***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.
Eli S. says
HAND IT TO ME!! I made a 2012 calendar for my Mom and some kitschy embroidered dish towels as gifts.
Julie says
Hand it to me! I made a ton of food over the holidays!!!
Karen says
“HAND IT TO ME”
I recently bought a 1955 ranch house, complete with knotty pine panelling, metal kitchen cabinets, all wood trim ( never been painted),
with plain walls and the oh so divine pink and green tile in the bathroom. I have had my bathroom tile and tub reglazed in beautiful pure white, put in new sink and toilet, and have painted EVERY room in the house. Still not finished. :) I’ll be painting more today. My hands are tired! :)
Crista says
HAND IT TO ME!
2 bookcases and a cubby bench!
Tangee says
Hand it to me!
I tried some new recipes this weekend (Spanakopita puffs and Apple Dumplings). I also made some Christmas ornaments.
Michelle says
HAND IT TO ME! I made hot fudge sauce (a Pinterest recipe) to hand out to friends and framed an inspirational verse for a friend’s daughter who just had preemie twins! I also made a casserole for her to put in the freezer for those hectic days when the babies come home from the hospital. Now I’ll have to shop for the babies as my sewing skills are nill…
lisa acosta says
Hand it to me!
I made a fireplace backdrop with my son, using brown paper bag paper and a sponge for the ‘bricks’! I also hung shelves over it to look like a mantle! It actually came out super cute and best of all – free as I had all the supplies on hand. :-)
Lindsey says
HAND IT TO ME! {please}
I did a hand made Christmas this year:
http://thecarsonsblog.blogspot.com/
The puppet show was a total hit for the kids! Totally worth the hours of sewing! Totally NOT worth the time however was the huge traditional Christmas meal I made for the in-laws… which no one said thank you for. :(
Mandy says
HAND IT TO ME!
I actually hand made a lot this year. Wreathes for my parents and in laws, a blanket for my niece, and homemade dog treats for all the dogs in my life :)
Kim says
HAND IT TO ME! I made Fanny Farmer’s macaroni and cheese. My 8 year old son’s favorite food for Christmas Eve dinner.
Jessica Anderson says
HAND IT TO ME!! Recently I made a ton of ornaments for our tree. And I have been making a ton of headbands for my girls as well!
Jess says
Hand it to me!
This holiday season I’ve been working hard at a crochet design for a book coming out next year! FiNaLlY sending the finished item out ToDaY! Oo-de-lally!
Katy says
HAND IT TO ME.
Making gifts is one of my favorite ways to get that *exactly right* gift for each of my family members at the right price! This year, I made a “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster for my sister-in-law with a twin “Freak Out and Call Mom” poster to go with it. They fit every situation she might encounter at work. She loved them!
BTW, love your giveaways! They’re always for choice items. You have great taste!
Katie says
HAND IT TO ME!
I made a few gifts this year- my favorite were the Christmas pjs I made for my girls…I bought super soft and super cute Christmas flannel off etsy and embroidered a snowflake on their shirt- I love them (and so did they!)
Jessica says
HAND IT TO ME.
I made cookies (for Santa, of course!) on Christmas Eve. And some ornaments with my son’s hand print for his first Christmas.
rmg says
HAND IT TO ME
…..I knit a scarf for my sister.
Jessaca says
HAND IT TO ME!
I broke out my sewing machine my sister gave me and sewed a stocking for my husband, my son, and myself for my son’s first Christmas. I even sewed our initials on them, and it was my first time sewing! I love them hanging from the mantel.
Ashley W says
Hand it to me!
I recently made some DIY bubble wrap art over at my blog apartmenttoapartment.blogspot.com!
Sarah D says
Hand it to me!
I made homemade flavored coffee creamer ( amaretto and orange danish) and made vanilla-almond biscotti. I gave all this to my grandmother with a pound of her favorite Jamaican coffee.
Donna in TX says
HAND IT TO ME!
I painted some baseboard trim using the paintbrush you guys recommended! Worked like a charm, thanks for blogging about it!
Jennifer T says
HAND IT TO ME! I made blankets for people!
LaurenO says
Hand it to me! my family had a christmas eve arm wrestling match. it was amazing.
