The North End Loft: 4th of July

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Jul 3, 2014

Happy 4th of July!

Today, I'm sharing some of our Independence Day photos from last year's 4th of July. I don't have access to our decorations this year because of our remodel, but pulling together these photos of our home all decked out in red, white, and blue from last year has me just as excited about celebrating the birthday of the good ol' USA!

The 4th of July is one of our favorite holidays at our house!

Happy 4th of July!

Jun 30, 2013

Printable 4th of July Tags

I love making simple and inexpensive holiday decorations from vintage art tags.

Last year, I made some napkin rings for my Independence Day table, which was my first ever "tablescape." (You can see more of my 4th of July table in this post here, and the easy directions for my napkin rings in this post here.)

I also used the vintage artwork for super simple vases for my front porch. (You can see more of my 4th of July front porch in this post here and my back yard decorations in this post here.)

Can you tell what I used for these vases? They're beer cans with the tops removed using a can opener. I told you they were super easy! I painted them with a couple coats of craft paint and decoupaged on the artwork using Mod Podge. One year later, after being packed away in the basement, they still look great.

This year I'm filling them with dollar store pinwheels. (I put some un-popped popcorn kernels in the bottom to weigh the cans down.)

I tied last year's napkin rings around my new blue ball jars to hold some flowers this year.

There are so many fun and easy ways to decorate with vintage tags, and they make cute party favors, too.

To print this tag-sized artwork for your own projects, just right click each photo, and when it opens in a new window left click it and save it to your computer.

I hope you make something fun! Come back and leave me a comment if you do.

I'd love to hear about it!

I'm sharing this week at these fab blogs. C'mon and party along!

DIY Showoff
Suburbs Mama
Mod Vintage Life
Between Naps on the Porch
Coastal Charm
Cozy Little House
The Farmhouse Porch
Elizabeth & Co.
Our Home Away From Home
Savvy Southern Style
From My Front Porch to Yours
Common Ground

Jun 28, 2013

Friday Finds

I can't believe how fast summer is already going by!

My husband and I have been frantically trying to plant bushes in the yard before it gets too hot. I know I said we were going to wait until the cool of fall, but when push came to shove, we just couldn't stand to look at bare dirt all summer. We hope they will survive our hot desert summer, which officially starts today with a forecast of 104 degrees!

The good news is we finally have sprinklers and lovely green grass, and hopefully next week I'll be able to share some photos with you.

More good news for my American followers is that our Independence Day celebration is next Thursday! 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, and today I'm sharing some festive 4th of July DIY projects from last year's Friday Finds.

Hurray for the Red, White, and Blue!

Maggie of Little Miss Maggie decorated this cute Liberty Garden Bucket and offers a tutorial and the free artwork for download.

This Firecracker Red, White, and Blue cake is from an easy Betty Crocker cake mix.

Laura painted this Stars and Stripes pillow and shares the how-to at Top This Top That.

For these Tin Can Luminary tutorials, visit Karen at Crafts for all Seasons.

Room to Inspire used red, white, and blue scrapbook paper to bundle Red Vines for all.

Deb at Lake Girl Paints painted these Summer Beach Chair stars.

At Heat Oven to 350 Trisha and Nicole share these Cheesecake Cookies that I think would be a big red, white, and blue hit this 4th of July.

Linda's tutorial for this Patriotic Fabric Bunting is at Craftaholics Anonymous.

I had to search high and low to find the origin of this cute mason jar bouquet. I finally found it at Steadmans' Corner, where it was created by Sandie.