TTC - April Showers/Easter Voting

Good morning all! Well, we had several participants for this TTC and now I have 4 lovely treasuries ready for you to vote on. :) Here's how this works: Look at each lovely treasury below, decide which one is your favorite, and then cast your vote using the voting poll to the right --->

April Showers of Blessing - hARTjewelry

April Showers - SpiceGroveDesigns

Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way!! - craftycreations81

April Showers - TeamCAC Treasury Challenge - ShiloHome

Good luck to all the participants!

TTC - April Showers/Easter

Hello everyone! Welcome to the April Edition of our Team Treasury Challenge (TTC). If this is your first time joining in the fun of TTC, no worries!!! It's LOADS of fun and if you aren't sure how to make a treasury just click HERE for instructions. And moving on...

Well, I don't know about where you are, but here in west Texas it is WAY too dry. We haven't had some good rain in so long and the fire danger is extremely high! In fact, we were getting text messages from kids in our youth group last night who were in danger of having to evacuate their home because of a wildfire! April is supposed to be the month of April Showers and I'm definitely praying that we get some April Showers this month. Besides, I love the rain. You get to wear golashes, it cleans the air, you don't have to pay to water your lawn, and... with April showers comes May flowers! Sounds wonderful right? :) I think so. Anyway, in honor of April Showers, our theme for the TTC this month is... that's right, you guessed it: April Showers. And here's a little inspiration for you:

image via http://www.eloiserenouf.etsy.com/

But that's not it... there's MORE! This month, because we also have the wonderful holiday of EASTER, we actually have TWO themes. I mean, how was I supposed to NOT include Easter as a theme, right??? Sooo... the second theme is Easter. And for some Easter inspiration:

image via http://www.creationsbymarie.etsy.com/

RULES OF THE TTC:

1. All team members are allowed to participate.

2. To participate, you must make a Treasury that is your interpretation of the Challenge Theme. In this case, the Challenge Theme is April Showers or EASTER

3. You must include at least 10 items from TeamCAC members. I cannot stress this enough, this is the #1 reason beautiful treasuries aren't included in the voting. They just didn't have enough team members present. This isn't to be mean, but the point of the TTC is to get more TeamCAC exposure and that doesn't work if you don't have enough team members in your treasury. :)

4. You must tag your Treasury with "teamcac", "challenge", "april", in order for your Treasury to be counted as an entry. You can use any other tags you want, but to be counted as an entry, it must include those three tags.

5. The top 10 (TEN) Treasuries with the most COMMENTS (not views, not clicks but COMMENTS) will be entered among the "Finals". The "Finals" will then be posted to the Team Blog where we all get to go vote for our favorites.

6. There is no limit to the number of Treasuries you can make, but you are only allowed ONE Treasury (per shop) in the Finals.

7. I haven't asked this before, but it would be AWESOME if you could post your treasuries in the Team Treasury Challenge thread of our team forum. This will help me to find them more easily so hopefully I can check them beforehand and any adjustments can be made prior to the deadline. :) Here's the link to the thread. CLICK HERE!

The TTC will be open until Sunday, April 17th Then I will start sifting through the Treasuries to determine the Finals and they will be posted on the team blog next week. So have fun and of course...

...if you have any additional questions regarding this TTC, please email me at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com or convo me on Etsy. ♥

(If you are interested in sponsoring a prize for the TTC, please email/convo me.)

OH... and I suppose you would like to know what the prize is. Well, this might just be your lucky day! The winner of TTC - April Showers/Easter will get to select one item for Angela's Facebook Page Hampton House. Awesome huh? THANKS ANGELA for sponsoring this month's TTC.

Alright, now go, make your beautiful treasuries and be sure you follow the rules of the TTC. ♥

TTC - Spring Transition - Voting

Hi everyone! Sorry this is late, I just didn't have the time this week to go through all these lovely treasuries! But here they are finally, in no particular order:

Hi Ho Daffodilio!

First Blush

Spring Springs

Mrs Spring and her Flower Girls

Some GORGEOUS treasuries huh?

Check out the poll to the right and be sure to cast a vote for your favorite!

