WINNER of the CSN Giveaway!

It's time to announce the lucky, lucky winner of our CSN Giveaway!! :) YAAAAAAAAAY!


Don't forget to check back at CSN throughout the Holidays for awesome deals on gifts and traveling goodies.


So with that said....it's time to find out who won this awesome prize!!

And that is......

Mrs. K 11/23/2010 08:53 AM

I get to go back to my hometown for Thanksgiving. I am thankful for that!
steps52(at)gmail(dot)com 

 

 

YAY! MRS. K!  Send me an email and we'll get you your fabulous CSN prize!

I absolutely loved reading all the things you guys were thankful for and what your Thanksgiving plans were!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  And thanks for sharing all your awesome projects -- I'm going to be spotlighting a few of them tomorrow! :)

 

Share your Fall Projects Linky Party .... and CSN Store Giveaway!

Alrighty; like I promised -- it's time for you to share your Fall and Thanksgiving Projects with us! YAY!  I'm SO excited to see what you guys have made and shared!

And that's not all -- you can also enter to be the winner of the CSN Store Giveaway!! I LOVE CSN and their over 200 stores -- they have practically everything you could EVER want; such as luggage, (in case you have any travel plans for the Holiday Weekend) kitchen goodies (in case you are hosting Thanksgiving), furniture (well who doesn't want to get a new piece of furniture now and then) and apparel (to look fabulous at your Thanksgiving Dinner) -- like I said; practically everything!!!

So, first off; the exciting giveaway!!  CSN is giving away a $45.00 gift certificate to one lucky winner!  EEK!  Lucky you! 

HOW TO WIN:

1.  Leave a comment telling me what you're thankful for (imagine Thanksgiving Day when everyone has to say one thing their Thankful for before dinner); or tell me what kind of fun plans you have; or a Thanksgiving Tradition you and your family has


2.  Become a follower and tell me that you are with a comment


3.  ONE of the following:  Twitter, Facebook or blog about the giveaway

The giveaway will be open until Saturday, November 27th

NOW -- on to our PAR-TAY!

If you want to post my button on your blog I would love it -- but it's absolutely not mandatory -- just link up and have fun!  (I'll be showing off some of your projects on Saturday)

 

Winner of the Holiday Bracelet!

It's time to announce the winner of Shamble Ramble's Holiday Bracelet!!

The winner is:

Cara@TwiceLovely 11/17/2010 04:00 PM

My favorite part of the season is dancing with my kids to Oakridge Boys Christmas CD and unpacking decorations.

CONGRATULATIONS, CARA!! Send me an email and Stacey & Nicole will get your Holiday Bracelet out for you to enjoy this season! :)


BTW -- have you guys checked out Cara's awesome blog, Twice Lovely?  It's seriously one of my absolute favorite reads!


Thanks again to my awesome sponsors, Stacey &Nicole at Shamble Ramble!

 

Giveaway of a Holiday Candy Button Bracelet!

Well they've done it again -- Nicole & Stacey, the creators (and sisters!) of Shamble Ramble and it's GORGEOUS jewelry have been incredibly wonderful and wanted to give another lucky reader a chance to win one of their lovely pieces of jewelry!   

And this time around it's a Holiday-inspired bracelet for Christmas:

It's their Holiday Candy Button Bracelet -- just for YOU!


So how do you win this beauty?

I've made it SO easy -- and you have four different ways:

1.  Go to Shamble Ramble's store and tell me what's your favorite piece of jewelry
2.  Leave a comment telling everyone what your favorite part of the Christmas Season is
3.  Blog, Twitter, or Facebook about this fantastic giveaway (and leave one comment that you did)
4.  And for a BONUS - become a follower of Shamble Ramble's blog (and leave a comment again)

Let the Holiday Commenting begin!!! :)  This giveaway is open until 11/19/2010 at Noon Central Time.

 

And the winner is....

It's time to announce the winner of the Village Boutique Vintage Tiger Lily Bracelet!!  YAY! :)

If you didn't win -- remember Santa's coming soon; one of Village Boutique's bracelets might be just thing to add to your list. :)

The Random Number Picker chose # 59:

Which is.....

Shelly, who said:

The fact that only 1 in 10 adults could read or write got my attention. Reminding me how fortunate I am. :)


What a great reminder, Shelly!  LOVE your comment! :)

Looks like that was one of the most popular favorite fact for you guys -- that an the reasons for death --- ewwww.

