Cyber Tuesday Giveaway
The house officially went on the market yesterday. Phew. Got the house ready in one and a half weeks. I think that's pretty dang good. (Don't look too closely around the basement, though.)
Some photos from the past week-ish.
A quick visit to biggest's Science class. Experimenting with pH. Nothing melted + nothing exploded = a good day.
There used to be a very ugly medicine cabinet in that hole. And a very ugly light fixture above it. In a very ugly yellow bathroom. That's all gone now.
We also made some time to goof off and eat at Cheeburger Cheeburger. Funny that we missed In-N-Out so much when we moved here. And now, we'll miss Cheeburger.
Making Michael Ruhlman's lemon bars. When I read that post the very first time, Ruhlman mentioned that his fourth grader could make the dessert, so I put my then fourth grader to the test. And yes, they were that easy. This time around, my pro-lemon-bar-making-chef sixth grader mentored his fourth grader brother. The lemon bars were amazing. Make some today!
And lastly, GIVEAWAY! The scoopage: several very kind and generous manufacturers sent the CK Dream Team huge amounts of scrapbook goodies. It's been like Christmas every other day. Alas, I'm only one person and I can't use it all (plus I'm afraid a potential house buyer will open my craft closet and think I have a serious shopping addiction, which I may or may not have, but I'm not going to talk about it today.) So I'm sharing my bounty with you! I've filled two USPS Priority boxes with stuff. Tons of stuff. They are packed to the very top. It's totally random, so please forgive me. I should have taken photos of the content, but uh, I didn't think about that until they were filled, and then I was too lazy to take it all out. But as you can kinda see, there are: mists, Thickers, adhesives, tons of patterned papers, bling-y things, stickers, chipboard, the works. New stuff. You are going to like this.
I have two boxes for two lucky people. You have until next Tuesday, December 7 to leave me a comment. Sorry, dear friends living in other countries, these are heavy suckers, so I can't send them abroad. Please check back on Wednesday to see if you are a winner.
With that said, I gotta go polish my appliances. I'll never buy stainless steel stuff again.
50 comments :
That red paint color was awesome. Its like a perfect red. I have to remember it in case I want to paint a room that color one day!
Congrats on making the CK Dream Team!! I can't wait to see more of your work in upcoming magazines! :) That would be like a dream-come-true to me. All the scrappy stuff I can handle, plus some....ahhh.... :)
Hope you have a great week!
Can't think of anything better to win than a GRAB BOX!
Thanks for the chance
Best wishes on surviving the house showings! Thanks for the chance to share in your goodies!
This friend from another country doesn't need any more scrap stuff, but she does wish to leave a couple of comments:
1. I miss your red walls already.
2. I am going to see if my lemon-loving third grade kid can make these squares. Yum!
Fingers crossed for a quick sale of your cute little home! :)
Thanks for the chance to win! Good luck on selling the house. I made the same mistake with stainless appliances. Can't believe I wanted them bad enough to pay EXTRA! Why didn't someone tell me? Live and learn!
mist? thickers? ummmmmmm, yes, please! :) (the red walls are my fav!)
Wow -- good for you for getting your house ready to put on the market is such a short period of time. We want to eventually put ours on the market too, but we have LOTS to do before that happens. Good luck selling your house. And, Congrats on making it on the design team!
Wooooo hooooo! I am SO proud of you, my friend! SO proud for getting the house ready in record time (seriously!!) and that you made the CK team. You are awesomeness, but then again, I've always known that about you! :)
Ooh who doesn't like a good giveaway! I have a US mailing address even though I live abroad so I would make provs to post on to me & you would only need to post to Texas. Yee haw! My dining-room wall is a beautiful strong red - which leads me to believe we may have similar taste in scrappy supplies - which leads me to believe that entering your giveaway is a grand idea! Oh, and yeah, stainless steel sucks...I ain't ever buying it again either!!
Here are my 2 comments/questions:
1)Where are you moving to?
2)ITA about the stainless steel, never again!
Hope your move goes smoothly :)
I just went through the pain of covering my beautiful peacock blue accent wall beige too---so I understand! I loved the red--sorry you had to let it go. Thanks for the grab bag giveaway!
What??? You're not keeping the mist?? I don't understand... ;p
Staging huh? Does that mean you're going to be living with borrowed furniture until you move out? How does that work exactly...
I have lots of questions, I guess we need to talk, although I don't have an entire day to devote, lol.. ;)
Going to try those bars tomorrow, I'm on a baking kick and they're my fave. Yum!
Will call soon, promise... xoxoxo
(ps-LOL,my word verification is POOLOOT. Sounds like something Noah would make up...)
I liked the red too - sad. :) Andrea T. told me about your blog - I'm her bff, Jessie. Thanks for the chance to win & congratulations on the CK Dream Team - that's awesome!!