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And now, a little note on the TTC:

If you made a Treasury and weren't included in the Voting, I'm sorry, but you must not have followed all of the rules of the TTC. I really hate sticking to the rules like this, but, I've done this to other members so I can't offer any special treatment now. The biggest killer of a nomination is not including enough TeamCAC members in the Treasury. For some of you, some of your items were removed from your Treasury for one reason or another and the empty spaces I counted as TeamCAC members to give you credit.

A few things to remember when participating, you must include AT LEAST 10 TeamCAC members. Double check the "Members" list on our team page to make sure you have enough included.

Next time, I will go through the entries and check them in regards to the TTC rules before I get ready to post the Voting. Sorry, I just didn't have time to do that this go around. BUT... no worries... because there's always next time AND next time we have a FABULOUS person sponsoring the prizes. OOOooohhhh the suspense, who could it be???

Again, so sorry for those who didn't get in, thanks to all who participated and a special thank you to hARTjewelry for sponsoring the prizes.

Good night all!

TTC - Spring Transition

Hi all! Well, I actually tried to post this yesterday but for some reason, Blogger (or the blogger) was having issues. I couldn't change the font colors, couldn't save a draft, nothing, nada. So I gave up (after losing everything I wrote) and decided to get away from the computer before it took flight. ;) haha. BUT, anyway, here we go... take 2.

As some of you know, right now, I'm loving all things spring. Daffodils, tulips, johnny-jump-ups, cherry blossoms, chilly nights, cool mornings, warm afternoons. Of course, this is the romanticized side of spring. Right now, we won't talk about tax season, allergies and muddy yards. Let's just focus on the good stuff, shall we? haha! In honor of the romanticized side of spring, allow me to introduce this month's TTC: Spring Transition.

Whether you are still getting snow, or already wearing flipflops, embrace the loveliness of your dream spring and get creative while you're curating. It could be spring colors, spring accessories, whatever your interpretation may be. Just get caught up in a spring breeze, and go with it. I'm excited to see all the lovely Treasuries you are going to create.

Now, for the good stuff: hARTjewelry has so graciously offered to provide a SURPRIZE (that's a surpise prize) for our top two winners and of course, you'll still get a free ad on the team blog. And of course, here are the rules:

RULES OF THE TTC:

1. All team members are allowed to participate.

2. To participate, you must make a Treasury that is your interpretation of the Challenge Theme. In this case, the Challenge Theme is Spring Transition.

3. You must include at least 10 items from TeamCAC members.

4. You must tag your Treasury with "teamcac", "challenge", "spring", in order for your Treasury to be counted as an entry. You can use any other tags you want, but to be counted as an entry, it must include those three tags.

5. The top 10 (TEN) Treasuries with the most COMMENTS (not views, not clicks but COMMENTS) will be entered among the "Finals". The "Finals" will then be posted to the Team Blog where we all get to go vote for our favorites.

6. There is no limit to the number of Treasuries you can make, but you are only allowed ONE Treasury (per shop) in the Finals.

The TTC will be open until Sunday, March 13th Then I will start sifting through the Treasuries to determine the Finals and they will be posted on the team blog next week. So have fun and of course...

...if you have any additional questions regarding this TTC, please email me at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com or convo me on Etsy. ♥

(If you are interested in sponsoring a prize for the TTC, please email/convo me.)

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TTC Valentine's Day - Winners

Hi everyone! Well, the votes are in! The winners are.....

Love is in the air - bobloveseleanor

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Burning Love - hARTjewelry

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Not many people participated in this TTC. We only had 3 Treasuries and only 13 votes... hmmm... I think I'm going to switch this up again. From now on, we're only going to do ONE TTC a month. I think it will give people more time for everything else in life, but still get TeamCAC out there in World Etsy a bit.

So... here's the revised schedule for TeamCAC's TTC:

March 6/7 - TTC theme announced and opened

March 13/14 - TTC closed and voting opens

March 20/21 - TTC voting closes and winners are announced

Stay tuned for the next TTC!

Also, I'm playing catch up on getting the features posted. But don't worry, everyone will get their due (and equal) time. :) Thanks everyone for participating, commenting, posting, voting, offering prizes, etc. Ya'll are such a great team and I hope everyone realizes that!

