I have a great giveaway for you today (sponsored by Windows Phone 7), but more on that in just a bit. First I want to share a little project with you.
Supplies
- paper (can be new, or can come from magazines/catalogs)
- ribbon (grosgrain works nicely)
- ruler or drafting triangle (optional — see the second step for clarification)
- pencil
- scissors
- decorative edged scissors (optional)
- glue (plain Elmer’s is fine)
- sewing machine or needle and thread (optional)
Instructions
- Determine how long your garland will be and cut the appropriate length of ribbon (mine is nine feet long). Be sure to leave some extra length to hang down on the ends or to tie into bows.
- Cut a triangle out of paper to use as a template. The sides on mine were seven inches long. You don’t have to measure, but a ruler is helpful for making straight lines. I used a drafting triangle, but that is totally unnecessary unless you are persnickety about making true equilateral triangles (*ahem*).
- Trace your template onto different papers to make as many triangles as you need. I cut nine triangles from catalogs and nine from pink card stock.
- Figure out which triangles are going to be the top layer (the patterned ones in my case), and mark off the top one inch from each. Fold it along the line and snip off the little ends that stick out.
- Line up each smaller triangle with a larger one and glue them together along the top to make your flags.
- After I made mine, I decided that they would look even better with a decorative edge so I used my pinking shears. You can leave them plain though, or even draw on a border (dots would be cute).
- Glue or sew your completed triangles to your ribbon, remembering to leave some length along the ends to hang.
- Finished!
And that’s how I made a recycled paper bunting using items from around the house, doing more with less. Speaking of which…
Windows Phone 7 Giveaway
The new Windows Phones are helping people Do More with Less, and I have one to give away to you! You can enter to win by leaving a comment on this post. One entry per person, per day, until November 29. Please see the official rules for more details.
This giveaway is brought to you by the new Windows Phone 7. Less tech tired. More tech trendy: Learn more about Windows Phone online and see it in person at local T-Mobile stores today.
* 11.30.10: Congratulations to the winner, TracyCK!
Comments
492 responses to “Recycled Paper Bunting (and a Giveaway)”
Oh I’d love that windows phone! Mine keeps shutting off randomly which is a pain when I use it for an alarm or calendar.
I think their commercials are really smart and thoughtful, I definitely feel like its great to have a device that helps you get more done, without having it take over your life.
oh, please, please! the battery on my phone is beyond dead. and this would be my first smart phone. :)
wow, that’s a big giveaway! My husband would be ecstatic if we won that, since I refuse to allow him to get an iPhone. I hate how people have stopped communicating when they have their phones out.
That bunting is really pretty and I love that it could easily be changed up if you wanted to change the theme. You could easily make holiday themed bunting!
We have our eyes peeled for DIY and penny pinching decorating ideas for the holidays. This could look great in holiday colors hanging on one of our many mantels.
Thanks for the idea, once again!
The recycled paper garland is so creative. And it looks simple enough that I might be tempted to give it a shot. I knew all of those magazines I’ve hoarded over the years would be useful one day.
What a lovely craft idea – it can be done in a relatively short time, but it has such high impact. I would love to adapt this for the holidays – it would look lovely on my mantel in place of tinsel or branches.
not sure if this would be considered thoughtful, but I love your posts :) and I was wondering what catalogs you got the pictures from and what camera you use? The lighting is pretty amazing :) my pictures tend to come out a little yellowish this time of year unless I use my happy light to brighten up the room…
Great giveaway!
Here’s a quote for you: Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
My fav.
wow! what an amazing giveaway!
if i won this, i would gift it to my friend, deanna. she is already on t-mobile and could definitely use an upgrade. a smart phone is a must when living in new york city. she works a day job in insurance, but does some singing on the side. i’m sure this phone would help her organize her busy schedule and keep up with possible singing gigs. competition is fierce in NYC; you have been on top of your game to win!
WOW! What a great giveaway! I love making garlands. I made a couple for my girls’ playroom out of fabric remnants I had laying around. I love them! Never thought to use paper like this. So great for holidays, birthdays, etc. I will add this to my to-do project list!
Great minds think alike… I have a recycled Thanksgiving banner on my to-do list today! Yours is lovely! I would absolutely love to win that Windows phone. It’s time to replace my very non-smart phone with something that has the features I need to run my business. :)
I just bought a new iPhone, which I absolute love, but my husband could use a new phone soon. I’ve been considering a bunting to decorate our smallest room, but have been putting it off because I just don’t feel up to sewing a bunch of triangles. This is a much easier, albeit less permanent, option. I may have to try it out!
I would love to win this!
What a great bunting! I realize they’re kind of the “it” thing right now, but they’re just so classic and cute. I also love the idea of making one out of old magazines and paper…thanks for the inspiration to do so.
What a pretty recycled paper garland! I love garlands and this one could be a fun, cheap way to decorate my home for the holidays. I’m definitely shifting towards a ‘less is more’ mentality, especially in the area of food. It’s easy for me and husband to go overboard at the grocery store (we love playing with food), but it gets expensive. So lately we are simplifying and finding that we don’t need as much food as we think. Thanks for the post!
I’m very curious about the windows phones, i haven’t seen anybody use them yet! I am the last person in the free world without a cell phone, I think. At this point, the cost is prohibitive but with a new baby I am thinking about how convenient it would be to have one. What a cute project, looks like fun to make!
Oh! I might have to do this garland for my sons nursery (with a little boy color scheme). So easy! And I Windows phone?! Wowzers. My phone has barely worked since my daughter was 6 months old and used it as a teething toy. :)
I love the bunting! I especially love the idea that you made something beautiful with everyday objects found around the home. Just lovely! Ah yes, and the phone is nice too ;)
Wow, I love the garland. I just found out last week that I am also having a baby boy! What a wonderful way to welcome him into the world with a project like this. I may use family photos instead and think my step kids would love to help. My goal is one sewing/ crafting project per week for my boy and this is definitely an awesome one!!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Kelly
PS- Cool phone
I love this project! Great timing for New Year’s Eve or Day party! Looks very easy to make and I really like the ‘green’ factor of using recycled prints for festive color. Way to go!
Great idea with the banner! People need to do more crafts with recycled items!
What magazines are you using to make the banner? I would probably have to go out and buy a magazine for this sole purpose because I just couldn’t bear to part with any of my massive (slightly bag lady-ish) collection. Either way, it’s lovely
Maybe try a catalog if you’re attached to the mags?
Oh, this is a great idea. I may have to try this with cutouts from old wrapping paper from kids birthdays. Or maybe even holiday wrapping paper. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea the banner is! I have so many magazines and catalogs just laying around that it’s time I make something pretty out of them! A new phone would be great for me too, I’m getting tired of watching my husband have all the fun with his fancy work phone!
This is a great idea. It’s another good way to recycle the gift wrapping paper that is used to wrap our Christmas presents. We can also re-use some of the ribbon or garland!
I have to laugh that “doing more with less” is what makes my work life so dang stressful! However, this would be lovely to accomplish at home, where I always try to keep our routines very streamlined…
Great DIY…I think I will do something like this for the Christmas holiday with some old wrapping paper I have left over from last year (scraps that I just couldn’t part with). Cool giveaway too…maybe I will be the lucky one to win.
