***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,
Marisa H says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! We will be having the family over for Christmas dinner.
Allison says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Shopping and wrapping and getting my little boy excited too!
Catherine says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I am just soaking up my daughter’s 2nd Christmas and our family visiting our new (first!) house!
Katie g says
Happy holidays! I can’t wait to visit my family and newborn nephew!
Jessica says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! All of the shopping is done and the presents wrapped so now it is time to enjoy all of the cookies!
Josie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Just wrapping and trying to control my 4 year old from opening said gifts :)
claire says
happy holidays! staying with family who live about an hour away
Lisa W says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We have to go to three houses on christmas. Its our baby’s first so its all worth it :)
Anne G. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Christmas in Connecticut! Heading east via plane on Friday with my 19 month old. Wish me luck. Ha! Merry Christmas!
kevin says
happy holidays! christmas with the family!
Michele says
Happy Holidays!
Wednesday is my birthday, so we’ll be doing a little dinner and last minute shopping before heading out of town that night. Then, we’ll be ho-ho-ho-ing all week at my parents. My kids are super stoked!
Kristen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! shopping and spending time with my family
Sarah C. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
This week: work and start cooking!!
Amy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We have lots of family to visit, last-minute shopping and dancing to Christmas music to do!
Nina says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
We’re headed down to (hopefully) warmer weather and the beaches of Florida. It won’t feel as “Christmas-y”, but I’m ready to get away and sip on a cranberry margarita while I wait for Santa to climb down my chimney -er- palm tree. ;)
Christina Barritt says
HaPpy HoLiDAys!
This week I hope to mend my relationship with my 18 year-old son. It’s been a rough few months and I’m ready for peace and to share time together in a positive place!
kevin says
happy holidays! christmas with my wife and son, then traveling to see the fams!
Lindsay says
Happy Holidays!
We try to lay low the week before Christmas and spend time as a family driving around to see Christmas lights, watching Christmas movies on TV or wrapping gifts. We try to focus on the real reason for the season rather than get wrapped up in the chaos.
Amanda Black says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
This week I will be doing crafts with my kindergartener who is off from school, and trying not to worry about how messy my house will get!
maggie says
Happy Holidays! I’m working through the weekend :( I guess someone has to do it!
Cara says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m six months pregnant so I am baking up a cookie storm. The hubby and I will be having a quiet Christmas with the two of us (our in-town relatives are going out of town to see other relatives). I am looking forward to putting up my feet and sitting by the fire.
Alana says
Happy Holidays!
I still have un-used holiday decorations to put away…but pretty much done with everything else!
Trish says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Still waiting on some last minute gifts to arrive from Amazon before the big day!
Martha says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! What a great give away. We’re traveling cross country to be with family, but still have a little bit of shopping to do, and then home to bake, and sit around with loved ones. Can’t wait.
Ashley says
Happy Holidays! My husband and I are heading home to southern California to spend the holidays with his family and hang out with mine during their perfectly timed vacation to disneyland! Win-win!
Emily W says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! My husband and I will be traveling to Austin to spend time with my family for Christmas. I hope to have all the shopping, wrapping and cleaning done before we leave on Thursday!
KristinaM says
Happy Holidays.
This week will be filled with work, house cleaning and preparing everything so I can enjoy a week OFF!
Laura says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
We plan to just RELAX!!!!!
Sylvia says
Happy Holidays! I have to finish wrapping the presents. Then, I’ll drive to No CA to visit family to celebrate the holidays.
Taylor says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It’s off to the great mid-west for Christmas #1 next week. It can’t be bad when there are multiple Christmases. :)
Tiffany says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am hanging around home, hoping to catch up on some DIY shelving that we are refinishing and repainting my daughter’s “big girl” room
Cathy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Slogging through a few more days of work before my week-long vacation…which means a week of home projects + pajamas. Woo! :)
Katie says
Happy Holidays! This week I can relax! My goal was to finish everything early, so now I can enjoy a few days of pure holiday happiness without the stress.
James says
Happy Holidays …
We’re having a small gathering on Christmas Eve…so pretty much preparing for that,… everything is either wraped, decorated, or in the mail….even ordered the smoked turkey….still need flowers..and some kind of cheesy-starch…nothing too stressful
Happy Holidays Young House Lovers!!!
Love , love, love your blog,,y’all are tons of inspiring…
Jamie says
Happy holidays! We are heading north to see my in-laws!
Alison says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I’m spending time with family and wrapping anything and everything “Dora the explorer” for my dora-obsessed one year old!
laurac in indy says
Happy holidays!
Lisa P. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hoping for a white Christmas here in Denver! Hanging with my hubs and 1 year old girl! Best time of the year!!
kalen says
Happy Holidays!
We’ll be taking care of our 6 week old and 17 month old while trying to prepare the house for my in-laws and some holiday parties. And of *course* we’ve got tons of last minute shopping to do!
Jaimie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Other than working, I’m going to be finishing up painting the dining room, possibly starting on our fireplace reno, and trying to sort through my massive box of paperwork in the office I’ve been avoiding for too long. Woohoo!
Kate says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have lots of baking to do.
Emily Simpson says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS :)
I won’t be able to make it home for Christmas this year, so this week will be spent trying to stay positive and there will be lots of skyping to family and friends.
Kirstin Jansen says
Happy holidays!
On this week’s agenda: cleaning the guest room and hanging closet doors.
Jyl says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
So much awesome this week: Gave out bells to the kids at The Widener Memorial School today (it’s a school for special needs children, and they are so grateful and full of love!), Having my 12 week ultrasound tomorrow and I finally get to announce to the whole world we’re having a baby!, lots of Christmas cookie baking and gift wrapping to follow! I’m so happy I could burst!
Love YHL so much! Thanks for everything P family, hope 2012 is ever better for you!
Alison says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This is the first year we’re hosting my fiance’s parents for Christmas… eek!
Rachel says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This week I’m continuing to put off the last bit of shopping, planning, and sewing. But I’m blaming it on morning sickness. It’s a good excuse. :)
Karli says
Happy Holidays! Playing Santa for the 1st time!
LK says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Let the nights of frantic wrapping begin!
Heather says
Happy holidays! We’re spending the week before Christmas visiting with family!
Farron says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I plan to start the massive task of painting my kitchen cabinets as well.