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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. Sara says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It is all balanced over here. Two gifts to choose/purchase; decorating; hanging out and enjoying family and decorations; skating; and then visiting family and friends afar. OH and hopefully my vestibule gets repainted.

    Reply
  2. megan says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    and Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  3. Janna H says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!!!! and Merry Christmas!!!!

    We will be finishing up making our Christmas presents this week then we will be with my husband’s family for Christmas. I’m looking forward to the festivities!

    Reply
  4. katie moore says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    I’ve got cleaning, packing, traveling, visiting, buying gifts, and most of all, celebrating to do.

    Happy holidays to you four! :)

    Reply
  5. [email protected] says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
    BONUS QUESTION: … what’s on your holiday agenda for the next week? Hopefully having this damn baby. Ha!

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Spending time at four different households! My life is like that movie Four Christmases lol

    Reply
  7. Kristin S says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! need to finish the Christmas cards and then we’re off to the airport.

    Reply
  8. KATHY says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    happy holidays!

    We leave for Florida on Friday night to spend Christmas in Disney then catch up with some friends & family :)

    Reply
  9. MrsLindseyM says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!!

    I have lots of last minute Christmas Shopping to get done before Thursday :(

    Reply
  10. MeganEmily says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’ll be working on last minute presents and baking over the next couple days then over to the in-laws for a day before heading out west to my parents for some skiing!

    Reply
  11. Annie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Heading up Wednesday to NYC to spend Xmas and visit my favorite peeps, so next week I will be heading back home (sad trombone). Then off to N.C. for some ringin’ in 2012.

    Reply
  12. Jenn says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!! We’ll be hanging out at home, waiting to see if Santa is visiting our awesome-age-for-Christmas little girls!

    Reply
  13. Melissa says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Christmas shopping, ha, I will start that tomorrow afternoon. We don’t have many gifts to purchase, so I’m okay with last minute. We will be visiting 2 houses on Christmas Eve and 3 on Christmas Day. Thankfully our family lives in a 20 mile radius. Just another crazy Holiday Season for us.

    Reply
  14. Erin @ What Makes Home says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy holidays! We are spending the next 3 weeks traveling between family to celebrate Christmas.

    Reply
  15. Candace Frunzi says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Happy Holidays!!! I’m doing last minute shopping and wrapping and bouncing to 4 different houses for Christmas :)

    Reply
  16. Meredith says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS

    Will be spending a whole week of off work with family in Philadelphia and some friends in RICHMOND!

    Reply
  17. Shawn Mellinger says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m intending on kicking back and relaxing with my friends and family for the week. Finally done with all the wrapping and ready for my break.

    Reply
  18. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays! Looking forward to a week long break from teaching and spending time with family!

    Reply
  19. Courtney says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holiday!

    I’ll be getting the house ready for hosting Christmas Eve with the family and doing last minute present wrapping.

    Reply
  20. mercedes says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Going to visit family and eat a lot of food!!!

    Reply
  21. Penny says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

    Next week, I’ll be practicing a duet with my younger cousin who just started playing the saxophone. We’re suprising everyone with our mini-concert for the Holidays. I’m excited to teach him all about this way groovy instrument too!

    Reply
  22. Jo says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS to the Petersiks!

    We’re heading to FL to spend Christmas with family! Cookies, and prime rib and good wine – here we come!

    Reply
  23. stephanie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Last minute Christmas crafts, DIY presents and wrapping gifts to put under the tree. oh, and let’s not forget mistletoe-ing, and baking for the Christmas feast!

    Reply
    • stephanie says

      December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

      ps: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

  24. Paige says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Reply
  25. Erica M. says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Have some last minute shopping to do & I still need to wrap all my gifts! Then off to my parents to help cook dinner and do a little pre- celebration before heading off to celebrate with the entire family.

    Reply
  26. Erin N. says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I’m working this week (although I did just ask for a day and a half off… We’ll see.) Then it’s the Christmas travel rush with lots of driving and spending time with family. Hope your holidays are great!

    Reply
  27. Korby says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    I need to re-wrap the presents! My toddler found them and unwrapped them:o(

    Reply
  28. Nicole says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I have a few more gifts to wrap and some cinnamon rolls to bake for Christmas morning breakfast.

    Reply
  29. Abby Hooton says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I have tons of Christmas shopping left to do. I’m usually not a procrastinator but this year has been extra crazy. Bring on the crowded malls and jam-packed parking lots!

    Reply
  30. Kelly says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays!!

    My week will be filled with wrapping, baking, working and cleaning.

    Reply
  31. Dawn says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Traveling to the midwest and then relaxing. Just moved 800 miles last week. I need some sugar cookies and eggnog!

    Reply
  32. Angela says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy holidays!

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

    Reply
  33. Natasha says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Eating delicious cookies from last weekend’s baking endeavors and finishing wrapping presents!

    Reply
  34. aliciajuliane says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I’m wrapping all my Christmas gifts and finishing my Christmas baking. I can’t wait for Christmas :-). These prizes would make it even sweeter!

    Reply
  35. Carrisa says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays! I’ll be traveling from Tulsa to Dallas to be with my family.

    Reply
  36. Mandi says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Reply
    • Mandi says

      December 19, 2011 at 2:50 pm

      Woops! Somehow it sent before I was done! I’m looking forward to working through Wednesday and being off for the rest of the year! (And I guess getting to spend some time with family, too…) Hope ya’ll are having a great holiday season so far!

  37. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

    Reply
  38. Jenn says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

    My week consists of counting down the hours of work I have left before Christmas :) and finishing wrapping presents while my hubby runs around like a chicken with his head cut off because he’s waited until the last minute. But SO ready to enjoy our first married Christmas!!

    Reply
  39. Burb Happy says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays! Cookies, cookies, cookies, pick up daughter, cookies, cookies, celebrate!

    Reply
  40. Gina says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Lots of last minute shopping and baking – I’m so behind!

    Reply
  41. Wehaf says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    Happy Holidays! We’re traveling and wrapping presents.

    Reply
  42. stephieZ says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!”
    My agenda is to petsit all weekend long. I love spending my holidays with animals.

    Reply
  43. Laura Martin says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” I took the doors off my builder grade oak cabinets yesterday and plan on getting them painted over my holiday break! (I’m a teacher so I get two weeks off). Keeping my fingers crossed for your awesome holiday goodies!

    Reply
  44. Blair says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOIDAYS!!! Im traveling to Oregon from Montana to celebrate our frist Christmas as a married couple with my hubby!

    Reply
  45. Gena says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Just spruced up the dining room for the guests!

    Reply
  46. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I will be finishing Christmas shopping, wrapping presents, baking (hopefully!), and working on house projects as we are putting our house on the market in 4 weeks!

    Reply
  47. Alex says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Happy Holidays! I’ve got baking, candy making, wrapping, Christmas light viewing, and last minute shopping on the agenda this week.

    Reply
  48. Amber says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I’ll be cleaning the house in preparation for the in-laws for Christmas dinner, then will sit back and relax on Christmas day while the husband does all the cooking!

    Reply
  49. Jeri says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Happy Holidays! And I just have a few loose ends in the shopping department, but have a pile to wrap this week. Yuck.

    Reply
  50. Jeremy says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Now that 1/2 of my in-laws have already celebrated Christmas at our house, I can get back to hiding the ugly drywall cracks in our ceiling due to seasonal temperature differences, having new tires mounted on my truck, and maybe starting to insulate and drywall the last wall of my garage! Maybe wrap a last minute present, and hopefully avoid any shopping center.

    Reply
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