2012

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whew! I can't believe we are about to ring in a new year! Before we start off 2013 I thought I would do a little round-up of a few of my favorite posts from each month. Also, for those that may have wondered about our December donation, because of the amount of e-mails we received for nominations for our November donation we decided to split up both November and Decembers money and give it to several different families that were nominated. Starting next month we will go back to featuring another family or organization.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's get started with some of our favorite blog projects/posts from 2012:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>January</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In January we added a few new things in our kitchen. One one side of the island <a href="http://www.dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/few-new-things-in-kitchen.html">we added these buckets and basket:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/few-new-things-in-kitchen.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpdquzktK9YZdMnyl7oLQjwkQUA-YT7Fj65OXSOqlVWvCButAvl_jlaysgKypXo2l6Fx3-ofhDPHj4m7QCFKtOs0g3EEsHpYl2Ikx6M0TyZTFGSHv9ZarGjCfiuco1QYQIrxd4irRjnA/s640/kDSC_0383.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we painted the other side of <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/chalkboard-wall.html">our island to create a little chalkboard "wall".</a>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/chalkboard-wall.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXXCYgNiTE5pG3FNalFXRLXVoq9Mn969iiJqAERbnbUMhcLHdK9Cnjcn2YlA6tecKgwpibPR-TsVhhyphenhyphenkxiBOEv8LZ7ZkishfH4nJY4OjuvpzaS50U6gTlzIKvp3N4dKWl_irlJQ6CETqw/s640/z.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />and finally <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/painted-curtains-and-pillows-for-master.html">painted and put up curtains in our master bedroom</a> (and painted some Euro Shams as well)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/painted-curtains-and-pillows-for-master.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITSWUCFKe85jU_F_pABqmD9ZnJnQI8N7hpG-8vscAvHB7zX77a8efFFhcOHBaL7xef5RIshqmdFIxjNhFgsgIOLMGgJBrNjXb3uia4coJejnIAOFvRtP2hz1DIrX6ZaNuqOjwGdl_qZ4/s640/qDSC_0653.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/painted-curtains-and-pillows-for-master.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uuVejVIai8CO50T6eTfMpV7_evmHIczVNkd2fXpInSAdqZJ2nOK6KsxY_tFgDHR8hQfBcPkMpyzDNGdU7L29Kr_huBGC1fZsUIgz8G23QrgndT_5F4xxLMsGqqoP8B4FN25RO4ALcWM/s640/qDSC_0668.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>February:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In February <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/pajama-dress-tutorial-jasons-february.html">Jason graced us with a lovely tutorial</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/pajama-dress-tutorial-jasons-february.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsQrGYNqVUsv2KnhtwL7h4U0g4S4vrAQdM1YCY6QpL36H1Gwfxk6m89Wlqw-RIRLdKaeaid15Q8drDr4GELKXU07KxbjPJ2Z1p15ndy2gf5i1leRT-p6-dbZvdlf1TSTa2mVLvnCVn1Q/s640/nDSC_1874.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and Lillie got her<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/lillies-first-bike.html"> first bike</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/lillies-first-bike.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBdQKf5qHiUr-4siPXBP8XC0kW_bW_q2O2EF4bruivaa_9xHWYoRJTaGJB4efWLu2AZVpOFd0f-6zPGQ-cMzxkl03Q8jKVXvS5LWObMAQxux9TVdU3ie6MTe17lyl9ugZ1Q3th3H9RUc/s640/pIMG_2161.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>March:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In March we made <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/sihouette-easter-eggs-for-our-dining.html">tea-stained silhouette Easter eggs:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/sihouette-easter-eggs-for-our-dining.