Christmas! It’s really coming. Are you ready? Today I want to show you one of my favorite handmade gifts this year and give you a chance to win one of your very own plus some of my very favorite things. So be sure to enter in the comment section!
First up is a simple and beautiful handmade sewing kit. Who doesn’t love gifts in a jar? This is a perfect small gift for all those hard-to-shop-fors on your list. It would be a great thing for a teacher to have on her shelf in case of emergency, drop one in the mailbox for your mail lady, or give one to the woman you visit at church who seems to have it all. Everyone appreciates handmade and practical, plus it’s a welcome break from all the sugary gifts.
I love that the top doubles as a pin cushion!
Now would you like to win one of your very own?!
It’s definitely giveaway season in the world, especially Blogland. I’ve seen year supplies of yogurt up for grabs, cookbooks, million dollar vacuums, and swoon worthy Le Crueset cookware to be giveaway (I’d like any skillet or dutch oven in purple or green if you’re wondering).
I wish I could offer you all that and more! That being said, I haven’t gotten into working with brands and companies yet (goal for 2013). Most other bloggers are given the product for their giveaways and I’m just not there yet.
So what does that mean for you? A little giveaway of my favorite things I’ve been collecting over the past few months (and really good chances of winning!). This is my way of saying thank you. This past year has been amazing for me and if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have come this far. Really, Thank you!
Here’s what will come in a box to your home:
1. A handmade sewing kit, just like the one I made on the blog today
2. 2 Christmas stamps
3. My three favorite decorating tips for making cupcakes beautiful
4. Nail glitter – I use it for crafting, you use it for whatever you like
5. Handmade ornament
6. Large package of felt snowflakes (make garland, cards, use on gift tags…)
7. Three packages of mini alphabet stamps, all different fonts
8. Package of pretty blank cards
9. A homemade treat of your choosing (really, I’ll make just about anything you like)
10. Anything else I find to add before I mail it!
These mini alphabet stamps are perfect for personalizing everything. I love them…
Giveaway Closed
PRIZE: One box of treasure from me.
TO ENTER: Comment on this post and tell me the best gift you’ve ever been given, or what you are hoping to score this year.
NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
ELIGIBLE FOLKS: This is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Monday, December 10th on this here.
DISCLOSURE: All this jazz is things I bought or made because I like them and think you will too. No compensation or perks for doing it, just a thank you to you.
Isn’t this exciting!
Get to enterin’,
I want to win!! Honestly I read through the directions on how to make your own kit & then thought…maybe I’ll just win it. (Yes, I’m that lazy!) Then I saw that you are putting together a whole treasure box. Even more fun!
Best present: (Christmas): My 6th grade teacher made me a stain glassed angel for Christmas after my mom passed. I love my guardian angel. (other category): Ty surprising me to NYC for my 30th.
I like you on FB. and real life.
And now I am a follower on Pinterest!! Why did I not follow you before? This will be fun.
i love a butterfly necklace that my husband and children gave me. It just makes me happy to wear it and reminds me of them each time. I love my family. Thanks for the chance to win.
I like you on facebook
I follow you on pinterest. I am very excited to make those double chocolate peppermint cookies and pinned them for later in the month.
I think the best present I ever received was my sewing machine! I love that thing!
I like you on Facebook!
And now I’m following on pinterest! :)
Best gift was last year my mom bought me a plane ticket to Chicago so I could spend the holidays with my sister :) This year my sister is coming to see us but we are keeping it a secret from our parents so that when she shows up they will be surprised. I can’t wait to see the look on my mom’s face :)
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Best gift? I don’t know… is saying my kids cheating? I really felt like they were each a special gift (and it’s the very first thing that comes to mind). If that’s cheating, I’d have to say a blanket my husband made for me. He managed to keep it a surprise and now it’s kept me warm for over 2 years!
(PS this is an amazing package!)
What a fun giveaway! You’ve put together a bunch of great items!
I think the best gift was when my mom gave me her grandmother’s ring. I wear it every day.
I’m now following you on Pinterest :o)
I like you on Facebook
Best gift… Last year my don gave me a calendar he made at school with his handprints made into fireworks, Santa, Easter Bunnies, etc. I have been enjoying it all year.
*son, not don
I found you through our mutual friend, Emily (of triplet fame), and have been following your blog for quite some time. I love your ideas! Best gift I’ve been given is a close tie between my little sewing machine and my kitchenaid mixer.
I liked you on FB (I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to do that!).
And now I follow you on pinterest, too. :)
I liked you on facebook (but I have liked you for a while :)
Ohhh Id like to win this! So cute! Best gift would be a big ruler Michael made to hang on the wall and mark the kids heights on and then we can take it with us whenever we move!
Love the giveaway! I’m hoping for a brand new set of white dishes this year!!
My best gift that always pops in my head is this playbook my dad gave me one Christmas our family was struggling. My dad had gone through his old stuff and gifted them to us that year. The playbook was from a play he had been in back in high school. I read through the whole play and it was silly, but I cherish it!
