up for this...then it will be a very short tour. (but I am willing to bet that quite a few of you are game and have such fabulous things to share!)

Comments

[Becky Schultea]

Oh Wonderful!! Sounds like such fun Tracey!! Count me in - I already shared a few photos on my blog, but have many more - this will be the perfect opportunity to show them all...plus to see everyone else's. Thanks for thinking of us sweet friend - please let me know what I can do to help...I'll for sure post about it and point folks here. Can I use the graphic from your post...?

FUN, FUN!!

Blessings,
Becky S.

[Meredith from Merchant Ships]

Count me in!

[Mecky]

What a great idea!! I don't know if I will be able to wait a whole week! LOL

[Gail]

count me in...come on over for a visit! Gail thetatterednest.blogspot.com

[Janet]

Tracey,
Count me in. I am on KarlasCottage.typepad tour today, but should have some new pictures of other area by next Wednesday. Thanks or hosting, I know it will be a special tour with such a special hostess.
Janet@housepeepers.blogspot.com

[Sher's Creative Expressions]

Count me in. I'll send you pics within a few days of my home and then get my post ready.

Blessings,

Sher

[Cathy]

Please add me to the list, sounds like fun. We have a home tour every year in Raleigh in an historic neighborhood and my husband and I always attend. Lots of good ideas and inspiration! Love to see other talent!
Cathy
takingteaseriously.blogspot.com

[M&Co]

What a great idea! I cannot wait to see all the wonderful christmas decorated houses!! I'll post your graphic on my blog to see if we can get some Norwegian houses (besides mine) to tour as well!
Have a nice evening!

[Cathy]

Hi Tracey,
I cannot find an email for the photo, could you please let me know yours so I can send it, thanks so much...Cathy

[Cielo]

Please add me to the list...

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace (Agnes M. Pharo).

Enjoy the Season, dear Tracey...

Cielo

Cielo

[Joyce]

Oh my, Tracey~ how fun,fun,fun! I would love to participate, and am anxious to see all the other lovely homes. Thanks so much for thinking of this!

[Jen R]

Great idea. Count me in! Hopefully I can get the house cleaned before that. Then again, the good thing is I can just clean as I snap pictures~!
Jen R

[Vanessa]

Sounds like lots of fun! Not sure if I will actually participate - I'll let you know - but I will definitely enjoy visiting everyone else's homes. Looking forward to it.

[Theresa Cox]

I am so excited! I am new to blogging and enjoy all the wonderful inspiration from your site, thank you. I look forward to seeing the Holiday Tour. I couldn't find the wings you listed in your last blog, could you please tell me where you got them? I absolutely love Angels and must get a pair...Thanks.
Theresa

[cityfarmer]

take a peek at my 200th post if you wish...

a home tour, to be sure...

those Island Girls, they are personal friends of mine....aren't they the best?

[Linda Albrecht]

How fun! I just started visiting your blog and am captivated by the photos that I have seen of your home. Can't wait to see more with Christmas beauty. I'll try to get a few good shots of mine and join in.

Best wishes, Linda

[Crystal]

Count me in too :)Since I did Karla's, home tour could I show Christmas decorating in my garden ?:)
crystal :)

[Lorrie]

I'd like to tag along on the tour as well. I have a few pictures up on my blog, but I'll get more of other areas up next Wednesday. I love looking at other's decorating ideas - Tracey, your site is one of the best!

[Katy]

I've just started up my blog after routinely reading and enjoying yours as well as many other blogs. I would love to participate in the tour. I'll have pictures posted for Wednesday and can't wait to see everyone else's!
http://neworleanslady.wordpress.com

[Poppett]

I'd love to share Christmas photos with your readers. I'm not sure how to send you a photo, but will work on that! I'll have some more photos of my decorating on my blog by the first of the week.

[Julie size]

Sounds like fun to me!

[Kaylyn]

Please count me in! I can't wait to see everyone's home!

[Christi from Charm & Grace]

Dear Tracy,

What a lovely invitation. I would like to participate. My blog is at

http://www.charmandgrace.com/CAGBlog

The photo resides at

http://www.charmandgrace.com/CAGBlog/LRTreeLights.jpg

Looking forward to the tour!

Blessings,

Christi

[Christi from Charm & Grace]

Dear Tracey,

Please forgive my misspelling of your name. I know how it is to have a name that is constantly misspelled (Christi can be spelled so many ways), so I am usually more careful about that... chalk it up to being on my computer at midnight (I'm in Central Time Zone).

:-)

[Cathymac]

I'd love to join you! I'll have it all photographed and posted by Wednesday. What a fabulous idea!! Thanks for doing this!

[Poppins]

What a great idea! Your tour is known even here in Sweden.

[Poppett]

I'll be participating in the tour on Wednesday, too. I'll also have some of our favorite Christmas recipes to share if anyone is interested.

[kari and kijsa]

Count us in- This sounds lovely!

blessings,
kari & kijsa

[Southern Heart]

Tracey, I would love to participated, also! I emailed you...please let me know if you need anything else!

Fondly, Andrea

[Angela (Cottage Magpie)]

OOoh, how fun! I'm not sure how I missed this post, but I'm catching up now! I *think* I can be ready by Wednesday, so I'll work hard for that! :-) Meanwhile, I'll try to send a photo before then, but it might be coming Tuesday night, I hope it's not too late!
~Angela :-)

[DJ]

I have been enjoying your blog for quite some time now and have been working on my own, inspired by you and many others. I would love to have you visit my share of paradise here at the Bay City General Store.
www.http://baycitygeneralstore.blogspot.com
Hope you will stop by and enjoy our Christmas spirit.
DJ

[rhondi]

I'd like to join the tour. I participated in Karla's tour last week so you could see some pics of my home here: http://rhondisrosecoloredglasses.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-open-house.htm
I'll do some different ones for yours. Looking forward to it.
By the way I love reading your blog!
I think my blog automatically shows up in a comment, but here's the link just in case:
http://rhondisrosecoloredglasses.blogspot.com/

[The Decorated House]

Hi Tracey!
Boy am I late for this one. But I'm putting up pictures all this week, so I'd love to join you.
Oh I adore those snowflake cookies!!
Donna

[Jessica]

Sounds great!

http://davidjessicamccash.blogspot.com/2007/12/2007-mccash-holiday-home.html

[Holley]

Thanks for organizing this open house.I'd love to join in.
My blog is www.windycornerusa.blogspot.com/

[Kathi Hardin]

I just found you! Love your blog and love the idea of a virtual tour. Please check out my holiday decorations at www.traybellakc.blogspot.com
what a fun, fun idea! thank you