Happy 250th Birthday America! Patriotic projects!

Hi there! Happy 4th of July! Happy birthday America! 250 years! Wow – it seems like yesterday we were celebrating the Bicentennial in 1976! Today is a fun holiday and a mindful one – how lucky we are to be Americans. I love making patriotic crafting projects: stitching, papercrafting, sewing, and more. I have a patriotic stitch that I just didn’t finish in time for the holiday. I probably have about a week or so left, and then I need to frame it. But…I did have time to bring today’s ideas to life in time for the 4th! I made two big rosettes/medallions and one card using my beautiful supplies from Anna Griffin. I bought everything directly from her website. I had fun playing around with the vintage images and themes…and those gorgeous ribbons from my stash…Lots of photos ahead. I am wishing you a blessed and happy holiday today! XOXO

Here are my three project together. I got that big vintage and tattered flag a few years ago at my friends antique store. I love the faded look of it, and it’s always on display in our house. These rosettes turned out way bigger than I had planned, but I am using them for home decor so I think it might actually be better that the are big! Lots of paper and supplies. I used the Anna Griffin Madison paper collection and the new Anna Griffin Pretty Patriotic Dies set.

I started by cutting the 12×12 paper into strips and then scoring each 1/4 inch. I folded the strips and then formed my rosette shapes… Lots of paper layers, gold paint splatters, gold glitter….Oh yeah! The rosettes are hot glued onto paper straws and then I also hot glued pretty ribbons to the bottom.

How cool is that pretty 250th die?? Love it in rich gold metallic paper!!

The finished card is a 5×7 card with lots of room! Hee hee… Layers of paper and ephemera…more glitter and more embellishments too!

That’s it for today! I will keep working on that Americana/Patriotic stitching project and hope to share that soon. Tonight we will be on a boat underneath the Golden Gate Bridge watching the fireworks and celebrating big! (Pray for no fog)! Take care and I will see you soon!