CONGRATULATIONS, SHELLY!

Send me an email and we'll get your new, custom sized bracelet to you.

And thanks again to Village Boutique -- what an awesome giveaway she's made possible!

 

Village Boutique Giveaway!!

That's right -- it's time for another AWESOME giveaway today!   Today's giveaway is from the absolutely FANTASTIC Village Boutique.  They are my wonderful sponsors -- and they have THE most gorgeous jewelry -- I'm SO in love with these bracelets, you guys!  I have my own and I wear it EVERYWHERE!

Today she's been SO generous, and offered to give one of you a fantastic silverware bracelet!  AAAAH!  Are you SO excited!?!  I'm so excited for you!  I LOVE this jewelery!  It's completely unique and amazing! 

Here's what's up for the winning:  A Tiger Lilly pattern, circa 1901.  And she will make another one identical to this so that it fits the winner.

And do you remember her blog I've told you about before -- it has interesting facts about each year of her spoon jewelry?  Well she shared with me some interesting facts about these spoons, too:

- Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union!

- Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.

- Life expectancy at birth for U.S. white males is 48.23 years, for white females, 51.08 years (few people die at those ages, but so many die before age 5 that they balance those who live into their 70s and 80s).

- The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

- There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

- One in ten U.S. adults couldn't read or write.

- Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

- The Nordstrom retail chain has its beginnings in a Seattle shoe shop opened by Swedish immigrant John W. Nordstrom, 30, and a partner. Nordstrom arrived at New York in 1887 with $5 and has made $13,000 mining gold in Alaska and the Klondike.

- Detroit automaker Ransom E. Olds moves his assembly plant to his hometown of Lansing, Mich. Copper and lumber baron Samuel L. Smith has financed the Olds Motor Works, and Olds markets 425 curved-dash "Oldsmobile" runabouts, a number that he will increase to 5,000 by 1904 as he produces the first commercially successful U.S.-made motorcar

- New York City streetcars and elevated trains convert to electric power, but horsecars continue to move up and down Fifth Avenue, and commuter trains still run on steam

- Texas ranch owner Anna Edson Taylor, 43, goes over Niagara's Horseshoe Falls in a barrel October 24. She wears a leather harness inside the barrel, which is four-and-a-half feet long, three feet in diameter, and cushioned inside. The former Bay City, Mich., schoolteacher suffers only shock and minor cuts in the 167-foot drop, wins a reward that helps pay an installment on her ranch loan, and is the first person to go over the falls and survive.

- Washing machines are introduced by the 2-year-old German company Miele that began by making cream separators

- After observing a machine that blows dust away, English engineer Hubert Cecil Booth [b. Gloucester, England, 1871, d. 1955] develops the first successful vacuum cleaner, a complex and unwieldy machine driven by a 5-hp engine and mounted on a horse-drawn cart. Booth's Vacuum Cleaner Company begins advertising in February 1902. Its success is ensured after it is used to clean up from the rehearsal for the coronation of Edward VII, leading to the purchase of the first two models, one for Buckingham Palace and one for Windsor Castle. Well, now you ran the vacuum – who cleans up after the horses?

And this spoon bracelet was through all of that!

Aren't those cool facts!?!

SO, here's the deets on this week's fantastic giveaway:

WHAT:   

A Tiger Lilly pattern, circa 1901.  (She will make another one identical to this so that it fits the winner)

UNTIL WHEN:   

Giveaway is open until 11/15/2010 at Noon (central time)

HOW: 

1.  For your first entry, visit Village Boutique and tell me what your favorite bracelet is

2.  For your second entry become a follower -- and make sure to leave a comment telling me that you are!

3.  And for an extra entry, leave a comment telling me what your favorite fact was :)

4.  If you want ONE more entry, you can do one of the following and comment one time that you did: blog/twitter/facebook about the giveaway

A HUGE thanks to Village Boutique for this beautiful giveaway!

Silhouette Product Giveaway!

I promised you wouldn't want to miss the exciting giveaway going on this week -- and it's time to find out just what is too good to miss!

The people at Silhouette have decided that YOU should have a chance to win some of their awesome products!  I'm sure you've heard me say how much I need a Silhouette machine (and if you're keeping track -- I still need one).  However the GREAT thing about these products I'm about to show you is that you can use them without the machine.  That means you can make all kinds of adorable Silhouette-ish things -- even if you're like me and haven't won or bought the actual amazing Silhouette!  How cool is that!?!

