It’s Day 11, I can’t believe it’s the second to last day of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Today’s theme is front porch decor. In the past, I haven’t done a ton with our front porch. At Halloween time this year, we didn’t even have a front porch! When we bought our house, we knew the front steps and walkway needed to be replaced. Just a few weeks ago we had the whole thing torn out and replaced. Now there is a solid concrete base and a gray herringbone brick overlay. Plus, we had the whole porch enlarged. I finally had a place to put a giant Believe sign I’ve been wanting to make for a few years now.
Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Stop by every day from December first through the twelfth for new ideas you can use to make your season brighter!
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They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C’mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 I Susanne~Pearl Street Designs
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Tomika~Life In Pumps I Rachee~Say it, “Rah-Shay” I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess
Jaime~Love Jaime I Serena~The Weekend Jaunts I Terri~Christmas Tree Lane I Jessica~A Southern Mother
Sam~Raggedy Bits I Surya~The Busy Mom Club I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Valeria~Val Event Gal I Yami~The Latina Next Door I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties I Erica~Erica Ever After
Believe Sign
Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to do for this theme. I haven’t really had much of a front porch in the past. While I’ve seen some wonderful ideas in Pinterest land, I only knew I wanted a giant Believe sign.
So, yesterday I determined I didn’t have an appropriate piece of wood to make the sign on hand and went to buy a six-foot 1×12 board.
With a pencil, I wrote “Believe” on the board, using a ruler to make sure I kept the size of the letters consistent. I already had red chalk paint on hand, so I just started painting.
Yes, right in the middle of my kitchen. I was originally going to stain the board, but I didn’t want to do that in my kitchen and it was too cold outside for staining.
Since it’s not pressure treated wood for the outdoors, I’m sure the weather will do the aging for me! If not, I can always stain it and touch up the paint another time.
With the porch enlarged, I was able to put the little tree on the right side of the door. I went to buy something and remembered we had a little pre-lit tree with a broken base. When O-Man was a toddler, he wouldn’t leave the tree alone. So, instead of our big tree, we used this little one, upon a high shelf, out of his reach. We used it in another room last year, but I noticed the base was broken when I put it away.
When I bought the board, I grabbed a plastic planter too. A few bricks in the bottom and the tree works perfectly in it. It lights up with the rest of the outdoor lights.
It’s all pretty simple. I’m sure next year I’ll do more, now that we have a nice porch to actually decorate!
Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers below for even more creative ideas this holiday season!
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