***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.
Ali says
Hand it to me! I made about 10 dozen cookies this holiday as well as some homemade hot chocolate mix/marshmallows as gifts! So fun!
Tracey says
HAND IT TO ME! This is such a lovely giveaway! I recently made one of those yarn wrapped wreaths I’ve been seeing all over etsy and pinterest lately. http://www.traceytilley.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2011/12/13_A_DIY_Wreath%2C_an_Ampersand%2C_and_a_Jug-Band..html
kat says
hand it to me!!!
I made so much freaking stuff for the holidays because I participated in a craft fair. I did have leftover ornaments, and gave a lot of those to my family, who always get handmade ornaments from me. I also made reuseable & reversible shopping bags for gifts. Still need to get the one I made for my mail lady to her- she’s having surgery and I’m not giving it to her sub! Plus I have to bake a cake for our recycle and trash guys like I do every year.
Bonita says
HAND IT TO ME! I am currently following your suggestions for painting my kitchen table and chairs!
Brandi says
Hand it to me!
I made Paula Deene’s butter cake for Xmas dinner dessert!
I have about a million things pinned on pinterest that I intended to make craft wise but didn’t have the time. My plan is to start making things early for next Christmas (a tree skirt for sure) because once the holidays hit there just isn’t time for it.
Ashleigh P says
HAND IT TO ME! =)
I made a bunch of wristlet keychains for all the girls in my family for Christmas as well as turned a few napkins into Origami Tealights for our Christmas dinner. Love DIY & LOVE your blog! Keep it coming guys!
Alana Lindsey says
Hand it to me!!
I made a Christmas tree out of wine corks. I am so in love with it!
Mari-ann says
HAND IT TO ME!!!!
This year I made holiday cookies with my husbands family, and I think it might become a family tradition!
Tara says
HAND IT TO ME! I’ve been tweaking my gallery wall and needed something for an empty frame. I made a heart out of gold sequins. Looks cute and now my wall is complete!
Nina says
Hand it to me! I made toddler-safe ornaments for our Christmas tree. Woodland creatures made from felt – my son can yank at them all he wants, no worries of broken ornaments, and the tree still looks festive!
carly says
Hand it to me!
We just completed some wall art inspired by some we got from Bed, Bath, and Beyond and watching too much HGTV where they make scrap metal beautiful wall art…
http://thehousethatbuiltusstory.blogspot.com/2011/11/vincent-van-hazel.html
Tracey Bartula says
Hand it to ME!
I made a great framed picture for my friends for the holidays! It was so fun and they all loved it! Plus I saved a ton doing all the printing myself!
Melissa S says
Hand it to me!
I still haven’t gotten around to making homemade fudge… Thanks for the reminder!!
Meg says
Hand it to me- I knitted some wrist warmers for my mother for Christmas. I also made two separate batches our our favorite soup while at her house for the holidays- we were expecting leftovers but I forgot that cooking for 5 is different than cooking for my usual 2!
Holly says
Hand it to me! a tshirt scarf!
Kristel (Stirring Things Up) says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made lots of gifts this year! You can see my glitter monogram magnets on my blog http://www.stirringthingsupblog.com and I also made lots of soaps, some jewelry and a puzzle.
The puzzle was actually a gift card for my dad and his wife to go on The City Tour: DC and get a behind-the-scenes restaurant tour. But instead of the gift card, I painted all the information onto a puzzle and they had to open it and put it together to see what they got. :)
Becca says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made a pumpkin bundt cake filled with apples, cranberries and pecans and wrapped lots of presents for my wonderful family!
Megan says
Hand it to me!
I spent yesterday afternoon coloring on paper plates with my niece. She says they were going to be presents for her new puppy, Marley.
Andrea says
Hand it to me!
Do uncompleted projects count? I’m almost finished sanding and painting my Mom’s childhood bed for my 3-year old daughter. I am crocheting Christmas stockings for my family (which we will use next year). Oh, and I baked 14 dozen cookies for my kids’ teachers and class, and made a gingerbread house with the kids.
Megan says
Hand it to me! I made eight different desserts (brownies, cherry apple crisp, apple cinnamon bread, etc) for the hubs to take to work. Whew!
Allison says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made homemade fudge as gifts this Christmas.
Dorothy says
HAND IT TO ME!
For my work Kris Kringle, I hand made soap at a craft fair! Meaning the soap lady let me pour it into the mold myself but it counts…
Mary Beth says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made six batches of cookies, three batches of candy and two batches of fudge for Christmas gifts this year. They were very well received! :)
amyks says
HAND IT TO ME… my kids and I decorated clear glass ball ornaments,made homemade peppermint bark and made handmade gift tags to adorn all my packages. Little stuff that adds up!
