October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came
-The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
~George Cooper
For those of you that follow my blog know how much I LOVE Halloween and giveaways!!! So during the month of October I will be having a weekly giveaway. So you will need to stay tuned if you wanna play!!
The first giveaway will be for the new Blackbird Designs pattern "Midnight Watch" and of course all the threads and the fabric, too. The winner will get to choose what count of cloth they want and also if they want linen or aida. Sound fun????
Ok, now for the catch, you will need to leave a comment on this post for one entry and tell me what your favorite candy is or what you will be handing out this year for "Trick or Treat". If you are a follower and or sign up to be a follower you will get a second entry, but you will need to mention this in a second post telling me so. And if you would like a third entry, post this giveaway on your blog and let me know that you have done so in a third post. Sound easy enough?? Your entries can be placed until the end of day on October 7th, 2009. I will then post the lucky winner on October 8th, 2009.
It has been raining or hailing here all day and feels more like winter instead of fall. I have been very busy at work this week as I missed all of last week with this stupid flu that has started to go around. Not good!!! I would rather be at work anytime!!! So now I am playing catch up and it's going slow, which means I haven't been able to do any stitching recently. I have put my Sail Away on hold for a while. I just can't seem to work on something that is not fall or Halloween related during October. But, I will finish it soon, before end of year 2009, I promise all my sailor friends!! I have not jumped off the boat for long.
I have tried my hand at designing a Halloween pattern and I am needing to get it stitched quickly along with a crickety old skeleton. I love skeletons as long as they are in good taste and primitive looking. Maybe if I can pick up speed on my office work I can get home in time and hopefully have some energy left in me to pick up that needle and thread. Wish me luck! I look forward to your comments and good luck on the giveaway!! They will continue to get better!! Have a wonderful day in every way!
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kimberlybreid@hotmail.com
Hello my favorit candy is "drop". It's typical Dutch. You hear of people who emigrate to another country that they really miss it.
When you are in Holland, you can taste it.
Jolene, what a neat giveaway! Sign me up please. I hate that you have been sick and hope that the worst of it is over with. Take care!
Here is my post because I am a follower. Thanks!
Blackbird designs is my favorite and I love Almond Joy candy bars. My Halloween treats will be an assortment of candies.
Edwina
Post number three - I have posted a link to your giveaway on my blog. I hope you have a great turnout. Thanks!
*LOVE* this design! How gracious of you to give away a copy of it along with the fabric & fibers! I would love to be entered in the drawing.
My favorite Halloween candy is definitely the Hershey Special Dark miniature candy bars. Accordingly, that's NOT what I'm giving out because I don't want to deal with the temptation of eating the leftovers. LOL I'll be handing out packs of Red Vines instead since I'm not a fan of licorice.
This is my second post to enter because I'm already a follower of your blog. Thanks!
This is my third post to enter because I have mentioned your wonderful giveaway on my blog. Here is the link:
http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/10/03/halloween-designs/
Thanks, Jolene!
Halloween is the best holiday! :)
I'd love to be entered in your draw, I like to give out peanut butter cups!
2nd post that will lets you know that I am a follow. Thanks for doing this giveaway!
What a wonderful blog, I love it when you stumble, or um mis-click. Great surprised, bookmarked. PS Love skeltons too.
Lib in Oz
What a fun giveaway! My favorite candy to give out is Hershey bars. That way if I have any left I will eat them. I know most people choose a candy they don't like so they won't eat them but it's more fun my way!
Post number 2 to let you know I am a follower of your blog.
What a great give-away.
My favourite Halloween candy is Rockets (called Smarties in the U.S. I believe). I don't give out candy right now because I live in a condo.
I would LOVE to be entered :)
I am a follower Thanks :)
I have linked this post on my blog for a third :)
Natasha
Wow !!! Love your blog !!!!! Please enter me as well...thanks! And I started following your blog! It's so fun!!!
My favorite candy -- Vosage's Mo' Bacon Bar, chocolate and bacon! But we don't give that away on Halloween. There aren't many kids in our neighborhood, but when we used to buy candy we always gave away Reese's Peanut Butter cups, the big ones.
