FOX 9 Morning BUZZ! Mystery BOM, Block 10 & A Giveaway!

Happy Halloween! 

Today is DAY {6} of our online Halloween Party!  I am thrilled to be sharing my {love} for this delightful season with each of you!  I can't believe how many of you have been following along!  The more the merrier!!! 

 

Before I begin to share today's special edition of our "MYSTERY" BOM, Block 10 during our party... I have to say I am on "pins & needles" waiting to watch the FOX 9 news in the morning {just a few hours away!}...  My company will be featured on the Morning Buzz Segment!  I am being featured as a MN Martha Stewart Living, American Made finalist!  My neighbor Sally and I drove down to the TV station and dropped off a few of my designs!  It was pretty cool!  It was fun to get a glimpse of the station!!  So if you are local... be sure to tune in at 9.  It will be featured on air at 9:15~!  Soooo right after would be a fantastic opportunity to cast your votes!  We only have 5 DAYS to rise to the top!!!!! PLEASE help spread the word and encourage your friends and family to jump in on the final days of this journey with us!  Every vote matters!!!!  WE CAN DO THIS!  {Thanks a bunch for all the support!  I really am blessed beyond measure!!!} 

Here is the link!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

{WE ARE CLOSE TO 65,000 VOTES!!!!!!!  WOW!!!!!  75,000 HERE WE COME!!!}

Today I also have a "FRIGHTFULLY" SPOOOOKY TREAT for you!!!! 

 

In the spirit of Halloween and giving...

I will be having a giveaway for these gorgeous wool bundles today! 

 

They are so cute, I can hardly part with some!!!  I have them sitting in an old dough bowl at the studio!  So before you leave... be sure to comment on the blog post {below} for a chance to win one of these candy corn bundles!!!!  Good LUCK!

 

 

And now.... the special "Halloween" edition of our "MYSTERY" BOM, Block 10!  I couldn't resist doing a jack-o-lantern!  It is just perfect for this crisp fall month of October!  Enjoy!  KITS are available, as always, for all blocks on our website at www.buttermilkbasin.com

PS* Don't forget to share your work to our Buttermilk Basin FB Page or on Instagram!  And...be sure to pass this along to your friends too!  Better yet, hold a stitching night with your "ghoulfriends" and watch the MAGIC happen!

Please go to www.buttermilkbasin.com to purchase your pattern/kit.   

HAVE A MARVELOUS DAY!!!  See you tomorrow!!! Stacy

DAY {4} of our Halloween Party! Velvet Pumpkin & FREE pattern!

Happy Happy Halloween!!!! 

Welcome to DAY {4} of the Halloween Party!!! 

 

Weren't the game board quilts cute!  I can't wait to use my fabrics to sew a couple up!  They would look great with a carved jack-o-lantern all aglow on it!  Nice job Sheri!!!

 

I also want to give a huge THANK YOU to those of you are not giving up on the VOTING!  We still have a shot at winning this contest as they revaluate the invalid votes!  So now, more then ever, we need to vote and spread the word to all our "goblins & ghoulfriends"!!!  We can do this!!! 

 LOVE, OLIVER the {Batman!}

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

* Please be sure you are logged in with a password to vote or your votes won't count.  You can vote {6} times right in a row.  It should say 5 votes left, 4 votes left until you run out... Quick and easy!

 

 

Today I have another great project for you to make!  I know you will LOVE it!  It is made with velvet and may be orange!!!  But.... before I get to sharing my free project with you, I wanted to share a few pictures of my Halloween Party we had a couple of years ago!  Up until recently, I used to host Halloween costume parties for my friends and family!  I really enjoyed coming up with a theme, a menu and games for the kids!  As I was revisiting these pictures... I realized how creative the children were as they decorated their pumpkins with candy!  Not only were they creative, but they were fearless and each had their own vision of what a pumpkin face should look like!.  They had no expectations and did whatever made them happy!  I think those are some great thoughts for us to keep in mind when we are working in any medium.  Don't be afraid to color outside of the lines or put a new twist on your work!  Bring out that inner child, let go of what you think you should do... just be and create!  Enjoy the process!!!

No two pumpkins were alike....  Playing musical chairs!

Check out the creative Jacks!

