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2018 Annual 12 Days of Christmas Kickoff

12 Days of Christmas· Holiday· The Seasonal Home

18 Nov

Last year, we joined in on a ’12 Days of Christmas’ blog hop. It was 12 straight days of holiday inspiration! We’re joining again this year, but scaling back a bit. If you scroll to the bottom of the post, you can see the master post schedule calendar and even print it out! We’ll be sharing:

  • DIY wreath (November 19)
  • DIY gift idea (November 21)
  • Party food (November 28)
  • Decor ideas (December 3)
  • Sweet treat (December 12)

Today, we are kicking off this amazing event with a collection of the most popular DIY Christmas Ideas from 50 plus bloggers!

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas #DIYChristmas

More than 50 talented bloggers have teamed up to bring you hundreds of new ideas for the holiday season! Scroll down to meet the team and see our 12 Days of Christmas event topics along with free printable calendars with the dates you can expect more ideas throughout the holiday season!


A Fresh Start On A Budget~A Princess And Her Pirates~A Wonderful Thought~Across The Blvd.

Adventures Of A DIY Mom~An Alli Event~Blowing Away Out West~Charleston Crafted~Chef Sarah Elizabeth~

Christmas Tree Lane~Cookies, Coffee and Crafts~Cooking with Carlee~Craftify My Love

Create and Babble~Creative Cynchronicity~Creative Ramblings~Dazzle While Frazzled

DIY 180~DIY Adulation~DIY Party Mom~Domestic Deadline~Domestically Creative~Of Faeries & Fauna~

Farm Girl Reformed~From House To Home~Glitter On A Dime~Grandma’s House DIY~Happily Ever After

Intelligent Domestications~Northern Feeling~Little Vintage Cottage~Kristi Trimmer

My Family Thyme~My Pinterventures~North Country Nest~Our Crafty Mom~Polka Dot Poplars

Purple Hues & Me~Raggedy Bits~Sew Crafty Crochet~Shoppe No. 5~Sparkle Living~Super Mom No Cape

That Fit Fam~The Aspiring Home~The Inspiration Vault~The Interior Frugalista~The Latina Next Door

The Moments At Home~This Autoimmune Life~Through My Front Porch~Tikkido

Weekend Craft~What Meegan Makes~


Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

DIY Vintage Farmhouse Style Baking Tin Ornaments @Northern Feeling

Dollar Tree Christmas Candleholders @The Latina Next Door

Vintage Button Snowman Christmas Tags @Raggedy Bits

Magical Snowflake Candle Holders (Free Template) @Craftify My Love

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Wire Angel Ornaments @Adventures Of A DIY Mom

DIY ‘Knit’ Christmas Ornaments @Domestic Deadline

Prairie Point Star Ornament @Supermom No Cape

No Sew Quilted Ornament @This Autoimmune Life

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Rustic Entryway Holiday Home Tour @North Country Nest

Christmas Ornament Pallet Sign @Creative Ramblings

Winter Snowflake Wreath From Puzzle Pieces @Dazzle While Frazzled

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Poinsettia Tree Skirt @Purple Hues & Me

The Best Gingerbread House Recipe @Tikkido

DIY Star Garland @Faeries & Fauna

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Candy Cane Christmas Centerpiece @From House To Home

Buffalo Check Christmas Tree @Weekend Craft

Cozy Christmas Tablescape @Our Crafty Mom

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Crochet & Cross Stitch Snowman Pillow @The Inspiration Vault 

How To Create A Hot Cocoa Bar @My Family Thyme

Hand Painted Christmas Tree Sign @Domestically Creative

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

The Reindeer Antler Game @Intelligent Domestications

Gift Passing Game @Polka Dot Poplars

Free Printable Christmas Scattergories Game @DIY Adulation

Christmas Party Group Game @Blowing Away Out West

Christmas Movie Trivia Quiz @Creative Cynchronicity

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Dear Santa Letter Free Printable @An Alli Event

Crochet Reindeer Christmas Scarf @Sew Crafty Crochet

Recycled Little Golden Book Ornaments @Little Cottage Living

North Pole Christmas Table for Kids @Cookies, Coffee & Crafts

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Holiday Gift Wrap On A Budget (Free Printable Gift Tags) @Happily Ever After

Layered Ribbon Trees @Sparkle Living

DIY Nativity Shadowboxes @A Princess and Her Pirates

Farmhouse Christmas Tree Ornament with Mod Podge @Grandma’s House DIY

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Ganache Hot Cocoa @Chef Sarah Elizabeth

Peppermint Cupcakes In A Jar Gift @Through My Front Porch

White Chocolate Glaze Gingerbread Biscotti @Christmas Tree Lane

German Gingerbread Cookies @Cooking With Carlee

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

How To Make A Simple Christmas Bow @The Aspiring Home

Nine Free Holiday Printables @Farm Girl Reformed

A Coastal Christmas Tree @Charleston Crafted

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

How To Fill Outdoor Planters for The Holidays @Interior Frugalista

Make A Gingerbread Man From A Clay Pot @Shoppe No. 5

DIY Glitter Christmas Ornaments @Create & Babble

DIY Spray Painted Christmas Pillows @A Wonderful Thought

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Under $3 DIY Flocked Christmas Tree @Meegan Makes

Santa Shell Ornament @Across The Blvd.

