2026 FOURTH OF JULY FRONT PORCH

Happy Fourth of July Week! I've been working (sweating) away outside and am so excited to share my Fourth of July front porch with you today. She's a cutie!  After Christmas, I think the Fourth is my favorite holiday to decorate for.  These guys have my favorite look ever this year to celebrate America's 250th- patriotic sunglasses, bows, a flag, and a "liberty bell" ( repurposed from Christmas! ) tied on!  Similar Lions | Glasses- Hobby Lobby | Black Urns I zhushed up my plain faux boxwood wreath by grabbing a striped table runner that I had on hand and tying it on like a wreath sash.  Faux Boxwood Wreath | Similar Striped Table Runner  | DIY Pennant Flags  | Front Door- SW Dignity Blue  I accented the wreath with a couple of the  patriotic pennant flags that I made a few years ago.  The gold stars are small plastic tree toppers out of my Christmas stash- I added a drop of hot glue on the base to secure them down between the leaves. I love ......

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MY FAVORITE PICKS FOR AMAZON PRIME DAYS SALE!

Prime Days are here!  I love browsing the sale to see what deals I can pass along to you, I know the selection can be overwhelming!  I went back through my orders of the past few years and chose the things that are on sale for Prime Day, so everything in my Amazon Storefront are things our family personally has, uses, and recommends!  I'll highlight a few of my picks here in this post, but all of my favorites on sale are linked in my Prime Day Amazon Storefront here so make sure to take a peek at that, too!   If you aren't currently a Prime member, you can sign-up for a free 30 day trial membership here and still take advantage of the deals.  And, your membership includes SO many more perks than free delivery, like Amazon Prime TV, Amazon Music, Amazon Photos (unlimited cloud based storage!) plus so much more! There's also a Prime Student and Young Adult option with a discounted member rate and exclusive perks for college students and young adults- it's ......

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MY DECOR, FASHION, ENTERTAINING, AND PARTY PICKS FOR JULY FOURTH

I'll be ready to start sharing my Fourth of July decor later this week and next week, but I wanted to go ahead and share some of the things I'll be using before it gets too late in case you need to gather up a few things for your own holiday prep.  I've also rounded up some really cute fashion and entertaining picks- I'm loving all of the excitement for America's 250th celebration this year and seeing everyone go all out for the holiday!   Red Block Print Skirt -sz. M ||  3x6 Poly Bunting Flags 4 pack  || 3x6 Poly/Cotton Bunting Flag  || Supportive Flip Flops || Creamy White Bead Necklace    I love this red block print skirt for the season.  It's soft and lightweight with an elastic tie waist, lined, has pockets, and also comes in a pretty blue color. And, it's on sale for $18! I paired it here with a simple white tee but would be cute with a lightweight denim shirt tied at the waist, tank, or graphic tee.  I used 100% polyester bu......

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FIVE FRIDAY FAVORITES

Happy Weekend! Since I'm back with you after missing a few months, I've made quite the list of things to share with you over the next few Five Friday Favorites posts! With holidays and semi-annual sales coming up in the next few weeks too there are some great deals to be found.  I'll be working on sharing my best picks from those with you as well, but for today here are some favorites I've been loving lately!  I keep a couple of planters at our back gate and some of them have been worn out for a while, I just hadn't found something I liked to replace them with.  I recently came across this darling woven wicker look urn style planter with a scallop top edge and thought it would be perfect for the spot!  It comes with a plastic liner if you want to plant directly in it, but I usually just drop the plastic pot inside so I removed that to let water drain. My one concern was that they might tip over in the wind, but we've had some very high winds the past week or so ......

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