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Fab Freebie: Gotta Hand It To You

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Thanks to random.org, we’ve got a Merry (belated) Christmas prize going out to… Kristin Aune (who made t-shirts for both of her kids, ornaments, buckeyes and has been trying to perfect her fudge pie recipe). Congrats!

Wahoo. Hope you guys all had an awesome holiday weekend (you can see a sliver of ours here). As we mentioned on Friday, we’ll be stopping in with one quick post each day this week (amongst family hosting, feverish book-deadline writing, and priming & painting all of our kitchen cabinets). But we couldn’t wait to share today’s giveaway that we wrangled after seeing so much amazing stuff at our local Handmade Holiday craft fair. So this week’s lucky winner will get:

  • An 8×10 letterpress print (any choice of quote & color), a set of blueprint notes (airplane, boat, golfcart, knots, wave, or lighthouse) and a leather blank book from Almanac Industries. These Baltimore-based bookbinders and letterpress gurus bring a wonderful worn and masculine vibe to these printed prizes.
  • $50 towards Funnel Cloud Studio on Etsy. Obviously we love her Virginia-themed art, but she also has a bunch of cheerful patterned prints and cheeky illustrations to choose from too.
  • A 26-letter ornament set and this green vase from Turnerbots. And we thought our J, S, C and B initial ornaments were cool. Someone’s about to get a whole alphabet full of candy colored ceramics, along with a V-A-S-E.
  • $50 towards Zou Zou’s Basement on Etsy. We loved the bunny print that we bought, and this $50 is enough to snag two of her colorful prints.

  Handmade Giveaway 2

  • PRIZE: Everything mentioned above
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAND IT TO ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what you’ve made with your own hands recently. Did you bake something for the holidays? Did you give a handmade gift this weekend? Or have you tackled a DIY or homemade art project recently?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 28th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
  • DISCOUNT: 10% off any item in Turnerbots’ Etsy shop until January 15th, 2012 with the coupon code YOUNGHOUSE.
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Funnel Cloud Studio, Turnerbots, Almanac Industries and Zou Zou’s Basement.

Comments

  1. Crystal says

    HAND IT TO ME!!
    Aside from food, as gifts I made: lip balm, lotion, bath salts, milk bath, assorted spice rubs, a few necklaces, a barrette set and all of our holiday cards… my hands were busy! ;)

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  3. WI Gal says

    Hand it to me!

    I used fleece to add my niece’s name to the back of a robe. Think Rocky’s robe, only pink and sported by a two-year-old!

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  4. Emily says

    hand it to me! my husband and I both gave handmade local crafts for christmas gifts this year- one from our kids craft fair at school and the other from the university ceramic club!

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  5. kelsey says

    HAND IT TO ME… What I’m currently working on is a quilt for my grandparents, but the latest ‘finished products’ have been a cute hand-sewn fabric card and envelope and a carrying case for a livescribe pen for my mother. If edibles count, yesterday brought pepparkakor and gingerbread, too.

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  6. Steffany c says

    Hand it to me!

    Please…

    I made earrings for three ladies I work with as Xmas presents…I love making jewelry for others!

    Thanks!

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  7. Tracy says

    Hand it to me!
    We made most of our gifts this year, from a quilt to sugar scrub. There was also homemade vanilla extract and a cook book for family members. It was fun to get personal for everyone!

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  15. leah says

    hand it to me!

    this year I made ornaments for my extended family- i cut circles out of christmas hymn pages, then folded each in half and glues the sides to each other to form a 3d globe :)

    Merry Christmas & Joy to the world!

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  16. Kaisa says

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made a bunch of beardhats (a crochet beanie with an attached beard and mustache for extra warmth!) just last week as presents for friends and family. My fingers are still recovering!

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  20. Jen says

    HAND IT TO ME!
    Please! Our first family Creative Christmas – made tile coasters which were a hit. Ironically my sister made some as well – different but also tiles. How funny. We are inspired by the same things. Got some really neat things. I love the “creative Christmas” can’t wait to do it again next year.