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHIebs-Q6KC2BJjhexz7e5Ag446fX15yxdLdbyZQPeQ-ABgo4Jl9k8NPEz7yqOKGTY687H3eAk8yLB_X5xBx5-NLNyhyWHkq0Vwsxa8uDDZSP4rOgh4NhRoVxAXqDOki-ySQ114YWa8c/s640/yDSC_1581.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and made over a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/little-french-cabinet-makeover.html">little french cabinet</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCPXRil2m3R1BWce4gh7qcmY7I91gPRQIBMBbL7GkU56uAVFtZEr3a8ONzc5rw81OGX3hMPWV0zzWmXn2r1OLWlLNdoIuLw_60DKnKYvsIS7dIcEv8eo3aVZNYRhk1nPnIoNeGCxaUNQ/s640/nnDSC_0790.jpg" width="436" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and stripped and painted  <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/coffee-table-step-by-step.html">our coffee table</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDYG2SovqYbkcD1_Kan_DkT7AyQ4vHJ03TmbSlPuEbpQnCYgZ5rqy9C2SFA9dQZQP8SOp6P8m5gtr12_9nLnXgSrFq9y5Um4ALU8x_F83LKco4uBdWtqCWqMXRkmWWnRHpFjhwzZ_o4A/s1600/fDSC_0679.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDYG2SovqYbkcD1_Kan_DkT7AyQ4vHJ03TmbSlPuEbpQnCYgZ5rqy9C2SFA9dQZQP8SOp6P8m5gtr12_9nLnXgSrFq9y5Um4ALU8x_F83LKco4uBdWtqCWqMXRkmWWnRHpFjhwzZ_o4A/s640/fDSC_0679.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>April:</b></span></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In April we <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/coffee-table-step-by-step.html">updated our staircase by painting the railing</a> and making these inexpensive chevron frames (tutorial <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/oversized-chevron-picture-frame.html">here</a>).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmadJjsMAffD5AxiZLjS0TJCoay2ZshI-730Eat6S7hbI676iFk_-G_syXqyHvHaX97jEevI78tWpvBPCWDNoKwKBfGOYIbC0v8nUXFhRGaari73MMTmlVrjaU44dQDMwF-9oBj0YHKo/s1600/kDSC_2578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmadJjsMAffD5AxiZLjS0TJCoay2ZshI-730Eat6S7hbI676iFk_-G_syXqyHvHaX97jEevI78tWpvBPCWDNoKwKBfGOYIbC0v8nUXFhRGaari73MMTmlVrjaU44dQDMwF-9oBj0YHKo/s640/kDSC_2578.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/oversized-chevron-picture-frame.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wJbkQLrGKQ_Vi1PLWskQXQAfwmwQZyT2V7qov8wgzQVfzkv8YV6QWD95VJxsOd8pamLK2l-5Nv7xuGF9l9V3NTU8xo4tIvRX4McZXXEhyogATgpSFwC28w16c7aITHuL_XJnwlRrDzA/s640/fDSC_2272.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/as-for-me-and-my-house-sign.html">this sign</a> for my parent's anniversary:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspothttp//dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/as-for-me-and-my-house-sign.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RJVRrvsN0I7ldHPGcEbAw9z53p8KQOs_EyqZ4V8-Km_invUF8j2QY-KWI1INJqMvMGeMaDic6Edr-mMzrXWq9rrGSS7W25ZFLcWziEzd5g_qZ3jK7WyciTqXqWJT2gaOnq0UAdgu5is/s640/eDSC_2171.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and our little <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-birthday-lorelei-wren.html">Lorelei Wren</a> turned one:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-birthday-lorelei-wren.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8oBHM7tESSCMfSBvIawhEHOFq9bjK73cyhE-sBOZPiE1_SxoX91K2IfZX60UrWCpg1odfEtZeTWoOroD1BO2c5qNfTQtYT_9-bXyGxNpSCnwUi3NHoMdCCE2jy0hsWzXUNbQjE7LIgs/s640/pDSC_2802c-copyteatime.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>May:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In May we had her <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/lolas-first-birthday-party.html">first birthday party up in NH</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/lolas-first-birthday-party.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIciTE4WVQWpmEzuSe5Etf69GvGO7MJ_lOLerIFGYUo9iel1EYWXcjAAMMGV9KiLTiVAk1DJRBa62s-2vh7XZN-EhaXlj4JnFC2yQkWtSDNEwRIcovK0Zapm0HLrGQfVj2hlr4GtmIW8/s640/DSC_0553.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/lolas-first-birthday-party.