Show-Offs! Fourth of July Ideas

Okay so I have been a slacker in the Show-Off department (and all the other departments) since I have been out of town-but there were so many good 4th of July crafts and projects and recipes on the party lists the last couple of weeks that I needed to share...just in case you want to get in some crafting in the next few days before the holiday! There are some great ideas in here...Enjoy!

The Craft in Me shows us how to make a simple reminder of the Freedom we enjoy and how we can use it with a chalkboard craft. Cute!
Love this Captain America tee on that adorable little munchkin of I am Mama Hear me Roar-she shows you how to make one on a guest post over at Love Stitched.
Lovin this July frame from Craft-o-Maniac, she used some star bandanas for the background. She also has a tutorial on how to make a Firecracker Topiary! Super cute and creative!
Jewelry Box made super sweet and simple centerpiece with her cake stand using some fun stuff from around the house, like wood blocks and and small boxes to make some little "presents," cute!
Punkin Seed Productions has a cute set of blocks she made for the holiday-love the distressed look of these.
I don't know if I've ever seen a cuter dessert than these "pie" cupcakes! How American, and how delicious are these? Mommy Topics has the recipe, and they actually look pretty easy too. You will be the hit of the party with these babies!
Crafts Redesigned shows us how to make some cute USA blocks-these are always fun aren't they?
How adorable is this ruffled shirt made by A little of this, a little of that? She has a full tutorial. Too cute!
This fun centerpiece was made by the Fantastic Flores Family-all with stuff from around the house! Cute!
Suzy D Inspired worked with her grandbabies to make some fun and festive shirts and onesies, and has the tutorial on her site, if this sounds like something your kids would like to do...let's see, paint, get messy and get a cute shirt out of it...what kid wouldn't want to do that? :)
Green Bean's Crafterole made a super cute lollipop flower out of a pair of her hubbys old jeans and pinned it too a thick piece of decorated chipboard-fun, frugal and festive!
Want an easy, fun wall hanging that is also cheap and your kids can help? How about these plates that Polwig shows us how to make? Fun!
My husband will be so excited that I have another wood project I want him to do! This gorgeous wall hanging is a Pottery Barn knockoff made by the lovely gal at Kara's Korner. Step by step instructions over there-you know you are going to want to make one too! (original plans by Ana at Knock off Wood)
I am absolutely GAGA over these outdoor pillows by Positively Splendid-the hounds tooth, the colors, the vinyl date and shapes...what is not to love? I would pay good money for these...if I had good money-luckily she shows us how to make them ourselves. I will have to be doing just that. I must have these!
Just Sew Sassy not only made a cute table runner-but also a super fun conversation jar centerpiece to go with it. Great!
Here is a fun and easy idea for the kids to make-coffee filter firework flowers! Crafts by Amanda tells you how to make these cute little things!
I love this idea for a door hanging! Frames, cute paper and wooden cut outs glued strategically in place, all for under $6! Nice work Hand me Down House!
This has got to be the easiest, cheapest and most fun craft for the 4th. My littles are going to LOVE waving these streamers around made by A girl and a glue gun.
How about some festive pillows by Attempting Creative to show some patriotic love to your couch, bed or chairs?
I really like this idea from Make the Best of Things for this patriotic planter. I love the idea of having the flowers on your porch being all festive and matching the theme of your decor.
This little craft by Occasionally Crafty provides lots of fun hints to make a cute project like this for FREE, and double for other patriotic holidays such as Memorial Day.
Marvelously Messy has a whole bunch of fun stuff she did for the 4th, but this was a fun one that I want to do with my kids, she uses crayons and black paint-and has all the instructions over on her blog for these fun Firework prints.
I like this super festive and best of all free centerpiece made by Organize and Decorate Everything. It's always nice to use up some of your stash of randomness and turn it into some major cuteness isn't it?
Yesterday on Tuesday shows us how to do something that is pretty creative if you ask me-a cute little 4th of July picture prop! I don't know about your kids, but my kids love stuff like this!
The sweet Brooke-(who had a really bad week last week) of Babblings from Brooke still managed to make this adorable door hanger with some paint and her trusty Cricut.
If you have some empty toilet paper or other like tubes you can make this simple and festive little firecracker display made by Super QT on the Hill. Too cute!
This super cute Banner made by Crafts & Sutch would be a fun little addition to your front door if it is feeling a little neglected this month..
Sugar Bee-The Craft Edition-made these FUN and easy enough hair clips, and some adorable little skirt/short outfits for her girls-that would be great for all those parades and parties you are sure to be attending this weekend.
These star firecrackers would make a great hostess gift, or just a fun decoration for you. Head on over to Oopsey Daisy to see her super easy tutorial and other great ideas for the holiday like her patriotic denim-burlap flower arrangement!
Hoosier Handmade has some great ideas on how to cuten up that mantle...or anything else that needs a little extra patriotic love. Super cutesie!
Love. Love. LOVE this Burlap and Doily Flag made by At Second Street. I think I could still whip this up on the 3rd when I get home...I would leave it up for much longer than the 4th though-so dang cute!
If you still need a dessert to make for your Independence Day party-look no further than Bird Crafts for this French Cherry Clafoutis. Could that look any tastier?
Simply Designing made this fun tree using mostly dollar store items-super festive and the ornaments could be changed out for different holidays. Clever! Not only does she have this crafty little tree up-she also has a whole weeks worth of fun and easy patriotic crafts! Be sure to go check them all out!Thanks to Annabelle at Just Make It...If you are a crocheter, even a beginner (so she says, it is a foreign language to me! :)) you can whip up some adorable little cup cozies for your drinks for the 4th, or some bangle bracelets! Cute. Holiday Haven made these shirts with a 4/$1 pack of flags and a hot glue gun. Perfect for just a quick project! And you can take the flags off when you are done for the day and put something else on there if you only want the shirts for the 4th. Great idea!