I’ve been thinking about making something like this for the nursery for a while. Baby is 6 months now and haven’t done it yet. Oh well. It’s amazing how much you seem to get done! I’m impressed.
I would love that phone! I’ve dealt so long with so much of my information being on post-its, notepads, receipts, etc etc because I lack a phone that can do anything. This would be such a blessing and help my family out a lot!
Cute bunting!
And okay, I can’t image what life would be like with a real cell phone that has even basic capabilities! My phone is so ancient that I’m embarrassed to use it in public. I seriously can’t even text. Really.
Love that phone and love their commercials. My phone is so old my kids think it’s from the prehistoric era. No camera, no alarm, no bells and whistles.
Love your new nursery color scheme, btw. So cute.
The garland is a very cute and colorful idea. This phone giveaway could not come at a better time. I have been unhappy with my phone since it was purchased. I will check this one out and see what great things it has to offer!
I would love to win this new window’s phone. I am always on the go and staying connected with my phone is a great way for me to do more with less. I hate that I can’t read my favorite blogs on my phone so I have to wait to read when I am at my desktop. I’m sure a new phone with remedy that!
Yes, Please! We are among the last in the nation without any cellphone whatsoever. Even elementary school children have cellphones, for crying out loud! We have encountered enough instances where not having a cellphone/smartphone was annoying. Finally, this would prevent one more person from exclaiming, YOU DON”T HAVE A CELLPHONE?!!!!
Cool give away. I check on your blog every day from my desk top if I won this phone I could upgrade to mobile.:)
great Giveaway:) I have been enjoying your blog for about 2 years now, but have never left a comment! If I won that phone I think Hubby and I would fight over it;) I would LOVE to read blogs when I am upstairs in the playroom with my kiddos instead of waiting till nap time or bedtime to go downstairs;)
I’m going to for sure be doing this banner thing. It will be great for christmas. And you can make like tons of them for like next to nothing seeing as I get so many magazines it’s not even funny. I can decorate my kids room and the windows that can be seen from the front. Seriously cool idea! As for the giveaway, wow!
I would love a Windows phone! I also like the recycled paper bunting. This is a project I can actually do and it could turn out looking just as nice as yours!
Super cute!! I’m def not that creative or patient. It would drive me crazy if all my lines weren’t exactly straight, so I usually don’t attempt such projects. Where did you hang them? They would be cute to make for a child’s birthday party.
Can’t wait to see the finished basement!!!
I love your craft ideas, the banner is a great project for me to work on with my three year old daughter. I think I’ll do all the cut outs and let her do her ‘glue’ thing. And thanks for the seriously cool giveway!! xxoo
What a cute bunting!
And, What!? Giving away a freaking phone?! This is awesome! My phone is a big fat piece of crumminess. I’d sure love a new one… Problem for me now is home renovation trumps new non-crummy phone purchases.
Happy to have stumbled across your blog today. I’m always inspired by new craft ideas and LOVE bunting. So Cute! Also, i really want that woodpecker door knocker. adorable!
My husband would be shocked if I won this phone for him. His Blackberry keeps freezing up and it’s driving him crazy! He definitely needs to be able to do more with less time!
What a great idea for bunting! Makes any room look super cute! I might be moving soon and I think I’m going to redecorate by putting one of these in every room!
As for the phone…I haven’t done the smart phone thing yet, but I’m due for an upgrade soon…I’m excited but scared. :) I mostly want one so I have access to some sort of GPS because I’m always getting lost! :/
I am making a bunting sort of like this for a Baby Shower in January. It’s so cute. Awesome giveaway, BTW!
This is a fantastic giveaway! I have refrained from spending the money on one of these fancypants phones, but would be ecstatic to win one. In addition, I have conceded to my daughter to get her own phone for her 11th birthday in December (of course, she would get my old one)!
I love the idea of using magazine pages for a bunting. I never would of thought of it, but I love the way it looks. Often there are so many beautiful patterns found in magazines and it is a shame to throw them into the recycle bin!
Thanks for the chance to win an awesome new phone!
I love the bunting, especially with the pattern detail pictures you used for each triangle.
The phones look interesting, I’m looking to get a ‘smart’ phone soon because my job just expanded, and it’d be handy to have email and internet at my fingertips.
I am a tremendous fan of buntings/garlands. For Christmas, I decorate with blanket-stitched felt garlands. I really love fabric buntings, but these are cute and doable in a pinch.
what a darling bunting! i like the use of recycled magazines! i really love the ribbon too. i’ve been looking for an excuse to pick up some pinking shears. love it! thanks!
Oh I sew badly need a new phone. I would love to be able to integrate my small business, work e-mail and personal life all into one smarter than me phone! Organization and ease would be a huge blessing! Fingers crossed.
Now to make this bunting to drape my craft fair table!
I photographed a wedding, and they made a bunting, with Just Married written on it. Your idea with some lettering for any occasion would be delightful! Fun to bring out every anniversary too.
http://www.studiostarling.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=17&p=1&a=0&at=0
Haiku for a cell phone
A phone so lovely
(My own is truly ugly,
Ancient and broken.)
Windows to look through
Surf and text in bright colors.
Communication.
What a awesome giveaway! I’m not sure if I won if I would keep it for myself or make someone else’s xmas with one heck of a present. Thanks for making me think about it, oh what fun it would be to win.
What a generous giveaway! If there is a phone out there that can actually help me to do more with less then bring it on! Cheers!
wow! what an amazing giveway! i’d love to gift this phone to my husband for christmas because he’s been eyeing my iphone! hah!
Would love it, thanks
that phone is sooo cute i would love to win it!!
very pretty! whenever I use decorative scissors, it never looks that even (when I get to the end of the scissors and have to move, I always end up with a messy transition). I like those closet doors, too, I’m going to see if I can find the source in your list!
The bunting is adorable! I have just the spot for something similar. Would be fun to create.
The windows phone looks so handy. I do love the commercials – which make sense. Use the phone as a tool – not as your best friend that excludes all other people/things/situations!
The bunting is great — so crafty.
Should I win the Windows phone, I absolutely promise to give it to my husband as a Christmas present. He’s been wanting a new phone for a long time.
Love it! You always have such great ideas on adapting current trends. I stumbled onto your blog a month or so ago and have been hooked ever since.
My husband would love a new phone.his has died and he has been using an old phone in the meantime….
The garland is so cute! My sister did a similar one for my baby shower and I have been able to use it to decorate for multiple parties
Loooove the garland, I made one for my youngest son, Roman, with his name.
I love bunting! These are really really cute. good job! something about bunting makes everything look so festive and amazing. I’ve made them with flat edges, but I never considered using the shaped edge, so much better!
remember my neanderthal phone from our SF trip? you, my dear, have the power to change that. ;)
p.s LOVE the garland, you cute thing.
What a great giveaway! I really enjoy your step by step tutorials on the various projects around your house. I like that you typically do projects that I haven’t seen elsewhere on the website.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Fantastic! Love it, and thanks for the giveaway!
