Blog Anniversary Celebration with a Giveaway of a Few of My Favorite Things! Valued at $1500!

This month marks 7 years of blogging. Holy cow! What started out as a hobby for me has turned into a full time job and I am loving it! I had no idea when I started Holy Craft in January of 2010 that a blog could even become more than just a little web diary. If you've never heard the story of how this blog came to be, let me give you a little back story. In 2005, I was expecting our third child. I started a personal blog as a sort of photo album to share pictures of my kids and give a snapshot of our life to our friends and family. Most of them lived thousands of miles away and the blog became a fun way for me to share life. As my kids started to get older, I was able to start exploring some of my passion for creating again. Those creations started creeping up into my personal blog in 2009. Blogging was relatively new then and I joined in on a link party. I realized I had a lot of personal information and family pictures on our blog and directing people to it probably wasn't the smartest move. So I did what any grown-up does and asked my friends on Facebook if they would read a blog if I started one. A few people said yes and I started asking for suggestions on a blog name. Holy Craft was born. The name came from a fun play on words but I also thought it encompassed what I wanted in a blog. The blending of my holy, spiritual side with crafts and creating. There have been a lot of ups and downs in there, but today is for celebrating! I'm giving away some amazing prizes and doing it in a fun way I think you guys are going to really enjoy. Since it's my blog and a celebration of my work anniversary, I wanted to celebrate by giving away my favorite things! Any guesses what they are?!! I'm going to explode, I'm so excited!!!

For the past few years, I have been toying with the idea of rebranding. I never did it because I could never come up with a name that I liked that I thought fit me, but the time had come that I had outgrown my old blog name Holy Craft. In August of 2016, after much thought, I decided to rebrand and became Rachel Teodoro. Why not just be me sharing about real people, real life and real projects? Oprah does Oprah, Ellen does Ellen and Martha Stewart....well, you get my point. I decided to become RachelTeodoro.com. 

Through the years, I have blogged about a lot of things. I will tell you that I get approached multiple times a day to tell my readers I like this thing or that thing, but the one thing that remains year after year, is that I will not post about something that I do not love. I hope that you feel the authenticity that this gives my blog even though it means turning down money or opportunities in order to remain true to my blog. But it also means I get to tell you about things that I love which is why I'm here to giveaway a few of my favorite things! Kind of like Ellen in her 12 days of giveaways or Oprah's favorite things...except different. Because while I want to say to each of you "you get a car, you get a car, you are all getting a car," I have to take myself down a notch or two and bring myself back to reality. It may not be a car, but you guys, this giveaway is down right awesome. I am beyond excited to be able to give this whole prize package to one of you.

SO...what's in the giveaway?

Expressions Vinyl Cameo 3 Mega Bundle

If someone asked me what my favorite crafting tool was, I would hands down say my Silhouette Cameo. It is a crafting game changer. I even have a whole section on my blog drop down menu dedicated to Silhouette projects I have made. I've made signs, custom invitations, embellished clothes, and created things that look far more professional than something should that was handmade in my kitchen. Expressions Vinyl is one of my favorite vinyl companies to work with. They have great tutorials, support and it's one of the only places I will buy my vinyl for my projects.  I am so excited for one of you to win this Expressions Vinyl Cameo 3 Mega Bundle.

You guys won't even believe what you get with this Cameo 3 bundle!

This is seriously everything you need to get started. This Silhouette will change your crafting game. I promise you! 

Speaking of Silhouette, my friends at Silhouette said that they would love to party with us too! They want to give you a Silhouette Mint bundle

Silhouette Mint Bundle

This Silhouette Mint bundle set includes:  The Mint Custom Stamp maker, 7 mint stamp sheets, 3 stamp kits, 4 colors of Mint ink and the powerful Mint Studio™ software. Plus access to 50 exclusive stamp designs and a $25 download card so you can get started creating right away! I played around with this machine recently and I loved it. The possibilities for what you can create are endless. It's a great compliment to the Silhouette Cameo. Seriously, if you can dream it, you can do it!

HomeRight SteamMachine AND Paint Sprayer

I love a good product that saves me time and helps me do a job well. HomeRight is full of products like that including two of my favorites that have been featured on my blog in many past projects. I never run out of things to clean around my house with the HomeRight SteamMachine. Seriously, this thing is good for all-natural cleaning without chemicals. This thing works harder so I don't have to. I use it everywhere and bonus, my kids think it's fun to use so it's never a chore to get them to help. 

I hate painting but love the end result, which is why I love this Finish Max paint sprayer. I have used it multiple times {like for this or this} and every.single.time I use it, I'm impressed by it. Not only does it use less paint, it also helps me finish the job quicker, which makes me happy all around! I'm also a little heavy handed when I paint, so I have to wait for ages for paint to dry sometimes. Not with the Finish Max! It gives a nice even coat that drys quickly so you can move on to your next project in no time.

Dayspring $100 Gift Card

I have loved diving in and getting started with Bible journaling this year and I am obsessed with the Illustrated Faith line from Dayspring. You can use this $100 gift card on anything that you want including stationary, cards, gifts, jewelry and home decor. Or you can purchase my favorite Bible. It's up to you! You can pick out anything you want. How fun is that?!

Can you even believe how awesome these prizes in this giveaway are? I wish each and every one of you could win. One lucky winner will be winning this whole prize pack full of so many awesome things. 

Want to know how to enter? 

As part of your entry into the giveaway, I have this little quiz for you. It's a sort of scavenger hunt around my blog over the past seven years in order for you to find the answers. Here's a hint: use the search bar. That should make it a TON easier! I am requiring your e-mail and your name but only so I can use it as an entry into the giveaway. I won't do anything fishy {I hate spam as much as you do!} with your information, I promise! Then simply enter to win using the rafflecopter giveaway you will find below this quiz. **This quiz is mobile friendly but it's easier to take on a PC **The best score you can get is a 12/13. Sorry, there is a little glitch on the name. You will get your name wrong even if you are 100% sure that your name is right. Technology. Jeesh! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I am so very excited for one of you to win EVERY SINGLE ONE of these prizes! Thank you for celebrating with me! Make sure you visit each of these awesome sponsors that are providing the amazing gifts in this prize pack to let them know how much you want to win.

A huge thank you to:

Expressions Vinyl
Silhouette America
HomeRight
Dayspring

The fine print: This giveaway is open to US residents who are at least 18 years old. I love all of my international readers, but shipping can be a real bear. So sorry friends. I will be checking to verify that your entry is legit. Please don't say you did something that you didn't do. I know you want to win super bad {I totally get that!}, let's just do it fair and square.  This contest runs from January 6, 2017-January 20, 2017. Good luck!
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