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There are very few photographers out there who are quite as amazing as Max Wanger, and today Jessica is giving away one of his prints — your choice!

Be sure to check them all out here. I don’t know how I’d ever decide!

Okay really you guys… I don’t even want to tell you about this one. Do you know how much my home office could use a $500 gift card to Poppin? What?! Amazing.

Day eight! Hope you’re having an amazing weekend.

Have you seen this crazy gorgeous necklace that Claire is giving away today?

Are you all as obsessed with West Elm as I am? Especially everything they’ve been up to lately?

Their martini side table is crazy classic and I can think of about five places in my house where I could use it — I’m sure you can too. So run on over to Paper & Stitch today for this exciting giveaway!

Can you believe it’s already day six?! (My Christmas shopping is perilously behind…)

We’ve talked about my house, right? How it’s kind of stuck in this constant state of decorating disrepair?

So let me tell you, today’s giveaway speaks straight to me — what I wouldn’t give to have a whole gallery wall of prints in one fell swoop.

In fact you might want to hurry over to Making it Lovely now, before I find a way to fix day five (okay or all of the days… are you loving this so far?!)

You guys. Today is my day!!

I’m so excited to share that for the fourth day of 24 Merry Days, I’m giving away a $100 gift certificate to Artifact Uprising!

If you don’t already know about Artifact Uprising, then you’re in for a treat. Pretty doesn’t even begin to describe what they do.

Their photo prints, books, wooden calendars, and holiday cards would all make the perfect gifts this holiday season. Not to mention these gorgeous wooden boxes that you can create for just $95 (did I mention that their prices are insanely reasonable? $100 will go a long way).

Oh hey, and by the way, all of their products are recycled and made of insanely lush, beautiful paper, the likes of which you definitely won’t find anywhere else. Sold yet? I was.

It’s easy to enter, just follow the instructions in the box below. We’re using Rafflecopter, so you have 20 chances to win!

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Thank you to Artifact Uprising for making this giveaway possible!! And, of course, to Audrey — who really made this whole thing possible with her ninja-awesome organizational skills, guiding us all through 24 Merry Days every step of the way.

Check back tomorrow for something special from Nicole at Making it Lovely! And keep up with all of our giveaways at the 24 Merry Days site here.

Unfortunately this giveaway is open to readers in the US only (boo… but be sure to check back at the 24 Merry Days site for the rest of our prizes, because some of them are open to everyone, and they’re coming up soon!).

It seems like every day after Thanksgiving has a shopping designation these days… Black Friday, Cyber Monday… it can be a little overwhelming. But Giving Tuesday is one day I think I can get behind. It’s a day that encourages us all to give a little back, and this year I’m excited to say that I had the opportunity to give something pretty big.

Courtesy of Lenovo, I was able to donate a brand new Yoga Tablet to one of my favorite local charities.

Frederick Reads is a partnership between Frederick County Public Libraries and dozens of local organizations to build literacy and foster a love of reading. They hold readings and other events throughout the year, which require a ton of organizing by their lovely chair, Elizabeth Cromwell.

Elizabeth is hard at work prepping for next season’s events, and has already shared a ton of ways she might be able to use the tablet… to research upcoming guests, promote events, and even produce the presentations that accompany speakers on stage.

The tablet is super light, with a little kickstand that makes it easy to set up for movies, or to attach a keyboard to and type… so I know it will come in handy in a lot of ways. I know I’ve gotten a ton of use out of my own.

Thanks Lenovo for making this happen. We all love a good shopping day, but there’s nothing quite like the feeling of giving back.

Have you thought about joining in on Giving Tuesday? Click here to read more about the day. It’s all about giving back, but that doesn’t have to mean money or things… it’s a great day to go out and volunteer too!

I’ve been coveting today’s giveaway myself for ages. Public makes the cutest and coolest little city bikes I think I’ve ever seen.

Now, if you took a look in my garage you’d probably say that Mark and I don’t need another bike (at something like 3 or 4 apiece… a gal needs a bike for every occasion, right?) but we’re firm believers that when it comes to bikes, there’s no such thing as too many.

Especially adorable single-speed city bikes. So even if you already have one you love, run on over to The House That Lars Built and enter now! And be sure to check back here tomorrow — because I’m up next!

And I can’t wait to reveal what I have to give away!