***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Thanks to random.org, these three ladies are getting a kick start to Mother’s Day: Traci (who inherited her mother’s worrying skills!), April (who got her mom’s love of shopping, travel and new things) and Stacy (who inherited the gift of being a good cook from her mom).
Because becoming a mom has mysteriously given Sherry the urge to learn how to sew (more on that here and here) we thought we’d use this pre-Mother’s Day giveaway to dish out TWO fabric-tastic prizes to THREE lucky winners. And they won’t have to sew a stitch because it has already been done for ’em. The first comes from City Chic Country Mouse, whose Etsy shop caters to those who want to inject a bit of chic to their chore list (not that any moms should be doing housework on Mother’s Day). Each of our three winners can choose from any of their colorful, graphic, and punchy ironing board covers, which will definitely cheer up any laundry room:
Plus those same three lucky winners get a double dose this week. A customized fabric wreath from a local Richmonder who puts her sewing prowess to work in her Etsy shop, Love Elaine is also on the agenda. While she’s got cool modern spins on aprons, quilts, and bags – her fabric wreaths are always a favorite. And yup, each winner gets to pick our their own colors.
- PRIZE: Any ironing board cover from City Chic Country Mouse and a custom fabric wreath from Love Elaine
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SEW ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us one quality you’re glad you inherited – or wish you had inherited – from your mother (or other parental type figure). Are you grateful she instilled strong family values? Or that she passed down her sense of style / fabulous cooking abilities? Or do you keep waiting for her sewing skills to kick in like Sherry?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, May 4th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States and Canada
- 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 morning for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just like rewarding our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from City Chic Country Mouse and Love Elaine.
Erin says
Sew Me!
Whenever i’m stressed or concerned, i clean. My husband is always suspect when he comes home and i’m cleaning out the silverware drawer (which he found me doing last night while waiting for President Obama to announce his breaking news – go USA!)
Procrastamom says
SEW ME! I got great baking/cooking and sewing skills from my Mom. She’s one of those people that doesn’t need a recipe and I’m getting that way, especially with the things I cook frequently.
ESBlondie says
“SEW ME!”
Michelle says
SEW ME!
I’m thankful that I inherited my mom’s optimistic attitude and her sense of patience. It makes dealing with life’s ups and downs much easier.
Dianna says
Sew Me!
I’d wish that I gotten a dose of my mother (and mother in law)’s cleaning-fu – I’m so very slow at it!
Mary says
SEW ME!!!!!!!! I really wish that I had tried harder to learn to knit. My Nana tried to teach me a few times all with lame-o results on my part!
Jen says
Sew Me!
Lots of things…:)
Lindsey says
Sew Me!!!
My mom is very punctual. She is never late to anything. This is something that I did not inherit, but I keep working on it!
Tracie W says
SEW ME!
My mom always made from-scratch dinners when I was growing up, and I’m happy to say that’s what I do too! While I don’t like the clean-up (no dishwasher… oh wait, that’s me!) I love making dinner and knowing it’ll taste just like moms!
Michelle says
Sew me!
Becca G. says
SEW ME! My mom couldn’t sew and we always had to take our clothes to a seamstress…so a few years ago I leanrned how to sew!
Claire says
Sew Me! I am glad my mother gave me her upbeat personality and social ability. We are both known for making friends wherever we go!
Stephanie says
SEW ME!
I’m glad I inherited my handiness around the house from my mother!
Lindsay says
SEW ME!
Christa says
SEW ME!
Wendy says
SEW ME! I wish I had inherited my grandma’s sewing skills. Man could she make a quilt! or doll clothes! or a tablecloth!
noel says
SEW ME! I wish I had gotten my grandmother’s laid-back attitude. She calls me her little worry wart.
Nicole says
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I hope I inherit my mom’s resiliency.
Carole says
Sew Me! My mom didn’t sew much after I was a young child, but I picked it up,and then found a new love of sewing over the last couple of years. I NEED a new ironing board cover and have been meaning to do it…but with a baby I don’t have much time to sew anymore!
Ashley says
SEW ME!
My mother is the most compassionate person I’ve ever met in my life thus far. She taught me to be thankful for what I have and to go out of my way to show compassion for others. She had me doing volunteer work from the time I could walk. It’s an important quality I hope to pass on to my children some day.
