Monday, April 30, 2012

100 Follower Giveaway and another project for the Christmas Train!

Oh, y'all are amazing! When I started this little blog, I never imagined more than a handful of people would even give a hoot. I was thinking 4 or 5. This is just such a wonderful community and I am constantly inspired and amazed and entertained by all of you. So thank you for taking the time to stop in and peek into life at the end of the dirt road.

So since I can't very well have y'all gathered at my dining room table and feed you (which is pretty much the answer to everything around here), I will celebrate you with a giveaway and you have a choice! Three choices! I wanted to give you something that you could use whether you're a quilter, or  knitter, or cross-stitcher, or scrapbooker.

1. I have a layer cake of Blush that I have been hoarding for some time that can be yours


2. Or I will send you a $25 gift card to Hobby Lobby
3. Or you may choose a $25 gift card to JoAnns

Hopefully I've covered all the bases!

so if you'll leave a comment and tell me one of your guilty pleasures and which gift you would like, I'll put your name in the hat. At the moment, mine happens to be a handful of animal crackers dunked into Nutella one at a time. I also really dislike leaving my dirt road, but when I do, I love puttering around in little towns that I drove through. My Mom asks why it takes me so long when I drive to visit her and I feel guilty.

I will leave this open until Midnight (Mountain Time), Sunday night, May 6th and choose the winner on Monday morning. Oh, and I have to limit this to followers since the reason I am having this giveaway is because of my followers so no anonymous comments please and please make sure you are not a non-reply blogger because I will have no way of contacting you and that makes me sad because I want you to win. :)

Now, if anyone can tell me what happened to April, I would appreciate it. I'm not complaining though because time cannot speed up enough since I'm waiting for our boy to come home.


Here's my contribution to the April Christmas Through the Year and I promise you will NOT see him again, unless Darlene and Cheryl call for a recap at the end of the year and then you can blame it on them :) He's going to hibernate for the remainder of the year:
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32 comments:

  1. DarleneApril 30, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    You've jumped on the Christmas Train - woohoo!!! Fabulous finish.

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  2. DonieneApril 30, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Wow, can't believe I'm one of the first to answer! (sometimes my computer is slow, and I don't see everything!!)

    I would love the layer cake! You know me - don't want to drive down my dirt road to go to town! Love having fabric arrive in my mailbox, that the hubby picks up, because that means I didn't have to drive!!

    Guilty pleasure - do I only get to name one!! LOL

    Right now I'm loving Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses and a 20 oz bottle of Mountain Dew! Talk about a caffeine rush that keeps me going, and going, and going...

    But it do taste good!!!! Yum, Yum!!

    Love the framing on Buddy - perfect!!

    Blessings

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  3. SallieApril 30, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    I'd choose the JoAnn's gift card. One of my guilty pleasures is a fudgesicle. I will have to try the animal crackers dunked in Nutella - sounds delicious! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  4. DeannaApril 30, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    You know how much I enjoy your blog. I'm glad to see your Christmas presents coming together. Oh, and if I am the lucky one, I would like the layer cake. I could have fun with that. Probably a charm quilt to giveaway, maybe even for Christmas.

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  5. CherylApril 30, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    So glad you jumped on board the Christmas Train with us!! Great Christmas gift!!

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  6. JanetMay 1, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    No Hobby Lobby or Jo-Ann's anywhere near me so I'll go for the Bliss. Congratulations on 100 followers!

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  7. UnknownMay 1, 2012 at 3:27 AM

    I'd love the Bliss fabric.

    Guilty pleasure..I just found some Jelly Belly Cherry Syrup at the store and I'm pouring it on every flavor of ice cream I can find and mixing it in my coffee. I may need to buy a gallon jug if they sell it.

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  8. yorkie momMay 1, 2012 at 5:55 AM

    I love a bowl of vanilla (yes, vanilla) ice cream at night to celebrate the end of a tough day. Enjoy your blog. Always interesting to see whats at he end of the dirt road!

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  9. MarthaMay 1, 2012 at 6:04 AM

    I love the layer cake...almost as much as my guilty pleasure...maraschino cherries on anything, vanilla ice cream, vanilla pudding, or right out of the jar with a spoon. Thanks for inspiring us.

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  10. AnonymousMay 1, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    I would like the cake layer.I enjoy your comments and love the bear you just finished. I am loving my new coffee machine and now find that coffee has some mold in it that may be bothering me. linda

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  11. tubilinha tiacarminhaMay 1, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Eu gostaria de camada de bolo,amo te seguir e seu urso lindo não o esconda.Prazer culpado é simples:café forte com chocolate e sem açúcar.Alguns amigos saem de perto...rsrsrsrr.Obrigada e Deus continue a te abençoar.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  12. AnonymousMay 1, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    CONGRATS ON 100 !
    LOVE YOUR BLOG!
    MY GUILTY PLEASURE IS CARAMELS-LOVE THEM TOO MUCH !!!
    LOVE TO WIN THE BLISS LAYER CAKE!
    THANKS SO FOR SHARING!

    msstitcher1214@yahoo.com

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  13. Cow Pies & Mud PiesMay 1, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Yea! What a fun give-a-way!!! I am sooooo happy I found your blog. Now, if only we could meet in person. (u never know~it could happen) I love coming over to visit you via the computer.