I’d love to win the phone. Thanks for your great blog filled with inspiration!
I keep seeing the commercials for the Windows phone and they always make me giggle.
I would love to win that phone! :-)
Cute project, I will definitely try it. This could be a great way to keep my “inspiration” magazine pics top of mind. Great giveaway too! I’d love to have that new Windows 7 phone…
what an absolutely lovely idea! i have stacks and stacks of magazines that would be perfect for this. thank you for the inspiration!
What a great giveaway! I love your blog and read it everyday!
I just knew I needed a pair of pinking shears and this is definitely going to be a project tackled as part of the girls’ bedroom makeover.
I think one will feature horses the other lovely pink, blue and grey textures from mags.
Thank you,
Felicity x
This is such a cute project. Simple enough for me to do and enjoy. =)
The phone would be an amazing prize also. Thanks so much!
Fun bunting and great giveaway!
Ooh, that bunting is pretty but that ribbon is faboo. I spy the West Elm catalog, lol.
That’s a sweet giveaway! :)
I love the bunting. So cute! I would also love love love to win a new phone. Can you believe I still use a stone-age clunker that doesn’t do anything but text?
a phone like that would save me bundles in post its, lost slips of scrap paper and I could take photos of my new grandbaby!
My favorite place to buy craft supplies is at Marshalls or TJ Maxx – the end isles beyond the home goods usually have some interesting things!
Would love a new phone and this one looks like it is fabulous! Thanks!
What a great idea for all the catalogs that we get!
Also, that phone is wonderful and I would LOVE to offer it to my husband for Christmas :)
Beautiful bunting!
Wow! The garland is fabulous! I just dropped my iphone the other day and am now using a not-smart phone. I can’t afford to buy another fancy phone right now, but I do miss it. Would love to win this one!
We have a birthday party coming up – and the bunting would be such a cute decoration!
My husband’s iphone is on the fritz. Would love to surprise him with this!
I’ve been thinking about a circus theme party for my 6 & 8 year olds in the spring and this is a great idea!
My phone fell in the toilet on Saturday! Perfectly timed giveaway!
Love the bunting and the giveaway!!
I’d love to give this phone a spin! I love my iPhone so much that I’ve been afraid to try some of the other smartphones that are out there. If I won one, I’d certainly have no problem taking it for a test drive!
Hello, I think the give-a-way is a great idea for this blog because this arts n’ craft, sweet as it may be, is really not the level of maturity I thought you were.
Don’t take this the wrong way, yes I think you’re better. But I would have never posted or even glimpsed at today’s entry.
THANK YOU PHONE give a way!
Cute (and simple – love that!) bunting and super-cool giveaway! I’ve been begging my honey for a new phone – maybe he won’t have to buy me one!
I’m loving the bunting tutorial, and the phone’s a nice bonus to this post – thanks for the giveaway!
Oh, I would really like a new phone. I have a Blackberry, but it really isn’t what I had hoped for. With a busy schedule and busy kids I need something that will make my life easier.
Windows Phone! Funny story, my boyfriend was at the mall of america {possibly ring shopping! eek!} but he went into the apple store and left because it smelled terrible across the way was the windows store and it smelled heavenly…he stayed and is now smitten with the windows phone!
The bunting is beautiful, will you be doing more of these for the new spaces in your home?
And thanks for organizing this giveaway! Whoever wins is going to be thrilled!
I love this idea! I just discovered buntings a few months ago and have made several sets out of fabric to hang for the holidays. This would be a quick & cute project for birthday party decorations…I’ll have to bookmark this for later! Thanks for sharing :)
I did a similar garland for dd2’s bday, with scrapbook paper.
I’d love to win!
Also, love the bunting :)
Love the banner…and so many uses! I can do one for the holidays and then another for my daughter’s nursery.
Also, Love the phone giveaway as well ;)
Love the concept of doing more with less – and that’s a great looking phone – awesome giveaway!
This is a super cute idea!
What a cute idea, love how it turned out! Awesome giveaway too!
PLEASE! I need a new phone my bb sucks!
Ooh, that’s adorable! And the phone looks quite intriguing…
I just accepted a new job at a non-profit agency in Seattle and I’ll be riding the bus downtown everyday – 1/2 hour there, 1/2 hour back. I’m still using a Razr Phone! It would be so great to have a phone with mobile web on it to go through emails and such while riding the bus each day. Thanks so much for holding this contest!
Doing more with less–necessity is the mother of invention (or creativity!). Recycling anything into something creative is my idea of doing more with less. I make junque into art.
Super cute idea! Thanks for showing us the how-to, and what a great giveaway!
I’m doing something w/ less right now. making paper chain to decorate my apt for the holidays & using old magazines for materials. I love how it is turning out!
Great give away and DIY idea!
I would love to have this new windows phone – I just got a new Honda w/bluetooth and my old dinosaur phone does not work with it!
(I want a sneak peek at your basement re-do!)
My boyfriend just got this phone today… I would love to be nerdy and match him :)
What a cute idea! Very resourceful :) Would also love the phone!!!
I’m a lifelong thrifter/salvager/finder/trash-picker. I would never ever be able to buy a phone like that for myself!!
Awesome! Iove the idea. Can be modified for different season. I see a Christmas project in my future.
Wow! What a cool giveaway! Cute project idea too! I think I could even do it. The phone would be an awesome way for me to keep on my blog reading while getting other tasks done. Yay for multi-tasking!!
ooooh i would loooove to have that phone!
Love the project! GReat idea! I’d love the phone too!!
I was laid off in May, so my hubby and I have cut back on our expenses. The biggest difference is we traded in our newer, fancier cars (with big car payments) for two older, cheaper cars with one smallish car payment. We don’t miss the fancier cars and we certainly don’t miss the car payments.
Also, I’ve been shopping almost exclusively at consignment shops and second hand stores and have made out like a bandit! Plus, when I get tired of the clothes after a couple of months – no guilt!
A new phone!
My phone started getting squirrelly so I’m looking at replacing it.
I love that this project is something easy to do with all the pretty pictures laying around! I also love that phone :)
Holy cow would I ever love to win this and give it to my husband for Christmas this year!! Fingers and toes crossed (that doesn’t make them cancel each other out does it??) :)
Love the banner.
wow! What a fabulous giveaway from a fabulous blog!
And a great tutorial as a bonus!
Great way to make use of the tons of magazines we all have laying around! Thanks for this.
As a stay at home mom of four children, I have learned to do a lot more than I ever thought possible with a lot less than I thought we could make it on! But with every clipped coupon and every thirsted outfit, I get the satisfaction of time well spent with my little ones!
This is a fantastic idea! I have a ton of vintage wallpaper sample books that this would work wonderfully with. I think a garland is in order to help brighten up my basement laundry room re-do. Thanks for the inspiration.
My phone doesn’t even have QWERTY. This would be a BIG upgrade!
Wow, what a treat! Thanks for the great give-a-way!
Awesome Giveaway!
Would love to win this phone! Awesome giveaway!
Such a great giveaway! Thanks for this and for all the awesome stuff you have on your site.
