On the seventh day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: a cute little blue front door. We have quite a few outdoor projects lined up for the next several months, but this one, thankfully, was one that could be knocked out in an afternoon. Our front door was previously painted…

On the sixth day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: an upcycled broken mirror turned bulletin board. In the summer of 2012, my mom and I took a trip to her hometown in Western New York. It had been the first time I had been back since we took my…

On the fifth day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: a New Year’s Eve grazing board. Ok, so this one *technically* breaks the rules in that I had to purchase the food. But hear me out: We had to eat, so I don’t think that can be held against me….

On the fourth day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: a pair of upcycled vintage patio chairs. My husband brought home these old rusty patio chairs several years ago. I initially spray painted them black because I was going through this hip modern phase, but they didn’t look good painted…

On the third day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: a family candlelight dinner for absolutely no reason at all. Last week, I made a dream come true in cooking a beautiful Christmas Eve dinner by candlelight for my little family. It’s something I’ve envisioned doing  But I think I…

On the second day of the 12 Days of Creating, I lovingly gave my home: the beginnings of a few cute cross stitching pieces for my kitchen. I’ve always loved cross stitching. I learned to do it as a child, and I have memories of sitting in the stands before my high school volleyball games…