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1chDwknwcLb-T82OWMNLjIYbQg6Ia_6Rpb1YMhUZpeVabvJoNL1Tay1WpfYK6JvC9eA53dgr-_5CCt7kv0aELUJhvrOzGqYKE5vy56yOwJGzL_Fjyw4zQqPpx2mZd5FXmQDsSKpQ5x2A/s640/DSC_0671.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/lolas-first-birthday-party.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EQ5g7bJE3GhGS7sr8FXWAsv0OSDT0WLi3Coi7CUfT6r8dbD3o3MrQQ5X1QVRQIBR3PfjRZz2q39rZ9Uvy2AEFEjAwSiQVvsQ894dje9exnZ4ruS9B6YEWShfCYZhyphenhyphennLZuctRqY2CbvE/s640/eDSC_1000c-copyrainbowbright.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and during that trip to NH we also made <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-sign-for-jamies-kitchen.html">this sign for Jamie and Josh's kitchen:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-sign-for-jamies-kitchen.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWV7TD0aCTp8sR2QuGoEk085A_8m6edPiN1AQXvO3YGHMAZO7lUGkidl_u25LorKGbkL6qnJ3rRWnVxTi2aWtzVkPbzQG9NDJ4Z4UnNSmI-NpjNLwvGOY9iYNtmriHL8DjgfbpvitaJz4/s640/hDSC_0160.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and made over this <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/90s-hutch-makeover.html">1990's hutch</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/90s-hutch-makeover.html"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd04zQyddp6kj_yasTMzU5A5curxVzRxMnva8jtUrlP8hJiEmBJfg69mxoI5MzlHhQ8AJTFgqoFDB7Rpfz39Ll4n-8hch4fyAWz7wnYT0x4M1lZTkKqfdshxlPDSHmMcG8XhuA6OG7GE4/s640/jUntitled-1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we also shared with you all <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/matt-and-merediths-huge-kitchen.html">Matt and Meredith's huge kitchen makeover:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/matt-and-merediths-huge-kitchen.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1xDoacMnRJEvqXlOjHlWGeYJrhyROxoIQ3S1YaMGtERz2uv2Y8NyNhPkHVFWCOLrQ7FUBV2h5Ul-GPL2DIqNTYDk94t94nkD-BD6G_NnC7KkDUw9kqdtaM4l8HgnxyucfDgARGHW2WU/s640/qDSC_0487.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>J<span style="font-size: large;">une</span>:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In June we shared <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/best-chocolate-chip-cookies-ever-with.html">this recipe:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/best-chocolate-chip-cookies-ever-with.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD93BheKLLyKTAZ-3B7ywcaIa8lelM6VC5Pa3rNd_f1jGML6hIkGlDUNHl9MMl0PhQdI3uMrinbvTtUpxKqp66knPzszqt3ry-uczVZzNzD05QdIOqH6nkkocXOMYVZFNv26Xm9U0E-CY/s640/yxDSC_0705.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/color-on-porch-part-ii-blue-armoire.html">added some color to our porch:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/color-on-porch-part-ii-blue-armoire.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9CbKrPoOdQRd7kf7emOXhnLNr8cKw45XXgjz5GB5XJ6qzvePFYNFpPXpYOtMwFZiQEDXlrU2PEBocJzeYTQgSsspQUyXw_JVmYILHtdbTR7wES4vqBQPyEDie9cDImKLuu81WTbqbyY/s640/pDSC_2497.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which included <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/oversized-poster-tutorial-easiest.html">a tutorial on how to make these oversized posters:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/oversized-poster-tutorial-easiest.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkhAFSelkbX-zkzu4lvcgptTYzLOdSdNsZIqR7DrNMKjgbAeU7JB-xP7zkQiEpYUmJahb-mLvoJYoTfqvWEXeEG27qPsUl8jqGyoqJ1YI2p72rmXk6eto5NAylVroVsN2mR162NnTa7U/s640/oDSC_0141.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and one of my favorites projects was<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemonade-stand.html"> this lemonade stand:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemonade-stand.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PHQS8SlQmm4WwtqTMwuMdwffZB9iwdaGG6Pw79D20sbPx_gU14tS-79fR209uQXxh6x3PyL7s0lDdi89UQ0HP1Bm1biO2oaq7B1F69sJsh8PxGhdaXip_3NYwOxx9FdHEz4ZsPk0xWA/s640/bDSC_1447.