***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
After an excitement and entry filled holiday giveaway we’ve crowned our big winner. Well, random.org has crowned a winner. And she is… Nina (who’s planning to soak up and celebrate the magic of the season with her toddler, babe, and hubs this week as well as do some gift wrapping, toy assembling, and cookie baking by the light of the tree). Congrats!
Oprah has Favorite Things. Martha has Good Things. We have Things We Love (okay, so maybe it’s not as catchy or scream-and-cry-on-national-TV-worthy, but we tried). The point is that we’ve rounded up five prizes that we heart, covering a whole range of topics that we love talking about ’round these parts – from art and tools to cleaning and ceramic animals. All in all, it’s nearly $750 worth of goodies for one lucky reader! So without further ado, here’s what one of your stockings will get stuffed with this week:
- An iRobot Scooba 230 – A compact floor washing robot from the makers of Roomba that’s small enough to get under cabinets and around commodes (worth $299!). Because less time spent scrubbing your floors means more time spent DIYing.
- An $150 gift certificate from 20×200 – One of our favorite spots for fresh original art, including the bicycle print that my sisters got me for my birthday last month. There are lots of ways to spend your $150, like splurging for a framed piece.
- Over $200 worth of Kreg Tools – The stuff that gives me the confidence to take on my woodworking projects (this set includes the Kreg Jig Master System and Multi-Mark as well as new stuff that I don’t even have: the Shelf Pin Jig and Square-Cut) – all worth $215!
- The ceramic pig speaker from West Elm – You already know that we love this often back-ordered guy, so we begged the folks at West Elm to put one aside for the winner.
- And A Very She & Him Christmas CD (or LP) and winter hat – You’ll need some music to listen to on your new pig speaker, right? And we’re loving these festive tracks from Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward.
So now that we’ve outlined the prize, here are the regular giveaway details:
- PRIZE: See above
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what’s on your holiday agenda for the next week? Do you have lots of last minute shopping / cleaning / cooking to do? Are you traveling? Or are you just sitting back and waiting for a certain red-suited man to hop down your chimney (like Clara)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 21st 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: Get 10% off on framed print orders placed at 20×200 through tomorrow December 20, 2011 with the code YHL10
- 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 iRobot, Kreg Tools, 20×200, West Elm and Merge Records,
Marsha says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We will be spending Christmas with family. Thankfully, our shopping is already finished.
michelle says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
i have one more day of work then time to relax! only a couple presents to wrap, baking is done, shopping is done. gonna sit around with my kids and wait for the guy in red.
Kasey says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! My husband, dog and I will be traveling between 5 family christmases and spending the time enjoying our family. It’s always nice to see how dynamic families are.
Jessica Ocampo says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I have a ton of shopping and wrapping to do. Just can’t believe Christmas is this weekend. This year has flown by!
Abby says
Happy Holidays!
I finished making my gifts this weekend, now I just have to patiently wait to give them!
Lindsey d. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Work through Thursday, parents arrive in town Friday, then family-palooza through Monday. And then the real fun — a full week off of work with nothing to do but run (training for a half marathon) and head to either Houston (IKEA!) or New Orleans with my boyfriend.
Kara says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Making my great aunt’s gingerbread. Its my first crack at the recipe, but it was always the best one in the bunch.
NATALIE says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I will be baking a red velvet cake and wrapping some last minute gifts for the hubs.
Sara says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Finnish up shopping, cleaning, mailing, and hopefully get over this dang cold!
Christina says
Happy Holidays! I’m looking forward to a long weekend. Snowshoeing on Christmas Eve with cousins, Christmas morning with my godson and then dinner with the family!
Christine says
Happy holidays! Enjoying the week off catching up on reading and napping!
D.Barr says
Happy Holidays. This week I plan to FINISH all my Christmas chores! Shopping, wrapping and watching Christmas cartoons with my kids. :)
Suzy says
Lots of last minute items to get for college daughter. No
santa list so have to wing it!!
Emily says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We still have wrapping and baking to do but we headed to CT to spend the holidays with my hubby’s family this year.
Chantelle says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
I still have to finish shopping and do a little cooking but then I can sit sit back and enjoy the Holidays.
