Setting up a Vintage Bar Cart on the Patio for July Fourth

Hi Friends,

This summer I thought it would be fun to use the cart for 4th of July entertaining on the patio.

Today I'm freshening up a vintage bar cart I have had  stored in the shed for a few years. 

Every season I tried to pick up seasonal themed napkins, paper plates, straws, table cloths, etc. to set a ambience to a event, which in this case a Fourth of July gathering.

I recently found and old ice bucket while cleaning my hall closet, I updated the ice bucket did a makeover to it, thinking it would be useful on the bar cart along with silver plate prong, pie or cake server, and a couple of serving spoons that I thrifted a couple of weeks ago.

On the second shelf I thought that a basket filled with snacks bags would be nice

on the low shelf a bucket for water bottles, I think the bucket I used is to small.  I'll have to look around the house or maybe just use a cooler.

Over on the patio table I added terra cotta pot with flags and a couple of diy stars, but it looked a little plain.

So I added some foe red flowers, a burlap bow to the pot, another little terra cotta pot for coasters, a patriotic thrifted place mat and a few wooden stars scatter around.  I think it looks great.

Thank you for stopping by. so until next time...

May God Bless you and your family. 

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett.

Rustic Patriotic Front Porch for July

Hi Friends,

Thank you for stopping by My Little Colorado Cottage, today I had a few moments today to get outside and change out my front porch.

I moved my blue bench from the back yard to be place in front of the my living room window to fill in the gap and add color.  I really like the bench here. I have left the milk cans, galvanized buckets, and wire milk crates out front. And then I just added some florals and little patriotic flags.

 

I also left the Spanish moss wreath I made for spring and changed out the sign. The red, white, and blue banner I have had for many years, I get them out once in awhile.

I hope, I gave at least one idea to help you with your patriotic decorating this summer.

May God Bless you and your family.

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Red White and Blue Patriotic Touches Around my Backyard

 Hi Friends,

Today I'm adding patriotic blooms to the planting pots around my back yard.  Thank you for stopping by!

The daises are in bloom against the chippy fence that separate the yard from the garden.  I have had the patriotic banners on the fence for many years

I bring out these thrifted metal planters from my Mom many years ago and put them on the deck for summer. Today, I stuffed in the bottom of the planter with some burlap and patriotic colored florals I purchased from Dollar Tree this year.

This year I hung up two hanging basket added some florals and greenery on either side of my patio.

In my garden I have wooden box with  rabbit wire to display my collection of metal trinkets I pick up.  I added florals to the wooden box.  

Do you see the rusty pulley or the rusted bulb shovel?

My God Bless you and your family,

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Rustic Farmhouse Styled Mantel for July

Hello Friends,

Today, I'm styling my mantel with items I have had a long time, some recent thrifted treasures, a bit of Spanish moss, floral, home spun cotton scraps and a few DIY's.

Here on the mantel are a few thrifted vintage bottles with a little floral, I added a vintage Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco tin with floral and a small doily with red crochet edges.

 The assortment of star are a diy and the little wooden fire crackers in the terra cotta pot were part of a garland I thrift last summer.

The framed hen picture is a gift from my oldest daughter. I'm loving it so much I hung it on the vintage window frame over the fire place.

Here on the mantel are a better view of two of the vintage bottles with homespun tied around the neck of the bottle and some floral.  

Also, a couple of the vintage hens that I'm always adding to any vignette.  Oh did you notice another diy? the USA wood block.

I think it started last year but I'm adding black & white check banner and floral moss to my vignettes, I really like that added touch.

This wicker star basket I thrifted a few years ago from my local thrift store I just added some floral a little bit of Spanish moss pip berries and a couple of boxes of sparklers, a diy block of wood with the word pride, the little vintage liberty bell was given to me by my late grandfather, some vintage wooden kids blocks to spell out USA, and a vintage atlas canning jar with some homespun added to the neck of the jar.

I did a little juggling items around for better placement. 

I think the vintage rooster under the framed picture looks nice.

Thank you stopping by today. I am really liking how the mantel is looking this year, it make me smile.

God Bless America!

