Pretty weather (read 80 degrees in Boston last week) makes me want to do EVERYTHING outside, including eating, drinking and being ever so merry. If only I had a view like above, I might even sleep outside. They don't have bears at the beach, right? But alas I'm in Boston and it's back to a chilly 45 degrees so for now I'll stick to dreaming of bright, shiny, happy tablescapes perfect for sipping mojitos. Summer can't come fast enough.

Images: 1. Style Art Life via Style Me Pretty 2. Jose Villa via Rue Mag 3. She-n-He Photography via Camilla Styles 4. Jose Villa 5. Aaron young Photography via JL Designs 6. Amy and Stuart Photography via Snippet and Ink 7. Jose Villa via Style Me Pretty 8. Style Art Life via Style Me Pretty 9. Max Wanger via 100 Layer Cake 10. Lonny Mag 11. Elizabeth Messina via Rue Mag

Elva Fields Magic

Elva Fields makes really pretty necklaces. Did I mention they were pretty? Find them here

The Do It List

just a few projects on my current to-do list

1.Painted gold striped vases and lucky me, I have a billion gallons of liquid leaf to play with

2. Adding pom pom trim to curtains. This has been on my list for awhile now. I got these simple white curtains for my bedroom and bought some lovely pom pom trim and good old fabric glue. Now I just need to make it happen

3. We desperately need sconces in our bedroom but we rent so I really don't want to hardwire anything. This bulb sconce looks uber simple and no hardwiring required. sold

4. Art is expensive but this rad DIY picture is not. $4 people. Four little buckaroos. Again, sold

5. We go through Mrs. Meyers hand soap like water. I don't even want to tally the ridiculous amounts of money we spend. This project is a sure fire fix

Images: Jolene Sullivan, Grosgrain Fabulous, Bungalow 5, Little Green Notebook, The Farmer's Nest