Monday, December 13, 2010

Giveaway Day!

It's Sew, Mama, Sew's Giveaway Day!


It has 4 charm packs that show a sneak peek of what is to come this year in the Clothesline Club from Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman

and a set of my patterns!


the rules
leave a comment & answer my question.
for a second try... answer question #2.
{make sure you leave 2 separate comments}
make sure your profile has your email address or leave your email in your comment.
international entries welcome!

entry #1
What is your favorite holiday candy??

entry #2
What do you think my favorite holiday candy is??


Winner will be picked at random on Friday the 17th


giveaway now closed.
and the winner is...

A family of boys said...

Thanks for the chance! Now, for the question...my favorite holiday candy would have to be homemade hard candy or peppermint bark or homemade caramels. I think that's it. There's probably more though. :)


© Blog post written by Julie Herman
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  3. Oh my, I don't eat much candy. hummm..... I guess I would have to say it's peppermint.

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  4. And I think yours is candy canes :-)

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  5. my favourite holiday candy is anything with chocolate (pretty much the same all year round!). I have a real soft spot for colour themed m&ms!

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  6. My favorite candy are the muffins, but we brazilians love to have 'pudim de leite condensado' which is a desert made with condensed milk! It's heaven!

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  7. My favorite holiday candy is definitely the Reese's Christmas trees - so yummy! thanks for the generous giveaway!

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  8. I would say peppermint candy canes (your favourite that is)

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  9. I guess your favorite is something made with chocolate!

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  10. My favorite holiday candy is the Reeses Christmas Trees. They have more peanut butter in them than the regular Reeses... I think that's why they are so good.

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  11. My favourite would be chocolate chip cookies

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  12. I'm loving Reece's Peanut butter Bells. Thanks for the chance at that lovely fabric!

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  13. Hmmmm, would Christmas M&Ms be your favorite?

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  14. I would have to guess that your's would be Candy Canes?!

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  15. Does Halloween count as a holiday?? I love Halloween caramel apple pops. :)

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  16. Yours...hmm...something pepperminty?

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  17. My favorite holiday candy would be... Well, I don't really have a favorite. Give me anything chocolate and you will make me a happy camper. :-)

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  18. My favorite - this year I made raspberry chocolate truffles. Yum. I have to hide them from myself or I just keep popping them! :D

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  19. My favorite candy for any holiday is bordeaux candy from Sees.

    Great giveaway!

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  20. Is yours...peppermint bark? The best of two worlds - chocolate and candy canes. Yum :D

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  21. You must love Toffee because it is a great holiday indulgence.

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  22. I love chocolate gingers - which whilst you can get them all year round I sort of associate with Christmas!

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  23. mmmmmm...my favorite candy is the candy cane hershey kisses!

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  24. my favorite holiday candy is Chocolate Charlie ; it's made by a candy co. in my town , and I do not know if they sell it all over the country !!!

    mickey76@mchsi.com

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  25. Ooh my current favorite holiday candy is candy cane kisses, I cant have just one and I don't even like white chocolate normally.

    I'm having a giveaway right now too! lilacbarries.blogspot.com. This fabric looks like so much fun

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  26. I think you like somewith with chocolate and peanuts. I don't know why I think this but I do. I can't be more specific with the guess because I'm betting it's something we don't get in the UK.

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  27. I think you would like chocolate covered candy canes !! ha .

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  28. I'm thinking you like caramels?! who knows!

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  29. Oh my goodness, they make Reese's Christmas trees?? Waaaah I want to move to America!! Other than the same chocolates you get all year round the only Christmas candy I can think of are candy canes, I have a tub of mixed flavours and they are YUM!!

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  30. I am going to say your favorite holiday candy is red and green m&m's

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  31. I make toffee for the holidays and then eat it nonstop, so I try to give a lot of it away.

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  32. I'm not sure what your favorite candy would be as I haven't been reading your blog long enough to take an good educated guess... So, this will be a bad one. LOL. I'm guessing...

    Those thin ribbon candy that is so hard to find down here nowadays.

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  33. OK I'm guessing your favorite Christmas candy would be Reese's Christmas trees, because, well, why not? LOL!

