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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Things We Love

| By John Petersik | December 19, 2011 | 10,002 Comments

Fab Freebie: Things We Love

***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:

Thing We Love Giveaway

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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!
  4. 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.
  5. 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,

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Comments

  1. Jenny says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Happy Holidays!! This week is filled with last minute present shopping!

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  2. Kari says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Headed to Fargo, North Dakota! Packing lots of sweaters and scarves.

    Reply
  3. Marie Parker says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Our family of 5 is heading to San Antonio, Tx on the 26th to spend time family. We just bought a new house (well new to us but built in the 80’s so we have lots of remodeling to do) so we love following your blog. Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Jenny says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Happy Holidays!!! Gotta finish up a few little odds and ends then heading down to south Mississippi to spend Christmas with my family! Yay!!!

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Spending the holidays with my husband’s family in Arizona! Can’t wait for the vacation!

    Reply
  6. Barb says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are going to Vegas this weekend. Didn’t have enough PTO for a trip home.

    Reply
  7. Jessica Y says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
    I have an extra busy week ahead of me. Not only are we going to celebrate Christmas but we are also celebrating my son’s first birthday…yes a Christmas baby!

    Reply
  8. Victoria C says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    All the shopping is done, but I still have to buy some food items for the meal as I am hosting again this year. Very excited though!

    Reply
  9. Courtney Newell says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! I still have to do ALL of my shopping..what can I say I’m a procrastinator!! That includes gifts and grocery shopping… eek!

    Reply
  10. Beth F. says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Happy Holidays! I’ll be working through Thursday, then hopefully relaxing for the holidays!

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  11. Jennifer B. says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! We’re leaving at 3am Wednesday morning for a flight to Texas to visit my in-laws! We’ll be there for about a week and then road-tripping back to California with a new (to us) car. Pray for safe travels!
    Jennifer B.
    jenniferlynnebeard (at) gmail (dot) com

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  12. Chrissy says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    HaPpY HoLiDaYs!!! I will be finally wrapping presents but also planning some special time with my daughter who turns 5 (sniff, sniff). :-)

    Reply
  13. Denise says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Happy holidays!! Thanks for hosting this fun giveaway. I’m 35 weeks pregnant but we’re hitting the road to visit family for Christmas! Hope our little guy stays put for the trip!

    Reply
  14. Brittney says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I still have some shopping to do and now that finals are over I can finally get that done and re-do my room!

    Reply
  15. Emilie Schnabel says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I plan on sewing gifts, baking treats, and then relaxing with my family before a Christmas Eve Brunch and Christmas Day celebrations.

    Reply
  16. melanie says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m hoping to survive two preschool programs so I can then focus on the rest of my to-do list. lol

    Reply
  17. Pamela says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are pretty much ready… my husband is still baking some cookies and I have a few more gifts to pick up. I am a midwife and on-call all weekend – so, not sure when I’ll actually celebrate. Depends on if and when any Christmas babies want to arrive!

    Reply
  18. Meghan says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    Happy holidays! We are in Ohio celebrating with family!

    Reply
  19. Melinda says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! I’m planning on just chillin’ with my kids and relaxing before school craziness starts again! (The hubs and I are both teachers)

    Reply
  20. Alie says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    Happy Holidays!
    I’m working (retail) through this week and next. But my 2 little ones are keeping me in the Holiday Spirit. There are presents to mail and cookies to bake! After that, time with Friends.
    Thanks for the Opportunity J+S (+C)

    Reply
  21. Amanda T says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    Over the next 13 Holiday days, my husband and I are traveling by car about 1000 miles to four Christmas celebrations a winter wedding, and a family New Year Celebration.

