A Few of My Favorite Things For the Fourth

Every winter my heart yearns for summer.

At long last...it is here!

I never get tired of looking for

red, white, and blue

to decorate for America's favorite

summer holiday.

The 4th!

While I can't remeber where I

found this photo, I found similar fans,

brand new, in a thrift shop this

past spring while shopping with 

Miss Kathy. We will be using them, oh yes! 

(Photo: CountryLiving.com)

I've always wanted to make these

poppers from Country Living

magazine but got tired of

saving the paper towel

and toilet paper tubes!

(Photo: CountryLiving.com)

My pile of ribbons and crepe

paper like this one

 is piling up however!

(Photo: CountryLiving.com)

My attempt at making these

cool rosettes wasn't half bad.
Theirs was just so much better!

What I did succeed in doing

was creating a category in

my shop just for Patriotic

stuff, here.

And this summer will be

very different as I am

decorating our lake house

with a little Americana.

I'll be back with pictures

of our latest updates

and hopefully

some vintage finds along the way...

God Bless the USA and

have a very safe and happy

Fourth of July!