Silhouette sent me a package of their fancy-schmancy products too -- so later this week I get to show you the cool things I chose to made and hopefully inspire you to make your own Silhouette projects too.   

Here's what's included in your very own Silhouette package:

• 2 Heat Transfer Rolls {Yellow & White Smooth}
• 1 Tattoo Pack
• 1 Magnet Sheet

And check out some of their cool ideas from their website that you can do with these things:

 Custom apparel with the heat transfer rolls

 Or some fun magnets for the fridge using their Magnetic sheets

How about a cute tote bag?

Or what about some temporary tattoos?

As you can see the possibilities are ENDLESS!  And all you need for these is the awesome giveaway pack, a printer and a pair of scissors -- that's it!

Are you jut chomping at the bit to find out HOW you win these cool products!?!

I've made it SO easy peasy for you -- and I'm going to leave this giveaway open for the next FIVE days -- which means there's a little extra time for you guys to get all your entries in! :)

HOW TO WIN:  

1.  Visit Silhouette's Website and leave me a comment telling me what you'd love to make

For extra entries:

2.  Become a follower of the Hand Me Down House (here or on Facebook) and leave a comment that you did

3.  Blog/Facebook/Twitter about this fantastic giveaway (only one comment letting me know you did)

Be sure to get your entries in -- this giveaway closes on 11/8/2010


***Sorry -- this giveaway is open to US residents, only

BUT - there's an AMAZING deal going on at Silhouette that you should know about too!

**Silhouette is also offering 25% off on all their accessories with the code: MEDOWN
 
{Runs through November 13th at midnight!}

 

WINNER of the Purdy Paint & Prep Kit! :)

It's time to announce the winner of the Purdy Giveaway!  This is such an awesome set of tools -- it's something EVERYONE should have!  I wish I had one for each of you :)

So, on to the winner......

Nesiejean said... 63

I'm already a follower and I love your blog!

October 14, 2010 7:43 AM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Even if you didn't win; be sure to visit Purdy's Save the Walls website and you can enter to win THEIR giveaway EVERY day!

Thanks again to Jennifer and the team at Purdy for their fantastic giveaway(and their fantastic products!!)! 

WINNER OF SHAMBLE RAMBLE Bracelet!!

Okay, now that I'm back from vacation and getting back into the swing of things -- it's time to announce the winner of the Shamble Ramble fall bracelet!

The lucky girl is:

Carmen @ Life with Sprinkles on Top said... 66

Everything is so beautiful (and unique!)!!! But I really like the Fall Autumn Natures Bounty bracelet. The one you're giving away is fab too! I'd love to win.

October 6, 2010 10:37 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, CARMEN!!  

Thanks again SO very much to Nicole and Stacey -- my wonderful sponsors at Shamble Ramble!

The Purdy Difference - A GIVEAWAY!!

Do you remember my closet makeover from last week?  If you missed it, you can read more about it here.

I transformed our Mud Room Closet into this:

Part of the reason I decided to paint the walls is becuase Purdy Paintbrushes sent me an awesome little package to try out. Now, I already use Purdy Paintbrushes, so I'm a fan -- but the paintbrush they sent me COMPLETELY solidified my love for them.  They sent me this paint brush to try out:

And can I just tell you -- it is my new favorite.  Do you guys have a favorite paint brush??  I used to -- but this is by far the best.

It paints SO smoothly -- the paint just glides onto the wall.  AND -- I hate cleaning brushes -- but this one last through the cleaning and has dried up nicely. 

PLUS, they also sent me a six-in-one tool -- have you guys used these?  They do SO many things.

Look at all the awesome things it can do!

Scraper
The front edge is a sharp scraper that’s perfect for removing paint flecks, glue and even wood. The blade can even be re-sharpened after it begins to dull.
Spreader
Great for spreading putty or joint compound.
Prying
The short, flat side is perfect for prying. You can use it to open paint cans or remove the bolts from the door hinge.
Half Circle
You might be wondering about the purpose of this feature- I did at first. Have you ever tried to clean a roller well enough to reuse it? Well the half circle is designed to squeegee away paint from the roller.
Set Nails
The handle incorporates nail set ends for setting drywall nails and other hammering jobs.
The Pointy End
The pointy end is great for digging out putty or scoring dried paint. You can pry up staples or open up cracks for patching. I’ve used it for removing caulk and it works like a charm.

