I love using driftwood to create summer projects and my recent beach vacation was the perfect place to start.

I spent hours walking the beach and collecting driftwood on the ocean in Montauk while my husband fished.

I got a great tan and a bag-full of beautiful driftwood. 
While I was perusing the gift shops, I saw a hanging driftwood fish and knew I could create a similar one with all the great driftwood I just collected. 

When I returned home from vacation I dumped out my treasures on a table and lined the driftwood up in the shape of a fish. 

Using a very thin drill bit, I drilled a hole in the center of each stick. 

I began stringing the pieces on a length of fishing line I found on the beach. 
You can find almost everything you need for this project on the beach! 
Between each of the driftwo…

I saw the cutest little Farmhouse shelf on an Antique Farm House email and I wanted to build one just like it for myself. 

Today I'm repurposing a pretty chair that has seen better days! 

It's time for Ten on the Tenth and what better theme for summer than picnic and barbecue ideas!

Today I'm re-sharing an idea I came up with several years ago and used at our barbecues ever since. 

This is an easy project using recycledaluminum cans and reclaimed old wood that took only minutes and a few screws to make. 
We use this recycled caddy in the kitchen and bring out to the deck for outdoor dinners. 
I made several and sold most of them back when I had a shop. 
Some of the caddies use two recycled cans and some use four; two attached to each side of the reclaimed handle.  


You can read all about how these were made by visiting the original post here.


Fill it with silverware and napkins, the easy built in handle makes it easy to carry to wherever you need it. 

My day and my project began with a walk around the neighborhood and a great find!  Wow! Another great find just sitting out for the garbage man. Last week I found another fabulous find! It's been some great week for vintage treasures.

Another summer project under our belts and it all began with a few bad winters. This post has the growth of the plants we chose over 5 years too!

I've been wanting to do this for a long time and on my  morning walk I found the perfect chair!  I hopped back in the car and grabbed it and as soon as I was home I began work on this cute little chair.

On a recent trip to the craft store I saw this package of mushrooms that I thought would be adorable with a stick in them for my plants.  Problem was that they were about $10 and I'm a little cheap so I wanted to figure out how to make them myself.