wordless(ish) wednesday: chillin' by the pool

Oh why does summer have to be over?

time to hang around

One of the many reasons why I love long weekends is the amount of stuff that we can accomplish.  Our Saturday was spent running errands and gettin' things done.  We hit Costco early (cuz really Costco is pretty much a disaster on the weekends), the husband got the garage finally organized (thank you thank you thank you) and I spent the afternoon creating my first ever DIY project ... a jewelry board.  Did I mention that Liam had a two hour nap??  This is the real reason the jewelry board was completed.  Anyways ... all of my necklaces used to be clumped together on a very small hook in our closet. This was NOT optimal.  I couldn't actually see what was what and usually didn't wear any of them for fear of the tangled disaster that would ensue.  Now everything is organized and I can see them (truth be told I found some necklaces I forgot I even had).  Not to mention it's just so darn pretty.

~ Materials ~

1 vintage frame

1 meter of fabric (this is a Ty Pennington Print ... since when does he do fabric??)

1 sheet of plywood or MDF to fit inside your frame

enough batting to cover the plywood and make it cushy

spray glue to hold batting to plywood

staple gun and staples (stapling was my favourite part)

enough nails to secure plywood to frame

hooks to hang from

Martha Stewart eat your heart out.  ; )

camping camping camping

Well it's official.  Summer. Is. Over.  To celebrate the end of our wicked summer of fun we packed up our tent trailer and headed out for an awesome weekend of camping with our friends.  It was very apparent that mother nature approved of our decision because the weather was amazing.  We live near mountains people.  You never quite know what your in for.  It was perfect for hanging out at the beach, playing with rocks, late night camp fires, banana boats and the best damn s'mores I've ever had.  Thanks friends.  Thanks mother nature.