The results of the Inspire Me! Holiday Entertaining Contest going on over at Hostess Blog were posted this morning.

I can hardly believe that my entry took first place! Thank you to everyone out there who took the time to vote for me; I am completely overwhelmed! Congratulations to the second and third prize winners, Erin Godbey and TDL and the rest of the finalists! I was truly inspired by everyone’s entries and can’t wait till next year to start hosting some of these fabulous parties! A big thank you to VIVA Diva Café for sponsoring the contest! I’m super excited about the paper towels…And especially a thank you to Jenn at Hostess with the Mostess for hosting the contest. I knew it took tons of work and lots of late hours!

Honestly, thank you to my Grandma for helping me put together my entries and letting me use her garage (i.e. “Christmas wonderland workshop”) as a staging area! And to my sister, Bailey, for teaching me to use her camera and helping me put together all the different concepts for my entries. Mom – Thank you for helping out, encouraging me, and for being my model hostess J I can’t wait to see you all over the holidays!

Voting is now open for the Holiday Inspire Me! Entertaining Contest! going on over at Hostess with the Mostess. My entry – Whimsical Christmas – was selected as a top 10 finalist out of over 400 entries! The final decision is being left up to Hostess Blog readers! So please visit hostessblog.com and vote for me! Voting closes on Friday at 12:00pm EST.

Thank you all for taking the time to vote and good luck to all my competitors!!! Everyone did a fantastic job!