***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,
Katie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I plan on eating too much food and hanging out with my family! Can’t wait!
Jenn says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I am “BAKE ALL THE THINGS” and singing “Making Christmas” from Nightmare Before Christmas over and over while I assemble packages to be mailed near and far, and try and squeeze 32 hours of work in while planning two different family get togethers. WHEW.
Jessica P. says
Happy Holidays!
I still have so much shopping to do! Nothing like a little last minute pressure to motivate me! We will be traveling from Idaho to Montana to snowboard and spend the weekend with family!
Kaylyn Myers says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
As a part of my “Homemade and Fair Trade” Christmas, I’ll be finishing up making some gifts and doing a run to Ten Thousand Villages! To finish off my gift giving, I’m donating the rest of the $ I saved by making presents to International Justice Mission to help free women and children from sex trafficking and child slavery. Excited for a different kind of Christmas this year!
Brittany Pajank says
Happy Holidays!!
Must. finish. shopping.
Sarah says
Happy Holidays!
I will be doing a lot of baking and traveling over the next week.
Tony Lejcher says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Julia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
baking cookies, lots of shopping, and a little travel in there too!
Terri says
Happy holidays! The only thing I plan on is quality time with my amazing family!
Rebekah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be finishing off shopping/wrapping for our Adopt a Family, then figuring out Christmas Eve dinner… :)
Andy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’ve got lots of gift wrapping left and we still need to make some Christmas candy.
Katie Bradley says
Happy Holidays! we are waiting on our refrigerator to be fixed Booooo
Jennifer says
Happy Holidays!! We have lots of traveling planned … thankfully all the shopping is done!
Anna Marie Kupilik says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Road trip to see family then sledding, skating, eating, skiing and board games!!!
Sarah S. says
Happy Holidays!
Flying to Virginia with my boyfriend to spend Christmas with his family. I’m not sure why we couldn’t convince them to come to sunny Florida instead!
Kristi says
Happy Holidays!
I plan to spend the week relaxing with family.
Corrie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’ll be heading to my parents for celebrating!
Katie D says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will be going to work holiday parties, building gingerbread houses, and seeing zoolights at the national zoo before heading to visit family.
Caitlin says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
lots and lots of wrapping!! Then spending Christmas day with the in-laws in Key West!
Kim says
Happy Holidays!!!!
I’ll be working by day and finishing a Christmas gift for my partner by night (I can’t give any details…she’s an avid reader, as well!)!
marie says
HAPPY HOLIDAZE! we’re heading up to the mountains on friday and crossing our fingers that our little car will make the climb.
thanks for all you do & share here~ y’all are such an inspiration.
SarahM says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am celebrating my birthday this week on the 22nd, but I was actually born on Christmas Day. I like to take the whole season is just for me sometimes! Haha.
Alice says
Happy holidays!! Finishing up the last of the Christmas shopping, then heading to Maine for the holidays!
Carrie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m looking forward to relaxing with my family and reading.
Emily says
Happy holidays!
Just enjoying time with family, drinking hot chocolate, and making cookies!
Rosie D. says
Happy Holidays!
Doing soooo much! Cleaning, cooking, hosting and of course, last minute shopping runs at the mall!
Emily says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I have tons of cleaning to catch up on :-)
kathryn says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Hopefully heading to Mexico with the rents and cousins. That is if the little one gets a clean bill of health from the dr. today! (fingers crossed) :]
HandbagReport says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be doing last minute shopping up until Christmas Eve!
Terri says
Happy Holidays!!
Last minute shopping that needs to get done.
Paul T says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS … to much left to do!
Sara says
Happy Holidays!
We will be celebrating Christmas with the family and getting in some much needed relaxation time when the partying is over!
Jessfol says
Happy Holidays, ya’ll!
Just sitting back with the kiddos and wrapping a few presents.
Ravelle says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
We are headed to the in-laws on thursaday!
Ashley says
Happy Holidays!!
We are hosting this year so cleaning and decorating the house is in store for us!
Michelle says
Happy holidays! I have lots of normal stuff (wrapping, packing and traveling, school parties) but now I’m trying to figure out how to drop lots of that and help out a friend in the hospital.
Dawn says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Spending time with my kids (when they are home!) and my niece visiting from Washington DC. Only two more gifts to find – whew!
Kelly H says
Happy Hilidays.
Traveling from Seattle to Arizona. So excited to stand in the sun and feel warm!!
Allison says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS…welcoming my parents to Charleston for our first Christmas in our new home.
Kristen says
Happy Holidays!
We will be enjoying our first holiday with our new baby girl. It took us over two years make her and she is the best gift we have ever received. Thank you for brightening our weekdays!
Jenny says
Happy Holiday!
I still have to buy (and send!) presents for my nephews, brother-in-law, and mother-in-law, plus wrap presents for my husband…
Sarah P says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’ll be wrapping presents like a crazy person, then setting off on the annual grand tour of Ohio. whee!
Brittany says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have a little last minute shopping to do, but I’ll be traveling for the holidays!
Laura says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Such great items! This week will be spent getting ready for my in-laws to come stay at our house (shampooing carpets, and various other tasks to get rid of some piles around the house).
Michael K. says
Happy Holidays! I’m spending the holidays with my family, but I’m more excited to roadtrip with my brother and girlfriend on New Years to the Sugar Bowl!
Erica says
Happy holidays. We will be making a visit to Santa Claus with cousin Dario and then traveling to San Francisco to see more family and friends.
Amy O'Brien says
Happy Holidays!
I am going to be wrapping gifts, shopping for stocking stuffers and making Christmas cookies with my (almost) 2 year old son! I love Christmas as a Mommy!!!
Nicole says
Happy Holidays! hosting christmas eve for the first time…eek! 23 adults and 4 kiddos.
Erin T says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
The hubs is working at church Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. We’re having a quiet Christmas afternoon at home this year with our 15-month old daughter (so excited!) and then we’ll head to WI to see my folks on Monday instead. Christmas for two days!
Jenny L says
Happy holidays!
Work, then hopefully finishing up last minute Christmas gift-making/shopping, and then nothing but relaxing for the rest of the year!