Craving: firestarter kit

via magpie & rye

Packing for a trip like ours- where it's not a matter of days, but weeks- you have to get super creative because space is really limited. (Throw in the fact that our stuff includes two complete different types of clothes, camping equipment, food, etc. and it gets even that much more complicated.) Every square inch is planned and used to it's greatest capacity- socks are stuffed in boots, pots nest within themselves, etc. etc. So when I saw this, I was instantly draw to it's simplicity and ease of use. Of course the kit isn't really practical for a long trip (it's in a glass tube and only has 15 matches) but even so, I can't help but crave it for it's beautiful and compact design.

Have a great weekend!

one of the views from our hike via my personal collection

We took an impromptu camping trip Wednesday night, which was wonderful, except that we're apparently not too great at "impromptu" things. Because we didn't really plan much at all, we both ended up forgetting a lot of things that were kind of important. Of course, it did make for some hilarious moments (such as me combing my wet hair with a plastic fork little mermaid style because I forgot a brush, laughing like lunatics while we tried to come up with makeshift pillows since we forgot those too, and oh yea, when it came time to make dinner we realized we forgot the part that connects the gas to our stove so we literally had to cook our dinner over the open fire.)

It was awesome. (Seriously.)

Anyhow, because of that mini vacation, I'm behind on my blog reading so this weeks links are going to be a little shorter than normal. Hope you understand.

I think it'd be fun to stay in one of these bubble houses.

This look book has me dreaming of lazy days filled with long naps, picnics, and easy reads.

For posing with an awesome paper moon, that one lady doesn't look as happy as I think I would be.

Amazing DIY tree lamp

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Any big plans?

color inspiration: fire, nylon, and other campfirey colors

tent photo via you are my fave, mason jar candle holders via east side bride, awesome red lamps via an apple a day

Hmm. Maybe I got a little too excited with the title today. Eh, whatever. Sounds better than red, blue, green and yellow, right?

So camping has been on our minds a lot lately (counting down/preparing for the road trip this summer) and as we wander around REI and peruse online gear sights I slowly found myself falling for the slightly kitschy, overly saturated colors of camping. You know the ones- the hunter greens, the navy blues, the marigolds, the deep reds. (If you're having a hard time imagining, just open an L.L. Bean catalog.) Combine those with the glowing embers of a campfire, the all encompassing darkness just outside of your lantern's reach, and the jewel like glow given off by a tent that's lit from within and I'm in love.

There's just something so peaceful and enchanting about being alone in the woods. (And by alone I mean with at least one other person, a car within 20 miles, and my kindle. I'm not trying to pull an into the wild* "die by myself because I wasn't prepared moment" here.)