00:00Hey guys, it's Bea. Clearly, I'm not in the studio. That's right, I'm on the beach
00:04and I'm here to show you some amazing beach hacks that will really finish off
00:07your summer. Let's get to it. We're doing three hacks. A beach basket that also
00:13doubles as a table, an elegant twist on the tiki torch, and an embroidered sun hat.
00:18So for our beach basket, we have our natural wood basket that I got at a
00:22craft store. I have stain and also some rope. This is gonna get messy so you'll
00:27want to wear gloves. First things first, we're gonna stain the basket. I'm using a
00:31painter sponge and lightly adding a stain that I chose to all of the sides. If you
00:37want a darker stain, do another coat. Wait at least two hours to dry and then it's
00:42time for the rope handles. Make sure you give yourself more than enough length of
00:46rope. I'm using craft adhesive that works to secure rope to wood. I'm adding a
00:51little bit to the base to get started and then I just start wrapping the rope
00:55around the handle. I'm also adding some adhesive to the top edge to secure the
01:00rope as I go. Now let it sit to dry. Voila! You've got yourself a basket to pack in
01:06and a table to eat on. On to the next. This is a fun take on the tiki torch that
01:13requires candlesticks with a wide base, wooden dowels, a drill bit as wide as the
01:17wooden dowels, and some string. First you want to take the drill bit and hollow out
01:22about an inch deep hole starting at the base of the candle. Then taking the dowel,
01:28wrap some string around the top of the dowel and secure it. I'm leaving these
01:34extra tails because I like the way they look, but if you don't like them, just cut
01:37them off. When you insert the dowel inside the candle, the string helps to add
01:41some friction to keep the candle secure. What I love about these is they're an
01:46easy way to add ambient light to any outdoor setting. We've all seen these before.
01:51Chic Sun hats with cheeky sayings on them. Here's one way to do it on the cheap.
01:56First, freehand your saying with a pencil. Then use the yarn needle to follow your
02:02pattern. Start on the underside of the hat brim. Pull more than enough yarn
02:06through so you don't get stuck midway. For each visible stitch, I'm going over the
02:10pencil mark, back through the top of the brim, and coming out through a
02:13neighboring hole. Because the weaving pattern of this hat is small, I can get the
02:18entry and exit holes pretty close together. Now that I've reached the end
02:21of the pattern, I'm tying off the ends of the yarn underneath the brim. What's nice
02:26about making this hat yourself is that you can change up the saying whenever you
02:29feel like it. Last but not least, grab a few friends and go set yourself up on the beach.
