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Celebrating the USA – A Denim Banner

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Today we celebrate Memorial Day – a day to honor our veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for love and freedom of country and countrymen.  Their bravery and courage have provided one of the greatest blessings one can have as an American.

As we begin a season of patriotic holidays, I thought I would make a simple applique banner to celebrate this great country.  I happened to have a little package of 5 denim pennant banners with grommets already in each corner, so I am going to make use of them.  You know my motto – if you’ve got it, use it!

USA banner

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Long May She Wave

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“You’re a grand old flag,

You’re a high flying flag,

And forever in peace may you wave.

You’re an emblem of the land that I love,

The home of the free and the brave.

Ev’ry heart beats true,

‘Neath the Red, White, and Blue,

Where there’s never a boast or brag.

But should auld acquaintance be forgot,

Keep your eye on the grand old flag.”

Chorus from “You’re a Grand Old Flag” by George M. Cohan, published 1906

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I wish everyone a safe, happy, and fun-filled 4th of July holiday as we celebrate the birth of our wonderful country.

God bless America!

xoxo, Faith

 

 

Uncle Sam’s Hat

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Uncle Sam's hat - flag boquet

A friend brought this aluminum Uncle Sam’s hat as a hostess gift when she came to dinner a few years back right around July 4th. You can’t really tell from this photo, but it has a round flat bill just above the ring of stars. She had a pretty little pot full of primroses in the hat when she presented it to me. Just lovely! Well those didn’t last all that long but thankfully the hat did.

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A Painted Flag

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Paint stick flag (1)

Yes, it’s another painted flag with more yet to come later this week! Seems like I’m stuck on painted flags for this year’s 4th of July celebration.

I made this flag years ago out of used paint stir sticks. After their intended use, I sanded off the blobs of old paint just enough to make them smooth and painted them with craft paint. I used six sticks for the flag itself, broke another in half and hot glued those pieces vertically across the back to hold everything in place. Then I drilled two small holes at the top and ran a small wire through for the hanger. The little jute rope with wooden hearts came wrapped around some stationary. Nothing goes to waste around here!

See you tomorrow for more patriotic inspiration! God bless America!

xoxo, Faith

Celebrating America’s Birthday

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Scrappy American flag decor

In honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday, let’s celebrate with a weeks worth of patriotic inspiration. I’m getting a little scrappy for today’s project – as in scrap wood, fabric scraps, and some leftover (aka scrap) paint.

I came across a square piece of plywood in my wood pile that I painted blue and stamped with some stars in white. I drilled a few small holes across the bottom of the wood, tore some red and white fabric scraps to length and inserted them through the drilled holes affixing with a lark’s head knot. I drilled a couple of larger holes at the top corners and fed a piece of rope through knotting it in the front to use as a hanger. Done. Quick and easy.

Join me again tomorrow for another easy project. Happy Birthday, America!!!

xoxo, Faith

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