Wednesday, December 19, 2012
You voted and this house in Cumming was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Who has the best “decked” house in Cumming? According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home has the best holiday lights in Cumming. We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 24 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18 - Dec. 27, vote for your favorite …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Show your holiday and school spirit by uploading a photo or video of your home to our contest page by 8 tonight.
Have you decorated the outside of your home for the holidays? Would you like to help Forsyth County schools? Show your holiday and school spirit by uploading a photo or video of your home to our contest page by 8 tonight. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Remember, you can't win if you don't enter so snap a photo today and you might just be our lucky finalist. Don’t miss any Cumming news. Subscribe to Cumming Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Have you decorated your house for the holidays yet? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page now through Dec. 16 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/Cumming. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. So, what are you waiting for? …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Share your photos of your house decked out for the holidays, and enter to win $100,000 for Forsyth County Schools.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Ever wonder what compels people to display colored Christmas lights and decor like a carnival in their front yard? You're about to find out.
It happens every year. First the "Jonses" get their Christmas lights hung, pristine and white, an ethereal symphony of twinkling perfection. And then... the next door neighbors follow suit. Or at least they try, with a hodgepodge of colored lights and decor that looks something like Santa's toy shop gone wild. Lest we have the audacity to judge anyone's display (and we all do!) lets take a look behind the scenes at the planning of both types of displays, from the moment the decorating commences, til' that last string of mini lights finds its way outdoors–a little Christmas miracle in itself. White lights require a sense of refinement, a mastery of subtle ambiance to set the yard aglow like a white forest. The initial stages of planning …