And for the winners of TTC - Valentine's Day, I'll let Lindsay Shaffer of PACountryCrafts contact you regarding your prizes. Trust me, you'll LOVE them!

~Regina~

TTC Winter - WINNERS

Happy Monday everyone! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I was sick for most of it so I did a lot of sleeping and even had to miss the big Super Bowl party. Luckily, the hubby brought home a care package for me full of goodies from the party so I didn't miss out on too much I suppose. Did your team win? Did you have any favorite commercials? Do you even care? haha. Personally, I didn't care much about who won although I preferred the Packers over the Steelers. And the little kid as Darth Vader was probably one of my favorite commercials of the night. But enough Super Bowl talk... let's get on with the good stuff!

We had a record high number of votes this TTC so good job to everyone for participating and for spreading the word about the voting. We had 76 votes and the winners account for 50 of those votes! CONGRATULATIONS to NewCreationNZ and providencevintage!!! You are the winners of TTC - Winter! FABULOUS!!! Now, you will need to contact me and give me your name and address so I can send you your earrings. OR, if you are planning to give them to someone else as a special gift, I can wrap them up all pretty and send them directly there... just whatever you want. :) Contact me via email at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com OR via an Etsy convo at http://www.vivatregina.etsy.com/. Either one works for me, just make sure you do it soon. :)

If anyone would like to sponsor a small gift to the top two winners of the next TTC, please contact me (either via email or convo, see above) and let me know. We don't have to have a prize for the TTCs, but I think it's a rather fun. Just let me know!

Well, again, congrats to the winners... and be looking for the new TTC coming soon!!!

TTC Winter - Voting

Hi everyone! We had a great number of Treasuries for this TTC and I have to say, they look amazing! And here's a little recap of how voting works:

1. Click on the links below and they will take you

directly to the Etsy Treasury page of that particular Treasury.

2. Once you've looked through all of the gorgeous Treasuries,

 you now have the difficult decision of selecting only ONE as your favorite.

3. You cast your vote using the poll to the right.

REMEMBER, you can only vote once!

4. Tell your friends and family about the voting.

You don't have to be a member of the team to cast a vote,

 only to be entered in the TTC. ENJOY!!

So, without further adieu, I give you the Finalists for TTC Winter. Let the voting begin!

Crisp and Cold - cjscraftcorner

In the depth of winter, Love warms my heart - NewCreationNZ

Shiver, Shiver, Brrrrr - Jewelry4Change

Winter Treasury Challenge - MakingsofShannaTice

Warm Winter Creaminess with a Splash of Color - PACountryCrafts 

Ode to Snow - lostnrefounddesign 

Polar Plunge - providencevintage

Honorable Mentions:

Winter - bobloveseleanor

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Voting will close Feb. 6th.

~Regina~

Team Treasury Challenge - Winter

Hi everyone! We've had a short hiatus of the TTC due to my complete change in lifestlye. [Apologies to anyone who has missed this desperately.] But, now that everyone seems to be settling in to a routine, I now have time to bring the TTC back out of hibernation! AND, as a special bonus, I'm throwing in a pair of earrings (handmade by me, of course) to the top two winners. And if you've forgotten how all of this works, keep reading...

Here are the Rules:

1. All team members are allowed to participate.

2. To participate, you must make a Treasury that is your interpretation of the Challenge Theme. In this case, the Challenge Theme is Winter could be things that you might wear in Winter, Winter accessories, colors that remind you of Winter, WHATEVER YOU WANT!

3. You must include at least 10 items from TeamCAC members.

4. You must tag your Treasury with "teamcac", "challenge", "winter", in order for your Treasury to be counted as an entry. You can use any other tags you want, but to be counted as an entry, it must include those three tags.

5. The top 10 (TEN) Treasuries with the most COMMENTS (not views, not clicks but COMMENTS) will be entered among the "Finals". The "Finals" will then be posted to the Team Blog where we all get to go vote for our favorites.

