Thursday, 19 December 2013

Christmas Contest


I mentioned the possibility of hosting a Christmas Contest in my last post - having spoken to Niamh the amazing artist @LifeorRiley / TraceALine. I have settled on a prize & an idea for the contest - hopefully you guys will participate in high numbers. :)


Last year I had fun playing with Kika taking these Christmas photos - well this year I'd love for my readers to join me in playing Xmas dress Up with their ponies!

To Enter:

- Snap photos of your horse(s) in Xmas gear
- Post photo(s) on your blog with a link back to this post & a link to Niamh's etsy shop, TraceALine - LINK
- Comment on this blog post with a link to your post

Deadline for entries is 25th of Dec!

I'll announce the winner on St Stephen's Day (26th of December).


What will you win - you ask...well there will be two prizes.
First place and a runner up will win a Paper Cuts made by the wonderfully talented Niamh!
LINK to her fab etsy shop - for more examples of her work.
First place will win a paper cut of their choice of photo (either the winning Xmas one or another one of their choosing);
and the
Runner Up will win a paper cut of their winning Xmas photo

Example of Niamh's fab work

I will however ask that there be a minimum of 5 entries for this contest to be run - so grab the Santa Hat, Reindeer Ears, Tinsel & Camera to capture some fun snapshots of your horse(s) - I hope to get some of both girls this year!



In actual update news - both girls had a timely visit from the osteo last night so have two days off to mope around the turnout area and scoff to their heart's content. My "baby" sister will be back in Lux on Friday - I am hoping she might come to the yard with me over the weekend to snap some riding footage of me as i re-acquaint myself and the girls with some ridden work! :D

PS: Please spread the word about the contest - hopefully we can get at least 5 entries while also promoting Niamh's fabulous Paper cuts!
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43 comments:

  1. L.Williams19 December 2013 at 18:13

    I was going to post a pic of Carlos in his reindeer antlers on Christmas Eve, so I will just add links to that :)

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 18:47

      Woohoo, can never see enough pix of smexy Carlos.
      Ray-Ray would also rock some Xmas gettup, although maybe his headshyness mightn't allow for it :-/

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    2. L.Williams22 December 2013 at 18:20

      I can try. He's getting better

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    3. L.Williams24 December 2013 at 17:58

      http://suenostomanvuelo.blogspot.com/2013/12/missing-you-this-christmas-eve.html

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    4. Aoife24 December 2013 at 19:21

      Thanks L! *hugs*

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  2. redheadlins19 December 2013 at 18:34

    ooo sounds like fun! Now that I've come out from under my rock called finals, I'm happy to be back in blog land!

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 18:49

      Yay congrats on finishing finals! Have fun catching up on blogland, I'm so far behind!! I haven't been able to read some of my fav blogs since before my hols back in the summer.

      Looking forward to seeing your entries, the Diva will rock some Xmas gear :-D

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  3. Amanda 19 December 2013 at 19:43

    Ooooh I wanna play!! Here's a link! :)

    http://lovemeinfocus.blogspot.com/2013/12/happy-holidays.html

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:43

      Thanks for the entry Amanda - goegeous photos! I have fallen behind on your blog and need to go find out about this lovely looking horse!

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  4. Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownership19 December 2013 at 21:12

    I don't have a blog. Is there an alternative entry format? Facebook maybe?

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:45

      Hi Olivia, sadly I don't have a facebook account. Can you send me the photo(s) by email (aoife dot smada @ gmail dot com) and post a link to TraceALine on your fb page - I don't know if she has a fb page for her lovely paper cuts but if she does could you lile it please?

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  5. Lauren @ She Moved To Texas19 December 2013 at 21:16

    Here's Simon's xmas cheer! http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8489/8214603309_67e41ba487_z.jpg

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:46

      Love Simon!!!
      Shall have to check out link when on a computer tomorrow, sadly can't click it from my phone! :-(

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  6. Carly19 December 2013 at 21:19

    Ooh, wish I had thought of sparkly garland when decorating this year!! Here's my entry:
    http://poorwomanshowing.blogspot.com/2013/12/aoifes-christmas-contest.html

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:52

      Fab photos!
      Oh my god the lights & the snowball story is pricelss!!

