***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Thanks to random.org, we’ve got a Merry (belated) Christmas prize going out to… Kristin Aune (who made t-shirts for both of her kids, ornaments, buckeyes and has been trying to perfect her fudge pie recipe). Congrats!
Wahoo. Hope you guys all had an awesome holiday weekend (you can see a sliver of ours here). As we mentioned on Friday, we’ll be stopping in with one quick post each day this week (amongst family hosting, feverish book-deadline writing, and priming & painting all of our kitchen cabinets). But we couldn’t wait to share today’s giveaway that we wrangled after seeing so much amazing stuff at our local Handmade Holiday craft fair. So this week’s lucky winner will get:
- An 8×10 letterpress print (any choice of quote & color), a set of blueprint notes (airplane, boat, golfcart, knots, wave, or lighthouse) and a leather blank book from Almanac Industries. These Baltimore-based bookbinders and letterpress gurus bring a wonderful worn and masculine vibe to these printed prizes.
- $50 towards Funnel Cloud Studio on Etsy. Obviously we love her Virginia-themed art, but she also has a bunch of cheerful patterned prints and cheeky illustrations to choose from too.
- A 26-letter ornament set and this green vase from Turnerbots. And we thought our J, S, C and B initial ornaments were cool. Someone’s about to get a whole alphabet full of candy colored ceramics, along with a V-A-S-E.
- $50 towards Zou Zou’s Basement on Etsy. We loved the bunny print that we bought, and this $50 is enough to snag two of her colorful prints.
- PRIZE: Everything mentioned above
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAND IT TO ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what you’ve made with your own hands recently. Did you bake something for the holidays? Did you give a handmade gift this weekend? Or have you tackled a DIY or homemade art project recently?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 28th 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: 10% off any item in Turnerbots’ Etsy shop until January 15th, 2012 with the coupon code YOUNGHOUSE.
- 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 Funnel Cloud Studio, Turnerbots, Almanac Industries and Zou Zou’s Basement.
Jackie says
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I started out strong this holiday season with a santas from around the world craft. Needless to say, it is sitting in our spare bedroom with only 3 of the 12 santas done. All the baking, wrapping, parties, etc got in the way of my crafting this year.
Maura says
Hand it to me! I made orange rolls ( and lots of other Christmas baking) but everyone who has tasted orange rolls swears they are the best Christmas sweet ever!
Nakia Miller says
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Megan says
Hand it to me! I made my fair share of cookies this season with all the cookie swaps I had
cafenoHut says
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These last days I made a lot of things for Christmas. I made a Christmas tree from Pattern papers ( http://cafenohut.blogspot.com/2011/12/iste-bizim-minnak-agacmz.html ) , I baked gingerbread cookies for gift (http://cafenohut.blogspot.com/2011/12/kurabiyede-fantaziye-kacmak.html) … and much more..
Cassie says
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I made my own ornament-shaped Christmas cards and got to see them dangling from the Christmas trees of loved ones during my holiday travels! So fun!
Maralee says
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I helped my kids make a Christmas tree on a canvas made out of their hand prints for my mom for Christmas. Handmade hand prints…perfect for this post! :)
adriane says
Hand it to me. Homemade stuffing and gravy!
Kat says
HAND IT TO ME! I made reindeer beer…root beer with pipe cleaner antlers, googly eyes, and red pom pom noses.
Nicole says
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I made a super rich chocolate peanut butter cake from bakerella I saw on pinterest. Yummy but so decadent!
Kristen says
Hand it to me! My husband and I made apple butter in our crockpot and canned it to give as gifts to our family and friends this year and I made earrings for my sister and painted a set of mugs for my brother in law. It was a lot of fun!
JMay says
HAND IT TO ME! I made homemade peppermint marshmallows to go with the hot cocoa mix that I gave to neighbors. It was my first time making marshmallows and it was easier than I thought it would be.
Mattie says
HAND IT TO ME! Christmas baking… I think i gained weight just making it!
Taylor says
HAND IT TO ME! I made Pinterest-inspired art for my niece’s Christmas gift.
Karyn says
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This was my “from scratch” Christmas. I am the opposite of crafty but I bake like a maven. I made: bourbon fudge pecan pies, pumpkin cheesecake, 32 dozen assorted cookies, and 12 dozen cakeballs. My fiance is the super creative one so he helped out by making decorative bottles and glasses for several members of my family (and for me! :)
Hannah says
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Lots of food, no crafts.
Meredith says
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I made cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning and whipped up turkey lasagna for Christmas dinner. No handmade gifts this year, but in the past I knit blankets for my blankets.
Carrisa says
Hand it to me! I made some great stuff via pinterest for Christmas. A dry erase board from a picture frame and some artwork with canvases, spray paint, and vinyl letter stickers.
Kelly says
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I made a ton of yummy treats this year but my favorites were the homemade shortbread!
Amanda says
HAND IT TO ME, PLEASE!!!
