***This giveaway is no longer expecting entries – see who won below!***
Random.org once again spun its wonderful wheel of randomness and selected our two winners as… Amy @ Larryspearslive.com and Amanda Deerr. Congrats ladies!
Raise your hand if you want a $50 Lowe’s gift card. Or better yet, give me a “hootie hoo.” And if the thought of being one of two lucky winners doesn’t instantly get your brain spinning with all of the potential projects that you could tackle, Lowe’s Creative Ideas will happily fill your head with… wait for it… creative ideas. You may already know of the free Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazines (if not, you can subscribe to ’em here), but even we didn’t realize how much content they have on their website and Facebook page. And along with bigger building and DIY ideas they’ve also got decor tutorials (like stamping curtains) and crafty stuff (like making silhouette art) too.
- PRIZE: A $50 gift card to Lowe’s courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “IDEA ME” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us about your all-time most creative idea. Was it an awesome solution to an everyday problem? A delicious spur-of-the-moment recipe? An ingenious fix to home decor dilemma? Maybe you’ve just stumbled upon a simple household trick that makes your life easier (like letting the dog eat scraps around the highchair instead of vacuuming)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 14th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
- PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We weren’t paid or perked for hosting this giveaway, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Lowe’s Creative Ideas.
Stephanie says
IDEA ME: using the tab of a pepsi (ok, bud lime) can as a hook on the back of a photo frame. You can nail it in if it’s a heavier frame, or hot glue gun it for something lighter!
Tracy says
IDEA ME!
My most creative project was installing hooks in our bathroom next to the shower for our towels. They are so much more accessible!
Brandi says
When we were married ten years ago, a big thing instead of a sign-in book was to mat your engagement picture and have your guests sign it at the reception. So instead of a book tucked away in some box, you’d frame the whole thing and hang it. We liked the idea, but were on a budget, and didn’t want to spend money on engagement pics on top of the already $$$ weddings pics. So we went to a touristy area in the city where we knew there was a caricature artist. We had him draw a funny pic of us in black and white as a bride and groom, and that was the picture we matted for signing. It was the first thing our guests saw as they can into the reception, and always elicited a smile or laugh. It still hangs in our hallway.
Maggie says
Idea me.
Juli D. says
IDEA ME!
Amanda Weatherford says
IDEA ME!
Sandra M says
IDEA ME!
Callie says
IDEA ME!
When I was a kid I participated in this thing called the Invention Convention. I came up with the idea for a motorized kitty litter box that scooped the poop for you. I didn’t actual create one, but did create a model with a lovely glove holding a kitty litter scoop. Man that was ugly. But years later, guess what they sell?!?!? Self-cleaning electric kitty litter boxes!
Rachel says
Idea me! My bedroom is pretty small and we couldn’t fit nightstands on either side of the bed. So we attached squares of wood to the corners of the walls closest to the headboard and made floating nightstands!
Thea says
IDEA ME!!
Me and my mom are looking to re-cover her bedroom floor with brown craft paper! I have seen so many after photos of the technique I can’t wait to start it! Its easy and best of all its cheap!!!
EmilyP says
“IDEA ME”
gluing dried leaves to create an interesting art pattern over our fireplace. sounds crazy, but it looked good!
Elizabeth Behnfeldt says
IDEA ME!!!!! ME LOVE ME SOME LOWE’S!!!!!!!!!
Sarah Tieck says
IDEA ME!!
Hmmm … do I have to pick ONE “most creative idea”?? I’m generally pretty creative. One favorite idea was to group my various sugars into one bin and my flours into another. We keep both in the baking drawer :-) Makes life easier …
Anna says
IDEA ME! Recently I solved my “too many spice bottles” problem with some plastic silverware containers and small Command hooks – works like the proverbial charm, was a dirt cheap solution (like $6 total), and now I have a ton more room in my cabinet!
Michelle says
“IDEA ME!”
Monica says
idea me!! my most creative idea so far has been installing a solid clothes hanger in the laundry room for all those clothes that aren’t supposed to go in dryer :) That way they’re not hanging off my stairwell!
Ana C. says
IDEA ME!
All-time most creative idea EVER: Repurposing bowling alley floor for custom countertops. They look amazing and were a fraction of the cost of the butcher block I wanted.
Kai says
IDEA ME!
I taught myself how to make two gorgeous pinwheel mobiles for my twin boys, saving $120 in the process compared to the inspiration mobiles on Etsy.
Laura says
I’m excited to interview my husband’s grandfather and great uncles soon about their lives, specifically their childhoods growing up on a farm in south Georgia. I’ll edit the audio and use some old family photos to create a slideshow, then give it to all the relatives for Christmas. It’s not exactly decorating, but it’s may way of being creative.
Monica says
IDEA ME!!!
My favorite and most lifesaving everyday solutions – involves the binky/pacifier being spit out on car rides.
When you kid is facing backwards in the car seat, and the car seat is in the middle, and you are usually in the car alone: Attach the binky to the top of the back of the carseat with a ribbon – i.e. tie the ribbon around the binky on one end and a binder clip at the other, and attach to the binder clip to the top of the car seat, above the little ones head. That way, when the baby spits out the binky and starts crying, you can reach back with your right hand, feel the binder clip at the top of the car seat and grab the ribbon and then the binky and get it back in the babys mouth to solve the problem (Really! You can- I used to do this all the time on my 30 min drive to and from my office with baby, whose daycare was at my office).
