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Gwen’s Nest Giveaway Week 2

February 15, 2015 By Gwen Brown 51 Comments

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We’re starting week 2 of a 5 week Giveaway party celebrating the launch of my new look here at Gwen’s Nest!

Last week’s two giveaway winners each won a copy of the Trim Healthy Mama book. You can see the winners here on the Rafflecopter announcement.

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This week, the giveaway will celebrate the Creative Home section of my site. It’s not just crafts (though there will be some of those too). Creative Home celebrates unique ways of folding the arts and beauty into your everyday life. Organizing tips, life hacks that make chores more efficient or fun, learning with kids, thrift finds, and the obligatory craft or DIY will be stashed in this category. So even if you’re not a crafty person, I hope you’ll enjoy this part of my site.

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This week, I’m giving away a copy of the lovely book the Rag Coat, that I reviewed here last week.

It’s the story of a young girl who gets her first coat so that she can go to school. It’s pieced together by her mother’s quilting group, and she gets to choose the fabrics. She chooses the scraps that tell the stories that move her heart. In the end, she overcomes criticism with a courageous and kind heart, and forges friendships with the children in her school. This is a beautiful book, inside and out. And you will need some tissues!

I’m so happy to give a copy of this lovely and memorable book to a lucky winner.

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

Gwen’s Nest Giveaway Fine Print

  • This giveaway is open only to U.S. residents over the age of 18. (To my international readers: I love y’all, but there are complex legal hoops to jump through to offer giveaways in other countries that I’m not emotionally or mentally prepared to deal with.)
  • This giveaway will open at midnight on Sunday, February 15th, and close at midnight on Sunday, February 22nd.
  • I will randomly select one winner, using rafflecopter. The winner will be contacted by the email that they provide in the comments, and will have 48 hours from the close of the giveaway to respond and claim the prize, or the prize will be forfeited and another winner will be randomly selected.
  • I’ll ship the book to a continental US address provided by the winners via Amazon.

Filed Under: Creative Home, Kids & Learning

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  1. Nikki says

    February 15, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    I would love tow win a copy of this book. Thank you for the chance.

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  2. Carla Morgan says

    February 15, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    I would love to read this book with my kids!

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  3. Adrienne Doebelin says

    February 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    This book sounds like one that my daughter and I would really enjoy. My favorite book growing up was Charlotte’s Web.

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  4. Toni says

    February 15, 2015 at 2:12 PM

    Thank you!!

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  5. Becky Larson says

    February 15, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    Love your site!

    Reply
  6. Laura F says

    February 15, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    I loved the Nancy Drew series books!!

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  7. Mary Ann Miller says

    February 15, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    I loved your post last week about the book!!

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  8. Aimee says

    February 15, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    I have three boys and it’s always a pleasure to find good material to read to them. I hope to have the opportunity to win a copy of this book:)

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  9. Shelley says

    February 15, 2015 at 3:25 PM

    Love your new look!! Subscribed and added you on Pinterest. I’m just beginning this THM think, and your blog, along with the printables, has been so helpful!! Thankyou!!

    Reply
  10. Emily Adams says

    February 15, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    I loved Pippy Longstocking and the Babysitters Club series.

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  11. Kelly @ Leafy Not Beefy says

    February 15, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    I had a lot of favorites – I liked the Babysitter’s Club books, the Best Friends books, Teddy Jo…

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  12. bobbi dougherty says

    February 15, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    My favorite book, and the one that got me reading, was “The Lions Paw”. It was set in Florida and about a boy, a shell and a sailboat, oh, and adventure! I just loved it. 🙂

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  13. Jodi Huggins says

    February 15, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    My favorite books to read as a kid were The Baby-sitters Club books

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  14. Vickie says

    February 15, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    Thanks!

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  15. Angela says

    February 15, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Thank you for such a great giveaway! My favorite book was the Little House on the Prairie series.

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  16. Kim says

    February 15, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    This is a great book! Very touching and sweet!

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  17. Jeanette Anderson says

    February 15, 2015 at 7:33 PM

    I love reading books with my children and I love quilts. I read this one years ago when my oldest was little and we were doing Five in a Row. Lovely story.

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  18. Cindy Litchfield says

    February 15, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    I taught school for 38 years and found books with a good “moral” in the stories to read to my students. Then I’d put the books in the class library for the kids to read on their own. I taught 5th grade but the kids loved to read “picture books.” I’ll have to find this one to read.

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  19. Ashley says

    February 15, 2015 at 8:37 PM

    I always liked rapunzel. My grandma had books she read to us that where her “special” books and rapunzel was one of them. I also loved all fairy tales.

