Gifts, a craft, and a giveaway

The giveaway is CLOSED. Thanks to everyone that entered!
Today's post is an exciting one. We get to talk about some great and easy gift ideas, a quick and simple holiday craft, and a giveaway! Yep, it is another giveaway. This is the season of giving after all. Stick around to the bottom of the post for all the giveaway details.

I don't know about you, but right now I am in the midst of doing my holiday shopping. At this point I am left with the people that are just plain hard to shop for. One of those people is my sister. It's not that she is picky, she just seems to buy things when she needs them, so her Christmas wish list is usually small or nonexistant.
P&G gift sets to the rescue! P&G has put together a whole line of gift sets that are available in stores right now. They are thoughtful, useful, and convenient.  With a suggested retail price of only $10, they are very budget friendly too.
One of the sets that I would personally like to see in my stocking is called Soothing Moments.

The gift set contains:

• Olay Luscious Embrace Cleansing Bodywash 8.4 oz
• Olay Luscious Embrace Body Lotion 8.4 oz
• Febreze Lavender & Vanilla Comfort Candle
• Olay Luscious Embrace Body Bar 4.25 oz
• Bath/Shower Pouf
• Bonus 1-year subscription included from choice of six magazine titles

I can just imagine the lavender and vanilla washing away all the stressful hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Please visit the P&G Beauty Facebook page or more information on the gift sets.

Now it is onto the easy holiday craft! I am going to tell you how to make these cute jingle bell napkin rings. Each ring takes less than 5 minutes to make! I love crafts that are quick and easy but deliver a big visual impact. That is some stress free holiday entertaining right there. :)

Jingle Bell Napkin Rings

Supplies:

• 24 gauge jewelry wire - or whatever you might have on hand
•  Small bells - approximately 18 bells per ring

Instructions:

1. Using wire cutters, cut about 6 inches of jewelry wire.
2. Loop the wire through the top of one on your bells. Make sure the end of the wire is pointed down inside the bell, to avoid getting poked later on.
3. String the bells on the wire, alternating colors.
4. Loop the wire through the last bell to hold it in place. To make this project more cost effective, the bells only cover the top half of the napkin. 
5. You should have some wire left. Take the remaining wire and loop is around to the first bell. Once again, wrap it around the bell and make sure the wire is pointing down.

Now I am so excited to tell you about the giveaway. P&G is giving one lucky reader a gift basket with $90 worth of P&G products. The gift pack includes the
Olay Luscious Luxuries Set pictured here.

 Also included are products from:

• Crest
• Covergirl
• Clairol
• Ivory

Giveaway requirements:The giveaway is now CLOSED!
Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment and share a tip or story about how you create simple, special holiday traditions in your home. I get to send in my two favorite tips and P&G will be making a top 10 list!

Optional Entries: You must do the mandatory entry in order for the optional entries to count:
1. Follow Cute as a Fox with Google Friend Connect. It's the "Join this Site" button the side bar
2. Follow Cute as a Fox on Twitter (Twitter handle: Cuteasafoxblog)
3. Like Cute as a Fox on Facebook. http://facebook.com/cutesafox

Leave me one comment for each entry. Make sure I have your email address in at least one entry. No email address, no winning. The giveaway ends Monday, December 5, 2011 at 10pm Arizona time(Midnight EST). I will notify the winner via email. Good luck everyone and try to keep your holidays stress free this year!

Official Rules: No purchase necessary. US Residents Only. Must be over 18. Giveaway will end on December 5, 2011 at 10 pm MST. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. Winner will be notified by email and  will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.


Disclaimer: I received a gift and a stipend to tell you about keeping your holidays stress free. All thoughts, opinions, and craft ideas are solely mine.