RW Says:

December 19, 2009 by
Zee winner eez:

FIRST PLACE: Emmylou’s First Xmas, Heidi, Idaho
SECOND PLACE: Victorian Tree, Dani, United Kingdom
THIRD PLACE: Bird Dog Xmas, Suzy Q, California
It sure was a close contest and I know that we aren’t the only folks who had trouble choosing a photo for the vote!
You lovely birds can zip me your mailing addresses at:
thenoisyplume@gmail.com
and I’ll get your prizes in the mail as soon as I can!
Thanks to absolutely everybody who submitted a photo and thanks to every single person who took a moment to peruse the snapshots and cast a vote! We appreciate you very much today, this week and always. Thanks so so so much for your support and for being part of this community!
Love and Merry Christmas to you,
Mister and Missus Plume
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The Christmas Tree Photo Contest of 2009

December 17, 2009 by

PEACE
The Noisy Plume, Idaho
[don’t vote for this one…unless you must]
Good evening, Merry Christmas and welcome to The Life and Times of The Plume!
RW and I have spent the last 6 hours compiling photos, uploading photos, sizing photos and preparing this blog post for the long awaited and well loved
Christmas Tree Photo Contest of 2009!
Thank you, so much, to everyone who submitted a photo to us. You’ve helped make the season that much warmer and that much lovelier! If you didn’t manage to get a photo to us, we still love you very much and would be made even happier if you took the time to vote for your favorite tree photograph anyway! This contest is about celebrating the Christmas season, worldwide. It’s about propagating hope, peace and love and it’s about having a little bit of fun.
Rules are as follows:
1. Simply leave a comment that states the name of your favorite tree!
2. One vote per person.
3. Please refrain from creating fake/temporary blogger names in order to cast votes for yourself (yes, this HAS happened in the past).
4. Vote for yourself, if you must…but we’ll all think you’re nifty if you vote for someone else.
5. Feel free to give honorable mentions but please choose only ONE tree when you cast your official vote!
6. Have fun and be jolly! Pour yourself a cup of eggnog and sit down for a spell, there are 64 trees to choose from!
Thank you also for your sweet missives that accompanied your submissions. You put a smile on my face 64 times and I even cried a bit, to boot. Love to you all and thanks again, as always, for being part of this community.
CONTEST CLOSES DECEMBER 19th
at noon, Mountain Standard Time!
May the most loved tree win!
Tree titles and photo credits
are found ABOVE the photos:

Sophie and Simeon Sitting in a Tree
Michele, USA



My-Husband-is-a-Scrooge-and-Won’t-Let-Me-Buy-a-Tree Tree
Evelyn, USA?


THE WEDDING TREE
ANN, MONTANA


THE HUNT
Lorelei, New York


NO BUNNY LOVES YOU LIKE I DO
Dana, Nebraska


THE ANGEL BRINGS GOOD NEWS
Penny, BC, Canada


THE LITTLE TREE THAT COULD
Patti, Alberta Canada


MR. CARDINAL
Maria, Toronto Canada


BASICALLY THE BEST DOG IN THE WORLD (I MIGHT BE BIASED)
Becca, Wyoming


ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS …………. IS SOME PANTS
Kristi


TREE ANGELS
Katy, New York


ROCKIN‘ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Kelly, California


Lets OwL diScO bOOgIE
Sharon, Saskatchewan Canada


COLD HANDS, WARM HEART
Lulu, Illinios


A PATHETIC PINK CHRISTMAS BUSH
Kate, Idaho


A North of 60° Christmas Carol
Vita, Northwest Territories Canada


The Christmas Bokeh Tree
Desiree, Ontario Canada


A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS TREE
Dani, United Kingdom


DEAR SANTA
Lantien Chu, Wyoming


Erin and Robo’s Pink Tree With Electric Flames
Erin, North America


TWO BABBIES AND TWO CATS PROOF
Dallas Ann, Illinios


A COSY CHRISTMAS
Jordan, Saskatchewan Canada


O Gelockt Weide!
Minna, Oregon


ALL THAT GLITTERS
Janet, Colorado


A BIRD DOG CHRISTMAS
Suzy, California


MISCHIEF
Shannon, Washington


ORNAMENT FAMILY
Nina, Maryland


Saving the Best Ornament for Last (Gracie hangs her handmade glitter pine cone)
Alice, Georgia


