V-Day Giveaway!!

Hey Guys!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

It's time to show some LOVE to your hands!!

I LOVE this stuff!  I knew O'Keeffe's Working Hands had to be good when my hubby started using it too :-)

O'Keefe's Working Hands is the leading hand cream for people that work with their hands.   I realized how dry and ugly my hands were getting when I was working on the girls' beds a few weeks ago.  I tried O'Keeffe's(not totally sure how I would like it) and fell in L.O.V.E.

Some things I love about it...

It doesn't stink!  It literally has no smell at all which is great for ladies and men!

It's not greasy!  I can't stand greasy lotion that leaves your hands a mess.  This stuff goes on thick but not greasy at all.. Whoop!

A little bit goes a LONG way!  Just using a little bit at night has made an almost instant change in my hands... Can't beat that!

THE BEST PART!!

O'Keeffe's is giving 5 Shanty readers their own tub of Working Hands!!

You will love it too!

How to win...

~ Leave me a comment here!!

~ Follow O'Keeffe's on Facebook and leave me another message!!

~ Follow O'Keefe's on Twitter and leave me another message!!

That's 3 ways to win guys!!

Ready... Set... Comment!

Make sure to check out our Say It On The Wall giveaway HERE!!

Laundry Room Decor & A Giveaway!!!

Ooooh... I love how this baby turned out!!

I love having a few hooks in my laundry room to hang clothes I don't want going in the dryer.  I also had a big blank space that needed some filling.  My next project knocked out both problems!

I was so happy to find...

I looked through her goodies and found THIS laundry definition vinyl.  Love it!  The vinyl comes to you already cut to fit a 24 x 24" board.  She has other sizes available as well!

This was super simple...

I started with a piece of MDF.  I used 3/4" and used my circular saw to cut it but you can have Lowe's or Home Depot cut yours for you.  Mine is 24" x32".

I found these great hooks at Hobby Lobby.

I used some 1" wood screws to attach them to my board at the bottom.

Then I was ready for paint!

This is the spray paint I used...

And while it was drying I played with my helper...

Here is how the vinyl comes to you...

First, I peeled off the white backing paper.

Then, I just placed the words onto my board and pushed down really good to have it stick well.  I peeled off the clear paper and I was set!

It's hard to get a great picture but this is where it is from a different angle...

Now here is the fun stuff...

Say It on The Wall is giving one Shanty reader a $30 gift certificate!!

WHOOP!!

How do you enter???

Become a fan of Say It on The Wall on Facebook then leave me a comment!

OR

Follow Say It on the Wall's blog and then leave me a comment!

That's two ways to enter!!

Also!!!

Say It on The Wall is also offering all Shanty readers 40% off their entire order until Thursday when this giveaway ends!

They will also give you 20% off through the end of February after that!

Just use the code SHANTY40 at checkout!! 

Big Sale & Frosted Mason Candles!!

UPDATE! The SHANTY code is now up and working!!

Yeah!!!

It's time for another Silhouette Sale!!

This one is great!

We have something for you guys looking to buy the machine and for those of you that already have one!

So what's the deal??

Starting tomorrow the 17th through the 22nd when you use this code at checkout...

SHANTY

You can get the Silhouette machine, 2 rolls of premium vinyl, a roll of transfer paper and the Home Decor CD for only $225!!  That is almost half off girls!!

Plus...

You can also use the code

SHANTY

to get 25% off all premium vinyl!

Want to see what I did with my vinyl??

They have this awesome vinyl as you know and now they have frosted vinyl!!

LOVE it!!

I decided to use it in my living room.  I have some mason jars I use as candle holders on this great old chippy stool.  I thought that I could shanty them up a bit using my new frosted vinyl!!

I used a frame shape and added a number to each of them using the Silhouette software.  You can easily download the software...Whoop!!

Then I let the machine do just about everything else!

My only job was peeling and sticking.  Here are the results!