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  34. I agree with the other Reese lovers...the chrismtas trees are the best since they have more PB. Mmmmm...
    (mugirl113 at gmail dot com)

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  35. In France we have candy (chocolates or fruity sweets) called papillotes. I bought some to put in a gift for a friend and had a few left over, so for the moment they are definitely my favourite French Christmas candy! In the UK I love a Terry's chocolate orange..they are delicious and I always end up eating a whole orange..very naughty indeed!!

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  36. My favorite Christmas candy is good cheese and crackers! Or spinach dip. Or steamed oysters with cocktail sauce. I'm not wasting my calories on candy!

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  37. My favorite holiday candy is homemade fudge.

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  38. My favorite holiday candy is chocolate peppermint truffles.

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  39. I love chocolate! Maybe you like chocolate? Or caramel?

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  40. Hmmm..I don't know too much about american candy..I discovered nerds this year..zingy!! Umm..after much research (Google is my friend!!)I conclude that you are a fan of..
    Candy Cane Pop Rocks!
    I have no idea what they are but they sound very funky indeed..!!

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  41. My favorite holiday candy is my mom's homemade caramels! She always hid them in a certain cupboard when we were growing up, but my brother, sister, and I knew and would sneak them. We thought we were so clever, but I'm guessing that she knew all along.

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  42. I think your favorite holiday candy is peanut brittle.

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  43. Maybe your favorite holiday candy is peanut butter fudge?

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  44. My Favorite candy is Enstrom's Almond Toffee made in Grand Junction, Colorado, where I use to live. We still get it sent to us every year.

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  45. Hi Julie! What a great giveaway! Santa always leaves cherry cordials in my stocking, so that must be my fav!

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  46. My favourite holiday candy, hmmm....we don't get many choices here in Australia, but I do love chocolates, lindt and Fererros.

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  47. my favourite (holiday) candy is ferrero rocher, but i do tend to enjoy them whenever i feel like binging =P thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  48. I bet your just looooovvve peppermint bark!

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  49. And yours would be peppermint candy canes?

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  50. Not a candy but LOVE the mint covered chocolate oreos :)

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  51. as for your favourite candy... chocolate? maybe you like caramel? or good ol' candy canes? thanks again for the giveaway!

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  52. Peppermint bark! Merry Christmas and thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

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  53. And for your fav - chocolate! :)

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  54. My favorite is Peppermint Bark!
    tmsatterwhite@hotmail.com

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  55. Your fav? LOADED CHOC COVERED PRETZELS :)

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  56. My favorite holiday candy is almond roca

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  57. I am thinking you are minty person too! Maybe Mint Chocolote Oreos!

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  58. I am guessing yours is some kind of chocolate, who doesn't like chocolate? :)

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  59. Peppermint bark, definitely, is my favorite holiday candy!

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  60. My favorite holiday candy is turtles. Mmmm...I will always remember the year I worked for the candy company at Christmas. Best employee gifts EVER!

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  61. And I guess your favorite candy is chocolate :)

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  62. I'm going to guess that your favorite holiday candy is peanut brittle. Not sure why...

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  63. What a great giveaway!! Thank you!! My favorite candy is Louisiana Pralines...

    mdehoop@hotmail.com

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  64. I think your favorite candy is red and green peanut M&m's.

    mdehoop@hotmail.com

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  65. Is it Peppermint Patties? they go so nicely at Christmas.
    www.shadetreequilting.com
    judyandmartyn@nc.rr.com

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  66. I am not a candy girl, but am a cookie monster....shortbread!

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  67. I love anything with fudge or divinity!

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  68. It's kind of stupid, but my favorite holiday candy is candy corns @ halloween. Yep, it's true.

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  69. I'm going to guess your favorite holiday candy is fudge.

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  70. My favorite is
    Divinity
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    Fudge.

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  71. Would guess your favorite is fudge with nuts.

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  72. Great giveaway... my fave candy is, well, I'm not picky. I do love homemade candy like divinity or toffee or peanut brittle. :)

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  73. I am loving peppermint candy cane kisses. Love them! Melt one on top of a pretzel and it is delish!

