laundry basket dresser

Over Memorial Day weekend, Guy's parents (who are two of the most amazing people in the world) came to town to help us build our own version of Ana White's ingenious creation, the Laundry Basket Dresser:

See her plan here.

So, the men pulled out their tool belts and beer...

Leaving his mother and I to sand!

Even Hazel decided to help out!

It was pretty late by the time the building process was done, so we just ordered a pizza and went to bed.

The next morning I woke up, slabbed a few coats of paint on each (just one pint covered them both)...

and... Voila!

Hazelnut loves her new hang-out (she can see into three rooms at once!) and we love the new ease of laundry.

I highly recommend this project! It has motivated me to do the laundry and keep up with it. It so easy to do, too, because as soon as a basket is full all I have to do is carry it downstairs to the washing machine.

To see more details about our project and modifications to the original design, follow this link- it is my brag post at Ana-White.com!

Clothespins were painted and then hot-glued to the baskets. Scrapbook paper and construction paper were used to make the signs.

Hope you enjoy and I hope you decide to make one for your own home (you won't regret it!).

watermelon cake

Where I live, it gets hot. Really hot. On top of that, the humidity levels are always at 50% or higher. Therefore, anything that can offer even a momentary relief from the stifling pain is appreciated.

Like watermelon. Watermelon is a favorite flavor in my family during the hot summer months. This made me think, what about a watermelon dessert? A watermelon cake?

That's when I found this recipe from Taste of Home.

I made a few modifications (Err, covering up my mistakes), resulting in the below cake:

The reviews of the cake by my (large) family were good. I was not a huge fan of the taste because it reminded me of bubblegum. That being said, the very best reviews came from the youngest members of my family who enjoyed the very sweet taste.

I also picked up one of these cute watermelon knifes from Walmart to cut the cake with:

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For more sweet watermelon inspiration, see below!

This super-cute cake is actually the look I was originally going for, but my homemade fondant turned into more of a frosting. See the tutorial from Wilton here.

These watermelon cake-pops are a perfect idea and may be purchased at Natalies Cake Pops.

I love the use of jelly beans on this beautiful cake from Betty Crocker!

Watermelon pops recipe at Kraft Foods.

I love the light look of this sherbet watermelon pie from Jane at This Week for Dinner.

Happy summer!