Faberge egg with surprise inside
I’m participating in the Easter Blog Hop sponsored by JoJos Book Corner and since it’s related to Easter, I wanted to use the Faberge Egg tradition as my Friday Fact. The Faberge jewlery firm was founded in the 1840s. Peter Carl Faberge took over from his father. The Tsar came to him one year and asked him to design a gift for his wife for Easter. He wanted a jeweled egg with a surprise inside. This began a royal tradition that lasted until the Bolsheviks came along.
I had the thrill a number of years ago to visit a traveling exhibit of the Faberge collection in New Orleans. It was stunning. The eggs were gorgeous and even the cigarette cases and hair brushes designed by Faberge were exquisite. If you ever get the chance to go, don’t hesitate.
For my giveaway on the blog hop, I’m giving one commenter a digital version of each of my books that are currently available – Solo Honeymoon and Surfer Bride. I’m also giving a second commenter (US only) a magnet for Surfer Bride and a magnet for my July release, Redemption for the Devil. Just leave a comment telling me your favorite Easter surprise or Easter candy to be entered to win.
Jillian Chantal 
I love Peeps!
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US resident
By: June M. on April 15, 2011
at 3:35 am
peeps are awesome!! thanks for coming by June!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 6:37 am
I have the books so I don’t have to be entered but Reese’s Peanut butter eggs =)
By: Darlene on April 15, 2011
at 6:14 am
What’s not to love about chocolate and peanut butter? Yum!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 6:38 am
I love any expensive chocolates. I’m really picky but they’re sooo good.
I’m international.
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By: JessS on April 15, 2011
at 6:48 am
Jess- A girl after my own heart! I like the expensive ones, too!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:10 am
Thank Jillian fir joining the hop. That’s a great giveaway. I look forward to reading your books 🙂 enjoy the hop
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By: Danielle (lush26) on April 15, 2011
at 7:02 am
Thanks for asking me to participate, Danielle- I think it’s going to be fun!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:09 am
Beautiful egg! Um…I adore Cadbury Caramel Eggs…not the creme eggs, mind you, but the caramel or chocolate ones *drools* I always load up on them at this time of year. Speaking of which…I may have to go shopping tomorrow hehe
Have fun with the bloghop!
By: danicaavet on April 15, 2011
at 7:31 am
Thanks Danica- there is a sad lack of chocolate at my house and I plan to remedy that, too. I like Cadbury, too- I agree about the creme egss- don’t like them too much- they’ll knock your head off, they’re so sweet.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:40 am
I love those little malted milk ball eggs….or jelly beans….an oldy but a goody. But…..my favorite of all favorite…..Cadbury Cream Eggs……uggghhh…downfall!!!
What a great giveaway! Thanks!
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By: Kimberly Flood on April 15, 2011
at 11:38 am
Thanks for coming by- I love malted milk balls too- can’t do the creme eggs-
they’re good but they have way too much going on for me. LOL! Thanks for
liking my giveaway!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 11:45 am
Great giveaway. I love the little egg things my mom has a few but we were never allowed to tuch them so I looked at them from afar lol.
I am going to have to go with the diffrent flavors of jelly beans I always go nuts cause I live in a little town and jelly beans are just put out in abondance every once in awhile so I take advantage.
~~*Drea*~~
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By: dreabecraft on April 15, 2011
at 2:53 pm
Drea- thanks for coming by- and thanks for reminding me that jelly beans are out now- LOL! I only like the Starburst ones and they only come out this time of year- I see a trip to Target in my immediate future!! LOL!
I also have a couple of pretty jewelled eggs. They are lovely.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 3:23 pm
Reese’s Peanut butter eggs..omg soooo good!!!
mk261274 at gmail dot com
By: melissasmeanderings on April 15, 2011
at 3:39 pm
YUM!!!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 3:53 pm
I have one and buying the other, so no need to pull my name. 🙂
I LOVE Reese’s eggs. 🙂
By: Ciara Knight on April 15, 2011
at 4:28 pm
I love the Cadbury caramel filled eggs. I love them…… Thanks for the giveaway.
Judy
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By: Judy Cox on April 15, 2011
at 5:09 pm
Judy! They seem to be popular! Thanks for hopping in!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 3:48 pm
Jelly beans are my favorite.
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By: Andrea I on April 15, 2011
at 5:24 pm
Andrea- I like the Starburst ones!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 5:35 pm
Hmmmm, I love Cadbury eggs. They are beyond yummy, I also like Starburst jelly beans. Yummmy. Great post and contest. Thanks for letting us play along 🙂
By: Angela Wray on April 15, 2011
at 7:00 pm
Thanks for coming by on the hop, Angela. Glad you liked the post. I’ve been reading about candy all day and I can feel myself gaining weight just reading about all the yumminess!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:18 pm
Oh, I’m with Danica and Judy…the Cadbury Caramel Eggs. I would actually buy them and horde them all year long if only I could control myself to not eat them all at once. Hmmm, I have to go to the grocery store now…
By: Micki Gibson on April 15, 2011
at 7:17 pm
Micki- I’ve been fighting the urge all day not to go get some Starburst Jelly Beans! LOL!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:32 pm
I love Cadberry eggs!! They need to besold all year!!
Thanks for the chance to win
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By: michele Luker on April 15, 2011
at 7:44 pm
Michele- you’ve chosen the one that most are loving! Sweet!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 7:49 pm
My favorite Easter candy is Cadbury eggs. Thank you for the giveaway.
seriousreader at live dot com
By: Linda Henderson on April 15, 2011
at 9:49 pm
Glad you popped in, Linda! Cadbury is very popular!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 15, 2011
at 9:50 pm
The Faberge egg is beautiful!
