I want to say a huge thank you to Walmart for sponsoring the contest.

Now lets get to the winner! The winner was chosen by Random.org. Congratulations Pamela to who says, “I would actually give this to my grandma. All of her dishes / pans are very old and she still does all of the holiday baking. She would love to see something like this under her Christmas Tree.”

Thank you Pamela for participating in the contest! I’ll be contacting you in the next day or so to find out where to send the Paula Deen Bakeware.

Thank you to everyone who participated! I’m sure I’ll have more giveaways coming up in the next couple weeks! So stay tuned, and subscribe to the She Knows Parties feed if you haven’t already!

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One lucky She Knows Parties reader will win the following Paula Deen Bakeware:

• 1  2-qt covered baking dish
• 1 pie dish
• 1 whisk
• 1 egg beater
• 1 measuring cup set
• 1 measuring spoon set
• 1 metal slotted spoon
• 1 metal serving fork
• 4 Red/Wood spatulas (assorted sizes)
• 1 Wood spoon
• 1 wood slotted spoon

Paula Deen Bakeware and kitchen gadgets are available at Walmart. The bakeware includes beautiful, oven-to-table stoneware pieces like pie plates, casseroles, loaf pans and mixing bowls with a ribbed leaf pattern. They’re ideal for baking, serving and reheating and designed for microwave, oven, refrigerator, freezer and dishwasher use. The line also includes all your kitchen gadgets from spatulas to mechanical egg beaters to measuring cups and spoons with a rooster motif.

How can you win the Paula Deen Bakeware listed above?

• Leave a comment here on this post telling why you need new bakeware for the holidays, or what kind of goodies you plan on making for upcoming get-togethers.
• You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
• The contest is open to US residents only.
• The contest will end at midnight EST on December 11th.
• The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at She Knows Parties after the contest ends.

Good luck!

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I want to say a huge thank you to Tillen Farms for sponsoring the contest.

Now lets get to the winners! The winners were chosen by Random.org. Congratulations to:

Kim who says, “I would use them as an ice cream topper…YUM!”

Carol who says, “I would eat them with chocolate chips at the same time. I am a chocolate covered cherryaholic. I have real problems. I love these cherries so much I buy the chocolate covered cherries with liquor and cherry liquor. These look incredible!”

Denise who says, “They would go on top of our ice cream sundaes.”

Marjorie who says, “In Shirley Temples for my grandson,and in wild cherry diet pepsi to intensify the cherry flavor for me.”

Angela who says, “I’d love to try the Sweet Bell Peppers, thanks!”

Thank you all of the winners for participating in the contest! I’ll be contacting you in the next day or so to find out where to send the Merry Maraschino Cherries.

Thank you to everyone who participated! I have a another giveaway coming up in the next couple days! So stay tuned, and subscribe to the She Knows Parties feed if you haven’t already!

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Tillan Farms wants to offer 5 She Knows Parties readers a chance to try out a jar of Merry Maraschino Cherries for themselves. The price of a 14oz jar of Merry Maraschino Cherries is $6.99.

Tillen Farms also offers nine other types of pickled vegetables including snap peas, peppers and asparagus. Jars are sold individually and gift baskets are available for purchase. Tillen Farms products are available in specialty supermarkets and on the Tillen Farms website.

So how can you win a jar of Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino Cherries to try them out for yourself in holiday recipes? Here are the rules:

• To be entered to win just leave a comment letting us know how you’ll use your Merry Maraschino Cherries. A favorite recipe? Garnish for a favorite cocktail? Dip them in chocolate? Add them to cookies? Or you can visit the Tillen Farms website then stop back and let us know your favorite product or recipe there.
• You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
• The contest is open to US residents only.
• The contest will end at midnight EST on November 30th.
• The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at She Knows Parties after the contest ends.

Good luck!

I’ll be back with recipes!