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemonade-stand.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcze3YjawCV6IEYptZEZsGWDjQ54TtPcC54YciZKM-Ox72FOuew84sRutAoTwdDoWHu8MYG9jm69BeeGSR6qvM2glPcb72Qg-PZhrh77jpC0XMJ0mtCebwv2rgAjM9oYj61leB9scit3A/s640/bDSC_1559.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">which also works as a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/puppet-theatre.html">puppet theater</a> and an <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ruffled-ice-cream-cones-and-ice-cream.html">ice cream stand:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ruffled-ice-cream-cones-and-ice-cream.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX5gYCSGWcAd6D7Bgb_US5etMkBxHXYF32qBBY1m0E9cr_d2ppFM-YYwK0rKVF3AOsXrEFG7bes20ivLU99mLUXqQxzDaDt7Ih-HqBI10uB9f1jl8d75VJpBIKYrbju_ug97LWuzAZGE/s640/iDSC_2143c2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  You can find <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/simple-kids-lemonade-standpuppet.html">the tutorial</a> on how to make one of these basic stands<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/simple-kids-lemonade-standpuppet.html"> here.</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>July:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In July we shared <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-build-window-seat-with.html">how to make a window seat with just a screwdriver and a glue gun:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-build-window-seat-with.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQfKDZs-JXMvzuwomViY_o-QYhuVYlbsJovmYfen43Yna1wbzTe-k9IAmuSh47O2qbF6_kgOEGCTKcvywaeBzNRURSN25QoLGPTzpYC1MLNM9fZSuSDPxwxKKYAzv88peN8TJZwTcLaQ/s640/ffffwindowseat.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and I started playing around with my new camera and took some of the <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-tree-swing-and-photography-questions.html">last photos at the tree swing</a> at my parents old house:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-tree-swing-and-photography-questions.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0kKPlPmysDVRaUpBUcsCdHpSpzoCxbL1m6oiX8BFFQHg4b9l9yZA1zgPES_OOy17CnYIvfcLlcdxmzMP18KWwGvZOrKZlYf81BfGGMvjFJEVmb5RFIvcePBjbvvkTyY9njILnS4tpoI/s640/oDSC_4536-copyblossom.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>August:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In August I played around some more with my new camera while <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html">Lillie and her cousins played baseball:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3xSr-ujXUjSkWHIC2a7Checw48-oFAyhwnHZI4p37zvg_E4L8334leyb6VRhaNdoSAlAJ3TbilIJKwVf5m0N2OnjJTtNtQ1MckSsufjkns4UUwo7DsLPrsbq6JfJM1wHaIwSa7zPUYY/s640/BaseballField_301-copytea.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1TM0-SOfouslTIinKzj5ZcpdenfG811JGhTdFFwvIfd_tjIylXTKBslY6pbvUdP0rG7DtADrDqziCIJS-kY187H6jB-7FjIG_yOMtIzy2Q595GarcdQKy4lPPFzxn-IPuAMcd01jzdo/s640/BaseballField_430c-copytea.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we did a relatively <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/basic-photography-q.html">lengthy basic photography Q&A post:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/basic-photography-q.html"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfGLVdFbK6LKnpchWtQr6diFhfb9yEYuF7ZvVJSyy0V-hXPPDo5VhtVHvc8y_Pz4j48RUUeKep84i7Pt5iHEUVxgRHSyWG8p9j3v5pldjhrVvq6nyQCg-8RwNgxxsna4e7BqD72o8-uk/s640/cAugust_192text2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and shared pictures of <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/basic-photography-q.html">Jamie and Josh's new den:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/basic-photography-q.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BO_7eXoMc_R8iHwBqeDNtomisDVqxTJJDbvC5ZnEdde8ArM6f9Byhs22i2CwdJc8CfQVjThXJ_kFIFQ9eDWj09_janV8_CBXXk47Lo6NEzkwNFeCHOhl8GgnJYzjIbERZa-6jpiL-3w/s640/iAugust_393.