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Hello Faithful Bloggers,

As October 2 (the last day to enter the Blog Cabin sweepstakes) approaches, we hope that little dollar signs are springing up in your thoughts. As most of you know, a substantial cash prize is filling in for the beautiful cabin in North Carolina.

And in this economy, a couple’a some-odd five hundred large (here’s the rules) will go a long way for some lucky Blog Cabinite. And don’t forget, you can provide your well-formulated opinions on the cabin here, tour the cabin here, see all video updates here, watch full episodes here and you can even peruse featured products here.

Best,

Watson, DIYnetwork.com Manager

Hello Diehard Bloggers,

What a long, strange trip it has been. But finally, at long last, we can reveal to you the 360-degree room tour for Blog Cabin 2009! Take a virtual tour of the rooms and exteriors (and be sure to use the handy interactive floor plan on the right), flip through tons of slide shows, watch videos and, of course, be sure to enter for your chance to win.

Remember, you can enter once daily through October 2. And here’s a tip: once you’ve entered all your information the first time, every subsequent entry only requires your email address (and email confirmation). So it’s easy to revisit the site and drop in an entry.

And I’m sure you have invited your friends over to watch the premiere of Blog Cabin: Back to the Mountains tonight (Thursday, Aug. 20) at 9pm/8c, right? Right?? Then just watch Thursdays @ 9.

I want to express from the bottom of my heart how grateful I am for you guys hanging in there while we remodeled DIYnetwork.com. Our resources were (and are) stretched to the max, and we had to make some tough choices along the way.

But with the new site up and running (do you guys like it?), we’re sure that Blog Cabin will build on its success – thanks to the bedrock bloggers we have here.

Good luck everyone – I hope you win it!

Watson, DIYnetwork.com Manager

Hello Bloggers,

Next in our mini-series of guest bloggers (preceded by licensed contractor Matt Blashaw) is carpenter Marc Bartolomeo, host of DIY Network’s Kitchen Impossible:

“My time at the jobsite of this year’s Blog Cabin was in a word … interesting (and muddy!!). The drive alone up to the property - which is on a 2,000 acre land preserve nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains was an 8.8 mile, 25-minute drive off the main road to the Cabin …

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Greetings Fellow Eyes-on-the-Prize Bloggers,

I have exciting instructions for you: starting today, you have the opportunity to submit a potential street name for Blog Cabin 2009. That’s right – YOU will be naming the street! Enter as many potential street names as you like starting today until Tuesday, Feb. 17. Then, from Feb. 23 – March 2 (the last week of voting), you’ll vote on four street names that have been selected by our Prestigious Panel of Street Name Judges.

For inspiration, think about the lifestyle and surroundings Little Pine offers. Consider the city of Asheville, even the cabin itself. Stay focused everyone! “Geraldine Circle” as an entry because your name is Geraldine is not necessarily what we are looking for, charming as it may be – but don’t limit yourself either. Don’t get hung up on lane, circle, road, street or any suffix – we’ll take care of that.

Oh, and we’ve got new voting features for you: is the roof color teak or driftwood? How about your favorite exterior stone? Take a hard look at the beautiful, hand-crafted front door style and revel in the choices for luxury kitchen appliance from our friends at Sears (shameless plug). As always, you can check the results before you vote. 

Happy voting and street naming,

Watson, DIYnetwork.com Manager

Greetings Ever-Patient and Hopefully-Excited Bloggers,

It’s on.

I apologize for the extended Blog Cabin Blog hiatus. I’ve been on an extended break so I’m rested and ready to tackle all things Blog Cabin. DIYnetwork.com, however, has been working overtime to bring you a new Blog Cabin Central area, and even now we are still troubleshooting various areas of the site, so please be patient if something doesn’t work quite right for you.

Enough housekeeping: Voting for the Blog Cabin 2009 lot is happening now! As you can see, we’ve revamped the voting mechanism. Hope you like it! Be sure to check out the “more about this option” feature below each lot selection and – here’s the best part – you can vote more than once each day. Vote as often as you like!

Blog Cabin Central is teeming with information about our latest edition of Blog Cabin, including our partners The Preserve at Little Pine in Asheville, North Carolina, where Blog Cabin 2009 will be located and The Preserve Communities. Take a look at our video highlighting Asheville, view slideshows, even load images of where you want to build your dream cabin.

Let me know what you think of the new additions (don’t forget to check out the handy Blog Cabin timeline) and let me hear how you voted!

Happy Voting,

Watson, DIYnetwork.com Manager