Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Just wanted to wish all of you a HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! Enjoy the day with family and friends and have a blast!!

Colleen :)

Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: 4th of July Mug Rug Tutorial Video

Hellooooooooo.....I am finally back "online". Been gone for a couple of months moving to our new home. Whew.....what a job. The builder was 5 weeks over schedule and then it took 10 days to get my satellite internet back so I was "disconnected" for two months!! Terrible not to have your computer for that long. Thank goodness for my smartphone! :)

So hope everyone is having a good summer so far. It is pretty dry where we live. Need rain bad! Fourth of July is right around the corner, but I think you still have time to make this cute mug rug from Missouri Star Company. Looks pretty simple. :)

Happy sewing!

Colleen :)

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Super Star Pillow - Tutorial

Lori of Bee in My Bonnet has this super Super Star Pillow tutorial on her blog. For full instructions and some amazing pictures, simply click on the photo above.

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Needles-n-Pins Stitchedries: Let's Have A Vintage 4th of July

Fourth of July is coming soon! Hope everyone has some great plans for spending the 4th with family and friends. The 4th of July always brings back memories of the time when I was a kid and we use to light off fireworks around the neighborhood. Now....I will age myself by telling you that when I was a kid everyone had fireworks and we use to light them off everywhere. Now I know that isn't the right thing to do in these days, but we had a blast! And yes....we use to chase each other with Roman candles shooting all over the place and pop bottle rockets we use to shoot out of the bottles at each other! My oh my....can't believe we all survived that! :)

Anyway..........let's take a trip down memory lane with some vintage 4th of July from Etsy. 


Fourth of July is all about patriotism, parades, picnics and fireworks. There is nothing more patriotic than the American flag. The HotHouseVintageCo has a really nice one we see here. 

If you are going to the parade we need to dress for it. If you have a little girl that needs that special outfit for the parade why not dress her in a dress like this one from September Butterfly.

And then of course after the parade is the picnic. Love picnics!! Here is a picnic basket from TablesGoneWild that I sure some of you remember.

Then we end the day with the fireworks display and this vintage patriotic postcard from EndlessEphemera show what it is all about. 

So that is our trip down memory lane. Hope everyone has a fun and blessed 4th of July and enjoy the time with family and friends!

HAPPY 4TH!

Colleen :)

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Free Fourth of July Printables

Perfect printables for your Fourth of July decor! Visit Dawn Nicole Designs and download your favorite or maybe all ten :-) Simply click on the graphic above for your free printable designs.

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Kidz Korner - Captain America Kids Drink

What kid wouldn't love this?!? This drink is easy, peasy and the recipe can be found on A Worthey Read. For the recipe, please click on the photo above.

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Red, White and Blue Cookie Bark

Wouldn't this be a wonderful hostess gift for your upcoming 4th of July party? Or make up cellophane gift bags for everyone to take home with them.

For the complete recipe, click on the photo above to get Anne's, Your Homebased Mom, full recipe.

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Needles-n-Pins Stitcheries: Celebrating The 4th of July

The Fourth of July is sneaking up on us. It is this Friday! I thought you might like to see some great 4th of July items from Etsy that you can use to decorate your house and get some ideas for next years decorating Americana and patriotic. To all our "international" followers even though you do not celebrate the 4th of July you can still use the red, white and blues to decorate your homes too. :)

So here are a few Etsy shops that are celebrating Independance Day........


Marilee at SimplyMarilee has this great Stars and Strips burlap pillow. I have the perfect chair that this could sit on.

I love the colors in this tablerunner from MerryfieldArts. I can see this sitting on your table with an antique crock full of little flags sitting on top of it. :)

Next we need to fix up those kitchen windows in our patriotic decorating. How about using these curtains on that kitchen window. They are from BJSCountryCharm. 

Earlier I showed you a shop with the tablerunner. Now if you don't want to put a crock on the tablerunner how about a nice wooden bowl with these bowl fillers from SideLineQuilts. They would look real nice on that tablerunner. 

Now if you really want to put some color on your wall with a beautiful Americana quilt this vintage schoolhouse quilt from FondRecollections should work good for you. 

So if you want to really be patriotic and decorate to the top with all Americana or just add a little red, white and blue the shops on Etsy have everything to fit the bill for your decorating ideas. 

Have a great 4th of July!!

Colleen :)

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Happy Independence Day

 Fourth Of July!

What a fun day!
we all have to say.
The best July 4th ever.
From fireworks to picnic lunch,
we sure did do a bunch.
The memories we'll have forever.
Spending time with family and friends,
with whom the fun never ends.
We celebrated the U.S.A today.
Author: Heather Law Howe

NEEDLES-N-PINS STITCHERIES- MAKE IT AMERICANA

You may call it Americana or Patriotic, but for us in the United States we call it Independence Day!! In honor of the Fourth of July this year I thought I would share this Americana decorating idea with all of you. I read it in the The Country Register of Minnesota.

When you think of Americana, all things red, white and blue come to mind. Bringing the patriotic spirit into your home can be as easy as hanging an American flag. Incorporate a few of these ideas to give your home warmth and style this summer. :)

 

Early American décor, such as spinning wheels, vintage quilts, historical documents and presidential portraits will give your room a historical look and patriotic feel.

For a rustic/country-inspired look, add primitive folk art – flags, stars and folksy motifs in red, white and blue. Amish barn stars, rusty star garlands, a rustic wooden flag and small American flags tucked into crocks or baskets will complement any room and add instant flair. Place a potted red geranium in a small crock for an instant pop of color.

 

If the traditional colors of red, white and blue do not flow with your décor, try using slightly different shades like burgundy instead of red, antique cream instead of white or country blue instead of the traditional blue.  Use coffee stained table runners, linens or other items in patriotic themes to tone down the colors. This will give them an antique or primitive look.

Showcase your items against a neutral backdrop. Displaying them against a wallpapered wall will only create a busy scene. Your collections will already be colorful by themselves. Put them up against a neutral background so they can take center stage. Americana is based on the simplicity of country. Keep it simple.

Remember, patriotic décor does not have to be just for the Fourth of July. Our love of the past goes hand-in-hand with celebrating our country’s birthday. Hope some of these ideas inspire you to get busy decorating your home to celebrate the wonderful holiday of our independence.

                                                                      COLLEEN :)

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