Happy 4th with a Lincoln Onesie

Love this day. . .  love that we spent the morning with good company, good food and wearing our red, white and blue, love the sounds and sights of fireworks all week long, love the smell of BBQ, love the ooey gooey goodness of marshmallow's melted in between reese's peanut butter cup and graham crackers, love the country that we live in and loooooooooove my little Lincoln baby,

 my poor little guy who is probably forever scared due to kids letting off dynamite a foot from him. . . 

 and my other little guy who is way more into his toys than the fireworks.

I hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating our Independence!

Snap, Crackle, Pop Printable at I Heart Naptime

Snap, Crackle POP . . . here's a sneak peek at this month's printable I made for I {heart} Naptime.

Happy 4th of July!

Stars and Stripes Forever Printable

You would think I was trying to make a 4th of July Printable for each room at the rate I am going. . . I just love them!  I couldn't decide on one color or size either, so you have your choice between blue, red, blue and red and gray as well as an 8x10 or 5x7. Click on the download links below to download the Stars and Stripes print of your choice!

8x10

5x7

 8x10

5x7

  8x10

5x7

 8x10

5x7

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Every year my parents have a flag ceremony on the 4th with a special guest (last year it was Abe Lincoln . . aka my cute Dad) telling us about the founding fathers, reading of the Gettysburg address (by my cute nieces), a delicious omelette bar and festivities. I LOVE the 4th and have missed the celebrations for 6 years now (thank you dental school and residency) but will forever be grateful for the patriotism my Dad taught me! 

Happy 4th of July!!! 

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, somewhat simple, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, whipperberry, i heart naptime, diy showoff, be different act normal, itsy bitsy paper

4th of July Yarn Wreath

I originally started this wreath in February and thought it would be my "interchangeable" wreath that I would change with each holiday or season. Well, I liked the idea for a few months but decided I liked to have a variety and not stick with the same stick wreath year round. . . 

 So, these bad boys . . . a.k.a. yarn balls, are now glued on and are only coming off if I get desperate . . . which happens a lot, unfortunately. 

The idea came from the yarn mobile I made for Baby Lincoln found HERE. You can find a tutorial on how to make them there . . . basically just keep rolling yarn or wrap it around some foam balls. I am not sure where I got the glittery stars, they have been in my holiday bins for years and now I found a use for them.

 I love the 4th of July too much to not make wreath for it!! Happy 4th of July . . . and Flag Day!

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, somewhat simple, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, whipperberry, i heart naptime, diy showoff, be different act normal, itsy bitsy paper

guest posting over at (my world - made by hand}

remember this:

if you missed my tutorial on how to make this 4th of july bunting banner 

(can also make it for other holidays just use different colors),

head over to my world - made by hand

where i am guest posting today for jessica's

4th of july festivities

just to show that i wasn't lying when my family goes all out for the 4th of july as stated over at
i heart naptime
i couldn't resist posting these pictures of their celebration.
it has been 5 years since i have been able to go (thanks to good old dental school and residency),
here is to hoping i make it next year.

this is just my immediate family - 6 kids, 23 grandkids

and one amazing mom and dad gather for brunch, 

followed by a visit by abraham lincoln (a.k.a. my dear dad),

followed by the reading of the gettysburg address by my nieces,

a flag ceremony,

and end it all with a little slip and slide.

isn't that little ruffle skirt amazing?!? if i ever have a girl, my sister is going to have to teach me all her tricks!!! love it. 

it helps when the little girl wearing it is ridiculously adorable. 

4th of July Bunting Banner Tutorial

i can't get enough of these fun banners. . .

and my mind just wouldn't be at ease until i made one for the 4th of july!

here is a quick tutorial on how i made this bunting banner:

what you will need:

1/3 yard of red fabric (more or less depending on the size of your flags)

1/3 yard of blue fabric (more or less depending on the size of your flags)

1/3 yard of burlap

yarn or string

3 different circles to trace (big, medium, small)

my big plate was 12" across, medium 8.5" and small 5"

fabric scissors

marker and pencil

thread (i used white, red and blue)

sewing machine

step 1 - put 2 little marks on the back of your plates (or whatever you are using to trace) on either side (between the top and the middle of the plate) so the flags would be be bigger than a half circle.

step 2 - cut out 3 of the large red flags

3 large blue flags

6 medium burlap flags

3 small red flags

3 small blue flags

(you can do all your flags the same but i liked the look of the alternating flags)

cut 12 12" pieces of string/yarn in red

cut 12 12" pieces of string/yarn in white

(again, you can use anything you want here and don't have to use 2 pieces of string)

step 3 - sew a zigzag stitch all around the edges of all the large flag pieces with white thread, sewing the strings on either end as you go.

step 4 - sew the medium burlap flags on top of the large flags using a zigzag stitch

(i used red thread for the large blue flag and blue thread for the large red flag)

then sew the small flags on top of that with a zigzag stitch

step 5 - i finished off the flags by sewing a zig zag stitch across the top.

step 6 - tie the flags together and hang!!

linking up to

the stories of a2z, tatertots and jello,

atthepicketfence, whipperberry,remodelaholic,

i heart naptime, blue cricket design, somewhat simple, craftomaniac