Wedding Invite Frame

All three Shade children got engaged in the same year and said their vows in the same year. However, every single one of our weddings were different and unique. I loved all three wedding invitations and tried to come up with a way to display them. I bought a 3 window 4x6 frame on amazon for $12 and took out the divider. I think the final product is so cute and personal. You can tell just by the invitations how different our weddings were, but we all had our family love in common. :) 

Perfect Hammock

I do not have two strong trees in my back yard so I thought my dreams of having a pretty hammock were over. I was talking to my mom about it and she suggested I use posts instead... duh! I did some research online and then the hubby and I headed to Lowes. Here is what you will need to make a post hammock set up:

* 2 eight foot 4x4 treated posts
* "Post Digger"- It's like a shovel with two blades on it
* 2 fifty pound bags of concrete
* measuring tape
* level
* 2 eye hooks, 3" long
* 2 s-hooks strong enough to hold a person

To position where you will dig the post holes- add 12" inches of the length of your hammock. This helps create the height you will need so when you lay in it your butt won't hit the ground. No one wants that!

You will need to dig at least 24" down, more if your soil is sandy. The hole should be at least twice the diameter of the posts, example: we used 4X4 posts so our holes were 8", if you use 6X6 posts you're hole will need to be 12".

Measure 12" from the top of the post and screw in eye hooks, do this before you set the posts in the hole.

Mix the concrete and water together one bag at a time and pour into the hole. Make sure your posts are level. Each hole should use one bag of concrete.

Make sure you let the concrete set over night (24 hours) other wise the posts may become crooked.

Put the s-hooks through the eye hooks and then hook on your hammock! YAY :)

The pillow I added is from Target and it was on sale! Also you can tell I'm planning another DIY project if you look carefully in the background. Pallets :) Enjoy your spring everyone!

Kitchen Chair Swing

About a year ago I found an old kitchen chair by someone's trash can and although it only had one leg left, I took it home with me. I swear Jared is sick of me filling our garage with such items, but you never know when inspiration can strike! 

Today I finally decided it was the perfect day to mess with the one legged chair. I knocked off the remaining leg which was very easy. I found some old hemp rope in the garage too. I put the two together and made a cute swinging chair in our back yard. It's perfect for reading outside on spring days like today :) 

If you find a chair that's not made of pretty wood- paint it a bright color! Pops of color will make the design even more whimsical. Now go outside and enjoy this weather!