What a fun toy! It is on my to-buy list!
I love my Dell laptop running Windows 7, so I know I’d love a Windows 7 phone, too.
I have made a big effort in the last couple of years to recycle and repurpose everything. If I have old T shirts, I cut the knit fabric into strips and knit it into dishcloths. I’ll cut old towels into strips and weave or braid them into bathmats or rugs to put under the litter boxes in my house.
I would love to have a new phone.
Great idea using things around the house! I like how you incorporated the stitching with the sewing machine.
What a GREAT project, love the pretty ribbons. Thanks for sharing.
The phone looks great, pity I dont qualify being overseas
I love the idea with banner you made! Super cute! I am also very excited about the new Windows Phone 7! Doing more with less: Buying at garage sales definitely comes to mind.
looks like a great phone and maybe one that actually works without crashing all the time. i am locked into a love-hate relationship with windows based phone systems. i like microsoft outlook and the way it can synch my address book and calendar with the phone as i do a lot of site visits to look at construction projects all over the puget sound area. i have no interest in surfing the web or sending email on my phone and even when i try to do it the expensive phones seem almost incapable of handling what seems to be effortless for google based systems, and then the phones crash and burn on a regular basis. i vowed never to buy another windows based phone when i bought my current one, but perhaps if i win this one it will finally show me that they have made one that works and i will not have to hum john vanderslice’s classic : “bill gates must die” as wait for the phone to do some simple task.
I would love a new fancy phone but there’s no way I could afford to buy one! Which is why I love your DIY paper garland – awesome way to reuse what I already have around the house.
I am so in love with bunting! I can’t wait to try this project with some old Christmas magazines to decorate for the holidays! Of course, winning a new phone would also brighten my holiday season!
I started making a bunting today!
Lurve the bunting. I just pulled some of my fancy home magazines off the shelf and I’m having a HOOT of a time trying to decide on my color/pattern scheme.
what a great banner! I would have to search to find magazine pages to cut up as I tend to keep mags for inspiration. Thanks for the opp to win a Windows Phone what a great prize.
Great giveaway! I’m doing more with less by shopping at thrift stores and garage sales :-)
Nice craft project and great phone!
This little gem, if won, would have to go under the Christmas tree for some lucky family member. It might even be me! Ha ha…or ho ho ho!
I’ve never even seen this phone before, it sure beats my free flip-up phone I have…
Such a cute idea with the magazine pictures! Not too bad on the giveaway either :)
I am CONSTANTLY saving scraps of things “to use later” and rarely end up using them later. Love seeing ideas for things like this – you’ve inspired me!
Love this idea today with the garland. I am thinking of doing a “christmas themed” one :)
love the phone too..of course!
My wife and I are total diyers, doing more with less. I’d love to try out this phone.
I just love this blog so much. You are always so fresh and creative. I LOVE the idea of making the bunting with magazine/ catalog pages. That is so smart, and so pretty! I have just been seeing them with fabric everywhere–but magazine pages–well that is something to get excited about!
I would love to win this giveaway. How generous of them to offer! Thanks so much for all you do.
I’m trying to do more with less by digging into my fabric stash more often instead of buying new stuff all the time. Thanks!
love the bunting! i did a similar thing last year for christmas using cardboard from the recycling bin and cutting it in the shape of ornaments… my favorite? rainier beer ornament! ritz boxes have lots of red, too.
oh, and phone? yes, please!
Magazines always have the best patterns & print in them, makes sense to put them to good use.
Sure would love to win that phone, I would give it to my husband for christmas, check that off the list! lol
I’ll take it, please! (Oh, that’s not enough characters, is it)
I love all thing bunting – and this one is adorable!
I think this project is really great. I would love to try and make it for my daughter’s room. She is 14 and quite picky about how her room it decorated, but I think she would really love this idea. I would make it using blues and greens to match the rest of her room. Thanks for great ideas!
I’d love to make some bunting to celebrate a new phone! Thanks for the tutorial.
I love this idea! Really festive and a great project for a party. I will definitely try this one out. The giveaway is awesome, too. This new phone looks great.
I LOVE the ad campaign for these new phones! It is SO true that people spend too much time obliviously staring at their phones and not paying attention to the world around them. I’d love to try one of these out!
great bunting! even better giveaway! I’d love to give this phone to my hubs!
Cute garland idea! Thanks for a great giveaway!!
Love the bunting idea! Would definitely be a lot of fun for a bday/congrats/etc party – and more stylish than the usual offerings.
And the giveaway sounds amazing! I’m out of work and going to school part-time so I currently can’t even justify paying for texting charges. A smart phone?! Be still my heart!!
you could do a fun christmas one with wrapping paper!
I think this would be just the thing in toy boy prints for my little guy’s next birthday party. Thanks for the great idea!
cute banner!
need phone!!
What a great idea! This would look great in my little sister’s room. I might try it this weekend. Thanks!
I love the idea of doing more with less & would like to see just how much this phone can trump the iphone. So awesome.
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I’ve never seen bunting that original!! such a cute idea. That phone is pretty cute too!!!
This is fantastic giveaway! Doing more with less is a great idea for this time of year!
what a great idea for old magazines!
i need a new phone in the worst of ways.
Of all the ways to decorate for the holidays, I never thought about paper bunting! How did you come up with this novel, inexpensive idea?
pick me pick me
Oh my, I don’t know what I love more, the giveaway or that amazing bunting!
Is it bad that I can recognize most of those magazine clippings from which catalogue they came? Novel idea, good for the earth, too.
I made a similar fabric bunting but your paper one looks fab! Oh, and I want a new phone even though I can barely text the word “ok”.
I love your bunting–it is so cute! The phone looks amazing too!
Oh my gosh!! If I win this, I too could join the groups of women who simply slide their fingers magically over a screen and have calendars, phone numbers, apps??? at their fingertips..Literally! Oh, please oh please! :)
Recycled bunting, new phone? Yes, please!
Oh, what a wonderful giveaway!
Awesome project and awesome-r phone giveaway!
I think the garland would be cool with wrapping paper (Christmas or something else).
I love love love bunting…I just made a scalloped bunting for my baby’s room this past weekend. That is a pretty snazzy looking phone…who knows, maybe I’ll win it!
Oh, I love the bunting, what a great way to recycle and be festive! Do you think I could possibly make one in time for my daughter’s birthday party this Saturday?! Here’s hoping!!
great idea! ideas swirling!!!
Love the bunting, and great give away!
Cute bunting, and a new phone is always a good thing!
Super cute and a fantastic way to get me to leaf through the massive pile of magazine that need to be recycled ASAP.
Such a cute project! I think I’ll make a sweet wintery one.
Oh, to have a brand new phone! Crossing my fingers.
Yay for recycling! And a new phone!
what a great idea!
Love your website- always inspiring!
This is a wonderful idea for the Holidays. :)
your banner came out really cute. i love the colors you chose too, soft pinks. i keep wanting to make a banner but then chicken out; i shall get out all my scrap papers, close my eyes and just start! ha! and thank you for the giveaway, i must cross my fingers! lol!
