colorful bench

Love this colorful bench. Reminds me of this colorful doormat. Maybe a perfect combination for our future outdoor space...at our future house.

xo,
logan

[[photo by Christina Diaz]]

yard jenga

Another project that I'm adding to our to-do list is yard jenga. How fun does that sound? Way fun.

I can't wait until G is old enough to play with me!

xo,
logan

[[photo via instructables]]

DIY: citrus coasters

Aren't these citrus coasters adorable? They just scream summer to me and I love the colors. They would make the perfect addition to any summer gathering.

xo,
logan

[[photo by the purl bee]]

scrabble magnets

I'm always loving a good magnet for the refrigerator, and these scrabble tile magnets are perfect (since scrabble used to be a huge part of my adolescent years). I actually remember my first seven letter word - Tabasco. Now though, so many years later, I don't think it was a valid word since it's a proper name. Maybe my dad was being nice...

I digress. Back to the magnets...

Simple and sweet. Now I just need to go searching for an old scrabble set.

xo,
logan

[[photo by Atypical Type A]]

memory game

I used to love playing memory as a kid, and I always felt so lucky when the memory game popped up in Mario (it always seemed like the other player got it every time).

Anyways, I've seen a lot of memory games around pinterest, which I hope to make for G one day, but there's something about anything miniature that gets me every time. and this is one cute miniature memory set. Inexpensive and easy to make - that's my kind of project. Head over to Dandee for instructions and photos so you can make your very own set.

The mini set might have to wait until G's old enough to understand that everything doesn't have to go in the mouth.

xo,
logan

[[photo by dandee]]

backyard scrabble

I grew up playing scrabble almost every weekend with my dad. This outdoor scrabble board would be so cool. When we own a house, I'd really love to try and make one for ourselves.

One can dream, right?

xo,
logan

[[photo by E. Spencer Toy]]

fringe garland

I know I know...you're thinking, how many garlands is this lady going to blog about? I just can't resist. I love garlands. They make me happy. Plus, I'm storing all these ideas away for later use - since I recently found out that 3 of my friends are all expecting their first baby in December ( I hope I hope I hope that at least one will be a little girl).

This garland just looks so fun and would have been perfect for cinco de mayo.

xo,
L

[[photo from Martha Stewart]]

vellum mobiles

Color color everywhere! I'm totally in love with these colorful mobiles. and they are so easy to make!

I think a few of these would look perfect in a little girl's nursery. It's a good thing I have three friends that are expecting. At least one should be a girl, right?

xo,
L

[[photo by Jordan Ferney of Oh Happy Day]]

DIY: magnet terrariums

Aren't these so pretty? I'm filing this away for a later project that I can do with G. It seems like a fairly adaptable idea to grow little seedlings.

Read all about this project and how to make some for your own home over at Ruffled. Lovely idea!

xo,

L

[[photo by Ruffled]]

ruffled streamers

Oh my goodness! I about die everytime I look at this photo. These ruffled streamers are fun, pretty, colorful, and so easy to make. Read about all the details here.

Lots of good party inspiration lately.

xo,
L

[[photo by Made]]

a beautiful wine box garden

Everytime I've walked through the wine section at our local Kroger, I have always wanted to ask what they do with all of their wooden wine boxes. I'd buy them if they sold them. They're so pretty and I could probably think of a million things to use them for, even if it's just additional storage.

So when I came across this image, I fell in love with this little garden. If I had any kind of green thumb, I would be all over those wine boxes at Kroger and making a little garden for myself.

Maybe one day I can start small with a little herb garden. I hear they are pretty resillant.

You can read all about how this beautiful container garden came to be right here.

xo,
L

[[photo by LLH Designs]]

cinco de mayo

Since Cinco de Mayo is this week, a lot of party ideas are popping up across my google reader.

and because Cinco de Mayo happens to be my birthday, I always think it's a day worth celebrating.

So to add to some of the fun, I thought I'd share this tutorial that I spotted on Hip Hip Hooray so you can make your own mini pinatas. Happy crafting!

xo,
L

[[photo by One Charming Party]]

DIY: tile coasters

I saw these coasters on pinterest, so I thought I'd share.

The tutorial is great. Such a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to make coasters. These would be a great gift idea too!

[[photo by The Cottage Home]]

happy [easter] weekend!

I am still loving everything color. Isn't this a gorgeous rainbow of crepe paper and garlands? Read more about how this colorful paper installation was made right here. Amazing!

Have a lovely weekend my readers! T and I will just be enjoying the weekend together and Sunday we're having an Easter dinner with my dad.

♥ L

[[photo by O Chickadee, via Hip Hip Hooray]]

DIY: abacus

T and I have been wanting to purchase an abacus for a while now. It's something we both would love to learn how to use and it's something that would be fun for Baby G to play with and eventually use to learn math.

We've spotted one at IKEA and seen others in catalogs, but when I saw this over-sized DIY abacus featured on Ohdeedoh, I instantly flagged it as a project to make in the near future.

Isn't it perfect? and big? and I love how it looks above the crib. It's a great piece of art to compliment any room.

I really can't wait to make one myself!

♥ L

[[photo by Anything Pretty]]

diy clock

Love this clock. and you can make it for less than $10!

Follow this link for all the DIY goodness.

[[via curbly]]

paper ornaments

Using these instructions, and these 8 point stars...

T and I made some of these...

and then hung them on our tree.

They're really fun and fairly easy!

oh christmas tree

Remember these heart pins that I blogged about a long time ago? That I absolutely loved. and then some sweet lady in Iowa who loves me, sent me some. Well the purl bee has blogged instructions on how to make Christmas tree pins! So so so cute!

[[via the purl bee]]

string ball chandelier

...make this beautiful chandelier. Perfect for any outdoor occasion.

[[via curbly]]

saving straws

I've been collecting straws from many places to make this...

[[via design*sponge]]