Thursday, July 2, 2009

Inexpensive Ways to Decorate for the 4th of July!


I love decorating my home and throwing parties for the different holidays! I'd like to share some of the inexpensive things I'm using for this 4th of July!

I always find sap buckets at thrift stores and I can make them fit the theme with a little spray paint. In the picture above, I've spray painted one red, added some sand and some inexpensive American Flags from Wallie World! Anytime I hit a thrift store or yard sales, I'm always on the hunt for inexpensive picture frames...again, a little paint, some holiday themed scrapbook paper, add some pictures that bring up all the fun memories from travels past and you have a fun way to decorate a shelf or table top! The 4th of July banner is made from cardboard, scrapbook paper & ribbon...easy! I decorated the top of my refrigerator with some paper stars and a vintage tin found at the dollar store...the jar is from Ikea and I've tied holiday themed fabric strips to the handle and filled it with red, white & blue jaw breakers! Decorating does not have to be expensive! Have a happy & safe holiday!

Happy 4th of July!

I had a lot of fun updating my blog and getting ready for the 4th of July! So can I tell you how much I LOVE the 4th of July? I love the flags and the colors, red, white & blue and great BBQ's and swim parties, the fun of the fireworks and watching my little ones eyes light up as they watch them...but most of all, I am SO grateful to be living in this great land where we are blessed with such great freedoms! I am thankful for the Armed Forces that fight to protect us and to their families that sacrifice in their absence so that all of us can be free! I hope we tall ake a moment to thank God for the amazing blessings we all have and for the opportunity to live in this great land...
The United States of America!

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Both Bugs -n- Bees adorable dresses & Zinney Lou Totes hand bags have been featured on this site! Just click on the link to the right of my screen and make a comment to be entered for whatever the day's featured giveaway is! Pretty smart idea!