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Just as Holly guessed during last week’s winner post, our latest giveaway is indeed from our friends at Z Gallerie. They’re back after their much loved freebie last May to put a little sparkle in your holiday season. While the big Zee-G has tons of glittery items for your house, your tree and even your dining table, we somehow managed to comb through all the eye candy and pick out a collection of our absolute favorite holiday items. So here’s what this week’s winner will be snagging:
The Z Gallerie holiday prize pack includes: two ribbed Antique Mercury Votive Cups, a silver Antique Mercury Hurricane and a set of four Puccini Hiball glasses. We love them because not only do they provide a touch of holiday glam to a dining or console table, you can even get away with breaking them out during the other 11 months of the year. And if they look familiar it’s because Z Gallerie kindly sent a set our way (and we whipped them out for this Thanksgiving decor post a few weeks back).
So how do you get your hands on this sparkly set of holiday cheer? Here’s the 4-1-1:
- PRIZE: Two ribbed Antique Mercury Votive Cups, a silver Antique Mercury Hurricane and a set of four Puccini Hiball glasses from Z Gallerie
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “Z ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us if you plan to entertain people at your home this holiday season OR if you prefer to be entertained at someone else’s house. And either way, do you have any tips for being a great host and/or courteous guest?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 2nd at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: United States only
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info about our freebies on our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Z Gallerie.
MaryB says
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I *am* planning on entertaining this Christmas … even if my kitchen will still look like a construction zone!
Beth S says
Z Me! We won’t be entertaining too much this season. I love to do it, but we will have to be out of town with family.
Kristi says
Z ME! Argh! I love these!
I wish we were entertaining at our house this year. We’ve been working hard on it and want to show it off. :) But my sister’s house is more convenient for everyone to fly into… so there we are.
The most important entertaining thing I’ve learned is to make it easy for people to circulate. The nature of the event changes how that’s done, but setting things up so people have to mingle and talk and visit with new people… that makes a great event.
Kacee says
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We usually do have everyone over for breakfast christmas morning. Well, it’s usually brunch by the time everyone opens gifts and makes it to our house!
Kristeen Kidd says
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I love to entertain, but my husband doesn’t… hopefully next year he will be open to having a holiday party!
BETHANY JOY says
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We are hosting a party for friends the weekend before Christmas, but end up driving around town on Christmas Evee and day to my parents’ house and my husband’s family’s houses. We just hit them all up and try not to eat too much :)
Jessica G. says
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Everyone gets to come to me this year. I have two toddlers and I think that entitles me to not travel anywhere!
Kay says
“Z-Me” – please! As others have stated, I, too, prefer to be entertained. I am not particularly good at entertaining. I do it, but am not organized at all and really stress. The tips you two give are extremely helpful, however. Congrats on the new addition to the fam, by the way.
susan says
oh please oh please oh please…
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I love Z Gallerie!
This year, I hope to be entertained. I just broke my arm and I’m not really able to do too much in the baking, cooking, and decorating department this year, unfortunately.
However, as a usual hostess, I would say that one of my best tips would be to plan ahead, prep early, and make things as simple as possible (while still yummy, of course) so that you can enjoy the time with your guests. Otherwise, why in the heck are you working your rear off???
Helpful hints for guests: Help out by volunteering yourself. Take out the trash. Wash some dishes. Help package up the leftovers. Not only will you be making life easier on the host and hostess while you’re there, you’ll be having a ton of fun chatting with whomever else is there working by your side. And be sure to spend at least five minutes with the hosts. After all, you wouldn’t want them to not have really felt your presence in their home, right?
Rachel K. says
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This year I’ll be a guest at my parent’s house. I’ll make the coffee in the morning and cook a nice dinner for everyone one evening to earn my keep.
Hattie says
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I love having people over during Christmas, but not a lot of people are willing to drive all the way out to the boonies, so we usually end up going to them.
Stephanie says
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This year was our first year hosting Thanksgiving… and I loved it! I took a suggestion from a friend to buy ‘to go’ boxes (I got ‘Chipotle’ish silver tins from the dollar store) for everyone to take home leftovers :)
Alicia Baer says
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I am addicted to zgallerie!
I love entertaining but this year I am going to the in laws place.. :)
nancy says
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I am having my husband’s work party here for the first time, and I’m already stressing about it!
Rachel says
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We bought our first house back in March, and after years of spending the holidays at their house, this will be the first time *we’ll* entertain my boyfriend’s family coming to our own house! It’s nerve wracking thinking about it, but I think it’ll turn out to be a great experience.
They’re from a different culture, so it’ll be fun mixing my WASP traditions with their Asian traditions–I just hope I don’t insult anyone!