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">September</span>:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In September <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/updated-fall-dining-room-with-new-bench.html">we updated our dining room</a> by making a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-farm-house-table-saga.html">farmhouse table </a>(click <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-farm-house-table-saga.html">here</a> for that post), a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/dining-room-bench-tutorial.html">bench</a> (click her for <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/dining-room-bench-tutorial.html">the tutorial</a>) and I updated our old runner and made it a bit longer and we finally started <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/ruffled-table-runner">selling them</a> in our shop! (And<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/ruffled-table-runner"> we just restocked them again</a> last night if you are waiting on one!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/updated-fall-dining-room-with-new-bench.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7WsXomB4OH2agZEOrbpj-7awOIrYfdfyRxDPScJra8p_YReJTqko6_L4UCEiZBlFh9g3t0sX7pavB6-i-oY6yhagqQwN6FOCYq68f4MHkVDmJcqhsTezUQepu02LXzI-6hwXlGO252M/s640/qSeptember_728.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also showed <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-wedding-invitation-program-and-menu.html">you some things I made for our wedding six years ago</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/our-wedding-invitation-program-and-menu.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRH1tFV7N0cXj1RCQH9X6TMHsxVbP9HOLOfkoXwbQJ9xgFgJDG8_3ijKNVn0sWwGfdti4IyjmF3vFqwR8kjrG0Y3d03sMw6QcaKIilQtByy2k7LJ9tRI-33ujKP_2Jv6iM9EsRXHZToc/s640/oSeptember_441.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-chalkboard-give-thanks-sign-and.html">fall chalkboard</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-chalkboard-give-thanks-sign-and.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiwI3fefXduqQ6qKd2C1uyfOrdIE_DRywdVlit8woi_jmPeo19l5V0DrlT_o3qMxm721OSn8_mnrErUq5wpvuP7PhipqGX3dlicCqCUHIJwZd0Yxva21dFKV0JBWatpBjPv4pVuCMq50/s640/dAugust_1031.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">October</span>:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In October we showed you a <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-desk-makeover-and-autumn-chalkboard_14.html">desk makeover and another autumn chalkboard</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-desk-makeover-and-autumn-chalkboard_14.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7ZsYyGBwg09vndDT-OHiGuCb3lpqMzJcjKWX8KIIh4yW0rkmajRGI7QHZuJh_tgzkcho_BP0ddoGhDTHZrFhQ1DyiE72_ZzD0eoSQ_Q8994SGcAmnhbufRG69XKVjhi0MwNSf24JWRI/s640/dOctober_246.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/thanksgiving-tablescape-with-our-new.html">Thanksgiving tablescape:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrwC1dSp9ytXdc0FVYsDHJvaVQrhLUiDs01srOG72kgZTfbxX5y3kJe60pSz5kzpZnMuDkmOoYRj_ccGnWsttWgFq4D9gQdPlZjrqoV08EVO2f_1LaULCRD3kNaLibfalZ5vOpqtlpFU/s1600/sOctober_1229.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrwC1dSp9ytXdc0FVYsDHJvaVQrhLUiDs01srOG72kgZTfbxX5y3kJe60pSz5kzpZnMuDkmOoYRj_ccGnWsttWgFq4D9gQdPlZjrqoV08EVO2f_1LaULCRD3kNaLibfalZ5vOpqtlpFU/s640/sOctober_1229.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">November</span>:</b></span></span> </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In November we started <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/growth-charts-in-pine.html">selling our growth charts in natural pine</a> (we have a discounted batch listed right now!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/growth-charts-in-pine.