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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Gotta Hand It To You

| By John Petersik | December 26, 2011 | 4,150 Comments

Fab Freebie: Gotta Hand It To You

***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.

  Handmade Giveaway 2

  • 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.

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Comments

  1. Helen says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made my own vanilla extract, which was neat!

    Reply
  2. carmen says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    Hand it to me!
    I have been mostly baking, mostly cheese cakes and apple cakes.

    Reply
  3. Lindi says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I baked up a storm for the holidays… truffles, cookies, pies, mm!

    Reply
  4. Caitlin says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I crocheted a coffee cup cozy for a friend.

    Reply
  5. Lisa says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Hand it to me! :)

    I was SO proud of myself, I recently made a ribbon mobile to hang above my baby’s changing table based off ideas I found on Pintrest. The best part is he loves to look at it and I have a new found sense of accomplishment for taking an idea cradle to grave! :)

    Reply
  6. Anna says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! I made a bunch of Christmas cookies!

    Reply
  7. Linsay says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I’ve been going crazy with recipes I’ve pinned, most recently Oreo truffles (actually made with Newman-Os) that are delicious! Next on the list are parmesan knots and cake batter truffles for New Year’s Eve! Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  8. Stacey says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    Reply
  9. Marissa says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made three types of cookies, baked mac & cheese, whole cranberry sauce and roasted green beans with pecans!

    I know now why Mom always looked so exhausted during the holidays.

    Reply
  10. Karen says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    Hand it to me! I made my own pumpkin bread for the holidays.

    Reply
  11. Josie Wetzler says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made ornaments this year with my son’s thumbprints made into a heart.

    Reply
  12. Kimberlee Miller says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    Hand it to me!
    This year I made cookies, cake balls, chocolate covered pretzles and gave them out to people at work and relatives. I love making homemade goodies for others to enjoy!

    Reply
  13. Tanya says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Reply
  14. Jennifer says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I make fused glass products (dishes, jewelry, etc. which I hope to be selling online on ETSY soon!) In addition we made some homemade Christmas treats.

    Reply
  15. Brittany says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Two of my girlfriends got new apartments recently so I whipped up some handmade placemats and napkins for their dining room tables to match their decor.

    Reply
  16. Jess L says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I have repainted almost every room in my house in the last year – just the kitchen cabinets are left…then to tackle the great outdoors!

    Reply
  17. Lyndsey says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    Hand it to me! I made my sister’s Christmas present. We have a creative Christmas wrapping secret santa contest every year amongst the immediate family. It is fun to be creative and think outside the box. Most creative package wins, it isn’t about the gift (this gift is always in addition to our regular gift. In fact, there is a price limit on the gift but not the supplies for wrapping the gift) it is about how creative you can be. Let’s just say one year my sister’s gift floated and of course she won.

    Reply
  18. Adrienne says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made stockings for my husband and I’s first Christmas :)

    Reply
  19. Lily says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made a ton of polymer clay rings for my friends this Holiday Season.

    Reply
  20. Shannon says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! i made stockings for my nieces and nephew.

    Reply
  21. Heidi says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! We made Christmas Day Brunch…does that count?! Also getting ready to make a batch of homemade cleaners using your advice from a previous blog post!

    Reply
  22. Robin says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made the animal ornaments from the Honey & Fitz blog. So easy and they look really cool. My two little ones had fun.

    Reply
  23. Lea says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Mmmm cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning! Nothing else like made-from-scratch.

    Reply
  24. Savannah Kirsche says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made a red velvet cake from scratch and also some skittles infused vodka, both were very good!

    Reply
  25. Nicole says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    Hand it to me! (please).

    I worked all of Christmas weekend (joy of being a nurse!). Fortunately, I was able to celebrate with friends early last week and enjoyed making all of the traditional trimmings I’d miss with my family.

    Reply
  26. Stacy says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made cupcake ornaments for Christmas this year. Super fun, easy, and fast!