Jill Young says
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I hope to be thoroughly entertained from dusk til dawn anywhere where I do not have to clean. I am happy to bring food, wine, wine, liquor, wine, whatever you want, just invite me over!
Courtney Canada says
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I am hosting Christmas this year for my family for the very first time. To make it special I am going to deck the house with festive decorations and hang stockings for each overnight guest to enjoy on Christmas morning.
Joanne says
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A Solstice Party at my place!
Michelle says
Z ME!! I wish I was entertaining this year but once again, I will be traveling “home” to be with my family. My advice: make sure you have plenty of good wine flowing!!
Justine Gourley says
Z ME!!! (please) I usually like to entertain at my house but I’m in the middle of moving so this year I’ll be at the In-Laws!
Jillian says
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I’m planning on going to my sisters for the first time for Christmas.
Janna says
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I love all of these! This is a great giveaway!
Matthew Baron says
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I am hosting for Christmas and will cook everyone’s holiday favorites since I am a chef. I like to make Christmas presents for everyone (homemade cocoa mix, for example) to add that personal touch.
Charlene E says
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We normally don’t host on holidays since our families are a bit large and our house is a bit small :( I would love to do some kind of dessert/mulled wine or hot cocoa get together at my home this year though…we have more room to mingle, less room to actually sit and have a meal. I love being a guest as well and usually bring a bottle of wine to thank the host.
Melissa says
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We love to entertain at home, though with our tiny apartment the guest list has to be kept to a minimum. We can’t wait to own a home to entertain family in during the holidays!
Jules says
Z me ! PLEASE ! :)
Heather Shorrs says
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I can’t wait to have our christmas party. And the best hostesses always feed their guests!!
cindy says
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My husband and I recently moved away from our hometown, so I can’t wait to go home for the Holidays!!
Brooke says
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We’ll be entertaining some and being entertained elsewhere as well.
When people come to our place, I like to make sure we have good wine, good treats, a fire in the fireplace, and some old Christmas albums playing on the record player.
The Perfect Palette says
Z ME! We’re newlyweds & there is nothing we enjoy more than breaking out out new china/serving platters & playing host/hostess for the night! We absolutely love to entertain. A tip for entertainers- always offer your guests a drink when they first arrive. Throughout the night be sure to ask your guests whether you can get them anything.
Mandy says
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The secret to being a gracious guest is wine, of course!
Carly T says
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We will be having a very small gathering at our new home on christmas eve/day. Just my parents, in-laws and us! None the less im excited to entertain for the first time in our new house.
Cant wait until this coming sunday when i break out the holiday decor :)
Sarah Howell says
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Kim says
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We won’t be entertaining this year. The husband got second leave, so we’ll be heading back to visit our parents for New Years. Christmas we’re saving all for ourselves.
Kate says
Z ME! We will host a yankee swap for our friends in our new house this year- take lots of candids!
Mandy Sharpe says
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I live in a 1 bedroom house so I get to go somewhere else for all the holidays. :0)
Stacey says
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I just love Z Gallerie!
We’ll be at my in-laws this year. Unfortunately, we are in an apt. because we got married this year and he just moved right on in :-). We won’t be in a house until next year, so hopefully we can entertain next year!
Kristen M says
Z ME! First Christmas dinner at our place, thank goodness my husband is a fabulous cook!!
Cait says
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I will go to my mother’s and eat delicious food… after helping with the dishes of course.
Kathryn J says
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We host christmas morning breakfast at our place…then on to all the relatives!
Kathleen says
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Amy says
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We had Thanksgiving guests for a week – lots of fun. Introduced the kids to The Muppet Show, season 1, then staged our own variety show after the big meal. So funny!
Great giveaway!
Alex says
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I am entertaining out of town but we are also celebrating at home!
Chelsea says
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I usually am entertained and looked forward to having folks to our home this year (first in our first house) but turns out we’re going to costa rica instead!
Debkb says
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We usually have a small get together for family and friends. Good food, good wine, soft Christmas music and lots of laughter!
Jamie S says
Z me! I’ll be traveling for Christmas, but I always make sure to bring lots of homemade cookies and some bottles of wine.
Dawn says
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We will entertain on Christmas Day. I like to make people feel welcome with a warm house and good food :)
Colleen says
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The secret to being a great guest…helping with the dishes!
Amita says
Z ME! I like entertaining as much as I like being entertained, but I think the secret to being the host with the most is great food and wine/beer.
Aubrey Taylor says
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as much as i love entertaining at holiday time,
nothing beats christmas at my folks’,
where the supply of cookies and warm drinks,
testifies to attentive hosts!