Time for summer picnics and along with that come placemats for the picnic table so I found this tutorial for making placemats and you can quilt them as you go. Looks pretty easy so get those sewing machines out and start sewing.
She Calls Me Mama Leisha has a fun craft for your kids to do now that school is out for the summer. Click on the photo above and visit Aleisha for the tutorial. Your kids are going to love this!!!
Hopefully most of you are enjoying the summer sun and sitting on your patio soaking up the rays. I try to in between rain days. :( I thought today we would look at some Etsy shops and see what we can find from the "upcycle" community that we can use to dress up our patio's. :) First...all patio's need a table to put those cold drinks on. Now I am not a wine drinker so I would probably put my lemonade on this table. CreativeGrafixKS has this great recycled barnwood table.
Now I have actually seen one of these chairs in person. I think it was in Colorado somewhere. What I great idea UpcycledDesignsBoise has for repurposing those old ski's . :)
Every patio needs a wind chime...well unless you live where there is so much wind that it would blow it away! Here is a cute one from NevaStarr. I love the cute little faces on the spoons.
It is so nice to sit on the patio at night once the day has cooled down and enjoy the mild evening. I don't have any dark up here in the summer (LOL!), but for those that do...why not have this candle sitting on the table you just made from the recycle barnwood that I should you earlier. :) RedPoodle has this one available. Great idea for using those rose vases you may have sitting around.
There are many, many ideas of upcycled items for your patio. These are a few and I am sure the list goes on and on. :)