Baking Soda Gingerbread Ornaments @My Pinterventures

A Simple Elf Breakfast @Glitter On A Dime

DIY Photo Holder Gift Made By Kids for Grandparents @The Moments At Home

Non Candy Stocking Stuffers @That Fit Fam


Feel free to print the calendars below and stick them on your refrigerator! 

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Click HERE to print November Calendar

Most Popular DIY Christmas Ideas you can use this year! DIY Christmas Decor and Games Ideas #12daysofChristmas

Click HERE to print the December Calendar.


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Last summer, Brett and I didn’t get out on the w Last summer, Brett and I didn’t get out on the water at all – not once did we take the boat out.

Given the fact that we live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, I felt like the worst Minnesotan. How could we not enjoy the water when there’s three within five miles of our house?

This year? We've been able to get out on some body of water at least once per week - how cool is that?!

What’s been really great about these last few months is that we’ve seemed to have found a nice “balance” between go-go-go and taking time to enjoy whatever it may be.

While this season of relaxed work is probably not the norm, it's been a pleasant surprise that we'll be enjoying for as long as we can!

Enjoy the week, friends!
If you need me, I'll be here gazing lovingly at ou If you need me, I'll be here gazing lovingly at our newly trimmed windows and painted walls 😍

We have to add trim to the slider, install the baseboards and frame up + install the pantry door.

And then...

This kitchen will be DONE! 🙌
Yesterday, #ontheblog we did a mid-year check in o Yesterday, #ontheblog we did a mid-year check in on our renovation list and shared two new projects we're adding (of course!)

The second addition? Giving a little refresh to this laundry room by pushing back the washer, dryer and cabinets.

We finished it wayyyy back in 2017 but there was a small frustration: the washer and dryer cover the window.

Every few months we'd circle back to the space and see how we could make it work. It was one of those little issues that might not seem like a big deal to anyone else, but here's the thing - you deserve to LOVE your home.

After four and a half years of constant projects, I often find myself wondering why in the hell we are doing this and I keep coming back to this idea that a home is meant to be loved, to share a story, to work for you, to be a space that you can relax in and enjoy.

So while the washer and dryer covering a window might be insignificant to a visitor, for us, it's something we see every day. And, after three years of brainstorming, we finally found a solution that felt good.

I guess that's the bonus of being four years into a reno - the idea of knocking down a wall seems like an easy project nowadays 😂😂
Just in case you missed it - new last Thursday #on Just in case you missed it - new last Thursday #ontheblog is a tour of our front porch and a few summer decorating ideas!

Hope you all had a safe and happy Fourth of July! 🧨
Sometimes, it's not all rainbows and butterflies.. Sometimes, it's not all rainbows and butterflies... especially when it comes to neighbors.

New post #ontheblog today all about the lawsuit we've been in with our neighbor for the last year. And it started all because of our garage.

In short: three years ago the county required us to get a survey done on our property in order to build the garage. The results showed that the easement our neighbor was using to access her property was not in the right place - it was inside our property lines instead of outside.

Fast forward to July 2, 2019 when we were served lawsuit paperwork from said neighbor, claiming the rights to the easement location - and it's been a long, stressful process since then.

But, we received the good news last week from our lawyer - everything is finalized and we can finally put this whole mess behind us!

Cheers to starting the week off on a high note!
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In other news, Brett scored big time and found a giant rug for our living room - it was half off and arrived last week. Now we're patiently waiting until we get the new floors down until we roll it out. Check the stories if you want to get a sneak peak!😁😁 Enjoy the day, my friends!
Spent the evening at my parent's with two of my si Spent the evening at my parent's with two of my siblings and their kiddos.

Brett showed up around dinner time and proceeded to spend the next hour in a water + cake fight with six kids under 10.

Yup, I'm married to an adult child. 😂😂 Kidding aside - I had one of those 'I love summer' moments, watching them all run around outside, laughing their heads off.

Hope you're enjoying the start to your week, friends! 🙌
So, here's the deal. The kitchen tile project was So, here's the deal. The kitchen tile project was not all sunshine and roses.

Two words: dried grout.

On the plus side, you can in fact clean dried grout from tile. On the negative, it's a complete pain in the ass... And doesn't get you back too 100%. #ontheblog today, I'm diving into all the details on how we cleaned the tile... And the (now funny?) story on how it even happened in the first place (hint: renovating with your husband on an empty stomach never has a positive outcome) 😂
The last four years have been a constant experimen The last four years have been a constant experiment of finding the balance between function and design.

We started this entryway with white built-ins and light walls. Damn it looked good in pictures but real life? With two black dogs and a lake... Well let's just say the functionality of the design choices were at an all time low.

So, we overhauled the space and darkened the walls and built-ins. While I was a little nervous to go so dark, I have to admit Brett's instincts were right one this one.

So, here's to continuing to find that balance of function and design - and I'd love hear, have you compromised anything because it just didn't fit with how your family lives in your home?!?

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