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Turkey, pumpkin pie and meatballs? Who knows – maybe you’ll start a new holiday tradition in your family if you don’t already have aunt Jane’s famous meatballs at your holiday dinner. If you already have a meatball family favorite, submit it to the contest!

Your meatball recipe could be famous with more than just your family. The recipe entries will be judged on creativity, eye and taste appeal, and suitability for Thanksgiving.

What about the prizes? First prize is a 6-Quart Crock-Pot Smart-Pot with Countdown Slow Cooker, complete with programmable cooking times from 30 minutes to 20 hours. Second and third prizes are 4-Quart Crock-Pot Slow Cookers with Travel Bag for toting to picnics, potlucks and parties of all types.

The contest runs through November 14. Winners will be selected by December 1. Recipes can be submitted to mamaluciacontest@sspr.com or find more information at the Quaker Maid Meats website.

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The winner was selected by Random.org. Congratulations to the winning comment from  Judy who said:

“I think these are lovely. I would make the gift tags, place markers, ornaments, especially the box to put little surprises inside for my grandchildren.

What I’d like to make most of all, though, is bookmarks to give to just everybody – everyone reads – so spreading the warrior word is a good thing!”

I will be contacting all the winner shortly (probably tomorrow), and they’ll have three days to get back to me, or I’ll have to select another winner.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! Don’t forget to check out the Ford Warriors in Pink website to check out all their great products. Watch for more great giveaways coming up in the next couple weeks!

Image courtesy of FordCares.com and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

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The giveaway will include a gift basket with the Symbols of the Warrior Stamping Kit (pictured above), various items from the Ford Warriors in Pink apparel line.

The stamp set would be great for making handmade gift tags, paper and crafts this holiday season, check out some of these cool ideas to make your gifts handmade and personal this year:

Handmade gift tags for your hostess, and Christmas gifts this year, they’d also work great for gift tags.

Gift Tag Project Supplies: Store-bought tags or card-stock, hole-punch, colored pencils, ribbon or cord

How-To:

• Stamp design on ready-made tags (found at craft supply and stationary stores) or cut out your own in a variety of shapes.
• Add extra color to the stamped images with colored pencils. Attach ribbon or cord.

Check out these adorable Christmas ornaments. I think the stamps would also make cute handmade cards and invitations for your holiday festivities.

Here are instructions to make your own Warrior Holiday Stamp Ornaments:

Project Supplies:
Card stock, scissors, ruler, glue stick, ribbon

How-To Make It:
To create the Heart

1. Cut six equal-sized heartsout of card-stock.
2. Decorate with stamps.
3. Fold in half vertically. Glue one folded half to another.
4. Add a looped ribbon to the center before gluing the last side.

To create the Cube

1. Cut 6 circles.
2. Mark a square inside each circle, and fold the outside edges of the square up.
3. Decorate and glue the folded edges together.

To create the Diamond

1. Cut 8 circles.
2. Mark a triangle inside each circle.
3. Fold the outside edges of triangle up.
4. Decorate and glue the folded edges together.

You can purchase the Warrior Stamping Kit, and other Warrior Gear at the Warriors in Pink shop.

If you’d like a chance to win them, check out the instructions below:

1. To enter let us know what you could use the Warrior Stamping Kit for this holiday season. Share your ideas in the comment section.
2. Sorry but this contest is open to US residents only.
3. The contest will run until midnight EST on October 31st.
4. You may earn an additional entry by Twittering about this contest (if you could include @Linetteg in your Twitter it would help me find it), and/or leave a separate comment with your Twitter ID, so I can confirm your Tweet.
5. You may also blog about this contest for a third possible entry, just leave a link to your blog post in the comment section.

I will pick a winner with Random.org on October 31st and announce the name here, I will also email the winner. They will have 3 days to get back to me, before another winner is chosen.

Good luck!

Images: FordCares.com and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

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In its 15th year of support for breast cancer awareness, Ford Warriors in Pink is teaming up with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to premier a special episode of “The Martha Stewart Show” the special episode is solely devoted to raising awareness for breast cancer and will air on Friday, October 16. You can check your local listings, or the Ford Cares website to see what time the show will be airing in your area.

