***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,
Laura D. says
Happy Holidays! We are planning to paint our new kitchen cabinet doors! we’ve learned so much from your site and kitchen remodels and can’t wait to try something ourselves!
Jenny says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m on vacation next week. I’ll be enjoying my 2 children, spending time with family and relaxing (hopefully).
Case says
Happy Holidays! I’ve got lots of cooking and wrapping to do, yet, and final rounds of toy drive collecting!
Sara says
Happy holidays! Relaxing on vacation!
Karen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
OMG awesome giveaway!!
I finished wrapping presents yesterday and still have to make some pretty tags. We’ll be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas day at my parents house. Luckily my in-laws are Jewish so there’s no power struggle for holidays and they come to my parents for Christmas dinner too! :)
Rachel A. says
Happy Holidays! I am going to spend the rest of the week trying to keep the 2-year-old from ripping every last ornament off the tree. :)
Amy says
Happy Holidays!
In the next few days I’ll be wrapping gifts and doing a lot of cooking! I can’t wait!
Janette says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We are staying home and celebrating my daughter’s first Christmas!
Katie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
We’re done with our shopping, so it’s wrapping and prepping for a fun Christmas day at home, then off on a trip to see family on the other side of the country.
Kristal Miller says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will be running around doing last minute Christmas shopping during my lunch break on Thursday. Then Thursday night we will be having an early Christmas dinner at my boyfriend’s dads house since he works for a Newspaper and will be working on Christmas Eve and Day, and finally we will be having Christmas dinner over my mom’s house on Christmas day. Then we will relax and enjoy our day off together on Monday which is a rare occurrence around these parts. Can’t wait! :)
Michele H says
Happy Holidays!
Lots and lots of cooking and family and friends. Now that we have kids, we always stay at our house!
Sara says
Happy Holidays! Counting down until Wednesday then I’m off until the New Year, so excited!
Kate Nolan says
Happy holidays to you! Lots of baking going on this week, dinner with friends, book club selections for 2012, a cookie exchange and some last minute decorating!
Clare says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
We havent even started Christmas shopping so that is what we’re doing all week!
Erin S. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Shopping was last week… its baking and wrapping this week!! Then off to see family for the weekend!
Sara B. says
Happy holidays!
Baking, wrangling toddlers, wrapping presents and packing for our holiday travels.
Laina says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’ll be spending this coming weekend with family Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We can’t wait to celebrate Christmas morning with our 2 year old little girl! Christmas is definitely super exciting again, now that we get to play Santa.
Chanda says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Cleaning, finishing wrapping presents and off to grandmothers house we go this week :)
Christy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Finishing up a bit of shopping and then off for some family time. Can’t wait!
Melissa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Hanging out with famiy and friends :)
Darcie says
Happy Holidays!
I’m doing some last minute baking, grocery shopping, and gift wrapping before the big day.
Amy says
Happy Holidays!
I will be cleaning the house, purging old things, and celebrating Christmas with my lovely family! <3
Ally says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Working until Friday when we leave to visit family for 8 days!
Sarah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Mine will be filled with last-minute everything: shopping, cleaning, cooking, guest room-prepping, wrapping!
Lisa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will do some baking to get me through the week… and then the goal is to do as little as possible and enjoy friends and family!
Maggie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)
I’m working this week and waiting to see if baby will born or not – she is due January 5 so maybe! Otherwise, just enjoying family time :)
Tiffany says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
bake,bake, and bake!
Keegan says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I still need to bake my christmas cookies!
Kathy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Planning dinner for 7 on Sunday and prepping our traditional Polish Christmas Eve.
Courtney says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I have one last gift to buy and then I’m going to do lots of holiday baking just for ME and family to enjoy!
Sarah says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” giving gifts!
Brien says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We are hosting Christmas dinner this year. I am trying NOT to be stressed out about all the cooking and enjoy not traveling and waking up Christmas morning in my own bed!
Jacqi R. says
Happy Holidays!
I’m delivering our second daughter within the next week and a half. Dec. 28 or earlier. I’m stressing out about being in the hospital on Christmas Day as my 2-year-old is just getting the hang of opening presents (she just celebrated her 2nd birthday back in November). But, can’t wait to meet the newest member of our growing family. Can’t wait to see what 2012 brings yours!
Heather says
Happy Holidays!
Kat says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’ll be celebrating at our wedding on Friday, and the leaving on a jet plane for our honeymoon. Can’t wait!
Abby says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
I’m heading to Northern Minnesota for my first Christmas with the boyfriend’s family…brrrr!!
Marcia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We have a lot on our agenda. We still have a couple of presents to buy, we’re cooking, we’re going to several get-togethers, and we’re taking family photos.
Brooke V says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
All of the above…last minute shopping, baking, and cleaning left to do before Saturday. :)
Tammy says
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! I’ll be in my own “knitting sweatshop” finishing up my DIY’ed gifts for friends and family.
Katie says
Happy holidays!!!!! We will be heading bak to the Midwest to spend our son’s first Christmas with family. Fingers crossed for a White Christmas!
Katie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Planning for my parents visit this Thursday, which includes last minute cleaning, presents shopping and making dinner reservations!
Jessica says
Happy Holidays!
Lots of travel to see family (and of course some last minute shopping!)
Angela says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’re driving 13 hours up to Wisconsin with the pup, hope she’ll enjoy the road trip as much as we do. Merry Christmas to y’all!
David says
Just need to pick up family from the airport.
Leah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am working my tail off this week to try to finish a recently-married couple’s wedding film in time for Christmas, and settling into the apartment my boyfriend and I moved into just this weekend. And I suppose I still have X-mas gifts to collect. Ohmy.
stephanie says
Happy Holidays!
Jeni says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS…and we will be right here in NC snuggled together for the shortest days of the year. Simple and special times with our wee boys, in awe of the natural wonders around us and completely in love with our family.
Meg says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Lots of family fun and relaxing!
Michelle says
Happy Holidays!
Still have shopping to do : )
Lisa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m spending the week with family and friends!! Enjoying the time with them! :)