How Would You Do It?

By Mandi 09/21/2011

Hello hello!!

We are working through Hailey’s living room project at warp speed and I have tutorials in the works but here is my question for you today.

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Is it better to wait a couple more days and post the reveal first, then all of the tutorials the following week?

Its such a dramatic change that I want the knock your socks off factor. Which you wont get as much if I am revealing projects all along the way…

So what do you think? Really I want your opinion (lurkers this means you too!)

Also I am FREAKING excited to announce that because of all of you my Project for Krylon’s Dual Duel made it into the TOP 4!!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I would LOVE to win and would really appreciate a vote.

Also did you know that every time you vote you are entered into a weekly drawing for a case of Dual? Any color you want.

There is no liking a page or a 20 minute registration to vote. You just enter your email address if you want to win the Dual. (If you don’t want to win a case of it I don’t think you have to enter your email, but I am not sure)

So go vote pretty please!! I am #2 with the famous Acid Mirrors!!

Love Your Guts

76 thoughts on “How Would You Do It?”

  1. i love surprises, so i say def go with the reveal followed by tutorials!

    ps i voted! i’m not being hateful towards the others, but i honestly don’t see a comparison. hope you win!

  2. I just voted for you! Definitely reveal first for the most impaact. I try to do that but sometimes I cheat because I need to post something 🙂

  3. As much as I want to see all of your awesomeness now, I could probably, maybe stand to wait for a final reveal followed by turorials for projects. The suspense would definitely be greater that way. 🙂

  4. You’re queen of squeezing every ounce of anticiptation out of us…I like it that way. Suprises wouldn’t exist without suspense. WAIT!!!

  5. Reveal first. I am a little sad because I love to read anything from you, but I shall wait. Patiently wait is pushing it. 🙂 I seriously can’t wait. Love your crap

  6. Just voted for you. Good luck on winning that iPad. Just incase you haven’t heard, they’re awesome! I have one and love it to pieces.

  7. I for sure think the reveal first and then the tutorials I want to be surprised with the whole thing and then see how to do it all. 🙂 Also I am on my way over to vote for you

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  8. I voted! (I’m a lurker here…) And I didn’t just vote for yours because you asked us to. I voted for yours because I loved it!

    And I agree with what everyone else says–Reveal first, then tutorial. I tend to do it the other way around because I’m impatient, but the reveal should definitely come first. 🙂

  9. I just voted, so now you owe me pics of the makeover lol!! Now you KNOW that we don’t even need to see it to know that it will be fabulous, right?!!

  10. Congrats on the Krylon win!! Since it wasn’t me, I’m glad it was you, and I’m throwing you all of my support. I already voted today. Hope you win!

    I vote on a big reveal first, then tutorials to follow.

  11. Here’s a semi-funnish idea… Make the tutorials as you go (duh), then when you do the big reveal, LINK the tutes to the items IN THE PHOTO. Example: you show the whole room in the reveal, and I click on an upholstered chair in the picture and get the tutorial for it.

    Basically, after the reveal (or at the same time, if you’re feelin frisky).

  12. i would rather see a big reveal all at once, and then DIYs next week! that way you can break it down for each of us after showing us the room with the WOW surprise factor!

  13. Maybe you could show a few small projects that don’t give away too much of the big picture (if there are any) leading up to the big reveal. And then follow up with the other how-tos. If you can’t show anything without giving it all away, go with the big bang first followed by the details. That’s my 2 cents anyway.

  14. Congratulations!! 😀 That is super exciting! I’ll be sure to vote. 🙂 And I say reveal first, tutorials later. I want the full affect at one time. 🙂

  15. The reveal first then the tutorials for sure. I voted for you and entered the contest. You were right it took me 2 seconds! My kind of contest. LOL

    Good Luck!

  16. Like pretty much everyone else, I’d love the reveal first, then the tutorials. I’m excited to see you work your magic! {Just voted for you} 🙂

  17. I am also a lurker here! And I lurk every.single.day. For real!! I think reveal first as well, as much as I’m dying to see how you did everything!

  18. OMG, You are hanging us by a thread. I totally want to see the whole reveal. So would you hurry up already..J/K.. I know great things like this take time. I can’t wait to see your awesomeness.. I bet you guys are having a blast along the way… Especially if you are dressed in your wigs..lol
    Love both your guts!!!!

  19. Mandi!! Shame on you for teasing us!! I rushed to the page to see all of your changes and boo… lol!! You have my curiosity peaked with all of this secrecy.
    I agree with the majority of the others, please, do the reveal first and the tutes the following week. If you are going for big impact and the Wow factor, definitely!
    Congrats to making the Top 4 ,but ?????? I have looked at all of these projects Krylon has and there is no comparison, yours ROCKS! People must have some fans voting for them. Dp you mind if I post the contest on my FB page so my friends can vote? We could bump you up if we all did that. 😉 Good Luck!

  20. Hi Mandi
    Reveal first then the tutorials , So excited for both of you. have a good one .
    PS good luck on the contest Being Canadian I can’t win I sure hope you do 🙂

  21. Reveal UNO! THE tutes will take away the wowness if seen first!
    Ive got $500 toward a living room redo,with quite a few GW & CL finds, waiting, can you come to OHIO?(EYES CLOSED WITH MY HANDS CLASPED TOGETHER)=)
    God Luck in your contest!

  22. Reveal first, it gives us more “wow!” factor. Then, can you come do my living room in AZ? I’ll help you do more tutorials! heehee. I love all of the ideas that everyone who blogs gives me… I don’t have much decorating ability, but I’m pretty crafty, so this helps tremendously. Thank you. And, I voted for you too, good luck!

  23. I have to agree with the overwhelming majority here…reveal first.

    Also, I did vote for you over at krylon…I loved the desk when you originally blogged about it, and I still think it’s awesome.

  24. As much as I am DIEING to see the tutorials, I have to agree. Reveal first and then do the tutorials… but maybe you could do just one as a teaser… Please… please… please:)

  25. I voted!!!! And I don’t want to seem rude (it seems like every time I start a sentence that way, I am probably about to seem rude!) but your project is in a completely different league than the others! I hope you win!

    And I say amaze us with the reveal and teach us how to do it later!

  26. Hey, I resemble that remark….Lurker. :). But i jumped over and I voted for your project and really hope you win! And reveal first than the tutorials! Looking forward to them!

  27. UMM! Wait and then the tutorials! I love reading your posts but I sooo enjoy the big reveal!! Good Luck on the contest! Going over to vote!

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