6. The top 2 (TWO) Finals with the highest number of votes will get a free ad on our Team Blog and a special feature on the team blog which will include items from their shop (or custom items they may do per request) and so on. The ads will stay up until the next winners are announced and then they will be switched out. They will also receive a pair of earrings by yours truly. :)

7. There is no limit to the number of Treasuries you can make, but you are only allowed ONE Treasury (per shop) in the Finals.

 

The TTC will be open until Sunday, .January 30th Then I will start sifting through the Treasuries to determine the Finals and they will be posted on the team blog next week. So have fun and of course...

...if you have any additional questions regarding this TTC, please email me at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com or convo me on Etsy. ♥

 

(If you are interested in sponsoring a prize for the TTC, please contact/convo me.)

 

And here's a few pics to get your mind set on all things wintery (I know for those of us here in the Southern states, we sometimes need a little extra inspiration since Mother Nature doesn't provide us with much).

 

 

~Regina~

Team Treasury Challenge - Christmas

Hi everyone! I've been looking forward to this TTC since we first started doing them! YAY FOR CHRISTMAS!! I'm looking forward to seeing all the lovely Treasuries and maybe making one or two myself... ;)

Here are the Rules:

1. All team members are allowed to participate.

2. To participate, you must make a Treasury that is your interpretation of the Challenge Theme. In this case, the Challenge Theme is Christmas. This could be things you are want for Christmas, Christmas decor, Christmas colors... WHATEVER YOU WANT!

3. You must include at least 10 items from TeamCAC members.

4. You must tag your Treasury with "teamcac", "challenge", "christmas", in order for your Treasury to be counted as an entry. You can use any other tags you want, but to be counted as an entry, it must include those three tags.

5. The top 10 (TEN) Treasuries with the most COMMENTS (not views, not clicks but COMMENTS) will be entered among the "Finals". The "Finals" will then be posted to the Team Blog where we all get to go vote for our favorites.

6. The top 2 (TWO) Finals with the highest number of votes will get a free ad on our Team Blog and a special feature on the team blog which will include items from their shop (or custom items they may do per request) and so on. The ads will stay up until the next winners are announced and then they will be switched out.

7. There is no limit to the number of Treasuries you can make, but you are only allowed ONE Treasury (per shop) in the Finals.

 

The TTC will be open until Sunday, December 15th. Then I will start sifting through the Treasuries to determine the Finals and they will be posted on the team blog next week. So have fun and of course...

...if you have any additional questions regarding this TTC, please email me at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com or convo me on Etsy. ♥

 

(If you are interested in sponsoring a prize for the TTC, please contact/convo me.)

~Regina~

TTC Thanksgiving Winners

Hi everyone! Many apologies for not getting this up before I left for Thanksgiving with my family in Oklahoma, but I just did not have the time to get everything done. But it's up now and I'm also including a revised TTC schedule below. But first.... the winners!!!

Let's see, I did tally things up before I left so although there were some late voters, I didn't count them. But it didn't make any difference anyway, there weren't enough late votes to change the winners so no big deal. We had a total of 44 votes (47 if you count the late votes). The votes were spread out pretty well amongst the Finalists, which just further proves that it was indeed a very difficult decision to make.

But, with 11 votes, our first winner is SpunkyDiva with her Treasury, "I am thankful for..."

And with 8 votes, our second winner, for the second TTC in a row (WOW, this lady must create some awesome Treasuries!!!) is PACountryCrafts with her Treasury, "Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Sauce."

CONGRATULATIONS to both our winners! You guys did awesome!!! :)

And now, for an updated schedule for the TTC. We're just going to do one in December because I know how busy Christmas time is. The theme is going to be "Christmas" so start selecting favorites from the team now that you want to include.

December 5th/6th - "Christmas" TTC opens (you can start gathering ideas, but I will not accept any Treasuries made before December 5th).

December 12th/13th - The Finalists will be posted and voting will begin.

