Making Monday 32!

Welcome to another fabulous Making Monday Party!

Still, got some Spring weather here in good ole SC! I hope y'all are starting to see some warmer weather too, and that it wills tick around from now on!
Here is a quick note from Lori-

 "I've missed you and our weekly link party. Due to some unexpected life circumstances I've been out of the blogging world for the last couple of weeks. I hope you're all well and still creating your wonderful recipes, crafts, and home projects. "

We are both so excited to see what y'all have going on this week! 

This is a party where you can find fun new creative ideas and tasty recipes shared by amazingly talented people. Every Monday bloggers stop by to link up their posts and share with all you party goers. By joining in {both bloggers and non-bloggers} you will discover new blogs, be inspired to make something new, try a yummy new recipe, and most importantly make new friends!

This party is hosted by Gracie and me, and your projects will be shared on both of our blogs. We love that you're here and we love featuring you on our social media so be sure to follow us so you can see if your post gets shared!

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We also pin to our Making Monday Pinterest board and we'd love to have you follow along! This is a place you can find projects from all the previous parties, too, so it is like a party every day!

This is what your hostesses have been up to lately:

This week I finally got around to sharing some whimsical chairs that Reed and I (mostly Reed) Put together last week! Can't wait to get the rest of the yard up to par with these whimsical stump chairs !

Lori did some fabulous research on what the deal is with St. Patricks Day. How much do you know about St. Patrick, the Man and why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?  this post will help you figure out some of the details other than to wear green :) 

Here are the features from last week's party chosen by Lori ~

#1. DIY His & Hers Sharpie Mugs by Daniela at Put a Bird On It. #2. DIY Wine Charms by Elyse Ashley at Artsyologist. #3. Built-in Office: Part 1 by Erin at DIY Passion. #4. Cranberry Frangipane Squares by at Laura Baking in Pyjamas.

#5. Make a Cute Reading Nook for Kids by Courtney at Crafts by Courtney. #6. Easter Subway Art by Candace at Candace Creates. #7. Brazilian Chicken Stroganoff by Kathy at Melding Magic. #8. Travel Drawstring Laundry Bag by Cassie at Little Red Window.

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And don't forget if you didn't make it as a feature this week to check out the Pin board and to keep linking up, next week could be you! 

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Whimsical Stump Chairs

Ok ok this is a bit late but I've been outside enjoying the weather and working on LOTS of projects. A week "off" from blogging wasn't planned but boy was it needed. But I'm ready to get back in to it and share some of the awesome-ness I've been up to lately.

Do you remember those stumps Reed brought home randomly back in January? Well I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them as soon as I saw them but needed a warm day to convince Reed to help me with it. I also needed time to collect the rest of my materials. Yep, I found some chair backs on the side of the road and they were perfect!

You also need a husband who is willing to spend a Saturday wielding a chainsaw and getting covered in dust while you brain storm the best way to hollow out a stump that weighs over 100 lbs. Reed is the genius that came up with cutting out legs, I was trying to figure out how to cut a circle in the bottom and that wasn't working in any kinda of good way. So our first stump is still super heavy and I don't think we can cut any more out with out destroying it totally, so  it may just turn in to a side table for the porch :) 

We just placed the chair backs on the stumps, marked where they hit and drilled angled holes that where the exact size of the rungs. Once we got them all set where they needed to be we enforced them with screws. 

And I'm gonna be honest, other than painting the green chair back I didn't do anything. Reed is so great at taking my crazy ideas and figuring out how to make them work. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have any of the super cool projects finished. I'm excited to see how our back yard is transforming in to a place that I think we will really enjoy this spring and summer. I mean who wouldn't wanna eat dinner out under our big tree in these fun chairs! 

I still have to finish up a few things for the yard before I get these put in place and do a "back yard tour". But for now I hope y'all think they are as cool as I do!