***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,
Amanda says
Happy Holidays! I will be enjoying some downtime after spending most of the week at work. Merry Christmas Everyone!
Jo says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Off to England to visit the family for my daughter’s first christmas
Andrea H says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Traveling to the In-laws and to take my daughter to meet her great-great grandmother!
Erin Brown says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I am just about finished up with Christmas shopping, have a ton of baking, cooking and cleaning to accomplish. It’s been a rough couple weeks but I am ready to sit back and wait for my favorite man in the big red suit to visit. : )
Sarah M says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Staying home since my parents live 5 mins away. I was done with my shopping 2 weeks ago :)
Rachel says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
So looking forward to relaxing this weekend and sleeping in!
Emily Anne says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am almost done shopping but I still have some homemade gifts to finish and wrap!
Lauren Murphy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Making chocolate mousse and Carrot Cake, then cooking Christmas Eve Dinner – Prime Rib! YUM!
Ang says
Last minute gifts, baking cookies, pacin for travels!!
Elizabeth says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are staying here and being together as our nuclear family. :) We are also bonding with friends.
Thank you!
Ellen H says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Still have a little shopping to do, but we are in good shape for the holidays. Luckily I have Christmas off and will be able to live it up with the extended family, about 30 of us, at my parents’ house!
Jessica J says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Cleaning, cleaning, more cleaning.
Chelsey Drake says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I have so much shopping left & I need to ship gifts out too! This season totally snuck up on me, but I’ll get it taken care of :) Me & the hubs are definitely looking forward to fun times with the family this week!
Mary says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! All of the above. We are last minute shopping still. Loads of parties and Christmas Eve Service at Church Saturday, AND We are traveling Christmas day to see family…whew…
Jess says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Planning on spending time with the family in between working :)
Jenny W says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Lots of cleaning to do in our new house, then lots of time with family and friends!
Patti says
Happy Holidays!
Shopping, cleaning, baking and cooking, in that order!
jennifer` says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! We are headed north the day after Christmas to Traverse City, MI to ski, skate and sled….that is, if it actually decides to snow up north…
catherine says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! We are hosting our first ever christmas at our (somewhat) new house. I am so excited to decorate and finally use our wedding china! Of course I am freaking out about all the cleaning but everything finds a way to get done right??
Aimee B says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Going to Branson with the fam for a little rest and relaxation.
Yvonne says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Well, since I’m in Kuwait and won’t have another R&R until April 2012– next week I’ll be working. Not too exciting!
Bri says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m a teacher, so I have the week off to decorate our (new to us) home and prepare for my parents to come visit from out of state. So excited!
Samantha F. says
Happy Holidays!
I will be shopping, cooking, cleaning, and packing!
Stephanie says
Happy holidays! I’m making reservations for Christmas dinner – we had two full Thanksgiving meals, and I’m not holiday-cooking again until Easter. :)
Maribeth says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! I plan on RELAXING!!
LibbyS says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
lots of waiting for vacation to start…almost there!
Katherine M says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Lots of family time, cheer, and merriment. :D
Kelly T says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be celebrating my baby tuning 4 months old with my family- nothing could be more perfect!
NEPD says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are heading to our cabin in West Virginia for a nice long quiet week!
Jennifer says
Home :) with family. Boy, do I want that Craig Jig for Christmas. Happy Holidays everyone.
Alyssa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I still have a few more people to shop for. We will be getting toegther with family at their house b/c our kitchen is in the middle of being remodeled – cabinets are actually set to be dilivered Friday (12/23)!
Monica C says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Christmas eve lunch at my parents, Christmas here with our excited boys, day after in-laws are coming to our house for a few nights!
Angela says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! my husband just got me a 10000 piece puzzle.
karen says
Happy Holidays! We are travelling tomorrow night with our 2 kids to visit family about 900 miles away.
Susanne says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m wrapping up packages to ship to family I won’t see this Christmas season. And perhaps DIYing a gift for my darling hubs.
julia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I still have all my presents to wrap and cookies to bake!! Friday will be insanity!
karen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! We are traveling (by car, sweet cheezus help us) from NJ to OH to split our time b/n two sets of grandparents and our sisters. Cannot wait to go home (even though 22 total hours in a car, with 5 year old twins, is a bit draining). LOVE this time of year!
Christina says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Last minute shopping, wrapping, and hopefully catching up on sleep.
stella g. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! This year I’ll be celebrating by spending lots of time in the car.. VA, MD, PA, other parts of VA… and it’s all totally worth it.
Debbie K says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
We are spending this week enjoying some time with friends and family and squeezing in some baking.
Jess says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
visiting with family for two days straight!
Emily says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Andrea goodman says
Happy holidays! Busy times ahead, I’m hosting four different events at my house! Makes it easier than traveling with littles.
Amy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Definately have last minute shopping to do. I plan on getting the majority of my shopping done Friday night!
adria says
Happy Holidays!
What’s NOT on the agenda this week would be an easier question – we have Hannukah, Christmas, Baltimore, Maryland and then Cancun….an insane amount of friends, family, food and drink with some gifts on the side. Oh, and a beach wedding!
Leah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Eating leftovers and watching movies.
LNS says
Happy Holidays! No shopping left, just some wrapping presents, and enjoying time with family!
Rachel says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will be STARTING my Christmas shopping… Oops! Luckily not too many to shop for and no kiddos yet!
Katelyn says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will be traveling this week before Christmas and once I land in my home state, driving between cities to visit 4 sets of parents! Sounds exhausting…but I love seeing everyone.
Lili says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I have completed none of my Christmas shopping, so today and tomorrow will be a lot of last minute running around. After work lets out Wednesday, I will be doing some baking with friends, then hanging out with family the rest of the weekend and cooking a few dishes for the Christmas meal:)