Decorating for the 4th of July

Growing up, my favorite holiday was the Fourth of July. Seriously!  I loved it more than opening presents on Christmas morning.

The festivities started with a big parade down Main Street, followed by free hot dogs and soda at the firehouse.

Later in the day all of my family would gather at my grandparent's house for a backyard BBQ.  We would end the day by watching a firework display at the park.

This year we are planning a small barbecue, so I decided to decorate the house red, white and blue.

I started by gathering a few empty spaghetti sauce jars and decorating them with puffy paint.

I placed tea-light candles inside of the smaller jars.

The starfish reminds me of days at the Jersey shore.

I filled the larger jars with clippings from my yard.  An inexpensive way to bring nature in.

I finished it off with garland strung together with twine and ribbon.  Simple and Inexpensive!

What are your plans for July 4th?  A great day of food?  Spending the day with family and friends?  However you celebrate, have fun!

Inexpensive Valentine's Day Decor

For Valentine's Day this year, I decided to decorate my daughter's room with a little love.  As much as I love decorating for the holidays, I enjoy creating inexpensive ways to fill my home with seasonal decor even more!

I created inexpensive floral vases using recycled food jars.

I made a heart template out of card stock.  Then filled the heart in with puffy paint.

For this vase, I added rub on transfers and filled in the "o's" with puffy paint.

This vase is my favorite!

I used stickers as my template.  Then I dotted around each letter with more puffy paint.  I think it's pretty obvious how much I love puffy paint!

I purchased the felt hearts at Target after Christmas.  They were only 30 cents for a pack of 3.  They were originally tree ornaments.  I snipped off the ties, then strung them together with twine.

The flowers were on clearance too!  I picked them up for $1.29 while in the grocery store.

So there you go!  You can still make the day special without spending a lot of money! 

*A special thank-you to the Cheri @ I Am Momma Hear Me Roar and the ladies @ iLoveToCreate Blog for featuring this post.

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4 Great Projects!

The following projects are examples of how four creative ladies took inspiration from my projects to create their own!

Vicky from Decor & Harmony @ 4290, created a metallic wreath drawing her inspiration from a wreath I made using bay leaves.  I love the way she accented her wreath with nail head trim.  To see the full tutorial visit Vicky's blog.

Latoya from The Scott's Crib, added some fall decor to her kitchen table with a stick vase!  I love the pretty flowers she added to her vase!  Beautiful job Latoya!

Tatum from Many Moments of Me, made a stick vase too!  I love her version as well!  A beautiful Fall display of colorful faux foliage to create a long-lasting centerpiece for her home.

And Carli at Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, did an amazing job creating a headboard for her bedroom inspired by this post!

Beautiful job ladies!  Thanks so much for allowing me to showcase your creativity!

A Stick Vase

  Who says decorating has to be expensive?  Brighten up your home for Fall with items you may have in your yard.

Gather some sticks, cut them to size, then glue them around a spaghetti jar, for an inexpensive vase!

If you're interested you can view my previous spaghetti jar vases here and here.

*Thank-you so much to Donna@ Funky Junk Interiors for featuring my vase on her Facebook page!

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Bark Carved Vase

  I'm excited to show you another quick project using a spaghetti jar.  Whenever I empty a glass jar it's hard for me to just toss it in the recycling bin.

  I had a few birch bark sheets leftover from a previous project that I used to wrap the jar with.

  I used my glue gun to attach the sheet to the jar. 

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Then I found a couple images online for inspiration.

Using my knife, I "carved" mine and my husband's initials into the tree bark.

simple, yet sweet.

Now it's your turn...

reuse an empty spaghetti jar and turn it into a cute flower vase!

Spaghetti Jar Vase

There's no better way to welcome Spring inside than to fill vases with freshly cut flowers.  After browsing through some inspiration photos online, I decided to give this simple project a try.  This project was easy!  You can create your own vase with twine and an empty spaghetti jar too!

I started by wrapping twine around the bottom of the jar, then added a little hot glue and placed the twine on top.  Repeat this method all around the jar.  A few flowers from my yard complete the look!


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