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Looking Forward to a Happy New Year 2016

Looking Forward to a Happy New Year 2016

by | Jan 1, 2016 | Life, New Products

Last week we went to Chicago to visit Wade’s side of the family for Christmas. The weather cooperated for driving to get there and to get back home, but in between, not so nice. Fortunately the week was pretty laid back and my in-laws live with in walking distance of great shopping and restaurants.

We had a nice visit but it is always good to be home.

As much as I enjoy going to a nice restaurant with family and friends or finding a great people watching spot while partaking of a few cocktails, I am not a big New Years Eve party person.

Last night was all about sharing a bottle of champagne with Wade and making plans and dreaming about 2016. Some of those dreams were personal and then there is the business side of dreaming.

I am so excited to start on my Old Lake George dream list!

My sister in-law Mara owns a very successful shop thru Ebay named Heirloomlady.

She has a selection of vintage, Victorian and new items. Her taste is exquisite. She let me shop her shop while we were visiting. I knew when I saw these wooden barrels that I needed them. Wait until you see what I am going to make.  🙂

While I was filling orders yesterday, Wade went into town and ran errands and bought me this beauty.

Okay, so it’s technically just a picture of a box, but again wait until you see the things that it is going to create for Valentine’s Day! Hold on tight and wish me a little luck that scroll sawing will be as easy as people say.

In no particular order, here are some other items on the dream list that you will see in the coming months and year:

  • Birch tree branch vases
  • Larger pillow covers
  • Colorful pillow covers
  • Neutral pillow covers
  • Unique pillow covers
  • Updating my 17 step staircase
  • Outdoor décor
  • Guest blogs
  • Haven Conference
  • Improving my photos
  • Organizing
  • Traveling to Hawaii
  • Planning Sam’s college graduation party
  • Planning Jack’s high school graduation party
  • Estate sales

…. to name a few.

Today is full of putting away our Christmas décor. First “organize” of 2016.

Every year after Christmas I say that I am going to organize it all. Toss the broken lights, properly store the ornaments and mark all of the boxes correctly as to what they contain.

This is the year people! Either that or I will have nothing to chat about on Monday. 🙂

Cheers to a great 2016!

Wendy

 

Helping Build A Whole New Old Lake George

Helping Build A Whole New Old Lake George

by | Dec 30, 2015 | Guest Posts

Hey… It’s Spencer again. Wendy asked if I would chime in and do a bit of a 2015 wrap up from my point-of-view.

Hey! Who would have thought that it has been seven months since Wendy wrote the first post on the Old Lake George blog?!? After 91 posts, we have all read so many fun stories, seen some DIY fails/wins and had fun reading about corndogs and Christmas trees. I can only wonder about what she will write about next.

I help Wendy run the technical side of Old Lake George and both of us have learned so much in the last few months as we try and make it a better blog for YOU! Here are a few things that have changed (for the better) in the last few months and where we are headed!

  • The look and feel saw a dramatic overhaul at the beginning of December… it was long overdue. We worked for weeks to ensure that the blog’s new design felt custom and unique, just like every pillow and project Wendy works on. (It also loads faster!)
  • The email newsletter was launched with the new site design. We wanted to ensure you knew right away when a new post was live. (We have also updated the popup to not be so pesky. If you don’t sign-up, you will see it far less often now.)
  • Photos, Photos, Photos… Have you noticed Old Lake George has a lot of photos? We have worked hard to make sure every post and project has great photos. Wendy is becoming a better photographer every day and you now see a lot more of her photos on the blog and Instagram all the time. We have lots more to come!

In 2016 Old Lake George is only going to continue to get better thanks to you! We hope to do more collaborations with other bloggers, we might include a little video here-or-there and of course we are working on even more projects and DIYs.

Is there anything you would like to see more of? Do you have any favorite posts? Are you having trouble with the site anywhere?? Please leave a comment or send us a note