Steve will also need to approve this idea. Some of you may have heard about the two police officers killed in the line of duty in West Memphis. There is one idea and work in progress from Steve to generate funds for the families of the two officers.
MY question (and whether or not you're ok with the idea) to all of you is this:
Would you pay $2 (or whatever currency your location uses) to have a chance to win ANY 30 of my patterns? Let's call it a raffle. I know in theory, to outright ask for money is easier said than done so that's why I am posting this. PLEASE speak up...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA. The drawing would be on Friday, June 5. That is just one week away. I don't have the technology or knowledge to make a button on a website, how to prove the raffle drawing is fair, etc. All I can hope is that you will all trust me to be ethical about this. I will NOT volunteer Steve to make a button on his blog, announce this idea or anything else. If he wants to merge in with my idea, then of course I applaud it. I am not asking you to pay $2 for 30 patterns that I, myself, choose.
These would be 30 patterns YOU would choose. Since the idea to have this raffle came from hearing about the officer's deaths, then of course a percentage of the raffle earnings will be donated to the families of the two officers.
Unfortunately since I have no way to make a simple button to push, I ask that you go to
http://paypal.com and follow it's directions to "make a payment". When it asks for the recipient's email address, it is artistic_cowboy30@yahoo.com Your payment would be your entry and that list of entries is what I would choose from.
I don't recall the gentleman's last name but the proceeds going to the families would be sent to Jim to give to the families.
Even if you have never posted before, PLEASE give me feedback on whether or not you would be willing to do this and if it's worth it for a chance at 30 patterns.
As far as where to see the patterns... go to
http://charlesdearing.com/patterns/index.html and look in the left column for the buttons/themes to see what you have to choose from. These individual patterns are the same ones that are in the downloadable pattern books so you don't have to try to guess what's in them.I also have the patterns shown in this forum to choose from. No limitations except for the amount of 30 patterns. $2 for 30 patterns that would be $210 if you bought them all individually? Has to be a good idea right?
Please know my intentions are good here and this is not a scheme to spam. This is the only way that I can help the families and I think it would help alot.