Ally (oatsandspice) says
SEW ME – I inherited my constant curiosity from my mom – she taught me to always asked questions when I didn’t know the answer! :)
Dorothy says
SEW ME!
I need one of those ironing board covers!
I wish I’d inherited my mom’s writing skills and love of reading… I’m more math centered…
Meredith K A says
SEW ME! I inherited a lot of great things from my mom, most noteably looks since people who haven’t seen me since I was 3 (I’m almost 28 now) have come up to me and said “you must be [my mom]’s daughter.” But the one thing I am hoping hoping hoping I inherited from my mom is the ability to pop out a baby after a relatively short and uncomplicated labor…!
Mandie says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s craftiness! She can make all sorts of cute things from scratch!
Lauren says
SEW ME!
I’m the only one who sews in the family. When I was young and expressed interest in learning how to sew my mother was right there to encourage me – as she did with all of us in anything we wanted to do. My mother is the epitome of grace and class.
Shay says
SEW ME!!!!
I love that I inherited my mom’s craftiness. She always had little craft projects for me to do when I was younger.
Beth says
Sew me, please!
I inherited my mom’s love for a clean house… and I also got her independent spirit. I’m thankful for both. :)
Cassie says
SEW ME! I inherited her need for organization!
erica says
SEW ME!
i inherited my mom’s sensitivity. :)
samanthasue says
sew me!
these are gorgeous! if i win i will give the covers to mommy dearest, and keep the wreath for myself.
Mom has instilled patience in me, that i think is one of the greatest characteristics you can have. I feel blessed every day to have my mom, considering my mom only had her mom for the 1st 10 years of her life.
Jenni says
SEW ME!!!
I, too, desperately wish that I inherited the ability to sew!
Bethany says
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I hope to be as quick at my knitting as she is with hers! Thanks for teaching me mom. I have never had to buy my kids sweaters, thanks to you!
Charlotte White says
“Sew Me!”
I herited my mother’s blood hound nose of all things! She walked into my house once and asked me if I had something rotting in the ice box. I seemed to have passed this strange family trait onto my daughter too. We can both smell something burning way before anybody else does. Who needs smoke detectors anyway?
Oona says
Sew Me!
I’m glad my mother passed down her creativity and innate cooking skills.
mary says
SEW ME!
My grandmother was a true seamstress and my mom is great at sewing too. I wish I had gotten a bit more of their talents in that department!
Stephanie says
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I’m glad my mother instilled in me the value of thank you notes…soon to be a lost art.
APRIL says
SEW ME! i got the family values thing passed on from both of my parents.
Jennifer says
Sew Me!
I wish I could sew too but I’m grateful that I had very strong family values instilled in me!
Beth says
SEW ME! I may not have exactly inherited sewing skills from my Mom, but she’s been teaching me and now about half of the windows in my house have ‘custom’ curtains and I’ve even made aprons!
Riley says
Sew ME!
I feel like I’ve inherited many things from my mother. When we shop together, we’ll look around, pick things up, look at each other and say, “I love it” all at the same time. It’s always funny. We’re great at spotting that one unique item!
Krista D. says
SEW ME!
I’m so thankful that I’ve inherited my mother’s love of God and family. I’d be nowhere without either.
Morgan @ My Name is Morgan and I'm a Pumpholic says
Sew me!!! I inherited my mom’s perfectionism.. sometimes good, sometimes not… lol
mary love says
sew me!
this is a great question, since mother’s day is coming up! i love that my mom taught be how to sew. i didn’t really appreciate it at the time, or even for a while, but now that i’ve got a little girl & house of my own, i’m super glad that she gave me that know-how.
Tara Erney says
SEW ME!
I’m glad I inherited my mom’s practicality and money sense. And her freckles!
Brenda says
SEW ME! PRETTY PLEASE!!!
Kate says
SEW ME!
My mother is a mothering genius, I think I’m pretty good, but I wish I had more of her skill and patience!
Shaye C. says
SEW ME!
I inherited my mom’s youthful skin – yay!
JessG says
SEW ME!!
My mom has passed down so many family values – I hope that my daughters and I stay as close as my mom and I always have been!
Stacy says
SEW ME!!
i used to know how to so and am trying to get back into it… hopefully her sewing skills will kick in!
Bekah says
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My mom has an amazing listening ear. I remember many late nights chatting about life, boys, clothes, etc around our kitchen table.
Happy Mother’s Day to all!