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Fab Freebie: Home Sweet Illustrated Home

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

Random.org has surprised us this week and selected a male winner for the first time in foreverrrrrrr (shocking, we know). His name is… Thomas (and he’s looking forward to time off this holiday season). Congrats dude! (Congrats buddy? Congrats fella? I dunno, I’m so used to saying “Congrats ladies” I’m kinda at a loss).

One of our favorite things to give are custom house portraits (we’ve actually purchased two for my parents in the last year – and even bought one for ourselves). So as we enter the giving-est time of the year, we figured it would be fitting to give one of you the gift of a house portrait too. We recently discovered Rebekka Seale’s too-charming-for-words illustrations (Sherry’s ridiculously smitten), so wrangling her for a giveaway was at the top of our holiday to-do list. Happily, Rebekka was game. So she’s here to offer up a gift certificate for a custom house portrait along with the winner’s choice of any art print from her Etsy shop. Feel free to keep them for yourself, or wrap ’em up and put them under the tree for someone else. Note: Rebekka’s all full on house portrait orders until after Christmas, which is why she’s doling out a gift card for one, which can be redeemed after the holidays.

Rebekka Seal House Portrait

  • PRIZE: A gift certificate for a custom house portrait along with your choice of any art print (up to $17 in value) from Rebekka Seale
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SEALE ME!” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what are you most looking forward to giving this holiday season? Holiday cookies? The perfect sweater? Homemade crafts? Shearling dog boots (they actually make those)? Feel free to conceal the name of your recipient or talk in code, since we obviously don’t want you to give anything away too soon!
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 7th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the world!
  • DISCOUNT: Get 10% off on all orders placed through December 31, 2011 with the code YHL123
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners 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 Rebekka Seale.

Comments

  3. RA says

    SEALE ME!

    I got my husband a big poster print of an infographic that depicts all of the different kinds of beer and lists a microbrewery example of each. I can’t WAIT to see his face when he unwraps it!

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  4. Shannon Burke says

    SEALE ME!
    I’m looking forward to giving my dad a custom oil painting of their vacation home that my parents built in the last few years. I found another artist on Etsy that does oils because that’s Dad’s favorite medium. Love this! Would love a drawing of my place as it’s my first.

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  6. paula says

    Please ‘Seale Me’! I’d love to give one of these custom home pics to my parents. They raised 4 children there, have recently retired and trying to live the good life. It would be the icing on their cake.
    paula :)

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  8. Kay Marie says

    SEALE ME!

    My family has decided to give winter coats to those in need instead of exchanging gifts. It seems as though as we get older we have a hard time coming up with things to “ask santa” for…not to mention the fact that we probably have too much stuff as it is.

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  9. Leah - 3Fites says

    SEALE ME!

    I’m most looking forward to seeing my 18 month old son open his Christmas presents. I have a feeling he’ll open everyone’s Christmas presents (early) if we’re not careful and keep them out of his reach!

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  11. Claire says

    SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to new traditions with our 1 year old and seeing the joy of Christmas through her eyes as she experiences the holiday for the first time!

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  12. Megan says

    Seale me!!!
    I recently learned to sew and completed my first project…a quilt (hand quilted by me on my grandmother’s long arm quilter). I made it for my best friend for Christmas to celebrate her heritage as she moves into her first place!!! A custom house portrait would accompany the quilt perfectly!!! :)

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  17. Michelle says

    SEALE ME!

    I’m looking forward to a 10-day vacation from work filled with relaxing and festivities with family and friends.

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  21. Nikki says

    “SEALE ME!”
    We’re excited to announce to our parents that we’ve made them something special for Christmas this year… Grandparents! They won’t be able to ‘open’ that give til August though ;)

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  27. Sarah Z says

    Seale me!

    A cozy Christmas movie and popcorn with my sweet, sweet family. I may be in my late 20s with my own house, but something about being curled up at Mom and Dad’s in my jammies is just so happy.

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  28. RachelSD says

    SEALE ME!! I’m looking forward to giving my little niece and nephew hand-embroidered clothes and some toys for their 1st and 2nd Christmases, respectively!

    (Really love Rebekka’s work- would love to order one of my mom’s house!)

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  34. Casey says

    SEALE ME!!!!

    I’m giving my mother in law a Father Christmas figurine we found at a Christmas Markt in Strasbourg, France last weekend! She collects them and has always wanted an authentic one from Europe! Can’t wait to see her face when she opens it up when we Skype on Christmas day!

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  35. Nikki Miller says

    SEALE ME PLEASE!

    I’m most looking forward to being able to spend time with my family. My parents live abroad, so I don’t get to see them often!

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  36. Laura says

    SEALE ME! I’m most looking forward to giving some hand-knitted items, specifically a stocking I made for our 7-month old little girl and something for my SIL that she pinned on pinterest. Although I do love me some Christmas cookies and am looking forward to exchanging those with friends as well :)

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  38. Katie says

    SEALE ME!

    Looking forward to a relaxing vacation with family and friends, and to my first Christmas with my awesome Husband!

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  39. Ashley says

    SEALE ME!

    Hooray for another giveaway open to your friend’s up North.

    I’m looking forward to going home for Christmas…which is 4 provinces away! I’m bringing my mom antique tractor seats which she’s going to make bar stools out of.

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  40. Lauren says

    SEALE ME!

    We celebrated some big milestones in our family this year. I turned 30, my mom 60, and my Nana 90. I have a friend who makes beautiful jewelry, and I’m having her create a necklace for each of them with our birthstones on the pendant to commemorate the big year of milestones. I can’t wait to give it to them!

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  41. Caitlin P. says

    SEALE ME!
    I am most looking forward to giving my father a new toaster oven. It sounds ridiculous, but he is by far the hardest person in the world to shop for and finally this year he happened to mentioned something he actually needs and wants! Success!

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  43. Ashley says

    SEALE ME! I am looking forward to giving Photo Books from mypublisher.com to all of my family with lots of pictures from our recent wedding. It’s like living that awesome day all over again every time I flip through them.

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  45. Erin says

    SEALE ME!

    I’m most excited about giving my nephew his gift (a stuffed elephant/book set) because it’s always the most fun to see children’s reactions!

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  46. Victoria M. says

    Seale me! I love giving personalized gifts. It always takes me forever to find gifts for everyone on my list because I have to find the perfect gift that fits that person specifically!

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