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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Gotta Hand It To You

| By John Petersik | December 26, 2011 | 4,150 Comments

Fab Freebie: Gotta Hand It To You

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***

Thanks to random.org, we’ve got a Merry (belated) Christmas prize going out to… Kristin Aune (who made t-shirts for both of her kids, ornaments, buckeyes and has been trying to perfect her fudge pie recipe). Congrats!

Wahoo. Hope you guys all had an awesome holiday weekend (you can see a sliver of ours here). As we mentioned on Friday, we’ll be stopping in with one quick post each day this week (amongst family hosting, feverish book-deadline writing, and priming & painting all of our kitchen cabinets). But we couldn’t wait to share today’s giveaway that we wrangled after seeing so much amazing stuff at our local Handmade Holiday craft fair. So this week’s lucky winner will get:

  • An 8×10 letterpress print (any choice of quote & color), a set of blueprint notes (airplane, boat, golfcart, knots, wave, or lighthouse) and a leather blank book from Almanac Industries. These Baltimore-based bookbinders and letterpress gurus bring a wonderful worn and masculine vibe to these printed prizes.
  • $50 towards Funnel Cloud Studio on Etsy. Obviously we love her Virginia-themed art, but she also has a bunch of cheerful patterned prints and cheeky illustrations to choose from too.
  • A 26-letter ornament set and this green vase from Turnerbots. And we thought our J, S, C and B initial ornaments were cool. Someone’s about to get a whole alphabet full of candy colored ceramics, along with a V-A-S-E.
  • $50 towards Zou Zou’s Basement on Etsy. We loved the bunny print that we bought, and this $50 is enough to snag two of her colorful prints.

 Handmade Giveaway 2

  • PRIZE: Everything mentioned above
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAND IT TO ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what you’ve made with your own hands recently. Did you bake something for the holidays? Did you give a handmade gift this weekend? Or have you tackled a DIY or homemade art project recently?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 28th 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: 10% off any item in Turnerbots’ Etsy shop until January 15th, 2012 with the coupon code YOUNGHOUSE.
  • 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 Funnel Cloud Studio, Turnerbots, Almanac Industries and Zou Zou’s Basement.

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Comments

  1. Alisha n says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:54 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    My husband and I made a workbench for our son. He loved getting it yesterday.

    Reply
  2. Mrs. Butterworth says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:55 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made the most beautiful fireplace garland with green apples, pine, cranberries, pine cones and deer sheds. I know the deer sheds might seem odd, but they look great and my family is full of hunters. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:55 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Reply
  4. Brandy says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:55 am

    Hand it to me! I made candy infused vodka for my bestow for Xmas this year!

    Reply
  5. Angel Jones says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:55 am

    Hand It To Me!
    Lots of photog gifts from me.

    Reply
  6. Nora says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Hand it to me!

    Reply
  7. Kelly F. says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made a wonderful Christmas advent calendar this year out of hardware store paint chips and string, cut into triangle Christmas trees. And of course I already have loads of ideas for Christmas 2012. Happy holidays!

    Reply
  8. cjw says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Hand it to me!

    I made cranberry-raspberry oat bars to hand out as gifts. Otherwise the biggies were our wedding album to parents, but someone else made those!

    Reply
  9. HeatherMay says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Hand it to me!
    My darling hubby got me classes at our local ceramic shop so very soon I will have my hands in some serious crafting!

    Reply
  10. Moira says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I’m refurbishing a midcentury modern dresser and four rattan chairs I found at GW.

    Reply
  11. Stacy Weiland says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I baked red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing for Christmas this year. Plus they had these cute little paper decorations (Santa, reindeer, Snowman, gingerbread man) on toothpicks inserted on top. Needless to say, my son Atticus decided that he would rather not have any ham or mashed potatoes and just cried pitifully while staring longingly at them. So my mom gave him one. That was his dinner. But it was Christmas so that is okay! :)

    Reply
  12. Alycia says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

    HAND IT TO ME

    I meant to make blankets for my kiddos but only ended up making cookies and calendars for all of the grandparents. I just had my third baby in November so that’s my excuse ;)

    Reply
  13. Shaelyne says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I bought a $3 chair from a thrift store that I refurbished for our little girl’s room!

    Reply
  14. stacy says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me!

    I have been working on installing my new cork flooring. I have known for a while that I wanted cork and loved your choice for your kitchen. I searched high and low and finally found one that I loved- it was the exact same one that you will be installing soon. I am putting it upstairs- bedrooms and bathrooms. It is so perfect. Can’t wait to see it in your awesome kitchen remodel.

    Reply
  15. Kelly Pettigrew says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me!!

    We made lots of yummy treats for the holidays, wrapped our presents uniquely for each family member and all sorts of Christmas Decor!!

    Reply
  16. Susannah says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me! I made breakfast casserole and chocolate chip banana bread for Xmas morning breakfast.

    Reply
  17. Emily L. says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me — I made a pecan pie for Christmas. In DIY news, though, I painted our shutters yesterday (yes on Christmas) and with exterior paint being kind of thick and because we were doing it fast my right hand/arm is SORE!

    Reply
  18. Megan A says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me!

    I made pumpkin bread for the holidays with homemade pumpkin puree!

