Monday, November 23, 2009

Today's Mama Giveaway

The holiday season is wonderful. Full of joy, wonder...and work. Especially if you have a handmade holiday in mind. We want to make the season a bit easier on you by giving away a sleighful of gifts that only a mother could love. Our “sleigh” is a Madsen Bike filled with gifts and goodies from Provo Craft to help you create those handmade projects including a Yudu screen-printing machine, a Cuttlebug, a Cricut Expression Machine, a Your Story thermal book binder, and a Knifty Knitter loom set. That’s not all - we’ve got treasures galore - a Dyson Blueprint, an Easy Walker Sky stroller from MamaBargains.com, two Sidekick baby carrier bags from Kemby and an Amber Alert GPS unit and a full year of service.That’s over $3,800 in gifts!Entering this contest is easy and fun. Just answer and post the meme below on your blog and send us the link. (Don’t have a blog, no problem! You can post this as a note in Facebook and send us the link too.)To participate you must include all of the text, including the links, in bold below:Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
Wii, Rock Band, new sheets (mine are ripped to shreds), hobo wallet in cobalt blue, pretty dessert plates from Anthropologie.

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
I LOVE the homemade chocolates my neighbors make. My husband and I fight over the last one!

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
I have always wanted to make the kids pajamas with matching bottoms and initials on the shirt, like my sister in law does.

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
When I was 12 I got a huge pink and blue swatch watch wall clock for my room. It was pretty awesome!

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
American Girl doll, barbies, guitar, talking babies (even though they really freak me out!)

6. What is your favorite holiday food?
Peppermint bark, and anything chocolate dipped!

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
Hmmm....hand crafted? Does putting stuff inside of jars with pretty tags and ribbon count? That's what I'll be doing.

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
'Love Actually' is by far the BEST holiday movie!

9. Favorite holiday song?
'We Three Kings' by Jars of Clay

10. Favorite holiday pastime?
Sitting in my pajamas with my family watching movies (not Love Actually. That's just for me...not the kids)