Um, I made over 30 dozen cookies, two pies, a tea ring, eggnog, an afternoon spread of snacks and hot hors d’ouevres, and dinner for ten.
Emily says
HAND IT TO ME!!!!!! I made a typographic map of cape cod for my siblings this year (our childhood vacation spot) and they loved it!!
lori says
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For Christmas I had my children write letters to my parents. I then matted and framed them in a Goodwill frame that I spray painted and customized. This sent both my parents into tears!
kristin blake says
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After receiving a new sewing machine for Christmas yesterday, I quickly got to making two adorable little pillows for our baby we will be adopting in April. With too cute fabrics, I just had to whip him up something cute on my new machine!
Alice says
HAND IT TO ME! I made an art of doing nothing this year! I recently retired, and my wonderful children took over all the Christmas decorating, baking, buying, wrapping, and entertaining this year! I love them all so much.
Kelli says
Hand it to me! I’ve just made lots and lots of food lately but I’m working to figure out today’s project right now
Emily says
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I made balm for wooden kitchen tools from mineral oil and beeswax as holiday gifts for friends who love to cook!
Sarah T says
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I made my friend an ornament inspired by Pinterest that I think turned out quite well!
Laura says
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We made vanilla to hand out to neighbors and friends this holiday season. 40 4 oz bottles, and we have run out! It was a lot of fun to make gifts this year, and I hope to do something like this every year now!
Jess says
HAND IT TO ME! I made the homemade mallomars from Melissa Clark’s new cookbook as part of my dad’s Christmas present – worked out great!
Emily says
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I made a lovely DIY centerpiece for our dinner table! :)
Laura says
Hand it to me!! I bakes Blondies and Cookies for work and a pie for Christmas!
Laura says
HAND IT TO ME! So far this long weekend I have made latkes and orange/cherry scones.
Karena says
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Hehe. We ordered my in-laws a fabulous ink and watercolor painting of their house for Christmas from my friend’s husband. My friend was supposed to bring it over when I saw her on Christmas Eve. She put it in a ‘safe’ place at her parents’ house, in order to make sure nothing happened to it. This meant that she forgot it at their house, almost 2 hours away from our house. It was our big gift to my in-laws, so we had to improvise. I ended up drawing my own rendition of their house and put it in a frame until we get the real one to them. As predicted, my mother-in-law, always being polite, said “Oh, it’s so cute.”
P.S. Can I give a shout-out to the artist’s etsy site or is that against the rules?
Penny says
I am looking for someone to do this for my mother’s house, so I would LOVE a shout out :)
Karena says
Penny,
Here is his Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bhubbardesign
His facebook page has more examples of houses that he has done:
https://www.facebook.com/signsofsandiego
He has a Masters in Architecture, so his artwork has a great attention to detail.
Hope that helps!
Asha says
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Every year Mike and I illustrate our own Christmas cards. This years card was particularly special as it included a zoomed in view of our 18 month old son’s face. You can see a reflection of Santa in his eyes.
Christine says
HAND IT TO ME! I sewed a clutch for my sister-in-law this year.
nicole chiles says
Hand it to me? Hand it to you? Hand it in on time? I made dinner last night…does that count?
Liz Mann says
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I made some champane punch that was very yummy.
Christine says
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I made cookies and Christmas dinner this year – fun and delicious!
Crystal says
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I recently worked on refinishing our 50s era front door – it’s a very geometric mid-century modern old girl and now she’s looking as good as new-(ish).
Elieth says
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I made our living room ottoman!
Amy F. says
HAND IT TO ME! We made some handmade ornaments… easy enough with the kids— stuffing things inside glass balls— and they turned out great!
katie v says
Hand it to me! Yesterday my mom and I cut out paper snowflakes to hang throughout the house for the holidays!
Angela L says
Hand it to me! I made (and ate) Christmas cookies!
Kris A. says
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I have several of my grandmothers vintage jewelry from when she lived in the Phillipines. The pieces are beautiful but too fragile for me to feel safe wearing out of the house. So I took an old picture frame and relined it with fabric and mounted the jewelry within it to create a pretty way to showcase something that I love. It’s nice to see a piece of my grandmother that I can always enjoy remembering her by.
Jo Barker says
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I recently made my own duvet cover, matching shams, and decorative pillows! It was a lot of work but I love the results!
http://pinterest.com/pin/6122149463118913/
Amanda says
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I recently refinished an old buffet table/credenza (and by recently I mean on Saturday morning when I should have been cooking!)
Manda says
HAND IT TO ME!!! I baked cookies and cinnamon rolls and made caramels. And I tried new a new dip recipe for Christmas. I made an ornament for my sister! It was a somewhat handsy Christmas!!
Brandon says
Hand it to me! I made home roasted coffee on Friday and this morning some sourdough french bread.
Amy says
HAND IT TO ME! I made some handmade soaps that looked like snow globes (thanks, Pinterest!) with little snowmen in them!
Shelby says
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This year for Christmas we made handmade soap and candles as gifts.