My favorite Easter treats are spice jellybeans.
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By: mamabunny13 on April 15, 2011
at 10:14 pm
Mammabunny- I love Faberge. Not so much the spicy jelly beans- I’m a wimp! LOL!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:04 am
I love Jolly Rancher Jelly Beans. Its like a once a year serious addiction.
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By: donnas on April 15, 2011
at 10:50 pm
Donna- I haven’t tried the Jplly Ranchers. Will have to check them out.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:03 am
I’m not a big fan of chocolate but I love Yellow Peeps. They have to be Yellow!
Thanks for the giveaway of your books.
asiancocoa94 at aol dot com
By: Monique on April 15, 2011
at 11:19 pm
Monique- I love that – they have to be yellow is awesome!! Glad you liked the giveaway!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:02 am
My fave easter candy is jelly beans but the jelly belly kind!!!
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By: Megan on April 16, 2011
at 12:19 am
Megan- I forgot about Jelly Bellys! they are good
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:02 am
My favorite easter candy is a tie between the chocolate bunny and the reese peanut butter egg. Yum, chocolate and peanut butter.lol
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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By: Amber on April 16, 2011
at 2:39 am
Amber- there’s nothing like the combo of choc and peanut butter!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:00 am
The first Easter we were married, I bought my husband an egg. He bought me a big bottle of whisky … Don’t think I’ve ever had an Easter present that bettered it!
By: suemoorcroft on April 16, 2011
at 4:37 am
Sue- he sounds like a keeper for sure!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 7:59 am
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love chocolate peanut butter eggs. The reese’s ones are good but I prefer the ones made a candy stores like gertude hawke.
beckerjo at verizon dot net
By: JoAnna B on April 16, 2011
at 11:25 am
Joanna- I’ll have to check those out. Never had them but they have to be good with those ingredients!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 3:49 pm
My favorite easter candy is Godiva Truffles (they’re egg shaped, right?! LOL)
susanmik AT gmail DOT com
Thanks for the great contest!
By: Susan R on April 16, 2011
at 11:46 am
SUSAN! LOL! Yea, they kinda are.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 3:50 pm
Thanks for the giveaway and for participating in this blog hop! My favorite Easter candy is Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Eggs. Matter of fact, I’m eating one right now!
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By: Laura H. on April 16, 2011
at 1:16 pm
Thanks for the giveaway! I love chocolate! Yum. And Peeps! It’s no wonder why I’m always hyper after the Easter egg hunt.
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By: Linda D. on April 16, 2011
at 1:56 pm
Linda- nothing wrong with being hyper, right? Especially if it was for a good cause.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 3:51 pm
My favourite is The chocolatte eggs 😀 or bunnys
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By: PinkStuff28 on April 16, 2011
at 3:19 pm
Pinkstuff- bunnies are good, too. YUM!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 3:51 pm
Peeps! I love peeps. I’m actually not the biggest fan of chocolate so I always love getting peeps.
By: Danielle Gorman on April 16, 2011
at 7:05 pm
Danielle- Peeps are da bomb!!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 7:37 pm
Reese’s peanut butter eggs are my fave Easter candy.
Thanks for the contest.
adsanders77 at gmail dot com
By: Angela Sanders on April 16, 2011
at 8:13 pm
Angela- Reese’s are quite popular today!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:41 pm
Fruity flavored chapstick 🙂 I’m a chapstick nut and always make sure me and the kiddos are well stocked. I enjoy making their easter baskets every year and make sure when I put a chapstick in their baskets I have a great excuse to get myself a couple as well 🙂
june111(at)att(dot)net
By: Jolene A on April 16, 2011
at 8:28 pm
Jolene- I’m a chapstick girl myself. I always have a tube in the pocket, the purse, the desk, etc. I’m a plain chick though- no flavors for me! I love Easter baskets.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 16, 2011
at 8:40 pm
My favorite easter candy is the marshmellow eggs they sell in an egg carton for a buck at walmart.. dont know why they taste the best but i look forward to them all year long.
raynekitten@gmail.com
By: Traci Goodwin on April 17, 2011
at 3:11 am
Traci- those are the ones my mom loves best, too. Easy to stock up when they are only $1.00!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 17, 2011
at 8:14 am
Thank you!!
shannonjean14(at)gmail(dot)com
By: Shannon J. on April 17, 2011
at 8:49 am
favorite easter candy are reeses peanut butter cup eggs! so yummy!!
shannonjean14(at)gmail(dot)com
By: Shannon J. on April 17, 2011
at 8:50 am
They seem to be the consensus here- lots of sales for the Reese’s company! LOL!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 17, 2011
at 10:47 am
Too cool, Jillian! My favorite Easter treat is already sold out–See’s makes these Jelly Bird eggs 🙂
Hope you have a terrific Easter!
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By: Fedora on April 17, 2011
at 4:59 pm
Thanks Fedora! Don’t get me started on See’s Candies. WOW- they are great!
By: Jillian Chantal on April 17, 2011
at 5:21 pm
Everyone I know thinks they’re disgusting, but I love panned eggs. I’m usually not much of a sugar person but I always have a few each year.
By: cw127 on April 17, 2011
at 7:06 pm
CW- I’ve never tried them- will have to see if I can find some.
By: Jillian Chantal on April 17, 2011
at 8:19 pm