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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 - 8:00pm midnight (MST) and let me know your favorite Christmas Song. Be sure to sign your comment as anonymous entries can't win. At the end of the day Tomorrow morning, I will throw all entries into a hat and let Hadley randomly pick the winner.

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 - 8:00pm midnight (MST).
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.

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87 Comments:

At 6:24 AM, Blogger trinitylou said...

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!

 
At 7:44 AM, Blogger Charles said...

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

 
At 7:57 AM, Blogger valerieann118 said...

Cute cute cute! I can't pick just one song...I love all the classics. valerieann118atmsndotcom

 
At 8:19 AM, Anonymous Debbie Burdge said...

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

 
At 8:54 AM, Blogger Anya said...

Away in a Manger.

Thanks for the chance to win the great giveaway.

 
At 9:28 AM, Anonymous Rane said...

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
~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
iremembersleep@yahoo.com

 
At 9:44 AM, Blogger Soozi said...

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!

 
At 10:01 AM, Blogger affectioknit said...

I love the rice pack - it looks so soothing! My favorite Christmas song - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.

 
At 10:09 AM, Blogger Theresa said...

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!

 
At 10:22 AM, Blogger Jennifer said...

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

 
At 10:58 AM, Blogger Jingle said...

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

 
At 11:02 AM, Blogger acmcs said...

jingle bells! thanks for the giveaway opp!

 
At 11:04 AM, Blogger Bird said...

my fave? "And the Bells Rang" by Bing Crosby! very jazzy!!

 
At 11:16 AM, Blogger Brie said...

LOVE the rice pack. Favorite song is O Holy Night.
briefair1 at gmail dotcom

 
At 11:36 AM, Blogger Sonja said...

Old favorite Silent Night. Ilove my rice bag. My sister would love this.

 
At 11:39 AM, Anonymous melissa s. said...

my favorite christmas song is anything by elvis! great giveaways!

 
At 11:46 AM, Blogger two hippos said...

thanks for the giveaway. I'm not all that familiar with christmas songs...

 
At 11:50 AM, Blogger Li Bruno said...

I kick ass and would liek ot win something. K thnx bye... :)

 
At 11:51 AM, Blogger Li Bruno said...

...and learn to spell check as well! Boooo!

 
At 11:52 AM, Blogger Li Bruno said...

And give me The Kink's "Father Christmas" to most of the holiday crap out today...

 
At 11:53 AM, Anonymous premenopaws at comcast dot net said...

My fave is Silent Night. Merry Christmas!

 
At 11:53 AM, Blogger painterjoy said...

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!

 
At 11:56 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

love the pillow! hard to pick just one song - I guess today it would be Santa Baby :)
goatgoddess@windstream.net

 
At 12:00 PM, Blogger Joanna said...

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!

 
At 12:08 PM, Anonymous leslie said...

My favorite song is Santa Baby ;) I love that song!!
leslierose at gmail dot com

 
At 12:10 PM, Anonymous denice said...

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!

 
At 12:45 PM, Blogger Amy @ Park City Girl said...

cute stuff! Joy to the World is my all time fav :)

 
At 12:55 PM, Blogger Michaela said...

Please, enter me in your giveaway..
I love I'll be home for Christmas

 
At 1:09 PM, Blogger Tiff said...

I love Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

 
At 1:20 PM, Blogger deliarose said...

My favorite Christmas song is by a band called Over the Rhine. It is Mary's Song and lovely!

 
At 1:35 PM, Blogger Her Royal Highness said...

I don't think I have a favorite christmas song. Who can pick just one?

 
At 1:45 PM, Blogger Valerie said...

I love the rice bag. Are they easy to make???

 
At 1:59 PM, Blogger Kelly said...

River sung by Robert Downey Jr

 
At 2:01 PM, OpenID badhuman said...

I like the Charlie Brown Christmas CD, a lot of it is instrumental and mellow.

nshalseyatyahoo.com

 
At 2:06 PM, Anonymous Paper Dolls for Boys said...

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

 
At 3:40 PM, Blogger Sara said...

My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night...

Thanks, Happy Holidays...

 
At 3:49 PM, Blogger Camellia said...

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.

 
At 4:10 PM, Blogger Jenn said...

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!

 
At 4:17 PM, Blogger Jenny said...

Cute blog! My favorite song is "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas..."

 
At 4:17 PM, Blogger Janet said...

My favorite song is Baby its cold outside, i just think its so cute, much like your rice pack!

 
At 4:38 PM, Blogger The Giveaway Diva said...

so cute!! i love deck the halls!

 
At 4:39 PM, Anonymous katelin said...

i love My grownup christmas wish

glittergurl03(at)hotmail(dot)com

 
At 4:54 PM, Anonymous Rachel said...

That neck wrap looks so toatlly awesome!! I would love to win it!!

