Patriotic Porch

Who's ready for the Fourth of July?

Me, that's who!!!

The 4th is one of my favorite holidays, right behind Christmas and Halloween.

Picnics . . . parades . . . fireworks . . . Uncle Sam. I just can't get enough of the red, white and blue!

So it's no wonder that I have my porch all decked out for the 4th already.

My vintage Redmon picnic basket sits by one of the rockers in case I get hungry in the next two weeks waiting for the actual holiday to arrive.

I packed it with tuna sandwiches and potato salad. Hope that's OK.

I recycled my pillows that I made a few years ago by flipping them to the back side and stapling jute webbing around them. Yes, I said stapling.

Stitch Witchery and straight pins were how they were put together in the first place (and they have held up amazingly well) and now staples. Don't be surprised if I bring out the duct tape next.

What's a Fourth of July porch without a profusion of flags

and sparklers.

Did you know you can make a star out of a folding ruler? Well, yes you can. And I did!

You can see more of my pink porch urn plantings HERE and my vintage stoneware porch planters HERE.

And past porch posts can be found by clicking on the photos below:

Are you all set for the Fourth? Or do you skip decorating for this one?



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Labradoodles And Sharing

We have a new dog park in town and Lacey's been taking full advantage of the swimming hole.

She'll swim out to fetch sticks for a long as someone is willing to throw them. I normally stop throwing when I'm having visions of having to go into the water to help her swim back to shore.

I don't do dog CPR.

Carol Brady, Eat Your Heart Out

I've got a confession to make.

I like the color orange.

Vintage Porch Planters

I found some great vintage planters at a church rummage sale recently.

Christmas In July, But Really In June

I find some of my best Christmas stuff in the summer at yard sales.

Sure, you're not exactly in a candy cane and eggnog kind of mood in June, but you have to buy it when you see it.

For instance, I found this box o' deer at a yard sale a few weeks ago.

Tickled Pink

I always have such a dilemma on deciding what to plant in my urns, but I think I've finally discovered the perfect combination of plants this year.

Doggone Good Finds

These little cutie patooties are from a 1937 childrens book that I nabbed at a garage sale recently.

When I have a second, I'll scan the images for you in case someone wants to use them in projects.