My husband can’t stop talking about all these new phones, I’d love to be able to suprise him with a Windows Phone to replace our bottom-of-the-line-free-with-contract phone!
This phone would be a great gift for my father, his old flip phone is beyond help. Its been dropped, drenched, sat on, god only knows what else and it doesnt even work in the house. Hey maybe I should keep it and give him mine instead LOL. JK its always better to give than receive.
Another amazing idea! the phone isn’t bad either :)
what a cute bunting! love it… and the phone. ;)
Oh the phone…that pretty phone! We could be great friends!
Oh, I love bunting. I went back and forth (and back and forth) about using it at our wedding, but sadly never had the time to make it! Maybe now would be a good time to pick that idea up again.
That phones looks like it works, so it’s better than mine already! :)
Wow Great giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pick Me!!!!!!
Oh that is so cute!! I love the bunting. :)
I truly need a nicer phone, but I’m more wowed by the bunting. It’s times like these I wish I had more design magazines lying around, because that is a super-cool idea.
I love your bunting and the new phone. I used food magazines and created a collage on the frame of my mirror to remind myself if I ever feel fat looking in it, at least i had some good food :)
I love the bunting! I see a rainy-day project with my kindergartener. I’m thinking blue and silver wrapping paper scraps for the holidays. Ooooh! Can’t wait.
Cute bunting, yet another great use for eye-catching magazine spreads.
Love the bunting! I’m inspired to make some to hang for Christmas! Thanks! (oh, and the phone is great too!)
Love the bunting, just wish I had a reason to use it. Now the phone, I can definitely use that. :)
I love your idea for the bunting! I am desperately in need of a new (good) phone…. :)
Dear Phone,
I love you.
See you soon,
Jen
very cute!
Would love to win this – I lost our cheap prepaid T-mobile phone during a walk in the woods and are sans phone at the moment! Sign me up for a chance!
Great giveaway! Would love a new phone. Apparently the phone I have embarrasses my teenagers. I need an upgrade. I need to be cool!
The paper garland is a great idea. It could be personalized for events such as anniversary parties or those milestone celebrations like twenty-first birthday. I like the idea of the magazine cut-outs but the fact that people today have such great printers and wonderful digital archives makes a project like this appeal on many levels.
Sewbeads.
I wonder how harsh paper is on the sewing machine’s motor and needle. I am getting so many amazing ideas for little paper projects simply from reading this post over and over, but I don’t want to injure my brand new Singer more than necessary. Perhaps I should just hand stitch when it comes to copious amounts of heavy paper?
cute bunting! love the detailed instructions. i might even try to make one for our turkey day dinner.
What a cute project! I would never had thought to do that myself!!
I can see a brown and orangey one for Thanksgiving and blue and silver for Christmas. Or red and gold. Or red and green. Oh! the possibilities…
Did you make the decorations to stay up all year or just for a party? Also, i wish i had your sewing skills. My grandma always wants us girls to learn how to sew and i need to take her up on the offer!
really cute project!
Love the new project…really cute! I think it’s about time I did a little craft project…and had an iphone!
Love that you used the Serena and Lilly magazine for the banner!
I love that you used recycled magazine pages to make this! Great idea!
me, please!
Bunting in every room wouldn’t be weird, right? I love it so much. And the sweet new phone ain’t so bad either.
I love the bunting. Much cuter than the phone! :)
You have such a good eye…I always love your crafty projects!
What a fun and simple craft project!
Would love a real, live smartphone! I have an oldschool flip phone, and I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve never texted in my life.
I would dearly love to win the phone. I don’t currently have a cell and recently started a new job. With an 83 year old at home to take care of, the phone would give me peace of mind that he could reach me at anytime. :)
oooh i looove the phone…and like the above..if the back stays on its better than mine lol..
the bunting is a cute idea…can you show us a close up of the flags??
okay i saw the close up on flickr..cute :)
What a great idea! I love it for a party, the holidays or just everyday! Thanks for sharing. Also, I have been keeping my eye on the new Windows phone. Love it!
Oh my! What a pretty way to recycle paper! Also, my partner has been hinting for a new phone and it happens to be a windows phone. :)
Love the bunting! So fun for a nursery! And I have lots of old magazines that I’m just itching to cut up. I would love to win the phone too! :)
I am a sucker for a great bunting…and a great phone!
This is a perfect free project to take on today! I think I might try mixing fabric scraps with the triangles from the magazines. Thanks for sharing it. The Windows Phone isn’t too shabby either…
Great giveaway!!! I’d love one of those :-)
Wendy-
What a pretty idea! love it! The phone is wayyy more fancy than mine, I would look pretty cool if I win the phone!
I love the phone and I love your website!
Love the paper bunting as a holiday craft for my daughter! What a generous giveaway!
Oh, that phone, that phone… I’m hesitant to say that it will make my life easier, but it will surely make checking email and social networking much faster. Love and want!
Thanks for showing a paper sewing project that can be used for decorating anything. I am more motivated to buy a sewing machine for paper than I am for fabric!
I’ve been shopping for a much needed new phone. When I went into the store the other day, the young salesman said about my current phone…”oh, you have an old fashioned one.” I really shouldn’t be so old fashioned.
Love the bunting idea!
The bunting is adorable! I want to do that for Christmas…
Neat idea. That would make a cute Christmas decoration.Thanks for the inspiration.
phone. phone. phone.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
=)
I am going to do this for Christmas!
Hello phone, don’t worry you will be home with me soon:)
Hi liked your bunting a lot – uses existing stuff – smart!
I love using magazines and catalogs for projects like this– it turned out so cute!
Wow, thanks for the great tutorial and great giveaway!
Ooooh, love that phone! I would give it to my husband for Christmas!
I would love a new phone!
Pretty please pick me for the phone! My current phone is still in the dark ages.
I love this craft idea–I’m going to make one for my guest room! Also, great giveaway–this would be an amazing Christmas gift for my hubby!
My husband and I keep arguing over who is going to get a smartphone…me winning one would definitely solve this problem. :)
Great give away!
Just starting sewing again and bunting looks so DOABLE. Plus adorable, which is nice. And a phone would keep the husband and I from switching blackberries all the time. I HATE when I get his phone instead of mine. :(
For the love of all thing good and proper, will you please pick me for the phone?? Honestly, I think my phone is older than I am, and I would be forever grateful!! Thank you!
I’d like to win, but these multiple day entry contests are always annoying.
Love bunting, great way to make use of those magazines laying around.
i would part with my 3 year old razor for this phone.
I love the garland! I love using recycled paper too. Definitely a less is more project.
Oooooh, winning this phone would be one less present to buy for Chanukkah!
I used to use old magazines to make handmade envelopes. It’s fine as long as you have a big open spot that the postal machines and/or workers can read.
What a fabulous giveaway and what great timing, right before Christmas!
all those times i haven’t won drawings would be worth this win.
Love the bunting and the phone! Wouldn’t it be cute to do a bunting ‘wish list’?!?!?
I really like this idea of reusing old magazines as part of your decoration. God knows how many of those i have in my apartment. I might actually try to replicate this. I need to find a no sew method tough.
