Welcome to the “Best DIY Projects of December” Linky Party!!!

While you all were all busy putting up beautiful Christmas decorations, making delicious Christmas treats, and making cute little Christmas crafts, our family was knee deep in our kitchen renovation.

I was so jealous that I wasn’t able to decorate my house for Christmas (until a few days before Christmas), and I plan on never doing another major home renovation during the holiday season.

That being said, I am so glad we got it completed!  And we are enjoying our new kitchen soooo much.

Plus, it made me focus more on the true meaning of Christmas.  Our Christmas was just as special as any other year, even without the Christmas fanfare. 

We had everything we needed for Christmas…the love of Christ and the love of our family and friends. 

Since I was so preoccupied with our kitchen, I missed out on a lot of the beautiful Christmas projects floating around blogland.

I would sure love it if you would link them up here, so I can finally check them out!

Here is a reminder of the party guidelines:

• Your project MUST be about DIY home decor or home improvement.

• Only ONE project per blogger, please.

• Your project needs to be from the month of December, 2011.

• Please enjoy visiting other great projects by other bloggers and leave some comment love. 

• Please link back to the party somewhere in your post.  (Only those with a link back to the party will be considered to be featured on my blog.)

  Let me see your best!

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I canNOT believe this year is over!

And I canNOT believe all changes that our family has been through this past year as I look back over my posts!

It has been fun, depressing, exciting, nerve-racking, and More!

Today, I wanted to share some of my favorite highlights with you.

In January, my sister and I hosted a series called, Organizing your Heart and Home.

I got a LOT of organizing done that month!  Here are the areas of my home that I organized…

My new laundry room (that I miss a bunch!)…

My bathroom closet makeover (in my master bedroom)…

My kitchen pantry makeover…

And lastly, my craft closet makeover…

I dressed up my mudroom sink…

Made over a table with my new favorite paint color…

I found a mirror at GW for $7.50 and painted it for our guest house…

I had fun creating this “I Celebrate YOU” tablescape for a guest post…

In June, we sold our house and moved into a new one!

After a month of being in our new home, we broke ground on a new addition!

I made a HUGE announcement on my blog that I still cannot believe I have the honor of being a part of!

So excited about Haven 2012!!!!  I hope I get to meet some of you there!

We were busy on our addition, and I shared a tour of it with you.

While Cy was busy on the addition, I found some time to make a skirted desk for my office, and I showed you how to do it.

And oh yeah…

There was this little project I started in the middle of October…

You know…the one in the kitchen.  I wanted to paint those cabinets white!

And I ended up with this!

Woo to the hoo!!!

My husband and I agree that our kitchen renovation has turned out to be one our favorite projects that we have completed together.

It was rough at times, but we are so glad we did it!

There was just too much going on this past year to add in all in one post.

We actually found time to makeover a friend’s kitchen and bathroom.

My Dad remarried.

I became a Great Aunt to my precious great nephew,  Colt.

Cy ran in his first full marathon.

I went to Blissdom and Relevant.

Stayed and shopped with my friend Sarah.

Hung out in Tennessee with Layla.

Whew!  What an amazing year!

This blog continues to bless me in ways I could never have imagined!

And YOU are the biggest reason!!

Thank you for following my blog.

Thank you for being such a blessing to me!

I pray for God’s blessing on 2012!

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