Jenna says
Idea Me!
My most creative was for my wedding, but my mom actually thought of it. We made an 3 foot ‘N’ to place behind our table at the reception. We made it out of the big insulation sheets. Super cheap!
Melanie R says
IDEA ME
I would say is creating my own dishwasher detergent and laundry detergent. Although to be honest I didn’t come up with the idea, I found it on pinterest. But it’s saved a LOT of money and cleans just as great!
heather s says
IDEA ME
making pillow covers out of napkins! not my idea, got it from thrifty decor chick blog!
Tara says
IDEA ME! I have an idea to paint my garage steps leading into our mud room. Although they are just steps in our garage, they get a ton of use and I’d like them to look more inviting and less just wood-steps-to-get-you-into-the-house-ish. Not an original idea but an idea none the less!
Leah says
idea me!
I turned a cheap white bookcase into a mudroom station. I took out the shelves, painted the back a cheery color, and installed a line of hooks to hold coats or purses. I added more on the side to hold keys and umbrellas. And I kept the bottom shelf to stash wet shoes. It’s pretty fantastic, since I have no mudroom and no hall closet to put these things.
Laura says
OOPS – I Meant to say IDEA ME! I’m excited to interview my husband’s grandfather and great uncles soon about their lives, specifically their childhoods growing up on a farm in south Georgia. I’ll edit the audio and use some old family photos to create a slideshow, then give it to all the relatives for Christmas. It’s not exactly decorating, but it’s may way of being creative.
Erin says
IDEA ME!!
My most creative idea was making some damask artwork for my home! I found a tutorial online, stained the wooden squares, and sprayed over a stencil to get a gorgeous effect. I love my new DIY artwork, and get compliments every time people come into my home. :)
Amber says
IDEA ME!!
Courtney S. says
IDEA ME!
I have to say, even my most creative idea pales in comparison to those out in the blog world, so I can’t really share :(
Lynne says
IDEA ME!
Not my idea, but keeping my plastic grocery bags in an old tissue box keeps them tidy and easy to use.
Nicole says
Love this idea!
Sew View says
IDEA ME
ashley says
IDEA ME!
I don’t tend to come up with things on my own, but I love seeing other diy blogs and putting them together! I decorated my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary reception!
Melissa says
IDEA ME!!!!!
Tiffany says
IDEA ME!
i used a long skinny door from ikea and hung in horizontally on the wall for my headboard… it was a whoppin’ 5 bucks!
jae says
IDEA ME!
I painted the inside of a couple of cabinet doors
in the kitchen with chalkboard paint so many years
ago that the paint stores didn’t even stock it.
They thought I was nuts when I asked to special order
it. Ridiculously funny to think of that as ‘creative’
now.
Maria Sterling says
IDEA ME!
Ang says
IDEA ME
Kirsten says
IDEA ME!!
Jenny says
IDEA ME!!
I’m so not creative it’s terrible but my husband is the exact opposite so it works out great.
Amy Steinberg says
Idea Me!
When my dad was helping me to install new kitchen cabinets this summer, we couldn’t get the large pantry in the front or back door. I decided we should try the kitchen window and it was just large enough to hoist it through and my idea saved the day!
Tracy says
IDEA ME!
One year, when I had two toddlers toddling around… rather than putting up a bunch of breakable Christmas bulbs on our tree, we opted to hang our cards on the tree. So simple, so easy (so easy to take down too afterward). We haven’t needed to do it since then, but I still remember it fondly. So much so that I’m thinking of getting a smaller secondary tree to use for displaying the cards.
Nicole says
Great idea!
Courtney O. says
IDEA ME!
Jana H. says
IDEA ME! :-)
Shirley says
Idea me!
Installing a new chandelier in the dining room right over the table, for some reason it was installed off to the corner completely out of place.
Sue Ryan says
IDEA ME! Coffe hasn’t kicked in yet, so I am at a loss to think of what I have done creatively. :-)
Sarah says
IDEA ME!
I have an idea that I’m working on, but haven’t fully figured out. Anyone have a good method for making ones own stencil for wallpaper-like designs out of paint? I’d like to make my own similar to the Royal Design Studio stencils that John & Sherry have on their list of sponsors! Then I can use the Lowe’s gift card to buy that wonderful no-VOC Olympic paint ;-)
shermi says
IDEA ME!!
The most creative idea I’ve stolen and done recently is paint chip area, but I used teardrop shaped paint cards from home depot instead of the traditional square ones.
Casey says
IDEA ME: 450 sq feet is not a lot of space for two people to share. The most creative solution was to put a $4 metal cabinet above the bathroom ‘door’.
My favorite ‘small space’ solution was to remove the closet doors and make curtains with grommets to hang in their place so we could more easily access the closet’s contents.
Carli says
Idea me! I love to find stuff at garage sales and off the street and re finish, re stain, and re upholster to my liking! :] Thanks for all the inspiration!
Hillary says
IDEA ME!!