That is such a fun project! My favorite candy has to be good old candy corn. I make myself sick on it every year.
Just added you to my bloglines list. Does that count for following?
Well, my favorite candy is Mary Janes ~ all the kids in the family give theirs to me! Of course, anything chocolate too.. in fact, there's no candy I dislike :)
Michelle
P.S. I'm stitching that PS Owl too!
I must admit to being an M&M lover. I love the wonderful chocolate most of all, but it's such fun to mix and match the colors you put in your mouth at any given time! I love giving them out, too. Just imagining the fun kids will have doing the same thing I'm doing as I eat the leftovers. (And there WILL be leftovers...)
This is my second comment. I just became a follower for the first time. I'm interested to see how it will work. It was fun picking a picture--I'm a tree in NC!
2nd post to let you know I became a follower of your blog (woolwoman)
thanks Melody
Something happened to my first post - anyway - please enter me in your BBD halloween giveaway - I have not ordered this yet and I NEED it - LOVE it and want to WIN it - Your blog is wonderful - my favorite candy would probably be some type of Lindt - I love the mint balls and the extra dark chocolate balls and also the dark chocolate pear bars are divine! Thanks so much - Melody
I LOVE Halloween! May have something to do with the fact that I am a displaced Yank but at last the Brits have realised how much fun they have been missing and now the kids have started coming around trick or treating and I have in the past bought a huge bucket of lollipops from Costco but I think this year I shall just buy a whole lot of 2 finger kitkats because if the children don't come around in droves at least my dh will eat them. Love Patti in the U.K.
I have joined you followers but think I will add you to my bloglist as well. Patti xxx
A link to this giveaway is now on the right side of my blog for all to see. Love Patti xxx
I've just discovered this wonderful blog! I love it and be sure I'll be popping in many times to come!! My favourite candy is Mars! I'm glad Halloween is becoming more popular each year in my country (Belgium) as it used to be unknown over here!
All the best!
Moni
Hello again from Moni,
Just to let you know I'm now a follower!
Greetz,
Moni
Halloween is one of my fav theme and my fav candy is the candy corn and Hershney's chocs. Its not big in celebration in my country but we do get the feel of Halloween from shopping malls and hotels and kids get to play by participating at Halloween theme party. No streets treat or tricking or in the neighbourhood.
What a lovely giveaway and chance. :)Please enter me!!! I love BBD design and Halloween. In Hungary it is not a big habitance but I and my friends always organize a party with candle and decorations. My favorite is the chocolate (so dark) and the pumpkins. :)
I put your giveaway on my blogroll too!
and of course I'm your follower too!
Hello again! I added a link to this gorgeous site on my blog, just in case :)It's my birthday tomorrow. Maybe this adds a little bit extra luck too!
It's rainy and cold and dark in Belgium! Halloween on its way!
OOOOO!!!!! What a great giveaway!!! Please enter me too. I love BBD. Your blog looks fabulous!
My favorite candy has to be KitKats!
Great giveaway! Well, I try to stay away from candy most of the time but I do like Butterfinger, especially the mini ones they have at Halloween.
2nd post to let you know I'm a follower of your blog. Glad to have found you!
I've mentioned your giveaway on my latest blog post: http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/?p=1375
Thanks for the contest this month. I fell in love with this design the moment I saw it.
My favorite halloween candy is tootsie rolls. My children used to come home after trick or treating and pay their "halloween tax" in tootsie rolls.
2nd post to let you know I've become a follower.
woo hooo! what a wonderful generous giveaway .. I soo love October and Halloween too!
I'd love to be entered in your drawing, I'm a follower and I'm off to post our giveway oh my blog :)
Hi - this year I plan to give out little containers of play-doh for something different foe Hallowe'en. Saw them at Costco and couldn't resist!