    Now...guilty pleasure. Hhhhmmm,
    I do love me some chocolate chip ice cream with peanut butter. It's ridiculous...and all my guys love it too!

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  14. Cow Pies & Mud PiesMay 1, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Oh yea, my pick
    HOBBY LOBBY!

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  15. Michigan GalMay 1, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    I am more surprised that you're not up to 500 by now! I think your writing is marvelous and thing if you had more time to blog Pioneer Woman would have a run for her money!

    Anyway . . . congrats on 100 and here's to the next 100. :-)

    And a layer cake with some nutella and animal crackers sounds just dandy! Thanks for the offer and I'm trying to send ESP signals to your random picker!

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  16. quiltgrammyMay 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    I really enjoy reading your blog, and hoping for a quick and safe return of your son.
    Congrats on 100 followers and I would pick the Layer Cake if I won. My guilty pleasure right now is Dove dark chocolate and almonds, oh and a diet Pepsi.

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  17. rosieMay 1, 2012 at 4:57 PM

    Hi Karin,
    Congratulations on 100 followers.. just imagine if they all came down your dirt road!
    My guilty pleasure is gluten free biccies that taste like Tim Tams which I am not allowed to have! I keep them in the fridge so no one else can sneak them!! Really naughty....
    If I was so lucky, I can think of a quilt with the layer cake in it!
    xxxx

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  18. juliehallfeldhausMay 1, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Chocolate chocolate I have a big problem with it!!!!!!!!!!
    It's a hard choice but if I win I think the layer cake I have never bought one unless you count chocolate cake LOL

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  19. AnashMay 2, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    I follow on google connect as "anash"
    i would choose a joann card
    a guilty pleasure would be haggen dazz chocolate chip ice creaam drizzled with hot fudge late at nite when everyone is sleeping i indulge
    Thanks for this giveaway
    anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  20. CathyHMay 2, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Feeling some kin-ship here - Texas, gardening, retired homeschool mom, QUILTING. I enjoy your blog!

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  21. Denise :)May 2, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    Karin, oh my gosh, your little bear has turned out just perfectly. He's darling! I'm very, very impressed!!! :) Right now my guiltiest pleasures are sugar free popsicles. Haha! Congrats on the followers!! And I'd pick the layer cake, too. :)

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  22. StaciMay 2, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Yay for you! That's great-- 100 followers!

    A guilty pleasure--reading a book from cover to cover in one sitting. I rarely have the chance to do it, but I just love it when those rare occasions happen.

    I think April blew away in the high winds!
    I've been looking for it, too!

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  23. KarenMay 4, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    lovely blog! and I love the layer cake fabric. My guilty pleasure...geez, this is scary now that I have to write it out loud, dark cherry ice cream and crumbled up Chips Ahoy cookies...and have been known to eat a whole half gallon in 2 days. YIKES!

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  24. KatMay 4, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    My guilty pleasure is melting peanut butter and chocolate chips, then pouring it over ice cream. Any flavor. Of course, now I think I need to try animal crackers with Nutella!

    Joann's is my top choice, followed by the fabric. (No Hobby Lobby where I live, unfortunately)

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  25. BobbieMay 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    love the bear- he is sweet! My guilty pleasure- fat quarters- I see a quilt shop and have to stop and haveta buy *something* stimulate the economy :)

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  26. BobbieMay 4, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    PS COngrats on 100 followers- I am up to 13 and am excited!

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  27. ElitaMay 4, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    Hi from across the Big Pond! My guilty pleasure would be frozen Reese's Cups (hard to come by here in Switzerland). I'd love to find that layer cake of Bliss in my mailbox. Li'l bit of heaven... Congrats on 100+ followers!

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  28. BreesmimiMay 4, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    Hey hey hey...I officially signed up!Congrats on 110 members, that's about 100 more than me. BTW love your new layout! Ok, here's my quilty pleasure, it doesn't have anything to do with food (although, I have a few QP in that dept too)....it is Pinterest! You know it is true! Thanks for throwing my name into your hat!

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  29. tmc480May 4, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    My weakness is chocolate cake. Okay.. ANYTHING chocolate!!
    My choice is Hobby Lobby
    tmc480 at yahoo dot com

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  30. RichardsonMay 5, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    Well lets see I love these chocolate cupcakes, you stick a mini reeces cup in the middle and bake, then you take some conf sugar, half and half melted choc and make frosting and top with crushed pretzels. OMG yummylishish.
    I would love to have a Michaels card to play with.
    Thanks,
    Vicki R
    sunraesban@yahoo.com

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  31. UnknownMay 7, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    I'd love the hobby lobby gift card!!
    lguilboATgmailDOTcom

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  32. DeannaMay 21, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    The Layer Cake arrived today. Thank you so very much. Now, I am going to dig in the garden and contemplate what wonderful thing I can make with it. FUN!

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