      Thanks so much for entering!!

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  7. Karley19 December 2013 at 22:05

    So fun! I will have to take some pics of Henry!

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:53

      Yay please do!
      Henry the Hunk is going to look fab all Xmassed!!!

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  8. Boss Mare Eventing19 December 2013 at 22:11

    Awesome!! Will be doing some up!

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:54

      Woohoo, can't wait to see Miss Penny & William et al glammed up for Christmas.

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  9. Mare19 December 2013 at 22:44

    What fabulous timing, I just took X-mas pictures of Missy today:)

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    1. Aoife19 December 2013 at 22:56

      Woohoo, meant to be in that case! :-D
      Can't wait to see them - you take such stunning photos & Missy will look great glammed up! ;-)

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  10. Calm, Forward, Straight20 December 2013 at 00:19

    Great contest!
    Here's our contribution :D

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    1. Aoife20 December 2013 at 07:42

      Lovely picture!
      Don't forget though that in order for your entry to count you have to post it on your blog with a link to this post & a link to TraceALine's etsy shop! :-D

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    2. Calm, Forward, Straight20 December 2013 at 16:23

      Working on the post as we speak...

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    3. Aoife20 December 2013 at 16:24

      Yay!
      Can't wait to see your photo(s)! :-D

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    4. Calm, Forward, Straight21 December 2013 at 00:49

      Here you go Aoife :D

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    5. Aoife21 December 2013 at 09:21

      Love it, rhanks for the entry!

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  11. Amanda20 December 2013 at 02:34

    Great idea! I need to dig out some Christmas stuff to try on Loki.

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    1. Aoife20 December 2013 at 07:43

      Yay can't wait to see your entry, Loki is such a photogenic chap!

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  12. Julie20 December 2013 at 04:45

    Oh my gosh, the paper cuts are beautiful and I would LOVE to win one. I work retail though, and there's no way for me to get to the barn before Christmas. Does Photoshop count? Haha.

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    1. Aoife20 December 2013 at 07:44

      Sadly no photoshop, but photos don't have to be from this year! ;-)

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    2. Julie20 December 2013 at 13:27

      Okay, guess I can't enter then.

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    3. Aoife20 December 2013 at 15:53

      I'm sorry to hear that Julie, hope you have a great Christmas period and that work doesn't keep you too busy!!

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  13. Andrea20 December 2013 at 05:44

    I have some cute ones from last year, if that counts ;) http://uncatchablenumber257.blogspot.com/2012/12/mare-y-christmas.html

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    1. Aoife20 December 2013 at 07:50

      No date limitations on photos, however for entry to count you'll have to repost them with a link to this contest & TraceALine's etsy shop ;-)
      Thanks for stopping by my blog! :-D

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  14. Hillary20 December 2013 at 16:27

    Sad to have missed this until too late :(

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    1. Aoife20 December 2013 at 16:35

      Oh no sad times! :-(
      I hope to run other contests in the future so hopefully you can participate next time :-D

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  15. Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownership21 December 2013 at 02:31

    I posted on FB and emailed you my picture. Thanks!

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    1. Aoife21 December 2013 at 09:20

      Entry received, cool pic!
      I'm going to have to make a post with all entries so everyone can see the class Christmas photos when I announce the winners. :-)

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  16. Kate22 December 2013 at 21:53

    Here's my entry! http://lucysquest.blogspot.com/2013/12/snow.html

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    1. Aoife16 January 2014 at 21:19

      Sorry never answered this, but your entry was counted :-D
      Thanks!

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  17. Achieve1dream16 January 2014 at 20:32

    Awwww man I can't believe I missed this!! I've been soooo busy and I'm way behind on blogs. *pout*

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    1. Aoife16 January 2014 at 21:20

      I too am playing catch up on my blog reading, I've had to go back to July/August/September to catch up & then there are others like yours which I am hoping to start following!

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