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{free printable: 4th of july bunting & flags}

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June 28, 2011 By | 57 Comments

4th of July is less than a week away and I thought I would share a free printable for a bunting garland and mini toothpick flags.

Decorate your Independence Day party with this cute garland and use the mini flags on cupcakes or other snacks.Happy 4th of July!!

What you’ll need:

  • paper
  • color printer
  • twine (for bunting garland)
  • toothpicks (for mini flags)
  • scissors/x-acto knife
  • glue stick
How to:
  1. Print onto regular weight paper.
  2. Cut diamonds with scissors or x-acto knife.
  3. Fold diamonds in half.
  4. Apply glue to one half of the diamond and fold around the twine or toothpick.
  5. Press firmly and let dry.

Download:
(Please let me know if there are any problems downloading the free printables.)
PS: You are welcome to share this printable on your blog, but please include a link back to this post directly and give me credit. :) Thanks!

I’m partying here! ♥

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{nifty thrifty sunday #11}

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June 25, 2011 By | 15 Comments
Welcome to another {nifty thrifty sunday}! I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and enjoy some time off! Thank you so much for linking up!!
Here are some of my favorites from last week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}:

Brandi over at Don’t Disturb This Groove shared this beautiful felt-flower pillow. Cute!
Check out Rachel’s “new” dining room set over at Loving Life! Love it!
I love this rake turned necklace holder. See Bec @ Little Lucy Lu to see more of her creativity!
How cute are these ice cream cupcakes?! See Christine over @ What’s Up Cupcake?!
Check out this fun mouse pad makeover @ Sparkle! What a cool idea!
Suzy from Suzy’s Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom carved a cantaloupe in this beautiful flower. Amazing!

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{floral friday #20}

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June 24, 2011 By | 10 Comments
{floral friday #20}
Happy Friday!! I hope y’all are having a wonderful start into the weekend! This week I want to share with you the gentian flower (I hope I translated this correctly from the German word “Enzian”.. ;) ).
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A few facts about gentians:
  • The name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king who was thought to have found out that the herbs had tonic properties. (source)
  • Gentians have trumpet-shaped flowers which are usually deep blue or azure, but may vary from white, creamy and yellow to red and purple.
  • During the Middle Ages, Gentian was commonly employed as an antidote to poison.
  • The roots are used medicinally to treat weak or underactive digestive systems and also as anti-flammatory medicine. (source)

I’m partying here! ♥

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{waffles on a stick}

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June 21, 2011 By | 47 Comments
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My beautiful mom and I try to meet up at least once a week to spend some mother-daughter time and to get some of our creativity and craftiness flowing. ;)
Last week we found this awesome heart-shape waffle iron that makes waffle hearts on a stick! Of course we couldn’t pass it up and tried it the same day. The waffles turned out SO cute. What a fun idea for parties, like baby showers or just along with an afternoon caffè latte with friends.
You can find the yummiest (at least for my hubby’s and my liking — hehe) waffle recipe here. Btw, they taste pretty good without the stick, too! ;)
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I’m partying here! ♥

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{nifty thrifty sunday #10}

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June 18, 2011 By | 14 Comments
Can you believe this is already party #10?! Thank you all so much for linking up with me each week and making these parties so much fun!! :)

Here are some of my favorites from last week’s {nifty thrifty sunday}:

In Germany, we’ve already celebrated Father’s Day. But for all you US peeps, here’s a last minute idea that Ginger from Ginger Snaps Crafts shared with us last week. Adorable!

 

 I love this pedestal cloche Kristi from The Speckled Dog linked up last week. Love the color and the ornate on the pedestal!

 

Look at this awesome dresser! You should really check out the before @ Salvage Savvy and you’ll know why I’m in awe of Connie and her beautiful work! ;)

 

Hmm.. Rhubarb Nut Bread. This looks so delicious!! I’m allergic to walnuts, but I’m sure I could substitute it with almonds. Thanks to Melissa from The Alchemist for linkings this up last week!

 

Yet another fabulous linkup from Desirée @ The 36th Avenue. Check out these cute stenciled benches!!

 

Alex and Wendy from Old Town Home shared a tutorial for making this pretty candle holder of old wine barrels.

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