Cathy
charper@cogeco.ca
I'd love to be entered for the giveaway! What fun!! My favorite Halloween candy has got to be Candy Corn, of course Autumn Mix is good too - love those candy pumpkins!!! Now I'm hungry! The scissor fob you made for Deb is fabulous. I have the owl scissors, so I need to make a fob to match - great idea!!
And I am now a follower too!!!
I posted my favorite (tie between candy corn and dark chocolate M&M's) but I can't see that post. I also wanted to let you know that I"m following your blog now.
Thanks again!
Terry
What a lovely giveaway.
My favourite candy was always my mum's home-made treacle toffee. After she died my sister and I both tried too follow the recipe but it just doesn't taste the same. Still, we still keep trying... and eating...!
oh, please include me too in the drawing.
Robinpich.blogspot.com
klpich@aol.com
Ooooh! A contest, how fun! I just love your blog. :) My favorite candy is MaryJanes, and I will be sure to hand them out on Halloween this year :)
Thank you so much for the chance!
Louise in NC
Just to let you know I am already a follower of your blog...Love it!!!
I also have you listed on my blog for others to come and visit you :)
Raggedystitches,
Louise
Favorite candy is Reese's. Love BBDs and Halloween charts! Thanks for the contest!!
Diana
munforddl@hotmail.com
Oh this looks like something I need for next year!
Since I only have 4 small ones come I do up caramel apples for them..yes I keep a couple for me too!!
Thanks for the chance!
Lola
Second post I am a follower now too...;-)
Lola
Lovely Autumn picture.
Please enter me in your giveaway.
We will be giving out Milky Ways and Butterfingers this Halloween.
Thanks and God Bless ~
This is my second post to let you know that I have been a Follower for a long time yours was one of my first. I also love Halloween it is my favorite holiday.
Toodles ~
Love that pattern! Please enter me. I'll be giving away lots of bite size Milky Ways but how can it be Halloween without candy corn?? Thanks, Donna knightdomino@yahoo.com
I'm now a follower! Thanks, Donna knightdomino@yahoo.com
What a great question!
My favorite Halloween candy, hands-down is chocolate - especially those little Hershey's Miniatures in Dark Chocolate!
Thank goodness I can get them all year round!
WOW I thought I had posted on here. I added your giveaway to my blog, I added you to my list of blogs I HAVE to visit and I became a follower too. But when I looked for my name down the list (using find of course) it isn't here :-( So it is now. One entry please for loving Hershey Kisses which I can't get here anymore. Costco used to sell them but they stopped. BAD BAD Costco! Lots of Love Patti xxx
Goodness over 263 entries that is sooooo great.
The Midnight Watch is a great design.
I love Fruit and Nut Cadbury bars if I am going to eat a candy bar.
Also I will be giving out mini milky ways. I don't get many kids here because they have a big party for them here in the area.
Blackbird is my favorite designs...love them. Thanks for the chance to win. Blyn
Post 2 to say I am a loyal follower. Love your blog...
Forgot to say we are handing out candy bars...all kinds. We usually have lots of children out for Halloween, I am so looking forward to the little ghouls...Blyn
What a wonderful giveaway, Jolene! I LOVE Blackbird's new design! Please enter me in your wonderful giveaway...
My favourite candy is anything chocolate... and that's what I'll be giving away to the wee ones on Halloween...
I Love your blog and your Witchy header is lovely! :)
Blessings always in stitches...
Lizzy
Hi, It's me again with comment #2... I have been a follower of your blog for a while now hun... Thank you for the chance to win such a wonderful giveaway... You are so sweet and gracious to offer such a lovely prize! :)
Blessings always in stitches...
Lizzy
I would love to be entered into the draw, if that's OK. Even though we don't really celebrate Halloween in Australia, the craze is starting to take off and you can now buy some Halloween items in craft shops etc - I've always been crazy about Halloween designs, and do my own little celebration here :) Living on the 3rd floor of an apartment block, there is probably no chance of a trick or treater anyway, but as for favourite candies, I would have to say some from the UK are my fave special treats - After Eight mints, sherbert UFOs and Bassetts Jelly Babies ... I'm salivating just thinking about them!
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