***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.
Emily says
HAND IT TO ME! I made triple chocolate raisin banana bread.
Laurie M. says
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I made 21 cards (all different) for the patients at my local VA hospital.
Suzie says
Hand it to me! We made ornaments each day of advent!
Karen M says
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Made tons of cookies,a rum cake, spinach torta & hand made Christmas cards!
JenAHM says
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I baked cookies and made lots of food with my own two little hands this holiday season. Fun but tiring!
Amy Parks says
Hand it to me! I started cutting fabric for window treatments today :).
Sarah says
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I made some yummy dinners for family & friends. Nothing better around the holidays!
Meredith Reffey says
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I made a height chart ruler for my son. And I also made a subway art sign for my husband – customized for our trip to Ireland 2 years ago. It has all of our stops in the order we traveled. And I got a sewing machine for Christmas so… I will be working on some mother-son matching outfits! :)
Karen Dempsey says
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I made a huge weaving for a big blank wall in my bedroom.
Melissa says
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This year, for the first time, I made my own Christmas cards. After a month-long crafting spree I had 33 one-of-a-kind cards for friends and family… it was lots of fun and I learned a lot.
Liz loves Cam says
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I made a chocolate pie completely from scratch and a pork roast in the crock pot for Christmas dinner. Totally ruined my hair making the pie, but it was so so worth it! The Panera-esque souffles for breakfast weren’t bad either!
tosha says
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I made a snowflake mobil for my brand new baby girl :)
Miranda says
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I made a monogram picture out of washers, and remembered why I’m “not good” at craft projects. But I tried, and now I can say I made something off pinterest!
Jennifer says
HAND IT TO ME! Crack bark (as seen here: http://flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com/2011/12/bark-that-changed-everything.html). It was AWESOME!!
Rebecca says
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I made goodie bags with white chocolate pretzels and “puppy chow” as an exam care package for a few college students.
Lori says
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I made a couple things I came across on pinterest for a few people as Christmas gifts. Everyone really loved them too! :)
Kim says
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I’ve been working on a headboard for my daughter. It’s been a fun project to work on making something ourselves. Great memories!
Jewel Davis says
This Christmas I made pecan fingers for the family. They were a hit, and it was my first time!
Jaime says
HAND IT TO ME! :)
I made the most delicious buttery dinner rolls, green bean casserole from scratch, peppermint mocha cookies and pumpkin dutch apple pie. Yup, you read that correct: pumpkin pie + dutch apple pie = HEAVEN!
Katie @ Katie Without Restrictions says
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I did quite a bit of crafting around here this holiday season, but I think my favorites are a gold topiary or bulletin board wreaths to display our Christmas cards!
Jenn says
Hand it to me…my biggest Christmas crafting accomplishment was making a Christmas stocking for my younger daughter…and it only took 3 Christmases of procrastinating to finish it!
Anne says
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I made some cookies and started an apron.
Elizabeth says
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I made a “one foot tall Christmas tree” with my three year olds foot print on a canvas. All the grandparents loved it.
Traci says
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Every year we bake about 10 dozen cookies for Christmas and I try to DIY Christmas presents for friends and family. I’m currently “attempting” to knit a baby blanket for our first baby due in May!
Cici says
Hand it to me! Fun new Christmas stockings and pumpkin chocolate chip bread (Yum…think I’ll have some)
KatieEG says
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I make 3 meals a day, every single day with my two hands. Not only does it keep us fed, but I can watch the families calories and control costs!
Amanda says
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It’s a resolution to do more handmade in 2012.
Emily P says
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Handmade ornaments made our christmas tree extra special this year!
Lisa says
HAND IT TO ME! I haven’t done anything cool lately except bust out some epic present-wrapping awesomeness. Thanks, Pinterest! Haha. Hopefully I can get to work on something cool, like inspirational messages inside frames or a knit scarf.
Jody says
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I made ornaments with my daughter for Christmas this year! I made salt ornaments and had her press her hand and feet into it. It was our first Christmas with our baby girl and we ade some great memories!