I love the reuse of materials! There are so many pretty pictures in magazines and I hate throwing a whole magazine away. Maybe I’ll feel less guilty if I make one or three of these!
Cute bunting, and great way to recycle magazines! This would be a cute craft to do with kids too. Love the phone as well.
I would love to win this I heard the phone is awesome
Please pick me!!!
Nice idea. Adds color and style to a boring room. Better get busy!
A Haiku:
My phone’s dire state plead,
Obliged nod to the bunting,
Now I wait to win!
Yay beautiful bunting, and dresses and sparkly things! New phones are good too :)
I love the bunting and you can’t go wrong with a Serena and Lily catalog! Way to upcycle!
p.s. I need a new phone!
Jess
Adorable project! You are so creative! ;)
I cut my own hair! It’s free (minus the cost of sharp scissors) and it means I can trim it as often as I’d like! Honestly, this works better for curly hair, but if you visit a fancy salon every couple of months, you’re spending way WAY too much money!
I am making a garland for a party this weekend. I hope mine turns out as cute as yours!
love the bunting. thanks for the chance to win a phone. one of my four chicks is desperate for a phone this christmas. apparently, she’s the only gal in seventh grade who’s ‘phone-less’.
xo
~molly
Just found your site thanks to this giveaway, and love it! Keep up the craftiness :)
I must say that the mere thought of getting a new phone has suddenly made me dislike my current phone even more (it’s a really crappy phone!).
Cute bunting! Very clever to use catalog/magazine pages like that.
WOW….How I would LOVE to WIN!PICK ME PLEASE……
What a lovely idea! I think I’ll try my hand at making it this weekend :)
p.s. Great giveaway!
i think this would be an awesome idea for christmas! using cut outs of toys or ornaments. i’m thinking children’s wishbook or an IKEA christmas flyer!
What a great idea for left over catalogs and magazines. I wonder if I could make one look as good as yours with ESPN magazine because we always have a half dozen of those giant things floating around the house. Oh, the phone would be nice too. :)
This is such a great idea!
love the bunting!
and i’m soooo excited about this giveaway!!!
I have been a really. really good girl this year and definitely deserve this gadget!
What a sweet idea…So many variations could be made.
Cool phone too. Nice of you to share with us!
xo
Andrea
Ha… My boyfriend just got this phone the other day, and I LOVE it- Would love to have one of my own :)
Oh! I love the bunting and that awesome phone!
That phone would shock my husband silly on Christmas morning…!
Ive done a similar bunting with postcards ive collected. The phone would be awesome too of course :)
Great Phone! And very cool idea for the bunting!
amazing project! my younger sister has been looking for a new remodel to her bedroom and this would be a terrific idea to add something different, already loving your blog and i’m a first time reader!!
I love that bunting! And my husband would love that phone for Christmas!
Cute.
Great timing on the giveaway as I’m recently returned to the US, so both sans phone and finally eligible to enter!
The phone is still calling out to me!
I’m curious which magazines you were willing to sacrifice for the bunting… I’ve envied your domino collection for some time. Entering again, keeping my fingers crossed that I win, could really use a new phone!
My current phone is on it’s last leg but has been good to me. Been out scouting for a new one and did see a windows phone at my t mobile store. Great phone!
Love the bunting.
Cool phone!! I could definitely use it.
great idea for the bunting, and would love the phone!
phone please.
I just made a paper bunting for my son’s first birthday, but this one is way better. I wish I had seen it earlier. This is an awesome giveaway too btw.
I just found your blog and love it! Thanks for all the ideas. I wouldn’t mind a new phone either :)
That’s a great idea, and couldn’t be more timely! (The bunting, I mean.) We’re hosting our annual New Year’s party, and we’ve used the same decorations for the past 4 years. So it’s definitely time for new things — with all the wrapping paper, etc. laying around, I could make this in a snap. Thanks!
Really liking the blog. I’m all about doing more with less by making vs. buying gifts.
I am in love with this project, What a eco friendly way to decorate for a party or a child’s room. I think that I would try this with some of my vintage wrapping paper, and thanks for the opportunity to win the phone.
Entering to win!
Love the idea – love the phone!!
I love to do more with less by buying chicken in bulk from a local farm. Then I make a months worth of meals and freeze them. Then when its dinner time I pull one out of the freezer and cook in no time.
great phone and wonderful give-away! thanks for thinking of us!
Love your blog and this phone would be the perfect gift!
Like the phone, and I know my husband would like it even more!
This is a great blog and I could use a new phone!
Thanks for all of your great ideas!
I love this, I am so behind with my antique phone! This would be great!
I love all the great projects on your site, and I stop by every day, if only to give my eyes something pretty to look at. Would love a new phone, too, but that’s beside the point.
Yet another post to win a much needed new phone!
I think it is so neat that you sewed the triangles to the ribbon.
Ready to win a new phone!
Is the new Windows 7 phone only compatible on the At&T network? I used to have AT&T and I regret that I have switched to Sprint. My Blackberry barely works where I live!
Love the paper bunting, and a new phone would be, well, fabulous!
Such a cute idea (and great re-use project!!!). The hubs would love the Windows phone!
Cool!! I would LOVE to win this. Not for me but for my husband. I just upgraded my phone less than a week ago but my husband is in need of a NEW phone!
so cool!
I’m hoarding all the incoming magazines now with an eye toward using the paper for wrapping and other uses, thanks for the inspiration here.
Love the project and the phone! Thanks!
Love the project and your site! Great timing to enter for a new phone as mine recently went for an unintentional swim. Thanks.
I’m back to enter again for my once a day entry (and I never do that!) I just think this is an awesome giveaway!
Entering again! I’m so excited for this. And each time I come back, I want to make the bunting more and more!
i love scrapbooking. its a relatively cheap hobby and it lets u relive the happy memories with someone :)
i kick my husband out of the kitchen, it’s easier and faster when he’s NOT helping, lol
I have to admit, I have a bit of a crush on your website. It’s filled with creative ideas, great links, an abundunce of projects, and fantastic clothes! What more could a girl ask for? Oh, right…she could ask for a new phone. Dear Santa, please pick me?
Does the Windows Phone 7 have spell check? I really hope so, as it would have saved me the humiliation of misspelling abundance in my previous post! See, not only do I want that phone, I need it… badly.
looks groovy :-)
(i need a new phone!!)
I have been attempting to do more with less. With my first baby on the way, I am striving to live simply and live well. Whether it’s what I eat, what I buy, what I think, what I spend my time doing….I am certainly attempting to simplify and change my perspective to be thankful for all that I have instead of anything that I am lacking.
Love the bunting! Just have to unearth my sewing machine…
Buntings are so cute and versatile! Love it… thanks for the giveaway, also….
Pick me! Pick me! Ooooh, pick me!!!
Trying to mix things up, how about a haiku for the phone?
What a pretty phone
Helps us to do more with less
To win, I would love
Oh, to have a “smart” phone…my current one is having self esteem issues…he doesn’t understand why I don’t love him anymore…maybe it’s because he only takes calls and texts (even that he only does half the time)? Just maybe.
