Naughty Or Nice Holiday Party - Day 6

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Keep coming back because we have one more day left. Don't forget to go to the following posts to enter: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. Good luck!

Here are the general guidelines for this party. Each day we will feature the answers of the questions that we posed to the designers. You will find out about their holiday habits and each day you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts. You will be eligible to win a fabulous bundle of fabric. All you have to do is answer the question on the blog [and/or on Facebook] for a chance to win the bundle of fabric of the day. No substitutions. You can enter on the blog and/or Facebook for two chances to win per day. You have until midnight December 9th to enter and all winners must claim their prizes until midnight December 13th or the prize is forfeited and we will announce a new winner.

Thank you for visiting our website, blog and Facebook page. It has been a great year for the Henry Glass designers. They've been busy working on a big project with the folks at Martingale & Co. The book will be released next fall and we know that you are going to love it. Stay tuned to our blog and Facebook or sign up for our newsletter to receive news about some exciting announcements in the new year.

For this blog party we asked the designers the following questions:

1. What was your favorite gift? Worst?

2. Early or late shopper? Earliest or latest that you've shopped?

3. Favorite holiday drink? Alcohol or none? Recipe?

4. Are you likely one to return a present or to suck it up and keep it?

5. As a child were you likely to make the naughty or nice list?


Shelly Comiskey of Simply Shelly Designs is the talented designer behind many wonderful fabric lines for Henry Glass. These lines include You Whoo!, Bear Hugs and Honey Bee Mine. Her most recent line is very timely for this party. "Believe" is a beautifully illustrated holiday line that will be on store shelves by next May. You can read all about her life as an illustrator on her blog. She's having a giveaway of her gift bags right now.

1.  Hmmm, it will be hard to pick a favorite, because I have received many favorites, but if I go way way back to when I was about 4 years old, there was one that I treasured!  Santa had brought me Marble the toy pony that I could sit on.  To me he was real.  I can remember brushing him and even feeding him carrots.   As for picking out my worst gift, that would have to be a little radio I received in grammar school for a grab bag and it was broken.

2.  Oh I definitely fall into the late shopper category.  For many years I had made Christmas clay ornaments and it was quite the busy season for me, so shopping was always quite a squeeze to get done.  The latest I have shopped has definitely been Christmas Eve.  I am the WORST at early shopping because when shopping early, I get so excited when I have a fun gift for someone, I would for sure end up giving it to them way before Christmas LOL -  I've been known for that many times over.

[Believe by Shelly Comiskey]

3.  Well this is a new drink that I really enjoy.  It is a cranberry mimosa!  And it is so festive looking too!  It really is not much of a recipe but its made with cranberry juice, champagne, and frozen cranberries.  Adjust to your taste and enjoy!!

4.  Definitely suck it up and keep it.

5.  Honestly, I was on that nice list - Santa was watching you know!!

Note from Shelly:  "I am so thankful to be included in such wonderful company and having the privilege to design and do what I truly love! I want to wish Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, Happy Hanukkah, and Very Merry Christmas to all!"

Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka's Treasures has been designing beautiful fabric filled with floral prints for many years. With the arrival of her adorable son Carter she has branched out into the whimsical world of fabric designs influenced by her little guy. She has succeeded with her first line, Here Fishy Fishy. Her blog is full of wonderful stories and photography about life as a designer and mom. 

1.  My favorite gift was probably the stereo system I got when I was a senior in high school.  It was a combination Christmas/birthday/graduation gift, so it was a large gift and quite exciting for me.  It had a 5 disk cd system and huge speakers.  It was back when a 100 watt speaker was 3 feet tall.  I had to have the volume quite loud to hear it over my quilting and sewing machines, so I am sure my parents were forever sorry that they got that for me.  I loved it and got many, many hours of use out of it.  I spent many hours quilting to the music and let's just say that I don't think my hearing is quite what it should be.  My least favorite gift - that I can remember - was a touristy Florida t-shirt with holes in it.

2.  I have done both.  I have probably never done any shopping before Thanksgiving and I can remember doing some last minute shopping.  It usually depends on when I have time to do it.

3.  My favorite holiday drink is probably my MIL's recipe for Christmas Tea.  There is no alcohol involved, but it is still very yummy.

Start by brewing 6 tea bags in 1 quart of boiling water. Set aside.

Simmer Together:

3/4 cup brown sugar

4 orange slices with whole cloves

4 cinnamon sticks

1/2 tsp nutmeg

3 cups cranapple juice

Combine tea and spiced juice.  Serve warm.

4.  I really don't remember returning many gifts.

5.  I would say the nice list.  I don't really have any infamous stories of me being naughty as a child, at the holidays or otherwise.  I do remember getting a bar of soap rubbed on my tongue when I was 5 because I stuck out my tongue at my Mom, but that is about it.  I guess being well behaved is more of a challenge for me now as an adult, then when I was a child!

Linda Lum DeBono has been working with us behind the scenes recently and she hopes to get back to designing fabric in the near future. She has been reworking her website and you can keep up with her news on her blog. She loves designing for the holidays. Little things like place mats and pillows are her favorites. Linda is giving away a copy of her book, "Sew Merry and Bright" on her blog. She's posting some fun free downloads in the next week too.

1.  The best:  I had a large plastic doll that my great uncle and aunt sent to me. It resembled Ginger from Gilligan's Island. She was about 2 ft. high and she had bright red hair. 

The worst: I wouldn't say that it was a bad gift. The reason I list it is because I didn't like it at the time. My sister and I received the same beautiful English wool sweater but she got the "girly" version [soft lavender color] and I got the "mature" version [same design but in yellow and blue].  I was upset because I was a tomboy but I wanted the girly version. Funny thing, I kept the sweater and did wear it when I was much older. 

2. For the most part I am a very early shopper unless it is something that I know that I can get at an even better deal on a big sale weekend. I like to shop through the year and be finished by November so that I can shop at a leisurely level if I need to. 

3.  I love frozen hot chocolate and no, it does not taste the same as chocolate milk. Like Shelly, I love mimosas too but my flavor of choice is mango.

4. I have not returned any gifts though there have been a few gifts that have made me think about taking that action.

5. I tried to be nice but one year my sister and I did try to take a sip of Johnny Walker. Oops. We told on ourselves though because we were thoroughly disgusted by the experience.

Today's featured fabric bundle is Shelly's very own Honey Bee Mine. Tell us about your fondest holiday memory.

Good luck!

-hg