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  20. Kitty Dulgar says

    February 15, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    I didn’t have one specific favorite book when I was a child. I liked to read everything and anything I could get my hands on! I would love to read The Rag Coat!

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  21. Conney Keel says

    February 15, 2015 at 9:31 PM

    I loved LOVED the Laura Ingall’s Wilder books when I was young. )

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  22. Tiffany says

    February 15, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    A book that I loved as a child was The Giving Tree

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  23. Tania says

    February 15, 2015 at 11:34 PM

    This sounds like a wonderful book. Thank you.

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  24. janine says

    February 16, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    no, not really. i know that’s sad but i didn’t like to read. didn’t start to read until i graduated form high school. now i have discovered audio books and LOVE them!!!

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  25. Emily Hall says

    February 16, 2015 at 12:55 AM

    I always look forward to your blog posts!

    Reply
  26. Shannon says

    February 16, 2015 at 4:17 AM

    This sounds like a beautiful book I’d love to share with not only my kids but all my foster blessings that come through our home!

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  27. pat says

    February 16, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    I enjoyed the Amelia Bedilia books as a child. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book!

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  28. Darcy says

    February 16, 2015 at 7:32 AM

    I loved mysteries when I was young and am excited that my girls like books I enjoyed–Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, etc.

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  29. Leah T. says

    February 16, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    I’d have to say the Little House books were my favorites. 🙂

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  30. Barbara Nethers says

    February 16, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I have always loved Little Women.

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  31. Kimberly Metheny says

    February 16, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    I’ve not read this book and would love a copy of it. My favorite book for children has been “Too Much Noise.” Thanks for all your interesting posts, Gwen

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  32. STACY PALMER says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    My daughters and I would love to share this book together. Thanks for the chance to win, Gwen!

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  33. rebekah says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    This sounds like a lovely book. â˜șI’d like to enter my name in the drawing. Rebekah Lamb

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  34. Kelly says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    I love the Berenstain Bears books when I was very little, which my kids have also enjoyed.

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  35. Jen Harris says

    February 16, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    My favorite book was Sylvester and the Magic Pebble! I loved reading this one to my own girls 🙂

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  36. Ronda says

    February 16, 2015 at 11:43 AM

    My favorite book was Sally Goes Shopping Alone. My mother remembers hiding it because she was SO tired of reading it! 🙂

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  37. Susan Shryock says

    February 16, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    My 3 little granddaughters, just back from the mission is Africa will love this!

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  38. Judyms says

    February 16, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    What fun! I used to love The Bobbsie Twins. and the Thornton Burgess books about animals. I guess THAT dates me! LOL

    Judy S. jstew40@gmail.com

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  39. Susan McIntyre says

    February 16, 2015 at 12:43 PM

    I used to love to check out Beatrix Potter books from our school library. They were tiny, square books with a green cloth cover.

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  40. Jody says

    February 16, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    I loved the Little House books – I read them so often, the book covers are missing on some and held together by tape!

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  41. Wendy says

    February 16, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    Would be a nice Christmas present for my granddaughter!

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  42. Cindy Young says

    February 16, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Uh, yeah. I want this book for my grands. I loved your review and really want to read it for myself! If I don’t win, I am buying it!

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  43. S.T. says

    February 17, 2015 at 12:18 AM

    I’m not sure what my favorite book as a child was, but I know that I, now, treasure my collection of “Little House on the Prairie” books that my Dad gave me w/handwritten inscriptions on the inside front covers. I read these to my children now and marvel at how fast time flies and the love of my father.

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  44. Kelly says

    February 17, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    This looks really good! My favorite book growing up was Bridge to Terabithia. So bittersweet…

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  45. Shannon Harrell says

    February 17, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    Thanks for this opportunity!

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  46. ashley says

    February 17, 2015 at 7:08 PM

    subscribed!

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  47. Peg B says

    February 17, 2015 at 9:31 PM

    I love your site’s new look! So inspiring. Thanks for all of the THM help, Gwen.

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  48. Rachel says

    February 18, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    I love a good tear jerker story book. My son does too. Thank you for a chance to win a good book.

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  49. Christina S says

    February 19, 2015 at 10:04 AM

    Thanks for giving the chance to win what looks like a really adorable book!

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  50. Tina says

    February 19, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    I love your blog and all of the THM recipes…thanks for sharing

    Reply
  51. Kari says

    February 21, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    I love books and reading and this book looks so good!

    Reply

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