Thanks for the chance!
Rachel
athenagwis at hotmail .com

 
At 5:01 PM, Blogger Wendy said...

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!!

 
At 5:07 PM, Blogger DangAndBlast! said...

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.

 
At 5:16 PM, Blogger MamáChanga said...

Any version of "The Christmas Song!" Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...

Lavender, my favorite smell...

Hugs & Blessings!

 
At 5:23 PM, Blogger pigbook1 said...

I keep meaning to make one of these rice packs, but if i win i don't have to!

 
At 5:36 PM, Anonymous Erica said...

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

 
At 5:45 PM, Blogger Katherine said...

Adorable....Enter me please :0)

 
At 5:50 PM, Blogger Paula said...

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.

 
At 6:06 PM, Blogger Trish said...

Great idea! Would love that rice pack! My favorite Christmas song is "Silent Night".

 
At 6:06 PM, Blogger Moira-Lin said...

All I want for Christmas is you - I love that song! Love the give-a-ways! Please enter me.

 
At 6:13 PM, Anonymous Esther said...

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

 
At 6:22 PM, Blogger Beth said...

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!

 
At 6:48 PM, Blogger Kali said...

My favorite song is "Merry Christmas from the family!".

I'd love to enter your contest. Thanks for your generosity.

Sincerely,
Kali

 
At 6:57 PM, Blogger Vita Hardy said...

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?

 
At 6:59 PM, Blogger Rather Be Whistling said...

I really like Silent Night sung by a choir. I love the pin!

 
At 7:10 PM, Blogger MamaDuck said...

Okay, "White Christmas" the classic by Bing Crosby. Thanks for the chance to win! Kimaowen@yahoo.com

 
At 7:18 PM, Blogger エーミー・ピーターズ said...

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)

 
At 7:18 PM, Blogger Sonia said...

Wow, cute and cool stuff! I love that pin! I hope I win!

 
At 7:20 PM, Anonymous Amanda said...

Yay for a great giveaway! Happy Holidays.

agtobler @ yahoo.com
Amanda

 
At 7:21 PM, Blogger Sonia said...

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!

 
At 7:28 PM, Blogger Bethany said...

Great giveaway! I like Jingle Bell Rock as my children love to dance to it!

 
At 7:29 PM, Blogger Linda said...

Winter Wonderland is my favourite.
Lovely giveaway.

ljs742(at)yahoo.com

 
At 7:37 PM, Blogger Kelli @ Gohn Crazy said...

Silent night is definitely my favorite!

 
At 7:41 PM, Blogger Julianne said...

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

 
At 8:02 PM, Blogger Baba said...

Oh Holy Night is may favorite song. Thanks so much for the chance!

 
At 8:08 PM, Blogger Teri said...

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!

 
At 8:13 PM, Blogger Sarah said...

My fav song is O hOly Night. Sometimes it makes me cry. But, you know, in a happy Christmas way!

 
At 8:15 PM, Blogger Karin said...

Great giveaways! Thanks for sharing!

I always love Silent Night and Mary's Song (can't remember who sings it).

 
At 8:20 PM, Blogger Mare said...

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

 
At 8:54 PM, Blogger Alexis said...

The First Noel!

 
At 9:01 PM, Blogger KF said...

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.

 
At 9:02 PM, Blogger lao80 said...

cool prize. Love Jingle Bells, still.

 
At 9:24 PM, Blogger aprylian said...

Great Giveaway! Nice to meet you! You can see my giveaway here:

http://aprylian.blogspot.com/

Apryl

 
At 9:44 PM, Blogger Ali said...

O Holy Night!
I love the rice pack.

 
At 10:44 PM, Blogger Tiffany said...

Oooh, I need one of those! :)

My favorite Christmas song is Oh, Holy Night.

 
At 10:47 PM, Blogger Jenne said...

Am I too late? Cute stuff!

 
At 11:59 PM, Anonymous Emmi said...

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

 
At 12:14 AM, Blogger katie said...

i am afraid i am too late, so many blogs so little time. thanks.

 
At 12:48 AM, Blogger Inside The Cookie Jar said...

Very cute :)

My fav. lately has been Mary Did you know.

 
At 1:00 AM, Blogger evilactionfigure said...

I love Holly Jolly Christmas.
Thank you for doing this giveaway.
dakotal5(at)hotmail(dot)com

 
At 1:16 AM, Anonymous Stephanie said...

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

 
At 4:18 AM, Blogger Jessica said...

I agree with your first poster, Christmas in Hollis is the best!

 
At 7:34 AM, Blogger Maggie said...

Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives.

Thank you for the chance at your giveaway and have a great holiday.

 
At 8:02 AM, Blogger Breanna S. said...

I would love a rice pack

 
At 5:49 PM, Blogger saffry said...

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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