Cute Idea for Your Camper

Like most families, our summer is full of camps,  spending time with family and friends, staying up late, and sleeping in.  I LOVE it!
I thought I’d share with you something I made for my daughter this summer for camp. I was inspired by my friend Laura who has 4 kids and is an amazing mom. She always has such great ideas….she needs to have a blog!!
Picked up this little baby at the sporting goods store. It’s great! It has wheels!!
Then I coated it with a good Primer.
Now for the fun part!  C.O.L.O.R.!!
This spray paint really covered well. No need for multiple coats.


Tough to see here in this pic, but the top is blue, front and back are lime green, and both ends are a pretty shade of orange.

Now to dress it up!















I chose Bible verses that would really give her strength and courage any time she uses it.  You might put your child’s favorite verses or even attach photos with Modge Podge. We’ll probably add some flowers or polka dots.
Now each time she uses this trunk, she plans to put a bumper sticker inside the lid for that destination! How fun!
Enjoy your last few days of summer!
Blessings,

A Little Red, White, & Blue

July 4th is right around the corner. I sure do love me some RED, WHITE, & BLUE!
Need ideas for celebrating this amazing country? If you start now, you can make these cute ideas part of your Independence Day. (click on each link to find out how each is made)

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Oh say can you see

by the dawn’s early light

 What so proudly we hailed

at the twilight’s last gleaming?

 Whose broad stripes and bright stars

 through the perilous fight

O'er the ramparts we watched

 were so gallantly streaming?

And the rockets’ red glare

The bombs bursting in air

 Gave proof through the night

 that our flag was still there.

 

Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave

 

 or the land of the FREE and

the home of the BRAVE!

 Let’s all wave our Red, White, & Blue proudly this July 4th! I’ve been waving mine since May!!



Thankful to live in the good ‘ole US of A,

Valentine’s Adorable Pillow Project

My front porch is a place that I love to make beautiful. It’s the first thing friends see when they walk up to my home.

Needless to say, after all of the Christmas decorations were put away, my porch just looked tired and sad. Don’t you think so?

I bought these pillows probably 3 or 4 years ago at Garden Ridge.

BORING!!!!

They need a facelift.

I went to my local Hob Lob and found this precious fabric that could be used throughout the Spring. Do you like it?

My mother is an amazing seamstress! She learned from her mother who used to make her own patterns out of newspaper! She would just see a dress in the store, come home and cut a pattern, and then make it beautifully for my mom. My mom has that same talent. I, on the other hand, have sewn a few things over the years, but this is an area that has really intimidated me. But I wasn’t going to let that stop me. My porch needed me in it’s time of crisis!!

I researched online how to make an Envelope Pillow Cover and found step-by-step instructions on About.Com. They explained everything.

The steps were SO clear!

Ta-Da!!!!

That’s great for everyday, but I wanted to spice it up a bit more for Valentine’s Day, but on a budget. I went to Dollar Tree and bought a bag of 300 silk rose pedals for a buck! Then, I cut out my heart pattern out of newspaper (my Mamaw would be so proud), and found some extra fabric I had leftover from a skirt that I tried to make many, many years ago. After cutting my heart shape out of the fabric, I hot glued the rose pedals onto the heart.

So I can remove the heart after Valentine’s Day, I just pinned my new heart appliqué to the pillows. Voi-la!!!! So now my porch is showing a little LOVE!

Why don’t you share some love today?

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