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf1Ff_rtkwRnoTTRLbkB8gidtiUR17Aa3G3qngK3zkU6mh0Rk2PdfFCrQaes0We7SRliQALaF9yI5Br97FZ6gPn-hhNEch5OLZXJAxYnlaUyd61OKOVUWq0B60XVPsEd9USiDkwDWxmg/s640/oNovember_755.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/tufted-ottoman-tutorial-and-briar-hats.html">we showed you a tutorial on how to make this tufted ottoman</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/tufted-ottoman-tutorial-and-briar-hats.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTpWpYxgtgnodcvScjXeDBXmqMxy31xgnMTD3Jit3RXbsdxjhjXGUWp8ZpI3j3jvCjcBF-ueTiTU3Cx5RQxGYtQGK-6iuwxXXY-zNUHASqk5t5FhPPbCJE3vuQA5-RAh9FKsn-yW8mPA/s640/iiNovember_240.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this fun and easy little <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-jewelry-holder-tutorial.html">jewelry holder:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-jewelry-holder-tutorial.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBpUPBU_2P_bn4xoGahkZot_dJ2t8tOChhQyl9ou2ywEEFPcdZLR255YwD3EEDtNfwUCzlKh_tgHveUa5bZryFWLC2vq7mTBVvIEV4UXUZM0z0QyPSFigdpfCeOkzDJDdsJ-GDaswpho/s640/dddOctober_1477.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">December</span>:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In December Lillian Annabel <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-birthday-lillie.html">turned four!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-birthday-lillie.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDkQ3sxFpGvJgkg372E7J9Ji9lMgJ0eH3vW9zO3ho2qXgmFK9TfN2Oqy81dv0GYWjOnPQOuyZnwf608TfUYcLPoCnXYxb_U18GXloLFRZ7Jv0rG5Rmd2-Ywp5OTW89g30kUxqQB_QOhE/s640/sAugust_655c-copytea.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we shared how to <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-your-own-chalkboard-with.html">make your own chalkboard with just a screwdriver:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-your-own-chalkboard-with.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM46qwleazQO3n5xAJ-aWwqEy7dvILeyWaERl7PYX6S9yU-AFQolU3mp8tdn0iaHbX6uHTpWbdpUEHpzjJJHLtf9Czz0OnZkER7sr7IzsgoYp_Qcd9PmAiQtMxGy0lgM5oQQbnA2CMcQ/s640/iNovember_892.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and one of <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-your-own-chalkboard-with.html">my favorite chalkboards so far</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-your-own-chalkboard-with.html"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYn_zlT3xTUpOFpFnkbtgp2WtinVmbEsSPSI7ULTPFRuIDKNTnYsegCws4sZJMlE6KWh6mK1GsQSRXW1afASWdq7h424jh28_jxjxcXilonuaEqoUzR_2gRdOEH0UA2utAbAyXt3IddIg/s640/gNovember_2026.png" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as well as o<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-house-tour-2012.html">ur Christmas Tour:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-house-tour-2012.html"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6Z5yIqyeq00UFbNEw634FTVdQfKZRY-PjmYNs-MnrJjATui7zsjAksAT_IE7VUNdIGwgrC_bQf1VIrwPUJeslyKxQh6SJz7k609mga8KjYS9rqQE-c_B4ufsjbw3_wpjRE8F2zCIqno/s640/aaaaabNovember_1779.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a full list of all of our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html">tutorials</a> just click <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html">here</a>, and for more information about items seen in <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/our-house.html">our home</a> click <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/our-house.html">here</a>.<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-in-review.html"> For 2011's Favorite Posts</a> click<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-in-review.html"> here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve! 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2012

Whew! I can't believe we are about to ring in a new year! Before we start off 2013 I thought I would do a little round-up of a few of my...

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