Design*Sponge's DIY Christmas Pinecone Garland

Amy Merrick posted over at Design*Sponge. She came up with her own pinecone garland, And she is showing us how to do it ourselves!

"To make a 6 foot garland, you’ll need about 75 pinecones, wire (I used this paper wrapped variety that looks like twine) and a length of jute twine. Start by cutting 4″ long lengths of wire and wiring each pinecone at the top by simply wrapping the wire around the cone once, so that the wire goes under the ridges. Take a piece of thicker twine and knot a loop at the top. Then attach your pinecones, tightly twisting the wire as you would a twist tie. Travel down the twine, catching the previous cone’s wire with your next twist."

The fun thing about this post is us Oregonians just have to either walk in our front/back yards to find most the materials for this project. Imagine being in Brooklyn, NY where Amy posted this from. She had to of had hers shipped in, or she went on a long nature drive(which isn't sounding half bad right now).
See the full post here.

Bash, Please & Design*Sponge Collaboration for a Backyard Movie Screening!

Here is a little inspiration for a summer backyard movie party! Since all of the drive-in's have been run out of town by big corporations like Wal-Mart turning it into a parking lot for their Super Wal-Mart expansions. Just an FYI that happned in my home town (Rest in peace Mel's Drive In). Most people have turned to creating their own pop up movie theaters like they do all over Portland Parks in the summer time. It is great to lay out blankets, and there are venders that serve hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream. Such a brilliant and fun idea. But you can do it yourself. DIY! Turn a backyard movie screening into a donation party, fundraiser for someone you love, birthday party, the evening of a wedding for the kids to wind down to. So many ideas for events to be had over one simple idea- A movie outdoors.

This event was created by Bash, Please & the great Design*Sponge. Check out both of their links for more photos.

photos by Brandon Kidd