Bucket List

Do you have a summer bucket list?

I think I am going to start one.  Between theater camp, basketball camp and a tonsillectomy - I better figure out some fun stuff to do.

Here are a few quick and not so quick ideas.

My favorite colors.  I have done some mason jars but I love this.

Nests are just so cute.  Especially if you can eat one like this.

Ali gave me a beautiful jar of  beads from my favorite store in Key West - Besame Mucho.  This is what I want to do with them.

I want to try caramels.  How cute does this look.

By the end of the summer I will be able to make shapes like this.

We have made homemade marshmallows before but I was given a stand-up mixer for Mother's Day so that should make this somewhat easier.  Smores here we come!

Okay.  I know.  Another flower?  But how cute is this.

I am committed to blogging about my summer bucket list, in an effort to keep on track.

These should keep us busy.  For a week or so...

Extreme Shed Makeover

Years ago we put in a shed as a playhouse for the girls.  In a few short weeks I was able to transform it.

Fast-forward a few years and the girls haven't really used it.  It stores all of our outdoor furniture in the winter.

Well this year I decided it needed to be a chill pad.  A place to hang, listen to music and craft if it isn't too hot.

Ta-dah...

You may recall I lined up some crafts for the summer here.  Well what a perfect place to do it.

I made stuff on the ceiling from napkins, tissue balls from birthdays and some of the left over grad lanterns.

Taylor Swift on the cover of Instyle - read it here.  And what you can't hear - Taylor Swift playing through the ipod. 

 Well, if they don't want to hang, I could play Joni Mitchell and bring out my kindle ...

Focussing on Summer ...

Two teenage girls (well one "almost") and one summer.  What to do?

Well there are camps, cottages and even a surgery or two but still I know some of the days will seem long.  In the old days I could have a table of crafts and we spent many hours whiling away the time but things are different now.  Crafts have to be cool.  Crafts have to be ones that mother definitely doesn't need to supervise.

I have the following lined-up.  Some tried and true and some worth investigating.  I'm working on a cool, hang-out spot in the back.  Keep you posted!

Just like camp but way more funky.  A great way to use up fabric scraps

Find it here

Another way to use up fabric scraps.  I love this look over a white t-shirt.  So pretty and crafty - but a cool, teenage crafty.

Find it here  and here

This seems like another cool idea for teenage girls.  Popsicle stick bracelets.  Definitely looks doable.

Find it here and here.

And finally a tried and true.  We all love doing this.  It is so much fun and definitely makes the hours go by quickly.  You can find the book here.

The other thing is... maybe you don't want the hours to go by quickly...maybe you might want to slow them down.  I know I do!