Display your Christmas Cards with Command

With Christmas less than a week away, my mail is becoming more greeting cards than bills and I'm sure I'm not alone.

So, how do you display your Christmas cards?

With your fireplace mantle usually jam-packed by the time Santa comes to visit, appreciate all the glory from those seasons’ greetings by creating a holiday card collage on your wall with Command poster strips. (You can find a list of stores that carry Command here, a pack of 12 retails for $2.99.)

I have started my own collage already, and it's great. I can leave my picture frame "displays" (and OK, my collection of turtles figurines from around the world AND OK, OK, my Transformers action figures) alone, and my cards make my walls a lot more festive.

Plus baby can admire the cards, without trying to rip them. Or put them in her mouth.

The Command poster strips are easy to use AND remove. Just make sure you clean the area with isopropyl rubbing alcohol before you stick or you may have difficulties after the Epiphany. (You can see how easy the process of mounting and removal of Command products are by watching this video How to Use Command.)

How do you make your house festive for the holidays?

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Get Back-to-School Ready with Command™ Tools (Giveaway)

August has always been a time for me to get organized, going Back-to-School or not (full disclosure: for the last 25 years I pretty much WAS in school...albeit part-time near the end).

So when Command™ gave me an opportunity to help my readers organize their homes this fall, I just had to take it!

Two Large Hooks and three Medium Hooks were sent to me. Chris and I had trouble deciding how to use them, since there were so many options (check out http://www.commandstrips.ca for lots of Smart Ideas). One of the best features of these products is that you can remove it cleanly from the wall - without harming the paint. We are currently using a Large Hook to clear clutter in our front hall (our umbrellas finally have a classy home!) and are using the Medium Hooks in Hannah's nursery for her sweaters and swim bag...but that could change!

Although I was a Girl Guide, I'm not that handy in the home. I'm actually that person who has hit their thumb with a hammer versus the intended nail target. Command™ is SUPER easy to use (not to mention safe), and takes only four simple steps:

1. Use isopropyl rubbing alcohol to lightly wipe the area of the wall where you want to mount the hook. Do not use household cleaners.
2. Remove the red adhesive liner. Align the square end with the raised line on the back of the hook. Press firmly.
3. Remove black "wall side" liner. Position hook and press firmly for 30 seconds.
4. Wait for one hour before use.

I wouldn't be a good reviewer unless I also tested how difficult it was to remove a hook. I'm happy to report it took seconds to take down, and afterwards the wall looked as though nothing had been on it. To remove:

1. Slide hook up to reveal mounting base and removal tab.
2. Pull tab down. Do not press base against the wall.
3. Slowly slide the tab straight down against the wall at least 30 cm to release base from the wall.

You can see how easy the process of mounting and removal of Command™ products are by watching this video How to Use Command™.

Command™ products are available at Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Home Hardware, Loblaw, London Drugs, Office Pro,  Rona, Staples and Walmart stores across Canada. They retail at $2.99 and up. The product line includes general hooks, decorative and metal hooks, picture and frame hangers, cord organization and more.

One lucky YYZ Bambina Blog reader will win a Command™ Back-to-School Prize Pack.

The prize package includes essential organizing tools to get your home (or student's dorm room) Back-to-School ready, including:  

• 2 Small Utensil Hook Packs
• 1 Small Hook Value Pack
• 1 Pack of Poster Strips
• 2 Black Picture Hanging Strips
• 2 White Picture Hanging Strips
• 2 Medium Timeless Metallic Coated Hooks
• 2 Large Timeless Metallic Coated Hooks

For more information on these products, please visit http://www.commandstrips.ca.

Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter. Open to Canadian Residents only. Contest ends Sunday, August 26, 2012.

Good luck!

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