Don't Let Me Get Picked Last for Dodgeball

I finished the embroidery I started in Hungary!!  I actually finished it in Hungary, like I wanted to, on the second last day (at midnight!).  Next up: transforming it into a pillow.  I already bought the pillow form (so I'm halfway done, right?).  After that, I'll be putting together an easy peasy tutorial for anyone bitten by the embroidery bug (it's addictive).

On the subject of DIYing, thanks to the fantastic reader who nominated me for the Home Project and DIY category in Apartment Therapy's The Homies.  You're so sweet!  But now I've got this picked-last-in-gym-class feeling.  I've never won a popularity contest in my life and there are some seriously lovely blogs in the running, so my only goal is to not rank last.  Could I please, (please?) ask you to vote for me?  At this stage, you can vote for as many blogs as you like.  I do DIY-it-up pretty often:

These aren't even ALL of the Dans le Townhouse DIY projects . . . check out the full list here.  And thanks, in advance, for your vote!  You folks are swell.

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Thank you, so much, to the lovely readers who nominated Dans le Townhouse for both Best DIY Blog and Home Design Blog over at Apartment Therapy's "The Homies".  I'm really flattered!  I hate to ask this . . . . but could at least a few more of you vote for me?  Now that I'm on the list (not something I even thought would happen), I really don't want to be the kid-picked-last-for-dodge-ball equivalent of the blog world. 

Click here to vote for me in the DIY category
Click here to vote for me in the Home Design category

In other news, Cassity, from Remodelaholic, asked if she could feature the DIY desk Hubby & I made and of course I said, "Yes!"  Who would say no?  She did something awesome and combined all three posts (how I stained the top, how Hubby welded the legs, and the reveal of the finished product) into one super post on her blog.  Find it here.

Amanda, from Our Humble A{Bowe}d, has thrown down the Pinterest-inspired art gauntlet and is creating a fab opportunity to link up any of your art art projects on February 29th (so hurry).  While gathering inspiration, she listed the paintings I did for my Ikea Expedit Hack! 



Lesley, from Fabulously Flawed, chose our vintage teak, houndstooth upholstered chairs to feature on one of her Super Sweet Thursday Par-tays (a linky-good time for showing off your DIY projects). 

Plus, an oldie but a goodie, my DIY felted wool Billy Buttons were featured on Craft Gossip!

Thanks to everyone for this motivational blog love!  It is definitely inspiring me to keep making this blog better and better.  And it is also inspiring me to get off my duff and make something.  Hey, can I nominate my readers for being the best readers?  We could call it "The Readies". . .

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