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Looking Back at 2013

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Happy New Year! How’s your hangover?

We’re old enough that our idea of celebration is SLEEPING. So I’m rockin’ 8 strong hours of snoozage. I don’t do resolutions very often… but this year I resolve to get knocked up at some point. Did you make any resolutions?

I know I’m a little behind everyone else in Bloglandia with my ‘2013 Recap Post’, but better late than never right? I mostly do these recaps for myself anyway… because it’s fun to look back and see what all we accomplished in a year’s time. This blog is like a journal for me… so this roundup post is like a summary of our projects and productivity. (Check out last year’s roundup post here, and the year before that here)

If you’ve been around our blog for awhile, it’ll be a fun little recap! And if you’re new-ish, you might see some fun posts you missed out on!

Here we go (in no particular order)…. click on each pic to be taken to that individual post!

Credenza Transformation using DIY Barn Boards {Sawdust and Embryos} DIY Mason Jar Mosaic Backsplash Tutorial PART 1 {Sawdust and Embryos}
Wooden Topography Art {Sawdust & Embryos} Using Vinyl as a Stencil (Sawdust and Embryos)
Paint your backsplash to look like tile {Sawdust and Embryos} Restoring a Mid-Century Dining Set {Sawdust and Embryos}
Toddler Bed Fainting Couch {Sawdust and Embryos} Tablet Recipe Holder {Sawdust and Embryos}
Triangle Insert End Table {Sawdust and Embryos} Building a Pergola {Sawdust and Embryos}
Big Girl Room Makeover {Sawdust and Embryos} Paint-using-an-Overhead-Projector {Sawdust and Embryos}
Simple Scroll Saw Silhouette Artwork {Sawdust and Embryos} Wood Grain Contrasted by Shabby-ness! {Sawdust and Embryos}
3-Tier organization using old tins and candlesticks {Sawdust & Embryos} How to Build a Butcher Block Counter {Sawdust and Embryos}
Crown Molding Tutorial (Part 1) by Sawdust and Embryos Crown Molding Tutorial (Part 2) by Sawdust and Embryos!
Floating Shelves over Toilet {Sawdust and Embryos} Chalkboard Calendar by Sawdust & Embryos
Succulent Centerpiece using Birch Logs {Sawdust and Embryos} Stencil Progress {Sawdust & Embryos}
Learn about the difference between veneer and laminate furniture... and how to paint them! {Sawdust and Embryos} State and Country Plaques by Sawdust and Embryos
Woodgrain Butterfly Stencil Dresser {Sawdust and Embryos} Artwork using Wood Stain {Sawdust and Embryos}
Stripping 101 {Sawdust and Embryos} Stripping 102 ~ Nooks and Crannies {Sawdust and Embryos}
Mini Ladder Shwlf {Sawdust and Embryos} Time out Rug {Sawdust and Embryos}
Stencilled & Distressed Coffee Table {Sawdust and Embryos} 'House Divided' Broken Bracket-Shaped Sign {Sawdust and Embryos}

There you have it! Here’s to an amazing new year… filled with new hope and drywall dust!

Sawdust & Embryos

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  1. 4

    My resolution is also to get knocked up! Currently on 3 months of hormones to boost ovulation and if that doesn’t work on to ICSI. Fingers crossed for both of us!!!

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  2. 6

    Happy New Year Beth and fam! I enjoy the “Year in Review” things so I can remember what I have forgotten! (Trust me, you will get there someday) Anyway, I was watching Rehab Addict on DYI yesterday (in between Nebraska football game/Iowa football game(boo)) and she was stripping hardware yesterday. I just caught the tailend of that portion of the show where she was talking about putting cabinet hardware layered with paint in the crockpot to strip. Have you heard of doing this and do you know what it involves? It seemed to work really easy. Is this something new or have I been missing out for a few year??? Thanks!!!!

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    • 7

      Renee, I pinned something on Pinterest along those lines… with removing paint from hardware in a crockpot. I’ve honestly never tried it. I did remove paint once just by letting the hardware soak for an afternoon and scrubbing it with a wire brush. It came off pretty easily! But I’m thinking if it’s oil-based paint, it’s not going to come off so easy.

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  3. 8

    Happy New Year to your sweet family! I’m so glad to have found you on the interwebs, I really enjoy your blog. I know its not all butterflies and rainbows, but you do a great job of being a real mommy, wife and DIYer!

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    • 9

      Thanks Robin! Happy New Year to you too! it’s true… life is definitely not all butterflies and rainbows, but we’re committed to sharing it ALL here on our blog. We have way too much fun with it! HA! May you have a wonderful year!

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