If I have leftover sauerkraut after cooking with it, I call up my pal Saul, and we make ruben sandwiches. Great way to do more with less with Sauerkraut Saul!
I am loving the new file cabinet! It’s effective and super cute.
Doing more with less sometimes means working on the go. Which is where my laptop and a good smartphone comes in handy. Go windows phone
I stay organized with Microsoft OneNote, which helps me do more with less time.
What a great idea! This would look great in my little sister’s room. I might try it this weekend. Thanks!
Cruising by for another entry in the phone contest. Of course, I cruise by every day whether there’s a contest or not. :-)
What a good idea! I always see things in magazines that I want to keep but I end up thinking, “what am I actually going to do with this?!” Now I know!
Flags are so fun…as is a new phone!
I would love to have this phone. I have never been able to justify spending extra money on a phone. I’m “frugal” so I always get one that is free with a new 2 year contract.
oh – I like the flags!!
I want to stop carrying 2 phones – I have a work blackberry and personal android phone. I love them both but with the W7 phone I can access both sets of data without crossing the streams or at least that’s what the Win7 rep at SXSW told me :) woo hoo!!
You are alarmingly talented! But anyway, thanks for the chance to win a phone millions of times better than my current clunker!
I could soo use a new phone. This one looks great. Doing more with less seems to be my lot in life lately so this would be perfect.
– Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com
give me now
You are an amazing blog wizard..you did way more than I knew could be done with wordpress..are you for higher? Love to win the phone too. :)
It’s been a crazy long day..just saw I wrote higher for hire….god Lord! I am cracking myself up!
i use colorful newspaper sections such as the comics to wrap presents or even old calendar pages. kids love cartoons
By using Quick Steps in Microsoft Outlook, I do more and do it quicker.
I think that even I could handle making this cute bunting – and that is saying alot. I love reading the craft blogs but I’m really inept at producing a good final product myself!
I can’t believe we still have to wait ten days for this to end!
I am so in love with this project and I can’t wait to try it! :)
What an inventive idea and great to do with family at christmas time!
phone! and cool bunting.
I love the idea of doing more with less. That is probably our Christmas motto this year! Love that phone too. :)
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I saw this phone in a magazine, would love to have it!
hey, is that a giveaway for the phone. Sweet
i’m all about replacing my stone age phone. I’m sure it will allow me to do more with less time
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Sure would love to win a brand-spanking new phone!
I think I’m going to bring out the brand new Singer this weekend and use this post as inspiration!
I love a bunting! This is such a great idea! Using magazines is clever. I have posted a couple tutorials on fabric and paper buntings. If you have a minute, check ’em out.
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In terms of less is more, we definitely try to do hand me downs and homecooked meals. We’re a tight-knit family and no one really complains about hand me downs. Homecooked meals are also cheaper and probably healthier than ordering take out everyday!
cardboard, plain ol cardboard has always helped me. fold them into boxes, use as a make shift table, line areas for crafts. always works for me :)
what an awesome bunting!! you’re so creative! i would love to try the new windows phone!
Calendars are a huge help. And the Outlook Quickstep is a great shortcut tool that helps me quickly create some of my common tasks, appointments, and emails while on the go. The win phone 7 will be a great mobile tool to aid in this
Awesome idea for bunting and a great phone!
I love how festive this bunting is – simple and easy too! I like how simply changing up the colors or patterns of the material you use can make this applicable for any holiday
I have just been directed by my husband to enter this contest on his behalf. So here’s my entry for today!
I love the bunting idea! And the phone is awesome! I’ve not always been a Windows fan, but I like the concept behind the phone…
oh, such cute bunting! fun phone, too…
very neat decoration idea, phone looks awesome. hope to see it in person soon
What a fun project! Thanks for the inspiration! And fingers crossed for the phone.
I’m glad that I read the official rules. I always think I am missing something if I don’t!
I need that phone in my life..
Wish I would have seen the bunting idea before my daughter’s birthday party, would have been adorable (and easier than the cloth we made). Love the blog! Excited to see the progress on the new nursery and basement! Tired of my blackberry:)
I’ll be able to get more done with less by consolidating my devices when I get a Windows Phone.
What a cool bunting idea! That new phone would transport me lightyears ahead from my vintage flip.
We really do more with less at the holidays by focusing on making a meal plan and sticking with it. That prevents us from being impulsive with dining out and picking up carryout.
Back again to enter to win this great phone! Just dreaming of how much more organized it will make me.
Thinking of trying the bunting with holiday pages…of course hopefull I will be busy with my new phone:)
My more for less: I organize and gather everything needed for the next day the night before. I also use my google calendar to notify me of upcoming events and deadlines.
Great idea on the bunting. I need a new phone to simplify my life. I am still using a dinosaur and I can never tell if I have messages.
i really need a new phone and i trying to not to but a new phone beucase im trying to save money.
Oh! A new phone how exciting would that be.
I get more with less by doing comparison shopping using Bing.
Phone please
Phone phone phone phone phone. Phone-y phone phone. Would love to win! Pretty please.
I am trying to do more with less by buying less so I love the idea of reusing all of my old magazines. Thanks!
I have found that drinking more water is both healthier – and cheaper! I don’t need the additional calories or expense!
Still super super excited about this!!!
I’m all about doing more with less by using free tools such as the Google calendar to organize my day, week, month, year…need I go on!!!
Oh, how handy that phone would be!!
I could really use a phone, my current phone is from the dark-ages I am sure as it is made from stone.
Since I’m in college I definitely can do more with the money I save from buying used books instead of new ones by searching online sites like eBay or the used book stores in town. It really helps cut costs and sometimes the books have notes in them! Then I sell the books and buy “new” used books for next semester!
I hate buying occasion cards. I prefer to make my own. I think the recipients enjoy receiving them too. I can make so much more with less. To make a card is pennies on the dollar, and they are much more personal. I can make 10 cards out of very little supplies, as opposed to paying $3-4 per card when bought in the store.
I am loving aluminum foil as an insulation material these days, helps me shape cakes, and keep things warm :)
I try to stay out of the stores unless I need something and then I take a list and stick to it. I use the internet to search for the best price before I waste gas.
I am hearing really great things about the new Windows Phone!
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I’m also going to be doing more with less space this Christmas, since we are traveling to see family, so all gifts need to fit into our luggage. I hope this also helps to keep the cost down.
I really, really, really want this Windows phone! It looks like it is amazing. Wholly product placement- it has been everywhere I look lately! Please pick me. Please.
The Windows phone would be a great early Christmas present!
Thanks for hosting the giveaway! My phone drops calls like nobody’s business, so if Santa brought me a new one, it would be a great start to 2011! :)
Wonderful tutorial, by the way. I agree about doing more with less. I save every scrap of fabric I have for creative sewing projects (even old tops that I won’t wear anymore but have lovely prints on them).
I do more with less by using awesome phone apps. There are many useful, fun, and creative apps out there that help make life a little bit easier to manage.
A new phone would make my holidays that much brighter! Thank you.
I do more by sleeping less. It is amazing what you can get done in the morning without distractions.
new phone = happy me = less stress
would love a new phone!
All my current phone does is make calls. This would be a mondo upgrade.