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Patriotic Décor on Hutch

 Hi Friends,

Today I'm adding Red, White and Blue to the top of my hutch.

I have incorporated this weathered willow basket I found at the thrift store added some red white, and blue flowers. 

Also I place one of my vintage chalk board to announce it's 4th of July. 

A few flag placed here and there adds color and the idea that I'm proud to live in America.

I also, incorporated from my vintage candlestick collection a pair of pink depression glass candle sticks and a pair of silver plate candle sticks and added red, white, & blue candles.

 Last Christmas I made the white star using chippy white wood scraps I thought it would give a nice touch of rustic

A thrifted wooden country rooster that is always perched on the hutch

To my patriotic décor, I have added a few new items from Dollar Tree the blue jar I filled with red, blue, and silver bead necklaces, a new sign, and some patriotic color floral

Thank you for stopping by to see how I decorated the top of my hutch for the month of July.

May God bless you and your family, 

I'm Vicki the Colo-Junkett

My Patriotic Country-Style Mantel

Hello Friends,

July is here, with all the celebration hot summer afternoons and fireworks!

I have decorated my mantel with

a framed Declaration of Independence that my husbands son gave us last Christmas.

I've added American Flags, pip berries picks to a few of my vintage bottles.  I also incorporated my vintage brass candle stick with red, white, and blue candles.

I added a few of my vintage blue  and clear bottles a grapevine star wreath and a red covered book for height.

The Uncle Sam figurine was a thrift find as were most of the items displayed on my mantel.

New items I added to my patriotic décor this year is this Happy 4th of July banner, silver mercury glass looking pint jars and the foam flag star, that I purchased from Dollar Tree.

Fourth of July in the Rockies is the best time the weather is sunny and warm.

God Bless America,

I'm Vicki the Colo-Junkett

Independence Day

I had a stay in town day and it was wonderful! See what went on in my little town.

Veterans AmourGuard

High School Band

You have to have decorated bicycle in a parade

and tractors

Toy Tractors



After the parade the Veterans put on a free BBQ for the community.  It was a GREAT day!



Fireworks!!!

It was a great Day!

Colo Junkett

July Celebrations

Activity list of July Celebrations:

• July 4th-Independence Day
• Nat’l Hot Dog Month
• Nat’l Baked Beans Month

Celebrate July at the fullest!

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

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RED WHITE and BLUE

It’s time to get out the Red, White & Blue décor for the month of July!

Banners, Flags, wind socks, luminaries, garland, table center piece, front door wreath.  

Here it all is packed up in the garage

           Here it is put out.  Happy 4th of July!

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

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Happy Fourth July !

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Flag Day

Glad to be an American

Hi Friends,

Today is a great day to honor our flay that I so proudly share today because I live in America.

Until the next time,

I'm Vicki a Colo Junkett

Memorial Day

 

Hi Friends,

Some of us will be going to Memorial Day services at the cemetery, some of us will be going camping, some us will be gathering with family for a picnic, some of us will going to parades to honor our fallen soldiers,   men and women that have helped to keep our Freedom in America.                                                  

What ever your doing today, please take a moment to remember our fallen soldiers that helped in making the United States of America a darn nice place to live.

Have a Great Day!  Colo Junkett

July Patriotic Touches - In the Kitchen

Hi Friends,

So glad you stopped by, today I adding a few Patriotic touches above my kitchen cabinets.

This vintage brown rooster I bought at auction at least 25 years ago. I haven't seen another one like it and no marking that I can see. I add pip berries all through out my house.

The blue glass bottles are added to the collection when ever I come across them.

Same with the tins, I'm always on the look out for vintage tins.

This vignette I add a large glass jar with my collections of cookie cutters

In this vignette I added a couple of items I collect. The tin box is a Madel coffee tin 

I added a sprig of ivy in white enamel pan with red trim, I have also had for a long time

The pfefee pepper shaker is the largest shaker in a small collection of these little people shakers

-blue candle in prim candle holder that I have had for a few years

-As you can tell I used a couple of aged books to give a little height to this vignette.

Thank you for stopping by to see some of the patriotic vignette I added to my kitchen.

God Bless you and your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett