This past year was amazing. Emma and I celebrated so many large and small steps in our business, of which this blog is a giant part of! I can honestly say that I love blogging more than ever. Each year it becomes more challenging and fun in a new way. Here are ten of my favorite blog posts from 2012. (this was not easy!)
1. Family Photo Bookself Project This project is special to me because it's the first really large DIY that I did in our new home. I still smile each time I walk by it.
2. My favorite food adventure this year was learning about fresh juice. I love diving into new hobbies and juicing is a keeper! I blogged about it here.
3. I'm still loving this braided rug project. Our finished rug is in my kitchen right now! It was time consuming, but simple, and the result is very durable.
4. My favorite "big project" this year would probably have to be our DIY Dining Room Table. I also really enjoyed working on our restyled cocktail cart. It wasn't as technically challenging, but collecting the liquor was a big project all it's own!
5. One of my surprise favorites was this DIY Stencil Wall. Before we moved I convinced myself that I wanted all white walls in our home. After doing this little wall I realized that may not be true! I am still loving neutral palettes, but I am really excited to experiment with more textured and statement walls now!
6. This quilt. I did the printing, Mallory did the sewing. We had so many good conversations while working on it. It's one of my favorite things in our bedroom now. (part one/part two)
7. Making Fonts with my handwriting (with the iPad). This was so much fun to learn and something I would like to do more of in the future!
8. My favorite local obsession of the year was Elle's. We've been discovering some amazing spots lately, I can't wait to share more of these with you (hello pizza balls from JOB and cocktails from Scotch & Soda)!
9. This dress was my favorite design of the year. Although, designing ABM for ModCloth was super special and exciting too!
10. On a personal note, my favorite memory this year was traveling to New York with our mom. That was a trip we will never forget!
Honorable mentions: The Perks Of An Insta-Obsession, 5 Tips For Lifestyle Photography, Travel Snapshots in California, Hawaii In Snapshots, On Failure, Success and Moving Forward. Plus… my favorite Sister Style, my favorite couple photos, always my favorite city, my favorite DIY series of the year. Oh yes, AND THIS!
Alrighty! Emma's list is coming soon. What were your favorite posts from 2012? Also, what do you hope to see more of in 2013? xoxo. elsie
44 Comments
Such a lovely year it was! So many Diy’s I dont know how you girls do it! Anyways thank you for all the projects and recipes you’ve shared. Much appreciated!
Melissa
http://shakeshakee.blogspot.com
Such amazing work! I always look forward to reading your posts, can’t wait to see what’s in store for the upcoming year 🙂 Also…when is that book you guys spoke about coming out??
Melanie-It’s coming out this summer. 🙂
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Thanks for posting this. I had no idea about that Sucré video/dress (how did I miss that?!).
Congrats on an amazing year! Everything you post is just delightful!
neha
http://nehamade.blogspot.com/
So many fun projects! I love your house updates, and I would totally wear Stacy’s dress anywhere.
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http://365sleepydays.blogspot.com
Great year in review! And I love the horsey wall. It’s adorable.
Always perfect job and amazing posts. So creative. Have a great day
http://www.fashiondenis.com/
The rug is amazing and is definitely on my DIY projects for 2013 and those drinking straws are so cute!
xxx
That wedding dress is stunning!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
I would love to see more on Emma’s personal blog! I check it nearly every day because I’m just so anxious for updates! I love Emma, her style, and writing, because its a bit more tomboy than most of the bloggers I read. She has this great down to earth and natural vibe, like Moorea Seal, that I just crave.
so many great DIY’s!
i couldn’t choose my favorite 🙂
xo, cheyenne
I love the chalkboard stencil! So cute!! You had a great year 🙂
X
http://kendra-genevieve-rose.blogspot.com
I have to try out these juices. Thanks for sharing this!
Ana
Lovely list! So many great things on your blog.
Valentina
http://valentinaduracinsky.blogspot.com/
I’m with you 100% on the juices thing. A whole new world!
http://www.theironyou.com
I love your little articles on iphone photos! It’s my primary camera but I love the photos I get as a result! Keep up the great work
x missdottidee.blogspot.com
it’s amazing all you’ve done this year!
