Advent Calendar Design Poll **FABBY FAVE DESIGN!!!! **

Well after 24 days of fun excitement and good cheer all round, followed by a chance for everyone to vote for their favourite design of all the wonderful designs entered, we have a fabby winner of Beadthrilled's Advent Calendar Holiday Season Design Challenge



I'm so happy to announce that the design that topped the polls was submitted by.......


MABEL


Here's the beautiful, heartwarming, festive, magical scene for you again, complete with all the loving sentiment, thoughtfulness and even the smells of the holiday season



What color has Christmas? For me it is red and green with white and some gold and brown. Even in the middle of the year does this color combination build a longing and imagination of Christmas that is hard to resist.
How does Christmas smell? It smells of cinnamon, cardamom and other spices mixed with sugar and ice cold wind and snow.

Christmas time is a time of family gathering together, of children laughing in the snow, of candles burning and people cozely snuggling together and reading the old christmas tales of angels and fairytales coming alive. It´s a time of silence and yet of carols and singing and music playing everywhere. It´s a time of longing for peace and love and thinking of people not being able to be with us.

It´s a time of darkness coming alight with the deep knowing of God watching over us.
May you all have a happy and peaceful christmas!!

From left to right: Sabo Gingerbread Man, pixiebead prism, TB OOAK, Murmelbead, OHM snowman kid, TB christmas 2011, TB OOAK, Pandora Angel, TB christmas 2011, TB OOAK Longevity, TB OOAK, OHM christmas tree, TB christmas 2011, TB red bubbles, OHM carolers, Artisan GITD snowman, pixiebead prism, TB stopper, Artisan lock, TB chain


Congratulations Mabel!! You're the lucky winner of a
Faerybeads Faery Necklace Midwinter Night
with a magical labradorite pendant



http://www.faerybeads.com/a-27160556/faerybeads-necklaces/faerybeads-faery-necklace-midwinter-night/

I hope it brings much magic, sparkle and happiness your way

congratulations Mabel, you made a wonderful bracelet and your prize is gorgeous and well deserved!

Love the bracelet and the wonderful setting too. You really deserve to win your gorgeous prize.

Congratulations Mabel. I loved your entry.

I still can´t really believe I have won - I am sitting here crying happy tears and trying to understand...... (I have dared to look at the polls this morning and through the whole day I still somehow waited for a change of results because I couldn´t believe what I´ve seen)

Thank you all so much for this special event! Thank you Sita for this precious and generous price - it will always be so very special to me!!
Thank you Splinty and Naranja for organising and running this wonderful event - it´s been so much fun!!

Now I have to tell my husband......

Warmest congratulations Mabel - and don't forget to tell us what your husband said.

Congratulations Mabel. Your bracelet is a beautiful work and also the pic and the story are so lovely. Enjoy your prize, you have earned it.

Congratulations....



... on winning well deserved!
I loved your very Christmassy design... (never guessed it was yours ) and the perfect setting for it!
Your prize will be on your way!

Enjoy!

Congrats from all my heart! I am really really most happy for you, the prize is most generous and most beautiful, I have one myself and I would never ever want to be without it anymore, you will sooooo love it!
your bracelet is most beautiful too and now you will have to make something with the necklace, I am sure you will do that! can't wait for the result! have to start work in 5min., but I am excited for you!

Congratulations Mabel - well done!

Congratulations, Mabel

Congratulations Mabel! Thank you for submitting such a thoughtful design and story .

Congratulations Mabel!!

A well deserved prize for one of the most beautiful combos ! Very traditional and so sweet, I love it! Congrats, Mabel

Congratulations Mabel!

Congratulations Mabel!!! Beautiful bracelet, wonderful story, well deserved win!! Please do share with us your husband's reaction and I can't wait to see the designs you make with your new FN!!

Congratulations Mabel! It's a beautiful bracelet! Merry Christmas.

Congratulations Mabel! Well done !

Congratulations Mabel! Beautiful bracelet and more... a beautiful story and picture to match...

Thank you all for you warm congratulations and warm comments - after a nights sleep I still have difficulties believing and understanding - but I am very very happy!!!

My husband couldn´t believe it first, then I showed him and he celebrated with me (I think he was a little relieved that it was no bead because I have a slight feeling I might get one or two for christmas..... )

Now I am sitting here and thinking about all the wonderful combination I would like to do with this wonderful necklace..... so many possibilities......

Well done Mabel !!
Congrats.

Congratulations Mabel

Conglatulations Mabel