***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.
Katie says
IDEA ME!
My best idea was moving the front door to our house from entering into the middle of the living room to entering into a corner of the kitchen. We have so much more living space now.
Grace says
IDEA MEEEEE!!
kristin says
Idea me! I’ve been borrowing my creativity from Pinterest!
Jess C says
Idea Me!
Melissa says
IDEA ME!
Okay, this isn’t the most creative thing, but your dog scrap thing made me think of it. Before I take out my compost, I think about what from it I can give my dog instead. He loves fruits and veggies (probably because we don’t give him meat scraps), so it keeps him very happy!
Dana says
IDEA ME!!
Donita says
“IDEA ME” My greatest creation, would have to be my snowman ornament. The ornament is just the snowman head. The name material is recycled. The total cost to make my snowman ornament is under $1.50. I have sold many of these ornaments, the sell for $12.95 each. :-)
Donita says
OH GEEESH the MAIN material*
Casey says
IDEA ME! Just the other week, I was feeling pretty creative when I was without a belt for my dress pants while at work and decided to use a makeshift one with the strap from my purse. It actually looked really good- probably better than my real belt! haha
Shari says
IDEA ME!
The best idea I’ve had was for my bathroom art. I didn’t know what kind of art to put up so I had a thought one day when I took my chihuahua out to potty. I ended up taking a pic of her going pee pee and another going poopy, framed and matted them and VOILA! They are defintely conversation pieces.
Adam says
Idea me!
Libby says
IDEA ME!
My most creative idea lately has been how to reuse what we have instead of jumping to buy more stuff! We needed a nightstand for my husband’s side of the bed (since I only had one since I was single when I bought the set) and I decided to reuse this old cabinet my grandpa made for my doll clothes when I was a girl. It works perfectly!
Shay says
IDEA ME
My most creative idea has been making a pintucked duvet cover. I am someone with very basic sewing skills (as in, haven’t used a sewing machine since 8th grade home ec… I’m 24 now), so the fact that I managed to do this without too many “incidents” is amazing!
John M says
IDEA ME! Not me, but I helped my wife make curtains out of cute tablecloths from Anthropologie.
Meg A. says
IDEA ME! The most creative idea I had lately was to turn an old Poang chair cushion into our dog’s bed! It’s the perfect length for him to stretch out on, and it was FREE :-)
Samantha says
IDEA ME!!
I made a stuffed penguin for my new cousin when he was born, from felt that my grandmother had left over from her projects. :)
Lydia says
IDEA ME!
Missy says
IDEA ME!
Our best home improvement idea was building three big closets to better use wasted space in our previously almost closetless 111-year-old home.
Emily says
Idea me!
Transforming a decorative shelf into a function shelf with places to hang our keys and store our cell phones when we get home so we don’t spend all morning looking for them!
Sara says
IDEA ME! Random thought as I walked by two rooms – to swap them! Best idea ever and made for more coziness and functionality than before. Why do we put the furniture in one place and leave it for 5 years? I loved mixing it up and feeling like I got a whole new house for just rearranging! Oh, and the joy of organizing drawers that have not been looked at in 5 years! I feel more sane – but also like I might do it again to another part of the house. =)
Suzanne says
Idea Me!
Jadie says
IDEA ME!
Yay, this is so exciting! I have so many projects I want to tackle and this would be so helpful! Hmm, most creative idea I had? Recently I needed a desk so I took my two matching nightstands and stained them to match a giant piece of plywood I had. But now I see your beautiful desk you built so I am thinking I need an upgrade…
Niki says
IDEA ME!
Jessika says
Idea me! My favorite creative project was making knock-off sapien bookshelves when I was in grad school. They turned out so nicely and cheaply that I ended up making them several times to fit into different apartments. It really did spur on the “I love it, but it’s too expensive, so let’s see what I can make” attitude I still currently have and love.
Rebecca says
IDEA ME…
…I’m totally drawing a blank. Guess I better work on my creativity. ;)
Annie W. says
Idea me!
Although not overly creative, my best idea of late was using marble tiles as drink coasters. Just attach some felt “feet” and you have an inexpensive coaster!
torrie says
hootie hoo!!
