***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,
Doug says
Happy Holidays!
I’m enjoying some much needed time off of work.
melanie says
Happy Holidays!
I’ll just be chilling (i.e. not sleeping) with my 3 week old twins!
Nicole says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I just moved to the west coast two months ago so I cannot wait to get back to the east coast to spend some time with my friends and family. You really don’t fully appreciate things until they’re gone!
Michele S. says
Happy holidays! My husband and I have been together for 10 years (married for three) and this is the first time we’ve been home in California for the holidays. We typically go to Chicago as that’s where he’s from but we decided to skip it this year. This is the first year we’ve had a tree and decorated and it’s been so much fun! Love you guys and looking forward to seeing everything you do in the new year!
Sara says
Happy holidays! This week I’ll be trying my hand at watercolor painting just for fun and then some last minute shopping and mostly being a couch potato and hanging out with my family. :)
Eileen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We -JUST- got back from a family gathering, so I’ll be doing laundry and vacuuming for in town peeps to come over.
Jennifer C. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are going to do some baking and cleaning with the kids and finish my girls’ Christmas dresses!
Kristin W. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’re traveling to see family in the frozen north. My kids are dying to see snow, but I hear it’s not looking good.
Dennis says
happy holidays
I’m traveling this week and looking forward to seeing my family.
Erin Weber says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m all done shopping and laid up in bed, just trying to recover (from foot surgery) this week. Just hoping it all comes together… My to-do list is growing while I’m laying here and I’m sort of freaking out about all I need to relinquish for someone else to take care of. We’re having our youngest (3mo. old) Baptized on Christmas Eve and hosting a dinner at our house after. I had originally imagined it much different but now think I’ll have to step aside and (eek…cringe) order some pre-made food. All that matters is that we’ll all be together and happy…right? I’m so Type A, even I can’t handle it.
Cori says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS Cleaning and shopping and baking, Oh My!
Ashley says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I plan to fully take advantage of my first year at a job with a 10 day Christmas break and reeeeLAX! Much needed in a year that’s brought wedding planning and house buying. Whew!
Dennis says
Happy holidays.
I’m catching up on my leisure reading during my time off of school.
Emily says
Happy Holidays!
I am traveling back to the Midwest to visit my family.
What a wonderful giveaway!
I hope that you and your families have a joyous holiday season!
Miranda says
Happy Holidays! All of our families are going out of town for the holidays so we are flying solo this year. We plan on making breakfast and then heading to the movies Christmas Day to catch a double feature! No shopping, decorating, or big meals to cook. Kind of a relief this year!
Shawna says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
We’re making the annual road trip from IN to OH to visit our families & friends. Thankfully our shopping is done. Merry & Happy to YHL!
nicole says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We have a great deal of family obligations but we couldn’t be happier about it!
Jane Nelson says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’ll be dressing our 8-week old in a tiny santa costume and taking pictures of him in front of our Christmas tree so he can hate us even more when we bust the pics out when he’s a teenager!
lmwst36 says
Happy Holidays!
I will be spending the holidays with my family while being 8.5 months preggers! :)
Hilary says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
This week the construction on our house’s new addition should FINALLY be finished, so I’m going to be spending a ton of time unpacking boxes that have been sealed for months while work was done, and loving having a calm, quiet house for the first time in forever!!
Ami says
Happy Holidays! I’ll be cleaning the house and preparing to spend some quality time with the family. Presents are already wrapped! :)
Lindsay says
Happy holidays! Waiting on the fam to come to us this year!
Deborah says
Happy holidays! So much cleaning left to do…so little time…
Keisha says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have never been more excited about one of your giveaways, so fingers crossed… We’re hosting 16 people, so still need to grocery shop, cook, & clean, but whenever I start to feel overwhelmed, I try to focus in how great it will be to have both sides of our family together. Happy Holidays, YHL!!!
Carissa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I have one gift left to purchase and a whole lotta cookin’ to do!
Sunflowergurl says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” I will be relaxing by the pool in the Florida sun and taking walks on the beach with the sand between my toes.
Lori Wojchowski says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!! We are going to Greece!
Jen @ The Decor Scene says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! We are hosting Christmas Day, so we are still cleaning, wrapping and getting food together. Should be fun!!! :)
laura says
“HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” I am relaxing at home this holiday, enjoying a lowkey Christmas and it’s great! Next year will probably be crazy with travel again!
Dulce says
Happy Holidays! Looking forward to some time off to do some last-minute DIY projects & some cleaning… but most importantly for some much needed family time :)
esther says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
The week before and after Christmas will be spend studying for finals, but I’m definitely taking of Christmas Day(s) to spend with family :)
Dani says
Happy Holidays! We’re doing Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas day with my in-laws and kicking off the New Year with a much needed vacation to Ireland/London!
Netty says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We are cooking it up for Xmas Eve and then going to the Fire Station on Xmas for a homecooked meal by my hubby and the rest of the firefighting crew! YAY!
Kelli W. says
Happy Holidays! Still have some last minute shopping to do, but then I am looking forward to some DIYing over the holiday! And I’m drooling over the Kreg set!
Crystal says
Happy Holidays!! I still have all the shopping/cooking/cleaning to do plus a trip to the NC coast for New Years!!
Katie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m headed to Japan to spend the holidays with my husband’s family over there – should be quite an adventure!
srah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I think I’m done with shopping, so it’s just a few more days of work then I’m off to Michigan!
Rochelle says
Happy Holidays!
Bree says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
We’re hosting our first Christmas so we’ve got to spruce up the house and get lots of cooking done while handling our two dogs and new foster dog. Talk about a busy week, wow!
Bridget C says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I am trying to finish up some handmade gifts that I decided to make this year. Pencil Rolls for my girls and a chenille blanket for my 3 month old son!
Anna says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Cookie baking and exchanging, wrapping things up at work, then heading to western NC for a couple days with the inlaws, a week with my family in the country, and catching up with my oldest and dearest friends!
Erin says
Happy Holidays. We will be hosting Christmas Eve at our house.
Kristen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Because we have a newborn(2 weeks), we will not be travelling this year. Yeah! We will be snuggling and napping at home and spending time with our distant family members via Skype instead. It is truly a wonderful season for us this year.
Macey says
Happy Holidays! Cooking! Cleaning! Eating!
virginia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I have to START shopping this week…oops.
Melanie A. says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Just spent all yesterday baking 12 dozen cookies and now have to clean up the aftermath. And then do some more shopping. I’m looking forward to it! :)
Vicki K says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I will be helping my sister decorate her home to host the 20+ crowd we will have for Christmas. But, excitingly we are closing escrow on our new house today – so will be starting the move this week end. So excited!
Katie says
Happy Holidays! We are spending christmas eve at my in-laws (uhg.) and christmas at home (yay!)
laura says
Happy Holidays! Last day of school for the kids is tomorrow and I’m so looking forward to celebrating, relaxing and being lazy til Jan 2!
Mindy M. says
Happy Holidays!
We have some baking, some traveling & lots of spending time with family on the agenda for next week. We also have the whole week off work, so I’m sure some projects will also get done around the house.