Welcome to the home that Uncle Sam threw up on.
In a good way.
I started a little late in my 4th Of July decorating, but once I started, I had a hard time stopping.
In the kitchen dining area I used some flags in a vintage thermos as a centerpiece on the table
and on the cabinet I created a 4th Of July vignette using a wire basket and a vintage scale.
The glass jar has a vintage 4th Of July postcard image in it.
One of my favorite ways to create INEXPENSIVE holiday decor is to print out vintage postcard images and place them around the house. Easy, peasy and quick!
You can find additional postcard images you can print out at my 4th Of July Vintage Postcard Printables page.
More flags are placed in a white ironstone vase and the Woolite and Sno-Kreem (shortening) tins make a easy pop of patriotic color!
And let's not forget my hands down, favorite 4th Of July decor item - SPARKLERS!
They're cheap plus I keep the boxes from year to year, so I always have some to toss in a vase or throw on a table for INSTANT 4th Of July decor!
A folded flag on a shelf along with an old Statue Of Liberty print add to the patriotic theme.
I even use little flag toothpicks to add some festive decor here and there.
More flags and some more patriotic postcards grace the entryway table.
OK, now the first aid kit doesn't shout 4th Of July (unless you're using it to bandage up after the fireworks accident), but it is red, white and blue.
And of course, I had to add some flags to my summertime front porch. You just can not go all red, white and blue inside and not do it on the outside!
Do you have any plans for the weekend? Or are you staying home and relaxing like we are?
www.mysoulfulhome.com
Love that little truck with the succulent & flag!!
Jeanette Chaney
Love it! Tool box purses?? I think they will be a hit. Have a wonderful and safe 4th.
Shelley Kuhn
tried to comment last night...but couldn't...so I will today...
LOVE it all...the vintage pottery....I have lots....and love the use of those "pokey" flower frogs...I really like the one that looks like old fashioned hairpins were used...I think I need one of those...
ThrifterSisters
Love that Buddy L truck. I really need to find one that doesn't cost a million dollars and is being sold by some old guy at the flea market who I see at the thrift store ALL THE TIME digging through the toys as if they were all made of gold.
It took me a good half a day to get out and display all of my 4th decorations. But I keep mine out throughout the Summer so all the hard work doesn't seem to go to waste, especially since I just got them all out last week.
Have a great 4th, Pam!
Erica
Sherry@Back2Vintage
I love the vintage side of your red, white and blue!!! Don't pack it up too quickly....Labor Day is just around the corner!
Kari at A Grace Full Life
OOhhh you back up to a cornfield too????
I am moving in.
Paula@SweetPea
You decorate in the vintage style that I love! I'm going to have to pin many of your photos so I'll have some new decorating ideas for the 4th next year.
Curtains in My Tree
I put my flags out for Memorial Day and leave them all in my flower beds for the 4th of July
Dawn from We Call It Junkin.com
The house looks great!
Lynn @The Vintage Nest
P.S. We still have Labor Day coming up.....leave all your fabulous red white and blue up for the entire summer! 🙂
Lynn @The Vintage Nest
took/stole some of your ideas Pam.....I am going to make a bouquet of sparklers for the grandchildren. Love the cornfield in the window. Love it all!! Happy 4th
Cynthia Weber
The house looks ready for a patriotic party… so fun! and your front porch looks as inviting as a tall glass of lemonade on a hot day… pretty and refreshing!
TARYTERRE
Everything looks festive for the fourth. Next year if you want the red, white and blue to last long start your decorating for Memorial Day too.
Vickie @ Ranger 911
Are you SURE you don't want to turn it into a handbag? If somebody tries to mug you for all the cash inside, you can give him/her a swing with it upside the head. 🙂
I'm loving all your vintage tins and coolers and plaid thermoses! They pair so well with stars and stripes. Speaking of, I like the way you've hung your flag on your house. It beats going outside daily (in the rain) and unwinding my flag that's wrapped around the pole!
And look at your black-eyed-susan vine already! You are at least a month ahead of us in the growing season. Happy 4th!
Pam Kessler
I got tired of pulling it down off the roof last year. We had it hanging on the very front of the front porch then and every ten minutes I'd have to get the ladder out and flip it back down and then a few minutes later it would blow back up there. Much less trouble to just hang it right on the house.
Carlene @ Organized Clutter
Loved the vignettes! Had to pin!
Leslie Harris
I'm loving all your red white and blue Pam, you always do such a great job with your vignettes. How's your son's baseball going? I think I read that he was on a team this summer right? My son's getting ready to go back to Camp Rec again. He loves it, can't wait to find out who is camper will be.
happy 4th to you!
xo
Leslie
Pam Kessler
He loves it! He's met a lot of other kiddos and we've gotten to meet a lot more parents of kids with disabilities. So I think it was a good decision to do it this year.