Festivities at the Aframe

I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th (or 3rd)!  

The annual Hess Lake Ring of Fire and fireworks was another fantastic event and gave me a great excuse to decorate the Aframe.

Like I need any excuses to decorate for a holiday (smile). 

On my previous post, I shared our pink flamingo inflatables found at Five Below.

Of course, I had to go back and get a few more.

We've been enjoying nature's fireworks every morning from the Aframe.  I hope your July has been good to you so far.

Red, white and blue at the lake

We couldn't have asked for a better weekend for the fourth.  

Lots of beautiful sunrises.

Lots of water time.  

Lakeside dining made the food taste even better. 

Quality family time.  

Amazing fireworks on the lake.  

Even found an estate sale near the cottage.  

You know me.

I brought home all kinds of vintage holiday.

Enjoy this week ahead.

I've got a trash-to-treasure post to share later.  Let's just say dumpster diving was involved!  

Hello July!

It's been a busy month.

 Since the girls and Chris have been out of school, I swear June just zipped by.

I'm hoping to slow down July a bit.

Looking forward to some quality time at the lake and then we've got a big vacation planned in Yellowstone.

Thank you, Viv for my newest red, white and blue "mouse" addition!

Happy 4th of July, everyone!
    

A patriotic give-away!

It's time for another Kim K. give-away!

 Because I think everyone needs something miniature to love and I can't give away one of my big dollhouses, I've created a miniature scene using a cigar box and a collection of special treasures including a sweet little doll with a patriotic makeover.

In order to be entered in the give-away, leave me a comment on this blog post.

 Absolutely no strings attached.

 Entries close at 8:00 pm EST Monday, June 16th.

A winner will be picked randomly by one of my two girls (whoever happens to be my willing assistant).

This is a give-away for the pure joy of giving back to my blogging friends!
XOXO

Red, white and blue crafting and my Magpie Ethel inspired mantle!

In case you visit a Dollar Tree in the near future, I found a few things that you might want to pick up for your red, white and blue decorating. 

They are pretty enough on their own, but with a glue gun, you can layer them with other crafting supplies for a bit more punch. 

Inspired by Magpie Ethel's patriotic bells, I picked up some honeycomb wedding bells from the Dollar Tree too.  The bell is opened up partially and glued onto the fan decoration.

Another idea includes dying your mini flags in coffee to age them a bit.

After the flags were dry, I took them off their wooden rods and glued them onto the string for bunting.

Of course, I didn't stop there.  The rest of my red, white and blue decor came out too.

I purchased the patriotic gal from Magpie Ethel.  Love her bells.

I also purchased Uncle Sam from Magpie Ethel.  Laurie does such unique work.

Lots of little ladies are waving their flags at you!

The cone filled with paper curls, bingo and a playing card I made last year.

I also made the newspaper party hat and embellished it with lots of festive trimmings.  The Statue of Liberty was an acquisition from our local mission thrift store.

The penny dolls were a fun find at the Allegan Antique market.  Magpie Ethel made me the mini paper hat that you see next to the dolls.

Even though we aren't even going to be in the state of MI for the 4th, I couldn't leave my mantle bare.    Happy red, white and blue!

Happy HOT 4th of July!

The outdoors feels as hot as a firecracker!!!  We're not used to this heat in Michigan.  It's suppose to reach 100 degrees today.  Yikes.

 However, you spend your 4th of July, I hope you have a festive and fun day! 

I had to squeeze in one more patriotic craft.
Thanks for the hat inspiration, Elizabeth!

 Stay cool.

  Be safe!  Happy HOT 4th of July!
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