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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. Laura says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Next week, we will do a lot of relaxing. We will have Christmas morning breakfast at our house then go to a local friend’s house for dinner.

    Reply
  2. Greta says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Only one more gift to find! Unfortunately its the hardest one to shop for!

    Reply
  3. Lauren (in PA) says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    The agenda, is work, bake, work, bake, work, package baked good up for co-workers, eat left over baked goods and cook Christmas Eve dinner! And sleep.

    Reply
  4. Dara says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!! this week I will be doing a few more last minute things, like stocking stuffers. Since we will be traveling to see family, we will have to clean b/4 we leave so that the house isn’t smelly when we return. Yuck.

    Reply
  5. cc says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Moving in a couple of weeks, but trying to keep the living room looking sort of like the holidays, the bathroom accessible, and the kitchen more or less functioning. Ack!!

    Reply
  6. Emily says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

    lots of family get togethers planned!

    Reply
  7. Ronda says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I am (still) building gifts for family, with a bit of painting to do for my house – it’s gonna be awesome!

    Reply
  8. Katherine says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’ll be eating dinner with the fam and going to a Christmas Eve service.

    Reply
  9. Meghan says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holidays!
    I’ve got some cookie baking, reunions with old friends, and hours to log in front of the fire.

    Reply
  10. Janet C says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’re driving 700 miles to South Carolina to spend Christmas at my brother’s house.

    Reply
  11. Amy says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! I am going to pack up my husband, dog, and two cats and head back to our hometown for the holidays with our families.

    Reply
  12. Erin says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! (and Merry Christmas!). We’re leaving this week to go to Tennessee and Ohio.

    Reply
  13. Allison H says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holidays! I am headed home for Christmas and since we are never in town we are having a baby shower and wedding dress shopping with the bff. Nothing like making the holidays even crazier and full of fun memories!

    Reply
  14. Orazie Slayton says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holiday! have three dinners this week, packing holiday gift bags for the homeless Friday night, distributing them on Christmas Day, brunch with my family, and my annual christmas night movie – this year Mission Impossible!

    Reply
  15. Caitlyn says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    My fiance and I live in Indianapolis, but we are both from the Detroit area, so we will be traveling back home to celebrate Christmas with his immediate family, my immediate family, and my extended family on my dad’s side. Three Christmases in 7days, whooo! Hopefully no snow will foil us.

    Reply
  16. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Mom + her hubby from Iowa –> Colorado for 6 days! And, The Nutcracker Ballet!

    Reply
  17. Maureen says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Traveling to WI to spend time with family and friends. Oh, and prepping our condo for sale to move to WI later this year to be closer to those family and friends!

    Reply
  18. Shannon says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I need to do everything, shop, cook, wrap, decorate, and travel some. Then I will breathe….

    Reply
  19. Jennifer Upchurch says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Agenda for the week entails working (boo!), baking, wrapping and waiting for SANTA!!

    Reply
  20. Martha says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Baking, wrapping gifts, picking up the stocking stuffers, driving my father-in-law in for surgery.

    Reply
  21. Julie says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Happy Holidays!
    We have cleaning and last minute shopping to do!

    Reply
  22. Ellie says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAY! I’ll be baking… yum!

    Reply
  23. Mike says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The food…I’m looking forward to all of that holiday eating.

    Reply
  24. Robin says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I am all finished with the holiday preparations except for knitting the final 2/3 of one sock. Which means I get to sit and watch old movies between now and Christmas Eve.

    Reply
  25. Sarah Jane says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy holidays! We will be traveling to see all the parents but hope to have some time to enjoy our first xmas tree and a fire in our first home! Thanks for the giveaway :)

    Reply
  26. Melanie says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays! This year we’ll be traveling to visit my family for a couple days. Should be nice and relaxing with plenty of good food and other holiday cheer. :)

    Reply
  27. Kristen says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays! I’ll be flying to Philadelphia (from Dallas) for hopefully just the weekend! Fingers there’s not another snow storm closing down the airport this year!

    Reply
  28. Rhiannon says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays!
    We got lucky this year with time off! Instead of my husband and I exchanging gifts we’re just enjoying the holiday season together. The tree is trimmed, the halls are decked, and now we get to sit back and enjoy the holiday parties, and visits from friends and family! With a big party on Christmas day just to top everything off!

    Reply
  29. Kate says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This weeks agenda includes last minute Christmas shopping, wrapping galore and traveling back to Wisconsin.

    Reply
  30. Jina says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    My parents fly in on Christmas morning, so I’m planning on hoarding my mom & dad for a few solid days!

    Reply
  31. Laura says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  32. Ellie says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
    I’ve got a boatload of cleaning to do before Christmas! Here’s hoping I find the time :)

    Reply
  33. Becca says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This next week is about wrapping up last minute DIY gifts, lots of napping, and prepping for Christmas morning brunch :) Oh, and catching up on my blog reader.

    Reply
  34. Heather says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

    I have some last minute shopping to do and lots of cleaning and cooking. After all of that, having fun with family and friends and hopefully watching Christmas Movies! :-)

    Reply
  35. Brittany says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We’ll be road tripping from house to house and hopefully spending a little downtime in OCMD. Can’t wait!

    Reply
  36. Katie Young says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Frantic cleaning, baking, wrapping, and finishing half-done DIY projects before the imminent arrival of 12 houseguests.

    Reply
  37. Leah says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Going to the mountains with my sweet hubs and new baby girl to relax for the week!

    Reply
  38. Chelsea says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

    I will be working every day up until Thursday.. then I’ll be scrambling like a crazy woman trying to get everything together! Not to mention moving into a new apartment in a few weeks..

    Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you and yours :)

    Reply
  39. Kristen Hoffman says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I just have a few more DIY presents to do this week, and some wrapping, then ready for Christmas! Yay!

    Reply
  40. Regan @ RenovatingRothenbergers says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

    I finally finished our shopping today – so this week we’ll be cleaning / wrapping presents/ cooking and getting ready for Christmas! :)

    Reply
  41. Sarah Gager says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

    I am going to be baking a few more kinds of cookies so that I have enough to give all of our neighbors cookies for the holidays. We know some of the people in our neighborhood, but not all and so I ma making up a box of cookies for each house and delivering them with my husband so we can introduce ourselves…it’s only been 4.5 years since we moved in after all! :)

    Reply
  42. Kami says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays! Enjoying family in our new house!

    Reply
  43. Laura Beth says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Spending lots of time with family!

    Reply
  44. Laura T says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Cookie baking, cleaning, and going to see the muppet movie tomorrow with our favorite 4 year old!

    Reply
  45. Liz says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAY’S!
    I’ll be taking a long car ride back home with my husband and 10-week-old bulldog in tow.

    Reply
  46. Ashley says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I’m spending the next week preparing like crazy for (and trying not to freak out about) hosting my first Christmas dinner! It will be ok … right??

    Reply
  47. Christine says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    Wrapping, baking and traveling to see family and friends.

    Reply
  48. Erica says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays!

    Getting ready for the big day, baking, cleaning, wrapping, shopping! :)

    Reply
  49. Meredith says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    I need to wrap presents (I do most everyone’s including ones for me), help decorate the living room tree, finish my gingerbread house, grab the last couple of things from the store, and bake something (maybe a rum cream pie). Busy week!

    Reply
  50. Lindsey T says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Happy Holidays! I don’t even want to think about what’s on my to do list this week, it’s insane!!!!

    Reply
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