My Cottage Charm: end year re-cap

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Favorite Posts of the Year

I thought I’d do an end of the year wrap-up and go back and look at some of my favorite posts from 2012.

Here’s one of my favorites! Let me say, we have gotten SO much food from these three raised beds I built. You wouldn’t think you’d get a lot from these small beds, but you REALLY do!

Raised Bed Planters….

This next DIY has had over 126,000 hits on my blog thanks to Pinterest! It was so simple, but made such a HUGE impact in my hallway!

DIY Hallway Signs….

This next post is one I absolutely LOVE! It was made from buttons my mom gave me, and antique frames. They’re hanging in my dining room, and I adore them!

Antique Button Monogram

DIY Skeleton Key Picture

This is my FAVORITE project of all time! I LOVE my window seat!!

How to Build a Window Seat

Tybee Island Vacation!

My last pic is from our wonderful vacation to Tybee Island, GA….it was an amazing trip!

Thanks to YOU for reading my blog….you have changed my world, my circle of friends….and my heart.

Blessings to you in the new year!

Missy

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Favorite 2011 Posts!

I thought I’d do an end of the year wrap up and hit some of my favorite posts from 2011. My ALL TIME favorite before and after is my…

LAUNDRY ROOM
Before:

After…..

I just never get tired of looking at my laundry room before and after pics! I still LOVE my laundry room!

Then there were the chairs from Target my hubby bought for me last Christmas, but I didn’t re-do until sometime last summer…

TARGET CHAIR:
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After:

I really liked this tutorial because it was so cheap and easy and made such a HUGE difference in my cottage kitchen. :0)

CABINET FEET TUTORIAL:
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After:

The next tutorial after pics just amazed me…looks like a totally different space! LOVE it!

DOOR HEADER TUTORIAL:

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After:

This before and after was SO easy and made such a HUGE difference in my boys bathroom….don’t know why I waited SO long to do it!

MIRROR MOLDING:

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After:

This makeover took some serious time and effort, but it was really worth it…it still looks like the after picture almost a year later….so I KNOW it was a good makeover! lol

PANTRY MAKEOVER:

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After:

I got my new camera in 2011 and had to have a cute cover for that plain black strap…you KNOW I had to make it more girly! lol

CAMERA STRAP TUTORIAL:

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After:

This is my boys linen closet in their bathroom…it didn’t have any shelves in it when we bought the house, I remedied that situation!

CLOSET ORGANIZATION:

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After:

Then there was the old drawers from the 1916 house that was torn down in our town. They went from this…

UNDER THE BED STORAGE DRAWERS:
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To this…
After:

I also got to attend a couple of fun blogger events this year too!

The first was a Bloggers June Jaunt with a great group of gals, but headed up by Gail Wilson, from My Repurposed Life.

Our whole group…

Beckie and I in a Peddlers Mall in Indiana.

The next bloggers event was a craft party with Traci, from Beneath My Heart….we had a wonderful time!
This is me, Traci and Gail, from Gleanings from Gail.

Here we are with our crafts…what a fun day!

I would never have believed when I started this blog that I would have made so many wonderful friends. There are many wonderful people out there in bloggy land and I’m SO blessed to know YOU! You guys really know how to make a girl feel special and loved.

I truly hope you have a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Love you all!

Missy
I’m linking this post up to Rhoda’s year end post on Southern Hospitality.