Show-Offs from last week & winner

Last week we had over 200 awesome projects and recipes linked up and can I tell you that, you gals are so talented! Here are just a couple of my faves-and the winner from yesterdays linky giveaway.

Sarah at Welcome to the Good Life made this dress out of a shirt dress from Target that was pretty blah-she only paid 3.49 for it, but she made it into something that is totally Anthropologie worthy. You need to go see the before and her inspiration. Such vision and talent! I want it! (the vision, the talent and the dress!)
Sweet Little Smoothie, oh how do I love thee? This Quilted (with paper) alphabet wall hanging has to absolutely be one of my favorite things I have ever seen! I want to put my whole life on hold to make one for each of my children in different themes. Love. Love. Love.
Patrice from Lemon Tree Creations has seriously made the world cuter, and I can't wait to jump all over this idea! She made a tray for her coffee table out of a...frame! Anything I can make out of a discarded frame I am ALL over! She made it so dang cute and pretty, thanks Patrice, you made my jaw drop for sure!
Stephanie from Under the Table and Dreaming made these simple little fleece freeze pop holders. I have to be honest, I've made at least 10 of them already not just for my kiddo's hands to stay warm but mine too! This was our biggest paper towel waste, and now we have fun re-usable ones! Thanks for the fab idea!
And lastly our winner from Wishes and Kisses is...

Natalie from Our Old Southern House who posted an adorable baby bonnet and shows us how to make one for our own little ones! :) Congrats!

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Wednesday Show-Offs {2.17.10}

Sorry I'm a little late with my post today, I started two classes this week that are very project oriented so finding time to look at all the links on the list was quite the challenge.

I also didn't leave very many comments because I was multi-tasking while I was looking...which leads me to...Wednesdays will no longer be show-off days.

I will do show-offs either on Saturday or on the following Monday. I want to be able to take my time soaking in all this fun inspiration and I like to leave comments on everyones awesome posts!

