Give Away Day - Lavender Rice Pack and Pin
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

We are so excited here at Allbeehive today, because we LOVE giving things away. Especially with the financial crunch, FREE gifts are like finding $10 in last years winter coat.
Today, one lucky person can win not one, but TWO homemade gifts. Give them to someone and save yourself a trip to the store, OR keep them for yourself. To enter, read the rules below and enter a comment today between 7:00am -
Then after you have commented here, go to Sew, Mama, Sew! and find the list of all the other participants in the FREE Holiday Give Away. Go win yourself a bunch of stuff!
FREE GIFT #1 - Lavender Rice Pack

Fifteen years ago, I threw some rice in a muslin bag, made a flannel pillow case for it, and voila I had myself a hot rice pack. To this day, I still use this rice pack every fall when it starts to get cold. Today's GRAND PRIZE is a lavender rice pack. It is 21" X 5" which is perfect to sling around your neck. The soothing moist heat is good for sore aching muscles, back pain, cramps, and clogged milk ducts. You can also use it to heat your toes, bed or a crib. It stays warm for at least an hour, and I personally go to bed with it every night. It's great since we are saving $$ trying to keep the house a little cooler this winter. It also comes with a fleece case that you can remove and wash. It's not like I'm saying you're dirty or anything, but believe me it's going to get dirty with overuse.
FREE GIFT #2 - Healing ArtScapes Pin

DG works with an awesome group of people at the Denver Newspaper Agency and in his department, one of the other designers, Kim designs these incredible pieces of jewelry at really good prices. Her items always fly off the shelves at the craft fairs. She has a line of the cutest necklaces made from decorative paper and scrabble tiles. Please check out and bookmark her Etsy shop here which will be up and running this week-end. The 2nd prize in today's give away is this lovely little pin.
RULES:
Prize will be shipped to U.S. Residents only. (Sorry South Korea!)
One entry per person.
Entries must come through comments on the blog today (12/3/08) between 7:00am -
Please include a valid email address in your comment.
My immediate family ie. the man who sleeps in my bed at night, his parents and sister, Hadley's Nana, and her husband AKA my father are not eligible. Though they are all welcome to comment with their favorite XMas songs.
Now don't be stingy, email this post to all of your friends too and let everyone play along. I will reveal the winner on Thursday by noon and send them an email.
NOTE: Due to the number of bloggers who are participating, I have extended the contest to midnight tonight.


87 Comments:
Cute stuff!
My favorite Christmas song is kinda silly. It's Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis". Yep, cheesy. But I love it.
Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
Hey there, Christy!
I am partial to Tom Waits', "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis". A true holiday classic.
Happy Holidays, my sweet!
Charlie
Cute cute cute! I can't pick just one song...I love all the classics. valerieann118atmsndotcom
You are very crafty! Very cute things you've made!
My favorite Christmas song is probably way too overplayed but I still love it--"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey.
bugnbunatmsndotcom
Away in a Manger.
Thanks for the chance to win the great giveaway.
Mine has to be "Santa baby,
hurry down the chimny tonight!"
Myfavorite is when my 80 year old neighbor sings it! She is so cute!
I bet she would love you rice warmer too!
Thanks
Rane and kids
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Favorite Christmas songs are the traditional classics, with four-part harmony - O Come, All Ye Faithful; Silent Night; O Holy Night. Hard to pick just one.
Great giveaway, whether I win it or not!
I love the rice pack - it looks so soothing! My favorite Christmas song - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.
Okay, my husband and I have a new favorite. We heard it twice while making the 5-hour trip back home from Thanksgiving. "All I Want for Christmas is a Hippopotamaus." Or however you spell it. It's great, and we cracked up when we heard it!
I cannot go a day with out a rice bag and I am desperate need of a new one. Your items are fantastic!
My favorite Christmas song is: O Come All Ye Faithful.
knittingmomof3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com
These are wonderful! My favorite Christmas song....probably something from the Transiberian Orchestra...I'm kinda blanking at the moment! I just love all of it! LOL!
jinglesells at gmail dot com
jingle bells! thanks for the giveaway opp!
my fave? "And the Bells Rang" by Bing Crosby! very jazzy!!
LOVE the rice pack. Favorite song is O Holy Night.
briefair1 at gmail dotcom
Old favorite Silent Night. Ilove my rice bag. My sister would love this.
my favorite christmas song is anything by elvis! great giveaways!
thanks for the giveaway. I'm not all that familiar with christmas songs...
I kick ass and would liek ot win something. K thnx bye... :)
...and learn to spell check as well! Boooo!
And give me The Kink's "Father Christmas" to most of the holiday crap out today...
My fave is Silent Night. Merry Christmas!
Silent Night. I have been singing it to Aidric to desperately get him to fall asleep. I still love it anyways. I also have loved the Drummer Boy, Ba-rum-pum-pum-pum, since I was very little.
Have fun with the giveaway! What a great idea! I still want to buy a bunch of stuff!
love the pillow! hard to pick just one song - I guess today it would be Santa Baby :)
goatgoddess@windstream.net
Loving the rice pack!!! As for Christmas songs, I seem to be listening to the kid's group Hi-5's Christmas CD a lot lately. Pretty catchy!
My favorite song is Santa Baby ;) I love that song!!
leslierose at gmail dot com
Hm... hard to pick a single song, but I love the hymns most -- or the Caroleers, for nostalgia's sake! You have a very lovely blog!
cute stuff! Joy to the World is my all time fav :)
Please, enter me in your giveaway..
I love I'll be home for Christmas
I love Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
My favorite Christmas song is by a band called Over the Rhine. It is Mary's Song and lovely!
I don't think I have a favorite christmas song. Who can pick just one?
I love the rice bag. Are they easy to make???
River sung by Robert Downey Jr
I like the Charlie Brown Christmas CD, a lot of it is instrumental and mellow.
nshalseyatyahoo.com
I've always been partial to Oi to the World sung by No Doubt! Oi to the PUNKS!
Crossing my fingers for a rice pack!
Cheers,
Tracey
My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night...
Thanks, Happy Holidays...
Ahhh yes! Paul McCartney Wonderful Christmastime
annnnd... that 80's song that is played all year around... Last xmas I gave you my heart and the very next day you gave it away.. this year... I'll give it to someone special... special.. LoL I have no idea who is by or the real name but I LOOOOVE those two xmasy songs. :D
Thank you for including me into your give-away.
My favorite Christmas song is "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer." Make me laugh despite all the Christmas traffic in and out of the stores!
Cute blog! My favorite song is "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas..."
My favorite song is Baby its cold outside, i just think its so cute, much like your rice pack!
so cute!! i love deck the halls!
i love My grownup christmas wish
glittergurl03(at)hotmail(dot)com
That neck wrap looks so toatlly awesome!! I would love to win it!!
Thanks for the chance!
Rachel
athenagwis at hotmail .com
My fav Christmas song is O Holy Night, especially the version by John Berry :) You can find my at my blogs or clwendy at yahoo dot com, thanks!!
My mother made me a rice pack years ago ... think it died or something ... but all fun :)
I like Josh Groban's Little Drummer Boy, actually, because he makes it sound non-babyish, as well as all the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown stuff.
Any version of "The Christmas Song!" Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
Lavender, my favorite smell...
Hugs & Blessings!
I keep meaning to make one of these rice packs, but if i win i don't have to!
My favorite is Mavis Staples' "Christmas Vacation"...My mom used to play it every year, and I'd run around the house and get all excited for the vacation!
egboyce@yahoo.com
Adorable....Enter me please :0)
The rice pack would be wonderful for Dear Hubby. He is chronically ill and his feet get SOOO cold. I know he would love it.
Great idea! Would love that rice pack! My favorite Christmas song is "Silent Night".