Hi Ms. Linda! Just saw this for the first time. VERY cool! And, just 1 1/2 weeks to get a house ready for sale is spectacular! I took about 6 weeks just to get ready to throw a baby shower last month!
(Please don't put me in the drawing - alas, I wouldn't know what to do with half of your wonderful goodies.)
I hope you're well. Much love and hugs!
-Lauren
PS: I have red French doors which would just be painful to paint out!
Oh, that red was gorgeous!!! So sad to have to cover it up! I hope you are able to sell quickly! Thank you for the generous giveaway!
So generous of you to do this giveaway! Oh and lemon bars sound great... thanks for the idea! :)
What a sweetheart you are to share your bounty with 2 lucky ladies! It's like a pay it forward. If I am lucky enough to receive one of the boxes, I will certainly share the contents with a few of my scrapping friends locally. Thanks for the opportunity to 'enter' your giveaway.
Bren
My husband and I have been looking at houses and, although I loved your red, nothing says "clean, fresh, and almost new" like neutral walls. So repainting was probably a good idea. Dh wants stainless steel appliances; can I quote you in my fight against stainless steel?!?
I too am a big fan of red walls and can't quite understand why everyone doesn't love them. Hmmm. Congrats on the Dream Team. It's very sweet of you to share your goodies.
I'm so glad we last bought/sold houses before the staging craze. One thing we loved about this house was the red den -- eventually we changed it, but it was a big part of the charm.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Linda,
Happy holidays! Congrats on making the team, what a dream :)
Thank you for the chance to win.
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Maggie
Congrats on making the CK dream team. And thanks for the chance to share the bounty!
love your decorating color scheme so far! Would love to dive into the goodies that you have set aside too!
How sweet of you to share!! I'd love to win!!
cainfamily6@yahoo.com
Amazing to get the house ready to sell in a matter of days...way to go! Love scrapping goodies, thanks for sharing.
CK Dream Team? You lucky girl! Thanks for being willing to share the goodies.
Congrats on the Dream Team! LOVE the red walls and agree about the SS appliances.
Wow, that box of goodies looks like so much fun. I completely know what you mean about stainless steel...it shows every little print!
Good luck on your move! I just moved last year and what a lot of work it is. We had a crazy 3 week closing date (why did I agree to that!).
Thanks for the chance for us to benefit from your packing. What a nice early Christmas gift :)
Katy
primitivehouse@aol.com
Congrats on making the Dream Team and good luck on selling your house! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies!!!
Congratulations Dream Teamer! Hope y'all sell your house quickly! :)
Thanks for sharing your bounty with us! As a bonus, I'm local, so I could be zero shipping ;)
Congrats, congrats!! Thanks for sharing your loot!
Happy December 2nd.
Congrats on you making the dream team. Thanks for sharing your scrapping goodies with a giveaway. Good luck on the sale of your home.
Carol Potter
Congratulations on making the Dream Team!! Thank you for the chance to win this awesome giveaway!
Congrats on the win . . . and good luck with the move!! (The though of moving gives me the shivers! Ten years of stuff = too much to move!) Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
Congrats on making the Dream Team. Thanks for sharing your goodies!!!
I loved the red in the dining room . I hate the way realtors are so narrow minded. I mean when someone looks at a house they don't necessarily need to just see the decore. They are supposed to be looking at more important issues aboput the house any way. Oh, by the way, great giveaway. Very nice of you to do that--thanks so much.
Good luck with the house selling.....and thanks for the chance to win some goodies!!
Congrats on the Dream Team! That's great! It'll be great to see more of your stuff. Good luck with the house selling. The red was great!
mmmm....boba, love it! Big congrats on making the Dream Team. You have a new fan! I am looking forward to seeing all of your creations! Thanks for the chance to win. It is very nice of you to share your goodies! :)
Congrats on making the Dream Team - very exciting. Good luck selling the house, I'm sure that has to be stressful with the holidays coming up.
Thanks for the chance to win some lovely goodies!
First of all, I agree with you wholeheartedly on the stainless steel appliances! What a great idea - pre-kids. ack!
Best of wishes in your home selling, your changes will really help!
Would love a box full of scrap goodies, what fun!!!
congrats on the dream team and good luck with the move. And what a great giveaway!
Best of luck with everything! I hear you on the stainless thing ~ yuck. Thanks for the chance to win!
I liked the red better than the Navajo white. A few years ago, my husband and I were shopping for a house, and we fell in love with a house we called "The Red Dining Room House". We decided to make an offer the next day, only to learn that someone else beat us to it and bought it. So we did the next best thing...we bought another and painted the dining room red. At least you are moving and you can paint your new dining room red too.
Thanks for the chance to win.
A grab box! What fun! Happy Holidays!
Your place on Dream Team is so very deserved...congrats. Thank you so much for a chance to win some of your goodies...it would be as if Santa came early! Good luck on your house sale and Happy Holidays!
Tracy D.
jdayett@nctv.com
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