I LOVE the six-in-one and the paintbrush -- and Purdy is my favorite brand -- everything is high quality.

So how would YOU like to try out your own paintbrush (possibly one of your new favorites!?!) and a six-in-one tool?

Well you can!  Purdy has said they'd like to give one of YOU a Prep & Paint kit too!

Here's the deets:

WHAT:  Purdy Prep & Paint Kit (pictured above)
WHEN:  Now until 10/16/2010 at Noon (Central Time)
HOW: 


Visit Purdy's new Save the Walls Website and come back to leave me a comment telling me one thing you liked/learned on there -- whatever you want. :)




For EXTRA entries, you can:


Twitter/Blog/Facebook about this giveaway and leave a separate comment that you did this


Become a Follower of the Hand Me Down House (and leave another comment that you did)

Good luck!

GIVEAWAY: Shamble Ramble

Well they've done it again -- Nicole & Stacey, the creators of Shamble Ramble and it's GORGEOUS jewelry have been incredibly wonderful and want to GIVE one of you a fantastic new piece of jewelry!

Look at this beautiful bracelet you could win for yourself!

Isn't it PERFECT for fall and Halloween coming up?!?

So how do you win this beauty?

I've made it SO easy -- and you have four different ways:

1.  Go to Shamble Ramble's store and tell me what's your favorite piece of jewelry
2.  Become a follower of the Hand Me Down House (and leave a comment that you are)
3.  Blog, Twitter, or Facebook about this fantastic giveaway (and leave a comment that you did)
4.  And for a BONUS - become a follower of Shamble Ramble's blog (and leave a comment again)

Now start commenting! :)  This giveaway is open until 10/11/2010 at Noon Central Time.

WINNER of the Moen Arbor Faucet

It's time to announce the VERY lucky winner of the Moen Arbor Faucet.

First I should thank the Moen team for their MORE than generous giveaway -- aren't they awesome!?!

ALL their fixtures are just beautiful -- and they're high-quality too.  So even if you didn't win -- I would still HIGHLY recommend their products to anyone.  You can do more shopping for them here.

And the lucky lady is......

Jennifer said...97

Sharing right now :)

September 29, 2010 7:54 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, JENNIFER!  

Send me and email and we'll get you squared away! :)

GIVEAWAY: Moen Arbor Kitchen Faucet

It's time for an INCREDIBLE giveaway! I'm SO excited about this -- and I think you're going to LOVE it! ;)

Remember my new kitchen faucet I showed you this morning?  Remember all the gushing (pun intended!) I did about how much I LOVE my new faucet and how easy-peasy it was to install? (If you want to read it again, you can here)  Well get ready to grab your wrench and install your own -- because Moen wants to give YOU one too! AAAH!  Seriously -- are you guys SO excited!?!

Oh I'm just so excited for you!!  This faucet is wonderful!

Here are the details on what you can win:

WHAT:  Moen Arbor Kitchen Faucet in Chrome

(The faucet comes with the option to mount in a single hole or three hole sink and all the parts you need)

WHEN:  Until 10/5/2010 at 12:00 p.m. central time

HOW: ANY of the following ways:

1.  Become a Fan of Moen on Facebook (leave a comment that you did)

2.  Visit Moen's Website and tell me what your favorite product is in the comments

3.  Become a follower of The Hand Me Down House (and leave a comment)

4.  Twitter/Blog/Facebook about this giveaway and link back to it (leave a comment that you did)

That's FOUR ways for you to snag a new kitchen faucet of your own!  Good luck!!

Redi Shade Simple Fit Winner

Okay you lovely bloggers -- it's that time -- to announce the VERY lucky winner of the Simple Fit Redi Shade! Can you barely contain yourself?

Well first I HAVE to say another HUGE THANK YOU to the team at Redi Shade for sending me and one of you lucky gals one of their Simple Fit Redi Shades.


Alright -- I won't make you wait anymore. :)  The winner is:

 Which is:

kmogilevski said... 87

I would pick the following shade: http://redishade.com/store/rs_light_blocking_fabric_corded.html kmogilevski at gmail dot com

September 23, 2010 8:58 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, KATIE!

And I have to say -- even if you didn't WIN one -- these are SUCH awesome blinds -- I would HIGHLY recommend them to ANYONE.

Be sure to visit Redi Shade's website for their Simple Fit blinds if you are in need of any shades.

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