On the first day of Christmas . . .

I first saw these beautiful stars on the Nie Nie Dialogues. I thought they were so special and so unique and I absolutely loved how Stephanie had one inscribed for each of her children.

When I started thinking about Christmas this year, I remembered these beautiful stars and thought how fun it would be to order some for my Christmas tree.

I purchased two sets of these. They were the very first thing I hung on my tree this year.


They were made by Becky and Kurt Knudsen. Becky and Kurt are the parents of six children and the grandparents of 12 -- and they also happen to be amazingly-talented artists!

I love that the stars they create are handmade and sparkly -- in a not-Las Vegas-tacky-kind-of-way. Really, I couldn't like these stars any more.

And here's the great part, you can hang one of these beautiful stars in your home too. This one is called Lucy in the Sky -- how cute is that? -- Becky and Kurt are going to give one lucky reader this beautiful handmade star to call their own.

To enter, please go visit their etsy store, pick your favorite star and then come back and tell me what caught your eye. And while you're there, make sure you look at the amazing tree topper they just added to their store. I think the top of my tree really needs one!

• Deadline to enter is December 5 at 12:00 midnight Central Time. This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations Kelly!

• You may get a second entry by sharing the fun. Just grab the button to the right and put it on your blog or Facebook page. Leave a second comment letting me know that you did.

• The winner will be posted on December 6.