2026 FOURTH OF JULY PATIO AND BACK YARD

I hope you enjoyed seeing the porch and front of our house all decorated , thank you for your kind comments!  Today I'll show you around one of the most used spaces in our home, the patio and back yard.   Mini Flags | Rechargeable Lamps | Stick Flags | DIY USA Garland The outdoor fireplace is the best spot for me to load up on the decor, we're definitely not using it for fires right now!  I removed the sticks from some mini flags and hot glued them to a ribbon (after consulting the internet to make sure I positioned the flags correctly for vertical hanging!)  to add a little garland across the top of the tv.   If you haven't noticed in my July 4th tours yet, my motto for any pot is "YOU get a flag and YOU get a flag and YOU get a flag!!" 🤣  I thought these little firecracker picks from HL were cute too.  I just checked the old post and I made this USA garland 11 years ago!!! Fun little project that you can do with any fabric scraps. ......

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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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