Lizzie says
Hand It To Me! My 20 month old son and I helped each other with a photo project for his grandparents. He did all of the mat painting, and I did all of the cleaning up :)
Laura says
HAND IT TO ME! What haven’t I made with my hands? Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas morning breakfast feast, an alphabet photography book of my kids, 100 photo ornaments, and organizing party preparations for 250+ people.
Lou says
HAND IT TO ME. I recently installed my own kitchen backsplash.
Lindsay M says
Hand it to me!
I’ve made a lot of things lately, but one of my favorites has been this delicious Peanut Butter Pie! Not only is the pie amazing, the story that goes along with it is very touching.
Here’s the link! http://www.runningwithtweezers.com/jennifer-perillo-peanut-butter-pie/
Kelly says
HAND IT TO ME…. I thought about cross-stitching something for a friend, and then I laughed a lot and decided not to :)
Serena says
HAND IT TO ME
I’m made some mug cozies and some of those crochet hats with the beards attached for my nephews. Can’t wait to get pictures of my 9 month old nephew in his!
Lisa says
Hand it to me! I started mod podging these little wooden blocks with cute scrapbook paper for our baby boy’s room (due Febuary 19th!). :-) my first ever mod podge project. So excited it peels off your hands like Elmer’s glue did when we we kids.
Christine says
Hand it to me!
I made a bumbh of cookies, a framed tree ornament and loomed pot holders this year.
Kelly says
Hand it to me! I hand painted mugs for some coworkers :)
kristin says
HAND IT TO ME! Last thing I made was a mobile for my son’s nursery.
Amy says
HANDITTOME….please
My daughters and I made cool infinite scarves from Tshirts….their aunt love hers and wondered where we bought it. My girls shreaked with excitement that they MADE them ‘ with their very own fingers’
debi says
“HAND IT TO ME”
I painted ceramic football players for my Uncle’s Christmas present. He loved them! :)
Karen Burgess says
HAND IT TO ME! :)
I made Christmas dinner, I made a giant mess with styrofoam peanuts, I made it late to the post office, I made myself into a big sobby fool by going to see the movie Warhorse, I made fun of my husband for eating too much ice cream and giving himself a lactose-induced tummy ache, I made up with him and felt guilty for making fun, I made my dog happy with belly rubs.
Chris says
HAND IT TO ME!
Jina says
Hand it to me…
I made toffee the other day, which is pretty amazing for someone as kitchen challenged as me. :)
SG says
HAND IT TO ME! My latest DIY was courttesy of Snapfish – a collage poster for my dad’s gift.
erin says
HAND IT TO ME! I knitted 3 baby bibs this holiday weekend for a friend that has a baby due in January! And I made some beer bread.
Wendy says
HAND IT TO ME….
I made candy (butter toffee with sea salt) for small gifts, cookies for my husband’s work and for our snacks, and…. dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas day for our families! These hands are tired!
Bri Frost says
Hand it to me!
I hand painted trivets for my best friend last night. Tonight I will add the cork to the back of the ceramic tiles that exactly match her new kitchen!
Erika says
Hand it to me!
I have made absolutely nothing recently–I’m still in the middle of baby-induced sleepless nights.
Joanna says
HAND IT TO ME! I’ve started knitting, and I’m getting to be a wiz at scarves.
Melissa says
HAND IT TO ME!
We are at the end stages of building a new house, and, in effort to keep it unique and gorgeous, I am refinishing a 1940’s side board in to an island for my brand new kitchen! It is truly a labor of love, blood, and sweat, but it’s going to be awesome!
Sincerely,
Next to get house crashed by YHL!!
Ann says
HAND IT TO ME!
I helped with my sil’s fingerprint Christmas tree for Granny, but for all my wanting and intentions to make all my Christmas presents for famiily this year, I only got a few wooden initials mod podged with scrapbook paper in progress to send to most of my nieces.
Rachel says
HAND IT TO ME
I’ve been working on on the decor for my wedding in two and a half months.
Jan says
HAND IT TO ME! Sorry, after years of handcrafting Christmases for 5 kids, I pay others to handcraft my gifts!
lizriv says
HAND IT TO ME
My Aunt recently let me stay at her place in Ireland for two and a half months. As a thank you I tried to DIY a rooster picture she saw in France that she loved (for 30 Euro psh). Mine cost $4!
Anna says
HAND IT TO ME!
I recently took apart a vintage ladder and turned it into a bookshelf for our TV room!
Jackie Smith says
hand it to me!
my five year old and I painted pottery for the grandmas this christmas!