Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Saturday, July 1, 2023

An Old Fashioned 4th Of July Front Porch


It's June 1st already! Summer is just flying by and it's almost Independence Day aka the 4th of July holiday - here's hoping for clear skies and beautiful weather...at least I will keep my fingers crossed! 


Just think, 100 years ago they were celebrating the 4th of July in 1923! I love looking at antique photos of holidays past and along with that I have a thing for vintage style holiday decorations.


Whether it's antique Christmas tree decorations, wreaths, and Christmas trees, or vintage Halloween die-cut decorations, I love them all.


And right along with that I love old fashioned 4th of July decorations! Especially the traditional old fashioned flag buntings.




They have an old fashioned, small-town charm just like these old front porches, decorated for the 4th of July - even if it's just with red and white flowers :) 






You don't need a swing bed like this one (wouldn't it be nice though?!) - just a few throw pillows will do.


Red geraniums are one of my favorite summer flowers - and how convenient they come in white too!




I hope you have a great holiday!
Laura

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Friday, December 28, 2012

My Holiday Baking: Seeing Stars


I'm a pretty traditional kind of girl, so when it comes to the holidays we have our
family customs just as any family does, and that, of course, includes Christmas 
baking. I seem to bake the same types of cookies every year, family favorites, 
things my mother baked every year that I now try to duplicate.  

 Something funny happened this year though. After rolling out ball after ball of 
cut-out dough, I realized that ALL of the cut-outs I baked were stars. Every 
cookie cutter that I used was the same shape: a star!  Yay for stars!

Ready to go into the oven!




Ready to eat!



What did you bake this year?



I hope you have a great week 
Love, Laura


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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Inspiration: Handmade Holiday Gift Tags

One of the best ways you can add a special, personal touch to a gift is by adding a handcrafted gift tag. 
Whether you buy some premade tags from an artist, or decide to try your hand at making some yourself, 
holiday tags are a great way to make your packages extra special. 

 You can make gift tags from all different types of materials. The most common are paper or cardstock. 
Upcycled materials such as old maps, old book pages or sheet music are great ways to add interest and 
charm to tags. Printed cardboard is another material that can be upcycled into a gift tag. How about last 
year's old Christmas cards? Some folks start with premade manila tags that you can find at office 
supply stores, while others cut their own tags with paper punches or die cutting machines. 

Creating your design 
Rubber stamps go together with gift tags like peanut butter goes with chocolate! What easier way 
to create tags than by hand-printing plain tags with a rubber stamp? Not only is this inexpensive, it's fast. 
Other ideas for designs are: copies of family photos and children's art.

Embellishing your tags 
I like gift tags that are simple and uncomplicated. It it's over-embellished, too busy, or simply overdone,
I tend to lose interest. It's just personal preference. Plus, super-fancy tags are harder to match up with 
gift wrap! My advice: keep it simple and stick with only one or two colors - three at most!  Some easy 
embellishments for tags include: glue and glitter, jingle bells, quality ribbon, natural elements such as 
small pine cones, acorns, twigs and sprigs, and buttons. Scrapbooking papers and fancy papers such 
as tissue paper, foil, and vellum make great additions to tags because they add texture and interest. 
When finished, use a hole punch to attach ribbon, twine, or yarn to your tag and you are finished! 

 Check out some of my picks for the most pretty and unique tags, and maybe you'll be inspired to create your own!


Angel wing gift tags 







Cute button snowman by Scrappin' with DeeDee



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