***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,
courtney says
Happy Holidays! I need to wrap presents, Luckily I finished my Christmas shopping early because I have been sick for about 10 days, also good that I already had a doctor appointment scheduled for this week.
Anne says
Happy Holidays! Visiting the family!
Angela says
Happy Holidays! I am a special ed teacher and we let out of school tomorrow! Then we head off with our 10 month old twins and my parents to Kauai for Christmas.
ara jane says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am almost finished with my Christmas shopping (just two gift cards left to purchase) but I still have some sewing to finish up before the big day. Oh, and a whole bunch of holiday baking to do. And to figure out what to make for Christmas eve dinner. Sigh. I was feeling pretty good about where I was until I wrote that all out!
Katie Norlander says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Nothing to do until next Wednesday but enjoy family during the not-so-Christmasy 75 degree South Carolina weather!
Lauren Lasher says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
I have some more wrapping to do, but otherwise I am going to sit back and enjoy the rest of the holiday season with my family.
PAULA says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! All of our kids live up north (if you consider NC north). So it’s a 10 hour drive for us but it’s worth it to see them and cook them the meals that only mama can cook.
Sandra Volkman says
Happy Holidays! Our oldest daughter will have her tonsils taken out so we will have a quiet time.
Heather B says
Happy Holidays! We are just hanging out with family, decorating cookies and watching the magic that is Christmas time with little ones :).
Susan says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Just a few more batches of cookies and a few more gifts before a great week of celebration and relaxation!
Kristen says
Happy Holidays!!
All my shopping is done, now I just have to work up the motivation to wrap the gifts!!!
Jimbo says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I am going to finish working this week to help pay for all the fun my wife has been having while shopping this holiday season.
Meg says
Happy Holidays.
Baking, Cleaning & enjoying the family.
Brandi Brown says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Finishing up some last minute shopping, some last minute DIY gifts and spending time with family and friends!
edz says
Happy Holidays!! Done with shopping and time to just sit back and relax and enjoy the christmas season!
Holly says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We are off to Vegas with my mom!
Beth says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! I have to work (unfortunately), and on Christmas Eve traveling to visit family. Looking forward to enjoying the week off work between Christmas and New Years!!
Kara says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We have a busy week,with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew coming Thursday afternoon. A lot of wrapping to do, a little baking, some Christmas movie watching (gotta love how excited a 2 year old gets over Snoopy and Santa), a little traveling and a lot of eating.
wendy says
Happy Holidays! I will be singing carols, making snowflakes and hanging out with the famiy
Carrie C says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I am making a one hour trip NW to see my parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and niece. We always have potato soup on Christmas Eve with family before we go to the midnight service at church. Merry Christmas!
Mara says
Happy Holidays! I will be very busy shopping and wrapping christmas gifts.
Erin says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! One more gift left to get, dozens of cookies left to bake!
Marilyn says
Happy Holidays!
Will be shopping, cooking and eating!
Gretchen says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I still must wrap presents for 9 people, realizing how blessed I am to have this “chore.”
Kelly says
Happy holidays! I’m going to bake Christmas cookies with my mom & sister using my grandma’s old recipes.
AmandaL says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m heading to Savannah, GA for the holidays, and spending the week after Christmas snuggling with my 2 best girls (my nieces).
Kate says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
We’ll be traveling to Tennessee and Alabama to spend some quality time with the fam.
leslie says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
katharine says
Happy Holidays! Going to visit my family in my hometown.
Bria says
Happy holidays! I’ll be working, wrapping presents, and lighting Chanukah candles this week. Oh, and eating handful after handful of Skittles from the fabulous but rather evil automatic candy dispenser (a holiday gift from a vendor I use a lot at work)!
Megan says
Happy Holidays!!
I’ll be finishing up work, eating some cookies, and doing some last-minute wrapping before heading out to Philadelphia to visit my family. Can’t wait!
Holly whitehead says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! We’re hanging out counting down the days until Santa arrives with our 3 yr old!!! :)
Sarah says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I took the week off work, so I’ll be spending it relaxing with family & friends!
Krystyn says
Happy Holidays! We’re going on a cruise to Cozumel. Yay! Merry Christmas!
Pascaline Stevens says
Happy Holidays! Enjoying time with family!
Holly says
Happy Holidays! Last minute gift buying is on our agenda!
Michelle says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Even though I am not a procrastinator, there is still so many little last minute things that need to be done, no matter how far in advance I start. So worth it, though, when you see those smiles on your family’s faces! Thanks for the opportunity to win a very generous prize!
meg says
Happy Holidays! I have a ton of cleaning and baking to do, as we are hosting our first ever holiday in our new house! We DIYed our whole new kitchen and bathroom, wallpaper removal, ceiling texture, new attic access, and painted every square inch of the place!
I need some master bedroom style help though, its the only room left that needs some guidance, effort, etc.
Stacy R. says
Happy Holidays!! We’ll be taking in the kids Christmas programs then heading to MD for Christmas with my hubby’s family. But I still have to wrap and pack!
Jennifer says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I was on vacation last week, so there is still much to be done – especially cookie baking!
Brynne says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I need to finish up last minute DIY Christmas presents and baking!
hianna sabo says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! cleaning and baking~
Marissa says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I’m spending the holidays cuddling my 7-week old baby boy :)
april says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Keeping it simple this year.
Julia says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! I still have so much to do! I have to buy some presents and diy some presents all in time to start celebrating on Friday night! I think I need a nap already…
Carol says
Happy Holidays! We’re shopping, wrapping, baking, then off to spend the big day with extended family!
Emily H says
Happy Holidays!
I can’t wait to spend time with family and friends back home in Upstate NY. As much as I love Richmond, it’s good to be home too!
Taryn says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
The week will be spent baking breads and cookies for family and neighbors!
Andrea Lombard says
Happy Holidays!
I just graduated from college, quit my horrible corporate job, and I’m about to move cross country to San Francisco to study design.
This week though, I’m taking a break to relax.
Lauren says
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hubs and I (thankfully) will be spending a deliciously relaxing week staying at home. This will be our first Christmas without travel and we are going to soak up every moment.