    Reply
  27. laura says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I haven’t made anything, but my mom made me a quilt for Christmas and my sister made me an Anthropologie style apron! Love them!

    Reply
  28. AshinMT says

    December 27, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Our Christmas cards!

    Reply
  29. sarah says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I can’t tell you what I made because it is a gift yet to be given. But it was inspired by Pinterest!

    Reply
  30. Desiree says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! The only thing I’ve made recently with my own hands is my bed! Haha!

    Reply
  31. Kara says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made handprint ornaments with my 2.5-year-old. We did a set for us (one left and one right) and another set for Grammie and Grandpa. I got some pretty red matte glass bulb ornaments, painted kiddo’s hands with shimmery black craft paint, and had him gently grab each ornament. I wrote his name and 2011 on the back of each. They came out SUPER cute and Grammie just melted when she saw hers. :)

    Reply
  32. Courtney says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:04 pm

    hand it to me! I made a collage with a lot of my college memorabilia and framed it!

    Reply
  33. Sarah R says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I spruced up a store bought, plain wreath from Target by adding plastic bulb ornaments and bows. Not too creative, but creativity is relative!

    Reply
  34. Jeannine says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    Hand it to Me!

    Did frames of pictures for relatives for Christmas!

    Reply
  35. Nicole says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made my mom and my grandmother yarn wreaths for their doors. I used spring colors for both so they can use them in the upcoming months. They loved them :)

    Reply
  36. Amy Tibbetts says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    For Christmas this year, I decided to DIY a Lego table for my 5 year old son. He is obsessed with all things Lego and I was getting tired of him using our coffee table as his lego construction zone. I didn’t want to spend the $100+ dollars on a premade table so I bought a $7.99 Ikea white lack table and 4 10×10 green lego bases and some epoxy and he now has a lego table that he loves!

    Now if I could just get him to stop leaving pieces on the floor that I end up stepping on. Ouch!

    Thanks for posting the giveaway:)

    Amy

    Reply
  37. Stefan Bennett says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    For my wife this Christmas I made her three sets of pearl earrings. I bought half-drilled freshwater pearls from a shop on Etsy, as well some sterling silver cup posts. I made a pair of white, Tahitian black and purple/violet earrings. I then used some scrap wood we had to make a little box to put them in. Two pieces of wood “sandwhiched” together. 6 small holes for the posts to go in on the bottom, and larger holes mirrored on the top. Hard to explain, but very cool. She LOVED them!

    In process; me and one of our housemates (the husband in the couple that we live with) are in process of building a wooden pallet chicken coop so we can have our own chickens for eggs.

    Reply
  38. Esme Lawrence says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I made a ‘quiet book’ for my nephew for Christmas.

    Reply
  39. Ren says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Hand it to me!

    This holiday I made a paper mache moravian star for my mother (who is from a town near Bethlemhem, PA that is famous for them) and I knitted a scarft for my grandfather (who is 91 years old!)

    Reply
  40. Kate says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Hand it to me! I made my first batch of homemade fudge and chocolate macaroons.

    Reply
  41. Mary says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! Just made some delicious rocky road bark for christmas. And to have an excuse to have marshmallow fluff in the house…

    Reply
  42. Megan says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!
    I made over 500 molasses gingersnaps for family and friends this holiday season!

    Reply
  43. Amy says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made mason jar snow globes!

    Reply
  44. Susan says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I made some yummy chocolate fudge, butterscotch haystacks, and nutella puppy chow

    Reply
  45. Brian says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Reply
  46. Brooke M says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    “HAND IT TO ME”

    I made peppermint bark from scratch for a Christmas dessert.

    Reply
  47. Amy says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Reply
  48. Marina says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made new pillow covers for my family room — they are super cute and super affordable!

    Reply
  49. Emily says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! We (the kiddos and I) were craft crazy last week for the holidays! So fun!

    Reply
  50. Amanda R. says

    December 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Hand it to me!
    Recently, I’ve been making a bunch of DIY art- lots of inspiration from Pinterest!
    Thanks for the giveaway!!

    Reply
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