The book is filled with tips for creating your own finishes and a perfect paint job. If you know someone who’s planning to take the holiday between Christmas and New Years to spruce up the house, this would make a great gift. Maybe it’s you!

The contest runs all week and I’ll announce the winner, chosen at random, on Saturday. I ship to the US and Canada.

To enter, simply leave a comment under any of the Paint Style giveaway posts and give us your paint tip. Or, ask me a painting question and I’ll answer it.

Good luck!

All you have to do is leave a comment and you’re entered to win. The contest runs all week and I’ll announce the winner (drawn at random) on Saturday. I ship to the US and Canada.

Imagine this stocking snuggled up by your fire. Santa is sure to fill it with good things.

First up is Domino’s Book of Decorating. This giveaway runs all week through Friday. I’ll announce the winner, chosen at random, on Saturday.

We were all so sad to see such a great magazine shut its doors. This book offers the best of their decorating how-to’s.

To enter, simply leave a comment under any of the Domino giveaway posts. I’d like to know what interior design subject you’d like to know more about. Is it color palettes? How to choose different fabric patterns that work together? More DIY projects? I’d love to know what you’re interested in.

Let me know your thoughts – long or short. The giveaway is open to anyone living in the contiguous United States and Canada. To avoid paying duty, I’ll ship it as a gift, because that’s what it is!

Alison M!

Alison plans to give this to her husband for Christmas. So don’t tell him. Thanks for entering.

Everyone enjoy your Saturday. I’ll be back in full-tilt mode on Monday. Then off to New York where I’ll be reporting on various things from YankeeLand.

Your mission: Design a graphic for an e-card that greets the recipient with colorful cheer. Your design could be an illustration of some kind or a photo you took but it must be original. The winning e-card design will be available on the 500 Colored Pencils website, where you’ll be able to mail to any of your contacts.

For each e-card sent Social Designer will donate 10 cents (up to $1000) to The Humane Society http://www.hsus.org/. The theme of the card should be generic and not reference specific occasions or holidays so it can be tailored by the user with their own personal message to the recipient.

This is a Facebook contest, something new to Social Designer. To learn more, follow this link.

Candy designed this beauty

Now to the contest. This is the last day to enter for a chance to win 20 square feet of wallpaper from Alluminare. You design it yourself! Just visit the site, design your favorite style and post the link in the comments. Let me know what your idea is for using the wallpaper in a craft project.

You can read all the details here.

I’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning. There’s no time to waste, so enter today.

Alluminare, the sponsor of this contest, is the place to go to create your own, one-of-a-kind wallpaper. Choose your pattern, colors and sizes. Have fun! Then, scoot back here and let me know what you chose (copy the URL – it’s the easiest way to share)¬† and let me know how you’d put it to good use.

Stumped for ideas? Take some of mine:

• Cover a twin-sized headboard with a cheerful pattern for your child’s room.
• Create Instant Art with a bold pattern cut in two or three pieces. Cover canvases or canvas frames with the paper and hang them on either side of a fireplace. Or side-by-side in a dining room.
• Line envelopes, make greeting cards
• Decoupage a waste basket and cover a mirror frame to create a groovy a powder room

For all the fun details, follow this link to my previous post. Don’t wait! The contest ends this Monday. The winner will be drawn at random. And did I mention the Design Hole T shirt? Oooh!