Your blog is an inspiration to us all!! love the mommy pic! i also love the fact that she birthed the two of you!!! yay mommy and daddy for creating such amazing ladies! bless you both!
So many great posts!
We just got a juicer, but I haven’t been very adventurous with the recipes, so I can’t wait to try out some of the one’s you posted. The dress from #9 is stunning!
M.
Your year sounds like it was full of great and inspiring projects!
Hi,
I’ve discovered your blog recently and I’m in love! As you wrote on your “new reader” page I made a cup of tea and started reading. Now I see it was a mistake to make just one cup of tea:) It’s almost 2am and I’m still reading! Your blog is great and what’s more important for me – it’s full of great ideas and it’s a great inspiration! I’ve started my own DIY blog in November – a project I had been thinking about since May. I have a full-time job and I can’t spend as much time as I would working on different projects, but I try to devote as much time as I can. I also have some regular features in my mind and with the beginning of 2013 I’m going to include them in my blog.
Thank you for inspiration!
Cheers,
Kasia
Where is the cockatiel (bird) drinking glass from in the fresh juice post? I LOVE it!
I have a cockatiel and can never find great items with cockatiels unless I make them myself.
Tracie, it’s from Anthropologie (it was a wedding gift- so a couple years ago now…) 😀
I recently discovered Scotch and Soda myself and I loved it! Can’t wait to see your review!
And my favorite post would have to be about Elle’s – I’ve been craving lavender ice cream ever since I went!
I pretty much love all your posts about the local area – it’s been encouraging me to check out things in Springfield for myself. I went with some friends to the Moxie a couple weeks ago and Scotch and Soda afterwards, and I’m trying to convince some more friends that we should go to Grad Schol before we go to First Night (or Aviary – mmmm, crepes!).
I really enjoyed your post on bee’s wax candles. I’d like to see more on making candles.
have been really enjoying all your posts!
http://www.styleandshades.blogspot.com
Thank you for a beautiful year!
This is the first time I have commented, I will from now on though. I just wanted to say the creativity you have, the teamwork and the love is inspiring.
I love all your posts but I especially love your 5 tips posts, and any posts about inspiration and organization. I’d love to see even more of those!
there has been so many great DIY;s this year, looking forward to the next.
Zoe
http://gypsiesister.blogspot.co.uk
that dress you designed is amazing. wedding dress collection?!? or you can just design mine 😉
there’s a lot about yor new home here, love it;)
Great selection, I loved all of these posts 🙂 especially the stencil wall, which I plan to try and incorporate into my new home when I move this year xx
Great photos, amazing year! xx
http://www.creativityandchocolate.blogspot.com
Looks like you’d had quiet a wonderful year!
I love these kinds of blog posts. I look forward to these sorts of things all year..hehe. It’s silly, but I do.
I made a review of my 2012 too, if you’d like to take a looksie?
xo,
http://blog.sisiliapiring.com
super lovely girls! can’t wait it’ll 2013 to see what else you share/teach us !
I love custom pony chalkboard wall! I read that post right after i made my own chalkboard and was wow-ed. You ladies are so imaginative!!
http://www.alavendersea.com/
The most exciting and lovely 2012 review I’ve seen on a blog so far. What a fabulous year! So colorful and cheerful. 🙂
http://likeordinarylife.com
As wonderful top ten as Emma’s. I am moved by your family photo bookself project and I have the strong thought to make one for our memories.
Links to this blog are often passed around the office as a welcome break to work, you ladies should be very proud of what you do here, you are interesting and inspiring all at once – and never patronising, which is a great quality to have! x
i am new to your blog but love it! in your fav posts above i see a few things i need to link on and try myself. i am new to blogging and really hoping to make an adventure out of it. while we use it as a way to build the small business…i think it is also a great way of expression. keep up the good work and thanks!!!
Nice blog writing style Ma’am.