Swanky Little Baby Tree
Petra, Czech Republic


Keeping the Z in Cozy
Nikki, California


“What? I thought I heard chirping”
Lynn, Kansas


PEACE AND KITTIES
Kathryn, Illinios


CHRISTMAS WISH
Rex, Washington


Piney, Our First Christmas Tree
Krista, Ontario Canada


Two girls, two cats, pink tree — poor Papa
Michele, Saskatchewan Canada


THE HANDMEDOWN TREE
Jaime British Columbia Canada


A LITTLE TREE, ALOT OF LOVE
Caren, Ontario Canada


THE WELL PLAYED WITH CHRISTMAS TREE
Katie, Colorado


These kids are excited for Christmas!
Holly, California


Emmylous First Christmas
Heidi, Idaho


COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
Heidi, Illinios


Cutie Pie Candy Thief
Tracey, Manitoba Canada


At First Sight (Another Sappy Love Story) Tree
-and yes, it is the exact same tree in our living room 🙂 !!!
Sarah Beth, West Virginia


BY THE LIGHT OF THE TREE
Blueberrie’s Mom, North Carolina


SECOND GRADE CLASS TREE
Abigail, Idaho


TREESIDE TEA
Susie, Missouri


PIPE CLEANER TREE
Andrea, Canada


THE BEST GIFT OF ALL
Elaine, Illinois


Faerie Tree
Laura, North Carolina


BELOVED
Lisa, Massachusetts


Lindsay, SK CANADA


EL ARBOL DE LUZ – THE TREE OF LIGHT
Amber, Texas


We are waiting patiently until you go to bed, Mom, so we can further ravage the Christmas tree!
Julie, California


FOLLOW THE STAR
Joshua and Jamie, Pennsylvania

LITTLE “J”s
Jaime

CHOICES
Kristan, Illinois


Stone Creek Haven’s “We drug our tree for a mile, I think it looks great Tree!”
Kristin, Montana





I CAN HAZ PRESENTS
Lindsay, Ontario

SOFT GLOW
Jessica Jane, California



STARRY TREE BY SWIRTY
Stacey, California


JAMMIN WITH THE BAND
Emily, Maryland

PS If you forgot to give us a name for your tree, we named it for you!
PSS If you submitted a photo to us and you don’t see it here, please zip me an email at
thenoisyplume@gmail.com
and we’ll find it and sort it out!
PSSS Lindsay from Saskatchewan, sorry we couldn’t resize your photo!!! It’s a bit on the small side but mighty in spirit! XO
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Prepare the Tannenbaum!

December 7, 2009 by
RW and I have been strolling around in a winter wonderland and discussing the
rules and regulations of the
right here at The Life & Times of The Plume!

We invite every single one of you to participate in the contest again this year not only because it’s fun BUT also because it bolsters a sense of community around these parts which is wonderful. Additionally, this is a democratic contest wherein you get to vote for your favorite photo! The photo with the most votes wins! Easy peasy!

We aren’t picky about the photos you submit! ANYTHING you enter will make it into the official contest blog post and it will be part of the voting.
Put any or all of these items in the photo:
*tree
*kids
*pets
*cookies
*significant others dressed as Santa
HOWEVER, since this IS a Christmas Tree Photo Contest, a Christmas tree needs to be part of your overall photo composition. Please and thank you. If you would like to see some of the shots from the 2008 contest, please click on the link at the top of this posting.
Whatever you can dream up, if you can capture it in film, it’s good!
Official Rules:
1. Only one entry per person.
2. Only one vote per person.
3. Please email your entries as file attachments in tiff or jpg format to: thenoisyplume@gmail.com
4. Please include a name for your photo, your location in the world and your first name!
(if you neglect to name your tree, I shall name it for you)
5. Enter with joy! This is supposed to be fun.
DEADLINE FOR PHOTO ENTRY: DECEMBER 16th

PRIZES
First place: A care package that will include a $100 gift certificate for The Noisy Plume.
Second Place: A $50 gift certificate for The Noisy Plume.
Third Place: A $25 gift certificate for The Noisy Plume.
Whew. That’s a lot of prizes. But it’s the season to share and give gladly
and I want to show my appreciation for your support.

Bonne chance et Joyeux Noël

XO
THE NOISY PLUME


Filed Under: contest
December 4, 2009 by
I just entered three pieces in 500 Silver Jewelry Designs!

Wish me luck!!!
And thank you to the four ladies who took the time to send
me links to this contest over the past month! I appreciate you very much
and can’t really convey how thankful I am that you were willing
to help me out with the entire experience! It took a bit of extra time to prepare this submission so thanks for sticking with me during periods of low activity!
I DON’T ALWAYS SHARE
THE BEHIND THE SCENES DETAILS OF LIFE AND
YOU ARE WONDERFUL TO BE SO GRACIOUS.
ALL THE TIME.
Gros bisous,
The Noisy Plume

https://www.thenoisyplume.com/blog/2009/12/04/564/

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