    Reply
  19. Anita says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hand it to me!

    My family participates in a Handmade Ornament Exchange every year- so for both my stepmom and my cousin Olivia I made scrabble tile ornaments! Spelling out ‘Olivia’ for Miss O and ‘Peace’ ‘Love’ and ‘Family’ for my stepmom. They loved them!

    Reply
  20. Molly Makes Do says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:59 am

    HAND IT TO ME … we moved into our first home just in time for Christmas… lots of hand, arm and leg work!

    Reply
  21. andrea p says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:59 am

    HAND IT TO ME
    I did so so so much holiday baking this past weekend! I also made our own Christmas cards.

    Reply
  22. Judice says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Hand it to me! I recently made some Christmas cookies with my family!

    Reply
  23. Laura M says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    i made (well remade) a tray with strips of paintchips on the bottom for my sister and brother-in-law for christmas!

    Reply
  24. Jessica says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! I made my family cinnamon banana pancakes from scratch for Christmas!

    Reply
  25. Karinny says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made homemade cookies, homemade pineapple cake and a homemade lemonade yesterday.
    Some of my homemade gifts were: painted an E letter for my nephew, made ornaments for the ladies from my church and homemade Christmas cards. Hope I win!

    Reply
  26. Elizabeth says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!
    Christmas cookies, chocolate covered pretzels and pb bars galore!

    Reply
  27. Steph at Modern Parents Messy Kids says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Artsy thank you notes with my kids

    Reply
  28. Sara says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I handmade a neck heating pad for my twin sister.

    Reply
  29. Jeanne says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I hosted Christmas (first one) this year at our house! And now that the holidays are over, we are gutting/remodeling our master bath.

    Reply
  30. Amber K. says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!!

    I have been enjoying crocheting a large blanket during these cold months.

    Reply
  31. Allison says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Made lots of delicious christmas cookies :)

    Reply
  32. Mary Kate says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made banana bread on Christmas Eve – but I forgot how long it takes to cooks, and had to stay up late waiting for it to cook. Luckily Santa still had time to come!

    Reply
  33. Erin says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! We cooked dinner on Christmas Eve for our friends to commemorate our first Christmas in our own home and it was so much fun.

    Reply
  34. Kandace says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    Hand it to me!
    I made a rice heating bag for my sister and am busy making a baby in my belly :)

    Reply
  35. Sherrie says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! This year I made a wreath:) My daughter made all the cookies and some FIMO pens!

    Reply
  36. Kris says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!!

    I made some monogram letter gift tags for my gifts this year, cut out of an old Diet Coke box with silver/snowflake pattern. They turned out great and were really easy!!

    Reply
  37. Laurie S says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME…

    I made a fish soup for Christmas eve dinner (house full of sickies here) and it was fabulous. I think we have a new tradition. Christmas morning found us eating a new recipe for a brunch casserole, and of course we made santa gluten & dairy free sugar cookies with extra extra sprinkles. The kids got a little carried away with the sprinkle part. (;

    Reply
  38. Chad Lynch says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Hand it to me!!!!!

    This Christmas I actually took last year’s Christmas cards that I received in the mail and turned them into gift tags! It was super fun, and many people decided to save their gift tag and hang it on their tree!

    Reply
  39. Rachel says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME….
    And I made doll clothes for my daughters for Christmas. They love them!

    Reply
  40. Casey says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I didn’t do too much baking this year, but my husband and I did make our favorite cookies.

    Reply
  41. Sally G says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I hand embroidered about 20 dish towels as Christmas gifts. It’s something relaxing/ productive to do while watching TV in the evenings. :)

    Reply
  42. Julie (from Pocketful of Joules) says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I’ve been making a pennant banner to hang on the wall over our baby’s crib out of fun fabrics that I love.

    Reply
  43. Torey says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    HAND IT TO ME. . made toffee to give a presents. Would love to win this giveaway as my husband is a native Virginian (and our first child was born there too). We now live in the Midwest but I know he’d love some VA art.

    Reply
  44. Kristina says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I crocheted a Christmas stocking for my boyfriend for the first Christmas we’ve spent together! I didn’t finish it until 1am on Christmas morning; just enough time to stuff it.

    Reply
  45. Kayla says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made Christmas dinner for the first time this year and my boyfriend & I also painted our room & bathroom!

    Reply
  46. Arianna says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Hand it to me!

    Recently I caulked my bathroom all by myself for the first time EVER and succeeded at it!

    Reply
  47. janie says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    I made gingerbread cookies over the holidays with fresh ginger and molasses. I also made bite size apple pies (I finally made something from my pinterest lol).

    Reply
  48. Nikki F says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    Hand it to me!
    I made Christmas cookies for friends and family – chocolate dipped macaroons and powdered sugar snow balls. I also made a bracelet for my mom.

    Reply
  49. angelina says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    hand it to me! sewed myself a skirt.

    Reply
  50. Kristy says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made cookies, truffles, and donut holes for holiday cookie plates. I also transferred some photos to canvas using elsie’s method from http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/make-your-own-canvas-portrait.html … but they came out weird because I printed the photos off an inkjet.. boo. I’ll be redeeming myself with the laser copies in the next couple days. :)

    Reply
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