Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

my Tutorial to make a Patriotic table centerpiece




Happy Fourth of July from all at the Brayton Homestead. 
It is an especially fun holiday to decorate for. This season it started with the bottom half of my dad's
rusted tackle box. If you do not have a tackle box, a wood box, ceramic dish or white
ironstone tureen would be great.


I have held on to that box for decades! A few pots  of pansies right in their plastic containers went in first,  white then red then white, 3 square pots in all.  


Then I added dollar store flags in each pot. Not liking that I could see the plastic of the pots, I cut a strip of read check gingham cotton fabric and places it around all three pots, tucking it in a bit but not enough to get wet when I watered it.


I forgot to mention that I took a few plastic cups of rocks from my stone driveway and placed them in the bottom of the tackle box. I would recommend using clean rocks, white or grey, available by the bag in many craft stores. 


The homestead, circa 1796 begs to be dressed with red white and blue, and is easy to
decorate. A small addition of color as in this tackle box patriotic arrangement could fit in any room in your home.


Hope you enjoyed...
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Thank you for visiting the Homestead,
Karen

Friday, May 25, 2012

Weekend Thanks


Happy Memorial Day weekend!


sharing some homestead photos from last summer.
Only just started to dress up the Brayton Homestead  now..


will be recreating this again, old suitcase with flowers,
but that one rotted, oh well...




it is such an easy house to decorate...


I think it's age just gives it character,
planted roses along the front stone wall last year


and added these big red gates...


this year a big expensive new roof, yikes...


wishing you and your family a wonderful weekend
remembering those that made it possible..
Karen

Sunday, July 3, 2011

make memories...



waiting for your latest destination plans, memories of
a vintage parade float. a vintage bike basket interwoven with faded blossoms.
had it once carried warm baguettes from the French patisserie?
will it now transport cheeses to a Fourth of July picnic?

enjoy your holiday and make wonderful memories....

Karen

Image: shashamane