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Sunday Pinterest Party Featuring You {Week 5}

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Happy Sunday!  It’s that time again!

Weekly Pinterest Link Up Party

Meet our team:
Allison from Two Thirty-Five Designs~Pinterest, Lindsay from Makely School For Girls~Pinterest, Kelly from Lily Pad Cottage~Pinterest, Adrianne from Dream Book Design~Pinterest, Jenelle from Nelle Creations~Pinterest, Sarah from Creative Ramblings~Pinterest, and Aimee from Captivating Corner~Pinterest.

If you missed the last few weeks, be sure to click here to find out what’s going on.

Happy Father’s Day, y’all!  Today is an extra special one, since my mom and dad retired this week after a nearly 40 year career.  I am so proud of them and everything they accomplished, and I can’t wait to see all of their adventures as they soak up island life now.  You better believe that I’m going to be visiting as often as I can!

There were some awesome pins last week.  One was this cool anchor rope art, pinned by A Prudent Life.  I might need to make this for my dad!

Anchor Rope Art

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DIY Condiment Caddy + a BLACK+DECKER Autosense Drill Giveaway

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This is the time of year that my family loves to be outside (in the shade with a cold drink).  We have some of the best neighbors on Earth, and we spend most of the weekends hanging out together around the grill, just cooking and laughing.  We switch houses often and all chip in with food and supplies for each meal…which means I’m constantly carrying condiments, paper plates, and drinks up and down the sidewalk.

I needed a better system.

Luckily for me, BLACK+DECKER swooped in and sent me a new toy that was just itching for a project. So, my DIY Condiment Caddy was born.

DIY Condiment Caddy

My new BLACK+DECKER Autosense drill promised to help me be able to complete this project with the help of it’s automatic clutch, which would keep me from over driving screws and cracking my wood.  As a DIYer who is not the world’s greatest carpenter (or even sorta the world’s greatest carpenter), split or cracked wood from over tightening is one of my big problems.  As you can tell from my decorating, I just don’t know when to stop.

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