Happy Anniversary Super Blow-Out Giveaway
Alrighty, DIYers, here’s the final DIY Bride anniversary giveaway! In honor of both DIY Bride’s eighth blog anniversary (blogiversary?) and my ELEVENTH wedding anniversary (quick! someone do a study about how DIY weddings create happier, longer-lasting marriages) on October 07, we’re going to go all out for this one.
ONE lucky winner will get this drool-worthy prize pack chock full o’ my favorite craft essentials. This kit is designed to get you started on creating your own crafter’s toolbox. Prize package worth approximately 2.3 billion dollars*; I really haven’t added it up yet.
Includes one of each:
- Martha Stewart Crafts Bone Folder
- Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board
- Fiskars SureCut Recycled Titanium 12″ Portable Paper Trimmer
- Fiskars Comfort Grip Micro-Tip Scissors
- X-ACTO 18 x 24″ Self-Healing Cutting Mat
- Corona Clipper Stainless Steel Serrated Floral Scissors
- Paddle of Green Floral Wire, 22 Gauge, 110 Feet
- FLORAL Tape Pack, Light Green 1/4″ Wide
- Arrow Fastener Dual Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Uchida Embossing Heat Tool with Stand
- We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Eyelet and Snap Punch
- Beadalon 7-Piece Tool Kit With Zip Pouch
- SE Craft & Hobby Knife Set, 16Pc
- Scotch 85 1/4-Inch ATG Advanced Tape Glider with 2 Rolls of Tape/Kit
- Tombow Mono Glue Sticks, Two Pack
- Cuttlebug Machine V2
- Wilton 50-Piece Tool and Caddy Decorating Set
- Epson Artisan 725 Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer
- 1 Copy Each of The DIY Bride Books (40 Fun Projects & Crafty Countdown)
- iPod Nano 8GB
*Not really.
How To Enter: Leave a comment to this post, telling us project(s) what you’re going to make for your wedding between now and 11:59 a.m. on Friday, October 14. Winner will be chosen by random drawing on Saturday, October 15th and notified by email.
THE RULES: Unfortunately, due to multiple attempts at cheating during the last contest, we’ve had to go all Big Time Legal on the Official Contest Rules to help keep the giveaway fair to all contestants who play nice.
1. Eligibility: Only one internet entry per person and one internet entry per email address is permitted. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible by assigning email address or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address.
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older at time of entry (“Entrant(s)”). Void where prohibited by law. Employees of DIY Bride and its promotional partners and their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries and participating advertising and promotion agencies (including members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible.
2. Conditions of participation: No transfer, assignment, or substitution of a prize permitted, except DIY Bride reserves the right to substitute prize (or prize component) for an item of equal or greater value at DIY Bride’s sole discretion. Nothing in these official contest rules shall obligate DIY Bride to publish or otherwise use any entry submitted in connection with this Contest. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
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3. Internet: DIY Bride is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic-transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone-equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by DIY Bride or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, DIY Bride reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. DIY Bride reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, DIY Bride reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law. If there is a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the e-mail address. The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the e-mail address is assigned.
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I am looking forward to my own DIY kit to create brand-new stationery and favors for the wedding. Thank you!
Happy Anniversary!! We are making a ton for our wedding next fall! We are making our own cookbook favors (we started dating because we were coworkers who started cooking together); our own placecards; our own menu cards; calligraphying our own envelopes, etc., etc., etc!
I would actually use this to help my two engaged friends who are getting married next year to create stationery and favors. Both of them are so different but really creative, so I know we’ll have a blast!
Congrats!!
I am making my own cakes (yes, plural), ceremony backdrop, and fabric tents for the guests to lounge in on the beach, favors, invitations, etc!! I’m sure there will be more as I start planning more and more!! So excited!
Our wedding is approximately five weeks away and so much yet to do. I need to make a contraption to collect gift envelopes that doesn’t look like some dopey wrapped present with a drop slot in the top. Something more clever but haven’t decided. what.
