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!
Love this tool! My son gave me this for Christmas. I was going around the house taking things apart just to put them back together because it was so much fun to use!
Just what I need! Have a great weekend!
Oh…that’s MY kind of tool!
Love your new window treatments PLUS that Kev showed how the Swift Driver works! Love that it contines to screw in as you turn front and backwards!!! How handy is that!!! Love your blog!
Love your blog! I have been inspired and learned so much from you.
Always on the look out for a nifty tool–especially one that is multipurpose!
What a handy gadget! I’d love to win one! Thanks, Layla & Kev!
Would love to have something to make my chores around the house a lot easier. This tool looks really cool.
Would love to win-love your blog
Woohoo! I’d love a swift driver! Looks way better than a boring old one! Nothing better than fun DIY! 🙂
I would love to add this tool to my growing arsenal!
I would love this tool. It would be the start of “my very own” tool box. I love the tutorial. A handy tool for ladies like me without a lot of strength in my hands.
Layla, I would love to win one of those fancy tools! BTW your room is looking AWESOME! Love the DIY Blog Squad! I’m doing the one room challenge and it’s so much fun to work with a group!
Lisa Mende Design
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Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner? Goose neck…lol.
Looks way cool! I love the “round the corner” option – thanks for the opportunity to own one!
That would be so handy in my house!
That goose neck thing would come in super handy around my house. You’re right, that tool DOES rock! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to win one of those – I love your blog!
OMG! What a handy tool! I am forever hunting a screwdriver in the house for that odd job…somehow, they always migrate into my husband’s shop. No way he could confuse the Swift Driver with one of his own…
Wow, the video really tells the story!!! Thanks for sharing this!
Am getting new blinds. Would love this! : )
Count me in!j would love to win one!
At best I am challenged to use tools. Please make it easier for me.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! My hubs would love this!!
Thanks for showing us how the Swift Driver works——-I might even be able to hang up those curtains and blinds we needed to hang weeks ago—–you guys do an awesome job—-can’t wait to see your office/guest room completed.
What a great tool!! I think I need one of those for all my ongoing projects!! Thank u so much!! 🙂 And thank u for a fabulous blog….I so enjoy reading it!!
Looks like something to be used time and time again… think I would use it more than my battery powered baby drill!!
Cool! I bet my husband or son would be interested in that! Who can’t use a cool gadget? This might unknowingly be going on their Christmas lists!
Thanks!
That tool would really come in handy! Just hung new rods by myself and boy what a pain that was!!!
Love your blogs especially the wood on the cieling! If your ever looking for a project and you are in the Pittsburgh area…I have a game room that needs new cieling!, LOL !
That is too cool! I can’t tell you how any brackets in my home are missing a screw due to that weird angle. Thanks for demonstrating, Kev!
All the functions of a regular screwdriver in one versatile tool. Would love to win one for my many projects. Judy
Cool! I’d love to try that out. 🙂
Wow. I need all the help I can get. I would love one of these handy tools. Thanks for showing us.
Just found your blog this morning and can’t wait to explore! THANKS!
Would love to win this and share with my hubby who is ALWAYS helping me with my projects 🙂
Thanks for the give away!
-blessings
Hmmm… this looks like something that would make Husband drool.
Oh, I think I like it, too!!! Thanks for a great giveaway!
I love your ideas and finished projects! I could really use this tool. I do all the fix-it/DIY projects at home and this would make it soooo much easier!
My husband is much too “busy” to handle the little annoying things around here. My own electronic toy would be just the thing to help me get the jobs done.
That looks awesome! We could get rid of a whole drawer of screwdrivers if we had one.
Aren’t you two the cutest, like evah! Seems like I’m always without a screwdriver in our house. This would be very handy!
OH WOW, I really NEED one of these. Considering I have a very small stash of tools and am always looking for new innnovative ones, this is GREAT.
Looks like a handy gadget! And probably a lot less tiring to use than my cordless drill/driver which weighs a ton after a few minutes.
Yes please!
Who couldn’t use one of these??
Great idea.
The Swift Driver looks awesome! I want one!
Thanks for the chance to win. Keep the good stuff coming.
Valerie
That Swift driver is awesome! My husband would definetly get a lot of “honey-do” jobs done if he had this handy little tool! Thanks for sharing!
just bought me a major fixer upper in beautiful hawaii!! i NEED tools!!
Great admiror of your site and sure would appreciate winning this tool so that I can keep up with all the projects you do.
Oh boy I’d love to win that screw driver! I have blinds and curtain rods a plenty to install after my remodel!