Boo! Big Thanks to You {GIVEAWAY}

With Halloween here, it means that GET YOUR GHOUL ON! MONTH is officially over and I wanted to say thanks for all of the wonderful comments and feedback you've shared throughout October.  It really means a lot to know that the ideas and projects you see here actually inspire you.

On that note, I have to give a shout out to two AFOMFT readers, and my lovely friends, Kyla and Tamlyn who threw a Boo! Bash using some inspiration they got here with results that were beyond spooktacular.   Just look at this spread!

The food looked frighteningly fabulous.

And the details were creepy and cute!

It's no surprise that all of the little ghouls and goblins had so much fun!

Thanks to Kyla and Tamlyn for sharing their scary soiree, and if you've thrown a party or done a project inspired by something you've seen on AFOMFT, we want to see!  E-mail us pictures and details at afomft@gmail.com.

Since this post was all about saying thanks, what better way to show my gratitude than with a giveaway?  And fittingly, it's for a set of 16 Thank You Cards from Pear Tree Greetings.  They have wonderful notes to express your appreciation for any occasion.  I want to get these for Gabrielle and Alaina to send out after the holidays.

This design is great for the entire family.

And these are perfect just for me!

To enter to win 16 Thank You Notes of your choice from Pear Tree Greetings, post a comment here telling me what you're most looking forward to this holiday season (this is mandatory).  For additional entries:

• Visit Pear Tree Greetings and post a comment telling me which Thank You Notes you'll choose if you win.
• Subscribe to AFOMFT or let us know you are a subscriber
• "Like" AFOMFT on Facebook 
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• Ask your friends to "like" AFOMFT on Facebook by sending them this link - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFTFBFAN - and post a comment here with the names of each one who does.  You'll earn one entry per new friend who "likes" our page and names will be cross-checked.  
• Follow Pear Tree Greetings & AFOMFT on Twitter (@PearTreeGrtngs & @AFOMFT or click the birdie icon on the sidebar) and tweet this post by clicking the graphic above or this giveaway:  #Win 16 gorgeous Thank You Notes from @PearTreeGrtngs from @AFOMFT - http://tinyurl.com/AFOMFT
• Click here to vote for AFOMFT on Top Baby Blogs and post a comment here that you did - .  You can vote once per day per computer so if you vote every day or on different computers, be sure to post one comment for each one.
• Grab our button and put it on your blog or website and post a link here showing us.
• Blog or post on Facebook about this giveaway with a link to this post (worth 2 entries so please post two comments) and make sure your comments include a link to your status or blog post.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry (two if you've blogged about the giveaway) and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post.  Comments on Facebook will not count as entries.  This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada and ends November 5th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on November 6th. If the winners don't contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!

Please note that I am now a Pearista, which means I have partnered with Pear Tree Greetings to offer great giveaways and discounts to my readers.  I do not receive any monetary compensation from them but they will occasionally send me free product to try out.  Whether I choose to post about their company or not is totally up to me and my opinion of their products is solely based on my experience using them. 

Images: Pear Tree Greetings

A FAVORITE READER!

Last week, I posted about how adorable it would be to make the Chunky Recycled Crayons heart-shaped for Valentine's Day (see that post here).  So I was so excited when one of AFOMFT's super crafty readers, Melissa, did just that.  How great did her hearts turn out?

And she took my suggestion to a whole new level by printing out these adorable cards that read "Have a colorful Valentine's Day" to go along with them.

I told you she was super crafty!  Thanks, Melissa, for sharing your fabulous take on an AFOMFT project.

If you've tried a craft or bought something you've seen on AFOMFT, shoot us an e-mail at afomft@gmail.com to let us know how it turned out and what you think.  And don't forget to include some pictures so we can feature you as one of our favorite readers too! 

A FAVORITE READER!

Before the holiday, I asked all of you to write in and share your favorite things from AFOMFT and I got some terrific responses.  Here's what Angela from South Dakota had to say:

Dear AFOMFT, We won these great shirts from Baby's Language. They are absolutely adorable! If only my kids liked each other enough to sit together so you could see the whole effect. This is the best we could do. :) 

We purchased MANY shirts from Peanut & Pumpkin for our kids and also for gifts. They have all been adorable, reasonably priced and well made. I LOVE Sara's designs.  Here's Houston in his Peanut & Pumpkin Christmas shirt:

And Chase:

And I also ordered bows from Maddie Girl Clips. They are perfect size, good quality and shipping was fast!  Here's Carsyn in one of them:

Thanks for sharing your favorite AFOMFT things, Angela!  More readers picks will be posted in the next few days and the winner of our Mommy's Gift Pack will be announced on Friday.  Stay tuned!