The big giveaway day is finally here! Over 30 businesses from as far away as Australia and as close to home as Antigonish, Nova Scotia have contributed items to our Oh My! Handmade Holidays Giveaway.

I  thought long and hard about how to put together a creative and exciting giveaway that would give back to our readers and the small businesses who have contributed.  But I also wanted to raise awareness about the many causes and organizations that are working to make our world a better place to live- and give back to them in some way.

Mix those ideas together and you get the Oh My! Handmade Holidays Giveaway and two covet worthy gift basket prizes filled with handmade goodness and valued at around $950!

Here’s how it works-you can enter this giveaway in two ways (and yes you can do both!):

1. ENTER FOR YOURSELF

Visit at least two of the participating businesses above and leave a comment here about your favorite shops.

Get 3 extra entries by leaving a separate comment for:

• Tweeting about this giveaway using the hashtag #ohmyhandmadeholidays and including @ohmyhandmade in your tweet.
• Posting this giveaway to your Facebook page and tagging @oh my handmade
• Blogging about this giveaway with a link back to this post-please share the link in your comment.

2. ENTER FOR OTHERS

Do you know of a shelter for women, an environmental group, a organization feeding the hungry, an art program for inner city kids, or another cause that could use a little financial boost?

Here is your chance to nominate up to 5 non-profits, charities or organizations that would benefit from the chance to auction or raffle off one of these prizes as a fundraiser. The winning organization will have the prize shipped directly to them.

To enter your cause simply comment with the name and website of the groups you are nominating. Get all your friends/family/co-workers to nominate the same group to increase their chances of winning!

And the prizes are:

OH MY! HANDMADE HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY BASKET #1 (valued at appx. $580)

Gift Basket #1 includes:

-Bird & Little Bird Semi-Fantastic Mr Fox pattern from Magpie Patterns

-“Smile” Acorn print from Noisette Illustration

-$50 gift certificate from Pink Panda Fabrics

-$25 gift certificate from Perideau Designs

-1 set of 12 Retro Holiday Gift Enclosures from InkSpot Workshop

-Silkscreened apron from Sweet Harvey

-Ceramic dangle earrings from Redraven Studios

-Set of Christmas cards from Sarah + Abraham

-Friends for Tea button set + gift tags from Bumpkin Bears & Friends

-2 x girls hair accessories from Shabby Lane Boutique

-Pair of red crocheted texting gloves from Issa Ino

-Set of 16 Thank You cards with coordinating envelopes from Kara Correspondence

-Mommy To-Do list from Pixie Chicago

-2011 Calendar and gift certificate toward personalized stationery from Bella Paper Goods

-10 roll pack of mt washi tape + two handmade sticker sets from Omiyage

-Copy of Mable Murple by Sheree Fitch from Nimbus Publishing

-Set of two hair clips (penguin & snowflake) from The Bowtique

-Gift Certificate from Maken Designs

-Set of greeting cards + thank you tags from Sugarstick Parties

-Cutie Clip hair barrette from Cute As A Button

-Dolphin themed canvas wall art from My Wonderful Walls (the canvas will be shipped directly to the winner because of the delicate nature of the item)

-Customizable day planner from The Ideal Planner

-Crayon Doodlers + a Color Me 12 Month Calendar from Crayon Couture

-Needle felted owl family in nest from O Happy Day Handmade

-Bib and burp cloth set in Michael Miller print from Modern Little Ones

OH MY! HANDMADE HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAY BASKET #2 (valued at appx. $375)

Gift basket #2 includes:

-$50 gift certificate from Pink Panda Fabrics

-2011 Desk Calendar from Sarah + Abraham

-Mommy To-Do list from Pixie Chicago

-Set of 12 Christmas Lights Gift Enclosures from InkSpot Workshop

-2 sets of handmade stickers from Omiyage

-Bird & Little Bird Mostly Marvelous Ms. Rabbit pattern from Magpie Patterns

-Upcycled wallet from Da-Atis

-Notecards, folded labels and thank you tags from Sugarsticks Parties

-2 illustrated birthday cards from Bumpkin Bears

-2011 calendar from Leen Machine

-Set of two hair clips (holiday flower & penguin) from The Bowtique

-Deluxe Grab and Go lunch mat with stainless steel cutlery from Pip’n'Milly

-BLANKS notes + sticker set from Flutterbye Notes

-Holiday notecards and gift tags from Doodle Kreations

-Jr. Headband from Cute As A Button

-Upcycled dress from New Jersey Knits

-Gadzooks the Christmas Goose by Jennifer McGrath Kent + Baby’s Lullaby by Jill Barber from Nimbus Publishing

-Crayon Doodlers from Crayon Couture

-Small needle felted owl family from O Happy Day Handmade

This giveaway will run from today (December 5th) to December 24th with the winners chosen on Christmas Day and announced with a post on OMHG. The giveaway prizes will be shipped in the first week of January.

By entering this giveaway you are agreeing to the oh my! handmade giveaway policies

Good luck!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED THANK YOU ALL FOR ENTERING-MERRY CHRISTMAS!