I get more done by using the Microsoft Outlook junk filters to see less spam.
That’s a great use for scrap paper and old magazines – both of which I have plenty of! I’ve been intrigued by the Windows phone, it looks like a really interesting setup!
I do more with less by baking from scratch and cooking meals instead of grabbing fast food or eating out. It not only saves money, but it’s also healthier. I really need a new phone!
Considering they stopped making my phone and I’ll soon have to make a decision on which new one to get, this would make that decision a lot easier.
During Thanksgiving, we eat more with less time! Haha, how do we do this? We always have a potluck for every Thanksgiving dinner. And we’re all luck that everyone brings delicious food! It would be awesome to win!
i just reread the post…you said “One entry per person, per day” greeeat..i think this will be my second..
i would looooove that phonnnnneeee…:P
I get my screen more organized with less hassle using Windows 7’s Snaps feature.
Have I mentioned on my two earlier posts that I really, really, really want this phone?! Please pick me for this Windows 7 phone giveaway!!! It’s awesome!!! Pretty please?!
i would be a very thankful to win a new phone, along with all the other things that i have to be thankful for at this time of the year…
Winning a Windows Phone would be fantastic!
The battery on my phone is dying with age, so I’m learning to do more with less of a charge. A new one would be great!
We do more with less by periodically holding garage sales to help us de-clutter. We then use the proceeds to buy the whole family dinner at a nice restaurant!
Doing more with less means keeping your cars as long as possible especially when they are paid off.
One example of me doing more with less is carpooling with friends to school (when I don’t take the train). Being college students, we’ll save all the money we can and it’s so convenient that I have a group of friends that all live pretty close! It’s fun to see each other in the mornings, ha and eat breakfast on the go. It’d be so awesome to win!
This phone looks like it could take the place of several devices which would be nice.
Five more days!!! We can do this! I’m so excited!
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for people who pour their hearts and souls into blogging! I am especially thankful for the phone giveaway as I am in desperate need of a new one!
i love giving out coupons for watching your kids for an hour or clean your house its cheap and effective so everyone is happy
We do more with less by making a list before we go out shopping and sticking to it.
This might be a little too simple, but I do more with less by always having my laptop with me. Nowadays, since I’m in college, it seems like everything is being moved online, from turning essays in to math homework. It definitely helps me do more when I have free time and I have less stuff to carry around!
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everything was awesome for you today!
Doing more for less is all about doing dishes before, during, and after thanksgiving dinner. Saves a lot of time the next day.
P.S. happy thanksgiving
I do more with less by trying to eight million things at once! More things done with less time would be a lot easier with a smart phone, right now I have a lame flip phone that was free with my plan and I can only tweet/email/etc. when I’m actually at my computer. How 90′s. Thanks for the giveaway!!
We do more with less (and spread the love) by extensively utilizing Freecycle – both giving and getting.
I do more with less redundancy by syncing my files using Windows Live Mesh.
upload digital pictures to an online gallery & stop worrying about hard drive storage and backup
doing more with less could mean budgeting and adhering to it. It allows us to save properly and spend wisely
I love your elegant-ness. It looks beautiful.
I make more of my time lately, making a little extra money from home. I home school my 6 kids, and in between spelling tests and science experiments, I crochet hats, blankets, etc, build diapers cakes, and sell them online. Why didn’t I think of this years ago??
My poor hubby has been doing more with much less than he should be. He’s using his grandma’s hand-me-down phone. The stone age castoff is such an embarrassment and he’s such a trooper. I hope I can win this phone for him!
loved your thanksgiving table! I did more with less, making a lot of handmade things for thanksgiving, handmade napkin rings, and I painted acorns from the backyard for a centerpiece.
My husband will kill me for saying this, but he does more with less by owning only gray socks. Seriously. He bought 30 identical pairs of gray socks. Whenever one gets a hole in it, he still has umpteen zillion other matches for it, so he doesn’t have to chuck the whole pair. And yes, he is that cheap. (Which is why I’d like to win a new phone and not buy one!)
A new phone = joy for me and my children. They can play games on this, right? =)
The more I look at that bunting, the more I want to make one of my own.
Something that has helped a lot when doing more with less are the social networks! In the past I would had to call each friend when I had a party; now I just post the even on Facebook and everyone knows about it!
I would love to win- I really need a new phone
One example of me doing more with less is simply turning off and unplugging electronics and appliances. Sometimes people forget and it adds up to the costs. As time goes by, spending a few little seconds on turning appliances off can really make a difference and save more money, more money to spend on stuff I want! I only turn things on when I need to!
I am trying to do more with less by entering to win wonderful freebies!
m and ms are probably my favorite more with less candy. i use them to decorate cakes, i use them in counting games with kids, and they just taste good
Doing more with less sometimes means reusing grocery bags, or buying the recyclable types and using those. Saves the environment and saves the grocery stores money, which in turn saves you money.
We do more with less by taking family vacations during the off-season.
Only one more day! I’m very excited. And very excitable, it seems.
I do more with less by focusing on what’s important and entertaining myself (sometimes by reading blogs) with what I already have as much as possible.
One way we do more with less is with leftovers. Especially during Thanksgiving time. An example would be using ham for lunch sandwiches and using the leftover turkey for quesadillas or my favorite turkey and tortilla soup!
I would love to win- my current phone is on its last leg.
This phone would help keep me organized so that I can do more with less!
How to do more with less? I have in my own house a soda vending machine, when I feel like drinking one, I buy one. At the end of certain period of time, I open the vending machine to recollect my profit!!!
I really like spices and herbs. If you buy them in the ethnic food section, especially the hispanic themed aisle they can be only 99 cents a bag! They add flavor to everything including cheap cuts of meat and inexpensive dishes
We do more with less by finishing all our holiday shopping waaay before the season gets underway. That way, we aren’t caught up in holiday mania or retail marketing when the gifts are being purchased, and we don’t spend as much money.
I do more with less by cooking from scratch. We always have the best food in our house and we never feel like we have less. Oh, and please pick me for that wonderful phone!
last day to enter, I would love to win!
I like to cook at home (same as crystal) so that we get more taste and nutrition from less byproducts and preservatives.
Winning the Windows phone would be a wonderful way to start the holiday season!
I could really use a new phone, the one I’m using used to be my moms!
i do more with less by staying organized so that i can multitask
I do more with less by combining my errands into one drive and trip so I save gas. An example would be going to the store, post office and barbershop in one trip, rather than going at different times of the week. This way, I can do more with the money I have because of the less money I have to spend on gas! I want to win this phone!
You are truly talented. I think I need to tap into my creative side a little more often.
Last day! I don’t know what I’m gonna do!
I need organization in my life! I need to do more with less! I really need this phone!
That’s a terrific use for old magazines – I seriously regret recycling so many in the past without thinking of something like this.
i go to dollar store and buy things i need for party and everyday stuff and when i get home i remake it it so much fun.
I used to check my email through a browser; a few months ago I started using an email client. Now I can check all my email accounts at the same time! That’s doing more with less!
Doing more with less could be decorating the christmas tree as a family. More work done in less time, and lots of family time together.