Getting my craftiness on...

My friend Ali came over last week and we made these burlap Christmas wreaths found here. (My first link. Man, I am getting fancy.) It was fast, inexpensive and super easy. The burlap made a mess but I think they turned out pretty cute.



I hung it up on the door and for the rest of the day every time I walked inside I grabbed the scissors and gave it a little trim. Looks so much better with the haircut. Maybe some more off the bottom...

Last week I painted the door, just on a whim. For years I've just been putting layers of polyurethane over the wood as it got worn down. Didn't look spectacular but it was cheaper than having it completely refinished and I loved the wood color with our blue house. Before Thanksgiving I realized it needed another treatment, but this time the finish dried clouded and white instead of clear. Maybe it was the cold or the rain, not sure. I sanded it down to try again but it only made it worse. So I whipped out the primer I was already using for the cabinet I am refinishing and went for it. I went through our shelves of left over paint and grabbed colors that might have worked. Out of the McDonald's yellow, navy blue or grey we had on hand, grey easily won out. We'll keep it this color for a while, see if we like it. (I love Cotton's little face peeking out the window.)


Keeping Jonah entertained so we could work. He LOVED the chocolate graham crackers!

More projects to come...