December 19th/20th - Voting closes. New ads will go up this week. :)

So again, CONGRATS to the winners, I'll get your ads up on the team blog this week. And for everyone else, start picking out your favorites and coming up wiht ideas for Treasuries to be made next week. :)

~Regina~

Team Treasury Challenge FINALS - Thanksgiving

Sorry that I didn't get this up yesterday. It was a busy day. And today looks like it will be just as busy but at least I didn't have a meeting this morning so I could work on this real quick. :) Anyway, we had some LOVELY treasuries made for this challenge. Not quite as many entries as the last challenge, but it's okay, I know this is a BUSY time for everyone. That being said, remember we will be taking next week off from the TTC. There will be no Treasury-making or Treasury-voting to worry about. Well, of course you can still make treasuries, but you don't have to worry about the TTC. :) In fact, here's a recap of the TTC schedule for the next few weeks:

TTC SCHEDULE:

November 8th - Autumn/Fall TTC winners are announced. Thanksgiving TTC theme is revealed and the Treasury making can begin!

November 14th - Thanksgiving TTC is closed, voting begins.

November 21st - Thanksgiving TTC voting closes. Winners are announced.

*We're going to take the week of Thanksgiving off from TTC since people will likely be travelling and/or spending time with family.*

November 29th - New TTC theme will be revealed and Treasury making can re-commence.

Sound good to everyone? Okay, here are the Finalists from the Thanksgiving TTC.

How to vote:

1)Review the finalists below.

2)Vote using the poll on the right side of the page.

3)Pass the word on to others, let them see our awesome Treasuries and see items made by Christian friends.

4)Please note: YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE! Make sure you select the Treasury you want to vote for. You cannot change your vote. Voting ends November 21st.

THANKSGIVING - It's (not) all about the food!

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Thinking of Thanksgiving

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Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Sauce

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Things I'm Thankful For...

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Give Thanks

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I am thankful for...

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Thanksgiving Trimmings

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Cozy Thanksgiving

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So Thankful - TeamCAC

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Please vote and pass this post on to EVERYONE! (You don't have to be a member of TeamCAC to vote, you have to be a member to enter.) :)

~Regina~

Feature: Bobbie of inspiredbymarie

As many of you know, or you would if you had read the earlier blogs, Bobbie was the other of the two winners for TTC that we had. And as promised, here is her Feature including some wonderful items from her shop! Perhaps you'll be able to check just about everyone of your wishlist just by visiting her shop. And remember, when you purchase from members of TeamCAC, you are purchasing items handmade by Christians.

Step inside her SHOP.

For the person/family who's life revolves around their four-legged children. A nice little leash holder. :)

Give that man in your life a place to keep all his "treasures".

Planning a wedding? Are you in a wedding? Or maybe you'll just be attending? Either way, this is the perfect gift item.

I bet you know at least ONE person who needs help with their organization skills...

Perfect for that rustic chic decor OR for a man cave.

What a BEAUTIFUL wedding guest book!!

And for someone with a new addition to the family or who needs a place to proudly display their children.

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You'll find even MORE lovely wedding ideas, or gift items by browsing through Bobbie's shop. And remember, if you want to be featured on our team blog, you have to enter the TTC and come in first or second place. But you can't win if you don't even enter. :)

Go HERE for details.

Feature: Lindsay of PACountryCrafts

As many of you know, or you would if you had read the earlier blogs, Lindsay was one of the two winners for TTC that we had. And as promised, here is her Feature including some wonderful items from her shop! Perhaps you'll be able to check just about everyone of your wishlist just by visiting her shop. And remember, when you purchase from members of TeamCAC, you are purchasing items handmade by Christians.

Step inside her SHOP.

Handmade baskets that you can fill with goodies. Perhaps cookies, brownies, jams, muffins, or boxed goods that you can give to an elderly person in your neighborhood or local congregation.

How about some personalized apples for your kid's teachers?

Facial scrubs would make GREAT stocking stuffers!

Handmade and originally designed decorative pumpkins for that over the top holiday decorator. Or maybe just pick them up for yourself... ;)

For the couple who is expecting or who had a child this year.

A stocking stuffer for a family.

This wooden ornament would be a great stocking stuffer for that newlywed couple you know.

