***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.
Stephanie M says
SEW ME!
Kara says
Sew me! I’m so glad I can cook like my momma!
Melissa says
SEW ME!
I wish my mother would have taught me to sew. She sewed all the clothes for the three of us growing up and I’m pretty sure she hated it. So, I get stumped on replacing a button. :)
Mrs. Money says
SEW ME! I’m glad I inherited my mom’s love of birds.
Gabrielle says
SEW Me! Unfortunately inherited mom’s penchant for contracting projects out. I read YHL and dream of becoming a DIY’er!
rachel @ perfectly imperfect says
sew me! got my dad’s flat chest, so that stinks. but i also got his perseverance & hard working nature, which is nice. : )
Nicole says
SEW ME! I wish I inherited my mothers patience!
Allison says
SEW ME! I inherited my mom’s love for reading and I’m so happy I did :)
Faith says
Sew Me!! I am glad I inherited my mother’s ability to clean (& to keep things tidy). It doesn’t matter what kind of home I live in, I am just happy when it is tidy & dirt-free, and I’m thankful to my mother for teaching me how to do things properly.
Hannah says
SEW ME!
My mom instilled in the me the qualities I would need to make a good wife (and hopefully good mother someday). She taught me to cook, clean, sew, craft, encourage, and love.
Liz says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s patience…this includes times when I sit down at a sewing machine!
Susan says
SEW ME!
I didn’t inherit my mom’s sewing, ironing, or cooking skills. Maybe it skips a generation?
Taylor says
SEW ME!
I inherited my type A personality from my Mom. But I wish I would have inherited her skinny legs…
Lindsey says
SEW ME! One of my favorite qualities I inherited from my mom is the concept that we leave everything better than we found it. That quality has really helped me show respect to others and it’s a character trait that I am currently teaching my own children :)
Farrah says
Sew me! I inherited my moms baking ability… There are a lot of things that chocolate chip cookies can make better.
Allison says
SEW ME! I am glad that I have gotten a strong work ethic from my parents.
Anita says
SEW ME a fresh new ironing board cover because I am putting the finishing touches on a laundry room renovation and this would be wonderful with my white walls, beadboard and new linen curtains from IKEA!
kristin says
SEW ME!
My Mom is the best at folding fitted sheets and making tight hospital corners on beds- I am not.
Monica Gerlach says
SEW ME! I didn’t inherit my mom’s cooking skills but I did get the cleaning and sewing genes!
Shannon says
Sew Me!!
Caitlin says
SEW ME! I love CityChicCountryMouse! Thanks!
Sarah says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s knack for organizing, but I’m happy I have her kindness and warmth :)
Lori H says
I would love to inherit my mother’s sewing talent. Growing up, she made all of my Barbie’s clothes, some of them very elaborate. Didn’t appreciate her making my clothes in middle and high school so much (I do now!). I seem to be sewing challenged. I can sew on a button. That’s pretty much it!
Emily @ thirtyeight20 says
SEW ME! Cute giveaway guys!
My mom is a journalist-turned-English-teacher, and I inherited her love of reading and writing. It’s probably because she loved reading to us as much as we enjoyed being read to, and she used to take me to her newspaper office and let me hang around all the reporters and write little stories to circulate around the office.
She also loves antiquing and working on her house, and I got that from her as well.
KCatGU says
SEW ME!
The freak gene I inherited from my mother is definitely her love of all linens. I once spent my Christmas bonus on new bathroom towels! I am thank full for all the love she showed my brother and I.
Natosha says
SEW ME!
My mom is incredibly crafty, frugal and clever. I feel like I inherited all of those traits, although she denies having any of them. I became a graphic designer and am just now finding my way back to crafting. My mom rocks! And her name is Elaine.
Caitlin says
SEW ME!
Margarita W. says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s cooking skills.
Meg says
SEW ME!
I am waiting for my gramma’s cooking skills to kick in.
Candice says
SEW ME!!!!
I’m glad that I inherited my Great- Grandmom’s love and talent for cooking.
Elise says
SEW ME!
I inherited my mom’s cleaning habits. She’s a neat-freak!
Alina says
SEW ME!!!
Kim says
Sew me!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s passion for fitness. She’s a marathoner, back packer, bike racer….you name it, she’s doing it.
Jackie says
SEW ME! I inherited my moms good financial sense and my dads cleanliness! Both good!
heather says
Sew Me
I am glad to have inherited my mom’s quality of genuine love. She is very non judgemental and loves everyone no matter what!! She is an amazing person!
Sarah says
SEW ME!
I wish I would have inherited my mom’s cooking skills!
Nicole says
Sew Me!
I’m glad to have my Mom’s cooking skills and love of decorating. Thankfully I didn’t inherit her poor eyesight!
Cassie says
Sew Me!!!
my moms green thumb :) soooo thankful for that!
aeriel says
Sew Me!
I with Sherry – I wish i had inherited my mom’s ability to sew!
JMay says
SEW ME! I’m thankful that I inherited my sense of empathy from my momma.
Preeti says
SEW ME! I wish I had my mom’s ability to cook!
Becca says
That wreath is SEW ME! Excuse the pun. I recently inherited my grandmother’s 35 year old Viking sewing machine, so I’ve been going crazy figuring out how to use it properly. Yay for sewing!
Loquaciouslaura says
SEW ME! I had been checking out those lovely ironing board covers to make my laundry room a more pleasant place :)
I’m very grateful that I inherited my mom’s love of animals and her general incredible caring-ness (though I’m not sure I’m quite the caretaker she is, yet). I wish I’d inherited her ability to keep things clean-ish!
And like Sherry, I really really wish I’d inherited my grandmother’s sewing ability, which my mom also missed out on. My granmom did give me her sewing machine though, and she’s still around, so perhaps I can manage it yet.
Erin @ The Great Indoors says
SEW ME!
I inherited my musical ability from my mom. She grew up playing piano, taught me at an early age (I was still a toddler!), and I went on to major in flute in college. Now I had an arts admin job! Pretty awesome that the quality I inherited from her got me a job. :-)
Erin @ The Great Indoors says
*have. Oops!
Lauren Wagner says
SEW ME!
I wish I had inherited my mom’s gardening know-how but she did teach me how to cook, which I am so grateful for :)
Jennifer says
SEW ME!!! I got all my best qualties from my mom!!
Jenn says
SEW ME!!
Holly Edwards says
SEW ME!!! Thankful I inherited OCD car-cleaning skills. Gotta have a neat car or I will go crazy!
Sarah says
SEW ME!
I’m happy that I inherited my mom’s curious and scientific side. While I didn’t become a scientist like she is, I am definitely curious about the world and how people interact with it. It makes for a very fun life!
Jeanette says
SEW ME!
I loooove that I inherited my mother’s sense of sarcasm (I am not being sarcastic…I really do).