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  21. Holly says

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I took our Christmas brunch into my own hands and mellowed it down a little from the usual nervous fanciness. Tater tot/egg/turkey sausage casserole, cranberry upside-down cake, and fruit salad, along with Mimosas and Irish Coffee (which relaxed everyone!)

    I didn’t have a lot of time this year for DIY gifts but I made up bags of homemade snack mix with “Puppy Chow” (chocolate-covered Crispix, etc.), stovetop popcorn, and pretzels – everyone loved it, and I got rid of some extra carby snacks that have been taunting me. :)

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  22. Margaret F says

    HAND IT TO ME

    Today my daughter and I have been handmaking a bridge from bass wood for an extra credit assignment at school.

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  23. Sara says

    HAND IT TO ME!

    For Christmas, I sewed my 15-mth. old daughter a teepee! It was my first major sewing project, so I am ridiculously proud;) I used organic cotton material and bamboo sticks to keep it sustainable. It cost approximately $65 and 7 hours of my time. It was worth every bit to see her face Christmas morning when she crawled in it!!!

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  24. Jennifer says

    Hand it to me! I baked brownies, cranberry bread & bread pudding w cinnamon syrup (yum) and made some holiday decorations this year-a feather tree &.a tree with fun silvery gray felt ruffles!!!!

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  25. Megan says

    HAND IT TO ME

    I embroidered three ornaments for family: a wreath, Charlie Brown’s christmas tree, and a christmas hello kitty. It was fun coming up with the designs and choosing the stitches.

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  27. Kara says

    Hand it to me! (Please :))
    I made hand painted anniversary signs, farmhouse doll beds, and bunk beds from Ana White’s plans for my nieces and daughter ( and some friends). I made quilts, pillows, and mattresses for the bunk beds. I tried my hand at a no-sew tutu. Didn’t turn out so well. I stripped and refinished an antique dresser that belonged to my husband’s great-grandmother and turned it into our bathroom vanity. My husband modified the drawers to fit around the plumbing. I made a spa bench (also from Ana White’s plans) to complement it. Can’t wait to start building for next year!

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  28. Elizabeth says

    HAND IT TO ME. This weekend was all hands in so to speak. In addition to copious amounts of holiday food (Russian tea cakes, tarte tatin, Cornish hens with raspberry glaze, and several pastries) I made a lovely centerpiece using a poinsettia (gifted), a silver tray and a mixture of berries, holly, and rosemary stolen/foraged from my parents’ garden. It was full of holiday cheer and completely free, which put me full of cheer.

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  29. Mary says

    HAND IT TO ME!
    My two-year-old painted colorful Christmas cards this year for our family and friends, and we cooked up a wonderful Christmas feast.

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  33. Maya says

    HAND IT TO ME! I made with my hands a sweater for my younger son and our Christmas dinner. Now I’m on to the sweater for my older son.

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  35. Laura says

    Hand it to me!
    I made a fabric covered bulletin board for the kitchen to go with my resolution to have my papers more organized in 2012!

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  36. anne says

    hand it to me! I made lots of cookies, a couple gingerbread houses, and plan on post-holiday crafts once we get back home.

    Thank you for the opportunity!

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  38. Chris says

    HAND IT TO ME!
    I made some great clay ornaments with my daughter for Christmas and some beautiful and delicious pies – yum!

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  39. Sarah says

    Hand it to me!

    I haven’t had much time to do anything with my hands recently with finals and traveling taking up until Friday night, but I do have plans to learn to crochet this week!

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  41. Raquel says

    HAND IT TO ME! I did some cooking–made some great recipes this year. I also made a sugar scrub to give as a gift at work. Would like to have had time for more!

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  42. Nicole says

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made Christmas dinner for the first time this year :) Plus baked goodies and pumpkin cheesecake – yum!

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  43. Robin says

    HAND IT TO ME! I made a driftwood and seashell chime for my Mum, it was to commemorate her little yorkie, Footie, who recently passed away. It was a lot of fun to gather the materials from the beach and she teared up when I gave to her – can’t beat free presents that make your mum cry!

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  44. Ali says

    Hand it to me!

    I made these ridiculous dulce de leche bars that I found on – where else? – Pinterest! They were labor-intensive, but oh.so.worth.it. :)

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