I plan to make the desserts, centerpieces, flowers – my mom and I are taking over the garden next spring, and favors. Happy Anniversary!
We’re making favors for our wedding!
Happy 8th and 11th anniversary! What a splendid giveaway!
I plan on doing the following DIY: all stationary (I’ve already handmade the save the dates, so all that’s left: invitations, programs, maps, place cards, menus, etc), OOT gifts, bunting, a few receptions games including cornhole and hopefully Bocce ball, photobooth area, some decorations, bunting, and favors. May seem like a lot but I have five weeks of NOTHING to do before the wedding! Yay summer and winter breaks! (I’m current in nursing school.)
Our wedding is next June =)
Oh wow, great stuff! I’m definitely going to be doing all DIY paper goods (invites, STDs, menus, etc) so this is pretty much all stuff I was planning on buying anyway! Other things that might make it onto my DIY list: table decorations including paper flowers, lanterns, send-off dried flower packet thingies.
Oy. What am I not making?! Brooch bouquet, invites, STDs (heh heh), table decor, myself crazy.
Ok, I’m not sure I’ll be making anything yet because it’s for my sister’s wedding, but I think I will be making a card for her engagement! Which is supposed to be (hopefully) this week! Ah! So there will be muuuuuch DIY-ing ahead, and maybe a little this week. I’d love to win, thanks!
Happy anniversary! I’m already married, but we did a lot of DIY projects for our wedding. Some of the things we did were: Chalkboard menus for the receptions, all our paper products (invitations, programs, save the dates, etc.), centerpieces, and tons of other things.
I’m just starting to plan my wedding (still searching for a venue), but I plan on making my own save-the-dates and invites (with the help of my sister), favors, table decorations, and more!
Happy Anniversary!! I (and my very talented sister) will be pretty much doing everything for my wedding. That includes all decoration, all stationary, flower arrangements, etc. We desperately need some essential tools to make this special day that much easier. Thank you!!
Happy Anniversary! I’m working on creating my own wedding invitations so this kit will be really helpful.
Im going to make these ribbon wands with bells on them for our guests to wave and make noise, programs, menus, drink stirrers, all other signs, the list goes on! But I’m really excited about it
I am getting married next year, and so is my best friend! So I’d be sure to share the wealth with her. The helpers I’ve enlisted (my sisters and friends) would really appreciate all the tools of the trade as we are growing our own flowers for the event, making invitations and dessert, and doing the photography on our own. Thank you!
What aren’t we making? Let’s see, we’ll make a brooch bouquet, bunting, photobooth backdrop, invites, escort cards, center pieces, lanterns…you name it, we’re probably making it
Next week my sister and I are making hanging vases from blue Bell mason jars. It will be a pretty way to sprinkle flowers through the trees. We are collecting (hoarding?) jars for centerpieces, too. The aqua jars will coordinate with her hubby-to-be’s beautiful baby blues.
Happy anniversary and blogiversary!
we’re making almost everything, but specifically the decor. lots of awesome paper flowers!!!
I think I just peed a bit. I will be making so much including little tea light paper lanterns I found in a certain DIY book : )
Letterpress invitations and thank you cards (really!), my bouquet, and whatever jewelry I feel like making! My fingers are crossed!
Happy Anniversary! We’re doing quite a bit DIY though I haven’t even settled on it all. I know we’re doing invitations half DIY (also through vistaprint), the favors, my bridesmaid gifts, I’m doing children’s program/ activities, the centerpieces and all decor, as well as flowers. We’re also doing the guestbook, table numbers and seating chart DIY.
That’s all so far, I’m sure there will be more to come!
Oh my goodness, I would LOVE this. My wedding is ALL DIY including the entire invitation suite, burlap banners, placecards, hanging paper lanterns and I’m sure many more ideas will come with this awesome giveaway. Thanks!!