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  74. My favorite Christmas Holiday candy would peppermint ice cream. However just any holiday would be candy corn.

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  75. I am loving peppermint candy cane kisses. Love them! Melt one on top of a pretzel and it is delish!

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  76. And I think yours is chocolate covered pretzels dipped in even more candy. (Love that tutorial!

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  77. Your favorite holiday candy would be.... your chocolate covered pretzels???? I have no idea its just a guess.

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  78. Oooh, the fabric is gorgeous!

    Hmm..my favourite holiday candy is either Truffles (hand made, of course!)

    Or Fudge !

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  79. Hmmm...it's pretty hard to pick a favourite. I guess I have to go with anything chocolate. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  80. Hmm..good question, I think (knowing nothing at all about you xD)

    your favourite holiday candy is peppermint bark? or any sort of 'bark' really!

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  81. I love those extra big Reese's trees/pumpkins/hearts/eggs. I don't care the shape, those are delicious!

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  82. My favorite holiday candy is mint m&ms.

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  83. I'll guess that your favorite is the Candy Cane Hershey Kisses (those are probably my second favorite).

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  84. not really a candy, but Trader Joes candy cane jo jos rock!

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  85. For question #2 I am going to guess candy canes.

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  86. my fave holiday candy is mint smoothie chocolates!

    I think this is a GREAT giveaway!
    Merry Christmas!

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  87. I am from Cleveland and there is a local chochlate company there called Malley's. My grandpa gets each lady in the family a huge 2 lb box at the holidays. Yum!

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  88. My favorite holiday candy is quality street chocolates

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  89. Very nice charm packs! My favorite holiday candy and anything chocolate

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  90. I love York peppermint patties. Not completely seasonal, but somehow I only get them this time of year.

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  91. I think your favorite candy is candy cane.

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  92. ooh how fun are those fabrics??!!
    My favorite Christmas candy is handmade fudge my mom makes. No matter how many times I try, it just doesn't come out as well when someone else makes it!

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  93. my favorite is plain old holiday colored m&m's!

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  94. OoOo YUM! My favorite holiday candy are the Lindt Chocolate Balls. mMMmM

    Now I want some. lol.

    Thank you for a wonderful giveaway and happy holidays to you and yours. xox

    krencamp(at)gmail(dot)com

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  95. Is your favorite candy homemade caramels? 'Cause they're my second favorite treat ;)

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  96. My favorite holiday candy is Peppermint Bark. mmm.... now I need to find some.

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  97. ok I'm going to guess that your favorite Christmas candy is old fashioned ribbon candy!

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  98. hmmm..your favorite holiday candy. I'm going again with Peppermint Bark because it's my favorite and the best. hee hee

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  99. My favorite holiday candy is chocolate peanut butter balls...they are usually called buckeyes unless your from Michigan. LOL ;)

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  100. I'll be the most boring person to comment! I love chocolate best.

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  101. Sweet treats! My favourite candy would be Lindt chocolate balls. But I also love to snack on shortbread and all of the German cookies my parents receive at Christmas. Thanks for the chance!

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  102. you like chocolate too? we've got so much in common ;-)

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  103. I'm guessing your fav candy is candy canes! Thanks for another chance.

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  104. my favorite holiday candy is fudge!

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  105. My favorite Holiday candy is Potato Candy! OMG so yummy!

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  106. and your favorite candy is...toffee?

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  107. My favorite candy is chocolate covered cherries.....have them only a Christmas...Thanks for the chance to win the charm packs....Love DZ fabrics....love all her 1930's... awesome giveaway!!

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  108. My favorite holiday candy is peanut brittle, especially if made by vegan by my great-aunt!

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  109. And I guess yours is... heck, peanut brittle, too?

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  110. Are you a candy cane girl? Thanks again for the chance to win your awesome giveaway!!

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  111. My favorite holiday candy is peppermint bark!

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  112. My favorite is any kind of hollow chocolate figure from Palmer's. Just a wild guess here because you are from PA too, maybe your favorite is also Palmer's chocolate?

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  113. And I think your favorite holiday candy is chocolate-dipped pretzels!