IDEA ME!!
my most creative idea recently was to start a personal blog (for myself to read only) where i’d write letters to my husband anytime there was something he did that i appreciated or something about his character that i appreciate or just another reason i love him. it’ll help in the future to review these things and remember what it’s all about when the going gets tough!
colie williams says
idea me: since I have become addicted to pinterest I can no longer take the credit for being creative, however, I do display my creations very well.
Becca T. says
IDEA ME!
I’m not very ingenious when it comes to creative fixes, but I think that starting to use Pinterest has been an awesome way to organize my thoughts/to-do lists/wish list/recipes… I’m quite scatterbrained!
Bree says
IDEA ME!!
Ashley P says
IDEA ME!
Karla says
IDEA ME! :)
My most creative solution was at my sister’s babyshower, the day before we were informed that our ordered favors would not be delivered in time. I panicked and jumped into action, I dipped pretzels in chocolate and put sprinkles on them, in a clear bag and pink ribbon! Favors done!!
Laura says
idea me!!
my new headboard that is still in the works…
Jacqueline says
IDEA ME.
Jenn says
IDEA ME!
Page says
IDEA ME!
Ashley says
IDEA ME! Most creative idea to date was re-purposing a small china cabinet into a display and book case for our daughter’s nursery. Not all that practical now that she’s a toddler, but it was sweet while it lasted!
Rebecca says
IDEA ME!! i would love to paint my kitchen cabinets, replace the hardware, and ad bead board to update my silly kitchen!
nicole mason says
Idea me! I am guilty of the vacuum doggie, but i have a messy teenager!
Casey says
IDEA ME!!!
Jackie says
IDEA ME!
Melissa S says
IDEA ME!! My sister in law gave me fantastic idea to save tissue boxes to store plastic grocery store bags in! How clever and cost effective! :)
Kelsey says
IDEA ME!
My most brilliant idea thus far has been bringing my video game loving boyfriend on thrift hunts for vintage Pyrex. He’s spotted a few high dollar games for $5 that we were about to sell for $60 on E-bay.
…now if only he’d let me sell the rest of the video games he drags home all the time
Carrie says
IDEA ME!
Best household tip I’ve ever learned is how to get candle wax out of carpet: brown paperbag and an iron!
For some reason, I’ve spilled lots o wax!
Erin says
IDEA ME! I recently painted a rug that came with my recent home purchase for only 15 bucks!! The rugs I wanted included a chevron pattern & painful pricetag. So I did copious amounts of online research & couldn’t be happier with my results!!
Danielle says
IDEA ME!
Hmmm, I’m having a hard time thinking of anything at the moment, but I’m pretty sure a Lowe’s gift card would inspire me!
Erica says
IDEA ME!
I always had trouble organizing our pantry, especially those small packets of gravy mix, seasonings, Kood-Aid, etc. I finally found a solution, so they weren’t getting lost on the shelves (and falling between the wire racks) – a wall organizer! It has tons of small clear pouches that are perfect for those little packets. I can always tell what I have in the pantry now. : )
Samantha says
IDEA ME!
My most creative ideas usually come in the kitchen – I almost never follow a recipe exactly (because I’m always missing an ingredient or two). But my substitutions usually work out pretty well!
Amy Kobart says
Idea Me
Creative Idea: While at a Restoration Hardware Store, I fell in love with their Industrial Lights, but didn’t love their prices! While at Lowe’s in the lighting section I found they now carry vintage light bulbs (1/2 price of RW) & I bought a light kit & made my own. I searched Pinterest for ideas & found a lot of metal baskets made into hanging lights. Since we are on a small lake, I bought a metal fish cage & wired the light & bulb inside! Fun northwoods decor, minus the big buck price – love it!
Amanda Jean says
IDEA ME!
My cousin has three boys, all with birthdays in close proximity. Eventually you run out of gift ideas and a household can only hold so many toys/books, and clothes are boring for little boys. I made my first superhero cape for her 5 year old and it didn’t come off the entire birthday party. Simply LOVED it!
Morgan says
IDEA ME!
And I think one of my most creative ideas ever was the 6 foot tall cupcake tower that my husband and I built together to display our cupcakes at our wedding last summer.