***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.
Amy says
Idea me!!! Thanks to YHL, I’ve realized that a good dose of spray paint can totally change something I love but that doesn’t ‘go’ with the color schemes in my house… and I can turn that lovely miscolored thing into the perfectly matched conversation piece I wanted. I did this with an awful rooster kitchen set (paper towel holder and scrubbie holder) and ivory paint and now they look great in my brand new kitchen :)
Arielle says
IDEA ME!
I’ve been able to use books in a few creative ways around our house. I framed some of our favorites in the living room, and used the covers of old Reader’s Digest condensed books (super fun and graphic) to make a bulletin board.
Erika Rocio says
IDEA ME!
I turned an old bookcase into a display/storage for my shoes! it’s practical and beautiful
Heather says
Idea Me!!!!
Spray painting furniture
Danne says
Idea Me!! The staff at Lowe’s knows us by name now we are in there so often. The gift card will ease the pain of all the home repairs :)
missy says
Idea Me!
my whole family spends a lot of time in our kitchen. i’m always cooking or baking something, but i wanted something for my husband and son to be a bit more comfortable as they talked with me and watched me make dinner, cookies, etc. for my husband, i put an easy chair and footstool in one corner. in the opposite corner i created a little play area for my son. it has a garage sale find play kitchen (that is stocked with my own older kitchen tools and some tupperware) a canvas tote stocked with dinosaurs and books and the kitchen table got turned into a fort with an extra big old tablecloth i had.
Emily @ EAKaHouse says
IDEA ME!
I don’t know what my most creative idea would be.. probably my kitchen soup quiche which is my go to whenever we have food piling up in the fridge.
Barbara says
IDEA ME!
So many ideas…so little time! Latest creative idea? I made long strings of pennants to serve as a backdrop for my daughter’s wedding, using cream and white fabrics and laces. Came out really cute, and she plans on reusing them in her home for holidays!
Shelby says
Idea me!
Krystyl says
IDEA ME…Hootie-Who!!!! Pinterest has me going insane with all the ideas….I can’t pick just one, I’m addicted!!!!
Tiffany says
Hootie hoo! ;)
IDEA ME – I need creative help in general.
Hannah says
IDEA ME!
Nicole says
IDEA ME!
I’d like to attempt to make a new padded headboard for our guest bedroom. I can’t wait to start!
Michele says
IDEA ME! i hung my curtains a foot or so higher than the window to create the illusion of a taller ceiling… i got the idea from here, but have never hung a curtain rod so high before or by myself, and it looks great!
Jordan G @ The Happy Homebodies says
IDEA ME!
I think my most genius idea so far was taking the office equipment we bought with the house (standard Ikea) and removing the doors to create a china cabinet in our kitchen. I had been shopping china cabinets all over and this one ended up being f-r-e-e. It was definitely a lightbulb moment for me!
Debbie says
Idea me!
I recently redid my bathroom and came up with the idea of using decals as a border. Easy to take down when I get sick of it! :)
Jenn Wiley says
IDEA ME!!!
I think my most creative project to date is making a chandelier out of ball canning jars. it is so stinking cute!
Giovana says
IDEA ME !
Laura says
IDEA ME!
My favorite item is a glass container I filled with white lights and dried flowers from special occasions!
Mrs. C says
Idea me !!!
BrassyDel says
IDEA ME!
Nothing super creative here, but I did recently sew my homemade fleece diaper liners to our prefolds diapers so that I don’t have to sort them after doing diaper laundry, or find a liner after the toddler has been playing with them, or have the liner shift around in the diapers and not do it’s keep-baby’s-bum-dry job!
Jen says
idea me! My most creative thing I’ve made is a mobile for my sister!
Hayley M. says
IDEA ME!!
All time most creative idea… It’s not much, but it would have to be re purposing a 25 cent thrift store bird house and using it to store leftover shopping bags. :)
Jen D. says
IDEA ME!
My most recent creative success was an impromptu stir-fry sauce. YUM!
Lyn says
IDEA ME!!!
I’ve had a few creative moments. Made kitchen window toppers out of a table cloth. Made a chicken wire bulletin board out of an old window.
Kelly says
IDEA ME!
I handmade a card for our soon-to-married friends… i should’ve taken a picture!
Nicole C. says
IDEA ME!
Summer says
IDEA ME!!!
I made a DIY duvet cover and figured a way to keep the duvet in place.
Jennifer T. says
IDEA ME!
Jessica Ballard says
Idea Me!! Love it!
Lisa C. says
Idea me!
Maureen says
IDEA ME!
I made glitter shoes using mod podge, glitter, and cute flats from Payless :)
Courtney says
IDEA ME!
We’re getting married in less than two weeks, so all my creative ideas lately have been wedding-related. Like, the centerpieces I came up with while goofing off in Hobby Lobby with a friend. Or, the logistics of how to get all our DIY stuff to the wedding location 6 hours away and then back again, while our honeymoon’s in the opposite direction.
On a side note, Lowes was the first store we checked out when we started our registry, and we were so disappointed they didn’t have one there! That’s our favorite place! :)
Tammy O says
Idea me!
Jenna says
IDEA ME! For my last project I stole the puffy paint white ceramic vase idea from Pinterest and I love it.
BornInaZoo says
IDEA ME!
JaneS says
IDEA ME! My best idea was that my husband and I should gut and rebuild our master bath and closets. Yikes, it took us six months but it turned out exactly as I pictured it and we couldn’t be happier. Love your blog.
Robyn says
IDEA ME!
My most creative moment was when I made a giant, husband-sized furry pink bear costume for Halloween, without a pattern. He won the costume contest, but next time I think I’ll use my creativity on an awesome costume for me:)
Victoria says
IDEA ME!!! best idea was using a shower curtain as regular curtains in the laundryroom
Austin says
IDEA ME!
lysh Hernandez says
IDEA ME!
most creative with photography and scrapbooking. However i want to def get my creative mojo on with house projects!!!!!
Steph says
IDEA ME!!!! One of my better ideas was when my parent moved into the house my grandparents had liveed in for 40 years. G&G’s bedroom was right off of the living room…Mom and Dad knew they didn’t want to use it as a bedroom so I suggested they take out one of the closets, widen the doorway, put in French doors, and use the room as the den. They loved the idea…..did it…..and is probably the most favorite room of the house. Whoot-whoot!
Ashley Jensen says
IDEA ME!! We have 2 skinny windows next to our front door and I wanted something to block people from being able to see in, but I didn’t want anything permanent. I bought one sheer window panel and cut it in two, wedged 2 toilet tissue rolls together (after I painted them white) and used that as the “rod” to hold the panels up in the windows. Total cost $5!!!
Emily J. says
Idea ME!!
patty says
IDEA ME!
I have a lot of ideas, but not really the time or the money… so some things are ‘on hold’ right now.
Chloe says
IDEA ME!
Some of my most hilarious crafty memories from college were my roommates & I going to thrift stores and digging through our closets/art supplies to create funny and cheap Halloween costumes. One year a friend & I dressed as Sonny & Cher, complete with handmade yarn wigs and a microphone made from the inside of a potato chip bag (the silver lining! …not that potato chips need a silver lining the way clouds do).
Danielle Moore says
Idea Me!
Cheryl B. says
“IDEA ME”
One of the most creative things that I have done is make my own curtains, complete with blackout lining.
liony says
idea me! I want to make a bench seating made out of kitchen cabinets.
Tabatha Schorr says
IDEA ME!!!!!
My most recent creative moment was making a jewelry oragnizer out of an old serving tray.