Contests may come and go, but there’s one that has stood the test of time thanks to some real “sticking” power...the Duck® brand Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest. Since its inception in 2001, the challenge, which tasks students to create unique prom attire from Duck Tape®, has attracted more than 6,000 students from across the United States and Canada and has awarded $300,000 in scholarship money to students and schools.
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Martin Amado is a TV personality, interior decorator, lifestyle expert, and contributing writer on the subject of home décor. For over ten years, he’s been the host/designer on the home makeover segment, Room for Improvement, seen on WSVN 7 News, a FOX affiliate station in Miami, FL. In addition to his work in the general market as a host/designer for HGTV (Home & Garden Network) on shows such as Small Space, Big Style and Decorating Cents, Martin has been featured on numerous Spanish-language media platforms airing nationally in the United States and throughout Latin America. He is currently a home décor contributor to Un Nuevo Día, Telemundo’s national morning program. Prior to that, he was the lead designer on Decorando Contigo airing for five seasons on Galavisión. His decorating segments have been featured on FOXLife on programs such as Tu Vida Más Simple and Hogar Express. He was chosen by Moen, the #1 faucet brand in the United States, to be their Home Décor & DIY Expert for three consecutive years on their SaturDIY: Moen Makeover webisode series for the general market. Most recently, he can be seen co-hosting on ION Television and on HuffPost Voces.Com as their DIY expert on the Baño Chic and Hogar Chic webisode series. Martin has shared his decorating and lifestyle tips in the pages of Vista Magazine, People En Español, Latina Magazine, TV y Novelas, HuffPost Voces and Qué Rica Vida. His experience also includes being an On-Air Guest Expert for the HGTV Home brand on the Home Shopping Network. He draws on his keen eye for design, experience as a visual merchandiser, and savvy shopping skills to help homeowners realize that a beautifully-decorated space can be within their reach. Martin works exclusively with clients through his home styling company, The WOW Factor!, Inc., where he specializes in one-day makeovers and working with a minimal budget to achieve the decorator look for less! Please visit www.martinamado.com for additional information and press including features inside People En Español and other publications. You may follow him on Twitter @martinamadotv, join his Facebook fan page: Martin Amado: Home Décor & Lifestyle Expert, subscribe to his YouTube channel: Martin Amado and follow him on Instagram: @martinamadotv for more decorating tips and ideas.
Outdated beachfront properties are transformed into hot commodities in HGTV’s newest renovation competition series, Beach Flip. Premiering on Sunday, July 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, HGTV and DIY Network stars Nicole Curtis (Rehab Addict), Josh Temple (House Crashers) and David Bromstad (My Lottery Dream Home) act as hosts, judges and mentors to four rival teams as they compete to renovate rundown waterfront bungalows with outdated décor, loud wall colors and awkward layouts into spectacular properties in just eight weeks. The team with the highest increase in property value as determined by the region’s top appraisers wins the $50,000 grand prize and a spread in HGTV Magazine.
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Cheer is: More time with the family? Festive décor? Planning in advance? Today, Sam’s Club announced the results of the 2012 Study on Holiday Cheer, which set out to understand the state of holiday cheer among American consumers and discover the routines and inspirations that create cheer during a busy shopping season. The Sam’s Club study revealed that while 75 percent of consumers feel that the recent economy has an impact on their holiday cheer, 79 percent are looking forward to the 2012 holiday season.
To deliver more cheer to hopeful families this holiday, today Sam’s Club and SamsClub.com/holiday launch a host of inspirational holiday solutions for preparing the home, entertaining and gift giving. To further elevate cheer through the season, Sam’s Club has enlisted an all-star squad of Cheer Guides, national experts in decorating, entertaining and charitable giving who will inspire members with creative, fun ideas that ease the stress of the holiday season.
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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Milk Life Lo Que Nos Hace Fuertes campaign presents their newest milk advocate, Executive Chef/Owner, Adrianne Calvo, to encourage families everywhere to celebrate their heritage with milk. The milk life campaign is designed to educate Hispanics about the nutritional benefits of milk, and its 9 essential nutrients including 8 grams of high quality natural protein and no added sugar.
Hispanic Heritage Month is the perfect time for families to get together and celebrate their culture and heritage with good food, music and laughs. In honor of this festive time, Chef Adrianne has prepared a few step-by-step videos with some of her favorite recipes with milk which will slowly roll-out on www.FuertesconLeche.com. The recipes include some traditional breakfast foods with chorizo, while also incorporating a delicious solution for turkey leftovers this holiday season. Love sweets but want to lower your sugar intake? Her Double Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is sweetened with honey, which is 1.5 times sweeter than table sugar so you can add less. All the recipes include Calvo’s personal touch of deliciousness her restaurant-goers love so much. Calvo also shares her personal story of strength and some of her favorite family recipes.
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Your Grass is Alive … and the single most important thing you can do is feed it. And, now it is easier with Scotts Snap Spreader System.
The Snap Pac connects directly to the Snap Spreader – no cutting, no opening and no pouring from heavy bags – no spilling or waste!
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Millennials are now the largest living generation in the country. One of the most studied and analyzed generations, millennials are now becoming parents. According to a Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research report published in 2015, 43 percent of children age 0-17 had millennial parents in 2014, and this figure is expected to exceed 50 percent in 2016. A new independent survey of U.S. households, supported by Connections Education, found that millennials are supportive of alternative approaches to education, with three-fourths of millennial parents (77 percent) saying a DIY approach to education, in which learners craft a path to graduation that best fits their needs, is a good idea.
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HGTV and DIY Network know that homeowners love to explore ways to create their ideal home—and that they actively seek out ideas on how to achieve it. On Thursday, September 15, 2011, Scripps Networks Digital launches HGTVRemodels.com, a new online resource that makes the remodeling process—and its end result—better. The site is designed to inspire and guide users through the entire remodeling experience from the earliest learning and planning phases of a home improvement project to the finishing touches that tailor the design to fit the homeowner’s lifestyle.
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Click: http://www.johnnyreed.com Music video "The Message" by Johnny Reed from the album "ACT 2: The Johnny Reed Show". This is the first music video from the album and it was directed, shot & edited by Johnny Reed. Johnny is a DIY (Do it Yourself) Artist and plays all the instruments on this song and on all the songs on all his albums. Johnny is part of the California music scene where he is making an important impact locally, and beyond.
This was a Concrete Countertop install over formica in a Doctors office in Charleston, SC.The design was created and installed by Concrete Artisan Jody Smith Owner of Overlay Solutions based out of Summerville, SC.