For this years Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, Ford created limited edition Warriors in Pink apparel and accessories featuring symbols signifying a message of hope, strength and unity in the commitment to the fight against breast cancer.

Ford is also premiering a new stamp set inspired by the crafting experts at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. The stamp set will accompany the Ford Warriors in Pink wear and gear, all of the merchandise will be available at FordCares.com. 100% of net proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure not just in October but all year long.

Stay tuned we have our own giveaway coming up from Martha Stewart and The Ford Warriors in Pink!

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pingg.com is a stylish new invitation creation and event management site that lets hosts design, send and manage free online AND print invitations and announcements at the same time has an incredible offer for you!…

10 lucky readers will be able to have a full pingg experience, entirely for FREE! Winners will receive a unique promotional code that can be redeemed for up to 20 free printed cards (a nearly $40 value). Simply design your invitation or announcement however you’d like, enter a mailing address and pingg will print, stamp and mail for you, all for free. The best part, you can send identical free online invitations and announcements to others at the same time!

From the company:

With a focus on great design and advanced management features, pingg makes inviting online in style a cinch!..

• pingg is the only online invitation company with a print feature, and will stamp and mail printed versions of your invitation to those guests you select (like grandma, who doesn’t check email!). The online versions of these invites are free to send to anyone else via email, sms/text, Web, Twitter, Facebook, etc.!
• Every printed invitation or announcement has a unique URL so that guests can respond online even if they received a printed card, making guest list management easy for the hosts
• You can use your own artwork or photographs for the invitation artwork (see example below in orange). You can also turn off the RSVP function, if you’re not planning a party and just want a fancy way to save the date.

• You can add a gift registry, collect money, sell tickets or, through a clever partnership with ChangingthePresent.org, set up a charitable donation from the group.
• Personalized event pages with photos, youTube videos, Google maps, guest list details, an extended message, even a news feed to give guests the up-to-the-minute status on all event details.

The contest rules:

To enter the contest visit the pingg website, then come back here and leave a comment (click on comments at the top right hand corner of this post) to let us know what your favorite card is, and what you would use your cards for if you won.

Open to US residents only.

The contest will run until midnight EST on May 9th.

You may earn an additional entry by Twittering about this contest (if you could include @Linetteg in your Twitter it would help me find it), and/or leave a separate comment with your Twitter ID, so I can confirm your Tweet.

You may also blog about this contest for a third possible entry, just leave a link to your blog post in the comment section.

I will pick a winner with Random.org, on May 10th and announce the name here, I will also email the winner. They will have 3 days to get back to me, before another winner is chosen.

Good luck!

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The winner were selected by Random.org. Congratulations to the winning comments:

Diana, who said, “Eggs splash looks like a cool one. My kids are 16 & 18, but they still like to color eggs, so what the heck, I’ll sign up for a chance.”

NancyEllen Schuster said, “Love the egg decorating event and around here it is EGGCITING!”

Lauralee Hensley who said, “ The Stencil Kit is cool and would be my first choice I think if I had to decide.”

Darlene Taylor who said, “EggArounds are always my favorite. It is so easy to make really good looking eggs. But, on Good Friday, my daughter and I will go to my sister’s house and we will color eggs with her and her two daughters. We usually have about 5 or 6 dozen eggs, some of which get cracked in the process, but we have a lot of fun and it is a tradition in our family.

I imagine my sister will do it even when our kids are grown and gone away. If we don’t have grandchildren we might just find some kids to help us color eggs or maybe just the two of us will do it.”

And our final winner is Kate who said, “The Hologram kit is cool, I know my boys would love to do any kit though. They are in it for the fun and excitement.”

I will be contacting all the winners shortly, and they’ll have three days to get back to me, or I’ll have to select another winner.

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

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