Good Morning.
I hope you had a blessed weekend.
If you are coming from Paula's blog at Sweet Pea, welcome. Paula always has something cute to show off.
I want to say a big thank you to Cindy over at County Road 407 . These Pinterest challenges are so much fun. Each month, Cindy picks out an inspirational photo. She sends the photo to some friends and we adapt to our personal style.
This photo is patriotic perfection and it's a fun color scheme from Memorial Day until 4th of July.
Some years, I've kept flags in my flower pots until after September 11th.
Some years, I've kept flags in my flower pots until after September 11th.
All of our seasonal decor is kept in the garage in plastic totes.
I pulled out my patriotic decor and got to work. There is nothing new in the display.
I used what we had around the house and yard.
Our bench is black instead of white but it has a curved top like the photo above.
The inspiration bench features pillows made out of antique textiles.
The Yo Yo quilted pillow is our only textile with an antique look. I got the Yo Yos from my old craft mall years ago and sewed them onto a redi-made pillow cover. I just this love this pillow. It screams summers at grandma's house to me.
The long bench cushion came from Walmart earlier this season.
I love having a cushion on my bench. The paisley pillows were from Joann's last year, I made the denim pillow, and the star pillow is from one of the craft stores.
I think I got Uncle Sam at the same time.
The antique 4 gallon crock is the star of the our patriotic displays. I used it instead of the watering can in the photo.
If you don't have little fabric flags, go and pick some up at your grocery, hardware, or craft store.
They are the easiest way to get some patriotic fervor going.
The old top was worn oak veneer and it was worn out. Bill made a new one out of a $7.00 pre-cut table round from Home Depot. We stained it and put 3 or 4 coats of Minwax Helmsman Satin Oil-based Spar Urethane on it. It's not the end of the world if it gets caught in the rain.
This little table wasn't getting used and now it gets used all the time.
The flowers are periwinkles. Periwinkles lines my grandparent's driveway.
The pennant was hanging in my classroom for a few years.
Why not set up a red, white, and blue display of your own?
Next up is Benita at Chasing Quaintness. I can't wait to see how she has interpreted her display.
There are so many more fun blogs to see in the links below.
Katie
County Road 407
Décor to Adore
Our Southern Home
Follow the Yellow Brick Home
French Ethereal
Decorate and More with Tip
Sweet Pea
Let’s Add Sprinkles
Chasing Quaintness
Art and Sand
Bluesky at Home
Lora Bloomquist
My Wee Abode
First Day of Home
A Heart Filled HomeI may be linking to these fun parties:
Sunday : Life and Linda Lou Lou Girls Snickerdoodle Sunday Sundays at Home Silver Pennies Sunday Bluesky at Home The Fabulous Party
Monday: Our Home Away From Home (Mondays @ 8) Stone Cottage Adventures Monday @ 5:00
Dwellings The Heart of Your Home Oh My Heartsie Girl A Stroll Thru Life Monday @ 5 Inspire Me Monday
Busy Monday Amaze Me Mondays Over the Moon Linky Party Merry Monday Linky Party , now Bimonthly, open for 2 weeks Creative Mondays You Are The Star Blog Hop Metamorphosis Monday Heart and Soul Link Up Project Inspired Weekly Link Party Celebrate and Decorate Make It Pretty Monday My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Tuesday: Mike and Jan Show ( Tuesdays) Tuesdays at Our Home Let's Party!! Tuesdays with a Twist
Thursday: A Day Of Small Things (Thursday) Vintage Charm Home and Garden Party Thursday Inspired Creations Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Imparting Grace The Homemaking Party
French Country Cottage (Thursdays @3)
