New Cottage Front Door and Make Your Monday Highlights

A little earlier this summer, hubs and a friend intalled a new front door that really suits my cottage style. It took a while to convince hubs that using a door like this as a front door was really okay. He seemed to think it belonged only on the side or back of the house. In my desperate attempts to sway him, I was fortunately able to find photos in magazines and online that showed french style doors used as front doors. I think he's pleased with the door afterall. The little entry way at our front door as you come into the house was always very dark, but now all the extra light really brightens the space and it doesn't feel so much like a cave anymore. We haven't painted the door yet - we'll probably do that in the spring when we work on the exterior of the house, but for now, I think it looks 100% better compared to the old door metal door from the 70's that was there before! Now all the extra light really brightens the space...

Now, I have some good news and some bad news about Make Your Monday! Which do you want to hear first? The good? The bad?

Ok, we'll talk about the bad first and get it out of the way: I won't be hosting any Make Your Monday link parties for the next 2 to 3 weeks because that's about how long my mother will be staying with me. She's been visiting my aunt up until now, but she arrives here on Sunday. I haven't seen her in a couple of years and we have a lot of catching up to do! Also, I will be doing the Make Your Monday link parties through October but won't be hosting any in the months of November or December. I hope you understand and I know that you'll enjoy participating in all the other wonderful link parties that take place throughout the week on various blogs. If you want to know where those are, just look in my side bar near the bottom under where it says Events.

Now the good news - actually, the GREAT news is that we had 44 projects submitted for this weeks event! That's just...awesome! Thanks to each and every one of you who submitted, and let me tell you, many who have found my site through a search engine end up spending a lot of time going through the Make Your Monday links. It's just so very inspiring, and yes, even a little addictive!

So on to this weeks highlights! Let's get started!

Amanda at The Worthy House made darling lamp shades from ribbon...{red polka dot! *swoon*!}



Ashley at Shanty2Chic transformed a ho-hum clock into an eye catching show piece...



Christina at The Esselman Family created a piece of art that would rival the Pottery Barn version anyday!


Lyssa at the Crafty Clique made the sweetest baby boys quilt. Again, I'm a sucker for polka dots and chocolate brown!



Cindy at Cottage Instincts is a girl after my own heart with these adorable custom clothespins she made! I LOVE the vintage looking papers she used!




And now we have Jennifer at The Old Painted Cottage who has toiled alongside her husband for the past year turning their first home into their dream cottage. They aren't finished yet, but I guarantee you that what they've been able to accomplish in the last 12 months will knock your socks off! Here is just a taste of their big reveal....Simply amazing!



For more photos and info on all of today's featured Make Your Monday bloggers, please be sure to visit their blogs and say hello! And if you haven't gotten a chance already, check out the rest of the fabulous Make Your Monday links from this week. Thank you to all that joined in!

And remember, Maman Tattoo is having a great link party on Wednesday {tomorrow} and the theme centers around projects that cost less that $15. I hope you are able to join in on the fun!