Remember those window treatments I blogged about the other day?
Well, part of our 2012 DIY Blog Squad duties involved trying out a new tool from True Value, and since we used it to put those window blinds up, I thought this would be a good time to blog about it. It’s called the Swift Driver, and it’s made by Master Mechanic…
We recorded a little video to show how much easier it made the un-fun task of hanging blinds…
Pretty handy dandy, eh?
To be honest, when we first got it, we were sort of thinking it was just going to be one more unused tool in our already jam-packed, mess of a tool room. But we’ve used it several times since the day we hung the blinds, and we’re thinking we can probably just get rid of the 8 million regular screwdrivers we have laying around because this thing works so much better than they do.
Which gives me an idea. (Literally just hit my brain as I am typing this.)
Kev! Let’s give away a couple of Swift Drivers! (I just yelled that to him from my desk.)
(He just responded, “Okay!”)
So- if you’d like to enter for a chance to win one, just leave us a comment on this post (if you’re reading this in an email, you’ll have to click over to our blog to leave a comment) between now and Monday, July 16th (9am CST) and we’ll randomly select a couple of winners sometime after that. Good luck!
This post is part of our 2012 True Value DIY Blog Squad series.
Nester at Nesting Place
Roeshel at The DIY Showoff
Kate at Centsational Girl
Allison at House of Hepworths
Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick
Chris & Bruno at Man Made DIY
Marian at Miss Mustard Seed
Taylor at Maryjanes and Galoshes
Cassity at Remodelaholic
We look forward to seeing what our fellow squad members cook up this time around, too!
Oooohhhh… I’d love to win that for my hubby! Thanks friends!
yes please! {waving hand wildly} i would love to win!!
I’d love to have one! My dad owned a true value most of my life and I grew up playing/working there – so I have a deeply rooted appreciation for master mechanic (they make really great stuff!) and True Value stores 😉
Hey, guys!
You inspired me to dyi. I had just bout my first pink home improvement kit! I will benefit form this new lovely tool. I do have 22 windows in our new house without any curtains or blinds. I need this new tool, to do it myself, without asking my hubby;)
Thanks!!!!
Thanks for the recommendation. I have eleven mini-blinds to hang in my new garden room.
New to the blogging world. Found you by way of Southern Hospitality. Great tool, great blog!
I want one! I have a computer chair that I need to try the gooseneck thingabob on.
I could stash it away as a stocking stuffer for the hubs!
Oooh…I could really use that! Thanks so much for the video and giveaway!
Kim P
Would LOVE one of the handy-dandy screw drivers! Almost as much as I LOVE reading The Lettered Cottage! Happy weekend to you and Kev. (I also have a son named Kevin–great guy–husband, father, friend.)
What a cool tool! Anything that makes hanging curtain rods easier!!
Thanks for all your great giveaways!
Thanks for the opportunity to win this tool. Always looking for tools to help with those awkward angles. Cool.
I LOVE it! I am so excited. What does it say about me that a darn TOOL makes me tell the computer “WOW! Look at that, look at that” ? Not some shoe sale or such, nope it is a tool!
Please tell Kevin his sound effects are great, lol! How much better can a tool demo be than one with perfect sound effects? 🙂
I love those walls! The screwdriver wold be perfect for me since I am tool challenged. : )
Oh my gosh, love the attachment…i want one!! My husband is always complaining that his big fingers can’t get into spaces for him to screw something in. Now one last excuse for him not to do something, better yet, a tool i can use and get it done faster.
We just bought a condo and have soooo many curtain rods to hang, sure would come in handy. Thank you!! 😉
I’ve subscribed to your blog for a long time and really love your sense of style and fun. I’m going to go out and get one of a swift driver for a friend of mine who is so hard to buy for. Thanks!
The thought of possible getting rid of some screwdrivers makes this appealing to me. Count me in.
Erin
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Hi Layla!! Love your blog and the inspiration!! We are about to add a second story to our house, so I could really use that handy tool to hang the blinds when it is done!!
Thanks, guys! Pick me!!!
Hey Layla & Kev! Any thing that makes projects quicker and easier is aces in my book. Thanks for the opportunity to win and make my life simplier.
Hugs…Tracy @ Cotton Pickin Cute
My drill/driver just bit the dust! I need a dependable screw driver!
I feel like I live in a fishbowl! I plan on buying blinds like yours(where did you get them BTW?) and would love this handy -dandy Gadget!
Have a great weekend you guys,
Carolyn
That does look like a very handy tool & we sure could put it to good use!
I would love one as we are redoing our backyard patio.
This looks like it would be a good tool for my husband to try 😉 We always like to try new tools out on the house!
That is a definite dandy! I would love to have it for my many projects.
We have so many places my honey could use this screwdriver to work on his honey-do-list. Thanks for another great giveaway.
That Swift Driver is way cool and I’d love to have one! Like Kevin’s tshirt, too!
Easy! My kind of tool since I need to do many of the things myself. Thanks for a great tutorail, too!
My dad was a “tool man.” A piece he has promised me when he passes is his gooseneck pliers. I know that I am a girl but who cares. I am not ashamed to say ” I love tools”. End of story 🙂
That looks like a gadget my husband would love. We’ve done DIY projects since the early 1980’s when we bought our first home (900 sq. ft!). How handy!
The swift driver really looks like a tool that I could use. I have the “other” kind but this looks easier to use.
I’Ve got some blinds to hang so this tool will come in handy!!!
anything that makes any job easier…sign me up 🙂
That gooseneck option is one of the best ideas
I’ve seen since sliced bread.
Very nice video and I agree about the goose neck. That’s something you don’t see too often! Thanks!
seems like the best tool yet!
The gooseneck got me – way cool!
Oh, and after seeing the blinds you installed in your office (and the ones you demoed in the video) I went over to Home Depot and got me some. My daughter hung them for me and I am so pleased. Thanks, Layla, for a great recommendation!
This would be very helpful in our master bedroom makeover.
As a single mom and home owner this tool looks like a “must have” for my toolbox. I would love to be chosen as a winner to receive one of these! Thanks for the opportunity! 😉
Looks like a great tool. The room looks fantastic. I have been following your progress.
Love your site, and always get excited to see a new post roll around in my email or fb page! Thanks for so much inspiration!
I am definately a tool kinda gal and would love this!
Oh My, lots of comments, but I would like to say that this would be the perfect gift for my husband. He loves tools and this one looks VERY handy!
Thank you!!!
Love reading your blog, Layla!
I too like it after seeing you use it, especially when the 90 degree angle bit worked! This is just in time for us as we too are changing out shades! We also like how many bits come with it and hope to see our name among the winners. Thanx for sharing.
Would love to win this! We actually just hung new curtains in my daughter’s room this morning and this would have come in very handy!
Oh, what a way to make my life easier. I really need my own screwdriver and be able to hide it from all who enter my home! Sh-h-h I promise not to let them know if I win it.
Please let it be me, I too am taking on the unfun job of HEAVY curtain rods on Monday- I would just have to wait for my new tool!