Oooh!  I LOVE it :-)

So simple!  And the best part is that you totally avoid all the etching creams and paints you use to get the same look!

So... I think it's time to wink at Cupid and ask for a Silhouette or at least a few rolls of this amazing vinyl!! :-)

And make sure you use the code SHANTY when you checkout!

ScotchBlue Edge-Lock Winners!!!

Hey Guys!!

Thanks to all of you who entered out ScotchBlue Edge-Lock Giveaway!!!

ScotchBlue will be sending 8 of you a roll of their new Edge-Lock tape to try for yourself!!

Here are the winners...

Kirby

Amy

The Scrappy Cottage

MerryBerry

Cara Rose

Robert and Cassie

Hanna S

Brooke

Congrats!!!

Thanks again for everyone that entered!!

Thanks ScotchBlue for letting me try out this awesome tape!  Can't wait to try it on a wall next week!

I need the 8 winners to contact me at shanty2chic@yahoo.com with your mailing info.

I'm off to paint a bed :-)

~Whitney

Owl Art and a Giveaway!!!

So, I was recently asked to try out this product.

I use blue tape on just about everything so I agreed to give it a try.

This is ScotchBlue's New Painter's Tape Edge-Lock.
I have always had trouble with paint leaking through my blue tape in the past but this tape has the new Edge-Lock Line Protector.

Sounds good... But does it really work?

I have had a project idea in my head for sometime now and knew this would be the perfect project to try my new tape on.

I started by cutting a 1x12x4 piece of white pine into 3 even squares.  If you don't have a saw, you can have Lowe's or Home Depot cut it for you!

After cutting my wood I used a dark mahogany stain with a foam brush to stain each of my pieces.  I let the stain soak for about 15 minutes and then wiped off the excess.

Here they are dry...

Now is where the new ScotchBlue Edge-Lock came into the picture.

I decided the best test for this mighty blue tape was some spray paint!

I lined the edges of my boards with my blue tape.  I lined the tape up with the sides to keep my lines straight.  I then took a second line of tape to cover my edges.

A bit closer...

Now the fun part!

I sprayed each board with my red spray paint.

After letting the spray paint dry I started removing my tape.

The results...

It passed my test for sure!!  Those look pretty straight to me!!!

Woohoo!! How great is that??  I did all three boards without any leaking at all.

I love this tape!

Want to see the rest of it?

Do you like them?  I made them for my little lady's nursery!  I'll show you guys how to make the owls in another post.

You will love this stuff!

For me, there was a very clear difference between ScotchBlue Edge-Lock and the other guys.

If you are looking for painter's tape that TRULY gives you a perfect edge... This is the tape for you!

Want to try some yourself?!?

ScotchBlue will be giving 8 of our readers their own roll of ScotchBlue Edge-Lock to try out!

How do you win?

You can have 3 entries...

1. Leave me a comment here!

2. Follow ScotchBlue on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know!

3. Follow ScotchBlue on Twitter and leave another comment!

Pretty simple!

Now... Let's hear those comments!

Shanty Silhouette Deal!!!

Oh Hey!!!

I just wanted to let you guys in on a GREAT sale Silhouette is running for the Shanty readers!!

From now until January 1st you can purchase this awesome machine for only $175 with a monthly subscription to their online store where you can find THOUSANDS of shapes and designs!!  That's almost half off!!

All you have to do is use the code SHANTY at checkout!!

The Silhouette doesn't use cartridges like other machines!  Instead, they have an online store where you easily search for your design and download for only $.99 a piece!  That saves time, storage space and some serious money!!

Now here is the great deal about the subscription and why it is the only way to go!!

The subscriptions make your downloads more than half off!  You get a LOT more bang for your buck!!

Remember some of the fun things I have made with my Silhouette...

Blessings Blocks

Artisan Label Jars

Rhinestone Onesie

Those are just a few with MANY more to come... I LOVE this machine!

So head over to the Silhouette Store online and make sure to enter the code 

SHANTY

at checkout to get this fantastic deal!!