Here is some attractive, lightweight, folding outdoor furniture that you can build on your own. Use them in your yard or take them with you to the beach, to a picnic, to the kids' games or to outdoor concerts. You'll find illustrated how-to building instructions and plans at AnnaWhite.com:

Folding Sling Chair

Folding Camp Stools

Children's Beach Chairs

Folding Plant Stand

Ana White is a mother and homemaker from Alaska who designs beautiful, practical furniture and then offers plans and how-to videos, for free, to anyone who visits her web site.

Part of the beauty of the furniture is that it's all incredibly easy to build. White's designs call for standard lumber, a few easy saw cuts and simple assembly techniques. The plans themselves include diagrams, material and tool lists, complete, illustrated directions and finishing instructions.

A really nice feature of the site is a section called "Brags," with hundreds of photographs of copies of White's designs made by proud builders.