We are getting married in June and we are working on our save-the-dates, invitations, fans, bunting, menus and other paper products. It is going to be DIY loving festival! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I”m getting married Dec 2013 To my sweetheart of 10 years. I have huge plans and have started our save the dates. I’ll be doing my letterpress invited at home. As well as all my other stationary (reply cards, maps, travel info, menu etc) I will also be hand painting wedding signage. I’m going to try my hand at screen printing oot bags and ceremony handkerchiefs. Fiance is working on a diy photo-booth. I’m making the boutonniere, bridesmaids bouquet and my bouquet. We are also doing our centerpieces and hand decorating sugar cookies as part of our save the dates and will be making our grooms cake. So much to do so little time. But I have a plan and my fiance and sisters to help.
Anticipating my daughter’s wedding in April. We’re batting around ideas now, but I know that there will be flowers everywhere; she is planning an outdoor spring wedding. Lots to do!
I’m going to be carving pumpkins for vases and arranging flowers inside of them as MOH for my best friend’s wedding at the end of the month. I’m sure all the floral tape, scissors, etc. would be a great help! Thanks for all the great giveaways this month and happy anniversaries!
I’m making most of the pape products (programs, menus, invites), favors and flowers!
WOW! I am getting organized for all of the diy projects I want to do and this would be the biggest help ever! I’m planning on doing all invitations and programs, escort cards, creating centerpieces, doing flowers and creating welcome baskets. My man and I are doing so much of our big day ourselves and cannot wait to get started!
I am printing my own letterpress save the dates, invitations, and thank you cards. I will also be creating sheet music bouquets for me and my two bridesmaids. I’m still deciding if I am going to create my own centerpieces as well.
Wow…this is great. I feel like I’m a late bloomer if the crafting world. Started in the sorority realm and now back into it for a wedding. I’m planning on doing a lot of DIY projects -frankly because I think they look better.
My plans are the save the dates, invitations, table cards, thank-yous, programs, place cards, signage and about everything else. 
Wow this is an amazing set of prizes for any crafter (bride or not)! I’d love to win – happy blogoversary!
Happy Anniversary!! I am actually helping 2 friends with their weddings. I am in charge of decorating the reception. Lots to do!
Happy Anniversary!! I am starting my wedding planning and am liking the DIY ideas. I’m creating all 100 invites and starting rough drafting wedding programs this week. Found really good ideas in your book, which lead me to your website!
My wedding is next August and I will be making a lot of the decorations, the ceremony backdrops, centerpieces, the favors, seating chart/cards, pretty much everything that I can make, I will! I’m determined to do my own flowers as well.
But, more important is my big sister’s wedding which is January 1. We are both are tight budgets, and this package would really give me the tools to help my sister out since she works 6 days a week and doesn’t have a lot of extra time or energy for crafting.
Happy Anniversaries! And, even though I’m in the engaged stage, I have to stay that with every DIY project that my fiance and I take on together, we learn a lot and really brings us together! So thank you for the inspiration to have a DIY wedding!
I just got engaged so I’m not even sure what all I’ll be DIY-ing but all this crafty goodness would surely help!
This is so awesome! I recently got engaged and I can’t wait to start planning my DIY, and budget-friendly, wedding! Right now I plan to make my own wedding favors and a wishing tree! But, I know there will be many more great ideas to come!
I made wooden directional signs and a multi-directional sign for guests to know where things were located at the reception.
I made pretty much everything at our wedding. I assembled the invitations, favors and favor bags, pinecone garland, chandeliers, menu cards, place cards, veil, hair flower, programs, baskets, and many other projects. This would be the ultimate dream to help with my etsy shop!
Happy Anniversary!
My fiance and I will be getting married next August. He has been so involved in all of DIY projects and was even more excited about this giveaway than I was. I am planning to make all the desserts and our wedding cake. We are making the invitations, personalizing our favors and other decor around the reception, programs for the ceremony, place cards, hair pieces, and more!
