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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. Mao says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Hand it to me!

    This year I made Christmas Dinner and a bunch of thank you cards for my aunt to give away at her work place!

    Reply
  2. Emily S. says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!!!!

    This year I made baked goodies for friends – Sea Salt Nutella Fudge, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, and Sugared Cranberries. Delish!

    Reply
  3. kristen says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I made chocolate covered pretzels and my own gift tags this year!

    Reply
  4. Sew View says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    Hand it to me! I sewed a cute toy for my nephew.

    Reply
  5. Jennifer says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! :)

    I made a few gift from pinterest as well as cooked Christmas Eve dinner!

    Reply
  6. Jennifer says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Hand it to me! I haven’t done it yet, but my plan is to make some of my own art for our new apartment.

    Reply
  7. Angie King says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    I made salt dough ornaments with my children this, made from scratch cookies and homemade butter cream icing, deviled eggs (haha for Christmas Day dinner) with the Fam Jam and a awesome ribbon Christams card display to hang on our French doors! Happy almost New Year!

    Reply
  8. Jessica F. says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made Christmas dinner for my folks last night. I figured they’ve been doing it for over 30 years for my siblings and I, so it’s time we stepped up. :)

    Reply
  9. Cathie says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    Hand it to me! I’ve been making lots of things involving butter, flour and sugar!

    Reply
  10. Jessica says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    Hand it to me!

    My girlfriends and I got together before Christmas to make a gift for friends and family. We set up an assembly line and effectively knocked out about 60 jars with all the dry goods needed to make Cookies for Santa. We found the recipe and directions on Pinterest!

    Reply
  11. Laura says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    We made Christmas cards, mini presents out of old Tic Tac boxes and scraps of wrapping paper and ribbon, and lots of yummy food!

    Reply
  12. Caitlin E says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I recently cross stitched a Christmas stocking for my jewish boyfriend (who loves Christmas, by the way)!

    Reply
  13. CeCe says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    HAND IT TO ME….

    I made holiday treats.

    Reply
  14. Carolyn says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Made some glitter (so much glitter!) snowflakes to hang in our windows . . . and a yearly ornament for my pup.

    Reply
  15. Mike says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    Made bunk beds for our boys for Christmas.

    Reply
  16. Nicole says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made lots of sweet treats for friends and family.

    Reply
  17. Diane says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Hand it to Me! Please.
    My latest creation was three rag blankets for my Granddaughters. An easy sewing project for those of us who don’t really sew. Turned out great and the kids love them.

    Reply
  18. Cherri T. says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Hand it to me! I made lots of Christmas cookies and plan to make wine glass tags for our New year’s eve party.

    Reply
  19. Lauren L. says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I have been making cookies and other sweets recently!

    Reply
  20. Lindsay B says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I made our second Christmas dinner away from home.

    Reply
  21. StephanieR says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    I made some felt Christmas ornaments this year- Kirby and Yoshi!

    Reply
  22. Megan says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! Gesh. I sounds so greedy. I finished a slew of handmade gifts just in time for Christmas! Hope you had a great Christmas!

    Reply
  23. Sara says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made a gift for my mom this year – it was a burlap and felt primitive star motif that I framed for her to hang in her home. It was so fun to make and even better to see her reaction when she opened the gift! Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  24. Amanda Richards says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Hand it to me!

    This Christmas we bought our first house and have been slaving away painting the walls, trims, cabinets etc. It’s amazing the transformation that fresh paint and color can do! I’d love all these freebies to spruce up the walls!

    Reply
  25. Amanda K says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Hand it to me! Our Christmas is today and I’m making a yummy dinner this afternoon.

    Reply
  26. Vicky says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!! I made ornaments for the grandparents with my 3 month old baby girls hand print embossed in glitter. They turned out really cute.

    Reply
  27. JJohn says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Hand it to me! Not too much lately beside some Christmas decorations.

    Reply
  28. Christen says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I made a Dutch Apple Pie to bring with us to dinner. Even having forgotten the salt in the pie crust, it was pretty good :-)

    Reply
  29. Mary says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!
    Made a sofa pillow out of an old cable knit sweater, ornaments out of polymer clay, 2 additional stockings for the mantle for out of town guests, several batches of cookies, and a scrumptious Christmas dinner (if I do say so myself.)

    Reply
  30. Sam says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Hand it to me.

    I made my pregnant wife breakfast for Christmas morning. German pancakes and homemade hot chocolate. It’s the best hot chocolate.
    1 cup of whipping cream
    1/2 cup of hersey’s syrup
    1/3 cup of sugar

    whip it together and add to hot milk. yum.

    Reply
  31. Cinamon says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Hand it to me…I’ve been making a lot of ice cream!

    Reply
  32. Kelsey says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I recently made cabinet hardware out of old butter knives! I used a dremel to smooth out the serrated edge, bought some book-binding screw posts and glued those to the back and went to town!

    Reply
  33. Kelsey says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I recently made cabinet hardware out of old butter knives! I used a dremel to smooth out the serrated edge, bought some book-binding screw posts and glued those to the back and went to town!

    Reply
  34. Heidi says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    Lots and lots of Christmas cookies :)

    Reply
  35. Elizabeth says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!

    I baked Oreo Chocolate Chip cookies for the Christmas weekend!

    Reply
  36. Robin says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Hand it to me……please!!!
    We made glass ornaments this year, 40 in all. We had fun
    Seeing how each one turned out. It was a lot of fun!!

    Reply
  37. Patty says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Hand it to me! We made Christmas ornaments for my son’s kindergarten class gift exchange.

    Reply
  38. Melissa says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    “Hand it to me”

    I made a corn casserole for Christmas dinner, too!

    Reply
  39. Alina says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!!!

    Reply
  40. Michelle says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    I made about 15 ornaments and what seems like 582 construction paper crafts with my first grade class throughout the month of December, so…..HAND IT TO ME! ;)

    Reply
  41. Jessica Pugh says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    I’ve used my hands to hold my baby who was released from the NICU just in time for Christmas!! So awesome!

    Reply
  42. Emily says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    Hand it to me!

    I made some DIY wall art out of real estate cards for my hallway.
    http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2011/12/real-estate-love.html

    Reply
  43. Kitty says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    I made some ginger snap cookies for my co workers.

    Reply
  44. Katie says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    Hand it to me!! I’ve been working on a scrapbook of my semester abroad.

    Reply
  45. Joan Klein says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:43 pm

    Hand It to Me!

    I made and decorated lots of cookies with my daughter for gifts to her friends.

    Reply
  46. Heather says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    HAND IT TO ME –

    I made toddler/preschool activity packs for my nephews. In the process I made one for my daughter as well. Batch creations are very efficient. :)

    Reply
  47. Lindsay says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    HAND IT TO ME! I made home-made candy and an etsy-like art project as a Christmas gift to my best friend. I think I’m going to attempt all hand-made gifts next year. So special!

    Reply
  48. Diana says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:45 pm

    HAND IT TO ME

    Lots of cookies and a homemade snow globe! Gifts made with your hands are the best!

    Reply
  49. Danielle says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    Hand it to me!

    We made Oreo truffles for our Christmas eve shenanigans!

    Reply
  50. Tracie W says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    HAND IT TO ME!
    I decided to pinterest projects for the holidays and I made a wreath and some wool ball garland- our house is now festive! (Just in time to take it down :))

    Reply
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