***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.
holli c says
Sew me!!
Angella says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mother’s sewing abilities. Sadly, I’m just a mess at the machine and kill it every time.
Blaire says
SEW ME
I inherited my mothers love for family.
Chantelle says
SEW ME!
I inherited my mom’s traditional values. I just wish I could sew as well as she does!
cara says
SEW ME!
I’m glad I inherited her incredible crossword puzzle ability!
Ashley says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my Gramma’s ability to do ANYTHING! Crochet, Knit, Sew, and especially her pottery. She was a phenomenal woman, even delivered babies and cleaned teeth in her life. I think her determination is something everyone in my family looked up to. Wonderful woman.
kathleen says
SEW ME! My mom’s flair with the sewing machine and my dad’s neat freakness. Good balance, I hope.
Kelli says
SEW ME! I can cook like my mom, meaning like a rockstar!
Kellie says
SEW ME! I’m glad to have gotten her tenaciousness.
Alissa says
SEW ME!
I am truly grateful to my mother for teaching all her children the power of love and giving. I always take Mother’s Day to tell her how much she means to me. I’m very grateful for her. I feel as though I have inherited her love and giving a bit and hope to be a great mom like her someday.
Kristina M says
SEW ME! I love that I inherited my moms amazing baking skills!
JR says
Sew me!
I inherited my moms thoughfulness.
Rachel says
Sew me! I’m so happy mom passed down her crafty/DIY genes!
CandiL says
SEW ME!! I want to be able to multi-task like my mom can. She can do 50 things at once and not get frustrated…me on the other hand…not so much!!
Kim Dunn says
SEW ME!!! I wish I’d inherited my mother’s cooking skill! I was never interested in cooking until I had a husband and no free time to do so!
Linden says
SEW ME! The ladies of my family can BAKE! Pies, cookies, cakes- you name it. If it’s sweet and delicious, we bake it! Thanks Mom! :-)
Theresa says
Sew me!
I inherited my mom’s wish to be organized all the time, but unfortunately I did NOT inherit her capability to actually see it through ;) I try, though!
Jenny says
Sew Me! I wish I had inherited my mom’s ability to keep the house clean all the time. I always seem to have a cluttered house!
Radhika Paruchuri says
SEW Me!
Christina says
SEW ME!! I am so thankful I inherited my momma’s athletic ability!! She played competitive sports up until the day she had me and I was blessed with some of it! Thanks for the chance to win this great prize!
Margaret says
Sew Me! I wish I had inherited my grandmother’s fabulous entertaining style.
Elizabeth says
SEW ME!!! I inherited my mom compassion for others.
greenbean says
sew me! i’m very grateful for my compassion toward animals.
Megan says
SEW ME!
I am glad I inherited my mother’s practicality.
Deb D. says
SEW ME! I inherited my mom’s craftiness, particularly in the sewing department. She knits, too. Me, not so much.
Alie says
SEW ME!!!
I inherited grace, brains and charm…. Kinda makes up for the small breasts. :)
Chatara says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inheritated my grandmother’s and mother’s love of sewing as well. As a little girl, I never wore store brought dresses, because my grandmother would make us the most beautiful dresses. Now I wish I could do the same for my little girl.
Danavee says
SEW ME! I inherited the skill of repeating things multiple times with no memory of saying it the first few times. My husband loves it. I’m working on that.
Jenny H says
SEW ME!
I’ve gladly inherited my mom’s optimism.
Bonnie says
Sew me!
I inherited my mom’s nutritional value! :) All the conversations about eating vegetables that I disliked as a child, are now part of my daily routine with my own kids. Some days I sound exactly like my mother!
-Bonnie.
Kim says
SEW Me!
My mom has a great eye for decorating. I haven’t inherited it, but I always ask her opinion.
Katie says
SEW ME!! I really like both of these items!! :)
My mom is very caring… I hope that I inherited that gene and others can can the same thing about me!
Meghan says
SEW ME!! My mother always told us “Beauty before Food”!!!
LOL, not one that I will be passing on to my daughter!!
sangeetha says
SEW ME! I wish I had atleast a tenth of my mother’s patience. :)
Lisa says
SEW ME!
i inherited her love for crafting.
Jacqueline says
SEW ME! I inherited my mom’s desire to be a perfect person all the time but I also got my dad’s not-so-perfect personality so I am definitely balancing those genes out.
Rebecca says
SEW ME!
I’m glad I inherited my grandmother’s ability to improvise. It may have lead to a few disasters (both sewing and baking) but it’s left me fearless and with the ability to create without directions! Wish I’d gotten my mom’s green thumb, though. My garden is severely lacking.
Jane N. says
SEW ME! I’m glad I got my mother’s love of cooking (and her ability)!
Kendra @ house of ficek says
Sew Me!
I am so happy that my mom instilled a do it herself attitude in me. She showed me that although there may be someone there to do it for you, there is nothing quite like accomplishing a task yourself.
Kesley says
SEW ME!
I’m so grateful that my mom would never stay in the room if my sister or I started gossiping. It taught me so much about being kind, accepting, and humble. Thanks Mama!
Shannon says
SEW ME!
I inherited my mom’s social nature. Thank god because my dad is a hermit! I have nearly equal parts of both qualities and those parts are constantly in a battle to the death.
Vicky says
SEW ME!
i wish i inherited my mom’s green thumb….
but i’m glad i inherited (some of) her good money management skills =P
Megan says
Sew me! I’m glad I inherited my mom’s desire to please everyone…without being a pushover. :)
Diana says
Sew Me! Boy am I glad that these are already sewn – because my sewing skills are non-existent.
heather says
Sew Me!
My mother instilled some things I will change with my children, and some things I wouldn’t change for the world. She worried a lot, and loved even more and has a fabulous knack of making hilarious jokes without even knowing she’s making them until we hit the floor laughing. She’s a fabulous seamstress, a creative genius and an all around good person. She’s proud, and she’s wonderful and she’s vulnerable and I love her for it all.
Veronika says
SEW ME
Shawna says
SEW ME! My mom (gone 10 years now) passed on her cooking skills to me. Which is not a good thing!
Lauren says
SEW ME! I wish I was able to be less self-conscious and be better able to laugh at myself like my mom can! Not that she often needs to, but when she does something silly or makes a mistake she’s usually the first to laugh!
Candace says
sew me! my mom used to make me clean the house before i could go out on friday nights. now i have to clean the house top-to-bottom every friday. makes for a nice weekend. :)
HannahJo says
Sew MEEE!
I was gifted my mom’s fabulous dark hair and big brown eyes.