Its time for the Annual HeartMade Blessings Squares Contest!

1. The Contest will begin on January 15, 2005 and all squares MUST be
received by April 7, 2005.

2. All squares are to be 12" in size. If you wish to do 4 6" squares
and join them together to make a 12" square that's fine too. It will
be counted as one (1) 12" square. All squares should have a 4" tail woven in
securely. DO NOT end off and cut the yarn at the knot. If you do
this, the square will pull apart and is not usable and will not be
counted. If you're not comfortable weaving in the ends, leave a 6"
tail and someone will weave it in for you.

Please tag your squares with your name and location. You can find
links to tags for your squares here:
http://www.heartmadeblessings.org/afghans/links.asp
Go to the bottom of the page. The links are located under Tags for Squares.

Please include an email address so the receiver of your squares can let you
know they arrived.


3. Squares can be any color or combination of colors and any pattern of your
choice. The only exception is solid black. We do not use solid black squares
in the comfort afghans, shawls, ponchos or bearghans. If you do squares for
Operation Purple Heart they should be pure red, pure white (no soft white),
royal blue or navy blue. Or they can be any shade of purple pure white (no
soft white).

4. Prior to mailing your squares, send an email to
afghans@heartmadeblessings.org
with the number of squares you are entering and to which individual listed
in item #5 you are sending them to. Edith and I will verify receipt of
your squares by the individual as well.

5. To help the keep the costs of postage down we have several assemblers who
have volunteered to receive the contest entries. Choose the one closest to
you to send your squares to.

Wanda Ellis
13 Hawthorne Dr.
Durham, NC 27712
wellis@gte.net

Edith Smith
203 Linda Lane
Duncanville, TX 75137
nanareb@aol.com

Cheryl-Beth Proper
P.O. Box 279
Rimforest, CA 92378-0279
godsgrace4cb@charter.net

Peggy Marcus
1870 Sandy Beach Rd. RR7
Pembroke, ON K8A 6W8 Canada
marcusp@renc.igs.net

Darlene Newcomb
P.O. Box 331
Ruffsdale, PA 15679
DDSN13@zoominternet.net

Alexandra Lundgren
672 W. Sullivan
Boise ID 83706
alex@lundgrenfamily.net

Kathie Stamps
153 Patchen Dr #22
Lexington KY 40517
kstamps@stampscommunications.com


Now for the PRIZES....

There will be a Grand Prize, 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place for the most
squares submitted.

For every square an individual sends in they will have the chance to win one
of two afghans that have been donated by members of HMB. One has been
donated by Mary Kingry and one by Phyllis Glaz. This afghan will be packaged
in a wonderful tote (GlowTote). One drawing will be done of all those in
Canada and another drawing for all others.

An additional drawing will be held for a Pet Portrait done by hand and
framed by HMB member Drew Emborsky ($500 value).

HMB Peggy Marcus has graciously donated a prize package for the Canadian
that sends the most squares.

Some of the prizes that have been graciously donated for this contest are:

$100 gift certificate to the winner's choice of Hobby Lobby, Michael's or
WalMart

A wooden hooks or wooden handle with hook done by Earl Lile's (Pat Liles DH)

Woman's Day Book of Prizewinning Granny Squares

10 lbs. Mill Ends from Aunt Mary's

Hass Designs - Signed Crochet Books, On-line Crochet Along, Patterns

Hook Holders

Canvas Tote Bags

2 patterns from C&M Crafts

eBook from Panda Crochet

plus much, much more!

This contest is open to any and all that wish to participate.  With
the support we have received from so many outside of the various
crochet lists, we feel that it is only fair to open this contest up to any
and all.  If you know of someone that would like to participate,
please pass this email on to them.

If you lose the information about the contest, it will be available on
the HMB website by this weekend as well or you an email me at
wellis@gte.net .
http://www.heartmadeblessings.org

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Hugs,

Wanda Ellis
HeartMade Blessings
Co-coordinator Comfort Afghans