Red, White, and Blue Planter + Plant Flags

I am so happy to be part of Sugar Bee Crafts Red, White and Blue series again this year! You can find out more about the series here. Be sure to check out her blog daily in June to find all of the crafts and recipes of the series. 

There is just something about all things red, white, and blue that let you know it's summer. And I am always down for a fun diy to incorporate all the red, white, and blue into my life. This is such a simple and totally adorable way to do so. 

Supplies for the patriotic planter:

• white planter
• scissors
• ruler
• red ribbon
• blue ribbon
• glue
• cute plant 
• dirt
• small pebbles (optional)

Supplies for the plant tags:

• wire
• ribbon
• letter beads
• glue

I realized that I had some fun red pom pom and blue glitter ribbon left over from a previous project and I decided it was too cute not to use it all up. I measured my planter to see how large I wanted to make the flag for the front. I then cut the blue glitter ribbon and created a rectangle that I thought was large enough for my flag. Using the red pom pom ribbon, I made four strips to make the rest of the flag. I made mine too big at first, and had to readjusts the length of my red ribbon to make it fit how I wanted on the planter.

Using glue, I attached the ribbon to my planter. 

Then I put in my dirt and succulent. After planting my succulents, I love adding little pebbles. I feel like it makes the plant look so much nicer, but it is totally optional. I already had black pebbles so I used those, but it would be fun to use red or white or blue!

It already looked cute, but I decided that it needed a little more patriotism :). So I cut a couple pieces of ribbon to look like flags. (You will want to base the size of your plant flags on the size of planter you choose.) I took my letter beads and spelled out "USA❤️" and "FREE," and glued them onto the flags. Next I glued them on to small pieces of wire and they were good to go. 

I love how cute this project turned out, even though it is so simple! I hope you loved this diy and I hope that you check out the rest of this months series over on Sugar Bee Crafts blog.
xo  Britt

DIY Fourth of July Snack Cups

Incorporating red, white, and blue into your decor and party supplies can be simple and fun. And it doesn't have to cost a lot of money. 

I had these plain white snack cups in my party supplies so I decided to dress them up to use for our Fourth of July get-together. 

Using a pencil, paint, and letter stickers, I turned plain white snack cups into festive fun snack cups. 

First I placed the letter stickers on the cup. Using the pencil's eraser, I coved the cup with red and blue dots. 

Be sure to let the paint dry completely before using. If not it could be very messy. 

I decided they would be perfect for ice cream, but you could use them for any snack.  What snacks will you be serving at your Fourth of July get-together? xo Britt

DIY Red, White, + Blue Pinwheel Decoration

Red, white, blue just screams summer to me. And since I decided that I am going to make a few decorations for the fourth this year, I decided to come up with a fun craft that Noah could help with and will love seeing. 

Plus this craft was made made from items from the Dollar Tree (other than the paint). I told you it was my favorite. So the project only costs about $5. 

Supplies:

• flower pots
• styrofoam block
• glue
• paint
• paintbrush
• pinwheels
• packing paper
• pencil

First I painted the two flower pots white. It took two coats. Once that dried, using the eraser on my pencil, I dotted one pot with red dots and one with blue. Then I let them dry.

Next I glued an inch and a half square piece of styrofoam in the bottom of the pots. Noah helped me place in red and blue paper in the matching pots. After I cut some excess length form the pinwheels, Noah placed one in each pot. 

I love how simple, but fun they are. They are perfect for decorating for your Fourth of July party or just having out for the summer. xo Britt

Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas

Need a few last minute ideas for your Thanksgiving celebrations? Here are a few fun options for you from our archives. Click on the photos to get the instructions for each.

1. DIY Printable Thankful Garland

2. Thanksgiving MadLib

3. DIY Thanksgiving Placesetting Ideas

Happy Tuesday! xoxo, Britt + Sky

Easter Eggs

Decorating Easter eggs is always the best. We usually dye them, and we probably will dye some this weekend, but we wanted to try some new ways of decorating. We wanted ways to decorate without dye, so that's just what we did! Using paint, stickers, and paper we made these fun eggs. 

Coming up with words to put on our eggs with stickers (that would actually fit) was super hard. But when Brittnee came up with the brilliant idea of "EGG" we couldn't stop laughing. The best part is how cute this ironic little egg is.  

Our big-eared bunny egg was one of our favorites. :) All this little guy took was paper, tape, and a pink crayon. Isn't he so cute? This is a great egg to make with the kiddos. Then on easter morning hiding these bunnies, and letting your kids find them, will be so fun!! 

And of course Noah wanted to try to make a "non-dyed" Easter egg. So we just gave him some stickers and let him work his magic.  

We hope you'll try some of these out while decorating your eggs! Happy Easter! xoxo, Britt + Sky