Fourth of July
4th of July Tye Dyed shirts
I always, every year just buy those 5 dollar shirts from Old Navy with the flag on them. But….this year I decided to make my girls some patriotic shirts. How hard could it be right? Well…after scouring pinterest for ideas I settled on trying some tye dying. The tutorial I found was great, pictures were awesome. But…my end result, well it was good but wasn’t near as cute as the original. My girls will still wear them because they are definitely not horrible, and because I worked so hard on them.
I thought, tye dying, easy and cheap, it can’t take a lot of time. I was partially correct. It was pretty cheap, I got the shirts at Wal Mart for 3.00, and the tulip shirt dye at JoAnns with a coupon so it was 6.00. It wasn’t hard at all, just mix the dye up and squirt it the shirts. But time consuming it was, and super messy. Or maybe I am just messy…hmmmm, not sure. All I know is it DID make a mess and rinsing the dye out of the shirts took FOREVER!
So, not a total pinterest FAIL, maybe we could call it a partial fail and maybe the reason for the partial fail is all me, it was my very first time experimenting with tye die!! Plus I tried to dye some polka dotted white fabric scraps to make hair accessories out of. Didn’t really work!
So, here is how it went. Continue reading
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2013 AZ – 4th of July Celebrations {find the fireworks!}
Every year I scour the internet looking for firework shows and fun stuff to do here in Arizona. As a family we have attended a different 4th of July celebration every year for the last several years. We get around! But, there are so many great places to see fireworks here in the valley of the sun I want to check them all out. This year we will be attending the show in Goodyear at the ballpark and I am so excited. If you live in the area I highly recommend it. Plus I just super duper LOVE fireworks and so do my girls. I think is is in our blood. So in case you are also scouring the internet trying to locate the best fireworks shows around, about.com has made it super easy for you this year. They have compiled a pretty stinkin’ awesome list of all the shows in AZ and what they will be featuring plus a link to each show’s site so you can read and read about fireworks displays to your hearts content. Continue reading
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Easy July 4th Centerpieces
Fourth of July is right around the corner, literally….like in 2 days around the corner. I whipped up these easy July 4th centerpieces for the annual 4th of July pancake breakfast at our church. They were super easy and definitely budget friendly. Continue reading
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July 4th Printable
Red, White and Blue! They just look so awesome together and feel so great to look at! I love the freedoms we are so blessed to enjoy. The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays! I love the fireworks and the celebrations, the BBQ food and being surrounded by friends and family as we celebrate this great country. My piano mantel gets to be my ever changing decor station in my house. This time of year it is Red, White and Blue all the way!
This July 4th printable makes me happy whenever I see it! Continue reading
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