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.
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.
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.
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.
Nikki says
February 15, 2015 at 12:30 PMI would love tow win a copy of this book. Thank you for the chance.
Carla Morgan says
February 15, 2015 at 12:52 PMI would love to read this book with my kids!
Adrienne Doebelin says
February 15, 2015 at 2:00 PMThis book sounds like one that my daughter and I would really enjoy. My favorite book growing up was Charlotte’s Web.
Toni says
February 15, 2015 at 2:12 PMThank you!!
Becky Larson says
February 15, 2015 at 2:41 PMLove your site!
Laura F says
February 15, 2015 at 2:41 PMI loved the Nancy Drew series books!!
Mary Ann Miller says
February 15, 2015 at 3:05 PMI loved your post last week about the book!!
Aimee says
February 15, 2015 at 3:12 PMI 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:)
Shelley says
February 15, 2015 at 3:25 PMLove 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!!
Emily Adams says
February 15, 2015 at 3:53 PMI loved Pippy Longstocking and the Babysitters Club series.
Kelly @ Leafy Not Beefy says
February 15, 2015 at 3:54 PMI had a lot of favorites – I liked the Babysitter’s Club books, the Best Friends books, Teddy Jo…
bobbi dougherty says
February 15, 2015 at 4:24 PMMy 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. 🙂
Jodi Huggins says
February 15, 2015 at 4:42 PMMy favorite books to read as a kid were The Baby-sitters Club books
Vickie says
February 15, 2015 at 5:22 PMThanks!
Angela says
February 15, 2015 at 5:28 PMThank you for such a great giveaway! My favorite book was the Little House on the Prairie series.
Kim says
February 15, 2015 at 6:50 PMThis is a great book! Very touching and sweet!
Jeanette Anderson says
February 15, 2015 at 7:33 PMI 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.
Cindy Litchfield says
February 15, 2015 at 8:27 PMI 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.
Ashley says
February 15, 2015 at 8:37 PMI 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.
Kitty Dulgar says
February 15, 2015 at 9:23 PMI 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!
Conney Keel says
February 15, 2015 at 9:31 PMI loved LOVED the Laura Ingall’s Wilder books when I was young. )
Tiffany says
February 15, 2015 at 10:04 PMA book that I loved as a child was The Giving Tree
Tania says
February 15, 2015 at 11:34 PMThis sounds like a wonderful book. Thank you.
janine says
February 16, 2015 at 12:01 AMno, 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!!!
Emily Hall says
February 16, 2015 at 12:55 AMI always look forward to your blog posts!
Shannon says
February 16, 2015 at 4:17 AMThis 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!
pat says
February 16, 2015 at 7:04 AMI enjoyed the Amelia Bedilia books as a child. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book!
Darcy says
February 16, 2015 at 7:32 AMI loved mysteries when I was young and am excited that my girls like books I enjoyed–Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, etc.
Leah T. says
February 16, 2015 at 9:18 AMI’d have to say the Little House books were my favorites. 🙂
Barbara Nethers says
February 16, 2015 at 9:36 AMI have always loved Little Women.
Kimberly Metheny says
February 16, 2015 at 9:50 AMI’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
STACY PALMER says
February 16, 2015 at 10:06 AMMy daughters and I would love to share this book together. Thanks for the chance to win, Gwen!
rebekah says
February 16, 2015 at 10:09 AMThis sounds like a lovely book. ☺I’d like to enter my name in the drawing. Rebekah Lamb
Kelly says
February 16, 2015 at 10:17 AMI love the Berenstain Bears books when I was very little, which my kids have also enjoyed.
Jen Harris says
February 16, 2015 at 10:50 AMMy favorite book was Sylvester and the Magic Pebble! I loved reading this one to my own girls 🙂
Ronda says
February 16, 2015 at 11:43 AMMy favorite book was Sally Goes Shopping Alone. My mother remembers hiding it because she was SO tired of reading it! 🙂
Susan Shryock says
February 16, 2015 at 11:56 AMMy 3 little granddaughters, just back from the mission is Africa will love this!
Judyms says
February 16, 2015 at 12:30 PMWhat 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
Susan McIntyre says
February 16, 2015 at 12:43 PMI used to love to check out Beatrix Potter books from our school library. They were tiny, square books with a green cloth cover.
Jody says
February 16, 2015 at 1:37 PMI loved the Little House books – I read them so often, the book covers are missing on some and held together by tape!
Wendy says
February 16, 2015 at 3:06 PMWould be a nice Christmas present for my granddaughter!
Cindy Young says
February 16, 2015 at 5:59 PMUh, 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!
S.T. says
February 17, 2015 at 12:18 AMI’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.
Kelly says
February 17, 2015 at 8:43 AMThis looks really good! My favorite book growing up was Bridge to Terabithia. So bittersweet…
Shannon Harrell says
February 17, 2015 at 2:07 PMThanks for this opportunity!
ashley says
February 17, 2015 at 7:08 PMsubscribed!
Peg B says
February 17, 2015 at 9:31 PMI love your site’s new look! So inspiring. Thanks for all of the THM help, Gwen.
Rachel says
February 18, 2015 at 10:47 AMI love a good tear jerker story book. My son does too. Thank you for a chance to win a good book.
Christina S says
February 19, 2015 at 10:04 AMThanks for giving the chance to win what looks like a really adorable book!
Tina says
February 19, 2015 at 4:33 PMI love your blog and all of the THM recipes…thanks for sharing
Kari says
February 21, 2015 at 12:57 PMI love books and reading and this book looks so good!