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But that's not all. Be sure to stop over at Lindsay's shop to see who else you can shop for and cross off your list. After all, you don't have to drive anywhere, stand in line, fight the crowds, look for parking just to buy some mass-produced item. Now you can guarantee that there won't be duplicate gifts for Aunt Suzie... :)

Team Treasury Challenge - Thanksgiving

Hi everyone! Are you ready for another TTC?!?! I AM!!! I'm looking forward to seeing all the lovely Treasuries and maybe making one or two myself... ;)

Here are the Rules:

1. All team members are allowed to participate.

2. To participate, you must make a Treasury that is your interpretation of the Challenge Theme. In this case, the Challenge Theme is Thanksgiving. This could be things you are thankful for, what you like at Thanksgiving, setting the Thanksgiving table, ANYTHING!

3. You must include at least 10 items from TeamCAC members.

4. You must tag your Treasury with "teamcac", "challenge", "thanksgiving", in order for your Treasury to be counted as an entry. You can use any other tags you want, but to be counted as an entry, it must include those three tags.

5. The top 10 (TEN) Treasuries with the most COMMENTS (not views, not clicks but COMMENTS) will be entered among the "Finals". The "Finals" will then be posted to the Team Blog where we all get to go vote for our favorites.

6. The top 2 (TWO) Finals with the highest number of votes will get a free ad on our Team Blog and a special feature on the team blog which will include items from their shop (or custom items they may do per request) and so on. The ads will stay up until the next winners are announced and then they will be switched out.

7. There is no limit to the number of Treasuries you can make, but you are only allowed ONE Treasury (per shop) in the Finals.

 

The TTC will be open until Sunday, November 14th. Then I will start sifting through the Treasuries to determine the Finals and they will be posted on the team blog next week. So have fun and of course...

...if you have any additional questions regarding this TTC, please email me at vivatreginacrafts@yahoo.com or convo me on Etsy. ♥

 

(If you are interested in sponsoring a prize for the TTC, please contact/convo me.)

~Regina~

The Winners of our FIRST TTC!!!

Hi everyone! Well, we had great participation with our first ever TTC! We had 18 entries and 10 Finalists (which happened to work out perfectly). During the voting we had 52 votes, which I think is a good number. And there were two clear winners. And soooo....

*drumroll please*

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A big CONGRATULATIONS to

inspiredbymarie and PACountryCrafts!!

Bobbie won with her entry, The Feel of Autumn

And Lindsay won with her entry, The frost is on the pumpkin

And their prizes for winning are:

1) The receive handmade plates from LadyMaysFabritique

2) A free ad on our team blog. Look at the right-hand side of the page and you should see their new ad buttons. They will stay up until the next winners are announced. :)

3) A feature on our team blog. This will come later. Either later today or just later in the week. But I'll post in the forums when it's up!

So congrats again to our winners.

The next TTC starts today so get those Treasuries made!

~Regina~

Team Treasury Challenge FINALS - Autumn/Fall

Hello all! Well, I think we had a lot of fun with our first ever Team Treasury Challenge! We had EIGHTEEN entries and they were all beautiful! You can see them all HERE.

Of the 18 entries, I picked the top TEN entries with the most COMMENTS. Because each shop is only allowed one entry into the FINALS, some of you may have made two or three Treasuries and some of your additional Treasuries might have had more comments then some of the other finalists but I could only select ONE of your Treasuries so I picked the one with the most comments. I hope that makes sense, if not, feel free to post your question in the Comments below and I'll answer them as I get them. :)

So here are our finalists! Please make sure to vote below! Voting ends November 7th and I will announce the first winners of the Team Treasury Challenge on November 8th. [I wrote all titles EXACTLY as they are in the Treasury in case you would like to search for them by title.]

How to vote:

1)Review the finalists below.

2)Vote using the poll on the right side of the page.

3)Pass the word on to others, let them see our awesome Treasuries and see items made by Christian friends.

4)Please note: YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE! Make sure you select the Treasury you want to vote for. You cannot change your vote. Voting ends November 7th.

Autumn is Here!

The frost is on the pumpkin

fall color

The Feel of Autumn

Fantastic Fall

Warm and cosy!

Warm and Cozy Fall

Life Abundantly

Harvest Party

Cruchy Leaves and Pumpkin Spice Lattes....FALL:)

Please vote and pass this post on to EVERYONE! :)

~Regina~