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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Patriotic Banner Swap...WWII Images!

World War II Images...Banner Swap!

My good friend Tammy of Tammy's In Love and I missed out on the Patriotic Banner Swap...so we decided to do one of our own. The challenge was to use vintage WWII propaganda images. Tammy chose some of my favorites as you will see further on...but my Disney loving heart just had to see what I could find Mickey-wise.

According to my old friend Wikipedia, "Between 1942 and 1945, during World War II, Walt Disney was involved in the production of propaganda films for the U.S. Government. The widespread familiarity of Walt Disney's productions benefited the U.S. Government in producing pro-American war propaganda in an effort to increase support for the war."

My "Toons at War" Pennants.

I used a cool shield graphic I found on Pinterest.

The tag was a large brown craft paper about 5 x 11 in.

I turned the music upside down so the title would be visible.

...or else I goofed five times...lol!

Tammy's WWII Tags...

My package came wrapped in a map of Minnesota!

So clever...Tammy marked her house!

It's so nice to know our place on the planet.

I always have a map in my head of where I am..."You are Here!"

Buy War Bonds!

Clean your plate!

Plant a Victory Garden!

Loose Lips Sink Ships!

Eat M & M's...It's the Patriotic thing to do!

Tammy sent a lot of fun things in her package...like this cute

cowboy set ...a card and small gift box.

I have always loved vintage cowboy

I am so thankful for the friendship I have found in my little blogging circle. Tammy has become such a good friend...it's almost as if we have always known each other. She is my childhood friend...separated only by mountains and prairie.

Have a Fabulous Fourth!

I almost missed blogging for the Fourth...We have a couple of granddaughters spending the holiday with us and we've been doing all the nearby "touristy" things this week.

Saturday, June 14, 2014

A Day to Remember...Flag Day!

An American Summer...
An American Summer is red, white, and blue. Beginning with Memorial Day and on into July, these colors are inseparable from our vacation days and celebrations. Today is Flag Day and the streets of my home town are lined with flags. The Boy Scout Troops in the LDS Wards set up the flags for each flag holiday throughout the year...this is how they raise funds for their activities. They learn flag ettiquette and how to care for this precious symbol. I'm so proud of these young people and I admire the example set by the boys' leaders. Only the hardest of hearts could fail to swell at the sight of so many flags.

Flag Days Origins...

Flag Day was officially signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949, but has been celebrated for over 200 years. But what are it's true origins? From the National Flag Day Foundation website I found the following information:

"The “Stars and Stripes”, the official National symbol of the United States of America was authorized by congress on that Saturday of June 14, 1777 in the fifth item of the days agenda. The entry in the journal of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 Vol. Vlll 1777 reads “Resolved that the flag of the thirteen United States be Thirteen stripes alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”"

"In Waubeka, Wisconsin, in 1885 Bernard John Cigrand a nineteen year old school teacher

in a one room school placed a 10” 38 star flag in an inkwell and had his students write essays on what the flag meant to them. He called June 14th the flag’s birthday. Stony Hill School is now a historical site. From that day on Bernard J. Cigrand dedicated himself to inspire not only his students but also all Americans in the real meaning and majesty of our flag."

God Bless Our Flag!

I am so grateful for the opportunity to live in this great country and for the flags flying over every home town reminding every citizen that today is Flag Day. May we each take a moment to consider the meaning of those colors....Red, White, and Blue.

Have a lovely Flag Day!

First posted June 14, 2012

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Images for a Patriotic Fourth!

Some Images to get you in the "Spirit of '76"

I cannot believe I let so much time go by in between blog posts! I blame it on the heat. Northern Utah doesn't get as hot as places like Phoenix and Las Vegas...but this week has brought record temperatures to some cities. So we have been getting temps from 100 to 105. Down in the very southwest corner of our state is a city called St. George. For some reason they have their own climate. Warm in winter...but blistering hot in the summer. Today will probably reach somewhere around 111 degrees. Snow Birds love it...many older citizens own condos there in which to spend the coldest winter months...but today I will be glad to be closer to the mountains than the desert.

I am also taking the lazy way out today...posting some patriotic images I recently added to my collection. Many are from Pinterest. I will be spending most the afternoon getting ready for a big family party tomorrow. I hope this mix has some images you don't already have. Enjoy!

Happy Independence Day!!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

I've got the Red, White and Summertime Blues!

Summertime Blues

I love this postcard recently posted by The Graphics Fairy

I'm not really all that depressed...I just have a wee case of the blues. This morning is absolutely a beautiful one...the sky is bluer than blue, and the air is so clear I can almost see every individual tree on the side of the mountain. I think I am just realizing that summer is speeding ahead faster than a speedboat on Lake Powell. It's almost the Fourth of July already! It seems like my grandkids just got out of school for the summer and now Hobby Lobby has Halloween black and orange pushing out the red, white and blue. Luckily my crafting attention has been diverted by our upcoming "American Fork High School 40th Reunion!" It will be in early September and I have volunteered to make decorations...table decor, banners...all kinds of fun ideas. This will help my blues considerably...and our colors "bright...of red and white"will inspire me for the next few months. I will post some of my ideas when they come to fruition. Pinterest is a big help! And thank goodness for burlap...a decorator's dream come true!

Some Patriotic Decor...

My family room mantel...the pennants are from last year.

Kind of a Coney Island thing going on here.

Love my new ferris wheel...just found a German carousel to join it.

Fourth of July dollies.

The one in the striped skirt was a lucky recent thrift store find.

Table Vignette.

The box and hat are also from last year.

Tammy's Circus Garland!

Why are garlands so hard to photograph?

I had long admired Tammy's...of Tammy's in Love...fun circus garland. I am simply crazy when it comes to circuses lately. She crafted it from pictures cut from a Mary Engelbreit calendar. One day...out of the blue...it showed up on my doorstep! Tammy is the dearest friend...loved by many of us bloggers. She knows instinctively what will brighten your day. She's very busy now with her new job, but I hope she will still post from time to time. You're the best, Tammy girl!!!