one step closer to being ron swanson

It's amazing how I have not updated my blog in a year. Since I have been gone many things have happened. I may write about them, I may not. Who knows at this point. Anyways, Jon and I built a hanging table this weekend and I just wanted to share our process!

I saw this picture on Pinterest and Jon always has recycled wood hanging around in his backyard so we decided to go for it.

1. Find some recycled wood.
2. Pick out your planks.
3. Cut them to the length of your liking.
4. You got the pieces to your table top!

5. Use a stain to refurbish the planks.
6. Then attach the wood together with smaller pieces of wood and nails.

7. Get your table top and rope together.

8. Scout out a tree to hold the table.

9. Jon took a small piece of wood to hang the wood from so it'd be easier to put up and take down the table. He drilled two holes on each side and put two hooks in the middle to tie around the tree.
10. This is what our hanging thingamajig looks like.

11. Be careful when putting it up.
12. And try not to hit yourself with the rope.

13. Drill holes in each corner of the table and double knot it. Tie it tight.

14. Make sure all the ropes are equal.
15. Then hang that shit up.

16. And behold, the hanging table. 

So that was my first attempt at being crafty. One step closer to making Ron Swanson proud.

Speaking of Ron Swanson... look what came in the mail.