***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.
- 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.
Emily Renee says
HAND IT TO ME! :)
I’ve recently gotten inspired (via Pinterest) to do a lot of wall art.. DIY. I tried the crayons on a canvas melted by hair dryer, I modge podge a collection of meaningful newspaper clippings to two canvases, I framed the logo off of my first car (Thunderbird LX), I (spray/splatter and brush) painted two slates of wood.. and I intend to do more! :)
For Christmas I did kind of a handmade gift for my sister who is getting married soon, I took pictures of random letters for the date she is getting married and framed them… sort of like a save the date picture. :) She loved it!
:)
meghan says
Hand it to me, I made some cookies with my 5yo recently. He put each chocolate chip in one at a time. LOL
Sarah R. says
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I changed my first diaper in 20 years last week!
Amanda B says
Hand it to me!
I made my husband a custom cellphone case out of two old flannel shirts (his request after looking at some of my latest pinterest inspired pillows) and my mom a great half apron with ribbon ties.
Angela says
Hand It To Me! We made apple butter, cranberry chutney, and lemon sugar scrub for Xmas gifts plus bunch of cookies!
Mary Q says
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I made an apron for my mom for Christmas. She makes a lot of homemade bread, Christmas cookies, and delicious toffee, so I thought that she should have a pretty apron to wear while she does it.
Emily says
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It was our daughter, Ellie’s, 1st Christmas (8 months old!). We bought a Pear Tree ornament making box and molded the clay into an ornament with Ellie’s footprint. On the back we wrote her name, age, and Christmas 2011. We gave one to each set of grandparents and kept a set for ourselves, too (both a footprint and handprint). It was definitely the best (homemade) gift!
Heather says
I actually completed a totally handmade holiday this year. Husband: crocheted beanie hat with ear flaps,and football team etched pint glasses. Mom: lavender scented bath salts, lavender closet sachets, and lavender room spray. Dad: soup mixes in a jar and crocheted can cozies. Brother: crocheted beanie with a little visor, crocheted hacky sack, and a “magic braid” leather bracelet. And then also made home made vanilla extract, apple butter, and about 10 various kinds of candies and baked goods to give to family members and friends. Its been a lot of work, but everyone loved their gifts, so it was very worth it. Now I don’t know what to do with myself! Also, its my birthday on Wednesday, so it would be a great present to win all of those beautiful paper goods for it!
Lucie says
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I made Christmas cookies.
Christy B says
Hand it to me!!!
Lacey says
Hand it to me…please : ) I was determined not to totally let pinterest just be brain drain, so I made monogrammed shadowbox frames for my new nephew, nightmare before christmas box for my little sister, word cloud art for our family white elephant gift, and dog beds for my daughter’s room since her new best friend is our rescue she can’t sleep without. I was running on crafting adrenaline, but now I’m crashing.
Lani says
“HAND IT TO ME!”
I handmade ALLLL my Christmas gifts this year and I’m ready for a break! Phew! All these things you’re giving away are so dang cute! Hope I win!
Lorraine says
Hand it to me!
I made stuffed zucchini for my sister-in-law on Christmas Eve after her daughter broke her arm and had to have surgery the morning of.
Matt says
Hand it to me! My wife, and I recently made framed art from copies of fabric.
eileen marie says
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I suppose this is cheating, but…I am making pillows for my dogs so they’ll stop using ours, and a furnace bead necklace for my M-I-L as belated, didn’t quite get to ’em Christmas presents.
Cate says
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I didn’t have time with the holidays to make too much, but I have a lot of projects in limbo at the moment in our new house :)
Erica says
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I cobbled together a lighted star for our front window out of some wood shims, white fabric, a string of lights, and a handful of zip-strips. Since I had all of the pieces on hand, it was a free project! Love those. Merry Christmas!
Jenna says
Hand it to me! I made all kinds of goodies for the holiday, but my husband’s fav. were my oreo balls!
Jessica says
Hand it to me. My son and I made clay ornaments for each of his aunts, uncles, nanas and grandpas. Super easy but loads of fun!
Amy Steinberg says
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I am knitting a hat that will look like a raspberry for my niece. If this one turns out well, I hope to make them for my friends’ babies too!
Janell says
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*I recently made some homemade doggie treats. both my dog and husband loved them :)
Mina says
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Lucy says
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I made embellished t-shirts and scarfs for christmas gifts thanks to awesome Pinterest ideas!
monse says
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I made homemade granola as Christmas gifts. I put them in mason jars and decorate them with tags and bakers twine. Also, i gave little pots with aloe plants (since my aloe at home had about 100 kids ready to come out of the pot!)