Mark says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Kristin says
Happy Holidays YHL!
We’ll be traveling to see family and friends and hoping to find a white Christmas when we get there! but first a few must haves left to do in the kitchen cookie department :)
Mindy M says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Cooking, cleaning, wrapping, a 10 hour drive with the husband and dog…then pure relaxation with the fam and good times with friends! So looking forward to the holidays!
Tricia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
I can’t wait to spend the next week celebrating christmas w/ our 6 month old son.
Desiree says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! It’s Dec. 19 and I haven’t started my holiday shopping yet — helloooo last minute shopping week!!!
Sarah W. says
Happy Holidays!
Just working, card writing, and baking this week. And maybe one quick trip to Ikea…
Michelle says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Getting ready to fly home for Christmas! Can’t wait to see all the family!!
Dianna says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have major cooking planned – sweets for gifts, plus the turkey. No traveling thank goodness!
Amber says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
I’ve got to finish up the tree tonight and then I’ll do a little holiday baking, some eggnog drinking and sappy Christmas movie watching!
New England Girl says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Cleaning and cooking to do! Much of it–and I’m excited about it.
Kirsten Clayton says
Happy Holidays! I plan on finishing up last minute christmas gifts and snuggling with my husband for the break and our mini schnauzer!
Kate says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’re hanging with family, playing games and doing a little work!
Mayde says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
On my holiday agenda this week? Kicking back, relaxing, and enjoying the Christmas Eve football game with family and friends. And of course, opening presents on Christmas morning.
MissPinkKate says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have to pack for my flight to Florida!
stefanie says
Happy Holidays!
We are going to be down ‘n dirty in the DIY ourselves – we’re getting our house ready for sale/rental!
Sarah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be spending the week testing paint swatches and trying to mix stain to match our existing cabinets. Wish me luck!
Diandra says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Cookies, cupcakes, and gingerbread houses with my daughter!
rebann says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m spending this week finishing Christmas cards and maybe doing a little baking (I have a hankering for cookie dough, so we’ll see how much actual baking gets done …).
Liz says
Happy Holidays!
Cleaning the house, wrapping presents, last minute shopping, etc. The usual!
Suzy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I will, unfortunately, be working :(
Hillary says
Finishing up end of the year stuff at work, wrapping presents, heading to visit family and avoiding cookies and candy pitfalls along the way as necessary!
Rachel says
Happy Holidays!! We’ll be enjoying time with grandparents.
Sara says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
My hubby, the pooch and I are taking off on Thursday evening for a few days with our families, who, thankfully, only live 20 minutes apart, which makes sharing the holidays easy!
Melissa says
Happy Holidays!! Working until Thursday, then taking a week off. Still need to pack (to travel), wrap presents and make some cookies for holiday parties!
Sara Lyn says
Happy Holidays!!! Our family actually travels to see US, aren’t we lucky? :) So we will be spending quality time with them.
Sarah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have LOTS of shopping left to do. LOTS!
Laura says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Mary says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Visiting family on Christmas Eve, and then hosting Christmas at our place.
Cati says
Happy Holidays!!
I am excited to spend our first holiday season as a married couple!!
Kristen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Lots of family coming to my house. I’ll be doing plenty of cleaning and cooking this week.
Trish T. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m putting the finishing touches on a couple home-made gifts before I travel to see my family. On a much less festive note, I have to do some laundry and pack my bags as well.
Virginia says
Happy holidays!
I’m furiously finishing up my Christmas knitting projects — little poinsetta ornaments for friends and families, plus a few baby gifts. Every year, I think I’ll start Christmas knitting in October so I have plenty of time, and every year, I wait until oh, December 10 to really get down to business…
liz says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I get to relax this week (each day after work). We moved last week and then hosted the family Christmas over the weekend. It forced us to get everything put away. now we have a nice clean house to enjoy with the kids. No pressure!
Sarahincola says
Happy Holidays! Our travels don’t start until the 26th so we’re laying low this week enjoying our time together and our sweet baby girl.
Morgan says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’ve got tons of baking to do and collecting Christmas items for an adopted family!