Summertime to me is made up of Red, White, and Blue Days...Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Pioneer Day. Pioneer Day is also known as "Days of '47" to commemorate the arrival of Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. The date was July 24, 1847. Pioneer Day is filled with parades, picnics and...of course...FIREWORKS! In my childhood it was as much a part of my heritage as the Fourth of July. I am here today because my pioneer grandparents made the long, and often dangerous journey to this Utah...this Deseret I call home. Deseret means "honey bee" and many of the symbols of our state incorporate beehives. The Mormon Pioneers were known to be an industrious people.
Patriotic Theme Projects...
An arrangement I made some years back.
The firecrackers are wooden dowels.
Closeup of detail. Simple wood shapes and postcard image.
Lady Liberty rag doll and a new garland.
Detail of Garland.
I used a striped Christmas paper and postcard graphics...plus navy rick-rack.
The "American" bunting is a repeated graphic I found online.
A wonderfully faded tray I found for 50 cents at D.I. thrift store.
The USA magnets are game pieces in bottlecaps.
Some hallway decor...ignore the woman in the mirror!
The card holder has vintage patriotic postcards and old photos
from American Fork's parades...which are also in July!
My Patriotic House!
It will never be "Divided..."
I've made one for each holiday so far this year...next is Halloween!
Front Detail.
Back Detail...forgive the glare.
Again I used Christmas paper for the stripes.
The stars on the roof were torn in strips and modge-podged.
A Cute Mother's Day Project...
This year I decided to make little Mother's Day gifts for my daughters and daughters-in-love (I've seen this phrase around the blogosphere). This is another batch of homemade hand soap. This time I made Orange Almond.
Closeup of tag...little orange canning jars.
I hope they liked them...I added gift cards as well to some favorite stores.
I also found time to torment Kitty Luna with a big bow.
I hope your Mother's Day was as lovely as mine was!