    Reply
  22. Laura says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! to you! We actually celebrated half of our Christmas this past weekend when we were with family for a graduation. This week, we are cleaning here, finishing up wrapping the few stragglers of ordered gifts coming in still, and baking! Hopefully, there will be plenty of time for lying around staring at the Christmas tree with squinted eyes to make the lights all beautiful! :)

    Reply
  23. Leigh Healy says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Sitting back enjoying being DONE with everything and waiting on family to arrive:o)

    Reply
  24. Amy says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Well, right now there are 5,873 comments so it will take a Christmas miracle to win this one!! :) But thanks for the giveaway! I am trying to just get things finished up this week. Cleaning, shopping, trying to remember anything I might have forgotten and also trying to remember to enjoy it!

    Reply
  25. Anne says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m feeling relaxed and ready for my kids to get finished with school.

    Reply
  26. Kelly says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Wrapping, eating, giving, getting, sleeping, and relaxing!

    Reply
  27. Alliey Roche says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Happy holidays! This week will find me working my booty off, not too much different from any other week really. I haven’t done much in the way of gift shopping, so a boatload of free giftables could certainly come in handy!

    Reply
  28. Christine says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    I have so much baking to do and some last minute holiday gifts! :)

    Reply
  29. Pam says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Trying to mark things off of my to-do list!

    Reply
  30. Sarah says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Happy Holidays! Spending time with family…

    Reply
  31. MJ says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! A little shopping left to do, but mostly I am looking forward to wrapping presents, finishing up Christmas cards, some baking, and spending time with family and friends! Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  32. Sheela says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Looking forward to family visiting and finishing up with some presents (making them and wrapping a bunch of them!)

    Reply
  33. alexh says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Happy Holidays! Pet sitting most of the week and studying for the GREs.

    Reply
  34. Meagan Bake says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’re just doing a lot of cooking and visiting family this year.

    Reply
  35. Ethan says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Not much to do actually, just a little bit of shopping. I’m excited to head back to my hometown to spend Christmas with all of my family.

    Reply
  36. SusanH says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Happy Holidays!
    I have a little shopping left and I have to prep the guest room for my brother in law. Haven’t wrapped a gift yet, so I have to get crackin’.

    Reply
  37. Katie LaBranche says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Happy Holidays : ) Everything is checked off our list, except a 9 hour drive to Ohio with our 7 month old, Charlie, and our two dogs, Moses & Layla! Wish us luck!!

    Reply
  38. Tiffany Threlkeld says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Just finishing up my wrapping and some last minute cleaning. My husband and I started Insanity, so we’re not doing too much baking or indulging, figured why wait until the new year!

    Reply
  39. Morgan says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    I will be delivering gifts with Salvation Army to local families in need.

    Reply
  40. Amanda R says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Agenda: baking, baking, baking.

    Reply
  41. Alexis Shannon says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    Happy Holidays! We will spend the week finishing up the DIY wainscoting we are putting up in the dining room just in time to host Christmas Eve dinner!

    Reply
  42. Sarah says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Still need to finish shopping, wrapping and baking and plan our Christmas dinner…..

    Reply
  43. Casey says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Happy holidays! I’ll hopefully be having a flip-flop kind of Christmas in Texas with family.

    Reply
  44. Jenny says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We will be visiting some family nearby and just enjoying a different pace from normal.

    Reply
  45. Rosie says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Merry Christmas! Everything.

    Reply
  46. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
    We just bought our first house so I’ve been shopping for new paint colors and flooring and appliances and and and… Feeling a little overwhelmed!

    Reply
  47. Tara F says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Happy Holidays!!
    I am trying to finish up last minute work on my baby boys room who is scheduled to arrive in a month. Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Holidays to you!

    Reply
  48. Ali says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Happy Holidays!!!!!!!! Sadly it’s work, work, work until Saturday for me.

    Reply
  49. Lara Rassette says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Just keep working thru Thursday, man I wish I had vacation time left1

    Reply
  50. Katelyn says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Excited to drive to Iowa (where they love pigs – especially the speaker variety), and spend Christmas with family.

    Reply
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