***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,
Kari says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We have a 17 month old and will be starting our Christmas traditions this year. Christmas Eve Eve we’ll be camping out under the Christmas tree, pigging out on junk food and watching every Christmas movie known to man. Yay Christmas!!
Melissa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Ive got the house clean, presents wrapped, ready to go!
samantha spencer says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! plan for the next week… finish painting the burlap pillows i made for my friends as Christmas gifts!
Alison W. says
Happy Holidays!
Birthday today! Then a flurry of last minute shopping and wrapping before we go back and forth and back and forth between my family and my fiance’s for the holidays!
Nadeen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! we still have some shopping to do and cleaning this messy house now that finals are done! then relax and laugh and eat!
Ann says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
LC says
Happy Holidays!
My last final exam is tomorrow at 3pm, so I haven’t really even thought about the holidays yet. My husband has taken care of all the scheduling this year, so I’m just going to go where I’m told. And since it will be the first time in months I haven’t had homework to do, it’s going to be AWESOME!
Megan McC says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m going to be baking up a storm and wrapping presents this week. Getting ready for my first Christmas in my first house! Thanks for all the inspiration this year (and the constant validation that it takes time to tweek a house to make it yours)!
Vicky says
Happy holidays!
I’m hosting Christmas this year so lots of cleaning and grocery shopping and than cooking!
Maria says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I just had surgery so I made sure I had all my Christmas things done beforehand so I can relax till the day comes. =)
victoria says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This week we’re baking cookies and dog treats, mailing gifts for friends far away, wrapping presents for the munchkin, and heading to the fish market to get eats for Christmas Eve.
Stacy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! To do this week – drive around and look at Christmas lights, bake cookies. Kids will love it (and so will I)!
AshleyMG says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Enjoying spending the first Christmas with our son who we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of last Christmas. He’s my little sunshine!!
Lissete says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’ll be cleaning and organizing my house, I want to have my house fully cleaned and organized by the begining of the year, I sound like my house is beyond help, but seriously when you work full time and you have two girls, whose baby sitter watches in your own home, it gets messy quickly, weekends are not enough to clean! :)
sharon says
Happy holidays! We will be crafting some last minute presents for family.
Veronica says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Unfortunately I will be working most of the holiday week (nobody told me people still get sick on weekends and holidays 7 days a week, 365 days a year etc before I got into health care$#%!!) Ha! Just kidding of course, but I will be putting in oodles of overtime so coworkers with kiddos can enjoy Santa’s visit. Looking forward to hosting a holiday dinner on the 23rd for friends and fam though!!
Emily F. says
Happy Holidays!!
I have a few more gifts to wrap and some grocery shopping to do (once I figure out what appetizer and side dishes I need to make for the various holiday meals). Also, my SIL’s wedding is in a week so I’ll be busy helping with last minute things for that! Busy, busy!
tom says
Happy holidays….work, last minute shopping & wrapping, family time with the kids!
Sarah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! My family from Florida should be in North Carolina by 6pm! I still need to vacuum. I’m finished shopping, but still waiting for a few things to be delivered. We’re going to cheer on UNC against Texas! Can’t wait for Santa (our family has a new baby this Christmas, so it’s super exciting)!
Beth says
Happy Holidays..or as I like to say Happy Christmas!
I will be franitically finishing up some bucket orders, making a mini album for my husbands Christmas sock out of a deck of cards, gathering last minute sock gifts, and making potato soup..yum!
Katie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Next week in between working and baking and visiting family I will be using up all the gift cards I got for my birthday and sitting in my living room with my creamy nutmeg candle from Bath & Body Works going while completely enjoying my new hardwood floors we got done DIY installing!!! Soooo in love!! CAN’T WAIT!!!
XOXOO
dacia says
Happy Holidays! I need to focus on food! Going to make tamales and posole!
Raquel says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are sticking close to home this year–lots of last minute shopping that is NOT going to arrive in time for Christmas! Aaaghhh…
regina says
happy holidays! i have to work, boo.
Laura says
happy holidays! I’m already at my parent’s, so now I’m just biding my time in my christmas PJ’s until the hanukkah elf (my dad is jewish) and santa (my mom is not jewish) arrive.
Christina says
Happy Holidays! I need to um. START. my Christmas shopping. ;)
Lindsay W says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Finishing up last-minute shopping (online, thankfully), getting the house cleaned, and packing – we leave for Europe for two weeks on Xmas Eve! Super excited for New Year’s Eve in Paris :)
Andy B says
Happy holidays. Shopping, christmas parties, cookies, you name it we’re doing it!
Katie K says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
Cheryl says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We have lots and lots of wrapping to do and family to visit. It will be a packed weekend!
Charlie says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” Working :/
Mary Jo Fisher says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! (Love your blog) The little table is so sweet..made me think of the table made for my sons by their dad and grandpa…the younger son is 25 now and that little table has been his coffee table and now holds big screen in his bedroom. Happy memories!! And here’s to new ones we’re making now.
Michael B says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
My work let me have the week off paid so spending lots of time with my wife and kids.
Katie says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” I wanted to rest and eat cookies and watch holiday movies, but I always take on so many tasks and make so many plans that I never get too. Boo!
Becky says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
Kristin says
Happy Holidays!!! The next week will be spent working, traveling to Delaware and New Jersey, and celebrating. Oh, and, there will also be plenty of eating going on!!
Katy. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Driving 1300 miles round trip to MT from MN w/ our 11 mo old!
Jill says
Happy holidays! I am on vacation and I will be spending some extra time with my little boy! Hope you guys have a great Christmas!
Kelly says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We will be going head-to-head with the weather, hoping to avoid a snowstorm when we fly from FL to MA on Christmas Eve morning.
Emmy says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
No agenda, just spending one last Christmas “just us” before baby girl arrives in Feb. Not even traveling to see fam, just staying close to our wood burning stove and hot chocolate.
Kellee says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m always a late shopper, so Wednesday I will be hitting my local Outlet Mall to purchase gifts. Saturday I plan to cook with my BFF and Sunday I’ll have my Grandmother over for Christmas dinner. I have a really small family.
Amanda Hevener says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m relaxing and just waiting for Christmas!
Andrea Bauer says
Happy holidays!!!
Shopping is done so now I need to wrap them and make some Christmas goodies.
Jenny says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I can’t wait to get my grandma’s cherry pies in the oven and the Christmas cookies on the table, then looking forward to vacation with my family!
Tanya says
Happy Holidays! Spending time with family in MI.
amanda V says
Happy Holidays!
In Germany, we’ll be finishing up the browsing of the Christmas markets here! So beautiful!
Amy M says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’re planning to go to a 2 am concert.
Denise says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Only 2 more gifts left!
Keli Wright says
For the next week my family will be trying to figure out how Santa packs all those presents in his sleigh so that we can mimic the feat for our Christmas with Family Around the World (aka Continental US) holiday trip. It’s going to be a great holiday! Best wishes to you and yours. I hope Clara gets her Santa sighting!
Nicole says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Going to try to get some cookies made.