Featured Story: UPDATED - Our "Look What I Did!" Contest

Housebloggers at House Obsession show off their recently remodeled kitchen.

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that participated in the "Look What I Did!" challenge!  We loved reading (and seeing) the D.I.Y. projects that you've tackled successfully.  Congratulations to Project Kraemer Lane, The Bungalow Chronicles and We're A Pretty Big Deal that were randomly selected to win the $300 AMEX gift cards to use at a local True Value store.

If you want another chance to win some money for your home improvement projects, first-time homeowners can still submit entries in the True Value "D.I.Y. All-Star Contest 1st Home Edition" at www.StartRightStartHere.com through August 22, 2008.  The grand prize winner will receive an in-person consultation with Steve Watson, host of HGTV's "Don't Sweat It," and $5,000 to use at a local True Value store for their next project.  Visit www.StartRightStartHere.com for more information.

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For our latest feature story, we’re asking our members to show off.  Seeing what other D.I.Y. enthusiasts have done to their homes is one of the great pleasures of houseblogging, and we want to help our readers and writers share the best work from within our community.

So, what are you most proud of?  A well restored wood trim freed from layers of old paint?  A cozy backyard space for enjoying the summer weather?  We want to know.

We’re teaming up with True Value to promote their D.I.Y. All-Star Contest 1st Home Edition – a contest focused on helping new homeowner DIYers get the recognition they deserve for their completed projects.  Houseblogs are a deep resource for folks looking for information to tackle projects, so it’s a natural fit.

What can you win?

We’ve got three $300 AMEX gift cards to use at a local True Value store to spend on your summer D.I.Y. projects. Three lucky winners will be drawn at random.

Click on the yellow box at the bottom of this entry to read all the blog submissions from our members.

Here’s how to participate:

1.    If you haven’t already, register your houseblog with our site.  You can add your blog by creating an account and going to your profile page via the Account Options link.

2.    Write a post about your favorite D.I.Y. home improvement achievement.  This can be any project inside your home, as well as landscaping.  At least one photo is required.  Post anytime this week - Wednesday, July 16 through Tuesday, July 22.

3.    Make sure to link to this feature story page and www.StartRightStartHere.com somewhere in your post.  Also, please include the following blurb:  “This post was written for Houseblogs.net as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by True Value.”

4.    Log in to your account on Houseblogs.net and tag your entry ‘truevaluecontest08’.

After it’s tagged on Houseblogs.net, your entry will appear in the list of entries associated with this feature story.

See the official contest rules here.

I tagged my post but it isn't showing up yet. How long does it usually take?

I think I tagged my blog... I'm not sure?  Help!  Am I entered in the contest?

@k.wax - OK, you're officially entered in the contest.

@Jocelyn - Sure, I'll make sure we get it in...I see it on your site and that combined with your comment here in this discussion thread (which has a timestamp) is enough proof that you entered before the contest closed.  Once our RSS parser finally picks it up I'll apply the contest tag to the entry.

Sure enough, I just checked again and your entry came through including the tag.  You're entry is in!  :-)

Just wondered about the outcome of the contest? There were so many great projects!

Thanks,
Karen

http://beachhouseintheburbs.blogspot.com