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  114. My favorite candy holiday candy doesn't exist anymore- they were these yummy little chocolates with a cream center and the outside was rolled in coconut. So, since I can't have that, my favorite candy is probably my mom's homemade Cup O'Gold chocolates.

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  115. Maybe your favorite holiday candy is chocolate covered cinnamon bears? (Okay, so that's my husbands, and I might just be projecting...)

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  116. As for your favorite...anything chocolate maybe??

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  117. I love the old fashion hard candy ribbons. Think its because my Grandparents always had a cut glass bowl full of them at holiday time.

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  118. My favorite Christmas candy is homemade fudge and divinity and I think yours would be candy canes. Thanks for the giveaway.lizziebeth59@msn.com

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  119. Your favorite...Hershey's peppermint kisses!

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  120. We don't really have any Christmas Candy over here, we do have Christmas chocolates. My favourites are Cadburys Snow Balls which are chocolate balls coated in a crispy sugar layer... yum!
    I don't get a second try as I don't know any American holiday candy :0(

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  121. My favorite holiday candy are those Reese's peanut butter cup Christmas trees. (Also the Easter eggs for that matter) The ratio of chocolate to peanut butter is just right. Thanks for the lovely fabric giveaway!

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  122. My favorite holiday candy would be fudge. :o)

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  123. I'm guessing yours is fudge, too??

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  124. I think your holiday candy must be cherry flavored candy canes!

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  125. My favourite candy is the variety box of cookies that always come out around the holidays.

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  126. there can't be anything better for christmas than gingerbread cookies. with sugar coating.

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  127. I am going to guess that your favourite is chocolate covered pretzels.

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  128. My favorite is peanut butter brittle

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  129. My favorite is fudge. Plain or with walnuts.

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  130. My favorite Christmas candy is King Leo Peppermint sticks.

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  131. Your favorite....maybe candy cane?

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  132. I think your favorite Christmas candy is homemade fudge. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  133. 1: Favorite holiday candy has to be fudge! I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for sure.

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  134. I love Reese's trees -- love so much peanut butter in proportion to the chocolate. Great giveaway -- thanks!

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  135. Wild guess for your favorite candy - toffee!

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  136. My favorite candy would be chocolate. In all its forms :) It just makes me happy!

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  137. Let me try this again :). My favorite holiday food is various types of chocolate bark. Mmmm peppermint and dark chocolate, or milk chocolate and pecan.

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  138. And I don't know why but I would say that yours are candy canes.
    Just a wild guess :)

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  139. I am guessing that your favorite kind is chocolate truffles. Mmmmm

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  140. Hmmm yours must be Chocolate covered pretzles! Yum.

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  141. My favorite christmas candy is homemade fudge. Kathie L in Allentown

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  142. I can't eat candy anymore because of the sugar. BUT, when I could eat it, my favorite used to be peppermint bark. Thanks for the great giveaway. I always love visiting your blog. It always amazes me to see the "marathon quilts" (as I call them) that you do all in 1 or 2 days. You are so talented!

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  143. My favorite Christmas candy is Martha Washington Balls. DELICIOUS...it's like Almond joy on steroids.

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  144. I'd guess your favorite candy is ribbon candy - it is so colorful. Kathie L in Allentown

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  145. #2- you strike me as a peanut butter/chocolate girl, so I am gonna guess buckeye balls are your favorite Christmas candy.

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  146. I think your favorite candy might be the Peppermint Kisses.=)

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  147. My favorite holiday candy is buckeye balls - the ones with the peanut butter in the middle and chocolate on the outside. Yum.

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  148. I'll guess peanut brittle as your favorite holiday candy.

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  149. My favorite holiday candy is ribbon candy. Guessing yours is too.

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  150. Fudge!!! I love home made fudge at Christmas, fondly, Sandy

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  151. My favorite holiday candy is turtles. I would love to win those fabrics, thanks for the opportunity

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  152. My fave is homemade dark chocolate bark with pistachios and dried cherries.
    I'm hosting a giveaway too, so pop on over if you have some time...
    belle-n-bee.blogspot.com
    beckymac1@hotmail.com

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  153. Mine is black licorice all sorts.

