Celebrating July 4th

We're not hosting a picnic for the 4th this year since the house is in a state of chaos with remodels going on but here are a few of my favorite patriotic links for some great ideas this weekend.

(free printables at The Crafting Chicks)

(martha stewart)

(free printable Landee See, Landee Do)

(DIY firecrackers - Oopsey Daisey)

(grin and bake it)

(BHG)

(martha stewart)

(via)

(BHG)

(downloadable subway art at eighteen 25)

via the DIY Project Parade

USA banner

{504 main}

Push Pops!

{the joys of home educating}

O is for "Old Glory"

{that's my letter}

Festive Food Flags

{the seven year cottage}

Patriotic Star Art

{organize & decorate everything}

PB inspired flag pillow

{my life on cedar street}

DIY Cupcake Liner Wreath

{a mommy's life...with a touch of yellow}

Patriotic Food

{cant' stop making things}

Red, White & Blue Flip Flops

{thrifty decorating}

Patriotic Sign Tutorial

{thrifty decorating}

Hanging Stars

{makoodle.com}

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Patriotic Pinwheel Tutorial

{poppies & pinwheels}

Yummy Patriotic Cake Pops

{simply designing}

I took these pictures last year. I LOVE fireworks!

Are you taking a little time off to enjoy a long holiday weekend (if you celebrate this US holiday) or do you have something DIY planned?

The patio...

Have a Happy 4th of July! 

See more at the DIY Project Parade!

PB Inspired Easter

I shared this tutorial originally over at The DIY Club but love to have it here on my site too.

I fell in love with a Pottery Barn vignette as I often do. This one was for Easter. PB one is pink but I wanted yellow.

Problem:  Silk flowers/branch, pitcher, 2 bunnies = $200 for seasonal decor! 

So pretty much not going to happen on my budget. 

However, out of reach decor inspires DIY projects. 

Materials:

• Creamy white vase (I had a pitcher. Scour thrift stores/etc.)
• White ribbon
• Straight pins
• Deco Art Paint (Americana Gloss Enamels in white and added a bit of Deco Art Dazzling Metallics bronze and Americana Acrylic in eggshell)
• White bunnies (I used two ceramic bunnies I already had in my Easter decor)
• Paper Mache Eggs x 11 (approximately less than $10 with Michael's coupon)
• Faux Forsythia ($5 at Michaels).  If it'd every stop snowing, we have real Forsythia but no such luck just yet. 

My Total:  Less than $20 

Tutorial:  Arrange Forsythia or branch in vase.  Decide where eggs should be hung. 

Make a loop of ribbon and knot the end

Insert straight pin through side without knot.

Push pin with the ribbon into top of paper mache egg.

Hang on a branch in your arrangement. 

I used these three paints, mostly white mixing in a touch of the others.

Paint the paper mache eggs.  

I painted them while they were hanging so I didn't have to paint then dry and turn and paint again. However, my fingers were covered in paint.  :)

My existing Easter bunny stash dug out of storage...

Ali helped out and gave the bunnies a fresh new look using the same paint I mixed above to paint the eggs.

Let eggs dry about 30 minutes.  Use a pencil to draw the letters to spell 

"HAPPY EASTER" or "spring".

I made a similar fuzzy/scribbled font as my PB inspiration using a Sharpie, tracing over the penciled letters.

All done...

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