Everyone love them!
Samantha says
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I have been in a DIY mood lately. This week, our double sliding closet doors broke and would no longer hang in their frame. So, since money is tight and replacing them is out of the budget right now, I bought a spring curtain rod(no brackets,screws, or power tools necessary)and bought a set of cheap, opaque curtains and hung that in their place- total cost: $23. And it only took 5 minutes to do!
Emily says
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I recently started a scrapbook for my fiance’s little girl. Her first page was titled “the Boo-boo Diaries.”
Also, I think I should win simply because it is MY BIRTHDAY this Wednesday. (Hooray for almost Christmas babies.) Just sayin’ :)
Rebecca says
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Finished tiling the vanity in our half bath. So excited to finish the bathroom!
Anne says
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I I have been baking up a storm! We fed over 20 people at our home on Christmas Eve.
Emily says
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By far th best thing I made this year was 3 drums for my 6 year-old nephew and his 2 buddies to use during the church Christmas program!
They sang the little drummer boy and were SO darn cute!!
I had to make drums that didn’t make a lot of sound, so that we could hear their sweet voices over them, so I used dollar store popcorn bowls with fabric stretced over the top, and made “drum sticks” out of chop sticks with big white pom poms glued on the ends! SOO cute!
Merry Christmas you guys!!
Anna says
Hand it to me! I made a bunch of christmas food and gifts, including birds nest necklaces for the ladies, and a piece of homemade art for my bro and sis-in-law (wine corks spelling their initials and wedding date).
shannon says
hand it to me!
made some picture magnets that were made to look like polaroids for my besties! fun!
Jennifer says
HAND IT TO ME! I made a peppermint bark for the very first time! Semi sweet chocolate chip on the bottom, white chocolate mixed with crushed candy cane on the top and topped off with crushed candy cane. It was delicious & crushing the candy cane with the mallet was fun too!
Alie says
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I made steamed spareribs with sweet potatoes for our Xmas dinner. Yummy! even if it’s not traditional xmas food. :-)
Jo says
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I made my daughter a little doll this year. I used the pattern from Martha Stewart called “black apple doll”. It was surprisingly easy and adorable. Of course, though, she likes her new cell phone toy best.
Mel says
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I made sooo maaaany cookies this year! Wow!
kendra says
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A cozy little upholstered bench in the guest room – just in time for Christmas visitors!
Lisa says
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I actually made two cork vases (using your tutorial) for my mother and mother-in-law. I added fabric like you did and added a fabric rosette, wallet sized pictures of their grandkids and a small plant. They came out great!
Erin says
Hand it to me! I made an alphabet book for my daughter with cutout felt pieces. It feels like such an accomplishment – I’ve barely done anything crafty since she was born.
Julie Capps says
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Last week I did a budget re-do of my bathroom with the star of the show being the bright white frame I built around the plain, boring mirror. I love it!
Elizabeth says
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I’m starting my holiday baking a little late–had to wait for Santa to deliver my new stand mixer! Can’t wait to make some treats “by hand!”
Christine says
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Amy says
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I made peppermint stick cocoa recently.
Katie says
Hand it to me! I made my aunt a homemade gift for Christmas this year. It was a puzzle that I framed just for her.
Amanda says
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I had grand plans for homemade gifts this year, but the closest I got was a batch of red velvet cookies and from scratch cinnamon rolls. I also finished a few nursery projects so the baby’s room would be presentable for company: a couple of paintings and covering E-R-I-C letters with twigs and rocks to make a woodland themed wall hanging.
Melissa says
Hand it to me. Just made a special Candy Poem for our Nanny
Tricia says
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made cakepops for my office – YUM!!
Amber says
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My entire Christmas was pretty much DIY – most of my ornaments and decorations were DIY, glass filled with glitter/paint and wooden shapes. Made my grandma perler bead magnets and made my boyfriend’s mom/best friends girlfriend canvas paintings for Christmas gifts :)
Amy D. says
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I made ornaments for each of the ladies that attended my ornament swap..inspired by Pinterest.
Witney says
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For the first time, I made yummy homemade cinnamon rolls (yes, it was my first attempt ever at using a packet of active yeast as an ingredient). Turned out delicious! I am also pumped about the handmade tile coasters I made for friends and co-workers. They were a hit!
Marilyn says
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Made the Pottery Barn Eagan mirror knockoff that’s all over the blogs and it turned out great.