 

I love these kids!!! 
 

Ok... It is time to bring on the pumpkin!!!! 

 

 

 

Now for another "FREE" gift!  I am giving away this SPOOKTACULAR Halloween pattern with any $10 pattern order {before shipping}!  All you need to do is place your order online and you will automatically receive this with your order!  What a fun treat!!!! 

 

We still have {3} more days of Halloween goodness ahead!  See you tomorrow!!! Stacy

 

Halloween Party is HERE!!!!!! FREE Pattern

 

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Welcome to my party!  Please make sure you grab your "ghoulfriends" and join us for {7} days of Halloween FUN!  Each day will be filled with various spook-tac-u-lar TREATS from recipes, projects to click and print and SEW much more!  Each day there will also be a SPECIAL on our website!  I have been having a ball getting this ready.... so let's get the party started!

 

If you know me,  you know my FAVORITE Holiday is Halloween!  Ever since I can remember my mom and I would decorate the doors and windows with Halloween cut outs, make popcorn balls and ponder for days what my costume should be!  {I will tell you more about that later...}  I will tell you that on more then one occasion, as I got older, I went as a bum!  I did it simply because I loved wearing my Great Grandpa Oscar's striped overhauls!  They were the "real" deal!!! 

 

Every Halloween I got the opportunity to help my Great Grandmother Lily bake sugar cookies with colored sugar and then help her package her little paper bag of treats for the "trick or treaters"!  We usually put as many pieces of candy in the bags that we could fit in it.  After we were finished, we always put them in a cake pan so they wouldn't fall over!  Such fun we had!  I will never forget how much joy my grandma had on Halloween waiting {with anticipation & excitement} to seeing all the "trick or treaters" come to her door! 

Those, my friend, are the simply joys in life!

 

 

When witches go riding in big orange trucks,

and black cats & spiders are seen,

the moon laughs and whispers,

’tis near Halloween!
 

 

 

Speaking of "TREATS"... I have some sweet woolen candy corn bowl fillers for you to make!  And how cute are they in my little Basin Farm Truck!  I love it!
 

 

Please don't forget to cast your "magical" VOTE for Buttermilk Basin as we are in the final {9} days of the Martha Stewart Living AMERICAN MADE Contest!  Don't forget to tell your "ghoulfriends" to VOTE too!  It is greatly appreciated!  Note: You must be logged in to vote!  You can vote 6 times in a row each day!  Be sure to notice your votes saying 5 votes left, 4 votes... this shows that your votes are being counted!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

As I wrap up Day {1} of my Halloween I have to share a couple more things with you!  First I am absolutely loving my view outside my big window!  Seeing the leaves changing daily is stunning.... And before I go... I also have a VERY EXCITING "Treat" for your on the website!!!

"TREAT OF THE DAY"

Merrie Halloween Pattern

Regular price $28

$19.95 today ONLY...until the clock strikes MIDNIGHT!

Sorry...Offer Expired

 

Head on over to the website for that

{SPOOKTACULAR} Treat!!!!!

www.buttermilkbasin.com!

See you tomorrow!!!!  Stacy

 

We're having a HALLOWEEN Online Party! Blog WINNERS!

Hey everyone! Have you heard the exciting news???  I'm having an {online} HALLOWEEN Party and YOU are invited! It is going to be a BOO-t-i-ful & SPOOKTACULAR time!  It starts on the 10th, so be ready to party!

Yesterday my neighbor Sally & I took a little road trip out to Buffalo!  It was a gorgeous day, and we needed to get out and enjoy it!  Winter comes way too quick here in MN!  

We enjoyed the farmers market...

The pumpkin patch....

The apple orchard...

The fall displays... and fell in love with this vintage truck that pulled up beside us!

It was a GREAT day!

Now here are this week's Lucky Friday Winners!  Please email me your name & address by Thursday of this week!  Congrats to:

Stacy L.

Patricia D.

And before I go....I thought I'd give you the update on the Martha Stewart Living, American Made contest!  As of now, I'm 1400 votes away from the leader!  Could you please log in with a password and vote?!?  Then share it with a couple of your friends or family so they can also vote?  Pretty please!!!! I'd appreciate it! 

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

Enjoy your Sunday!!!!

All my best... Stacy