All I want for Christmas is you - I love that song! Love the give-a-ways! Please enter me.
Cool items! I'd have to say my favorite christmas song to chant would be:
Jingle Bells, Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
The Batmobile lost a wheel
and the Joker got away...
what can I say? It makes me laugh. :P
my email is dunebird4atyahoodotcom
Love your blog! I have been wanting to make a rice sack too! It would be great to use on my back duiring those middle of the night newborn-marathon- eating sessions!
I love just having the radio on, love the variety of christmas songs!
My favorite song is "Merry Christmas from the family!".
I'd love to enter your contest. Thanks for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Kali
I'm so glad you extended the deadline! Mine isn't really a Christmas song, per se. But in my family we always play "Inka dinka do" by Jimmy Durante on Christmas. I used to hate it, but now I own it and I have continued the tradition on my own...
PS - I also really love the bibs! Do you have an etsy shop?
I really like Silent Night sung by a choir. I love the pin!
Okay, "White Christmas" the classic by Bing Crosby. Thanks for the chance to win! Kimaowen@yahoo.com
It's not as well-known as most of these others, but my favorite is "Grown Up Christmas List." Thanks for the giveaway!
--Amy (amyemi@gmail.com)
Wow, cute and cool stuff! I love that pin! I hope I win!
Yay for a great giveaway! Happy Holidays.
agtobler @ yahoo.com
Amanda
Whoops, I forgot to mention that my favorite holiday song is The 12 Days of Christmas! You should be able to contact me via my profile link!
Great giveaway! I like Jingle Bell Rock as my children love to dance to it!
Winter Wonderland is my favourite.
Lovely giveaway.
ljs742(at)yahoo.com
Silent night is definitely my favorite!
I would love to win!! These are very cute!!
My favorite Christmas song is Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. I know, I'm a dork. What can I say? I have four kids who like to sing it!
gregjulianneatjunodotcom
Oh Holy Night is may favorite song. Thanks so much for the chance!
Jingle Bells - I can hear it sung by my children when they first learned Christmas carols. The words were never right but it was such a delight to hear their innocence as they sang with all their hearts!
My fav song is O hOly Night. Sometimes it makes me cry. But, you know, in a happy Christmas way!
Great giveaways! Thanks for sharing!
I always love Silent Night and Mary's Song (can't remember who sings it).
You had me at "use it to heat your toes." I so have popcicle toes.
My fave XMas song is Paul McCartney's "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time."
I know it's simply sappy, but Paul makes me simply happy. (I hope Hadley likes silly rhymes.)
mare at mail2peace dot com
The First Noel!
Favorite holiday songs: those sung in candlelight on Christmas eve. I have some of those rice bags, and they are excellent! The jewelry is lovely. Thanks for hosting a giveaway.
cool prize. Love Jingle Bells, still.
Great Giveaway! Nice to meet you! You can see my giveaway here:
http://aprylian.blogspot.com/
Apryl
O Holy Night!
I love the rice pack.
Oooh, I need one of those! :)
My favorite Christmas song is Oh, Holy Night.
Am I too late? Cute stuff!
This would be absolutely lovely to win and I hope I do because I think would flip!
Thanks so much for the chance too!
e-mail: perfectpunkin@yahoo.com
i am afraid i am too late, so many blogs so little time. thanks.
Very cute :)
My fav. lately has been Mary Did you know.
I love Holly Jolly Christmas.
Thank you for doing this giveaway.
dakotal5(at)hotmail(dot)com
Hope I am not to late to enter!
Thanks so much and Merry Christmas!
My favorite Christmas song is "Come, on Come, Emmanuel."
Stephanie
junktime2000@yahoo.com
I agree with your first poster, Christmas in Hollis is the best!
Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives.
Thank you for the chance at your giveaway and have a great holiday.
I would love a rice pack
Serves me right for getting so caught up in my new Facebook world that I missed the contest. Oh well.
Lil St. Nick by Dr. Teeth and the Electic Mayhem band or
Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song
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