Love the giveaway!!!
SABRA says
HAND IT TO ME! This holiday I stained and poly-coated our mantel and husband attached it to the wall. I made 2 pillow covers, 11 pair of rice hand warmers, 2 cheesecakes, enough sausage balls and mini quiches for a small army and made ornaments with our boys. We are tired but we had lots of fun.
Stacy L. says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made cheese straws, a family recipe. Yum!
Becky says
HAND IT TO ME! I just made a new gallery wall for my living room out of goodwill frames. It turned out well, but it was kind of a lot of work. I think I’d go with new frames from now on.
Amanda says
Hand it to me!
I made a chocolate cake with peanut butter cream cheese icing and chocolate-peanut butter glaze for Christmas Eve.
Leslie says
HAND IT TO ME!
It wasn’t complicated, but I made 2 no-sew blankets for my niece and nephew and a big 1 for my mom. I wasn’t expecting how much they all loved them!
Allison H. says
Hand it to me!!
I made a mosaic outdoor table for my husbands g-ma this weekend to put by her pool!
Allie says
HAND IT ME!
I made 3 different kinds of cookies to hand out to family and friends! And I created an awesome movie gift basket for my grandma that I’m pretty proud of!
Leah says
HAND IT TO ME! I made Truffle Hot Chocolate to give to gifts to everyone at my work for Christmas.
Ashlie says
Hand It To Me!
I made my own nativity scene prints. I didn’t have a place to put the figurines, but had an empty space crying for artwork above our sofa on the wall. I did 3 prints in illustrator and each contained 1/3 of the story from Luke chapter 2. I put them in frames with a mat, and hung them up with red ribbon. They’re lovely… and family has requested them. I have many to print for people.
Brittany says
HAND IT TO ME!!
I hand-painted monograms on some plain white mugs for a few old friends. And one for myself, of course (I had to make a tester, right?)
Andrea Cotter says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made chocolate covered pretzels to give as gifts.
Mary says
HAND IT TO ME! I took a B&W picture of a street sign that just happens to be my extended families’ surname and framed it. A sick kiddo prevented me from attending the family party so I haven’t given them out yet. I hope they don’t read your blog! heehee! Would love to get this prize!
S Reeves says
HAND IT TO ME! We hosted a bring a handmade greeting card swap party so I decorated the house with paper mistletoe and all sorts of paper decor. It was fun for me since I love paper.
Jennifer H says
HAND IT TO ME!
I handade a ton of new years decorations for the party e are hosting. Glittered paper lanterns. White wine bottles with the epsom salt that looks like snow and a ribbon wall are justr a few!
Dana says
HAND IT TO ME!
I usually make cookies as gifts for everyone, but for a healthier but still tasty option, this year I made honey vinaigrette salad dressing in cute jars, from a recipe I found on apartmenttheraphy.com. It was a big hit, especially because gift recipients can use it as a marinade as well as a salad dressing.
Happy holidays!
Heather says
HAND IT TO ME! I made 3 different types of fudge for our neighbors :) yum!
Jenna says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made a ton of homemade, Pinterest-inspired Christmas decorations and some sugar scrubs for gifts.
Bboss says
Hand it to me.
I made food for the entire Christmas Day. Breakfast rolls, sausage casserole. Dinner-turkey, dressing, gravy, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie. Mom brought the potatoes and pecan pie.
Missy G. says
Hand it to me!! I made the oyster dressing and pumpkin pie for our Christmas meal. Yummmm.
Brooke G says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made several homemade gifts, and lots of baked goodies too!
Brooke says
Hand it to me!
In the food department, I made homemade marshmallows and graham crackers for smores. Yummy! As for home projects, I finally made some cafe curtains for our kitchen. Also, planning to tackle a few more projects, including a gallery wall.
Michelle W says
Hand it to me….My daughter and I took an old side table and refinished it in 49er colors and covered it in decals and bumper stickers for my husband for Christmas.
Michelle says
HAND IT TO ME
Just finished up painting a canvas. Gotta love all the inspiration on pinterest!
Mireille says
HAND IT TO ME! I made chocolate mint cookies as gifts for my co-workers!
Jennifer says
Hand it to me!
I made doggie treats for my favorite “niece.”
Stephanie says
Hand it to me!
I always enjoy making Christmas presents, and this year I made blocks for my niece with pictures of all of her family members, a medal hanger for my runner SIL, and a bunch of other little things! BUT the best part was this way of giving caught on and my husband made me a decorative wooden Christmas tree and my mom made me an apron! I was one happy lady on Christmas :)