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Twelve dancing princesses twinkled, giggled and clickety-clicked in fancy shoes throughout my home yesterday. Twas my girl's sixth birthday party. I'm not sure why, but I'm rarely thrilled with my birthday party shots. Perhaps because they often seem overly posed. Rushed. Yes, it's great to be happy and smiling and posing in all silliness, but I prefer catching subtle glances at a slower pace. A spontaneous moment when my presence is long forgotten and they forget to say cheese.

Speaking of forgotten... I often forget December birthdays in the chaos of the holiday season. Do you? Well, Zazzle is the only super speedy, on-demand custom solution that produces products with your fabulous images and designs within 24 hours of ordering for great gifts like hip, fitted t-shirts, canvas prints, note cards, magnets and even skateboards. A perfect solution for last-minute gift givers. And in the sisterly spirit of gift giving, leave a comment on this post and FIVE winners will be chosen to receive 1 set of 20 cards and 1 sheet of 20 US postage stamps customized with your image and design. Use them for holiday cards, greeting cards or birthday thank you notes. Hey! Now there's an idea.

AND...Congratulations to busymomma66 for winning the Tracy Joy bag. Fill it well.

Comments

[Sharon]

What a beautiful shot - so much joy!

[Karly]

Ooh, I was just about to order some cards. Guess I'll wait to see if I can win them instead! :)

[Brianna]

What a fantastic photo! It makes me nostalgic for playing dress up :)
And what a great give away!

[Kate Baumert]

yay!

[Janet]

Sign me up for the giveaway please! The prize sounds delightful!

[ELk]

sweet shot of a very special time ~

[kristin]

such a sweet girlie pic! and thanks for the tip on zazzle.

[Emily]

That is such a cute shot! I often forget to take party pictures until cake time, and get the cheesy smiles that seem to mark every occasion where my boys have to wait to eat the cake! LOL!!

And it's true, December birthdays seem to really sneak up on you. My husband's is exactly a week before Christmas.

[Kizz]

Since I'm an early Jan birthday I try really hard to remember the Dec birthdays. We are partners in being forgotten in the whirlwind of and the let down after. It ain't easy, though!

[Patti]

My brother's birthday is 12/22 and I am very guilty of forgetting to wish him a happy birthday or sending a card. I won't forget this year!!

[Martha]

Beautiful, timeless photo!

[Mary]

i love personalized stamps...!!!!

[michelle]

wonderful!!

[michelle andre]

Love to the LOVE your site...keeps me alive in so many ways! :)

[Jennifer]

So cool, I'd love to win, even more than when I won a jar of jelly beans in 5th grade.

[Susann]

OH!! I hope I win!!

[Kate at LIttle House Monday]

Sounds wonderful... :)

[mary]

What a sweet photo -- SO cute!

[Michelle S.]

yAY FOR GIVEaways! :)

[Jill]

Really love the photo!! So sweet all those little girls together.

[Shawna]

Oh man am I ever last minute. I was thinking of heading out to buy my cards today so they'd only be kinda late this year :O)

[lora]

Oh the fun-ness! thanks for the link. Great gift ideas there. Hope I win! =)
Lora

[nikkole!]

i ve always been thankful
to have a november birthday not a december one

[Elizabeth]

Just got engaged this past weekend (weeee!!!!) so I'm sure some customized note cards and stamps will come in quite handy in the next few weeks.

[Hei Yan]

thanks!, perfect time... now im going to check out Zazzle

[Gail]

Oh the memories....I'm a December baby and I hated having my birthday then when I was growing up...it was usually overlooked compared to my sister who was born on the 4th of July!...Now I just want to ignore it anyways as I am way too busy!

[Kyla]

What a super photo! And happy be-lated to your little girl . . . Looks like a fun time was had by all.

[Kacey]

What a lovely, candid photo! I find like the "forget the photographer is here" photos the best too!

[deezee]

more great photo ideas!

[Angie]

What a fun giveaway! I'd love to be included.

[maggie ann.]

that would be an amazing thing to happen!

[Danny Douglas]

I would love me face on a stamp.

[Lisa]

What a great photo! Love it!!

[Ginny]

Beautiful shot!

[emily]

cool. i want it!

[emily]

I'm definitely going to have to check out Zazzle.

[sarai]

sounds like fun!

[Stacey]

Your daughter will love this photo when she is older - it captures the age perfectly.

[shannon hollman]

these are all so wonderful!! what a great extra treat for the holiday season!

[HappyHourMom]

I stil love to clickety-click in fancy shoes!
Cheers!

[elizabeth]

I love that idea for a party. Gorgeous image too.

[hil]

maybe i'll be able to get my cards done with these!

[cara]

I've been a lurker, but this brought me out of the shadows. I actually have a zazzle site but have never ordered any of my own stuff!! Would love to win this giveaway.
Happy Holidays and Happy December Birthdays!

[mel]

That photo is pure magic. Princesses, indeed!

[Shell]

What a fantastic giveaway! I so wanted to do those stamps for my wedding but sadly they were too expensive. One day, I will have an excuse to use them.

[anna]

This is a great shot - I bet the girls had a blast.

[Jess]

Cool idea!

[Mandy]

Looks like they're having a great time! Love the b&w.

[Jody]

You have a great eye!

[bleachusd]

Lovin' the girly-ness of this photo!