We plan on making the centerpieces and all the paper stuff (invites, place cards, etc) ourselves! We believe that it will have more meaning and a kit like this would help us a lot. Happy Anniversary!
In the next week, I’m going to be crafting centerpieces and working on my centerpieces. My fiancé is currently working on my rehearsal dinner dress! (So excited!)
Other things we will be DIYing include desserts, bridesmaid dresses, table linens (napkins, table cloths), and making our own beer).
We’re getting married in March and winning this would be so helpful!
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CONGRATULATIONS on both your blogoversary and your wedding anniversary! What significant milestones in your life!
My fiance and I worked out our budget yesterday and we need to DIY everything in order for us to be able to pay for our own wedding next September! This awesome craft kit would help us IMMENSELY! We’re planning to create our own save-the-dates, invitations, centerpieces, seating charts, decorations, etc. Thanks for offering this up as a giveaway!
I’m making the table numbers out of pieces of approx 4x6x2 inch foam and covering it with old maps and using contrasting colors for the numbers (pinks, lavenders, all soft romantic colors), making all my own centerpieces using old antiques I’ve collected and adding flowers to them, using misc. jars with lace/pearls wrapped around it as votives for candles, making my own programs, designing invitations/save the dates, hmm I feel like there is a lot more that I’m missing! Happy Anniversary!
I’m just getting started and this winning this kit would be a blessing beyond belief! I will be doing as much as possible myself to make this a budget friendly, memorable and a very “me” wedding! I plan on making my own centerpieces, favors, seating cards, and it might be a stretch but I’ll be trying my own stationary too! omg i hope i win!!!
I have so many DIY projects in the table to get done before our 10 March wedding it’s going to be quite the challenge. Storybook invites where I need to complose Our Story before making mini books with a story leadining up to our wedding and then our invitations, peacock feather shoe clips and hair clips and bag clips, stamped and embossed feather favours in vials, my veil (!), table settings and antique book decorations in the form of book chandeliers and vases – it’s going to be so much work, but so good.
This incredible prize would help with absolutely everything.
I’m getting married in 6 mts and planning on DIY’ing my invitaions, favors, and decor. I am trying to beat the average wedding budget of $10,000.
Our wedding is just over 11 months away. We’re making our own invitations, table decorations, guestbook and smores favor kits! Depending on the budget, we’ll probably also be making our cardbox, bridal jewelry and boutenieers. I can’t wait!
The biggest DIY item for our wedding will be my dress and veil. I will be knitting and sewing it myself. We are also making our save the date cards, invites, assorted paper goods, decorations, flowers and flower substitutes and a whole pile of other stuff we haven’t thought of yet. I would love to have some time saving tools to help us with all of this.
And congrats on the anniversaries!
what a great prize package!
Happy anniversary! I’m planning on making our programs.
This reminds me… I have to finish my OTHER DIY crafts (you know, the 1/2 done ones…) Happy Anniversary!
what WON’T i make? table number cards, escort cards, my own bouquets, thank-you-cards, etc. etc. etc. I would love it! Happy Anniversary!
I am DIYing a lot of the stationary (menus, programs, etc), as well as the decor and centerpieces! I’d love to win this!
I will make the world a happier place if I won this, because I will be the happiest DIY bride on the face of the planet!!! This is the greatest prize ever!
What a great giveaway! Several of my friends are planning their weddings, and I am helping out with making the invitiation and other cute ideas for their special days!
Happy Anniversary! What an achievement!
I would love to win this! My best friend and I just got engaged and both on a budget and in need of help DIYing our whole weddings
Fingers crossed!
Thank you for offering a wonderful and sure to be appreciated kit.
I’m planning to make the invitations, centerpieces, favors, and maybe even the dress!
The questions is what aren’t I making? Invitations, centerpieces, menu card/place holders, pompoms to fill my cathedral ceilings, and party favors. It’s a small wedding at my home, so it’s all doable and incredibly exciting!
Happy Anniversaries! Lots of DIY: invitations, flowers, and centerpieces!