What I’m hoping to score this year is your giveaway package! And if I don’t win, I’d like a decent point-and-shoot camera to replace my aging one. :)
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Best gift ever would have to be the American girl doll I got when I was 10. I prayed for months that Santa would bring her. She was a little girls dream come true.
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I follow you on facebook
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Love you on facebook and Blog!
My kitchen to be finished with the remodel. I know you know exactly how I feel.
Follow you on pintrest
The best gift I got was my iPod touch from my hubby a few years ago. It has bailed us out on flights with our preschooler and provided much entertainment when I have to wait around for my prenatal Dr. appointments. I hope I get an Ipad or some other tablet this year.
Such cute stuff! My favorite gift was when my husband gave me a camcorder– he had it hidden on a shelf and set to record our Christmas morning. When I opened the present the box was empty and I had to find it. Then we got to watch the video.
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I like you on Facebook too–I really do love your recipes
I’ve gotten a lot of great gifts over the years, including a “good” camera to help me document every waking moment I deem memorable (high school reunions, family trips, at home dinner dates). But my favorite gifts to remember are ones that I’ve GIVEN. Of those, two stand out: 1) a framed sibling picture of my brother, dog, and myself to my Mom, right before we put my dog to sleep 2) hockey tickets to my boyfriend on our very first Christmas. They not only meant a lot to him, but the game was a few months out, so it pretty much said “we’re going to be together for awhile.”
Also “liked” you on facebook!
Also followed you on pinterest (sorry that my AIM profile is acting up/not showing my name properly!) My email is megslindsey@gmail.com
I love all the things you are giving away! Where did you find those alphabet stamps? My favorite gift that Nate gave me was a picture of the Savior. He did an amazing job picking it out all by himself without any hints!
I follow you on facebook!
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One year my husband surprised me with tickets to Wicked for Mother’s Day…and set up babysitting with my mom.
The best gift I have given is…. Being able to give toys to young needy children on christmas. My son is older and surprisingly don’t ask for much. Therefore this is now my tradition. It just makes me feel good. Thank you for a chance to win.
I like your facebook page as Judy Whatilivefor
I follow you on Pinterest.
The best gift I ever got for Christmas was last year, finishing chemo on Christmas Eve. Sounds awful, but it was wonderful to know it was over!
Whoa. That’s huge and hard! Congratulation to you, you strong woman you! How’s life one year out? Is it something you can put in the past or something to still be addressed? I’m never clean on cancers timeline…
Life one year out is amazing! I’m just so much more grateful for everything! The cancer will always haunt me, but will keep me moving forward too, now it’s just a part of my story :)
Oh and I follow you on Pinterest as Sara Gomez. P.S. I just think you are adorable!
I am so excited to follow your pins on pinterest and FB. The best gift I ever got was a Barbie Dream House when I was 8. Just kidding. Although as a child that was the best gift a little girl could ever get. This is such a hard question…I would say a weekend getaway with my best friend from childhood. Just being able to spend time together with no one else around (husband, kids) and just laugh our heads off about all the things we did as kids. That was one of my best gifts!
Sugarpie138@Aol.com forgot that part ;)
What an awesome giveaway! The best present I’ve ever been given… hmm… Probably a book of dates my mom gave me one year. She picked out one date a month for the hubbs and myself, with the tickets/cash/gift cards for the dates all taped into the book. It was awesome. Every month we had a go-to date!
The best present I’ve ever got was a Labrador puppy! She was so tiny and cute! I’ll never forget that day =)
ps: I love your blog, will follow it!
I like you on Facebook :)
And also on Pinterest!
I want that sewing kit! What a great giveaway, Melissa! I want a sewing machine this year! It’d be perfect!
I’m hoping for a new glue gun – a good one. I’m easy for Christmas because I got my KitchenAid Mixer for my birthday :)
I’m following you on Pinterest too!
The best gift I ever got was this funny writer’s kit based on my obsession with Little Women when I was about 12. My mom is the cutest. All your things look so cute and fun!
Best gift would be this awesome treasure box!! Love it. Following on pinterest and like on facebook. Love your blog. Thanks!!
The best gift our family has received is the blessing of Elijah John Hoffman!
My MIL gave me a really nice sewing machine for Christmas last year…now I just need to learn how to sew!
I like you on facebook!!
i follow you on pinterest :)
I’m hoping to get some sort of e-reader/tablet like a kindle or nexus 7!
Everything looks so great! I’m hoping this year to get some cast-iron cookware. Or tickets to see The Heiress on Broadway :)
And I like you (on Facebook, too. :)
Oh, I can’t even begin to list the amazing gifts that people have given to me. I really appreciate my sewing machine, and I will always love the necklace my husband gave to me on our wedding day :)
Love you on facebook!
Following you on pinterest!
I follow you on Pinterest too.. Yeah, because you are awesome. And I love your blog. You put mine to shame. SHAME!
I think the best gift I’ve been given was the painting my husband did for me on our first Christmas together. I love this giveaway!
Liked on facebook!
And on pinterest!
I’d love to get a kitchenaid mixer!