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  154. My favorite candy is my mom's home made toasted coconut marshmellow. Yum, Yum.

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  155. I'm guessing you are a mint m&ms person:)
    beckymac1@hotmail.com

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  156. Mine is chocolate covered cherries - preferably Brach's, but you can't find them anymore. Boo hoo.

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  157. I think you might like fudge too!! Sandy

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  158. #2 I think yours might be the little individually wrapped taffy's with Christmas trees on them.

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  159. Question #1: Do cookies count?? I love, love, love peanut butter blossoms with Hershey kisses in the middle.

    Question #2: Candy canes!!

    Hope you are feeling better. - Kelley

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  160. I am thinking that your favorite may be fudge.

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  161. My favorite is Dove chocolates.

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  162. my favorite : old fashioned CHOCOLATE STRAWS !

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  163. I love to make each Christmas Poppyseed Walnut cookies. Some years I will dip half in chocolate. Yummmmy!

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  164. your favorite might be....spice gumdrops !

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  165. How about Mexican Wedding Cookies. It goes by different names, but its the delicate "shortbread" type covered in powdered sugar.
    It would of been my 2nd choice for my favorite cookie

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  166. I love any kind of candy...but during Christmas holidays I love
    peppermint candy canes...

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  167. Ooooh what a great giveaway!
    My favorite candy for christmas is marzipan covered in chocolate - it's a big thing here in Norway. They even make them shaped as pigs!
    Hugs from Kirsten in Oslo

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  168. Oh dear! Your comments are making me hungry. My favorite is the chocolate oranges. Partly because they are so much fun, you smack them on the table to break them apart. Then the wedges melt in your mouth. Ooooo lordy, I'm drooling. Those fabrics make me drool too, so pretty!

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  169. My favorite candy is homemade caramels.

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  170. My favorite holiday candy is dark chocolate See's.

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  171. I think your favorite Christmas candy is chocolate covered
    pretzels....I love them...see, I told you I love candy....
    thank you for a fun giveaway..

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  172. My favorite holiday candy, without question is Lindt chocolate truffels.

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  173. #2 I think your favorite candy is pepermint candycanes! (Sorry I don't know much about candy in the US)... Lol.
    Another giveaway hug from Kirsten in Oslo!

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  174. I so want your patterns!!! Dance Floor is just so neat. My favorite holiday candy is probably a homemade one my family does. You take plain bugles, stuff them with creamy peanut butter, then dip them in white chocolate (almond bark). Addictive. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  175. Your favorite holiday candy would be my homemake caramels, if you had ever tasted them!

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  176. My favorite holiday treat is hot chocolate - but I guess that isn't candy! Maybe I would go with gumdrops. They just remind me of Christmas.

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  177. Your favorite candy? Gosh, that's kinda personal dontcha think? Well, if I hafta put candy in your mouth, it will be my favorite, a chocolate orange! Enjoy.

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  178. Yours I would have to guess is....something sweet...peppermint stars....

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  179. My favorite holiday candy is FAnnie Mae sprinkle-covered mint meltaways. I can feel my butt spreading just writing the words.
    oh, baby!

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  180. I will guess that your favorite candy is Lindt truffles!

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  181. I think your favorite is spice drops.

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  182. i love english toffee from Trader Joes and you LOVE white chocolate pretzels (i said that so emphatically to make up for the fact that i have NO idea what is your favorite candy. did it work? ;)

    amy
    nanaCompany

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  183. My favorite holiday candy is mint M&Ms.

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  184. I love fudge! :)

    annedemps@hotmail.com

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  185. Hmm...I love those peppermint nougat christmas tree chewy things. I don't even know what they are called!

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  186. I think your favorite holiday candy is one of those Cadbury Chocolate Oranges that you have to whack to open.

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  187. My favorite holiday candy is my sister's chocolate pistachio fudge. Yum!

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  188. I am guessing peppermints!

    annedemps@hotmail.com

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  189. My fav holiday candy is anything mint!

    http://commonthreadskingston.blogspot.com/

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  190. My favorite holiday candy is the chocolate peppermint patties (the homemade kind).

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