***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org has surprised us this week and selected a male winner for the first time in foreverrrrrrr (shocking, we know). His name is… Thomas (and he’s looking forward to time off this holiday season). Congrats dude! (Congrats buddy? Congrats fella? I dunno, I’m so used to saying “Congrats ladies” I’m kinda at a loss).
One of our favorite things to give are custom house portraits (we’ve actually purchased two for my parents in the last year – and even bought one for ourselves). So as we enter the giving-est time of the year, we figured it would be fitting to give one of you the gift of a house portrait too. We recently discovered Rebekka Seale’s too-charming-for-words illustrations (Sherry’s ridiculously smitten), so wrangling her for a giveaway was at the top of our holiday to-do list. Happily, Rebekka was game. So she’s here to offer up a gift certificate for a custom house portrait along with the winner’s choice of any art print from her Etsy shop. Feel free to keep them for yourself, or wrap ’em up and put them under the tree for someone else. Note: Rebekka’s all full on house portrait orders until after Christmas, which is why she’s doling out a gift card for one, which can be redeemed after the holidays.
- PRIZE: A gift certificate for a custom house portrait along with your choice of any art print (up to $17 in value) from Rebekka Seale
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SEALE ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what are you most looking forward to giving this holiday season? Holiday cookies? The perfect sweater? Homemade crafts? Shearling dog boots (they actually make those)? Feel free to conceal the name of your recipient or talk in code, since we obviously don’t want you to give anything away too soon!
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 7th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the world!
- DISCOUNT: Get 10% off on all orders placed through December 31, 2011 with the code YHL123
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners 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 Rebekka Seale.
Callie says
SEALE ME! I’m very excited to give my sister one of my annual home made CDs. I usually throw in a little cheezy Christmas music but the rest of the tunes are songs that I know we both love to rock out to.
Callie says
SEALE ME! Can’t wait to give these really cool Whiskey Stones to my Dad. They’re made of soapstone and you keep them in your freezer, then when you want a frosty cold cocktail you put them in your drink. WOrk like ice but they don’t water things down!
Melissa says
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I’m looking forward to giving awesome souvenirs from our trip to Greece as presents this year. Shopping all done! :)
arell says
Seal me! I can’t wait to give our 2 year old son a ride on mack truck!
Erin S. says
I make homemade treats for my friends every year and this year I’m making homemade oreos – yum!
Erin S. says
Oh yeah, SEALE ME!
Corey Bishop says
Seale Me! I am looking forward to sitting by the fire with a hot cup of coffee and watching my kids open presents.
Aimee says
SEALE ME! I am looking forward our first Christmas in our new home :-) Now I just need to figure out how to re-arrange to furniture to make room for the giant tree I have in mind!
Alexis says
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I’m looking forward to traveling! My husband & I leave for a 3-week Australia & New Zealand trip in less than 2 weeks.
Lauren says
SEALE ME! I am most looking forward to watching my two year old son open his presents and see the bike we got him for Christmas.
geraldine says
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ditto the family time!
Gina says
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Alicia B says
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Looking forward to giving my girls their IPODS!!!
Jessica @ The Southern Belle Baby says
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My favorite thing to give has been (as is again this year) photo books of our son. We make these on blurb.com and give them as gifts to our parents and grandparents. They’re the hit of the day, and generally, the recipient starts flipping pages immediately and ignores all the other gifts!
.ivy says
These drawings are so great! SEALE ME! I’m most looking forward to taking my kids for their first visit (ever!) with Santa this weekend. They’re so excited!
Alie says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to giving some fun toys to our son for his first Christmas!
Jeanette says
SEALE ME!… I absolutely can’t wait to give my bf a cajon drum for xmas (although I might be singing a different tune in january when the drumming is driving me crazy!). I know he’ll love it though, so it will be worth it :-)
Ashley says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to my husband and I giving ourselves a 3-week vacation in Mexico over Christmas!
Nikki says
SEALE ME! We are taking out kids to a water park for their Christmas present this year. Decided to make memories rather than have more “stuff” around the house!
Jen says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to having my whole family together on Christmas.
Christina says
SEALE ME! Looking forward to our family’s annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party!
Becky says
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Can’t wait to see my two little boys open their gifts on Christmas morning!
Rachel says
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I am looking forward to giving a custom silhouette (yes, “stole” the idea from YHL — thanks!) to my parents of their first grandbaby — it’s her first Christmas!!! Thanks for all the great ideas you post here — also “stole” the weekly pics and we are still going strong on week 39. You have helped us to create many memories!
Reilly says
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Looking forward to x-mas morning.
Betsy says
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I am looking forward to giving some homemade sewing projects and hope they like them!
Irene says
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I’m excited to go on a cruise with my husband to celebrate our last Christmas without kiddos (We’re expecting this summer).
Kirstin S. says
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I’m very excited about a White Elephant gift I bought–one of my lucky friends is going to be the owner of a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation eggnog moose mug and accompanying Cousin Eddie dickie.
Karen Gibson says
SEALE ME! I look forward most to celebrating the holidays with my 2 year old and sharing in family traditions with her! So fun!
Krista says
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I am looking forward to my neice or nephew due on the 26th!!!!
custardbydesign says
seale me…most looking forward to christmas morning and my wife’s homemade cinnamon rolls…our new christmas tradition – this is year 2…yay us
Janelle says
SEALE ME!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Marcia says
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I’m most looking forward to giving an IPAD2 to my daughter.
Tiffany A says
SEALE ME… I am most looking forward to giving my best friends something beautiful to wear to remind them how speical they are to me!
Brenda says
Seale Me! I’m giving gift baskets this year, I’ve already put them together and they’ve been a lot of fun to shop for!
Rachael R says
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I can’t wait to move into our new house!
Annie says
Seale Me! I’m looking forward to giving my husband a jacket which is a replacement for one he lost last year and has been sad about ever since.
Tracey says
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I plan to write some letters on handmade cards to old friends
Gina says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to giving hand knitted gifts!
Karen says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to giving my husband a black rotary phone like the one from his childhood. He’s going to love it!
kelly says
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I’m excited for this holiday season since it’s our daughter’s first…though she’s only going to be nine months old, I still can’t wait to see her rip into a few tissue paper-wrapped gifts on Christmas morning!
Cynthia says
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The thing I’m HONESTLY anticipating the most this holiday is spending time with my family. We moved cross-country in August of 2011, and haven’t seen them since. Every day is an exercise in restraint when waiting until we fly out.
Thanks! Happy Holidays!
Jenn says
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I am looking forward to seeing my family and enjoying some delicious holiday treats.
Lyndsey says
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I’m most looking forward to giving hand-cut silhouettes of my daughters by Karl Johnson to my mother-in-law.
Michelle says
Seale Me! I’m looking forward to putting up our first tree in our new house.
stephanie says
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Great idea, thank you!
Caryn says
SEALE ME! Most looking forward to giving gifts to my kids!
Cindy says
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I look forward to Christmas morning just to see my daughters faces when they open up their presents!
rosemariee says
SEALE ME! I’m looking forward to homemade cookies and hot chocolate!
Traci says
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A baby sled for our soon to be one year old December baby!
Zinna says
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I love the giving of gifts in general so I just can’t wait for my children to open up their gifts by the Christmas tree.
Jessica Tenberge says
I am so excited to spend this Christmas with our new little girl and family back in Arkansas!