Maximize Me--4th of July Edition

I'm amazed by how much creativity you laddies all have. I thought I would feature a few of my favorite 4th of July ideas I've seen around so far...



Crafts & Sutch made this cute USA banner out of wooden stars, scrapbook paper and mod podge. Check out how she did here.

Sunshine Mama made this awesome patriotic ruffle wreath. So cute. Click here to see how she made it.

Here's another patriotic wreath I thought was so simple but fabulous: Made by Nap Time Crafts, 4th of July Wreath. They're stars.

Sweet Something Designs made a wooden Flag Banner out of a pallet! Love it. Click here to see how she made it.

A little of this, A little of that made a fun Ruffle American Flag Shirt. Find more out here.

I absolutely love these 4th of July headbands made by Maka'z Home. Check it out here.

Great job everyone!! Here's what I did for 4th of July. Picture Pledge of Allegiance.

Click here to see more.

HAPPY 4TH! :)

Using egg carton for decor...

So, here's another one of my use-renew-reused projects. This is made using egg cartons, Styrofoam, paint and beads (I didn't have to buy a thing!).

First, you start off with egg cartons... Special thanks to my Grandma for saving these for me. She's awesome!

and a circle Styrofoam (again from my grandma!)

Cut the Egg carton and smash (carefully) down to form a flower bud.

Glue them to the Styrofoam starting in the middle and moving out in a circular fashion

I painted the buds bright yellow first then shaded a metallic sliver on top (to match our room)

I then added some beads

that's it!

I wish I took better pictures because it's SO much better looking in person!

Here's a link to another egg carton decor I did.

I'm linking this up to the following parties:

Socialize with me Monday til Sunday

Welcome to Socialize with me Monday til Sunday. Thanks for linking up last week. Click here to see all the fantastic projects....

To start off this week's link party, here are a few spotlights from last week:

Issa Sarza: Creative Living came up with this adorable Take time to... Jar. Love it!

It's a Women's life made these fun fabric coasters.

The project Corner tried out a pattern and got a super cute Reversible Bag

Great ideas everyone! Thanks for sharing!

Now, for this week...

For those that are new to Socialize with Me Monday til Sunday:

Socialize with me Monday til Sunday was created for those that do crafts (and then some) throughout the week and CAN'T wait for the next link party to show off :)

Yes, this link party is ONE week long! It will start every Monday and go til Sunday. Since it is a week long, a multiple of 10 max projects may be shared per blog per week.
The beginning of every new socialize with me party, I will recap a few of my favorites from the previous week.
 

Rules:

-Add the "Socialize with me Mon. til Sun. Craft and THEN Some Link Party" button to your post so others can join the fun (button(s) are on the right hand side bar)
-To save us from having to search for your project, please link to your post and not your blog.
-We love to see something new; No repeats from the same blog please.
-Leave only positive and uplifting comments to participating links :)

Market Yourself Monday Blog Hop by Trendy Treehouse

Come join the fun!

"Picture Perfect" Pledge of Allegiance

I had this idea last year but it was hard enough trying to pose my girls at there present age (there would be NO way I could have done this with them one year ago---and keep my sanity) lol

They did a great job, my little troopers :)

Here are the pictures I used:

"I Pledge Allegiance"

"to the Flag of the United States of America"

"and to the Republic for which it stands"

"1(one) Nation under God"

(My Favorite!)

"Indivisible"

"with liberty and justice for all."

(she's pretending to be on time out...It didn't last long enough to take the picture, hence the blur lol)

Here it is again:

I liked how it turned out! So cute! :)

*Oh, for the flag background I used blue star scrapbook paper along with plain red and white paper I striped and taped together.... And of course aged it with brown ink. :)

Enjoy :)

I'm linking up this project to Crystal's Craft Spot: Red White and Blue Challenge
and these others: