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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. Devin says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I Will be cleaning, cooking/baking, wrapping, doing chores and decorating even more. Long week. :)

    Reply
  2. AnnE says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Happy holidays! My husband and I will be heading to WI (from San francisco

    Reply
  3. Kathie P says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Happy Holidays! I am baking like a crazed woman-and have yet to start wrapping!

    Reply
  4. Mary says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
    I’ll be baking and wrapping gifts every single day. Christmas day will be spend with family remembering the true meaning of Christmas!

    Reply
  5. chris says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Happy Holidays! This week I have to clean the house for guests, shop for new, less dingy towels, wrap presents, and plant a few things in the front yard garden bed (we are in SoCal and garden year-round).

    Reply
  6. Megan says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Happy Holidays! Horray for leaving the midwest and getting to FL to avoid the snow and enjoy the sunshine!

    Reply
  7. Megan says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Relax (and bake some more cookies!)

    Reply
  8. Felicity says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Happy Holidays! :-) I’ll be spending some quality time with my brother, sister-in-law, and adorable niece in from San Francisco! Hope you have a great one, YHLers!

    Reply
  10. Ingrid says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! We are staying home this year and are looking forward to some visiting relatives!

    Reply
  11. Tiffany says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Happy holidays! I will be cleaning the house everyday since the kids are out of school!!! :-)

    Reply
  12. deena says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS
    All my crimmuh came today by USPS in one big box. YAY. now fun wrapping drinking partay!!!

    Y’all are the new Oprah with favorite things!!!

    Reply
  13. Kenya says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Taking time off from work to relax at home and enjoy the holiday with the kids. Shopping is done too!

    Reply
  14. Heather @ It's So Suburban says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    Happy Holidays! Still have a little wrapping left to do.

    Reply
  15. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! My family is coming into town to celebrate my almost 8 month old son’s first Christmas! Gotta get gifts wrapped, house cleaned, and groceries bought before they all arrive!!

    Reply
  16. Joy says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This week is pretty chill until Friday, then we’re off for two days, home a day, off for two days, home for a day and hosting a get together, then off for two days. Then home to a mountain of laundry!

    Reply
  17. Melissa says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Sleeping in and spending the rest of everyday this weekend with family! Likely to see some gifts under the tree for our little ‘soon to arrive’ baby boy! :-)

    Reply
  18. Vicky says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    Happy Holidays! Off to Miami for Christmas.

    Reply
  19. wendy says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! We’ll be finishing up last minute shopping and wrapping. Also hopefully get time to finish laying our new floors in our bedroom (oh yea!!!) Then relax and enjoy christmas and my birthday with family and friends! Have a GREAT one guys!

    Reply
  20. Kim says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
    I will be doing some last minute shopping followed by a wrapping frenzy. My week will end with some relaxing time spent with my family.

    Reply
  21. Heather says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be enjoying Christmas with my husband who will be getting back from a long deployment today! Can’t wait. A Roomba would definitely give us some more time together :)

    Reply
  22. Lavinia says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I will be procrastinating for maybe another day or two and then I’ll be in full holiday mode until I crash and burn.

    Reply
  23. Suchita says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    Happy Holidays! I’m enjoying spending time with my kids without worrying about homework, bedtime, and schedules!!

    Reply
  24. Amanda S says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Spending Christmas with my Husband and brother, so I think I will be forced to watch football and basketball for most of the day, sigh :P

    Reply
  25. Diana says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m just letting the season wash over me! Everything is done and ready to go!

    Reply
  26. Rachael says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Happy Holidays! I am spending the winter break in Florida with my boyfriend and his family. I am stoked to spend the holiday with them but a little stressed out about what to give as gifts! Pinterest has been a big help in brainstorming ideas :)

    Reply
  27. Kelly says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Happy holidays!! Normal week for me, all the fun starts Saturday!!

    Reply
  28. Susan says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Last minute shopping ’til I drop!

    Reply
  29. Stephanie says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    Happy Holidays!!

    Reply
  30. Katie Assmus says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:20 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Still have some last minute shopping to do plus some DIY gifts to finish :).

    Reply
  31. Cynthia WK says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Our agenda this week is actually business as usual until this weekend. No traveling. Typical cleaning. I am doing a whole lot of DIY projects (small things) and crossing items off our to-do list (organizing). I plan on cooking for Christmas and will probably do some baking this week also. I stay busy with “regular” life things with twin 2 year olds, a 10 yo, and a 12 yo (all boys) I think I will will be exhausted on Christmas evening but will be counting my blessings for sure!

    BTW – the iRobot Scooba 230 will MAKE MY LIFETIME! Oh, that is one “to-do” that I do not get too often enough. To have the iRobot do it while I am away is like making the kitchen fairies appear and actually be REAL & NOT ME!!

    Cynthia

    Reply
  32. Melissa Pietri says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We still have last minute shopping, cooking, and cleaning on the agenda before we travel:)

    Reply
  33. Jen W says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    This week I’m making cookies for Santa with my 2-year old twins and picking my mom up from the airport to spend Christmas with us.

    Reply
  34. Sara says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    Happy Holidays! Waiting for my dad to visit and cleaning the house!

    Reply
  35. Jackie says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I’ll be working like a madwoman for the next few days (have to pay for those presents *somehow*!), and then finally relaxing with the family for Christmas. Which basically means attacking my niece and nephew every 32 seconds with kisses.

    Reply
  36. Leah says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Putting last minute touches on our Christmas Eve services at church!

    Reply
  37. Roshni says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    Happy holidays! Traveling to the Bay area to meet up with family!!

    Reply
  38. Kristina says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    Happy Holidays! We’ll be driving from Boston to Florida to spend our first Christmas together!

    Reply
  39. Alison says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    All of the above :)

    Reply
  40. kristen b says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    happy holidays!

    what wonderful favorite things! gingerbread houses, presents, lots of wonderful food, and of course some last minute christmas decoration diy projects.

    Reply
  41. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!?! I have a bit of shopping left to do but most importantly lots of family time to be had!!

    Reply
  42. Monique says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Happy holidays! Wrapping gifts and cooking!

    Reply
  43. Jen says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Happy Holidays!!! Doing last minute shopping, deal shopping and then family christmases with both sides.

    Reply
  44. Jordan Johnson says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    Happy holidays!!! I still need stocking stutters!

    Reply
  45. Jessica says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
    Just finished wrapping the majority of our presents and just have two more presents to search for! Always say I won’t put shopping off until the last minute, yet here I am again :/

    Reply
  46. Brenda says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Making cranberry pudding and decking the halls with cranberry-popcorn strings. So thankful we’re all together this year.

    Reply
  47. Rowena says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    Happy Holidays! We’re getting a full week off, so that means bumming around a little, a little house re-organization, and celebrating with family.

    Reply
  48. Monika says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Everyone’s coming to our house!

    Reply
  49. Jessica Madison says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!
    I have a few gift cards to pick up as well as some stocking stuffers…and patiently awaiting some photo books I ordered as gifts…not to mention, countless hours of BAKING!!

    Reply
  50. zippy says

    December 19, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I need to wrap presents and then am celebrating Christmas with my family.

    Reply
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