I think I will change Wednesdays to "Woo-Hoo" Wednesdays and would love to post a new giveaway every week from anyone who wants to promote their shop or products...and if I don't have one, I will post a yummy recipe or something else fun. (So if you have a giveaway you would like to do-contact me and we will set it up!)

Speaking of giveaways...the winners from this week are...

From the linky party-#50-Patricia from nmyfreetime

From the Q&A comments-Mary Ellen who asked "What's your favorite tool?'

Congrats-(and winners-visit my Etsy shop and let me know which pendant you would like and send me an email with your mailing address!)

Now lets get back to them show-off's shall we?

Cassity and her husband over at Remodelaholic (love this blog) made a table out of scrap wood for crafting...my husband is going to be so excited, because I want this table design for my dining room with two long benches on each side. Love the "x" legs!
Maggie at Smashed Peas and Carrots made this perfectly simple wreath out of a foam wreath and a skein of clothesline! It is so beautiful and simple-could totally be a Pottery Barn wreath. She used some green fabric to hang it to make it a little more St. Patty's day-ish and will change it out as the seasons and holidays change-genious!
Nikki of Nikki's Nifty Knacks knocked my knickers off (sorry I couldn't resist giving you a little tongue twister for the day!). Seriously though! These mirrored bowls she made on the cheap would have cost her about $400 if she ordered them from Pottery Barn. They are fantastically beautiful-we will all need to be on the lookout for wooden bowls!
Kalleen at At Second Street created this adorable quiet book, that after the ones I made, know the love and dedication that these require! I love the color scheme of this one and the fun pages are super cute! Go check it out and give her some props!
Sugar Mommy at Soap Operas and Bon-Bons made this incredible lamp with her hubbys help out of a vase she found at Hobby Lobby (by the way-super jealous of those that live near a Hobby Lobby-I live in a small, small town-at least we have a mini-Michaels, but we don't even have a Target). Anyways back to the lamp...she also wrote about the building of the lamp in a hilariously clever way-that is worth going over there to read! Great work ladies-these are all fantastic! If you were featured today, feel free to grab a button!

Wednesday Show-Offs {2.10.10}

Woo! Wednesdays may be a little too close to Monday. There are so many of you now joining in on the party that it is hard to get through them all in time!

I may need to push back "Show-Off's" until Thursday or even later!

Not that I'm complaining-I love seeing all of your projects!

Here are a few of my absolute faves from this week!

Sweet "Little Big Nest" Just redid her master bedroom-you can see some of the touches here in this photo-I really love her monogrammed frame above the bed-she also decorated some spheres that are just lovely-and shows how she made all those beautiful pillows! You really should go check it all out-so much to be inspired by!Kallie at All things Thrifty has a fantastic tutorial on how to make beautiful NO-SEW pillows! She has this black one on her bed with crystal tassels that is so dang adorable! I really love the no sew aspect though...and she made them in the throes of morning sickness-poor baby, I feel your pain sweetie! Mag at Craft with me made all of this adorable felt food, and I know everyone is doing it (but me) but those m&m cookies and donut are so dang cute I had to show you all! Seriously, and the eyes on the pop-tarts?!?! It's about time I start making some of these delish creations!Cha Cha at Sit Relax & Read made the most adorable and sentimental Valentines decoration to date. I haven't posted many (if any) Valentine ideas, just because there are so many, and they are all so cute, that I would feel like I was leaving someone out if I missed one, and I can't feature 80 projects! :) But this one was so dang sweet, it actually made me tear up a bit.

She took cards and love letters that her and her husband had written to each other over the years, made copies of them and mod podged them onto a cardboard heart that she cut out. An almost entirely free project except for maybe the ink from the printer and mod podge-and how special is that?
And finally...
Kalleen at Second Street made this totally awesome wallet using tags from her families clothes! I absolutely love it, and she shows a full tutorial on how to make one-it even has places inside for all your cards and everything. So chic!

Thanks so much to everyone who parties with me each week, and for the new faces I got to meet this week!

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