Jacalyn says
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I recently made a pendant light out of a glass jug I found in the basement when I moved in…used parts from the old tiffany chandelier so it was completely free!
Meghan says
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Salt dough ornaments of my son’s footprint, LOL.
Jess says
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I made a sea shell mirror for my parents for Christmas. I thought it was the perfect gift to celebrate their recent beach house purchase! I originally thought about buying them one, but after seeing prices of upwards of $500 for the size that I wanted, I decided to DIY it. You’ll be happy to hear that $65 (and 5 hours) later, I had a beautiful, homemade mirror!!
Rachel says
Hand it to me! I made cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning :)
Rhonda says
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I made a painting for my goddaughter. Photos for my sisters family and my bff. My husband made a bow (as in bow and arrow). My house was turned into half photography studio and half wood working shop for two weeks.
Lena says
HAND IT TO ME! I made some ornaments for our Christmas tree by mod podging japanese book pages to glass ornaments and then decorating them with glitter fabric paint! I also made a tree skirt. :)
tp says
Hand it to me! Entire grilled dinner tonight!
Kera says
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Latitude/longitude signs for my family for Christmas!
Katie Carr says
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I made oreo balls!
Kerry M says
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I made handmade bows for all of my Christmas packages out of old book pages this year. It was one of my first forays into anything DIY or crafty, though I’ve been a lurker here and on a few other blogs (not to mention Pinterest) for a while. It felt really, really good to make something myself — even something as small as a bow, which is totally disposable after it gets smooshed in the Christmas morning mayhem! Great giveaway, great blog, etc, etc. Thanks, as always, for everything.
Oh, and if you want to see the bows (and my how-to!): http://www.entomologyofabookworm.com/2011/12/book-page-bows.html
Lindsay says
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This Christmas I find myself on bedrest and BORED OUT OF MY MIND…so it has been the perfect time to do lots of crafts. For my two year old daughter and 18 month old niece (who were receiving play kitchen sets) I made matching aprons. Then I was feeling ambitious and made matching aprons for myself, my sister-in-law, my mother and my mother-in-law.
I also made button magnets from my husband’s grandmother’s button collection and shared them with family so they could all have a piece of “grandma” in their house.
I’ve done other little odds and ends like making cinnamon ornaments with my daughter and play food…I am trying to make the most of the situation and we are looking forward to meeting the newest addition to our family in just ONE WEEK!
Whitney says
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Next week, I will be moving back to my apartment at college for the Spring Semester. In order to bring in the new year at my home away from home, I went to Michael’s and picked up some glittery plant accents that were on clearance from Christmas. I made a homemade twisted wreath to hang on my door.
With the bright purples, eccentric blues, and golds, it stands out and really makes me think of the New Year’s traditional celebrations!
It’s on my blog as we speak! :)
Monica G. says
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I’m a graphic designer and this year, I designed a rubber stamp for my mother (a ‘From the desk of…’ kind of stamp) with a lovely typeface and added graphic elements. Then I hand stamped in red ink a loose sheet homemade note pad with it and tied holes punched at the top with kitchen twine.
Jen says
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I made mini cheesecakes, whoopie pies and other sweet treats for my team at work. I love letting them know they are great to work with!
Tara says
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I made Christmas cookies over the weekend!
wendy says
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I made ornaments out of the magnolia pods that fell from our corner tree. Most people like the leaves, but I’m obsessed with the prickly pods. Not bad for a Yankee girl turned Southern Belle! :)
Katie says
HAND IT TO ME! I handmade a few scarves to give as Christmas gifts this year.
Roxanne says
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I made a pasta salad for my company’s Christmas potluck :)
Christina Langrall says
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This year I made several Christmas gifts, including homemade (& home-canned!) marinara sauce for my Italian father, homemade soup for my vegetarian stepmother, and a homemade candleholder that looked so bad I kept it for myself! Also gave homemade Cream Cheese cookies as gifts to various folks (dogwalker, admin assistant, etc).
Rose m says
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I have been refinishing a $7.50 chair from goodwill….and sketching on tote bags with my new sharpie stained markers from santa! Ho ho hooo!